Copyright (DMCA) Notification and Counter-Notification Process

Each user is responsible for ensuring that the materials they upload to BiologyInsights.com (the “Website”) do not infringe any third party copyright.

BiologyInsights.com will promptly remove materials from the Website in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) if properly notified that the materials infringe a third party’s copyright. In addition, BiologyInsights.com may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.

1. Filing a DMCA Notice to Remove Copyrighted Content (for Copyright Holders)

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with a written notice containing the following information:

1. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address (if any);
2. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
3. A description of where on the Website (including the URL address) the material that you claim is infringing may be found, with enough information to enable BiologyInsights.com to locate the material;
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
5. A statement by you UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and,
6. Your electronic or physical signature.

You can submit the notice using this option:

• Email: info@BiologyInsights.com RE: DMCA

2. Restoration of Removed Content (for Users); Filing a DMCA Counter-Notification to Restore Removed Content

If you believe that your material has been removed by mistake or misidentification, please provide BiologyInsights.com with a written counter-notification containing the following information:

1. Your name, address, and telephone number;
2. A description of the material that was removed and the location on the Website(including the URL address) where it previously appeared;
3. 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;
4. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original DMCA notice or an agent of that person; and,
5. Your electronic or physical signature.

You can submit the notice using this option:

• Email: info@BiologyInsights.com, RE: DMCA

Please note that we will forward any complete counter-notifications we receive to the person who submitted the original DMCA notice. That person may elect to file a lawsuit against you for copyright infringement. If we do not receive notice that a lawsuit has been filed within ten (10) business days after we provide notice of your counter-notification, we will restore the removed materials. Until that time, your materials will remain removed.

3. Repeat Infringer Policy

BiologyInsights.com will terminate user accounts that have been the subject of three (5) separate DMCA notices. In the event a user’s materials are removed due to a DMCA notice and then subsequently restored due to the filing of a DMCA counter-notification, BiologyInsights.com will treat the underlying DMCA notice as withdrawn.

BiologyInsights.com reserves the right to terminate user accounts that are the subject of fewer than three (3) DMCA notices in appropriate circumstances, such as where the user has a history of violating or wilfully disregarding BiologyInsights.com’s Terms of Service.