Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
It is the policy of Product With a Purpose to respond to each notice of alleged copyright infringement (an “Infringement Notice”) in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and any other applicable law.
This policy describes:
For purposes of this policy, "Product With A Purpose Site" includes but is not limited to https://www.productwithapurpose.org/. Product With A Purpose does not control content hosted on third party websites and cannot remove content from sites it does not own or control. If you are the copyright owner of content hosted on a third party site, and you have not authorized the use of your content, please contact the administrator of that website directly to have the content removed.
The following Infringement Notice and Counter-Notice requirements are intended to comply with Product With a Purpose's rights and obligations under the DMCA and do not constitute legal advice.
Contacting Product with a Purpose
If you (or your agent) believe that your copyrighted material is being used on Product With a Purpose site without permission, please notify us in writing (either by mail, email, or fax) at:
DMCA Product With a Purpose
1110 Mary Street
Georgetown, MS 39078
Email: productwithapurpose@mercyhouseatc.com
Phone: 601-867-1004
Fax: 601-858-2339
Only Infringement Notices or Counter-Notices (described below) should be sent to Product With a Purpose.
Infringement Notice
If you are a copyright owner (or agent thereof) and you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by Product With a Purpose, or by a third party who has uploaded content on a Product With a Purpose Site (an “Account Holder”), please provide the following information (your “Infringement Notice”) to Product With a Purpose:
a) A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
b) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on a Product With a Purpose Site;
c) An address, telephone number, and e-mail address where Product With a Purpose can contact you and, if different, an e-mail address where any alleged infringing Account Holder (not Product With a Purpose), can contact you;
d) A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use described above is not authorized;
e) A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your Infringement Notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner (or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf); and
f) Your electronic or physical signature.
Product With a Purpose may request additional information before removing any infringing material. Product With a Purpose may also provide the Account Holder with your e-mail address so that that person can respond to your allegations.
Account Termination
Product With a Purpose will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. If you believe that an Account Holder is a repeat infringer, please follow the instructions above to contact Product With a Purpose and provide information sufficient for us to verify that the Account Holder has been determined to be in violation of the DMCA repeatedly.
Counter-Notice
An Account Holder who posted information which becomes subject to an Infringement Notice may provide a “Counter-Notice” to dispute the Infringement Notice. Pursuant to the DMCA, Product With a Purpose, or the Account Holder subject to the Infringement Notice, may make a Counter-Notice. If we make or receive a Counter Notice from an Account Holder, we may reinstate the post or material in question.
If material that you (an Account Holder) posted to a Product With a Purpose Site has been taken down, you may file a written “Counter-Notice,” that contains the following details, with Product With a Purpose (listed above):
a) Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
b) 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 of the material in question;
c) Your name, address and telephone number;
d) A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for judicial district in which your address is located or, if your address is outside of the USA, for any judicial district in which Product With a Purpose may be found and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted a notice in compliance with the DMCA, as generally described above;
e) Your physical or electronic signature.
Please note: This policy is no substitute for legal advice. You should obtain legal advice to better understand your rights and obligations under the DMCA and applicable laws.
This policy describes:
- How to serve an Infringement Notice; and
- What to do if any material you placed on any "Product With A Purpose Site" becomes the subject of an Infringement Notice.
For purposes of this policy, "Product With A Purpose Site" includes but is not limited to https://www.productwithapurpose.org/. Product With A Purpose does not control content hosted on third party websites and cannot remove content from sites it does not own or control. If you are the copyright owner of content hosted on a third party site, and you have not authorized the use of your content, please contact the administrator of that website directly to have the content removed.
The following Infringement Notice and Counter-Notice requirements are intended to comply with Product With a Purpose's rights and obligations under the DMCA and do not constitute legal advice.
Contacting Product with a Purpose
If you (or your agent) believe that your copyrighted material is being used on Product With a Purpose site without permission, please notify us in writing (either by mail, email, or fax) at:
DMCA Product With a Purpose
1110 Mary Street
Georgetown, MS 39078
Email: productwithapurpose@mercyhouseatc.com
Phone: 601-867-1004
Fax: 601-858-2339
Only Infringement Notices or Counter-Notices (described below) should be sent to Product With a Purpose.
Infringement Notice
If you are a copyright owner (or agent thereof) and you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by Product With a Purpose, or by a third party who has uploaded content on a Product With a Purpose Site (an “Account Holder”), please provide the following information (your “Infringement Notice”) to Product With a Purpose:
a) A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
b) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on a Product With a Purpose Site;
c) An address, telephone number, and e-mail address where Product With a Purpose can contact you and, if different, an e-mail address where any alleged infringing Account Holder (not Product With a Purpose), can contact you;
d) A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use described above is not authorized;
e) A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your Infringement Notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner (or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf); and
f) Your electronic or physical signature.
Product With a Purpose may request additional information before removing any infringing material. Product With a Purpose may also provide the Account Holder with your e-mail address so that that person can respond to your allegations.
Account Termination
Product With a Purpose will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. If you believe that an Account Holder is a repeat infringer, please follow the instructions above to contact Product With a Purpose and provide information sufficient for us to verify that the Account Holder has been determined to be in violation of the DMCA repeatedly.
Counter-Notice
An Account Holder who posted information which becomes subject to an Infringement Notice may provide a “Counter-Notice” to dispute the Infringement Notice. Pursuant to the DMCA, Product With a Purpose, or the Account Holder subject to the Infringement Notice, may make a Counter-Notice. If we make or receive a Counter Notice from an Account Holder, we may reinstate the post or material in question.
If material that you (an Account Holder) posted to a Product With a Purpose Site has been taken down, you may file a written “Counter-Notice,” that contains the following details, with Product With a Purpose (listed above):
a) Identification of the material that was removed or to which access was disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
b) 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 of the material in question;
c) Your name, address and telephone number;
d) A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for judicial district in which your address is located or, if your address is outside of the USA, for any judicial district in which Product With a Purpose may be found and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted a notice in compliance with the DMCA, as generally described above;
e) Your physical or electronic signature.
Please note: This policy is no substitute for legal advice. You should obtain legal advice to better understand your rights and obligations under the DMCA and applicable laws.
