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DMCA COMPLIANCE POLICY

Solar Smash Online respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), we have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with the DMCA.

REPORTING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that content appearing on Solar Smash Online infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA takedown notice. To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following information:

REQUIRED INFORMATION

  • Copyright Owner Identification: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  • Copyrighted Work Description: Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
  • Infringing Material Location: Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and information sufficient to locate the material.

CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Your Contact Details: Information sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Good Faith Statement: A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • Accuracy Statement: A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

COUNTER-NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE

If you believe that your content was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our copyright agent. Your counter-notification must include substantially the following information:

  • Your physical or electronic signature
  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location where the material appeared before it was removed or disabled
  • A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification
  • Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located

REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY

Solar Smash Online has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also at our sole discretion limit access to the website and/or terminate accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

FAIR USE AND COPYRIGHT

Solar Smash Online respects fair use, and we encourage users to consider whether their use of copyrighted material falls under fair use before submitting a DMCA notice. Fair use is a legal doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples include commentary, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship.

FALSE CLAIMS

Please note that under Section 512 of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is actually infringing, you should contact an attorney before filing a DMCA notice.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Solar Smash Online will not be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages arising from our compliance with the DMCA or our good faith efforts to comply with the DMCA, including without limitation, liability for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of data or loss of business information.

MODIFICATION OF POLICY

Solar Smash Online reserves the right to modify, alter or add to this policy, and all users should regularly check back to stay current on any such changes.