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DMCA Policy

Sealed Rose respects the intellectual property rights of creators and other rights holders and expects everyone who uses the platform to do the same. This policy explains how Sealed Rose responds to claims of copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. §512.

1. Designated Agent

Sealed Rose has designated an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement, as required to claim §512 safe-harbor protection.

Designated Agent: Derek Gallardo
Company: Kinetic Helix LLC (d/b/a Sealed Rose)
Address: 3256 SW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33145
Email: [email protected]

Notices sent to any other Sealed Rose address or department may not be processed as a valid DMCA notice under this policy. Please send copyright notices only to the Designated Agent above.

2. How to submit a takedown notice

If you believe content on Sealed Rose infringes your copyright, send a written notice to the Designated Agent that includes all six of the following, as required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3):

  • A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or an authorized person.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (a representative list is acceptable for multiple works).
  • Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with information sufficient for us to locate it — a direct URL, profile name, post ID, or a screenshot with context.
  • Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number, and email.
  • A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

What happens after we receive a valid notice: we remove or disable access to the identified material; notify the account holder who posted it and forward the notice so they can file a counter-notification; and log the notice, the action, and the timestamps in our enforcement record. Complete, valid notices are actioned promptly and in good faith, typically within a small number of business days.

3. Counter-notification procedure

If your content was removed because of a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can submit a counter-notification to the Designated Agent that includes:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number, a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your district (or, if outside the US, any district where Sealed Rose may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

We forward a valid counter-notification to the original complaining party. If they don’t notify us within 10–14 business days that they’ve filed suit to keep the material down, we may restore it (per 17 U.S.C. §512(g)). If they do file suit, the material stays down pending the outcome.

4. Repeat-infringer policy

Sealed Rose terminates, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of repeat infringers, as required by 17 U.S.C. §512(i). A pattern of multiple valid, unrebutted DMCA notices against an account is grounds for escalating enforcement up to permanent termination, following the attributed, logged process described in our Community Guidelines. Successfully rebutted claims are not counted as strikes.

5. Proactive content protection

DMCA takedown is reactive. Sealed Rose also reduces leaks before takedown is needed: creator content is watermarked, and we help creators identify and file takedowns against leaked or reposted content found off-platform. This complements — but does not replace — the notice-and-takedown procedure above.

6. Misrepresentation warning

Anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that content is infringing, or that content was removed by mistake, can be liable for damages — including costs and attorneys’ fees — under 17 U.S.C. §512(f). Please don’t file a notice or counter-notification unless you’re confident it’s accurate and you have the right to do so.