As a service provider, Ocula respects the intellectual property rights of others, and our subscribers must also.
Each subscriber is responsible for ensuring that the materials they upload to the Ocula wesbsite (ocula.com) do not infringe any third party copyright or other intellectual property rights. Ocula will promptly investigate and remove copyright infringing materials from the Ocula website in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") if properly notified that uploaded materials infringe a third party's copyright. In addition, Ocula may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send us a written notice containing substantially the following information:
Our designated Copyright Agent to receive this information is Laura Thomson (“Copyright Agent”).
You may submit this information to our designated Copyright Agent via:
Email: laura@ocula.com
Offline:
Ocula Ltd
Attn: Laura Thomson
PO Box 47415
Ponsonby
Auckland, 1144
New Zealand
Phone: +6493033126
If you believe that material that you posted on the Ocula website has been removed or access has been disable by mistake or misidentification, please provide Ocula with a written counter-notification containing substantially the following information:
You may submit this information to our Copyright Agent as follows:
Email: laura@ocula.com
Offline:
Ocula Ltd
Attn: Laura Thomson
PO Box 47415
Ponsonby
Auckland, 1144
New Zealand
Phone: +6493033126
We will send any complete counter-notifications to the person who submitted the original DMCA notice. If we do not receive notice that a lawsuit has been filed within ten (10) business days after we provide notice of your counter-notification, we may restore the materials. We will, upon request, provide a copy of the original DMCA takedown notice upon request.
Ocula will terminate user accounts that have been the subject of (3) separate DMCA notices that have not been subsequently restored due to the filing of a DMCA counter-notification. However, Ocula reserves the right to terminate user accounts at any time with or without DMCA notices in appropriate circumstances, including without limitation for violating Ocula’s Terms of Service.
If we request additional information, please provide that information promptly. Failure to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA may result in your DMCA notice or counter-notification being ineffective.
Ocula may disclose any communications concerning DMCA notices or other intellectual property complaints with third parties.
It is very important to ensure the information you provide is accurate.
UNDER SECTION 512(f) OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MATERIALLY MISREPRESENTS THAT MATERIAL OR ACTIVITY IS INFRINGING OR WAS REMOVED OR DISABLED BY MISTAKE OR MISIDENTIFICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
If you have questions about the legal requirements of a DMCA notice or DMCA counter-notification, contact an attorney or see Section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512, for more information.
If you believe an Ocula subscriber is infringing on your trademark, please send your complaint to laura@ocula.com and we will investigate your claim right away.
This policy is effective as of May 7, 2017.