PRIVATE GATHER DMCA COPYRIGHT POLICY

Effective Date: August 27, 2026

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Private Gather is a service operated by Privora Labs (“Private Gather,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

Private Gather respects the copyrights and intellectual-property rights of others and expects members, clubs, hosts, and other users of the Service to do the same.

This policy explains how copyright owners and their authorized representatives may submit notices of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and how affected users may submit counter-notifications.

1. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS PROHIBITED

Users may not upload, post, transmit, display, distribute, reproduce, or otherwise make available through Private Gather material that infringes another person's copyright.

Copyrighted material may include:

Photographs
Videos
Artwork
Illustrations
Graphics
Logos
Written material
Music
Audio recordings
Software
Promotional material
Event material
Website content
Other copyright-protected works

Members are responsible for ensuring they own content they upload or possess sufficient authorization or legal rights to use and distribute it.

2. PRIVATE GATHER DMCA DESIGNATED AGENT

Private Gather designates the following agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement:

DMCA Designated Agent:

Service Provider:

Privora Labs / Private Gather

Mailing Address:

109 Pullin Dr.

Youngsville, LA 70592

United States

Telephone:

(337) 450-8598

Email:

dmca@privategather.com

Website:

https://privategather.com

Electronic submission by email is preferred.

Copyright notices should be sent to dmca@privategather.com so that they can be directed to the Copyright Compliance Department.

Private Gather may request additional information if a complaint does not contain enough information to identify, locate, evaluate, or process the claimed infringement.

3. REQUIRED CONTENT OF A DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE

A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be in writing and contain substantially all of the following information.

A. PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

The notice must contain the physical or electronic signature of:

The copyright owner, or
A person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner

B. IDENTIFICATION OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK

The notice must identify the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.

If a single notice concerns multiple copyrighted works located on Private Gather, the complaining party may provide a representative list of those works.

C. IDENTIFICATION OF THE ALLEGEDLY INFRINGING MATERIAL

The notice must identify the material claimed to be infringing and provide information reasonably sufficient for Private Gather to locate it.

Useful identifying information includes:

Exact Private Gather URL
Username
Profile name
Post
Comment
Album
Gallery
Message
Club page
Event page
Photograph
Video
Screenshot
Description of the material
Date the material was observed
Other information reasonably sufficient to identify and locate it

D. CONTACT INFORMATION

The copyright claimant or authorized representative must provide information reasonably sufficient for Private Gather to contact that person, including:

Full name
Mailing address
Telephone number
Email address

E. GOOD-FAITH STATEMENT

The notification must contain a statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by:

The copyright owner
The copyright owner’s agent
Applicable law

F. ACCURACY AND AUTHORITY STATEMENT

The notification must contain a statement that:

The information in the notification is accurate, and
Under penalty of perjury, the complaining party is the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed or is authorized to act on behalf of that owner

4. HOW TO SUBMIT A DMCA NOTICE

DMCA notices should be sent to:

Privora Labs / Private Gather

109 Pullin Dr.

Youngsville, LA 70592

United States

Telephone:

(337) 450-8598

Email:

dmca@privategather.com

Notices submitted electronically should use a subject line that clearly identifies the communication as a copyright infringement notice.

The complaining party should include all information required by Section 3 of this policy in the body of the notice or in an attached document.

5. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A COPYRIGHT NOTICE IS RECEIVED

When Private Gather receives a sufficiently complete notification of claimed copyright infringement, we may:

Review the notice
Confirm that required information has been supplied
Request additional information
Locate the identified material
Remove material
Disable access to material
Preserve relevant records
Notify the affected member
Provide information regarding the complaint to the affected member
Record the complaint for repeat-infringer enforcement
Restrict account capabilities
Suspend an account where appropriate
Terminate an account where appropriate

Private Gather may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to material identified in a valid notification.

Removal of content in response to a DMCA notice does not constitute a legal determination by Private Gather that copyright infringement occurred.

Private Gather does not act as a court and does not adjudicate ownership of copyrights.

6. INCOMPLETE OR DEFECTIVE NOTICES

A notice that does not substantially comply with applicable DMCA requirements may not provide Private Gather with sufficient information to act.

Private Gather may contact the sender and request additional information necessary to complete or evaluate a notice.

Private Gather is not responsible for delays caused by:

Missing information
Incorrect URLs
Inability to locate material
Invalid contact information
Unclear identification of the copyrighted work
Unclear identification of the allegedly infringing material

7. COUNTER-NOTIFICATIONS

A member whose material was removed or disabled in response to a DMCA notification may submit a counter-notification when the member believes the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.

A counter-notification must be in writing and contain substantially all of the information required by applicable law.

A. SIGNATURE

The counter-notification must contain the member's physical or electronic signature.

B. IDENTIFICATION OF REMOVED MATERIAL

The member must identify:

The material that was removed or disabled, and
The location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled

C. STATEMENT UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY

The member must state under penalty of perjury that the member has a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

D. MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION

The counter-notification must provide:

Full legal name
Mailing address
Telephone number
Email address

E. JURISDICTION

The member must consent to the jurisdiction of the United States Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the member's address is located.

