DMCA Policy

"Kharg Island" respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This policy describes our commitment to complying with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and provides instructions for copyright owners to report alleged infringement and for users to submit counter-notifications.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on "Kharg Island", please notify us by submitting a DMCA notice as described below.

Filing a Notice of Alleged Infringement

To file a notice of alleged copyright infringement with "Kharg Island", you must provide a written communication that includes substantially the following:

Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed: Provide a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the name of the author (if applicable) and a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing: Provide the specific URL(s) or other specific location(s) on "Kharg Island" where the allegedly infringing material is located. We need sufficient information to locate the material.
Your contact information: Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement of good faith belief: A statement that you have 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.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate: A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Your physical or electronic signature: A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

Please send your complete DMCA notice to us via the contact method provided on our Contact Us page, clearly indicating that it is a "DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice."

Counter-Notification

If you believe that material you posted on "Kharg Island" was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with us. Your counter-notification must be a written communication that includes substantially the following:

Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled: Provide the specific URL(s) or other specific location(s) on "Kharg Island" where the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
Your contact information: Your full legal name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement of consent to jurisdiction: 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 "Kharg Island" 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.
A statement of good faith belief: A statement, made 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 physical or electronic signature: Your physical or electronic signature.

Please send your complete counter-notification to us via the contact method provided on our Contact Us page, clearly indicating that it is a "DMCA Counter-Notification."

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will promptly forward a copy to the person who filed the original DMCA notice. If the original complainant does not inform us that they have filed a court action seeking a court order to restrain the subscriber from engaging in infringing activity within 10 business days of our receipt of the counter-notification, we may restore the removed material or cease disabling access to it.

For any questions regarding this DMCA Policy or to submit a notice or counter-notification, please visit our Contact Us page.