Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy

Reporting Claims of Copyright and Trademark Infringement

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect users of our websites or websites of our affiliates (collectively, the “Services”) to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright and infringement that comply with applicable law. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, in addition to our other remedies, terminate, discontinue, suspend, and/or restrict the account/profile or ability to access, visit, and/or use the Services for users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others, and we may choose to remove, delete, erase, or disable access to content deemed to be infringing.

Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you have reason to believe that your content has been copied and/or is accessible on the Services in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that the Services contain links or other references to another site, application, destination, or service that contains content or activity that infringes your copyright rights, you may notify us by providing a document via first class U.S. mail or email that includes the following information (as required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website, to our copyright agent (DMCA Agent) set forth below:

1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works on the Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works on the Services.
2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing (or to be the subject of infringing activity) and that has to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including, at a minimum, the URL of the link shown on the Services where such material may be found.
3. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
4. Provide information reasonably sufficient to enable us to contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
5. Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted work in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, such as the following statement: “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”
6. Include a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and please state, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, such as the following statement: “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

Deliver all items completed to our DMCA Agent:

If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.

Important: Misrepresentations made in a notice claiming that content or activity is infringing violates the DMCA and may expose you to liability for damages (including costs and attorney fees). Courts have found that you must consider copyright defenses, limitations, or exceptions before sending a notice. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether content residing on our Services infringes your copyright, we suggest that you first contact an attorney. In addition, please determine whether the content you are sending a notice about is actually residing on our Services before sending the notice.

Repeat Infringers

It is our policy, in appropriate circumstances, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are found to repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights of others. In addition, we may in our sole discretion suspend, disable, and/or terminate the accounts of users who have been identified as engaging in infringing activities or for other related reasons.

Notice of Trademark Infringement

To submit a notice of claimed trademark infringement, you will need to provide us with the following information:

1. Identify the trademark claimed to have been infringed. Please provide a description of the trademark, the country/countries the trademark is registered in, the trademark registration number(s), the category/categories of the trademark, and a link to (or screenshot of) the trademark registration.
2. Identify the material that you claim is infringing (or to be the subject of infringing activity) and that has to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material, including, at a minimum, the URL of the link shown on the Services where the infringing use of the trademark may be found.
3. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
4. Provide information reasonably sufficient to enable us to contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
5. Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the trademark in the manner complained of is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law, such as the following statement: “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the trademark is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law.”
6. Include a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and please state, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, such as the following statement: “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the trademark or of an exclusive right under the trademark that is allegedly infringed.”
7. Please state: “I understand and agree that a copy of this notice may be forwarded to the user who posted the allegedly infringing content.”

Deliver all items completed to Our DMCA Agent:

Our response to notices of alleged trademark infringement may include the removal or restriction of access to allegedly infringing material.

We may modify this Trademark Policy from time to time, and we will post the most current version on our site.