DMCA / Copyright Policy

Effective Date: April 21, 2026

AIDiveForge ("we," "us," or "our") respects the intellectual-property rights of others and requires users of the website located at aidiveforge.com (the "Service") to do the same. This Copyright Policy describes the procedures governing (i) submission of notices of alleged copyright infringement under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 ("DMCA"), (ii) counter-notification, and (iii) termination of repeat infringers, in accordance with the safe-harbor provisions of the DMCA.

1. Notice of Alleged Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or an agent authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe in good faith that material available on the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification ("Notice") to our Designated Agent identified in Section 7 below. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), a Notice must include substantially the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including, where applicable, the full URL on aidiveforge.com where the material appears;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, including a name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
5. A statement that the complaining party has 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
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the Notice is accurate and that the complaining party is the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or is authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices that fail to substantially comply with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) may not be deemed effective for purposes of the DMCA.

2. Our Response

Upon receipt of a Notice that substantially complies with the requirements set forth above, we will:

• Expeditiously remove or disable access to the material identified;
• Take reasonable steps to notify the user who submitted the material, where the user is identifiable, that the material has been removed or disabled; and
• Forward the Notice, together with any supporting materials, to that user.

By submitting a Notice, you acknowledge and agree that its contents, including the contact information you provide, may be forwarded to the user who submitted the material and may be included in a publicly accessible third-party archive, such as the Lumen database.

3. Counter-Notification

If you believe material that was removed or disabled by AIDiveForge is not infringing, or that you have authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or the law to post and use the material, you may send a counter-notification ("Counter-Notice") to our Designated Agent. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), a Counter-Notice must include substantially the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
4. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address; and
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, for any judicial district in which AIDiveForge may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original Notice, or that person's agent.

Upon receipt of a valid Counter-Notice, we will promptly forward a copy to the complaining party and inform that party that we may replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in not less than ten (10) and not more than fourteen (14) business days, unless our Designated Agent first receives notice from the complaining party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the Service.

4. Repeat-Infringer Policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to the Service and terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual-property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

5. Misrepresentations

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by any alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or owner's authorized licensee, or by a service provider that is injured by such misrepresentation. We will seek recovery for any such damages we sustain.

6. Non-Copyright Complaints

This Policy applies only to claims of copyright infringement. Complaints concerning trademark infringement, right-of-publicity violations, factual inaccuracies in listings, or other non-copyright concerns should be directed to noreply@aidiveforge.com with a clear description of the issue and a link to each affected page. Non-copyright complaints are not required to satisfy the formalities of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

7. Designated Agent

Notices and Counter-Notices under this Policy must be submitted to our Designated Agent:

AIDiveForge — DMCA Agent
Email: noreply@aidiveforge.com (subject line: DMCA Notice or DMCA Counter-Notice, as applicable)

Email is the preferred channel and is monitored each business day. Postal submissions are accepted but will be processed more slowly.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may amend this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. Material changes will be indicated by an updated Effective Date and, where appropriate, by notice posted on the Service.