DMCA POLICY

 

LAST UPDATED 11 SEPTEMBER 2025

 

This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy applies to The Business Platform, Website, Products, and Services and outlines how The Business addresses copyright infringement notifications and how you may submit a copyright infringement complaint. Protection of intellectual property is of utmost importance to us and we ask our users and their authorized agents to do the same. It is our policy to expeditiously respond to clear notifications of alleged copyright infringement under U.S. and International Law. This policy is written to specifically comply with  the U.S. DMCA law. Similar laws are found in most countries. The Business believes that this DMCA Policy effectively protects the rights of copyright owners worldwide, but if you believe that the laws of your country provide you rights beyond those addressed herein, please contact us and specify the rights you believe you have and citations to, or copies of, the applicable law.

 

By accessing and using the Platform, Website, Products and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this DMCA Policy. This DMCA Policy is incorporated into and are part of the Terms & Conditions which is also a legally binding contract governing your use of the Platform, Website, Products and Services Website.

 

 

1.       DEFINITIONS

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalized terms and expressions in this Agreement are defined terms and expressions which shall have the following meaning:

 

1.1.       “Agreement” means these terms and conditions contained herein together with the obligations found in the contents of The Business’s:

 

•               Privacy Policy

•               Terms of Use

•               Disclaimers  

•               User Content Policies  

•               User Contact Policies  

•               Refund Policy  

•               Cookie Policy  

•               Accessibility Statement  

•               Shipping Policy  

•               Affiliate Agreement  (if applicable for those who are Affiliates)

 

The Business reserves the right to modify the Agreement at any time. User’s continued use of the Platform, Website, Products, or Services shall be deemed acceptance of any new versions of the Agreement;

 

1.2.        “Account” means any account(s) of or relating to the User for use of the Platform, Website; Products, or Services.

 

1.3.       “The Business” (including the terms “we", "us" or "our”) means the entity described at the bottom of the page, having its registered business address at address at the bottom of the page, and includes its subsidiaries and affiliate businesses, and for liability indemnification purposes includes their directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, members, contractors and owners. 

 

1.4.       “Confidential Information” means, in relation to a Party, all information (whether the information is in oral or written form or is recorded in any other medium): 

 

•            about or pertaining to the business of that Party, its affiliates, or their respective clients, suppliers, or business associates (including but not limited to information on products, technology, IT operations, intellectual property rights, know-how, financial information, and personal data), which is disclosed to the other Party, its affiliates or their respective personnel or contractors (or personnel of a contractor), or which is acquired by or otherwise comes to the knowledge of the other Party) in connection with the Affiliation;

•            the contents of this Agreement;

•            all information identified by a Party as confidential; and

•            all other information of which the other Party knows or should reasonably know to be of a confidential nature  

 

1.5.       “Contact Information" means the information for The Business listed at the bottom of this page.

 

1.6.       “Content” means any data, text, images, video, information, documents, audio or other material you submit on the Platform, Website, Products, or Services.

 

1.7.       “ESTAGE” means ESTAGE, LLC, a South Dakota LLC and its associated companies.  

 

1.8.       “Information Protection Manager” (IPM) (also the Data Protection Officer (DPO), when and only when a DPO is mandated by law) means the information for IPM listed at the bottom of the [[ Privacy Policy ]] page.

 

1.9.       “Intellectual Property Rights” means all present and future rights conferred by statute, common law, or equity in or in relation to any copyright and related rights, trademarks, designs, patents, inventions, goodwill, know-how, and the right to sue for passing off, rights to inventions, rights to use, and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection and any other results of intellectual activity which exist or will exist now or in the future in any part of the world.

 

1.10.    “License” means a grant of permission and authority to use the Platform, Website, Products, Services, and/or Materials in accordance with the terms set forth in the [[ Terms of Use ]] and the other [[ Legal Pages ]] of this Website.

 

1.11.    “Materials” means the trade name(s) and trademark(s) of The Business; and any information and materials, including, but not limited to, logos, images, texts, banner advertisements, affiliate links, website links or URLs, hyperlinks, button links, text links, and/or other information or materials of or in relation to The Business. 

 

Materials also includes the name “ESTAGE,” and other trade name(s) and trademark(s) of ESTAGE; and any information and materials, including, but not limited to, logos, images, texts, banner advertisements, affiliate links, website links or URLs, hyperlinks, button links, text links, and/or other information or materials of or in relation to the brand ESTAGE that ESTAGE provides to The Business in relation to the agreement between The Business and ESTAGE, which is attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, and included herein as if set forth in full. 

 

1.12.    “Parties” means The Business and the User;

 

1.13.    “Party” means either of the Parties;

 

1.14.    “Platform, means: the Website, Products and Services of The Business and includes any related products or services of partners and affiliates on the website or included in The Business’s Products and Services, and applies to anyone who visits, views, listens to, and/or uses the:

 

•            Website page(s) with the website Universal Resource Locator (URL) described at the bottom of the page, and all the sub-domains and sub-pages associated with that URL, or any other website in which The Business or ESTAGE makes Products available to User, to include, but not limited to ESTAGE.com (hereinafter collectively referred to as; the "Website"), or

•            Audio recordings, text and other content placed on the Platform, Website, videos and podcast of The Business on any platforms, anywhere, or

•            Video recordings, text and other content placed on Platform, Website, videos and podcasts of The Business on any platforms, anywhere, or

•            Images, video recordings, text, and other content placed on any social media platforms, anywhere, or

•            Text, images, and other content included in the emails of The Business, or]

•            Any other content created by The Business and placed on any other media outlets, channels or digital platforms, worldwide. 

