HWH Copyright Policy

Copywrite Policy:

THE SITES DEFINED AS: HerFaithVillage.com Ministries, HerFaithVillage.com, HerWomensHub.com, HerBibleStudies.com, HerFaithRadio.com, ShelleFrelo.com, KeepinItRealInChrist.com, subsites, and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries (hereinafter individually and collectively, “THE SITES”, “WE”, “WE’RE”, “US”, “OUR”)

USER DEFINED AS: Registered and unregistered visitors (hereinafter “USER”, “USERS”, “END-USER” “YOU”, “YOUR”, “MEMBER”, “MEMBERS”)

WRITER, GUEST WRITERS, WRITERS, FEATURED WRITERS Defined as author, GUEST WRITERS, WRITERS, FEATURED WRITERS, neighborhood host, neighborhood contributors, and affiliates (hereinafter “GUEST WRITERS, WRITERS, FEATURED WRITERS”, “WRITER”)

CONTENT DEFINED AS: The compilation, assembly, and arrangement of the CONTENT of THE SITES; and all other CONTENT related to THE SITES and subsites including but not limited to software, applications, products and services, all source code, databases, functionality, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, reference CONTENT, mobile services, and any other features, THE SITES social media account, and graphics (hereinafter collectively the “CONTENT”)

THE SITES respects the intellectual property rights of others, and we prohibit USERS from posting, sharing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any CONTENT that infringe upon another party’s intellectual property rights. However, CONTENT is posted on THE SITES by third parties not within our control, and we are under no obligation to and do not review all CONTENT on THE SITES for the inclusion of illegal or impermissible CONTENT.

INVITED SUBMISSIONS

From time to time, areas on THE SITES may expressly request submissions of concepts, stories, or other potential CONTENT from YOU (“Invited Submissions”). Where this is the case, please carefully read any specific rules or other terms and conditions which appear elsewhere on this Site to govern those submissions (“Additional Terms”), as they will affect YOUR legal rights. If no Additional Terms govern those submissions, then these Terms will apply in full to any Invited Submissions YOU make. IN ANY EVENT, ANY CONTENT YOU SEND TO US WILL NOT BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL. Regardless of any industry custom or practice, we will not pay YOU or compensate YOU in any way for the use of any CONTENT that YOU submit to THE SITES.

Infringement Policy

DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice and Policy

Resource List for Our Infringement Policies:

Copyright law is explained by the U.S. Copyright Office here:

http://www.copyright.gov  A private commercial site offering information and services regarding copyright is:

http://www.benedict.com  A non-profit that helps copyright owners offer their content pursuant to a license whereby certain free use by others is permitted is:

ttp://www.creativecommons.org  Many universities maintain useful public information regarding copyrights, including:

A summary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be found at: http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

The text of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act can be found here: http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/hr2281.pdf

The U.S. federal copyright code is here: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.htm

HerFaithVillage.com Ministries, THE SITES, HFV Women’s Hub, HerBibleStudies.com, HerFaithRadio.com, ShelleFrelo.com, KeepinItRealInChrist.com, subsites, and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries (hereinafter individually and collectively, “THE SITES”, “WE”, “WE’RE”, “US”, “OUR”) respects others’ intellectual property rights and has made every effort to secure appropriate clearances for all proprietary intellectual properties that THE SITES directly makes available on THE SITES (however accessed and/or used, whether via personal computers, mobile devices or otherwise) and other interactive features or downloads (e.g., widgets) that are accessible on or downloadable through, or related to, THE SITES.com and owned or operated by THE SITES (collectively, THE SITES) and we require our users to do the same.

TO FILE A NOTIFICATION OF INFRINGING CONTENT

THE SITES will respond to allegations of copyright violations in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). If YOU believe that any CONTENT residing on or linked to THE SITES infringes YOUR copyright, please send THE SITES a notification of claimed infringement with all of the following information:

1. 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;
2. identification of the claimed infringing CONTENT and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the CONTENT on THE SITES(such as the URL(s) of the claimed infringing CONTENT);
3. information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact YOU, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address;
4. a statement by YOU that YOU have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. a statement by YOU that the above information in YOUR notification is accurate and a statement by YOU, made under penalty of perjury, that YOU are the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf; and
6. YOUR physical or electronic signature. HerFaithVillage.com will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate actions as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws. Pursuant to the DMCA, notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent via the Copyright Infringement form via this website.

Please fill out OUR Infringement Form located on this site under the ‘Contact’ heading or you can send US with the above information to legal@herfaithvillage.com

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN YOUR NOTICE:

Identification of the work(s) claimed to have been infringed and a statement of ownership to such work(s); 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 us to locate the material; Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact YOU, such as an address, telephone number and e-mail address at which YOU may be contacted; 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; Include the following statement: “I have good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted materials described above and contained on the service is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or by protection of law”; A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that YOU are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; YOUR physical or electronic signature (i.e., “/s/ [print name]”); and (Optional) Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit us to notify the user(s) who posted the content that allegedly contains infringing material. YOU may also provide screenshots or other materials that are helpful to identify the works in question. (This is for identification only, not to “prove” substantive claims.) Please note: The DMCA provides that YOU may be liable for damages (including costs and attorney’s fees) if YOU falsely claim that materials infringe YOUR copyrights. We recommend contacting an attorney if YOU are unsure whether YOUR content is protected by copyright laws.

DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS (E.G., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, ETC.) TO THE CONTACT LISTED ABOVE. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF YOU SEND COMPLAINTS UNRELATED TO LEGAL MATTERS TO THAT CONTACT to file a counter-notification. If YOUR content has been taken down as a result of a notification by a purported copyright owner that such party’s copyright rights are infringed by YOUR content, YOU may respond by sending us a DMCA counter-notification as follows: List the material that was removed by THE SITES administrators, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed. Please identify in sufficient detail; Provide YOUR name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available); State that YOU consent to the jurisdiction of U.S. Federal District Court for the judicial district in which YOU reside (or Missouri if YOUR address is outside of the United States); State that YOU will accept service of process from the person who provided notification to us of the alleged infringement or an agent of such person; State the following: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled”; and YOUR physical or electronic signature (i.e., “/s/ [print name]”). Send the written document to THE SITES designated DMCA Agent via email to: legal@herfaithvillage.com