{"page":{"id":284,"title":"DMCA","handle":"dmca","url":"https://hawaiidshop.com/dmca/","body_html":"<p class=\"policy-updated\">Last updated: <time datetime=\"2026-09-30\">September 30, 2026</time></p>\n<p>Ordering is currently unavailable while product information and payment processing are being verified. The guidance below describes our store policies and how to prepare a question; it does not confirm that any pictured garment is available to buy.</p>\n<p>HawaiiDShop respects the intellectual property of others and expects the same from everyone who uses our site. This page explains how to notify us if you believe content on https://hawaiidshop.com infringes your copyright, and how we respond. For trademark and other intellectual property concerns, see our <a href=\"/intellectual-property-policy/\">Intellectual Property Policy</a>.</p>\n<section class=\"policy-summary\">\n<h2>At a glance</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Send copyright notices to <a href=\"mailto:support@hawaiidshop.com\">support@hawaiidshop.com</a> with the subject &#8220;Copyright notice&#8221;.</li>\n<li>Include all six elements listed below so we can act quickly.</li>\n<li>Our review target for a complete rights report is 5 business days; a report does not itself establish infringement.</li>\n</ul>\n</section>\n<h2>1. What this page covers</h2>\n<p>This page covers any material on our site, including product images, designs, product descriptions, blog articles and content submitted by customers, such as reviews and photos. This is our ordinary copyright-reporting channel. It does not assert registration as a statutory DMCA agent or eligibility for a safe-harbor program.</p>\n<h2>2. How to send a copyright notice</h2>\n<p>Your written notice must include:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them.</li>\n<li>Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.</li>\n<li>Identification of the material you believe is infringing, including the exact URL or URLs on our site.</li>\n<li>Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.</li>\n<li>A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.</li>\n<li>A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner&#8217;s behalf.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Send the notice to <a href=\"mailto:support@hawaiidshop.com\">support@hawaiidshop.com</a> with the subject line &#8220;Copyright notice&#8221;. Incomplete notices can delay our response.</p>\n<h2>3. What we do when we receive a notice</h2>\n<p>We review every complete notice within 5 business days. If it is valid, we remove or disable access to the material and confirm this to you by email. If the material was submitted by a customer, for example a review photo, we tell that person that it was removed and share a copy of the notice with your contact details withheld where the law allows.</p>\n<h2>4. Clarifying a disputed identification</h2>\n<p>This is a single-brand store, not a marketplace for third-party sellers. If you believe material was misidentified, reply with the exact page and the evidence relevant to that identification. A formal statutory process, where applicable, is separate from an ordinary support message. No registered DMCA agent or automatic reinstatement schedule is claimed here.</p>\n<h2>5. False or misleading notices</h2>\n<p>Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation in a notice or counter-notification may be liable for damages. If you are not sure whether material infringes your rights, consider getting legal advice before you contact us.</p>\n<h2>6. Repeat infringement</h2>\n<p>We remove content from, and may close the accounts of, customers who repeatedly submit infringing material.</p>\n<h2>7. Contact</h2>\n<p>For copyright matters, email <a href=\"mailto:support@hawaiidshop.com\">support@hawaiidshop.com</a>. For general questions, visit <a href=\"/contact-us/\">Contact Us</a>. See also our <a href=\"/terms-of-service/\">Terms of Service</a>.</p>\n<h2>8. Identify the specific material, not only a visual mood</h2>\n<p>A useful rights report identifies the exact page and the particular image, text, logo or design you are concerned about. Hawaiian-style apparel often uses broad subjects such as flowers, leaves, birds and waves. A shared subject or a similar mood is different from a claim about a specific protected work. Explain the feature you believe is copied and provide a link or reference to the original material so the comparison can be understood.</p>\n<p>A screenshot can help show what you saw, but it should be accompanied by the actual page URL and the date. Pages can change, and a cropped image can remove the context needed to identify the material. If the concern involves several items, list each location separately. Avoid accusing unrelated products merely because they appear in the same collection. A focused report makes it easier to preserve the relevant evidence and decide what information is missing.</p>\n<h2>9. Photographs, mockups and underlying designs</h2>\n<p>A product image can contain several different elements: the garment, a print design, a model, a background and the photograph or render itself. State which element is at issue. A concern about a photograph does not automatically establish a concern about every garment shown in it, and a concern about a print does not automatically identify who owns the image used to show it. Describe the relationship between the material on the page and the work you represent.</p>\n<p>Campaign illustrations and digital mockups do not remove the need to review rights before publication. Nor does describing an image as generated establish that a depicted design is commercially cleared. Actual products and supplied artwork need their own verification. If you are reporting an illustration, include the exact displayed version. If you are reporting a supplier’s artwork, identify the relevant item and the evidence of your relationship to the rights owner.