Last Updated – February 2026
Effective Date – February 2026
This DMCA Policy governs copyright-related matters on GearStackd.com and applies to all content published on, hosted on, or accessible through this website. By accessing or using GearStackd.com in any way, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to this policy in its entirety. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the website immediately.
1. Overview
GearStackd.com (“GearStackd”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Website”) is an independently operated technology content and affiliate marketing website, operated from India. We take intellectual property rights seriously — both in protecting our own original content and in respecting the rights of others.
This DMCA Policy explains how GearStackd.com handles copyright infringement claims in connection with content published on this website. While the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) is a statute of the United States and does not directly apply to GearStackd.com as an India-based operation, we voluntarily adopt DMCA-aligned procedures as a matter of international best practice and in recognition that our content is accessed by a global audience. This policy does not constitute a submission to US jurisdiction, US law, or the authority of any US government body or court. All disputes remain exclusively subject to Indian law and the jurisdiction of local Indian courts, as set out in Section 9 of this policy.
Adopting DMCA-aligned procedures is a voluntary best practice and does not create any legal obligation on GearStackd.com under US law, FTC regulations, or any other foreign legal framework. GearStackd.com expressly reserves all rights under local Indian law.
2. Our Original Content & Copyright Ownership
All original content published on GearStackd.com — including but not limited to articles, product reviews, comparisons, buying guides, written text, graphics, logos, icons, layout, and overall site design — is the exclusive intellectual property of GearStackd.com and is protected under applicable Indian copyright law, specifically the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended), as well as applicable international copyright standards.
Unauthorised reproduction, copying, scraping, redistribution, republication, or any other unauthorised use of our original content — in whole or in substantial part — without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited and may result in a formal copyright infringement complaint, a DMCA takedown notice to the hosting provider or platform of the infringing content, a complaint to search engines requesting deindexing of the infringing content, and any other legal remedies available to us under applicable law.
If you wish to use, reproduce, or republish any content from GearStackd.com beyond the limited permissions described in our Terms of Service, please contact us to request written permission before doing so.
3. Reporting Copyright Infringement — How to Submit a Takedown Notice
If you are a copyright owner — or an authorised representative of one — and you believe in good faith that content published on GearStackd.com infringes your copyright, you may submit a written takedown notice to us. We will review all valid, properly submitted notices in good faith and take appropriate action as we deem necessary in our sole discretion.
A valid takedown notice must include all of the following –
- Identification of the Copyrighted Work – A clear and specific description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list is acceptable.
- Identification of the Allegedly Infringing Content – The specific URL or URLs on GearStackd.com where the allegedly infringing content is located. General references to the website as a whole are not sufficient and will not be acted upon.
- Your Contact Information – Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and a valid email address at which you can be contacted.
- Statement of Good Faith Belief – A written statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the content identified in your notice is not authorised by the copyright owner, their agent, or applicable law.
- Statement of Accuracy – A written statement, made under penalty of applicable law, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- Signature – Your physical or electronic signature. Typing your full legal name at the bottom of your notice constitutes a valid electronic signature.
Notices that are incomplete, vague, or fail to identify specific infringing URLs will not be acted upon. GearStackd.com reserves the right to request additional information to verify the validity of any claim before taking action.
4. Our Response to Takedown Notices
Upon receiving a valid, complete takedown notice, GearStackd.com will review the claim in good faith and, if the claim appears credible and valid in our sole assessment, take one or more of the following actions as we deem appropriate:
- Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content.
- Add a clear attribution and source link if the issue relates to unintentional omission of credit rather than substantive infringement.
- Edit or modify the content to address the specific concern raised.
- Notify the relevant content contributor, if applicable, that a complaint has been received.
GearStackd.com will make reasonable efforts to respond to valid takedown notices as promptly as reasonably possible. However, we make no guarantee regarding the specific timeframe within which any notice will be acted upon. The GearStackd Parties accept no liability of any kind for any delay in processing a takedown notice or for any loss or harm arising from such delay.
Submission of a takedown notice does not guarantee that GearStackd.com will take any specific action. We reserve the absolute right to independently assess the validity of any claim before acting on it, and to decline to act on notices that we reasonably determine to be invalid, incomplete, or made in bad faith.
5. Counter-Notice Procedure
If content you submitted to GearStackd.com has been removed or disabled in response to a takedown notice, and you believe in good faith that the content was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice to us.
A valid counter-notice must include all of the following:
- Identification of the Removed Content
A clear description of the content that was removed or disabled, and the URL at which it appeared before removal. - Statement of Good Faith Belief
A written statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification. - Your Contact Information
Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and a valid email address. - Consent to Jurisdiction
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of India for any dispute arising from the counter-notice and the removal of the content in question. - Signature
Your physical or electronic signature confirming the accuracy of the information provided.