 

1.15.    “Products” means the software, related software products (e.g., templates), digital products (e.g., courses) other intangible items (e.g., licenses) and tangible physical items of The Business and/or ESTAGE, provided on the Platform, Website or otherwise;

 

1.16.    “Services” means the any type of services rendered by The Business and/or ESTAGE, whether related to Products or not, provided by The Business and/or ESTAGE on the Platform, Website or otherwise;

 

1.17.    “User” (including the terms “you" or "your") means: all persons accessing or using the Platform, Website, Products, and Services, whether they are a natural or legal person, and all such persons are bound by this Agreement. If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms “User”, “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not access and use the Platform, Website. Products, or Services. The natural or legal person agreeing to this Agreement is responsible for assuring that its employees, agents and contractors comply with this Agreement. Any breach of the Agreement by an employee, agent, or representative acting on User’s behalf shall be deemed a breach by the User. Therefore “User” includes, for the purpose of responsibility and liability of the natural or legal person who has agreed to this Agreement and all the actions of the natural or legal person’s employees, agents and contractors; and all others they grant access to the Platform, Website, Products or Services.

 

 

2.       WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE SUBMITTING A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT

 

2.1. Before submitting a copyright complaint to us, consider whether the use could be considered fair use. Fair use states that brief excerpts of copyrighted material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. If you have considered fair use, and you still wish to continue with a copyright complaint, you may want to first reach out to the user in question to see if you can resolve the matter directly with the user.

 

2.2. Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), you may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the material or activity is infringing. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is in fact infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a notification with us.

 

2.3. We may, at our discretion or as required by law, share a copy of your notification or counter-notification with third parties. This may include sharing the information with the account holder engaged in the allegedly infringing activity or for publication. If you are concerned about your information being forwarded, you may wish to hire an agent to report infringing material for you.

 

3.       NOTIFICATIONS OF INFRINGEMENT

 

3.1. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and you believe that any material available on our Services infringes your copyrights, then you may submit a written copyright infringement notification (“Notification”) using the contact details below pursuant to the DMCA by providing us with the following information:

 

•       Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notification, you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.

 

•       Identification of the infringing material and information you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity), including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL or URLs of the web pages where the allegedly infringing material may be found.

 

•       Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail 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, the copyright owner’s 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.

 

•       A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice) of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

 

3.2. All such Notifications must comply with the DMCA requirements. You may refer to a DMCA takedown notice generator or other similar services to avoid making mistakes and ensure compliance with your Notification.

 

3.3. Filing a DMCA complaint is the start of a pre-defined legal process. Your complaint will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint has satisfied these requirements, our response may include the removal or restriction of access to allegedly infringing material as well as a permanent termination of repeat infringers’ accounts.

 

3.4. If we remove or restrict access to materials or terminate an account in response to a Notification of alleged infringement, we will make a good faith effort to contact the affected user with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, which may include a full copy of your Notification (including your name, address, phone, and email address), along with instructions for filing a counter-notification.

 

3.5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this Policy, The Business reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a DMCA copyright infringement notification if it fails to comply with all the requirements of the DMCA for such notifications.

 

4.       COUNTER-NOTIFICATIONS

 

4.1. A user who receives a copyright infringement Notification may make a counter-Notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the US Copyright Act. If you receive a copyright infringement Notification, it means that the material described in the Notification has been removed from our Services or access to the material has been restricted. Please take the time to read through the Notification, which includes information on the Notification we received as well as instructions on how to file counter-notifications.

 

4.2. To file a counter-notification with us, you must provide a written communication that sets out the information specified in the list below:

 

•       Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been restricted and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was restricted.

 

•       Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.

 

•       A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or restricted as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or restricted.

 

•       A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which the address is located (or if you are outside of the United States, that you consent to the jurisdiction of any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person or company who provided the original infringement notification.

 

•       A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice) of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

 

4.3. Please note that you may be liable for, including costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the material or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a counter-notification.

 

4.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this Policy, The Business reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a counter-notification. If we receive a counter-notification that complies with the terms of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), we may forward it to the person who filed the original Notification.

 

4.5. The process described in this Policy does not limit our ability to pursue any other remedies we may have to address suspected infringement.

 

 

5.       INCORPORATED TERMS

 

Please also note that this DMCA Policy incorporates our [[ Terms of Use ]], [[ Privacy Policy ]], [[ Disclaimers ]], [[ Affiliate Agreement ]] (if applicable) as well as all the other terms found on the [[ Legal Policies ]] page of the Website that are applicable to your use of the Platform, Website, Products and Services. Any conflicts between this document and the Terms of Use shall be governed by the Terms of Use.

 

 

6.       CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS

 

6.1. We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.

 

6.2. An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.

 

 

7.       REPORTING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

 

If you would like to notify us of the infringing material or activity, we encourage you to contact us via the information at the bottom of the page.


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