If the member's address is outside the United States, the member must consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the service provider may be found, as provided by applicable DMCA law.

F. ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE

The counter-notification must state that the member will accept service of process from:

The person who submitted the original copyright infringement notification, or
An agent of that person

8. HOW TO SUBMIT A COUNTER-NOTIFICATION

Counter-notifications should be sent to:

Privora Labs / Private Gather

109 Pullin Dr.

Youngsville, LA 70592

United States

Telephone:

(337) 450-8598

Email:

dmca@privategather.com

Electronic counter-notifications should clearly identify the communication as a DMCA counter-notification.

9. ACTION FOLLOWING A COUNTER-NOTIFICATION

After receiving a valid counter-notification, Private Gather may provide a copy of the counter-notification to the party who submitted the original copyright complaint.

Private Gather may inform the complaining party that the removed or disabled material may be restored in accordance with the statutory DMCA process.

Subject to applicable law, Private Gather may restore the material after the applicable statutory waiting period unless the Copyright Compliance Department receives notice that the complaining party has filed a legal action seeking a court order restraining the member from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity.

Private Gather may decline to restore material that independently violates:

Private Gather Terms of Service
Community Rules
Privacy policies
Consent requirements
Safety rules
Media policies
Applicable law

The DMCA process does not require Private Gather to host material that violates other Private Gather policies.

10. REPEAT COPYRIGHT INFRINGER POLICY

Private Gather maintains a policy providing for termination, in appropriate circumstances, of users who repeatedly infringe copyrights.

Enforcement may include:

Removal of content
Warning
Upload restrictions
Feature restrictions
Temporary suspension
Permanent account termination

Private Gather may consider:

Number of infringement complaints
Nature of complaints
Credibility of complaints
Valid counter-notifications
Court proceedings
Repeated patterns of conduct
Other relevant circumstances

Private Gather reserves the right to terminate an account where circumstances warrant termination even if a specific numeric threshold has not been reached.

11. FALSE OR FRAUDULENT COPYRIGHT CLAIMS

A person should not knowingly make a material misrepresentation that:

Material is infringing when it is not, or
Material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification when that statement is knowingly false

Federal law may impose liability for knowing material misrepresentations made through the DMCA process.

Private Gather may also restrict or terminate use of its reporting systems by individuals who abuse them.

12. COPYRIGHT AND CONSENT ARE DIFFERENT ISSUES

A person appearing in a photograph does not necessarily own the copyright in that photograph.

Likewise, a person who owns the copyright to an intimate photograph does not necessarily have permission under Private Gather rules to distribute intimate content depicting another identifiable person.

Private Gather may therefore remove content for:

Lack of consent
Privacy violations
Nonconsensual intimate imagery
Safety concerns
Community Rules violations
Terms of Service violations

even when copyright infringement has not been established.

Likewise, a determination that a DMCA notice is incomplete does not mean that the material complies with Private Gather’s other policies.

13. NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE IMAGERY

The DMCA procedure is intended for copyright claims.

If an intimate photograph or video depicting you has been uploaded, shared, or distributed without your consent, contact Private Gather through the dedicated intimate-image takedown channel:

take-down@privategather.com

Private Gather prohibits nonconsensual intimate imagery regardless of who owns the copyright.

14. ABUSE AND SAFETY REPORTS

The DMCA process should not be used as a substitute for reporting:

Child sexual abuse material
Content involving minors
Sexual exploitation
Trafficking
Threats
Harassment
Impersonation
Stalking
Fraud
Privacy violations
Other safety concerns

Those matters should be reported to:

abuse@privategather.com

Content involving suspected child sexual exploitation should be reported immediately.

15. INFORMATION DISCLOSED DURING THE DMCA PROCESS

DMCA notices and counter-notifications may contain personal information.

Information reasonably necessary to administer the copyright process may be provided to:

The member who uploaded the challenged material
The copyright claimant
Authorized representatives
Attorneys
Courts
Government authorities
Service providers assisting with legal compliance

A counter-notification may be provided to the person who submitted the original copyright complaint.

Individuals submitting notices should not include unrelated confidential or sensitive information.

16. PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION

Private Gather may preserve information associated with a copyright complaint when reasonably necessary for:

Processing the complaint
Processing a counter-notification
Litigation
Legal compliance
Fraud prevention
Repeat-infringer enforcement
Defense of legal claims
Enforcement of Private Gather policies

17. NO DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP

Private Gather is not a court and does not determine ultimate copyright ownership.

A decision to:

Remove content
Disable content
Restore content
Decline to restore content

does not constitute a judicial determination of copyright ownership, infringement, fair use, licensing, or another copyright defense.

18. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Private Gather reserves the right to:

Remove content voluntarily
Disable access to content
Request additional information
Reject materially defective notices
Address fraudulent complaints
Suspend accounts during investigation
Terminate repeat infringers
Remove material under policies independent of copyright law
Preserve information when reasonably necessary
Cooperate with lawful legal process

Nothing in this policy waives any right, defense, limitation, immunity, or safe harbor available to Privora Labs or Private Gather under applicable law.