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DMCA Policy

DMCA Policy

Welcome to Candle Making For Beginners. We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement on our website and for submitting counter-notifications.

Candle Making For Beginners complies with the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512, and will promptly remove content that infringes the copyrights of others upon receipt of a valid DMCA notification. We also provide a mechanism for content creators to submit counter-notifications if they believe their content was removed in error.

Filing a DMCA Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on the Candle Making For Beginners website, please send a written DMCA notice to our designated Copyright Agent. Your notice must include substantially the following:

  1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  2. 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 Candle Making For Beginners to locate the material (e.g., a URL link).
  3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Candle Making For Beginners to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  4. A statement that the complaining party has 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.
  5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  6. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on the Candle Making For Beginners website was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification to our Copyright Agent. Your counter-notification must include substantially the following:

  • Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled (e.g., a URL link).
  • 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 to be removed or disabled.
  • Your name, address, and telephone number.
  • A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Candle Making For Beginners may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.
  • Your physical or electronic signature.

For all DMCA-related inquiries, including submitting notices or counter-notifications, please use our Contact Us page and select "DMCA / Copyright Inquiry" as the subject.