Copyright / DMCA Policy

1. General policy and repeat infringers

Xonaplay does not pre-screen or review the content that users upload, transcode to HLS, and publish through our players and links. However, we remove or disable access to material when we receive a valid notice of alleged infringement, in accordance with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and applicable intellectual property law.

We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward repeat infringement. Accounts belonging to users who repeatedly infringe copyright are terminated, including their associated content and distribution links, in appropriate circumstances.

This policy is not legal advice. If you are unsure whether particular material infringes your rights, consult an attorney before submitting a notice.

2. How to report infringement

If you are a copyright owner (or are acting on its behalf) and believe that a video or other material hosted on Xonaplay infringes your work, send a written notice to our designated agent. To be valid, your notice must include the following six elements:

• A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or a representative list if multiple works on a single site are involved).
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with information reasonably sufficient to locate it: the video URL, the share link, or the embedded player URL on Xonaplay.
• Contact information for the complaining party: name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• A good-faith statement that use of the material complained of is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

Designated agent for copyright notices: [DMCA agent and address to be confirmed]. Email: [email protected]. Notices that omit any of the six elements may not be processed or may be delayed.

3. Our process

When we receive a notice, we follow an orderly procedure to balance the rights of rights holders and of our users:

• Evaluate: we review the notice to confirm it contains the six required elements and identifies material hosted on our platform.
• Remove: if the notice is valid, we promptly remove or disable access to the reported material, including the embedded player and the associated share links.
• Notify: we inform the user who uploaded the material of the removal and provide a copy of the notice so they can exercise their rights.
• Counter-notification: if the user believes the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, they may submit a counter-notification, in which case we may restore the material as described below.

Given the nature of the service, removed material also stops being transcoded and served through the CDN. We keep a record of notices and of the actions taken.

4. Counter-notification

If your material was removed or disabled and you believe this was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a written counter-notification to [email protected]. It must include the following five elements:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal (the Xonaplay URL or link).
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address, and telephone number.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice (or its agent) [jurisdiction to be confirmed].

After receiving a valid counter-notification, we may forward it to the original complainant. If, within the applicable legal period, the complainant does not initiate legal action, we may restore the removed material.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

We keep a record of valid notices attributed to each account. When an account accumulates repeated, well-founded notices of infringement, we apply progressive measures that may include warnings, suspension of the ability to upload content, and ultimately termination of the account.

As a reference threshold, three valid copyright notices against a single account within a six-month period are considered repeat infringement and result in termination of the account and deletion of the associated content. We may terminate an account before reaching that threshold in cases of manifest or flagrant infringement.

Valid counter-notifications and notices that are withdrawn or clearly abusive are not counted toward the repeat-infringer threshold.

6. Other intellectual property

This policy focuses on copyright, but we also respect other intellectual property rights. If you believe that content hosted on Xonaplay infringes a trademark, a right of likeness, a right of publicity, or any right other than copyright, contact us at [email protected] with a description of the affected right, identification of the material, and your contact details.

General legal inquiries, requests for information about content ownership, or requests from authorities may be directed to [email protected]. Account support matters unrelated to intellectual property are handled at [email protected].

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