IP & COPYRIGHT

Last update: May 1, 2023

COPIT VERTICAL MARKETPLACE, Inc. (“copit”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. It is copit’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.

NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Copit takes copyright infringement seriously and in compliance with the Canadian Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), plus the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DCMA), we respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement committed using the copit website accessible at https://realcopit.wixsite.com/copit (“Site”), our mobile applications, and any other properties that link to these Terms of Use (collectively, the “Service”). Any reports of such infringement should be directed to copit Designated Copyright Agent, whose contact information is provided below.

As a copyright owner or authorized representative acting on their behalf, you may report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Service by submitting a Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”) to copit’s Designated Copyright Agent (specified below). This Notice should contain the following information:

Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice, a representative list of the copyrighted works that have been infringed.
Identification of the material that is infringing or is the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, along with information that is reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate the material, including, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site where such material may be found.
Your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
Inclusion of the following statements in the body of the Notice: “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).” “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

To report an alleged infringement, please send a completed Notice to copit’s Designated Copyright Agent - Copyright Agent c/o copit, Suite 300 2 Simcoe St S, Oshawa, ON L1H 8C1 Canada, legal@copit.ca. Upon receipt of the Notice, copit will take appropriate action in its sole discretion, including the removal of the challenged material from the Service. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and lawful online environment.

NOTIFICATION OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT

If you suspect that a user on our Service is using your trademark ("Mark") in a way that constitutes trademark infringement, please provide our Designated Copyright Agent with a notice that includes the following information:

Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
Information that will allow us to contact you or your authorized agent, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address, if available.
Identification of the Mark(s) you believe have been infringed, including (i) a copy of each relevant federal trademark registration certificate if your Marks are registered or (ii) evidence that establishes your claimed rights in the Mark if they are unregistered, including the nature of your use of the Mark and the time period and geographic area in which the Mark has been used by you.
Information that will allow us to identify the use that you are challenging.
Include both of the following statements in the body of the notice: "I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law." "I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the Mark, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Mark."

After receiving the notice, we will confirm the existence of the Mark on our Service, notify the user who posted the content that includes the Mark, and take whatever action we deem appropriate, at our sole discretion, including temporarily or permanently removing the Mark from our Service.

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (“IP”) INFRINGEMENT:

If you believe that a user is infringing on an intellectual property ("IP") right of yours, please provide copit 's Designated Copyright Agent (specified above) with a notice containing the following information:

Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Information reasonably sufficient to permit copit to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name, mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.

Identification of the IP alleged to have been infringed, including a complete description or explanation of the nature of the IP, evidence that you own the IP in the relevant jurisdiction, including copies of relevant patents, registrations, certifications, or other documentary evidence of your ownership, and a showing sufficient for copit to determine without unreasonable effort that the IP has been infringed.

Information reasonably sufficient to permit copit to identify the use being challenged.

Include both of the following statements in the body of the notice: "I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law." "I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the IP or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the IP."

Upon receipt of the notice as described above, copit will seek to confirm the existence of the IP on the Service, notify the user who posted the content including the IP, and take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including temporary or permanent removal of the IP from the Service.

If you wish to send a counter notification as permitted by applicable law, including the Canadian Copyright Act or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please send it to copit's Designated Copyright Agent. All counter notifications must include:

Your physical or electronic signature.

An 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 disabled.

Adequate information by which we can contact you, including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.

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

A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the provincial or the federal district court for the judicial branch in which your address is located (or if you reside outside Canada and United States for any judicial district in which the Site may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Site with the complaint at issue.

In appropriate circumstances, we will disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. If you have any questions regarding our legal policies, please do not hesitate to contact us.