Copyright and DMCA Policy

1. What this covers

Meror is not built for posting the work of others. What you upload is a profile photo, and the traders shown are real accounts described from public records, not copies of anyone's page. This policy is here anyway, because the fastest way to a mistake is to have no procedure at all.

If you believe material that infringes your copyright appears on the service, tell us and it will be handled under this policy. This page is a procedure, not legal advice; if your question is about the law, ask a lawyer.

2. Where copyright notices go

The person responsible for copyright matters under this policy is Krishan Thushyanthan, carrying on business as Meror. Send a notice to support@meror.ca. To write instead of emailing, use the business address for service in the Terms of Service: 303 Bristol Rd W, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 2H1, Canada.

3. What a report must say

So it can be acted on, your notice needs: the work you claim is copied; enough to locate it on the service (a link, or a page and a description); your address, telephone number and email; a statement that you honestly believe the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent, or law; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or are authorised to act for the owner; and your full legal name with your signature or the equivalent electronic signature.

4. What happens next

A complete notice is answered promptly: the reported material is removed or access to it is turned off, the account that supplied it is told what was removed and given this policy, and the exchange is kept on file for the case where the notice has to be shown later.

An incomplete notice gets one email telling you what was missing, and a resend. Frivolous or knowingly false notices waste the same one-click removal they demand; under section 512(f) of the DMCA a false notice carries costs, damages and fees.

5. If your material was removed and you disagree

You can send a counter notice to the same address. It needs: your full legal name, address and telephone; the removed material and where it appeared or would appear again; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you honestly believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification; an agreement that a court can hear the dispute between you and the person who sent the notice (if you live in the United States, a federal court in the district of that address; if you live anywhere else, a court in the district of the business address for service); and your signature. The party who sent the notice is sent your counter notice. If they do not tell us they have filed a court action within 10 business days, the taken-down material is put back.

6. Repeat reports

An account that is the subject of a valid notice more than once can have its uploads stopped and the account closed, if the reports keep coming. Reports are logged; a pattern decides, not a single mistake.