Reporting claims of copyright and trademark infringement
Colonialwp respects the intellectual property rights of others and expect users of its websites or websites of its affiliates (collectively, the “Services”) to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright 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.
DMCA policy and 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 contains 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:
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.
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.
Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
Provide information reasonably sufficient to enable us to contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the 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).”
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.”
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 Colonialwp’s 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, Colonialwp may in its 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.
Trademark policy
To submit a notice of claimed trademark infringement, you will need to provide us with the following information:
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.
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.
Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.
Provide information reasonably sufficient to enable us to contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the 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.”
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.”
Please state: “I understand and agree that a copy of this notice may be forwarded to the user who posted the allegedly infringing content.”