The Civic Journal respects intellectual property rights and responds promptly to valid copyright infringement notices.
Filing a notice
If you believe material on our site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to contact@thecivicjournal.com that includes:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
- The URL of the allegedly infringing material on our site.
- Your name, address, phone number and email address.
- A statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
What happens next
We review every complete notice and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the material, usually within five business days.
Counter-notice
If you believe material was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice to the same address with the details above and an explanation.