Effective Date: August 1, 2026 Last Updated: August 1, 2026
clutchwatch respects the intellectual property rights of leagues, teams, broadcasters, media organizations, software developers, content creators, and individual copyright owners.
This Copyright & DMCA Policy explains how clutchwatch responds to allegations of copyright infringement, how copyright owners may submit notices, how users may respond through counter-notifications where permitted by law, and how clutchwatch administers repeat infringement policies.
This Policy supplements, and should be read together with:
If any provision of this Policy conflicts with applicable copyright law, applicable law controls.
This Policy applies to:
clutchwatch exists to help fans discover sporting events—not to redistribute copyrighted broadcasts.
Our platform primarily provides:
clutchwatch does not claim ownership over:
Those rights remain with their respective owners.
We recognize the substantial investments made by:
Accordingly, clutchwatch maintains policies intended to:
For users located within the United States, clutchwatch complies with the notice-and-takedown framework established under Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512).
Where applicable, clutchwatch seeks to qualify for the safe-harbor protections available under federal law by:
Nothing in this Policy expands or limits rights available under applicable copyright law.
Current clutchwatch functionality allows users to submit limited information, including:
Future versions of the Service may additionally permit:
Regardless of the feature involved, users remain solely responsible for content they submit.
Users may not submit content that infringes another person's intellectual property rights.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Submission of such material may result in:
One of clutchwatch's goals is helping users discover legitimate ways to watch sporting events.
Accordingly, users may submit watch information for review.
However:
Users should only submit viewing information they have the legal right to share.
Users may not knowingly submit links intended to facilitate copyright infringement.
Examples include:
If clutchwatch determines that submitted watch information infringes copyright or otherwise violates applicable law, it may be removed without prior notice.
Various intellectual property appearing within clutchwatch belongs to third parties.
Examples include:
These materials remain the property of their respective owners.
Their appearance within clutchwatch is intended solely to identify sporting events, teams, competitions, or viewing options and does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or affiliation unless expressly stated.
clutchwatch aggregates sports information from multiple third-party providers.
Such information may include:
Ownership of underlying data, where protected by law or contract, remains with the applicable provider.
Nothing within clutchwatch transfers ownership of third-party sports data.
Certain narratives, summaries, explanations, rankings, or editorial content published within clutchwatch may be generated wholly or partially using automated systems or artificial intelligence.
Unless otherwise indicated:
Users may not reproduce substantial portions of clutchwatch-generated editorial content except as permitted by applicable law or with prior written permission.
clutchwatch, its logos, branding, graphics, product names, feature names, and related marks are trademarks or trade dress of clutchwatch or its licensors.
Other trademarks appearing within the Service belong to their respective owners.
Nothing contained within the Service grants any license to use another party's trademarks except as expressly permitted by law.
Users retain ownership of original content they lawfully submit.
However, by submitting content through clutchwatch, users grant clutchwatch the license described in the Terms of Use for the limited purpose of operating, maintaining, improving, promoting, and providing the Service.
Users represent and warrant that:
Users remain solely responsible for any legal consequences arising from their submissions.
clutchwatch maintains a policy providing for the termination, where appropriate, of users who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others.
In determining whether a user qualifies as a repeat infringer, clutchwatch may consider factors including:
clutchwatch reserves discretion in applying this policy consistent with applicable law.
Termination decisions may be made without prior warning where circumstances warrant immediate action.
clutchwatch seeks to work cooperatively with copyright owners, broadcasters, leagues, and legitimate rights holders to resolve intellectual property concerns efficiently.
Where appropriate, we may:
Nothing in this Policy obligates clutchwatch to remove content that it reasonably believes is non-infringing or otherwise protected by applicable law.
If you believe that material made available through clutchwatch infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notification to clutchwatch's designated Copyright Agent.
To be effective under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)), your notification should include substantially all of the following:
A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
Identification of the allegedly infringing material sufficient for clutchwatch to locate it.
