WAVI legal

Copyright policy

Report content that uses your work without permission and help us review it quickly.

Official WAVI policyCurrent version

1. Principle

WAVI respects intellectual property rights. Users may only post content (text, photos, videos, trademarks) that they have the right to use. WAVI hosts content posted by users and removes content that infringes others' rights when it is reported.

2. How a rights-holder reports content

Send your notice to our designated agent: [NAME / DEPARTMENT], [ADDRESS], [COPYRIGHT EMAIL].

Your notice must include:

  • your identity and contact details (name, address, email, phone);

  • if you act for someone else, proof of your authority;

  • a description of the work or right concerned, with evidence that you own it;

  • the exact link (URL) to the listing or content in question;

  • an explanation of how your rights are infringed;

  • a good-faith statement that the use is not authorised;

  • a statement that the information provided is accurate;

  • your signature (physical or electronic).

False or abusive notices may expose you to liability [TO CONFIRM UNDER APPLICABLE LAW].

3. Review and removal

  • We acknowledge your notice within [TIMEFRAME].

  • If it is complete and admissible, WAVI removes or disables access to the content within [REMOVAL TIMEFRAME] and informs the user concerned.

  • If it is incomplete, we may ask you for more information.

4. Counter-notice

If you believe your content was removed by mistake, you can send a counter-notice to [COPYRIGHT EMAIL] within [TIMEFRAME]. It must include: your contact details, identification of the removed content and where it appeared, an explanation of why you have the right to use it, a good-faith statement and your signature. We forward the counter-notice to the complainant. [REINSTATEMENT PROCEDURE: TIMEFRAME AND CONDITIONS]. As a last resort, the parties may go to the competent court ([JURISDICTION]).

5. Repeat infringers

Where appropriate, WAVI suspends or closes the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe third-party rights [THRESHOLD AND SANCTIONS: NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS, DURATION].

6. Contact

[LEGAL NAME], [ADDRESS], [COPYRIGHT EMAIL]. See also the Terms of Use.