IP Policy

Gadgεspot™ and its affiliates are committed to protecting intellectual property. This policy will detail how Gadgεspot™ will handle any allegations of IP infringement. Gadgεspot™ will remove sighted material for alleged intellectual property infringement when the complaint complies with the IP infringement policy herein. Intellectual property infringement for this policy means copyright, trademark, patent, and other IP prescribed by US laws. Please note that any report of IP infringement will be taken in good faith and sworn under penalty of perjury. 


How do I report IP Infringement?


  1. To submit a notice of IP infringement, the submitter must prove that they are the owner of the PI in question or that they are an agent of the owner with permission to give notices on their behalf. Notices need to be sent by Email to IPinfringement@gadgespot.com. 
  2. Once reserved, Gadgεspot™ will start the review process. Please give us ten business days or two weeks to respond regarding the acceptance or denial of notices. Once the notices are accepted, Gadgεspot™ will have started the review process. 
  3. What is needed for the notices? 
    1. Nature of infringement 
    2. List of products with URLs 
    3. List of Infringing parties 
    4. Please provide supporting documentation or other information that will help your complaint. 
    5. Please provide specific identification of the IP you believe is infringed without a reasonable doubt, including the registration number, written description of work, link to work, first date of use or publication, etc. 
    6. Your contact details (full legal name, address, phone number, and email address)
    7. Other Information required under relevant laws
  4. Gadgεspot™ may also request additional information before processing your notices, such as verification or other documentation regarding the claimed right to ownership.

How do I report copyright infringement using a copyright infringement notice under DMCA? 


  1. If you own a copyright or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner, you may submit notices of infringement toIPinfringement@gadgespot.com. Witch must include the following information:
    1. The physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner that is allegedly infringed. 
    2. Identification of each copyrighted work claimed to be infringed. The notices may cover multiple copyrighted works. 
    3. Identification of each infringing material to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate each such material.
    4. Information to contact you, including your address, telephone number, and email address.
    5. Please include a statement stating that you have a good faith belief that using the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
    6. A representation by you that (i) the information in the notice is accurate and (ii) under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.
  2. Note that if you, the complainant, misrepresent the material allegedly being infringed upon, you will be liable for all damages caused by your complaint. Thus, if you need more clarification, please seek legal counsel before submitting notices. If you meet our criteria, we will remove all content you reported and take action against the responsible parties. Gadgεspot™ will not share details on what actions are being taken that are not already public. 

Counter-notice to Copyright Infringement Claim under DMCA 


  1. Suppose the content provider believes that the material that was removed or disabled is not infringing or has the proper authorization. In that case, the content provider may send a counter-notice containing the following information:
    1. A physical or electronic signature of the provider.
    2. Identify 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 disabled.
    3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the content provider has a good faith belief that the material removed or disabled is a mistake or a misidentification of material.
    4. Content providers will provide their name, address, telephone number, and email address, and a statement that such person or entity consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the content provider’s address is located, 
    5. Suppose the content provider’s address is located outside the United States. In that case, it may be found that such a person or entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
  2. If Gadgεspot™receives counter-notices, it will take appropriate action. This notice is to be submitted through IPinfringement@gadgespot.com.


The Withdrawal of notices 

  1. If a notice needs to be withdrawn, the owner of the notice or authorized agent who reported the notice. You must submit a letter of withdrawal to the email address IPinfringement@gadgespot.com. This letter must identify the notice previously sent and include all intellectual property claimed in that notice. 

False Notice 


  1. Gadgεspot™ may reject reports of infringement that contain information believed to be fraudulent, incomplete, or otherwise submitted in lousy faith notices. Gadgεspot™ and its brands will also take legal action against parties that damage our brands by filing false notices. 

 

  1.  Continuous submission of inaccurate or fake notices may result in removing your submission privileges, and we reserve the right to take legal action against you. 

Last Updated: 7/21/2024