DMCA / Copyright Policy

StoryHelm is built for authors, and we take copyright seriously, both yours and everyone else's. You retain 100% of the copyright in the manuscripts, notes, and other content you bring to the service. StoryHelm reads and analyzes your work to help you keep it consistent, and it never writes your prose for you.

You may only upload content that you own or that you otherwise have the rights to use. Do not upload, host, or process any manuscript, image, or other material that infringes someone else's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights. If you are working with a co-author, ghostwriter, or licensor, make sure you have permission to process their material through the service.

We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. 512, and comparable laws. The sections below explain how to send a takedown notice, how to file a counter-notification, and how we handle repeat infringers.

If you believe that content stored or made available through StoryHelm infringes a copyright you own or control, you may send a written notice of infringement (a DMCA takedown notice) to our designated agent at legal@storyhelm.com. Please use the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice" so we can route it quickly.

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3), your notice must include all six of the following elements:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or disabled, with enough detail to let us locate it (for example, the project, file, or URL).
• Your contact information, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• 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.
• A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

When we receive a notice that satisfies the requirements above, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material claimed to be infringing. We will make a reasonable effort to notify the affected user, provide them with a copy of the notice, and let them know how to submit a counter-notification.

Please send accurate notices only. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), anyone who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. If you are unsure whether something is infringing, consider seeking legal advice before filing.

If your content was removed or disabled and you believe this was a mistake, or that the material is not infringing (for example, because it is your own work, is licensed to you, or is a fair use), you may send a written counter-notification to our designated agent at legal@storyhelm.com. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3), your counter-notification must include all of the following:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, mailing address, and telephone number.
• 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 the United States, the judicial district in which StoryHelm may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or that person's agent.

If we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward it to the person who filed the original notice. Unless that person notifies us that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity, we may restore the removed material in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days after we receive your counter-notification, consistent with 17 U.S.C. 512(g).

As with takedown notices, please file counter-notifications in good faith. Knowingly misrepresenting that material was removed by mistake or misidentification may carry liability under 17 U.S.C. 512(f).

We have adopted and will reasonably implement a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers. We may also limit access to or remove content, and suspend or terminate accounts, at any time and without notice where we have a good-faith belief that a user is infringing the rights of others or violating these policies or our Terms of Service.

We maintain a designated agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement under the DMCA and will register and keep that registration current with the U.S. Copyright Office. Until separate agent details are published, all DMCA notices and counter-notifications should be directed to our designated agent at legal@storyhelm.com. A registered mailing address for the designated agent is available on request.

This policy is governed by the State of Delaware, United States. For general legal questions that are not DMCA notices, contact legal@storyhelm.com.