ProjectCollab DMCA and Intellectual Property Policy

Version 2026-09-15. Effective September 15, 2026.

ProjectCollab lets users upload or embed portfolio video and other production material. Users often contributed to work they do not own outright. This policy explains users' responsibilities and how ProjectCollab handles intellectual-property claims.

1. User responsibility for portfolio and other content

1.1 You may upload, embed, or share content only if you own it or have permission to use it that way.

1.2 Accurately state your role. Working on a production does not automatically give you the right to upload the final film, client footage, music, trademarks, a performer's likeness, confidential material, or behind-the-scenes content.

1.3 You keep ownership of your content. The license you grant ProjectCollab is stated in the Terms of Service and is limited to operating, securing, improving, and promoting the Platform according to your visibility settings.

1.4 Embedded material may also be governed by the hosting provider's terms. Removing an embed at its source may make it unavailable on ProjectCollab.

2. Copyright notices

2.1 A copyright owner or authorized agent may send a notice to ProjectCollab's designated DMCA agent. The agent's current name and contact details are published on the Copyright page. Until the designated agent's registration is complete, send notices to info@projectcollab.io with the subject "Copyright notice".

2.2 The notice should include:

1. the physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent;
2. identification of the copyrighted work, or a representative list for multiple works;
3. identification and location of the allegedly infringing material, with enough information for us to find it;
4. the sender's name and contact information;
5. a statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or law; and
6. a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the sender is authorized to act.

These elements track the U.S. Copyright Office's Section 512 guidance.

2.3 A notice need not prove the underlying dispute, but knowingly material misrepresentations may create legal liability. ProjectCollab may ask for missing information and forward a complete notice—including the claimant's contact information—to the user who posted the material.

3. What happens after a notice

3.1 When ProjectCollab receives a substantially complete notice, it will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the identified material where required, record the action, and promptly notify the affected user.

3.2 Removing portfolio material may affect a pending portfolio review or Discover eligibility. It does not by itself decide ownership, competence, fraud, or payment for completed production work.

3.3 If content is embedded from another service, ProjectCollab may disable the embed on the Platform and may direct the claimant to the hosting service for source removal.

4. Counter-notices

4.1 A user who believes material was removed because of mistake or misidentification may send a counter-notice to the designated agent.

4.2 The counter-notice should include:

1. the user's physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the removed material and its former location;
3. a statement under penalty of perjury that the user has a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification;
4. the user's name, address, and telephone number;
5. consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate U.S. federal district court; and
6. agreement to accept service of process from the original claimant or the claimant's agent.

4.3 We will forward a substantially complete counter-notice to the claimant. We may restore the material no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after receiving it unless the claimant tells us that a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement has been filed.

5. Repeat infringement

5.1 In appropriate circumstances, ProjectCollab will terminate accounts of repeat infringers. It may also warn a user, remove content, limit portfolio features, or suspend an account based on the number, credibility, outcome, and pattern of claims and counter-notices.

5.2 A repeat-infringer policy must be reasonably implemented, while avoiding an automatic strike rule that treats mistaken or withdrawn notices as proven infringement.

6. Other intellectual-property complaints

6.1 Trademark, publicity, privacy, trade-secret, impersonation, and contractual-rights complaints are not DMCA notices. Send them to info@projectcollab.io with identification of the right, the challenged material, its location, contact information, and an explanation.

6.2 ProjectCollab may request evidence, notify the affected user, restrict material, or decline to adjudicate a private ownership dispute that requires a court.

7. No determination of ownership

7.1 Processing a notice or counter-notice is not a finding that either party owns the work or infringed a right. The parties retain their legal claims.

7.2 ProjectCollab may preserve notices, counter-notices, account records, and relevant content as required for legal compliance, defense of claims, and repeat-infringer administration, even after public access is disabled.