DMCA Policy for Abandoned Property USA - Explore Abandoned Homes and Properties Across the USA

Effective Date: June 28, 2025

Abandoned Property USA (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy outlines the procedures for submitting a copyright infringement notice or a counter-notice in connection with content on https://abandonedpropertyusa.com/ (the “Website”).

1. Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that content on our Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification of claimed infringement to our Designated Copyright Agent. The notice must include the following information, as required by the DMCA:

Identification of the copyrighted work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
Identification of the infringing material: A description of the material you claim is infringing, including its location on the Website (e.g., a URL or specific page), with enough detail to allow us to locate it.
Your contact information: Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement of good faith belief: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement of accuracy: A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
Your signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

Please send the written notice to our Designated Copyright Agent at:

Designated Copyright Agent
Abandoned Property USA
Email: [Insert your contact email here, e.g., copyright@abandonedpropertyusa.com]
Address: [Insert your business address here, if applicable]

2. Action Taken Upon Receipt of a Valid DMCA Notice

Upon receiving a valid DMCA notice, we will take the following actions:

Removal or Disabling Access: We will promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content.
Notification: We will notify the user who posted the content (if identifiable) that the material has been removed or disabled due to a copyright infringement claim.

3. Counter-Notice Procedure

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to our Designated Copyright Agent. The counter-notice must include:

Identification of the removed material: A description of the material that was removed or disabled and its location on the Website before it was removed.
A statement under penalty of perjury: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
Your contact information: Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Consent to jurisdiction: 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 you are outside the United States, the U.S. District Court for the [Insert your district, e.g., Southern District of New York]), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notice or their agent.
Your signature: A physical or electronic signature.

Send the counter-notice to the Designated Copyright Agent at the contact information provided above.

4. Action Taken Upon Receipt of a Valid Counter-Notice

Upon receiving a valid counter-notice, we will:

Provide a copy of the counter-notice to the original complainant.
Inform the complainant that we will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it within 10–14 business days unless we receive notice that the complainant has filed a legal action seeking a court order to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with the DMCA, we maintain a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers.