DMCA

Our copyright policy

Social Bookmarking Online respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. We do not host files that we create ourselves — the site stores link titles, descriptions and URLs only. However, we do display and distribute content that others have authored, and we take removal requests seriously.

Content covered by this policy

A bookmark's title or description that reproduces copyrighted text from the linked page without permission or licence.
A comment that reproduces copyrighted text.
Any other content on the site that infringes a copyright.

How to file a DMCA notice

Send a written notice to dmca@socialbookmarkingonline.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice". Email is the fastest route. A postal address is not required.

Your notice must include all of the following, under penalty of perjury under the laws of your country:

Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list is acceptable.
Identification of the infringing material and where it appears on our site — a full URL is best. Please include the exact bookmark URL and, if relevant, the exact title or comment text.
Your contact information: full name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and — under penalty of perjury — that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner's behalf.

If you are acting as an agent, include the owner's name, address and contact details and a statement that you are authorised to act on their behalf.

What we do when we receive a valid notice

We review the notice and, where it is valid and complete, we remove or disable access to the identified material.
We notify the account holder that a submission was removed and the reason.
If the same party repeatedly infringes, we terminate that account.

We aim to acknowledge a complete notice within one to two working days and to act on it promptly. We are not obliged to notify the complainant that we have taken action, unless they ask us to.

Counter-notification (if content was removed by mistake)

If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to the same address. It must include:

Your signature.
Identification of the removed material and where it appeared.
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts in the district where you reside (or, if outside the relevant country, that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts where we operate), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless they notify us within a reasonable period that they have filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the activity, we may restore the removed material.

Important warning about false claims

Under penalty of perjury, you must be accurate. Filing a false or knowingly inaccurate DMCA notice is itself a violation of the law and may expose you to liability for damages, including costs and legal fees, and to criminal penalties for perjury or fraud. Please make sure you actually hold the rights before you file.

What to do for other kinds of complaints

Not every complaint is a copyright matter:

Spam, phishing, malware or illegal content — report it to abuse@socialbookmarkingonline.com. We handle these faster than DMCA notices.
A link you submitted should be removed for another reason — write to remove@socialbookmarkingonline.com.
Privacy concerns — see our Privacy Policy, or email the address on that page.