Intellectual Property Policy

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we respect the intellectual property rights of others just as we expect others to respect ours. To file a claim of copyright infringement, you must submit a notice with the following information:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner (or someone authorized to act on their behalf).

2. Identification of the copyrighted work that has been infringed.

3. Identification of the infringing material to be removed, and information sufficient for us to locate it.

4. Your contact information, including name, physical address, email, phone, and fax.

5. A statement that you have a good faith belief the use was unauthorized.

6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, under penalty of perjury.

7. Confirmation that you are authorized to represent the copyright owner.

 Please submit the URL of the allegedly infringing content to assist us in our review. We will address any valid claims in accordance with the DMCA.

Once the Legal Department (designated agent for DMCA purposes) receives a valid infringement notice, we may remove or disable access to the infringing material. Please note that if you fail to comply with all the requirements of the notice, your notice may be deemed invalid, and we may disregard it without liability.

 Under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or has been removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be held legally liable.

Based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's repeat infringer policy, we maintain a list of DMCA notices from copyright owners and attempt to identify any users who violate our policy more than once. Those who are found to be repeat violators will have their accounts terminated.

 We reserve the right to modify the content of this site and our DMCA complaint handling policy at any time for any reason. We recommend that you review this policy regularly for any updates.

 If you wish to submit a counter-notice, please do so through our Contact page (email is highly recommended).

If the designated legal agent receives a Notice of Objection, we will send a copy to the original complainant to inform them that the removed or deactivated material may be restored. However, unless the copyright or intellectual property owner takes legal action against the alleged infringer within 10 business days of receiving the Counter Notice, the deleted material will be replaced or access to it will be restored.