How we handle claims of copyright infringement.

HowlVault respects copyright and complies with the DMCA. We respond expeditiously to valid takedown notices.

HowlVault (operated by Apex Global LLC) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of our service to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the HowlVault service that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent, identified below.

Send a written notice to our Designated Copyright Agent with the six elements required by the DMCA.

If you are a copyright owner, or authorized to act on behalf of one, and you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible through our service, please notify our Designated Copyright Agent as set forth in the DMCA. For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:

1. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the service (a specific URL or file identifier, if possible).
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you — your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by law.
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Send notices to dmca@howlvault.com or by mail to the address below.

Notices should be sent to:

Our Designated Copyright Agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. You can verify the registration at copyright.gov/dmca-directory.

If your content was removed in error, you can submit a counter-notice with the four elements below.

If material you uploaded was removed in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error, you may submit a counter-notice to our Designated Copyright Agent that contains:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and its location before it was removed.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed 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 the address is located, or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which HowlVault may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Three or more valid DMCA notices in a 12-month period leads to account termination.

It is the policy of Apex Global LLC, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others. An account may be terminated if the holder receives three or more valid DMCA notices in a twelve-month period.

Knowingly false takedown notices carry liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.

Last updated: April 21, 2026