Effective Date: July 7, 2025
StardewValleyMods.org (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy outlines our procedures for handling copyright infringement claims in accordance with the DMCA.
1. DMCA Compliance and Safe Harbor
We operate our Site (https://stardewvalleymods.org) in compliance with the DMCA’s “safe harbor” provisions (17 U.S.C. ยง 512). This means that while we are not liable for copyright infringement by users of our Site, we are committed to promptly removing infringing material when properly notified.
2. Designated Copyright Agent
Pursuant to the DMCA, we have a Designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement. Please direct all DMCA notices to our Designated Copyright Agent:
Note: Only copyright infringement notices should be sent to the Designated Copyright Agent. Other inquiries will not receive a response through this channel.
3. Notification of Claimed Infringement (Takedown Notice)
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content on our Site infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a written notification of claimed infringement (“Takedown Notice”) to our Designated Copyright Agent. Your Takedown Notice must include substantially the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- 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., specific URLs of the allegedly infringing content on StardewValleyMods.org).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.
- 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.
- 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.
Upon receipt of a valid Takedown Notice, we will take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material. We will also make a good faith effort to notify the user who posted the material.
4. Counter-Notification
If you believe that material you posted on our Site was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification (“Counter-Notice”) to our Designated Copyright Agent. Your Counter-Notice must include substantially the following:
Your physical or electronic signature-
- 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 (e.g., the original URLs).
- A statement under penalty of perjury 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.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and 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 your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which StardewValleyMods.org may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original Takedown Notice or an agent of such person.
Upon receipt of a valid Counter-Notice, 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, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the Counter-Notice, at our sole discretion.
5. Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, StardewValleyMods.org has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
6. Changes to this DMCA Policy
We may update this DMCA Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this DMCA Policy, please contact us:
Email: stardewvalleymodsorg@gmail.com.