Copyright / DMCA / Notice-and-Takedown Policy

Last updated: July 6, 2026

StormIt respects intellectual-property rights and expects users, writers, and contributors to do the same.

This policy explains how to report copyright infringement on stormit.ca and related services, how we respond to notices, how counter-notices work, and how we handle repeat infringers.

This policy forms part of our Terms of Service.

1. Copyright Contact

Copyright notices should be sent to:

Copyright Agent
OCorp Innovations Ltd.
Vancouver, BC
Email: dmca@stormit.ca
Phone: +1 778-381-9769

For U.S. DMCA purposes, StormIt has filed its designated-agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office and will keep the registration current while relying on DMCA safe-harbor protections.

2. Before Submitting a Notice

Only send a copyright complaint if you believe in good faith that material on StormIt infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to enforce.

Copyright complaints are legal notices. Knowingly making a material misrepresentation that content is infringing, or that content was removed by mistake, may expose you to liability.

If your complaint is about trademark, privacy, defamation, harassment, impersonation, community-safety issues, or another non-copyright issue, please use the appropriate contact listed in our Terms, Privacy Policy, or Community Guidelines.

3. U.S. DMCA Takedown Notices

If you are submitting a notice under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, your written notice must include substantially all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, or the signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list if multiple works are involved.
3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough information for us to locate it, such as the URL.
4. Your name, mailing 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.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Send DMCA notices to dmca@stormit.ca and to the mailing address listed above.

4. Canadian Copyright Notices

If you are submitting a notice under Canada's Copyright Act, your notice should include:

1. Your name and mailing address, and any other information needed to communicate with you.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work or other subject matter claimed to be infringed.
3. A statement of your interest or right in the copyrighted work.
4. Location data for the electronic location of the alleged infringement, such as the URL.
5. A description of the alleged infringement.
6. The date and time of the alleged infringement, where applicable.

Canadian notices must not include:

• an offer to settle the claimed infringement;
• a request or demand for payment;
• a request or demand for personal information;
• a hyperlink or reference to any settlement offer, payment demand, or personal-information demand;
• any other content prohibited by applicable law.

5. Incomplete or Invalid Notices

If a notice is incomplete, unclear, or does not substantially comply with applicable requirements, we may ask for more information, decline to act on the notice, or take other action we consider appropriate.

We may reject or disregard notices that appear fraudulent, abusive, automated without proper review, unrelated to copyright, or otherwise improper.

6. What StormIt May Do After Receiving a Notice

After receiving a copyright notice, we may:

• remove or disable access to the identified material;
• notify the user, writer, or account holder who posted the material;
• forward the notice, including the complainant's contact information, to the user who posted the material;
• request more information from the complainant or user;
• preserve records relating to the notice;
• terminate, suspend, or restrict accounts in appropriate circumstances;
• restore content where appropriate under law or our policies;
• take no action where the notice is invalid, unsupported, abusive, or legally insufficient.

We do not decide whether copyright infringement has legally occurred. That is a question for the parties and, if necessary, a court.

7. Counter-Notices Under the U.S. DMCA

If your content was removed or disabled because of a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to dmca@stormit.ca.

Your counter-notice must include substantially all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number.
5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal district court for the judicial district where your address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, to the jurisdiction of any U.S. federal district court where StormIt may be found.
6. A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person's agent.

If we receive a valid DMCA counter-notice, we may forward it to the original complainant. Unless the complainant notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity, we may restore or stop disabling access to the material in accordance with the DMCA.

8. Canadian Notices and User Responses

If we forward a Canadian notice-and-notice complaint to a user, receiving the notice does not necessarily mean the user has infringed copyright or that the user is being sued.

A user who receives a forwarded Canadian notice may choose to seek legal advice. Unless otherwise required by law or requested by StormIt, the user does not need to respond to StormIt solely because a Canadian notice was forwarded.

If StormIt removes or disables access to content in response to a Canadian copyright complaint, the affected user may contact dmca@stormit.ca with information explaining why the removal was a mistake, why the user has rights, or why the use is lawful.

9. Repeat Infringers

StormIt may suspend or terminate accounts of users who are repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

In deciding whether to suspend or terminate an account, we may consider:

• the number and nature of copyright complaints;
• whether complaints were complete, credible, and valid;
• whether counter-notices were submitted;
• whether the user repeatedly uploaded the same or similar material after removal;
• whether a court or other competent authority has determined infringement;
• whether the user appears to be acting in bad faith;
• other relevant facts.

We may also remove content, restrict posting, revoke writer access, disable monetisation, or take other action.

10. Standard Technical Measures

Where required by applicable law, StormIt will accommodate and not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify or protect copyrighted works, provided those measures meet applicable legal requirements and do not impose substantial costs or burdens on StormIt's systems.

11. Privacy and Disclosure

Copyright notices and counter-notices may contain personal information. By submitting a notice or counter-notice, you consent to StormIt using and disclosing the information as reasonably necessary to process the complaint, notify affected users, forward notices or counter-notices, preserve records, enforce policies, and comply with law.

12. Non-Copyright Complaints

For trademark, privacy, defamation, harassment, impersonation, image-rights, safety, or Community Guidelines issues, contact us through the process listed in the applicable policy or email legal@stormit.ca.

13. Questions

Questions about this policy can be sent to:

Email: dmca@stormit.ca
Mail: OCorp Innovations Ltd., Vancouver, BC