Last updated: 9 October 2026
UrBharat respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects visitors to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in line with the Copyright Act, 1957, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and related rules, and we also accept notices in the format set out under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Reporting copyright infringement
If you believe that material on urbharat.xyz infringes your copyright, please send us a notice that includes:
- your full name, postal address, telephone number and email address
- a description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
- the exact URL(s) of the material on our Website that you believe is infringing
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law
- a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner’s behalf
- your physical or electronic signature
Send your notice through our Contact page and select “Copyright / DMCA notice” as the topic.
What happens next
When we receive a complete notice, we will review it and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the material. Where possible, we will notify the person who provided the material. Incomplete notices may delay our response.
Counter-notification
If you believe material you provided was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice through our Contact page that includes your contact details, identification of the removed material and its former location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, and your physical or electronic signature.
Repeat infringers
We may remove comments or other contributions, and block users, who repeatedly infringe the rights of others.
Misrepresentation
Please make sure the material genuinely infringes your rights before sending a notice. Knowingly making false claims may expose you to legal liability.
Using UrBharat content
You may quote short excerpts of our articles with clear attribution and a link to the original page. For any other use, please request permission through our Contact page. See our Terms and Conditions for details.