Copyright Policy

1. We respect creators

BikeLife is provided by BikeLife Network LLC ("we", "us"). We respect the intellectual property of others and expect every rider to do the same. Our Terms of Service require that you only post content you own or have permission to use. This policy explains how we respond to claims of copyright infringement anywhere in the world, including under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), the EU Digital Services Act and UK law. It forms part of our Terms of Service.

2. Before you post

• Music. Most commercial music is protected by copyright. Adding a song to your clip, or recording a clip with a song playing, may infringe the rights of the songwriter, the performer and the record label, even for a few seconds and even if you bought the song. BikeLife does not provide a music license. If you do not have permission, do not include it.
• Other people's clips and photos. Do not repost videos or photos someone else made, including from other apps and websites, without their permission. Credit is not the same as permission.
• People in your clips. Copyright is separate from privacy. Even if you own a clip, the people in it may have rights over their image and privacy. Our Community Guidelines explain what we expect.
• Brands and logos. Do not use someone else's brand, logo or trademark in a way that suggests they endorse you, or to sell anything.
• Fair use and other exceptions. Some uses of copyright material are allowed without permission, such as fair use in the US or fair dealing for criticism, review, quotation or parody in the UK. These are narrow and depend on the facts. If you are not sure, do not post it.

3. How to report infringement

If you believe content on BikeLife infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to act for, send a written notice to our designated agent (section 4). To be effective under the DMCA, and so that we can act quickly anywhere, your notice must include:

1. your physical or electronic signature (typing your full legal name is enough for email);
2. identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (or, if several works are covered by one notice, a representative list of them), for example a link to the original;
3. identification of the material you say is infringing and information reasonably sufficient for us to find it: the link to the clip if you have one, or the username of the account and a description of the clip (such as its caption and when it was posted);
4. your contact information: full name, postal address, telephone number and email address;
5. a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

We may ask for more information if we need it to find the content or to confirm your authority. Please report only content you believe infringes your rights. If you are reporting something other than copyright, see section 8.

4. Our designated copyright agent

This address is only for copyright notices and counter-notices. Other messages sent to it will not receive a reply; please use [email protected] instead.

5. What happens next, and counter-notices

5.1 When we receive a valid notice

We will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material. We will tell the rider who posted it that it was removed and why, and we may give them a copy of the notice, including the name and contact details you provided, so that they can respond. We record the removal against their account under our repeat infringer policy.

5.2 If you think your content was removed by mistake

If you believe your content was removed because of a mistake or misidentification, or you have the right to use it, you can send a counter-notice to our designated agent. It must include:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed (such as the caption and date of the clip);
3. 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 of the material;
4. your name, postal address and telephone number; and
5. a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

5.3 After a counter-notice

We will send a copy of the counter-notice, including your contact details, to the person who sent the original notice. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action to stop you infringing, we may restore the material between 10 and 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice, at our discretion. We are not obliged to restore anything, and restoring content does not mean we agree it does not infringe.

6. Repeat infringer policy

We end the accounts of riders who repeatedly infringe copyright, in appropriate circumstances.

• Each piece of content removed after a valid copyright notice counts as one strike against the account that posted it. Several items removed because of one notice may count as one strike.
• An account that receives three strikes within any 12 months will be permanently terminated, together with any other account we reasonably believe belongs to the same person.
• A strike is removed if the notice is withdrawn, or if the content is restored after a valid counter-notice that is not followed by court action.
• We may terminate an account after fewer strikes, or suspend it, where the infringement is blatant, deliberate or on a large scale, such as an account that exists mainly to repost other people's work.
• A rider whose account is terminated under this policy may not create a new account.

7. Outside the United States

We accept notices from rights holders anywhere in the world, sent to the same address. Notices that include the information in section 3 will always be treated as sufficient. If you are in the European Union, you can also use the report button in the app or email us with: an explanation of why you believe the content is illegal, the exact location of the content, your name and email address, and a statement that your report is accurate and complete, and we will process it under the Digital Services Act. We decide on reports in a timely, diligent, non-arbitrary and objective manner, tell you the outcome, and explain to the rider concerned why their content was removed. Where our decision can be challenged, we explain how.

8. Trademarks, privacy and other rights

• Trademarks. If you believe a rider is using your trademark in a way likely to cause confusion, such as a username, crew name or rideout that impersonates your brand, email [email protected] with your name and contact details, the trademark and where it is registered, the content concerned, and why you believe it infringes.
• Privacy, image and publicity. If you are in a clip or photo without your consent, or someone has posted your private information, report it in the app or email [email protected]. Copyright notices are not needed for this.
• Defamation and other unlawful content. Report it in the app or email [email protected] with the details in section 7.

9. Our own content

The BikeLife name and logo, the app's design, and our stamp, passport and cosmetic artwork are our intellectual property. You may not copy or use them outside BikeLife without our written permission. To ask, email [email protected].

10. Changes

We may update this policy, for example if the law changes. The date at the top shows when it last changed.

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