DMCA policy

Zodiac Chart respects the intellectual property of others and expects visitors to do the same. Below you will find how to send a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512) and what happens next.

Filing a copyright notice

To be effective, your written notice needs to contain all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of someone authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed, or a representative list if one notice covers several works.
3. The infringing material and where it is on zodiac-chart.com, described precisely enough to locate it; page URLs are best.
4. Contact information so we can reach you, including your address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the owner, the owner's agent or the law.
6. A statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you own the right or are authorised to act for the owner.

Sending your notice

Notices should go to [email protected]; a subject line such as “DMCA notice” helps us find them quickly. We review notices promptly. When a notice is complete and valid, we remove or disable access to the material and let you know. If something is missing, we may ask you for it before we can act.

Counter-notification

Anyone whose material was removed by mistake or misidentification may send a counter-notice to the same email address, containing:

• your signature, physical or electronic;
• the material that was taken down and its location before removal;
• your statement, under penalty of perjury, of a good-faith belief that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
• your name, address and telephone number, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which the service provider may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

Following a valid counter-notice, the material can be put back after 10 to 14 business days, unless we hear that the complainant has started legal proceedings.

Before you file

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. If you are unsure whether a use is infringing, for example because it may be fair use, consider seeking legal advice before you send a notice.

Policy on repeat infringers

zodiac-chart.com has no user accounts or uploads, but where it applies, we will, in appropriate circumstances, cut off access for anyone who repeatedly infringes copyright.

Other enquiries are welcome via our Contact page.