DMCA

1. Claims of Copyright Infringement

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by GridPlay infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send GridPlay a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information:

(a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

(b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple copyrighted works located on the GridPlay Sites or in GridPlay Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works);

(c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow GridPlay to locate the material;

(d) the name, address, telephone number, and e‑mail address (if available) of the complaining party;

(e) a statement that the complaining party has 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;

(f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send GridPlay a counter‑notice. Notices and counter‑notices must meet the then‑current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see copyright.gov for details.

Notices and counter‑notices regarding the GridPlay Sites should be sent to GridPlay’s Copyright Agent:

GridPlay Studios
Email: support@gridplay.ca

Canadian Notice‑and‑Notice

GridPlay Studios is based in Canada and complies with Canada’s Notice‑and‑Notice copyright system under the Copyright Act. This system applies to alleged copyright infringement involving Canadian users.

Under Notice‑and‑Notice, when GridPlay receives a copyright infringement notice relating to a user, we will:

• Forward the notice to the associated user’s account (UUID‑based)
• Retain records related to the notice for up to six (6) months, or up to one (1) year if legal proceedings are initiated

Unlike the DMCA, the Canadian Notice‑and‑Notice system does not require GridPlay to remove or disable access to content unless ordered by a court. GridPlay does not host user‑generated content in a way that typically triggers takedown obligations, but we still comply with forwarding and record‑keeping requirements.

If you believe your copyrighted work has been infringed by a Canadian user, you may send a Notice‑and‑Notice complaint to the same contact listed above.