Senderly is an Online Service Provider under Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (“DMCA”), and an “intermediary” under § 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (India). This document outlines the policy Senderly has implemented to provide a notice-and-takedown procedure as required by the DMCA, and to comply with parallel obligations under the IT Rules, 2021.
Senderly responds promptly to claims of copyright infringement reported to its designated agent. Senderly accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used to identify and protect copyrighted works. We disable access to or remove content we believe in good faith may infringe the copyrights of third parties, and we discontinue service to users who repeatedly make infringing content available or otherwise violate Senderly’s Terms of Service.
1. Absence of an index
Senderly is technically unable to index content uploaded to or stored on its servers in advance. Our role is limited to providing storage and link-resolution services on the instruction of authenticated publishers.
2. Content privacy
Senderly treats uploaded content as private to the uploader and the parties they choose to share with, unless the uploader makes the link publicly available. Senderly does not inspect uploads outside of trust-and-safety enforcement and response to legal process.
3. No authority to judge content unilaterally
Without notification from a copyright owner, Senderly has no practical authority to determine whether a given upload is owned by the uploader, licensed, in the public domain, used under fair use, or otherwise non-infringing. Content is presumed to comply with our Terms of Service until and unless a rights holder, regulator, or authorised agent notifies us otherwise.
4. Writing and sending a proper notification
The DMCA gives you a procedure to ask any Online Service Provider to disable access to material that allegedly infringes your copyright. To submit a valid DMCA Notice, include all of the following:
- Identify yourself as the owner of a copyrighted work (or the holder of an exclusive right) you believe has been infringed, or as a person authorised to act on the owner’s behalf. Provide a physical signature (paper) or electronic signature (electronic).
- Identify the copyrighted work(s) you believe have been infringed. A representative listing is fine if multiple works are infringed by a single submission.
- Identify the material(s) you allege are infringing, by providing the specific Senderly URL(s) (e.g.
https://getsenderly.xyz/r/<shortcode>). Generic claims that “you can find this on Senderly” are insufficient. - State your contact information: full legal name, postal address, telephone number, and email address. If you are acting on behalf of a rights holder, describe your relationship (attorney, agent, in-house counsel, etc.).
- State 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.
- State 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 that you allege is being infringed.
The fastest way to submit a notice is the form at the top of this page. You may also email a notice as plain text to dmca@getsenderly.xyz.
5. Notice and takedown procedure
On receipt of a properly-formed notice (or when Senderly otherwise becomes aware of infringing material), we will remove or disable access to the identified material as soon as reasonably possible — typically within 24 hours of receipt for clear notices. You will not need to wait for confirmation; the action is immediate when it can be.
Senderly maintains a public audit log of takedowns inside its admin panel, and tracks repeat-infringer activity. Publishers who accumulate three valid strikes within twelve months are suspended; their unpaid revenue from infringing content is forfeited. See the Terms of Service for details.
6. Counter-notification
If material you uploaded was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification under § 512(g) of the DMCA. Send your counter-notice in writing to dmca@getsenderly.xyz with:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed and the URL where it appeared.
- 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.
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email.
- A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the US, of any judicial district in which Senderly may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice.
On receipt of a valid counter-notice, Senderly will forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant files an action seeking a court order against you within 10 business days, we may restore the removed material between 10 and 14 business days after the counter-notice was received.
7. Plain text only
Notices and counter-notices must be in plain text. For security reasons, we do not open or examine arbitrary attachments. If you need to share evidence (e.g. a registration certificate), upload it to a public URL and link to it; we will fetch on demand.
8. Misuse of the DMCA
The DMCA imposes liability on persons who knowingly materially misrepresent that a posting is infringing (§ 512(f)). False claims, including those filed in bad faith to suppress competitors or speech, may be reported to the original poster, who may bring an action against you for damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees.
9. Designated agent & contact
Designated Copyright Agent: [Name — fill in before launch]
Email: dmca@getsenderly.xyz
Postal address: Senderly, Pune, Maharashtra, India [full registered address — fill in before launch]
For Indian residents, the Grievance Officer designated under the IT Rules, 2021 handles content-related complaints in parallel; see /grievance.