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Copyright and Defamation Policy

Effective Date: 11.1.2024

Thank you for visiting AmericanVantagePoint.com (the “Site”, “we”, “us”, “our”). We value intellectual property rights and respect the copyright laws that protect original content. This Copyright and Defamation Policy explains how we handle copyright matters and claims of defamation on our platform and how you can report potential copyright infringements or defamatory content.

1. Our Content

All content on AmericanVantagePoint.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, and logos, is the property of AmericanVantagePoint.com or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Unauthorized use of any materials on the Site is strictly prohibited. We do not have, and do not claim, any ownership of news photos taken by others and used by us under license, “creative commons” rights, public domain rights, or “Fair Use” concepts.

We use photographs on the site at are (a) in the public domain, (b) for which Creative Common rights have been given, and (c) for which we have purchased a license, or for which we believe a “Fair Use” is allowed under Copyright Law. We do not own, and do not claim, a copyright interest in the photographs on our site. We believe that in the case of every photograph on our site, we either have a proper license or we do not require one.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, republish, or display any portion of the Site without prior written permission from AmericanVantagePoint.com, except as otherwise permitted under fair use laws or explicitly stated. You may request our permission, and upon an acceptable request, we anticipate our permission will be given, without compensation. Such permission as is given on a -case-by-case basis will always include that we be credited for the written content that is lifted from our site and that such credit include a link back to our site.

It is our policy not to publish content which unjustly defames any person in violation of the law. Upon notification, and confirmation that the content is legally objectionable, we will immediately remove such content.

2. User-Generated Content

By submitting any content (e.g., articles, comments, images) to AmericanVantagePoint.com, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, and display the content in connection with our Site. You warrant that you have the right to grant such a license and that your content does not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. You also warrant that the submitted content does not unjustly defame, disparage, or libel any person contrary to law. We do not pay submitters for content or for ideas. If you submit content we will review the content and (1) post it, or (2) edit it and obtain your approval to post it as edited by us, or (3) reject it. If we publish your submission, we can post it under your byline or anonymously, as you request. If we post your submitted content, or your approved edited content, and we are sued on the basis of your submitted or approved edited content, you agree to defend and to indemnify us in and for any legal proceedings and awards that are brought or ordered against us.

3. Copyright Infringement Claims (DMCA); Other Claims

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or otherwise subjects us to liability, please notify us at info@confirmordebunk.com with the following information:

  • Your Contact Information: Your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
  • Identification of the Copyrighted or Offending Work: A detailed description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or of the offending work that you claim unjustly impugns or disparages your reputation.
  • Identification of the Infringing of Offensive Material: The specific location (URL) on the Site where the infringing or offensive material is located.
  • Statement of Good Faith: A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, or is otherwise actionable against us under the law.
  • Statement of Accuracy: A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information you provided is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf, or alternatively that you have legally justiciable claims based on the published work or are authorized to represent that person.
  • Electronic or Physical Signature: A signature from you or your authorized representative.

Please send your notice to us at:
Email: info@americanvantagepoint.com
The requested information may be included as attachments to the email.

We respect the law and we will honor all requests that appear legitimate without delay upon receipt. Alternatively, we will respond without delay to learn more about your claim.
Making a false claim of copyright infringement, or otherwise asserting false claims, is wrong and may lead to liability for damages. Please review your rights and obligations under the copyright laws and other laws.

We take copyright infringement seriously and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and all other applicable copyright laws as well as all laws which have a bearing on our publication and on any materials you may submit to us for publication, whether edited by us or published as received.

4. Counter-Notification Procedure

If we remove or disable access to content in response to a copyright infringement notice, we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the content provider to provide an opportunity to submit a counter-notification. If you believe that your content was wrongly removed, you may file a counter-notification by providing us with the following:

  • Identification of the Removed Material: Identify the material that has been removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • Statement of Good Faith: A statement that you believe in good faith that the material that was removed or disabled did not violate anyone’s copyrights .
  • Consent to Jurisdiction: A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address or, if you are outside the United States, for any judicial district in which AmericanVantagePoint.com may be found.
  • Electronic or Physical Signature: A signature from you or your authorized representative.

Upon receiving a valid counter-notification, we may replace the removed material and cease disabling access, unless the complainant files an action seeking and receiving a court order against the content provider. We will obey all court orders.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other circumstances. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about how we handle these matters.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Policy or any issues regarding content on AmericanVantagePoint.com, please contact us at:

Email: info@americanvantagepoint.com

Thank you for helping us protect the intellectual property rights of all content creators and users on AmericanVantagePoint.com, and to assure that all our published content is correct and legal in all respects.