Repeat Infringer Policy

Adopted pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(i)
A-du, LLC — Effective Date: [pending USCO agent registration]

1. Purpose

A-du, LLC ("A-du") operates a software platform that hosts user-submitted content, including plan listings, renderings, images, and descriptions submitted by architects, engineers, contractors, and other Vendors, and listings submitted by other users of the Platform. A-du respects the intellectual property rights of others and takes seriously allegations of copyright infringement. Consistent with the safe-harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), A-du has designated an agent with the U.S. Copyright Office to receive takedown notices and has adopted this Repeat Infringer Policy under 17 U.S.C. § 512(i) to govern the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

2. Who Is Covered

This policy applies to every account on the A-du Platform, including individual homeowner accounts, Tenant accounts, Landlord accounts, Vendor accounts (architects, engineers, contractors, plan providers), Service Provider accounts, and Manager accounts.

3. What Counts as a Strike

An account receives one "strike" when A-du takes down user-submitted content in response to a DMCA takedown notice that substantially complies with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and for which no counter-notice is filed, or a counter-notice is filed and the complainant perfects suit within the statutory window. A strike may also be recorded where a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the account holder infringed a third party's copyright through content hosted on the A-du Platform.

A-du does not record a strike where the takedown notice is withdrawn as mistaken or is the subject of a successful counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Content restoration under § 512(g) clears the strike.

4. Consequences

• First strike: A-du notifies the account holder, removes the subject content, and issues a written warning referencing this policy.
• Second strike within any rolling 12-month period: A-du suspends the account's ability to post new content for 30 days and requires the account holder to acknowledge this policy before reinstatement of posting rights.
• Third strike within any rolling 12-month period: A-du terminates the account, removes all content uploaded by the account, and prohibits the account holder from creating a replacement account under a different email address. Termination is without refund of any Platform Services Fees or Vendor fees previously paid.

5. Relationship to DMCA Takedowns

Nothing in this policy changes the DMCA takedown, counter-notice, or designated-agent procedures described in the A-du Terms of Service § 15.8.5. A strike is a downstream consequence of a successfully completed takedown, not a substitute for the statutory takedown process. A-du encourages account holders who believe their content was removed by mistake or misidentification to file a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g).

6. Recordkeeping

A-du maintains internal records of takedown notices received, counter-notices filed, strike events, account suspensions, and terminations. Records are retained for at least three years after the last event associated with an account and may be produced in response to subpoena or court order.

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