</p>\n<h2>10. A customer image is not an automatic marketing license</h2>\n<p>A photograph sent privately to explain fit, damage or a wrong item serves a support purpose. It should not be treated as blanket permission to post the image in a gallery, campaign or testimonial. If the store wants to reuse a customer image publicly, the proposed use should be clear and the customer’s permission should be appropriate to that use. A person appearing in the background can raise a separate permission question.</p>\n<p>Before sending an image, remove unnecessary personal details from the frame. A rights complaint does not require you to publish another customer’s face, address or payment information. If a disputed image shows you or your work, identify the material privately and explain the concern. A request to remove personal information may be a privacy matter even when no copyright claim is involved. The <a href=\"/privacy-policy/\">Privacy Policy</a> describes how to raise that separate question.</p>\n<h2>11. Permission requests should describe the intended use</h2>\n<p>If you want to use the HawaiiDShop logo, a campaign image or store text, describe the material, where it will appear, the audience and whether the use is commercial. Sharing an ordinary link to a page is different from reproducing the image on packaging, a marketplace listing or a new product. Do not treat silence, a general support response or a purchased garment as a license to reproduce design assets.</p>\n<p>If you own artwork and want to propose a collaboration, provide an ordinary portfolio link and explain what rights you are offering to discuss. Do not send a full-resolution production file or a confidential license agreement before the purpose of the review is clear. A proposal is not an accepted commission, supplier relationship or exclusive license. Any actual agreement should identify the parties, material and permitted use rather than relying on a vague reference to a tropical collection.</p>\n<h2>12. Keeping the report accurate and proportionate</h2>\n<p>Distinguish what you know from what you are asking the store to investigate. If you have a registration or a license relevant to the claim, identify it and explain which territory or use it covers without assuming the same facts for every country. If you are authorized to represent a rights owner, explain that authority. A brand name in a complaint is not by itself evidence of authorization to act for the brand.</p>\n<p>Do not send fabricated proof, altered screenshots or a claim designed only to remove a competing design. A report should help identify material and the reason for concern. If you later discover that a URL, owner or image was misidentified, correct the record in the same thread. The store should assess the actual material and evidence, not treat a threatening subject line as a final legal determination. The reporting process does not change a buyer’s return or refund rights.</p>\n<h2>13. Clarifications while a review is open</h2>\n<p>If more information is requested, reply with the specific point that was missing and keep the original references attached to the discussion. A new set of URLs can describe a new concern rather than a correction to the first one. Make that distinction clear. A temporary content change during review is not necessarily an admission about every allegation, and a continued listing is not a promise that no further review will occur.</p>\n<p>For copyright reporting, the <a href=\"/dmca/\">DMCA</a> page describes this store’s ordinary contact route. For other rights concerns, use the <a href=\"/intellectual-property-policy/\">Intellectual Property Policy</a>. No registered statutory agent, third-party seller marketplace or automatic reinstatement program is claimed. The relevant legal process depends on the actual parties, material and applicable rules; an ordinary store email should not be mistaken for a court filing or a statutory registration.</p>\n<h2>Keeping a clear record without sharing too much</h2>\n<p>A short record of the item link, SKU, selected size, selected color and date of your question is often more useful than several screenshots without context. If you are discussing an existing order, add the order number and the email used at checkout. Keep the original confirmation and any later change confirmation together. A reply in the same email thread helps avoid applying a request to the wrong variation or missing an important date. An initial message is a request; it is not proof that a change, refund or return has already been approved.</p>\n<p>When a photo is needed, show the relevant part of the garment and explain what the photo is meant to demonstrate. A full front view plus one detail can distinguish a wrong design from a print placement concern. Crop out unrelated people, documents, addresses and background items. For a delivery label, obscure details that are not needed to identify the issue. Never include a full payment card number, security code, account password or one-time authentication code in an attachment or support message.</p>\n<p>For any time-sensitive issue, state the date and time zone in plain words. Saying “today” or “last Friday” can become ambiguous when a message is reviewed later or when you and the store are in different countries. Delivery dates, return-request dates and cancellation requests each serve different purposes. Write the event next to the date so the sequence is clear. You can find the applicable processes on <a href=\"/cancel-change-order/\">Cancel or Change an Order</a> and <a href=\"/refund-policy/\">Refund Policy</a>.</p>\n<h2>Contact HawaiiDShop</h2>\n<p>Write to <a href=\"mailto:support@hawaiidshop.com\">support@hawaiidshop.com</a> with the page or item you are asking about. Never send passwords, payment card details or account verification codes. You can also read our <a href=\"/help-center/\">Help Center</a>, <a href=\"/faqs/\">FAQs</a> and <a href=\"/contact-us/\">contact guidance</a>. Our response target is 1 business day. If your question concerns an order, keep the correspondence in one email thread so the item, dates and requested resolution remain together.</p>\n","visible_characters":11101,"meta_description":"Read HawaiiDShop dmca for practical apparel guidance, clear next steps and helpful customer support. Explore our island-inspired style. 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