DMCA / Copyright Policy

GovCertix LLC (“AutoSAM”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This policy explains how we respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”).

Scope note. AutoSAM is currently in an early-access, pre-general-availability phase and does not host user-uploaded documents: AutoSAM's product architecture is designed not to accept or store user-uploaded files (internally tracked as ADR-UPLOAD-01). There is no user-generated-content upload surface today. This policy therefore applies to material AutoSAM itself publishes or generates (such as content on this website and, once available, AutoSAM-generated reports), and describes the process we will follow if we receive a takedown notice. If AutoSAM later adds a document-upload surface, this policy will be revisited and updated before that surface launches.

1. Public data source disclaimer

AutoSAM aggregates, indexes, and monitors data sourced from publicly available United States government databases, including SAM.gov (the System for Award Management). This data is published by the U.S. federal government and is generally not subject to copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 105. However, if you believe any content on the AutoSAM platform infringes your copyright, you may submit a copyright complaint as described below.

2. Designated agent

Our designated agent for receiving copyright complaints is:

GovCertix LLC
Attn: DMCA Agent
2461 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: dmca@autosam.io

This designated agent has not yet been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Directory (37 CFR § 201.38). We honor the notice-and-takedown process described below as a standing copyright-complaint procedure regardless of registration status; we do not claim the DMCA safe harbor, which requires registration and the further statutory conditions of 17 U.S.C. § 512, including a repeat-infringer policy.

3. Filing a copyright complaint

To submit a valid notice pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notification must include all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to permit AutoSAM to locate the material (e.g., URL or screenshot).
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit AutoSAM to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Send your completed notice to dmca@autosam.io with the subject line “Copyright Complaint,” or by U.S. mail to the designated-agent address above.

4. Counter-notice process

If you believe content was removed or disabled in error, you may submit a written counter-notice to our designated agent at dmca@autosam.io. Your counter-notice must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, AutoSAM will forward it to the original complaining party and will restore the removed material not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following our receipt of your counter-notice, unless the copyright owner has first notified us that they have filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the service.

5. Repeat infringer policy

AutoSAM maintains a policy to disable or terminate, in appropriate circumstances, access for users found to have repeatedly infringed the copyright of others through content they submit to or publish via the AutoSAM platform. Because AutoSAM does not host user-uploaded documents today (see the scope note above), this policy is prospective: it will apply if and when AutoSAM introduces a content-publishing or upload surface.

6. Good faith & misrepresentation

Please be aware that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake, may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

7. Contact

For questions about this DMCA / Copyright Policy, contact us at dmca@autosam.io.