Copyright and DMCA policy

Our policy

STH Technologies, LLC respects copyright, and asks the people who use Withya to do the same. Posting, sending or otherwise sharing content you do not own and are not licensed to share is a breach of the terms and conditions and the community guidelines.

We respond to notices of claimed infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 512. We may remove or disable access to material we believe in good faith to be infringing, and we terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

This policy applies to content people publish to other people: Community posts and replies, community profiles, direct messages and anything attached to them. It does not apply to the private family records an adult keeps in their own Journal or care history, which are not published by Withya to anyone outside the adults linked to that child's profile.

How to send a takedown notice

If you own a copyright, or are authorized to act for the owner, and you believe material on Withya infringes it, send a written notice to the designated agent below. To be effective under section 512(c)(3), the notice must include all of the following.

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If several works at one site are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and that you want removed or disabled, with enough detail for us to find it. A direct link to the post, reply or message, plus a screenshot, is the fastest way to do this.
4. Your contact information: name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the 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 notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

A notice that leaves out any of these elements may not be effective, and we may ask you to resend it. Email is the fastest route; a mailed notice is also accepted at the address below.

Designated agent

Registration pending. STH Technologies, LLC will register this designated agent with the United States Copyright Office directory of designated agents once the operating entity above is confirmed. Until that registration is complete, the contact details on this page are the correct address for a notice, and this page is where we publish the agent's details.

What happens after a notice

When we receive a notice that appears to comply with section 512(c)(3), we expeditiously remove or disable access to the material identified in it. We tell the person who posted it that the material was removed, we give them a copy of the notice, and we explain how to send a counter-notice.

We keep a record of notices, removals and counter-notices, and we count them toward our repeat infringer policy. We may pass your notice, including your contact information, to the person whose material was removed, and we may publish the notice or a redacted copy of it.

How to send a counter-notice

If your material was removed and you believe it was removed by mistake, or that it was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice to the designated agent above. Under section 512(g)(3), a counter-notice must include all of the following.

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and the location at which it 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 misidentification.
4. Your name, 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 STH Technologies, LLC may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or from that person's agent.

We send a copy of a valid counter-notice to the person who filed the original notice. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material, generally between 10 and 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

STH Technologies, LLC terminates, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe copyright. We may also suspend or end an account for a single serious infringement, and we may remove material without a notice where we believe in good faith that it infringes.

A warning about false claims

Under section 512(f), a person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. Consider whether the use you are reporting is a fair use before you send a notice, and consider talking to a lawyer if you are not sure.

Trademark and other claims

For a trademark complaint, an impersonation report, or any other intellectual property claim that is not a copyright claim, write to the same address with the same level of detail: what right you hold, where the material appears, and how to reach you. For harassment, privacy or child safety concerns, use the reporting routes in the community guidelines instead, which are faster.