Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy

Last updated: March 22, 2022

Bezel Inc. (“Bezel”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. It is Bezel’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others. This Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy is incorporated into our Terms of Service. 

NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website, Bezel will respond to claims of copyright infringement committed using help@getbezel.com, the Bezel website accessible at www.getbezel.com (“Site”), our mobile applications, and any other properties that link to these Terms of Use (collectively, the “Service”) that are reported to Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Service by providing Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent (specified below) a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”) containing the following information:

  • Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
  • Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice, you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
  • Identify the material that you claim is infringing (or to be the subject of infringing activity) and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site where such material may be found.
  • Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
  • Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice: “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).” “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent -      Chase Pion c/o Bezel 1548 9th Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401, help@getbezel.com. Upon receipt of the Notice, Bezel will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from the Service.

NOTIFICATION OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that your trademark (“Mark”) is being used on the Service by a user in a way that constitutes trademark infringement, please provide Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent (specified above) a notice containing the following information:

  • Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit Bezel to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, an email address.
  • Identification of the Mark(s) alleged to have been infringed, including (i) for registered Marks, a copy of each relevant federal trademark registration certificate or (ii) for common law or other Marks, evidence sufficient to establish your claimed rights in the Mark, including the nature of your use of the Mark, and the time period and geographic area in which the Mark has been used by you.
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit Bezel to identify the use being challenged.
  • Include both of the following statements in the body of the notice: “I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good-faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law.” “I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the Mark, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Mark.”

Upon receipt of notice as described above, Bezel will seek to confirm the existence of the Mark on the Service, notify the registered user who posted the content including the Mark, and take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including temporary or permanent removal of the Mark from the Service.

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (“IP”) INFRINGEMENT:

If you believe that some other IP right of yours is being infringed by a user, please provide Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent (specified above) a notice containing the following information:

  • Your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit Bezel to contact you or your authorized agent, including a name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, an email address.
  • Identification of the IP alleged to have been infringed, including (i) a complete description or explanation of the nature of the IP, (ii) evidence that you own the IP in the relevant jurisdiction, including copies of relevant patents, registrations, certifications or other documentary evidence of your ownership, and (iii) a showing sufficient for Bezel to determine without unreasonable effort that the IP has been infringed.
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit Bezel to identify the use being challenged.
  • Include both of the following statements in the body of the notice: “I hereby state that I have not authorized the challenged use, and I have a good- faith belief that the challenged use is not authorized by law.” “I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the IP, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the IP.”

Upon receipt of notice as described above, Bezel will seek to confirm the existence of the IP on the Service, notify the user who posted the content including the IP, and take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including temporary or permanent removal of the IP from the Service.

Counter notification, as permitted by applicable law and, in particular, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, may be sent to Bezel’s Designated Copyright Agent. All counter notifications must include:

  • Your physical or electronic signature;
  • An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled;
  • Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address);
  • A statement under penalty of perjury by you that you have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
  • A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States for any judicial district in which the Site may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Site with the complaint at issue.

It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

If you have any questions regarding our legal policies, please contact us.