Guardwise respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users and contributors to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), we respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement on the Site.
Filing a DMCA Notice
If you believe that content available on this Site infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to our contact address that includes all of the following:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including the specific URL(s) on the Site where it appears.
- Your contact information, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
Our Response
Upon receiving a valid notice, we will review it, remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material where appropriate, and notify the affected party. We may ask the affected party to provide a counter-notice in accordance with the DMCA.
Counter-Notification
If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice containing your signature, identification of the removed material and its prior location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court.
Repeat Infringers
We reserve the right to terminate access for users or contributors who are repeat infringers, and to remove any content we believe infringes the rights of others, with or without notice.
Please send DMCA notices through the contact details on our Contact page with the subject line "DMCA Notice".