DMCA Policy

Effective Date: July 13, 2025

Hypefresh.com (referred to as “Hypefresh,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Hypefresh service if such claims are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

While our primary target market is Philadelphia and the broader USA audience, we also cater to English readers worldwide, and this policy is designed to be broadly compliant with international best practices regarding copyright protection.

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any content hosted on Hypefresh.com infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the DMCA by providing our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for further details):

  1. 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 claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. 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 and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., URL of the specific page, screenshot, and description).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has 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. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages.

Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to our Designated Copyright Agent:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. 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 disabled.
  3. 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 a misidentification of the material.
  4. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received by our Designated Copyright Agent, we may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that we may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.

Please send all DMCA notices and counter-notices to our Designated Copyright Agent at the following contact information:

Designated Copyright Agent: Sherman McLeod, CEO Email: [email protected] Phone: (267) 935-9174 Address: Hypefresh.com Attn: DMCA Agent 4805-07 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

For general inquiries, please visit our Contact Us page.

Repeat Infringers Policy

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Hypefresh has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Hypefresh’s sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Hypefresh may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Service and/or terminate the memberships of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Intellectual Property Ownership

Hypefresh.com is privately owned and operated by Sherman McLeod, CEO (a Drexel University graduate). He is the sole owner and operator of Hypefresh.com. Our mission is to provide high-quality, original content that informs, entertains, and inspires our audience. Content on Hypefresh.com is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

For more information about Hypefresh, our mission, and our team, please visit our About Us page (if you have one, or link to a relevant section on the homepage).

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