Overview

BlitzPulse respects the intellectual-property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This policy explains how copyright owners can submit a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and how users whose content has been removed can file a counter-notice. It also describes our repeat-infringer policy.

This policy is provided as a courtesy. Sending a notice does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and us, and nothing here is legal advice.

When this policy applies

DMCA notices are appropriate when you believe that material made available on or through BlitzPulse infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to enforce. Typical scenarios:

• Watchlists, trade-idea posts, or comments that contain text or images you own.
• Profile photos, fund logos, or marketing copy you authored that another user has uploaded without permission.
• Documents uploaded to a tenant workspace that include your copyrighted work.

DMCA is not the right channel for:

• Trade secrets, defamatory content, or terms-of-service violations — those go to legal@blitzglobalcapital.com.
• Third-party broker data or market-data redistribution disputes — those should be raised with the broker / data vendor directly.
• Disputes about a username, fund name, or trademark — see Trademark complaints below.

Filing a takedown notice

To submit a notice that complies with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), email dmca@blitzglobalcapital.com with the following. Submitting a notice that misses any of these elements may delay our response and, in some cases, render it legally insufficient.

1. Your physical or electronic signature. Your full legal name typed at the bottom is sufficient for an electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed. If multiple works are covered, a representative list is acceptable.
3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material, with enough detail for us to find it — the URL of the page, the username of the poster, and the approximate post timestamp.
4. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
5. The following good-faith statement, exactly:

   I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

6. The following accuracy statement, exactly, made under penalty of perjury:

   The information in this notice is accurate, and I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Notices that do not include the perjury statement may be rejected without action.

Designated DMCA Agent

In accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), we have designated the following agent to receive DMCA notices. This agent is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory.

DMCA Agent — BlitzPulse Email: dmca@blitzglobalcapital.com Mailing address and telephone number for the designated agent are filed with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory and may be retrieved there. Contact the email above for the current details if you need them in writing for a counter-notice.

What happens after we receive a notice

1. Acknowledgement within 2 business days.
2. Review for compliance with § 512(c)(3). Non-compliant notices are returned with an explanation of what is missing.
3. Removal or disabling of the allegedly infringing material if the notice is compliant. We may also restrict the posting account pending review.
4. Notice to the user who posted the material, with a copy of the takedown notice and instructions for filing a counter-notice.

We do not adjudicate fair-use or licensing disputes. Compliant notices result in removal; the dispute is resolved between the copyright owner and the user via counter-notice or in court.

Counter-notice procedure

If your content was removed and you believe the takedown was a mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notice. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), email dmca@blitzglobalcapital.com with:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the URL or location where it appeared before removal.
3. The following statement, exactly, made under penalty of perjury:

   I have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

4. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
5. The following consent-to-jurisdiction statement, exactly:

   I consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which my address is located (or, if my address is outside the United States, the United States District Court for the district in which BlitzPulse may be found), and I will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original DMCA notification or from that person’s agent.

After we receive a compliant counter-notice we will:

1. Forward a copy to the original notice sender.
2. Inform them that we will restore the removed material in 10–14 business days unless they notify us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the user from infringing the work.
3. If no court action is filed in that window, we restore the material.

Repeat-infringer policy

Consistent with 17 U.S.C. § 512(i), we terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. We track DMCA strikes per account; an account that accrues three valid DMCA strikes within a 12-month period is subject to termination.

A “strike” is a takedown notice that:

• Met the § 512(c)(3) compliance requirements,
• Resulted in actual removal of the user’s material, and
• Was not successfully challenged via counter-notice followed by no court action by the rights-holder.

Strikes are not assessed against material removed under our regular Terms of Service moderation, only against DMCA-driven removals.

Misrepresentation warning

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that material was removed by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. Filing a DMCA notice or counter-notice in bad faith is not a free action.

Trademark complaints

If your concern is a trademark or service-mark issue rather than copyright (for example, a username impersonating your brand), please email legal@blitzglobalcapital.com with the trademark, registration number, and the allegedly infringing usage. Trademark complaints are handled separately from DMCA notices.

Privacy of notices

We may share the contents of takedown and counter-notices, including your name and contact information, with the affected user, our service providers, and the public Lumen database (lumendatabase.org). Do not include information you would not want shared, beyond what is required by §§ 512(c)(3) and 512(g)(3).

Updates to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in law or operational practice. The Last updated date at the top of this document reflects the most recent revision.