DMCA Takedown Policy

1. DMCA Compliance Statement

Hydrovac Hotline ("we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA"), codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed on or through our website hydrovachotline.org (the "Platform").

If you believe that content hosted on or linked to from our Platform infringes your copyright, please send a notification of claimed infringement to our designated agent as described below. Upon receipt of a valid takedown notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.

Please note that the DMCA provides recourse for copyright owners who believe their rights under United States copyright law have been infringed. If your complaint involves other types of intellectual property (such as trademark), please contact us directly at support@hydrovachotline.org.

2. Designated Agent

Our designated agent for receiving DMCA takedown notices is:

Hydrovac Hotline — DMCA Agent

Email: support@hydrovachotline.org

Phone: 1-833-EASY-DIG (1-833-327-9344)

Mailing Address: Hydrovac Hotline, PO Box 7422, Midland, TX 79708

Please use email for the fastest response. Include "DMCA Notice" in the subject line.

3. Filing a Takedown Notice

If you believe that content on our Platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification of claimed infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Your notice must include the following elements:

Required Elements of a DMCA Takedown Notice

Per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must contain all of the following:

A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., the URL of the page containing the material).
Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Upon receipt of a valid takedown notice, we will:

Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material expeditiously
Notify the user who posted the content that it has been removed
Provide the user with a copy of the takedown notice and information about the counter-notification process

Important: Submitting a DMCA takedown notice is a legal process. Knowingly submitting a materially false claim of copyright infringement may subject you to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

4. Counter-Notification Process

If you believe that material you posted was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our designated agent pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Your counter-notification must include:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.
Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original takedown notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will:

Promptly provide the original complaining party with a copy of the counter-notification
Inform the complaining party that we will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days
Replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days following receipt of the counter-notification, unless our designated agent receives notice from the complaining party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity

5. Repeat Infringers

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers.

We may also at our sole discretion limit access to the Platform and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

6. Good Faith & Misrepresentation

Legal Warning

Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.

We encourage copyright holders to carefully consider whether the use of the material at issue constitutes fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107 before submitting a takedown notice. If you are unsure whether the content you are reporting is infringing, you may wish to consult an attorney before filing a notification.

7. Modifications to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this DMCA Takedown Policy at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting of the updated policy on our website with a revised "Last Updated" date.

For questions about this DMCA Takedown Policy, please contact us:

Hydrovac Hotline