Copyright & DMCA Policy

AAA Designs LLC ("AAA Designs," "we," "us," or "our"), the operator of APEX (the "Service"), respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond promptly to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with this policy. This policy also describes the process for counter-notification and our policy for terminating repeat infringers.

1. Designated Copyright Agent

Notifications of claimed copyright infringement relating to material on the Service should be sent to our Designated Agent:

Please use the Designated Agent contact above only for copyright notices under this policy. Other inquiries sent to this address may not receive a response.

2. Filing a notice of alleged infringement

If you believe that material available on or through the Service infringes a copyright you own or control, you may submit a written notification to our Designated Agent. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of such works);
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or disabled, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (for example, the account, URL, or a description of where it appears on the Service);
• Your contact information, including your name, mailing 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; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material within a reasonable time and will make a good-faith effort to notify the affected user.

3. Counter-notification

If you believe your material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification to our Designated Agent. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), your counter-notification must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled;
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
• Your name, mailing 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 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 notice or their agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we may restore the removed material in 10 to 14 business days unless the original complaining party notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

4. Repeat-infringer policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we will, in appropriate circumstances, suspend or terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account, remove content, and take other appropriate action at our discretion for any actual or suspected infringement, whether or not it constitutes repeat infringement.

5. Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Do not make false claims.

6. Relationship to the Terms

This policy is part of, and incorporated into, our Terms of Service. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meaning given in the Terms. We may update this policy from time to time; the "Last updated" date reflects the most recent version.