Intellectual Property and Takedown Policy

Before launching, a creator confirms that they own or have permission to use the token's name, ticker and image.

Tickers that would be mistaken for major assets or for Backer are reserved, and token names cannot present themselves as Backer.

Tokens and profiles must not impersonate a person, brand or project.

Use the Report infringing content form for a token or profile that uses your trademark or brand, your copyrighted image or content, or your likeness or identity without permission. You can also report other content that breaks the Terms of Use.

Your full name, an email address for follow-up, and a mailing address or phone number. A copyright notice cannot be acted on without one of them.

Whether you own the rights or are authorized to act for the owner.

The work, name or mark being infringed, and where it is registered or can be seen.

The token or profile, which part of it infringes, and why.

A statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized by the rights owner, its agent or the law.

A statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights owner or authorized to act for them.

Your full name, typed, as your signature.

We may not act on a notice that is incomplete.

For copyright in the United States, Backer follows the notice and takedown process of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512. A copyright notice must meet the requirements of that law, including a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner.

The name and contact details of the agent Backer designates to receive copyright notices will be published here before launch.

Anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material infringes can be liable for damages.

We review complete notices. When a notice holds up, we hide or remove the content from Backer and may tell the person who posted it, including your name, email address and notice.

A token's contract, and the name, ticker and link written into it, stay on the blockchain. Backer can remove the token's image from its storage and hide the token from the website, but cannot change or delete what is on the blockchain.

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter notice. For copyright, it must identify the removed material and where it appeared, state under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification, give your name, address and phone number, consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court the law specifies, and be signed.

Unless the person who sent the original notice tells us they have filed a court action, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we receive a valid counter notice, as the law provides.

The address for counter notices will be published here before launch.

Accounts that are the subject of repeated valid notices lose access to Backer.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act covers copyright only. Trademark and impersonation notices use the same form, and we may hide or remove content that is likely to confuse people about who is behind a token or profile.

Do not send notices you know are false, or use notices to harass anyone. We may disregard notices from people who misuse this process.