DCMA Notice

In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we have established the following policy regarding copyright infringement. We retain the right to (1) Restrict access to or eliminate material that, in our sincere belief, constitutes copyrighted material illicitly reproduced and distributed by any of our advertisers, affiliates, content providers, members, or users, and (2) Cease and discontinue service for repeat offenders. The process involves two steps as outlined below:

(1) Reporting Copyright Infringements Procedure:

Please provide us with the following information if you suspect that any of your intellectual property rights have been violated by us or any user of the Site.

(a) A physical or electronic signature of the authorized person acting on behalf of the owner of the infringed right.

(b) Identification of the copyrighted work or other material alleged to have been infringed. If multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works is required.

(c) Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, along with information enabling us to locate the material.

(d) Information allowing us to contact the complaining party.

(e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the complained-of manner is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, agent, or the law.

(f) A statement asserting that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the infringed right owner.

(2) Supplying a Counter-Notice to the Designated Agent Procedure:

Failure to comply with all these requirements may render your DMCA notification invalid. Upon receipt and notice of a claim of infringement, we reserve the right to promptly remove the identified materials from our site without incurring liability. Additionally, the claims of both the complaining party and the party that originally posted the materials will be referred to the United States Copyright Office for adjudication, as specified in the DMCA. If you believe that any content posted by you has been mistakenly removed, you can submit a counter-notification in accordance with the DMCA. For it to be effective, the counter-notification must include:

(a) Your physical or electronic signature.

(b) Identification of the disabled material and its location before removal.

(c) A statement, under penalty of perjury, expressing a good faith belief that your material was disabled due to a mistake or misidentification.

(d) Your name, address, and phone number, along with a statement confirming your consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district where your address is located (if in the United States). If your address is outside of the United States, consent to any judicial district in which the site or objectionable material may be found, and an agreement to accept service of process from the complaining party or an agent of such person.