Copyright & DMCA

How Free Documentary Vault uses third-party content

The website primarily organizes, links to, and embeds documentary videos hosted by platforms such as YouTube. We generally do not host underlying video files.

Before submitting a notice

If a video is hosted on YouTube or another platform, a rights holder may also need to contact the hosting platform, uploader, publisher, or distributor. Removing a Free Documentary Vault page or embed does not remove the original hosted video.

We can review concerns involving an embed, link, thumbnail, original written content, incorrect attribution, search result, or category listing on this website.

Information required in a copyright notice

1. The claimant’s full legal name
2. The claimant’s organization, when applicable
3. A working contact method
4. Identification of the copyrighted work
5. The exact Free Documentary Vault URL involved
6. Identification of the disputed material
7. A description of where it appears
8. A statement explaining ownership or authority to act
9. A good-faith statement that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent, or the law
10. A statement that the notice is accurate
11. A physical or electronic signature

Do not provide unnecessary identity documents.

How to submit a notice

Use the secure form on the Contact page, select “Copyright question,” and provide the information listed above. Messages are delivered to Contact@freedocumentaryvault.com.

What happens after a complete notice is received

We may review the page, request information, correct attribution, remove or disable an embed, link, or image, contact the publisher, temporarily restrict a page, preserve necessary review information, or reject incomplete, fraudulent, or unrelated notices. No fixed response time is promised.

Counter-notices and disputes

An affected party may be permitted to provide information supporting authorization. We do not describe a formal United States DMCA counter-notice process without appropriate legal guidance and do not state that Free Documentary Vault has a registered United States DMCA agent.

Misrepresentation

Knowingly false or misleading claims may have legal consequences. A notice should be submitted only by a rights holder or an authorized representative.

Repeat concerns

We may remove or restrict publishers, sources, or pages associated with repeated substantiated copyright concerns.

Privacy

Information submitted through the contact form is handled according to the Privacy Policy.