Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy

1. Scope of this Policy

This Policy explains how humanizes, the operator of humanizes.com handles allegations that material connected with the humanizes website, applications and services (the Service) infringes copyright, trade mark or related intellectual property rights.

The Service hosts text submitted to a user’s account and output generated for that user. It does not operate a public library, feed or marketplace of user content. Most complaints will therefore concern material stored in a particular account, output used elsewhere by a user, or text, graphics or software appearing on the Service itself.

This Policy provides a reporting route; it does not decide ownership or finally determine infringement. Courts make those determinations. If the allegedly infringing material appears only on a third-party website, send a notice to that website’s operator as well: removing material from an account here may not remove a copy published elsewhere.

2. A valid US DMCA notice

If you are a copyright owner or authorised to act for one and rely on the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, your notice must comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Put DMCA notice in the subject line and include all of the following:

1. your physical or electronic signature, as the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed or a person authorised to act for that owner;
2. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if one notice covers multiple works at a single online site, a representative list of those works;
3. identification of the material claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, together with information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it — such as the exact URL, account reference, document title and relevant passage;
4. information reasonably sufficient for us to contact you, including your name, postal address, telephone number and email address;
5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.

Identify the specific protected expression rather than only a topic, idea or writing style. Explain where it appears and, where useful, provide a lawful copy of or link to the original work. Do not send passwords or unrelated confidential material.

3. Where to send a copyright notice

Service provider

humanizes, the operator of humanizes.com.

Designated agent

A named designated agent is being appointed.

Email

jakemorris@humanizes.com

Postal address

A designated-agent postal address is being put in place; use the email route above today.

Status of the US designated-agent formalities

Registration of the designated agent with the US Copyright Office is being put in place. A compliant postal address is also being put in place. Notices are received at the email address above today.

Sending a notice to another support channel may delay handling. Email is the operative route while any agent detail shown above remains pending.

4. What we do when a notice arrives

We record receipt, check whether the notice contains the required information, try to locate the identified material, and assess whether the complaint is facially valid. We may ask for missing details. A notice too vague to identify the material or claimant may not be actionable until corrected.

For a complete and credible notice, we act expeditiously in the circumstances. That may mean removing or disabling access to the material, preserving relevant records, restricting a feature, or taking no action where the notice plainly does not concern material we control. We ordinarily notify the affected user, provide a copy or substance of the complaint, and explain the counter-notice route, unless law or a valid order prevents that.

Timing depends on whether we can locate the material, whether the notice is complete, urgency, and any legal preservation obligation. We do not promise a fixed resolution period, but we prioritise court orders and credible notices involving ongoing harm. We may share the notice and contact details with the affected user and advisers as reasonably necessary to administer this process.

5. DMCA counter-notice

If material you provided was removed or disabled because of a DMCA notice and you believe that happened through mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to jakemorris@humanizes.com. Put DMCA counter-notice in the subject line. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), it must include:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the material removed or access to which was disabled, and the location at which it appeared before removal or disabling;
3. 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;
4. your name, postal address and telephone number;
5. 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 your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which the Service provider may be found; and
6. a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person’s agent.

A counter-notice starts a legal process

We will forward a valid counter-notice to the original claimant. Unless that claimant tells us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we may restore the material or access between 10 and 14 business days after forwarding the counter-notice, as the DMCA provides. Restoration is not a finding that the material is lawful or non-infringing.

6. Misrepresentation and misuse of the process

Check your claim before sending it

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a 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 legal fees incurred by the alleged infringer, copyright owner, licensee or service provider.

Before sending a notice, consider whether the use is licensed, in the public domain, or permitted by an exception or limitation such as fair use. Do not use this process to suppress criticism, resolve a contract dispute, expose personal information or make a claim over facts, ideas or styles that copyright does not protect.

7. Repeat-infringer policy

In appropriate circumstances, we terminate account holders who repeatedly infringe copyright. We consider valid notices, counter-notices, court decisions, retractions, whether separate complaints concern the same conduct, the user’s explanation, and indications that a claimant or process is being abused. A notice is not automatically treated as a final adjudication of infringement.

We may warn, restrict, suspend or terminate an account before a pattern becomes repeated where the evidence shows deliberate, commercial-scale or otherwise serious infringement. We may also remove or disable specific material. Account termination under this section is subject to the Terms of Service, including any applicable refund consequences.

We accommodate and do not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify or protect works where the DMCA requires service providers to do so.

8. Trade mark and other IP complaints

For a trade mark complaint, email jakemorris@humanizes.com with the registered or unregistered mark, registration number and territory if applicable, the owner and your authority to act, the exact material and location complained of, why its use is likely to cause confusion or otherwise unlawful, and your contact details.

We may ask for proof of registration, screenshots, examples of confusion or the legal basis for a claim. Trade mark rights are territorial and legitimate comparative, descriptive, referential or non-commercial uses may be permitted. The DMCA counter-notice timetable does not govern trade mark complaints, but we will notify an affected user and offer a reasonable opportunity to respond where appropriate and lawful.

Complaints about patents, designs, database rights, publicity rights or passing off should use the same legal contact and clearly identify the right, jurisdiction, owner, challenged material and requested action.

9. Notices outside the United States

The DMCA procedure is specific to US law. A person anywhere may nevertheless use jakemorris@humanizes.com to notify us of allegedly illegal content or an infringement under another country’s law. Identify the material precisely, its location, the legal right or rule concerned, your reasons and evidence, the action requested, and reliable contact details.

European Union

For notices within the scope of the EU Digital Services Act, the email route above is our notice-and-action mechanism for any person or entity to report information they consider illegal. A notice should be sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated, including an explanation of illegality and the exact electronic location. Where the Act requires it, we will acknowledge the notice, decide it diligently, objectively and without arbitrary treatment, and give the notifier and affected user a statement of reasons for a restriction.

A recipient affected by a removal, disabling, suspension or termination may use the same address to make an internal complaint. Identify the decision and explain, with evidence, why it should be reversed or changed. Any rights to an out-of-court dispute body or judicial remedy under applicable law remain available.

For the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions, we apply applicable notice, intermediary-liability, court-order and procedural requirements. Because those rules differ, sending a notice does not guarantee removal, and we may ask you to identify the jurisdiction and legal basis more precisely.

10. AI output and copyright

AI output can resemble existing material, can reproduce common or prompted wording, and may not qualify for copyright protection in every jurisdiction. We make no promise that output is original, copyrightable or non-infringing. Similar or identical output may be generated for different users.

You are responsible for reviewing output, checking sources and permissions, and deciding whether it can lawfully be published or submitted. The allocation of rights between you and us, and the full output disclaimer, are in Your content and AI output in the Terms.

11. Records, privacy and contact

We may retain notices, counter-notices, related correspondence and action records as needed to administer claims, establish or defend legal rights, prevent repeated abuse and comply with law. They may contain personal data. Our handling of that data is described in the Privacy Policy.

Copyright notices and counter-notices

jakemorris@humanizes.com

Trade mark, other IP and non-US notices

jakemorris@humanizes.com

Website

https://humanizes.com

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy to reflect changes in law, the Service or our notice process. The current version and effective date appear at the top, and the version history at the bottom explains each published change. An update does not decide or alter the merits of a notice already made.