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​Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

​Women Steps (www.womensteps.com) 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, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement.

​If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our designated agent.

​DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement ("Notice")

​To file a notice of infringement with us, you must provide a written communication (by email) that sets forth the items specified below:

  1. ​Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
  2. ​Identify the material that you claim is infringing (including the URL of the page where the material is located).
  3. ​Provide your contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  4. ​Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
  5. ​Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
  6. ​Provide a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

​Designated Agent Contact Information

​Please send all infringement notices to:

  • ​Email: [womenstepsofficial@gmail.com]
  • Subject Line: DMCA Copyright Notice - Women Steps

​Counter-Notification

​If you receive a notification that your content has been removed due to a copyright complaint, you may send us a counter-notification. This must be a written communication that includes:

  • ​Identification of the material that was removed.
  • ​A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  • ​Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • ​Your physical or electronic signature.

​Women Steps reserves the right to remove any content alleged to be infringing without prior notice and at our sole discretion.

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