DMCA Policy of Hazelnut Butter
Hazelnut Butter respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), we will respond promptly to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are reported to our designated Copyright Agent, provided such notices comply with the requirements below.
It is our policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, users who are repeat infringers of copyrighted works. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Hazelnut Butter service, please notify us by submitting a "Notice of Claimed Infringement" as described below.
Filing a Notice of Claimed Infringement
To file a DMCA notice, you must send a written communication that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) to confirm these requirements):
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing 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 Hazelnut Butter to locate the material (e.g., specific URLs).
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit Hazelnut Butter to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- 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, its agent, or the law.
- 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.
DMCA Counter-Notification
If you believe that your content, which was removed or disabled, is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material in your content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to our Copyright Agent:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled (e.g., specific URLs).
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content.
- Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in [Jurisdiction, e.g., the district where your address is located], and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
Please note that if you knowingly misrepresent that material or activity is infringing, you may be subject to liability for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
For any questions or to submit a DMCA notice or counter-notice, please visit our Contact Us page.
