Copyright/DMCA Policy
We take claims of copyright infringement seriously and will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The following is our Notice and Takedown Policy, which includes guidelines for reporting any alleged infringements.
Notice of Claimed Infringement
If you are the copyright holder, or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, and you believe that you or your client's intellectual property appears on the website without proper permission, you may submit a copyright infringement notification. Your written notice must include the following information:
- A description of the work that is claimed to be infringed, or a representative list in the event that multiple works are claimed to be infringed.
- Specific identification of where the allegedly infringing material is located on our site, which preferably includes the website URL(s) of the material.
- Adequate contact information (name, address, phone number, and email address).
- A statement by you indicating your good faith belief that the material being complained about is not authorized by the owner of the copyright, an agent for the owner of the copyright, or the law.
- A statement made by you that you are the owner of or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed and that all the information contained in your notice is accurate.
- Your signature, either physical or electronic, or the signature of an individual authorized to act on your behalf.
Be aware that we will not respond to any DMCA notification that does not include all of the above listed information.
You may send your copyright infringement claim to us by way of our contact form.
Abuse Notification
Please note that anyone who submits a false claim of copyright infringement may be liable for damages, court costs, and attorneys' fees under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Take Down Procedure
The site reserves the right to remove or disable access to any material on the site deemed to be an infringement of copyright, and will abide by its policy to terminate the account of repeat infringers. The site will act immediately to disable access to any infringing material in conformity with the procedure set down in 17 U.S.C. ยง512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Modification of Policy
There may be changes or addition made to this policy in the future, and we encourage all website users to re-read this policy regularly in order to stay informed of any such changes or additions.