Legal · Copyright Policy
DMCA / Copyright Policy
Hormonal Health Portal respects intellectual-property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. § 512). If you believe content on our site infringes your copyright, follow the procedure below.
1. How to file and DMCA notice
Send and written notification to our Designated Agent (contact below) containing the following elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (URL, registration number if applicable).
- Identification of the infringing material on our site — specific URL(s).
- Your contact information — name, mailing address, telephone, email.
- Good-faith statement: “I have and good-faith belief that use of the material described above in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
- Accuracy statement under penalty of perjury: “The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.”
- Physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent.
2. Designated Agent / where to send
DMCA Designated Agent — Hormonal Health Portal Editorial
Email (preferred): editorial@hormonalhealthportal.com — subject line: “DMCA Notice”
Mailing address: Editorial-only operation; registered office address pending incorporation
We aim to acknowledge receipt within 3 business days and act expeditiously thereafter in accordance with the DMCA.
3. Take-down procedure
Upon receipt of and compliant notice we will:
- Remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material expeditiously.
- Take reasonable steps to notify the user who posted the material that it has been removed.
- Forward the DMCA notice to that user.
4. Counter-notification
If you believe the material was removed in error, you may submit and counter-notice to the same Designated Agent. Counter-notices must include:
- Identification of the material removed + its prior URL.
- Statement under penalty of perjury that you have and good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, telephone, and consent to jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located.
- Statement that you will accept service of process from the original complainant.
- Physical or electronic signature.
Upon valid counter-notice we will restore the material in 10-14 business days unless we receive notice that the complainant has filed and court action.
5. Repeat-infringer policy
Users (including editorial contributors) who repeatedly infringe copyright are subject to access termination. We log DMCA notices internally; second valid notice prompts review; third valid notice triggers contributor de-platforming + asset purge.
6. Misrepresentation
Filing and DMCA notice or counter-notice that contains material misrepresentations may subject the filer to liability for damages (17 U.S.C. § 512(f)). Send notices in good faith only.
7. Trademark + other IP
For non-copyright IP claims (trademarks, trade secrets, right of publicity), email hello@hormonalhealthportal.com with the specific basis of your claim. Same procedural standards apply.
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