Effective starting: January 1, 2026
Vim, Inc. (the “Company,” also referred to herein as “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects developers, partners, and users of our Vim Connect platform and marketplace (the “Marketplace”) to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we have adopted the following policy for responding to claims of copyright infringement:
1. Designated Agent
If you believe that any application or other material available on the Marketplace infringes your copyright or trademark, please send a written notice to:
By Certified Mail:
Vim, Inc.
109 W 27th St, Floor 11, New York New York 10001
Attn: General Counsel
By email: [email protected].
2. Copyright Infringement (DMCA)
If you believe that content on the Marketplace infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA Notice. Your notice must include (as required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)):
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list.
- Identification of the infringing material and information sufficient to locate it on the Marketplace (e.g., app name, developer name, URL).
- Contact information of the complaining party (name, address, phone, email).
- Include the following statements:
- “I have the good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
- “The information in this notice is accurate”
- Under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or I am authorized to act to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner whose work is allegedly being infringed.
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
We will provide the developer who is allegedly infringing copyright with information about your notice and allow them to respond. In cases where sufficient proof of infringement is provided, we may remove or suspend the reported materials prior to receiving the user’s response. In cases where the allegedly infringing user provides us with a proper counter-notice indicating that it is permitted to post the allegedly infringing material, we may notify you and then replace the removed or disabled material. In all such cases, we will act in accordance with 17 U.S.C Section 512 and other applicable laws. Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will expeditiously remove or disable access to the identified material and notify the developer.
Counter-Notification for Copyright Infringement
If you believe your material was removed in error or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification that includes:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material removed or disabled and its location before removal.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if outside the U.S., the federal courts in [Company’s state]) and accept service from the party who filed the original notice: ““I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located, or if your address is located outside the United States, for any judicial district in which Vim is located, and that I will accept service of process from the person who provided the DMCA notification or an agent of such person.”
Unless the original complainant files suit within 14 business days, we may restore the material.
3. Trademark Infringement
If you believe that content on the Marketplace infringes your trademark rights, you may submit a Trademark Complaint Notice. While not governed by the DMCA, we voluntarily provide a process to review and address such complaints.
Your notice should include:
- A physical or electronic signature of the trademark owner or authorized representative.
- Identification of the trademark claimed to be infringed, including the registration number, jurisdiction, and relevant classes of goods/services. If unregistered, provide a description of the common law rights asserted.
- Identification of the infringing material, including app name, developer name, URL, and explanation of how it infringes your trademark rights.
- Contact information of the complaining party (name, address, phone, email).
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use of the mark is unauthorized and likely to cause consumer confusion.
- A statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the trademark owner or authorized to act on their behalf.
Response & Process for Trademark Infringement
- Upon receipt of a valid trademark notice, we will review the claim.
- We may remove or restrict access to the allegedly infringing material, contact the developer for clarification, or request additional documentation.
- We may notify the developer of the complaint and provide an opportunity to respond.
Unlike DMCA claims, there is no statutory counter-notification process for trademark disputes. However, we may allow the developer to provide evidence of rights (e.g., license, co-existence agreement, legitimate fair use). If a dispute remains unresolved, we may defer to the parties to resolve it through negotiation or legal proceedings.
4. Repeat Infringers
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the accounts of developers or users who are found to be repeat infringers of copyright or trademark rights.
5. Misrepresentations
Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees. Submitting false or abusive intellectual property complaints may result in account suspension.
6. Additional Rights
We reserve the right to remove or restrict access to content alleged to infringe intellectual property rights at our sole discretion, even absent a formal notice, and to pursue any other remedies available under law.