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Copyright and legal notices (DMCA, EU Digital Services Act)

DRAFT for review by a lawyer. Not in force. Version 0.1, 2026-11-10. To be published at rivastv.com/notices and linked from the store listings, the app (Settings › About › Legal) and the terms.

What we host, and what we do not

Rivas TV is a player. We do not host, store, transmit, index or link to any video, channel, playlist or stream. Users add their own sources, and their TVs connect to those sources directly. We cannot see, block or remove a stream, because it never passes through us. A notice about a stream or a playlist is best sent to whoever operates that source.

What we do publish, and can act on:

• the app itself, its store listings and screenshots;
• our website;
• the shared catalogue of film and series details and links to artwork that Pro users see (texts and images come from Trakt, fanart.tv, OMDb and TVmaze, each credited in the app);
• user accounts, which we can suspend under the Acceptable Use Policy.

Cloud sync copies are encrypted on users' devices; we cannot read them [verify against P3-03].

How to send a notice

Email copyright@rivastv.com (copyright and trademark) or legal@rivastv.com (anything else), or write to ⟦PUBLISHER⟧. We answer in English or Swedish. Please include:

1. Your name, address, email, and, if you act for a rights holder, whom you represent.
2. The work or right concerned (title, registration number for a trademark).
3. Exactly what in our app, listing, website or catalogue you believe infringes, with a screenshot or link and where it appears.
4. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law.
5. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury (for US notices), that you are authorised to act for the rights holder.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next

• We confirm receipt within 2 working days and decide within 7 days, sooner for clear cases.
• If the notice is valid, we remove or disable the item and tell you. If it concerns a user account, we tell the user, with the reason, and they can respond or contest the decision (EU Digital Services Act articles 16 and 17).
• If the notice is about content we do not host (a stream or playlist), we reply saying so and, where you name an account that uses the app to distribute such sources, we review the account under the Acceptable Use Policy.
• Repeated or manifestly unfounded notices may be processed more slowly or rejected, with reasons.

Counter-notice

If something of yours was removed and you believe it was a mistake, write to copyright@rivastv.com with your contact details, what was removed and where it appeared, why you believe it was removed by mistake, and (for US notices) your consent to the jurisdiction of the US federal court for your address and to service from the person who sent the notice.

United States: DMCA designated agent [owner action]

Before Rivas TV is distributed in the US, register a designated agent with the US Copyright Office (dmca.copyright.gov, USD 6, renew every 3 years) and add the registration here:

Designated agent: ⟦DMCA_AGENT⟧ · copyright@rivastv.com · ⟦PUBLISHER⟧ address.

European Union: point of contact

Single point of contact for authorities and users under the Digital Services Act (articles 11 and 12): legal@rivastv.com, in English or Swedish.

Store complaints

If you have filed a complaint with Google Play, Amazon or Apple about Rivas TV, please also email us: most complaints about IPTV players concern a third party's source, and we can usually clarify quickly.