Intellectual Property & DMCA Policy

1. Intellectual Property & Copyright Notice

Summary: We respect creative rights. If you believe someone is infringing on your copyright on our site, tell us, and we will take it down.

SmugTees respects the intellectual property rights of creators, artists, and copyright owners. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable laws, we have adopted a strict policy to address claims of copyright and intellectual property infringement occurring on our website, smugtees.com.

2. Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

Summary: To report an infringement, you must send us a formal, written notice with specific details about your original work and the link to the infringing item on our store.

If you believe that any material available on or through our website infringes upon any copyright or intellectual property right that you own or control, your written notification must include the following information:

• Authorized Signature: 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 Work: Clear identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (e.g., a link to your original artwork or registration details).
• Location of Infringement: Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including the exact URL(s) of the product page on smugtees.com, so we can locate it, verify the claim, and remove it.
• Contact Information: Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as a physical address, a telephone number, and/or an email address.
• Good Faith Statement: 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.
• Accuracy Under Perjury: 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 the right being infringed.

3. Our Response

Summary: Valid requests will be taken down quickly. 

Upon receipt of a valid and complete DMCA notice, SmugTees will expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material.

Designated Agent Contact Information

Please send all official DMCA Takedown Notices to our Designated Copyright Agent at:

Email Notices: legal@smugtees.com

Note: Please ensure that your email subject line clearly reads: “DMCA Takedown Request” to ensure it is routed to the correct department immediately.