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Last Updated: 27 DEC 2024

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You do not have to comply with the above elements for material already in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception.

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1. This license applies to any form, media, or technology, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, and any trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice, Policy, and Copyright Infringements

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through this Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please provide immediately notification via the Contact page.

A copy of your Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to federal law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification.

All Notifications should meet the requirements of DMCA 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) and include the following information;

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the material claimed to have been infringed or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, or email address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
4. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, their agent, or the law.
5. A statement 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 owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed upon.

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If you believe your own copyrighted material has been removed from the Site as a result of a mistake or miss-identification, you may submit a written counter notification using the contact page.

If you send valid, written Counter Notification meeting the requirements described above, we will restore your removed or disabled material, unless we first receive notice from the party filing the Notification informing us that such party has filed a court action to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question.

Please note that if you materially misrepresent that the disabled or removed content was removed by mistake or miss-identification, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorney’s fees. Filing a false Counter Notification constitutes perjury.

To be an effective Counter Notification under the DMCA, your Counter Notification must include substantially the following;

1. Identification of the material that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
2. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in which your address is located, or if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which we are located.
3. A statement that you will accept service of process from the party that filed the Notification or the party’s agent.
4. Your name, address, email, and telephone number.
5. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or mis-identification of the material to be removed or disabled.
6. your physical or electronic signature.

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You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.