Information reasonably sufficient to permit clutchwatch to contact you, including:
Failure to provide sufficient information may delay processing or prevent us from evaluating the request.
DMCA notices should be directed to:
Designated Copyright Agent CLUTCHWATCH, INC.
Name: CLUTCHWATCH, INC. — Copyright Agent
Mailing Address: 1230 Quandt Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549, USA
Email: dmca@clutchwatch.com
clutchwatch intends to maintain a designated agent registered with the United States Copyright Office where applicable.
If contact information changes, this Policy will be updated accordingly.
Upon receipt of a facially valid copyright complaint, clutchwatch may, where appropriate:
Not every complaint results in removal.
clutchwatch may decline to remove material where it reasonably believes:
If your content has been removed following a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was the result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification.
A valid counter-notification should include substantially the following:
Your physical or electronic signature.
Identification of the material removed.
Identification of the location where the material previously appeared.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed due to mistake or misidentification.
Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement consenting to the jurisdiction of:
Where clutchwatch receives a valid counter-notification, we may forward it to the complaining party.
Unless the copyright owner informs us that legal proceedings have been initiated within the period prescribed by applicable law, clutchwatch may restore the removed material.
Nothing in this Policy obligates clutchwatch to restore content where restoration would violate law, court order, contractual obligations, or platform policies.
Submitting knowingly false copyright complaints or counter-notifications may expose the submitting party to legal liability.
clutchwatch reserves the right to reject complaints or counter-notifications that appear to be:
Repeated abuse of the DMCA process may result in suspension or permanent restriction from using the Service.
Nothing in this Policy is intended to limit rights provided by applicable copyright law, including the doctrine of fair use under United States law or similar exceptions recognized in other jurisdictions.
Examples may include:
clutchwatch evaluates complaints on a case-by-case basis and does not automatically assume infringement solely because copyrighted material is referenced.
Trademark concerns differ from copyright claims.
If you believe your trademark rights have been violated through material submitted to clutchwatch, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Trademark complaints should include:
clutchwatch may investigate and respond to trademark complaints in its discretion and consistent with applicable law.
Users may not submit material that unlawfully infringes another person's:
Professional athletes, coaches, broadcasters, and public figures retain applicable rights under law.
Nothing in this Policy authorizes unauthorized commercial exploitation of another person's identity.
clutchwatch may utilize automated systems or artificial intelligence to generate:
These systems are intended to create original informational content and are not intended to reproduce copyrighted works.
If a copyright owner believes AI-generated content appearing within clutchwatch infringes their rights, they may submit a notice under this Policy.
Each complaint will be reviewed individually.
clutchwatch operates primarily from the United States but may be accessed internationally.
Copyright protections vary between jurisdictions.
Where local law provides additional protections or imposes additional obligations, clutchwatch will endeavor to comply with applicable legal requirements.
Nothing in this Policy limits mandatory rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
clutchwatch may display or reference content originating from third-party providers, including:
Ownership of that content remains with the applicable provider.
Complaints regarding third-party websites should generally be directed to the operator of those services.
clutchwatch is not responsible for content hosted entirely on third-party platforms.
clutchwatch reserves the right to:
Nothing in this Policy limits any rights available to clutchwatch under applicable law or the Terms of Use.
We may revise this Copyright & DMCA Policy from time to time.
Material changes may be communicated by:
Continued use of the Service following the effective date of a revised Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy where permitted by law.
Questions regarding this Policy may be directed to:
CLUTCHWATCH, INC.
Copyright & Intellectual Property
Email: dmca@clutchwatch.com
Mailing Address: 1230 Quandt Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549, USA
Additional legal contact information may be published on the clutchwatch website.
This Policy supplements:
If another clutchwatch policy addresses a subject not covered here, that policy continues to apply independently.
| Version | Effective Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | August 1, 2026 | Initial public release. |
End of Copyright & DMCA Policy