DMCA / Copyright Policy

Overview

BuildAvatar, operated by [BuildAvatar legal entity name] ("BuildAvatar", "we", "us", "our"), respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects Users of https://buildavatar.ai (the "Service") to do the same. It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the "DMCA"), and to operate a notice-and-takedown process for material hosted on the Service.

This policy explains how to submit a notice of claimed infringement, how an affected User may submit a counter-notification, and how we handle repeat infringers. It applies to content that BuildAvatar hosts, such as Avatar trait selections, edit choices, and generated or edited result images stored in connection with a User's account.

Please note that content creation occurs on TJP (https://tjp.com) and monetization occurs on Fanplace (https://fanplace.com), which are separate platforms operated by separate parties under their own terms and policies. If the material you are concerned about resides on TJP or Fanplace rather than on BuildAvatar, please direct your notice to the operator of that platform.

If you are unsure whether the material at issue is hosted by BuildAvatar, you may still send us a notice, and we will act on the portion that is within our control.

How to Submit a Notice of Claimed Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or an agent authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner, and you believe that material available on the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notice of claimed infringement (a "Notice") to our Designated Agent identified below.

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your Notice must be a written communication that includes substantially all of the following six elements:

1. Signature. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single Notice, a representative list of such works.
3. Identification and location of the infringing material. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, together with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including, wherever possible, the specific URL(s) on the Service where the material appears.
4. Contact details. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address.
5. Good-faith-belief statement. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. Accuracy and authority statement. A statement that the information in the Notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Upon receipt of a valid Notice, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material identified in the Notice, and we may take reasonable steps to notify the User who posted or is associated with that material.

Designated Agent

Notices of claimed infringement should be sent to our Designated Agent:

Copyright Agent — [BuildAvatar legal entity name] Email: [email protected] Mailing address: [registered address]

To help us process your Notice efficiently, please include "DMCA Notice" in the subject line or heading of your communication.

Counter-Notification Procedure

If you are a User and your material has been removed or disabled as a result of a Notice, and you believe that the removal or disabling was the result of mistake or misidentification of the material, you may submit a written counter-notification (a "Counter-Notification") to our Designated Agent at the contact details above.

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), your Counter-Notification must be a written communication that includes substantially all of the following elements:

1. Signature. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the removed material. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3. Statement under penalty of perjury. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. Contact details and consent to jurisdiction. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number, and 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, for any judicial district in which BuildAvatar may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original Notice or an agent of that person.

Upon receipt of a valid Counter-Notification, we may forward it to the person who submitted the original Notice and inform that person that we may restore the removed material as described below.

Reinstatement Timing

If we receive a valid Counter-Notification, we may restore the removed material, or cease disabling access to it, in not less than 10 nor more than 14 business days following our receipt of the Counter-Notification, unless our Designated Agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the original Notice that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the User from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the Service.

Repeat-Infringer Termination

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, BuildAvatar has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, the accounts of Users who are determined to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our discretion, limit access to the Service or remove any material that infringes another party's intellectual property rights, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Misrepresentation and Liability Under § 512(f)

Please be aware that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Do not make false claims in a Notice or a Counter-Notification. If you are not sure whether material available on the Service infringes your copyright, or whether material was wrongly removed, you should consider seeking legal advice before submitting a Notice or a Counter-Notification.

Language

All Notices, Counter-Notifications, and related correspondence submitted under this policy must be written in English. Communications submitted in another language may not be processed.

Modifications to This Policy

We may update or modify this DMCA / Copyright Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or applicable law. When we make changes, we will revise the "Last updated" date below. Your continued use of the Service after any change to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Last updated: 15 July 2026