Copyright / DMCA Notice

1. Our policy

AD respects the intellectual property rights of others and responds to clear, valid notices of alleged copyright infringement in content submitted by users or businesses — for example, a review, a business gallery photo, or profile content — under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

2. How to send a takedown notice

Email a notice to the address below. To be effective, include:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
• Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail (a URL or clear description) for us to locate it on AD Appoint.
• Your contact information — name, address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

3. What happens next

Upon receiving a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the identified material and notify the person who posted it. We do not act on incomplete or clearly invalid notices.

4. Counter-notice

If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address including: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the material removed and where it appeared before removal; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your name, address, phone number, and a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district (or, if outside the U.S., an appropriate judicial district), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice. Unless the original claimant files a court action within the time the law allows, we may restore the material.

5. Repeat infringers

AD will, in appropriate circumstances, disable or terminate the accounts of users or businesses who are found to be repeat infringers.

6. Contact / designated agent

Send copyright notices and counter-notices to info@adwebdesignny.com (email only for now — see the notice above). This is not yet a registered designated agent under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2); registration is pending.