Copyright Policy

1. Policy

Tolinks respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. Under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, we act as an intermediary: we do not host, produce, or originate content posted by users, but we will remove content that infringes the rights of others when we are made properly aware of it.

We may terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

2. Copyright Notice (DMCA-Style)

If you believe that content hosted on tolinks.in (a page, link, image, or button) infringes your copyright, send us a written notice containing the following information:

• Your full name and contact details (email, address, phone);
• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed (and, for multiple works, a representative list);
• The exact URL(s) of the allegedly infringing content on the Platform;
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf;
• Your physical or electronic signature.

3. Where to Send Notices

Copyright notices may be sent to:

• Email: copyright@tolinks.in with the subject 'Copyright notice'; or
• Grievance Officer: via the Grievance Redressal page, marking the request as a copyright matter.
• If you are an Indian rights holder, you may also file a complaint with the Grievance Officer under the IT Rules, 2021; the procedure is on the Grievance Redressal page.

4. What Happens Next

• Acknowledgement: we acknowledge receipt of the notice without delay (target: within 24 hours).
• Assessment: we assess the notice for the elements above. Incomplete notices may be returned for completion.
• Action: where a notice meets the requirements, we will remove or disable access to the identified content as soon as practicable, then notify the user whose content was removed (a 'counter-notice' process applies for mistaken removals).
• Repeat infringers: documented repeat infringers may have their accounts terminated.

5. Counter-Notice

If your content was removed and you believe it was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice explaining why, to copyright@tolinks.in, including: identification of the removed content and its former URL, a statement of your good-faith belief that removal was an error or misidentification, your consent to jurisdiction, and your signature and contact details. We will review the counter-notice and, where appropriate, may restore the content, and we will keep both parties informed.

6. Trademark and Other Rights

Trademark complaints (for example, impersonation or misuse of a brand as a handle or page title) are handled under the same process: send the details in Section 2 with the mark and registration information, to copyright@tolinks.in. We will assess and act where the complaint is substantiated.

7. Abuse of the Process

Knowingly submitting a false or frivolous notice may lead to liability for damages (including legal costs) under applicable law, and we may share abusive notices with the affected user. Take care to send notices only where you genuinely believe in good faith that infringement has occurred.

8. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time; changes are posted on this page. If you have questions, write to copyright@tolinks.in.