Copyright & takedown

Use this page if you are a rights-holder (or an authorised representative of one) and you believe a piece of content uploaded to ForensicSpot infringes your copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property right. The procedure below is the formal channel; informal reports sent through other inboxes will be redirected here.

ForensicSpot operates as an intermediary under the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. That means we host content uploaded by users and remove it on receipt of a valid notice — we do not pre-screen every file.

Email hello@forensicspot.com with the subject "Takedown notice". The notice must include all of the items below — incomplete notices will be returned for clarification before the 36-hour response clock starts.

• Your full legal name, postal address, telephone number, and email address.
• Identification of the work you claim has been infringed (title, registration number where applicable, a link to an authoritative copy).
• The exact URL or URLs on ForensicSpot where the allegedly infringing material is hosted.
• A good-faith statement that the use of the material is not authorised by the rights-holder, an agent of the rights-holder, or the law (including any exceptions or limitations such as fair dealing under Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957).
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the rights-holder or are authorised to act on the rights-holder's behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

Filing a knowingly false notice may attract liability under Indian law, including damages for misrepresentation.

On receipt of a complete notice we will:

• Acknowledge your notice within twenty-four (24) hours.
• Take down or disable access to the reported material within thirty-six (36) hours — the timeline set by Rule 3 of the Intermediary Rules, 2021.
• Notify the user who uploaded the material, with a copy of your notice (we may redact your direct contact details if you ask).
• Retain a quarantined copy for thirty (30) days for legal record-keeping, then permanently delete it unless we are instructed otherwise by a court or competent authority.

If you are the user whose content was removed and you believe the takedown was made in error or as a result of misidentification, you may file a counter-notice. Email hello@forensicspot.com with the subject "Counter-notice" and include:

• Your name, address, telephone, and email.
• The URL or URLs of the material that was taken down, and a description of where it appeared before removal.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts at Gandhinagar, Gujarat for the purpose of resolving any dispute arising out of the counter-notice.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

We will forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant. If they do not file a court order within ten (10) business days, we may restore the content at our discretion.

For trademark issues — logo misuse, false-endorsement claims, passing-off — use the same address with "Trademark complaint" in the subject. Include:

• Proof of your trademark registration (registry number, class, jurisdiction).
• The specific URL or URLs at issue.
• A short statement of the alleged misuse and the relief you seek.

ForensicSpot does not use third-party logos or trade dress in its own marketing. Where third-party names appear in factual context (university names, exam codes), we treat that as nominative fair use under Section 30(2)(d) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. If you disagree, the channel above is the right place to raise it.

We track takedown notices against each user account. Accounts that are the subject of repeated, valid notices will be suspended or terminated at our discretion. We do not host commercial pirate copies of copyrighted course material — if such content is reported, the file will be removed and the uploading account flagged for review.

As required by Rule 3(2) of the Intermediary Rules, 2021, all complaints arising from these rules can be addressed to the Grievance Officer at hello@forensicspot.com. Acknowledgement is sent within twenty-four hours; resolution is provided within fifteen days of receipt.

For complaints about content moderation that has not been resolved through the channels above, you may also approach the Grievance Appellate Committee constituted under Rule 3A of the Intermediary Rules, 2021.