1. Who you are dealing with
Cult Shield is operated by Cult Shield s.r.o., a Slovak limited company registered in Bratislava. References to "we", "us", or "Cult Shield" mean this company. References to "you" mean the natural person or entity using the service.
2. What the service does
Cult Shield monitors selected online marketplaces for listings that appear to infringe the copyright of 3D model files (and, over time, other digital works) for which you are the rights holder. When a likely infringement is detected, Cult Shield drafts a takedown notice under DMCA §512(c)(3) or the equivalent statute in your selected jurisdiction, and (on your approval) files the notice with the relevant marketplace, host, and payment processor.
3. Limited power of attorney
To file a notice on your behalf, the law requires that you authorize an agent. By accepting these terms and uploading work to Cult Shield, you grant Cult Shield s.r.o. a limited, revocable power of attorney for the sole purpose of filing copyright takedown notices and related correspondence concerning works you have uploaded.
- The authorization is limited to copyright enforcement actions.
- It does not extend to litigation, settlement, or any contract binding you to a third party.
- You may revoke it at any time from your account settings. Revocation does not affect notices already filed.
4. Your representations
You represent and warrant that, for every work you upload:
- You are the owner of the copyright, or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
- The information you provide (title, first publication, date) is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
- You have a good-faith belief that any use you flag is not authorized by the copyright owner or by law.
Filing a knowingly false notice is a federal crime under 17 U.S.C. §512(f) and exposes you to damages. Cult Shield's drafting workflow is designed to reduce that risk, but the final approval is yours.
5. What you keep
You retain all rights in the files you upload. Cult Shield never claims ownership of your work. Cult Shield obtains only a narrow processing right (to fingerprint, hash, render, and store the files for the purpose of providing the service to you).
6. What we keep
Cult Shield retains the audit log of all notices we draft and file on your behalf, including the underlying evidence (timestamps, screenshots, hashes). Retention period: seven years from notice filing, mirroring the statute of limitations under U.S. copyright law. You can request export of your audit log at any time.
7. Acceptable use
- Do not use Cult Shield to file notices against work that is not yours.
- Do not use the service to harass or attack lawful re-use (fair use, parody, transformative work). We will refuse to file notices that fail our pre-classification gate.
- Do not upload child sexual abuse material, illegal weapon files, or work that infringes third-party trademarks.
Violation of acceptable use is grounds for immediate account termination without refund.
8. Pricing and refunds
Plans are billed monthly in advance via Stripe. You may cancel at any time; cancellation is effective at the end of the current billing period. We refund the most recent payment if (a) you cancel within seven days of first payment and have filed fewer than three notices, or (b) Cult Shield fails to deliver a paid feature and we cannot resolve the issue within fourteen days.
9. Recovery tier commission
On the Recovery tier, Cult Shield retains 30% of any monetary recovery obtained from an infringer as a direct result of our work. The remaining 70% is paid to you in the currency of recovery. The commission applies only to amounts actually received; we charge nothing on takedowns without monetary recovery.
10. Service level
We commit to the response-time targets published on our status page. Service credits for downtime are detailed on the same page. We do not guarantee that any given marketplace will honor any given notice; that decision is the marketplace's.
11. Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cult Shield's aggregate liability to you under these terms is limited to the amount you have paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify Cult Shield against claims arising from (a) your breach of the representations in Section 4, (b) your upload of work you do not own, or (c) any monetary award against Cult Shield resulting from a notice you authorized but which a court later finds to have been knowingly false.
13. Governing law
These terms are governed by Slovak law. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Bratislava, Slovak Republic, except where applicable consumer-protection law gives you a non-waivable right to sue in your home jurisdiction.
14. Changes
We may update these terms. Material changes will be announced by email and posted here with the effective date. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
15. Contact
For legal matters: legal@cultshield.com. For DMCA designated-agent service on Cult Shield itself: dmca-agent.