DMCA Policy

At Bongo Bhumi, we respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement on our website, www.bongobhumi.in (the "Platform").

While the DMCA is a U.S. law, Bongo Bhumi is committed to upholding copyright laws and intellectual property rights in India and globally. We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable laws.

1. Notification of Copyright Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content on our Platform infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a written notification to our Designated Copyright Agent (identified below) with the following information:

  1. Identification of the Copyrighted Work: A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.

  2. Identification of the Infringing Material: Identification of the material that is claimed to be 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 (e.g., the specific URL(s) where the material is located on our Platform).

  3. Contact Information: Your contact information, including your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

  4. 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.

  5. Statement of Accuracy and Authority: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

  6. Physical or Electronic Signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

2. Designated Copyright Agent

Please send your copyright infringement notifications to our Designated Copyright Agent at the following address:
Designated Copyright Agent
Bongo Bhumi
Hastings Chamber, 4th Floor, Room Number 4L/4M, 7C. Kiran Sankar Roy Road, Kolkata-700001

Email: [Your Email ID Here]

Phone: [Your Phone Number Here]

Please note that only DMCA notices should go to the Designated Copyright Agent. Any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, or other communications should be directed to our general contact channels.

3. Our Response to Notifications

Upon receipt of a valid and complete notification, we will:

  • Promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.

  • Notify the user who provided the allegedly infringing content of the removal or disabling of access.

  • Take reasonable steps to notify the content provider that they may submit a counter-notification.

4. Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information:

  1. Identification of the Removed Material: 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 to it was disabled.

  2. Contact Information: Your contact information, including your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

  3. Statement of Good Faith Belief: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

  4. Consent to Jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the U.S., for any judicial district in which Bongo Bhumi may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

  5. Physical or Electronic Signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will send a copy to the original complaining party. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored within 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter-notification.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

Bongo Bhumi reserves the right to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, users who are determined to be repeat infringers of copyrighted material.

6. Governing Law

This DMCA Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.