Upon receiving a valid counter-notice, GearStackd.com will review it in good faith and, in our sole discretion, may restore the removed content or take such other action as we deem appropriate. GearStackd.com reserves the absolute right to make the final determination on whether removed content is restored. Submission of a counter-notice does not guarantee restoration of any content.
WARNING: Submitting a false, misleading, or bad-faith counter-notice may expose you to legal liability. By submitting a counter-notice, you represent that all information contained in it is accurate and that you are the rightful owner of, or are authorised to act in respect of, the removed content.
6. Repeat Infringer Policy
GearStackd.com operates a strict repeat infringer policy. Any user, commenter, contributor, or third party who is found to have submitted or caused the publication of infringing content on GearStackd.com on more than one occasion will have their access to the website — including the ability to submit any content — permanently terminated without notice, at our sole and absolute discretion.
GearStackd.com reserves the right to make the final determination as to what constitutes a repeat infringement and to take appropriate action accordingly, without any obligation to provide prior notice or justification to the party concerned.
7. Third-Party Content & Limitation of Liability
Maximum Liability Protection — Please Read Carefully
This section limits the legal, financial, and all other liability of the GearStackd Parties in connection with all copyright and intellectual property matters on this website.
GearStackd.com publishes original content based on publicly available information. However, we cannot guarantee that every piece of information, image, graphic, or other material used in the course of content creation does not inadvertently incorporate third-party copyrighted material. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the GearStackd Parties — including GearStackd.com, its owners, operators, editors, contributors, affiliates, and any person or entity associated with the operation of this website — hereby expressly disclaim all liability of any kind — legal, financial, moral, reputational, or otherwise — arising out of or in connection with:
- Any alleged or actual copyright infringement in any content published on GearStackd.com, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
- Any failure to act on a takedown notice within a particular timeframe or in a particular manner.
- Any decision to decline to act on a takedown notice that we reasonably determine to be invalid, incomplete, or made in bad faith.
- Any loss, damage, or harm — direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise — arising from the removal of content in response to a takedown notice, including where such removal was subsequently found to be unwarranted.
- Any loss, damage, or harm — direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise — arising from the restoration or non-restoration of content following a counter-notice.
- Any claim, action, or dispute between a copyright claimant and a content contributor arising from or in connection with this DMCA policy or any action taken pursuant to it.
Under no circumstances shall the total cumulative liability of the GearStackd Parties to any person or entity — for any cause whatsoever relating to copyright, intellectual property, or this DMCA policy — exceed zero, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
8. Warning Against False or Bad-Faith Claims
GearStackd.com takes seriously the harm that false, exaggerated, or bad-faith copyright claims can cause — both to the website and to innocent content contributors. Any person who knowingly submits a materially false takedown notice or makes a false representation regarding copyright ownership or authorisation may be subject to legal liability under applicable law, including claims for damages, legal costs, and any other remedies available to GearStackd.com or any affected party.
GearStackd.com reserves the right to seek appropriate legal remedies — under Indian law and in Indian courts — against any party that submits a false, fraudulent, or bad-faith takedown notice targeting content on this website.
9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
Governing Law — India
This DMCA Policy, and any dispute, claim, or matter of any kind arising out of or in connection with it — including any dispute relating to copyright ownership, takedown notices, counter-notices, content removal, or any intellectual property matter connected to GearStackd.com — shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the local laws of India.
The voluntary adoption of DMCA-aligned procedures in this policy does not constitute a submission by GearStackd.com to the jurisdiction of any US court, the authority of the US Copyright Office, or any US government body. GearStackd.com does not operate as a “service provider” under the US DMCA and does not claim the protections of the DMCA safe harbour provisions, nor does it submit to the obligations imposed by those provisions.
By using GearStackd.com or submitting any takedown or counter-notice to GearStackd.com, you irrevocably and unconditionally agree that any dispute, legal action, claim, or proceeding of any nature arising out of or in connection with this DMCA Policy shall be subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the local competent courts of India. You expressly and irrevocably waive any right to bring any such proceedings in any other court, tribunal, arbitration forum, or jurisdiction anywhere in the world.
The GearStackd Parties accept no liability of any kind arising from access to, or use of, GearStackd.com — or from any copyright claim connected to content on this website — from any jurisdiction outside India.
10. Changes to This Policy
GearStackd.com reserves the right to update, modify, or replace this DMCA Policy at any time and without prior notice. Changes take effect immediately upon being posted to this page. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any revision. Your continued use of GearStackd.com after changes are posted constitutes your unconditional acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
For all DMCA-related notices, counter-notices, and enquiries, please contact us using the details below. Please include “DMCA” in the subject line of all correspondence to ensure your message is routed correctly.
GearStackd.com respects intellectual property rights and expects the same respect in return. Thank you for reading our DMCA Policy.
