Intellectual Property Policy
Cartoku.com provides a web-based platform that empowers users to design and sell personalized T-shirts and other merchandise inspired by anime and cartoons. We strictly prohibit the design or sale of any products that infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, and related rights.

If you believe that a user on the Cartoku.com platform has infringed your intellectual property rights, we encourage you to follow the procedure outlined below to report the violation.

A. Reporting Intellectual Property Infringement
At Cartoku.com, we adhere to the following principles regarding intellectual property complaints:

  1. We will block access to or remove any content (e.g., text, images, or graphics) that, in good faith, we believe violates intellectual property rights after receiving a valid infringement notice.
  2. Repeat offenders will have their content removed and their access to our platform terminated.

To report a copyright or intellectual property infringement, please submit a notice containing the following details to the Designated Agent listed below:

  1. Description of the infringed work: Identify the copyrighted material or intellectual property that you believe has been violated, including any applicable registration numbers.
  2. Details of the infringing content: Provide a description of the infringing material, including (a) how it is being used in a way that constitutes infringement, and (b) the specific location of the content on Cartoku.com with sufficient detail for us to identify it.
  3. Contact information: Include your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. Good faith statement: A declaration that you have a good faith belief that the use of the disputed content is unauthorized by the rights holder, their agent, or the law.
  5. Accuracy and authorization statement: A statement, under penalty of perjury, affirming that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on their behalf.
  6. Signature: Provide an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

B. Actions Upon Receiving an Infringement Notice
Upon receiving a valid infringement notice, Cartoku.com will:

  1. Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content.
  2. Notify the user responsible for the content about its removal or disabled access.
  3. Terminate access for repeat offenders.

C. Submitting a Counter-Notice
If a user believes that their content was removed or disabled in error, or that they have the right to use the content under applicable laws or permissions, they may submit a counter-notice to the Designated Agent. The counter-notice should include:

  1. Identification of removed content: A description of the content that was removed or disabled, and its location on Cartoku.com before removal.
  2. Good faith statement: A declaration, under penalty of perjury, that the removal or blocking of the content was due to an error or misidentification.
  3. Contact information: Include your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. Jurisdiction consent: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for your region (or the judicial district where Cartoku.com is located if outside the USA) and that you accept service of process from the complainant.
  5. Signature: An electronic or physical signature.

If we receive a counter-notice, we may notify the original complainant and inform them that the content may be reinstated within 10 to 14 business days unless the complainant files a court order to prevent such action.

Important Notes
Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly misrepresents that content or activity is infringing may be held liable for damages, including attorney’s fees.

For any questions or to report intellectual property infringement, please contact us at: