Copyright & DMCA Policy

OUT Local™ respects the intellectual-property rights of photographers, artists, designers, performers, venues, event organizers, promoters, businesses, and other creators.

This Copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy explains how Austin Randall, doing business as OUT Local™ (“OUT Local,” “OUT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), handles claims that content available through the OUT Local website, mobile application, forms, profiles, listings, and related services—the “Service”—infringes copyright.

This policy is incorporated into our Terms of Use.

1. Copyright Ownership

The OUT Local Service and its original content—including its software, interface, design, layout, written copy, graphics, icons, branding, databases, and arrangement of materials—are owned by OUT Local or licensed to OUT Local and are protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual-property laws.

Unless OUT Local expressly grants written permission, you may not reproduce, publish, distribute, sell, license, modify, publicly display, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit OUT Local-owned content.

Third-party photographs, event artwork, logos, names, promotional materials, videos, biographies, and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.

The appearance of third-party material on OUT Local does not transfer ownership of that material to OUT Local.

2. User-Submitted and Partner-Submitted Content

Users, performers, venues, promoters, organizations, and other contributors may submit photographs, videos, event flyers, logos, biographies, descriptions, schedules, links, and other content through the Service.

Anyone submitting content must own that content or have sufficient authorization from the applicable copyright owner and any other relevant rights holder.

Submitting content to OUT Local does not transfer copyright ownership to OUT Local. However, submitted content may be subject to the license granted in our Terms of Use and any applicable Venue, Performer, or Event Content Authorization Terms.

Giving credit to a creator does not replace the need to obtain permission when permission is legally required.

3. Reporting Copyright Infringement

A copyright owner—or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf—may send OUT Local a written notice requesting that allegedly infringing content be removed or disabled.

To be effective under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the notice should include each of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If the notice covers several works located in one place on the Service, the notice may include a representative list.

  3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, along with information reasonably sufficient for OUT Local to locate it. Please provide the specific profile, listing, event, page, image, or other location where the material appears.

  4. Contact information reasonably sufficient for us to contact the complaining party, including the person’s name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or the law.

  6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is the copyright owner or is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right allegedly infringed.

These elements reflect the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

4. Where to Send a DMCA Notice

Send copyright infringement notices to OUT Local’s designated copyright agent:

DMCA Designated Agent
Agent or position: [pending]
Service provider: Austin Randall
Email: [pending]
Telephone: [pending]
Mailing address: [pending]

Suggested email subject: DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice

Notices sent for unrelated matters may not receive a response through this contact channel.

Your registered Copyright Office agent information and the information displayed here should remain accurate and consistent.

5. What Happens After We Receive a Notice

After receiving a substantially complete notice, OUT Local may:

  • Review the notice for completeness;

  • Request additional information;

  • Remove or disable access to the identified material;

  • Notify the person who submitted or posted the material;

  • Provide that person with information about submitting a counter-notification;

  • Preserve relevant records;

  • Restrict the applicable account or submission privileges; or

  • Take another action reasonably necessary to address the complaint.

The DMCA safe-harbor framework requires a qualifying service provider to respond expeditiously to compliant notices seeking removal or disabling of access to allegedly infringing material.

Removal of content does not necessarily mean that OUT Local has determined that infringement occurred. OUT Local may temporarily remove material while the parties resolve a rights dispute.

We may forward a copy of the notice—including the complaining party’s contact information—to the person who submitted the disputed material.

6. Incomplete Notices

A notice that does not substantially contain the information required above may not qualify as an effective DMCA notice.

When a notice identifies the protected work, identifies the disputed material, and provides sufficient contact information but is otherwise incomplete, OUT Local may attempt to contact the sender or request additional information.

OUT Local may also act voluntarily in response to an incomplete notice when we reasonably believe that the content violates our Terms of Use, Community Guidelines, authorization terms, or another person’s rights.

7. Counter-Notification

A person whose content was removed or disabled as a result of a copyright notice may submit a counter-notification when they believe the material was removed because of a mistake or misidentification.

