DMCA Notice

1. Our Commitment to Copyright Compliance

CritiqueHQ.com is committed to operating in full compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) and all other applicable intellectual property laws. We take copyright infringement seriously — both in terms of protecting the original content we create and ensuring we do not inadvertently host content that infringes third-party rights.

As part of this commitment, we have designated a Copyright Agent to receive and process DMCA takedown notices. Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will promptly investigate and take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material pending resolution.

We have also adopted a repeat infringer policy: in appropriate circumstances, and at our discretion, we will terminate the accounts or revoke publishing rights of users or contributors who are determined to be repeat infringers of third-party copyright.

2. What Constitutes Copyright Infringement?

Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, publicly displayed, or adapted without the authorisation of the rights holder, and without a valid legal basis such as fair use or a licence. Examples of potentially infringing content include:

• Reproducing substantial portions of an article, review, or guide without permission.
• Republishing images, infographics, photographs, or illustrations that are protected by copyright.
• Embedding or re-hosting video content without authorisation from the creator.
• Copying and pasting editorial content from another website without attribution or a licence to do so.

3. How to Submit a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you are a copyright owner — or are legally authorised to act on behalf of a copyright owner — and you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on CritiqueHQ.com without authorisation, you may submit a written DMCA takedown notice to our designated Copyright Agent.

To be valid and actionable under the DMCA, your written notice must include all of the following elements:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work: A clear and complete description of the work you claim has been infringed — including the title, author, publisher, and (where applicable) copyright registration number or URL of the original work.
2. Identification of the infringing material: A precise description of the material on CritiqueHQ.com that you allege is infringing, including the specific URL(s) where the material appears. Providing multiple URLs is acceptable and encouraged where several instances exist.
3. Your full contact information: Your legal name, postal address, telephone number, and a valid email address where we can reach you.
4. Good faith belief statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. Accuracy and authority statement: A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
6. Your signature: Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full legal name in the body of the email constitutes a valid electronic signature).

4. Where to Send Your DMCA Notice

All DMCA takedown notices must be submitted to our designated Copyright Agent. Please use email for the fastest response:

Please do not send general correspondence, advertising enquiries, or unrelated messages to this address. DMCA notices should be sent only for genuine copyright infringement claims.

5. How We Process DMCA Notices

Upon receipt of a DMCA takedown notice, our team will follow this procedure:

6. Counter-Notification Procedure

If content that was removed or disabled from CritiqueHQ.com in response to a DMCA notice is your original work, or if you believe it was removed as a result of misidentification or error, you may submit a counter-notification to our Copyright Agent.

Required Elements of a Counter-Notification

A valid DMCA counter-notification must include all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the removed material and its location on CritiqueHQ.com before it was removed (include the URL(s) as they appeared prior to removal).
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, address, and telephone number.
5. A consent to jurisdiction statement: a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which CritiqueHQ may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or an agent of such person.

Send your counter-notification to our Copyright Agent at support@critiquehq.com with the subject line “DMCA Counter-Notification.”

7. Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), CritiqueHQ has adopted and reasonably implements a policy of removing or terminating the publishing rights of users or contributors in appropriate circumstances where they are determined to be repeat infringers of third-party copyrights.

We define a repeat infringer as any user or contributor against whom we have received two or more valid, uncontested DMCA takedown notices within a rolling 12-month period. In such cases, we reserve the right to:

• Permanently remove all content contributed by that individual from the Site.
• Revoke all editorial and contributor access.
• Refuse future contributions or submissions from that individual.

8. Misrepresentation Warning

9. Ownership of CritiqueHQ Content

All original content published on CritiqueHQ.com — including but not limited to reviews, buying guides, editorial articles, comparison tables, graphics, and the design and layout of the Site — is copyright © 2026 CritiqueHQ.com and/or its respective contributors, and is protected by United States and international copyright law.

Unauthorised reproduction, redistribution, or commercial use of our content — in whole or in part — without our express written permission constitutes copyright infringement and may result in legal action.

If you would like to request permission to quote, reprint, or syndicate any of our content, please contact us at support@critiquehq.com with the subject line “Content Licensing Request.”

10. Contact Us

For all DMCA-related communications, content licensing enquiries, and copyright questions, please contact our designated Copyright Agent: