Copyright and takedown

Use this process if something on Scentateca:

• copies your work, such as a photo, illustration, review or other text you own;
• uses your image, such as a portrait of you, without permission;
• misuses your trademark, such as a logo or name used in a way that suggests a connection that does not exist.

For a wrong fact, a wrong credit or a privacy request, use Report a problem instead.

Notices go to Marwan Ezzat Mohamed Amin, who runs Scentateca, at hello@scentateca.com. If you must send a notice by post, ask by email for a postal address. This is our designated contact for copyright notices, including notices under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the EU Digital Services Act.

For a formal notice, including a DMCA notice, email hello@scentateca.com with “Takedown” in the subject and everything listed below.

For a quick request, use the form instead: choose a photo of a person for a portrait, or something else for any other image, text or logo, then pick “I hold the rights” or “I represent them”. A person reads every request in our moderation queue. The form does not collect everything a formal notice needs, so we may ask you for the rest by email.

1. Your name, postal address, email address and phone number.
2. The work, image or trademark you hold rights in, with a link or copy if it is online, and for a trademark its registration number and country.
3. The exact address (URL) of each page on Scentateca where the material appears, and which part of the page it is.
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 your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights holder or are authorised to act for them.
6. Your physical or electronic signature (a typed name is fine).

• We confirm that we have your notice. Requests about a photo of a person are handled within 72 hours; other notices within 14 days.
• If the notice is complete and the claim is clear, we remove or hide the material and record what we removed and why, so we can check it is not added back.
• If the material came from a member, we tell them what was removed and pass on your notice, with your contact details where the law requires it.
• If something is missing, or we need more information to judge the claim, we write back and say what we need.

We close the accounts of members who repeatedly post infringing material.

If you posted the material and believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, reply to our message or write to hello@scentateca.com with:

1. The address of the removed material before it was removed.
2. Your name, postal address, email address and phone number.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district (or, outside the United States, any district where we may be found), and that you will accept service of legal papers from the person who sent the notice.
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

We pass your counter-notice to the person who sent the notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we received your counter-notice.

Fragrance, brand and house names, logos and bottle designs belong to their owners. We use them only to identify the products and houses we describe. Scentateca is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any fragrance house, brand or retailer. If you represent a house and want a logo, photo or description changed, use the steps above.

Knowingly false notices or counter-notices can make the sender liable for damages. If you are unsure whether a use infringes your rights, consider getting legal advice first.