“We will review the counter-notification to ensure it meets the legal requirements, and, if it does, we will inform the original claimant, who will have 14 U.S. business days to take legal action...”
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The 14-business-day window determines whether removed content is restored; if the claimant does not act within that period, the process moves forward without further legal challenge.
If you filed a counter-notification, the original claimant has 14 U.S. business days from Hugging Face's notice to initiate legal action against you.
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As required by applicable law, we collect and process information about individuals in the EEA, Switzerland, and UK only where we have a legal basis for doing so.
Except as provided in the dispute resolution section above, all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of San Francisco, California.
The Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding conflicts of law provisions.
"We will review the counter-notification to ensure it meets the legal requirements, and, if it does, we will inform the original claimant, who will have 14 U.S. business days to take legal action...Excerpt from Hugging Face's Content Policy
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The 14-business-day window determines whether removed content is restored; if the claimant does not act within that period, the process moves forward without further legal challenge.
If you filed a counter-notification, the original claimant has 14 U.S. business days from Hugging Face's notice to initiate legal action against you.
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