ProofStrike Copyright Enforcement and Content Complaints Policy

Effective date: Upon publication

Last updated: November 4, 2026

1. Purpose and important distinction

ProofStrike helps authorized rights holders document possible infringements and prepare or transmit notices to outside platforms and providers where enabled. Separately, ProofStrike may receive complaints about material stored or displayed through its own Services. These are different procedures. An enforcement notice sent by a ProofStrike user to a third-party platform is not the same as a copyright complaint sent to ProofStrike about material available through ProofStrike’s Services.

ProofStrike provides software. It does not act as a court, make final infringement rulings, provide legal representation, or guarantee takedowns. The claimant remains responsible for good-faith, accurate claims.

2. Sending enforcement requests through ProofStrike

A claimant must be the copyright owner or authorized agent; identify the work and allegedly infringing location accurately; assess permissions, licenses, exceptions, and other lawful uses; make required statements truthfully; and approve transmission when required by the enabled workflow. ProofStrike may assemble Case evidence and route information, but does not invent claimant authority, recipient identities, legal eligibility, or successful outcomes.

Recipients may require special forms, account verification, or procedures. A recipient’s acceptance of a notice does not establish removal or legal infringement. Search delisting is distinct from removal by the originating site. Recurrence detection, where enabled, is a new observation—not a guarantee of past enforcement success.

3. Complaints about material available through ProofStrike

If you believe material available through ProofStrike’s Services infringes a copyright you own or represent, submit a written report to [email protected]. This is ProofStrike’s general copyright-reporting contact. It is not represented as a U.S. Copyright Office-registered DMCA designated agent.

Your report should include substantially:

1. Your physical or electronic signature as copyright owner or authorized agent.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed, or a representative list for multiple works on one site.
3. Identification and location information for the allegedly infringing material within ProofStrike’s Services, reasonably sufficient for us to locate it.
4. Your name and contact information, including address, telephone number, and email where available.
5. A statement of good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the report is accurate and you are authorized to act for the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.

A report that omits required information may need clarification. We evaluate complaints according to applicable law, ProofStrike’s role regarding the material, available evidence, and appropriate due process. We may disable access to qualifying material where appropriate and notify the relevant user as required.

ProofStrike does not claim that it has completed a U.S. Copyright Office designated-agent registration or qualified for a statutory safe harbor.

4. Counter-notifications

If ProofStrike disables access to material pursuant to a DMCA notice and the statutory counter-notification procedure applies, the affected user may submit a counter-notification containing substantially:

• a physical or electronic signature;
• identification of the removed material and its prior location;
• a statement under penalty of perjury of a good-faith belief that removal resulted from mistake or misidentification; and
• the user’s name, address, telephone number, consent to jurisdiction of the appropriate U.S. federal district court—or, if outside the United States, an appropriate district where the provider may be found—and agreement to accept service from the original claimant or agent.

Where applicable law requires, a compliant counter-notification may be forwarded to the claimant and access may be restored subject to statutory requirements and evidence of court action. These steps do not govern every category of claim or content.

ProofStrike does not currently provide a self-service counter-notification workflow or promise a statutory restoration timeline. Send a counter-notification or related question to [email protected] for case-specific review.

5. Repeat infringement and access restrictions

ProofStrike may restrict or terminate access for fraudulent notices, repeated unauthorized content, evidence tampering, impersonation, or abusive reporting under its acceptable-use and account controls. ProofStrike does not represent that it currently operates a separately qualified statutory repeat-infringer program or that it has established eligibility for a statutory safe harbor.

6. Disputes and misrepresentation

Submitting knowingly material false infringement claims or counter-claims may result in account consequences and legal liability, potentially including under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). A report or complaint does not guarantee that ProofStrike or a third party will remove content. We may request additional evidence, examine permissions and fair-use concerns, or escalate matters for human review.

For case-related disputes or alleged errors, contact [email protected] and describe the Case identifier and supporting evidence without sharing passwords, access tokens, or other secrets.

7. Identity, likeness, intimate imagery, and other rights

Copyright notices are not universal remedies for impersonation, deepfakes, harassment, privacy violations, or nonconsensual intimate imagery. Platform rules or other laws may provide different reporting routes. ProofStrike does not represent that every category is automatically scanned, supported, or removable.

Report urgent safety concerns to relevant platforms or authorities and notify ProofStrike at [email protected]. Separate removal regimes and statutory timelines may apply to particular material; no single timing guarantee applies to all complaints.

8. Evidence, privacy, and status information

Notices may disclose claimant contact details and material allegations to outside recipients. ProofStrike may retain records of submitted materials, communications, and reported outcomes to review claims and disputes. Such records are not judicial findings. Data processing and retention are described in the Privacy Policy. We may preserve records necessary to evaluate complaints, address abuse, comply with law, or defend legal claims.

9. Contact

Copyright complaints about material available through ProofStrike: [email protected]

General support: [email protected]

Sole proprietor: Chase Gaskins

Mailing address: Not publicly listed; request the current address through the reporting contact.

The reporting contact above is not represented as a U.S. Copyright Office-registered DMCA designated agent.

10. Legal framework

The statutory notice and counter-notification framework is described in 17 U.S.C. § 512. The U.S. Copyright Office maintains the public designated-agent directory and registration guidance. This policy does not establish statutory safe-harbor eligibility or substitute for legal advice.