DMCA & Copyright Policy

1. Context: Upload & Share Feature

Ricly includes an Upload & Share feature that allows authenticated users to upload files and generate shareable links. We act as a hosting provider for user-uploaded content under Article 6 of the French Loi pour la Confiance dans l’Économie Numérique (LCEN, Law n° 2004-575) and under similar safe-harbor provisions of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

We do not pre-screen uploaded content. Users are solely responsible for the legality, copyright status, and licensing of files they upload (see ToS § 10).

2. Filing a Takedown Notice

If you are the copyright owner (or an authorized representative) and you believe content shared via a Ricly Upload & Share link infringes your copyright, send a takedown notice with our report form (the “Report a problem” link on every shared page leads there), or by email:

Email:hello@usericly.com
Subject prefix:[DMCA] (this routes the email to the priority queue)
Designated Agent: Ricly — Samir Benabdelmoumen (EI). A postal address for service is available on request by writing to the address above.

Your notice must include the following information to be actionable. The report form asks for each item, and we only act on a complete notice:

1. Your identity — full legal name, postal address, telephone number, email.
2. Capacity — confirmation that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf. If acting on behalf, name the rightsholder.
3. Description of the copyrighted work — what is being infringed (title, registration number if applicable, URL to the original work if available).
4. Location of the infringing material — the EXACT Ricly Upload & Share URL (e.g., https://share.usericly.com/f/xxxxx) where the content is hosted.
5. Statement of good faith — a statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. Statement of accuracy — a statement, under penalty of perjury (where applicable in your jurisdiction), that the information in your notice is accurate.
7. Physical or electronic signature — your name typed at the end of the email is sufficient for an electronic signature.

Incomplete notices may delay or prevent action. Knowingly filing a false notice may expose you to liability for damages under DMCA § 512(f) or equivalent law.

3. Our Response

Upon receipt of a complete and actionable takedown notice, we will:

1. Acknowledge receipt by email: right away when you use the report form, within 2 business days for an emailed notice.
2. Turn off the link as soon as practicable, typically within 48 hours of receipt for clear cases. People who open it see that it is no longer available, and the uploader cannot turn it back on. The files are kept without access for 30 days, then deleted.
3. Notify the uploader of the takedown via the email associated with their Ricly account, with the copyright owner’s name, your name, your description of the work and your explanation. We never share your email address, postal address or phone number with them.
4. Inform you of the actions taken.

4. Counter-Notification (for Uploaders)

If you are a Ricly user whose uploaded content was removed due to a takedown notice, and you believe the removal was made in error or based on misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification with the form linked in the email we sent you, or by emailing hello@usericly.com with subject [DMCA Counter-Notice].

Your counter-notification must include:

1. Your full legal name, postal address, telephone number, email, and Ricly account email.
2. Identification of the removed material and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the courts in France (and, if applicable, of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located).
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the original complainant, including your name, postal address and phone number, as copyright law requires. If the complainant does not initiate legal action within 10–14 business days, we may, at our discretion, restore the removed content. We can restore it as long as its files are kept (30 days after the link was turned off). If the link expired in the meantime, we can put it back online for up to 30 days.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

We maintain a repeat infringer policy: users whose uploaded content is subject to multiple substantiated takedown notices may have their Ricly account suspended or terminated. Specifically:

• First infringement — content removed, warning email to user.
• Second infringement — content removed; we may also suspend your use of Upload & Share.
• Third infringement — account terminated. No refund of any active subscription (cancellation per ToS § 7.2).

We may take more severe action immediately in cases of egregious infringement (e.g., mass piracy, commercial distribution of copyrighted work).

6. False Claims & Liability

Filing a false or misleading takedown notice may expose you to:

• Liability for damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees under DMCA § 512(f) (United States) or equivalent law.
• Criminal liability for fraudulent declarations under Article 441-1 of the French Penal Code.
• Civil action by the user whose content was wrongly removed.

We reserve the right to refuse future notices from filers found to abuse the takedown process.

7. Limitations

This policy applies ONLY to content uploaded by Ricly users via the Upload & Share feature. Files processed locally by Ricly (conversion, compression, etc.) never reach our servers and are outside the scope of this policy.

We are not in a position to mediate disputes between rightsholders and users over fair use, fair dealing, licensing terms, or any substantive copyright question. Such disputes should be resolved between the parties, potentially before a competent court.

8. Contact

All DMCA and copyright correspondence:

Email:hello@usericly.com (prefix subject with [DMCA] or [DMCA Counter-Notice])
A postal address for service is available on request by writing to the address above.