A valid counter-notification should include:

  1. The person’s physical or electronic signature.

  2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.

  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the person has a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled because of a mistake or misidentification.

  4. The person’s name, mailing address, and telephone number.

  5. A statement that the person consents to the jurisdiction of the appropriate United States federal district court for the judicial district where their address is located—or, when they reside outside the United States, a federal judicial district where OUT Local may be found.

  6. A statement that the person will accept service of process from the party who submitted the original infringement notice or that party’s agent.

These requirements are established by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3).

Send counter-notifications to the same designated agent listed in Section 4 with the subject:

DMCA Counter-Notification

8. Restoration After a Counter-Notification

When OUT Local receives a valid counter-notification, we may provide a copy to the person who submitted the original copyright notice.

Unless the original complaining party informs us that they have filed an appropriate legal action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity, OUT Local may restore the material or stop disabling access between 10 and 14 business days after receiving the counter-notification.

The statutory restoration period is no fewer than 10 and no more than 14 business days, unless the copyright claimant provides notice of a filed court action.

OUT Local may decline to restore content when it independently violates our Terms of Use, Community Guidelines, authorization terms, or another applicable policy.

9. Repeat Infringer Policy

OUT Local may suspend or terminate accounts, claimed-profile access, or submission privileges belonging to users who repeatedly infringe copyright or repeatedly submit unauthorized copyrighted materials.

Depending on the circumstances, we may consider:

  • The number of valid infringement notices connected to an account;

  • Whether the same or similar conduct occurred repeatedly;

  • Whether the user knowingly submitted unauthorized material;

  • Whether the user removed copyright notices or watermarks;

  • Whether a counter-notification or other evidence resolved a complaint;

  • The seriousness and scale of the infringement;

  • The user’s response to prior warnings; and

  • Whether termination is appropriate and proportionate.

OUT Local reserves the right to terminate access after a single serious or deliberate infringement.

Adopting, communicating, and reasonably implementing a repeat-infringer termination policy is a general condition of the Section 512 safe harbors.

10. Standard Technical Measures

OUT Local will accommodate and will not knowingly interfere with qualifying standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify or protect copyrighted works, to the extent required by applicable law.

Section 512 defines qualifying standard technical measures as measures developed through a broad consensus process, available on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms, and not imposing substantial costs or burdens on service providers.

11. Misrepresentations and Abuse of the Process

Do not knowingly submit a false or materially misleading copyright notice or counter-notification.

Before filing a notice, the complaining party should consider whether the disputed use is authorized by the copyright owner, licensed, in the public domain, or otherwise permitted by law.

A person who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation that content is infringing—or that content was removed by mistake or misidentification—may be responsible for damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees under applicable law.

Claims involving misrepresentations in DMCA notices and counter-notices may also be eligible for proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board.

We may restrict or reject submissions from anyone who repeatedly abuses the copyright-reporting process.

12. Trademark, Privacy, and Other Complaints

The DMCA process applies specifically to copyright claims.

For concerns involving:

  • Trademark infringement;

  • Unauthorized use of a name or logo;

  • Impersonation;

  • Privacy;

  • Publicity or likeness rights;

  • Defamation;

  • Incorrect venue or performer information;

  • Unauthorized profile claims; or

  • Other legal or policy concerns,

contact:

Email:hello@outlocal.com

Include a description of the issue, the specific material involved, where it appears, your relationship to the affected person or rights holder, and any supporting information.

OUT Local may request verification before taking action.

13. Changes to This Policy

OUT Local may update this Copyright and DMCA Policy to reflect changes in the Service, applicable law, Copyright Office procedures, or our content-management practices.

When this policy is updated, we will revise the “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through the Service or by another appropriate method.

14. Contact

General questions about this policy may be directed to:

Operated by: Austin Randall
Email: hello@outlocal.com
Mailing address: 1081 Cambridge Sq Suite F Alpharetta, GA 30009
Website: outlocal.app

Copyright and DMCA Policy
Last updated: August 5, 2026