DMCA & Copyright Policy

hotomol respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, and equivalent procedures under Indian law and other applicable jurisdictions.

1. Reporting infringement

If you believe that content hosted on hotomol infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to support@hotomol.comwith the subject line “DMCA Takedown”.

Your notice must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (or, if multiple works, a representative list).
3. The exact URL(s) on hotomol where the allegedly infringing content is located (e.g., hotomol.com/u/username/slug).
4. Your contact information: full name, address, telephone number, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.

Important:False or bad-faith takedown notices may result in legal liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). Please be accurate.

2. What we do when we receive a valid notice

• We will review your notice promptly and, if it is valid and complete, remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content.
• We will notify the user who uploaded the content, providing them with a copy of your notice (including your contact information, unless legally prohibited).
• The affected user may submit a counter-notice (see below).

3. Counter-notice

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice to support@hotomol.com including:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the removed content and its original URL on hotomol.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your full name, address, telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in the judicial district where your address is located (or, if outside the United States, the courts of Bangalore, Karnataka, India), and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless they file a court action within 10–14 business days seeking to restrain the use of the material, we may restore the content.

4. Repeat infringers

We will terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion.

5. Designated agent

For DMCA notices, our designated contact is:

Advaith Sankar Mohan
Sole proprietor, doing business as hotomol
Email: support@hotomol.com
Subject line: DMCA Takedown

6. Indian law

If you are invoking rights under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 or the Information Technology Act, 2000 (and the Intermediary Guidelines), you may use the same contact above. Please clearly state the legal basis for your request.

7. Other complaints

For complaints other than copyright (e.g., trademark, defamation, privacy violations, harassment, or illegal content), please see our Terms of Service and email support@hotomol.com.

This policy has not been reviewed by a lawyer. If you are the operator of hotomol, please obtain qualified legal advice and formally register a DMCA designated agent with the US Copyright Office if you wish to preserve DMCA safe-harbour protections.