African Researchers (AR) Magazine respects the intellectual property rights of others and is committed to complying with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This DMCA Policy outlines the procedures that African Researchers (AR) Magazine follows regarding the removal of infringing content from our website.
1. Reporting Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed upon and is accessible on the African Researchers (AR) Magazine website, please submit a notice of copyright infringement to the Editor. Your notice must include the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, with sufficient detail to allow us to locate the material.
- Contact information, including your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- 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, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Counter-Notification
If you believe that your content was removed from the African Researchers (AR) Magazine website in error, you may send a counter-notification to our designated agent. Your counter-notification must include the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, with sufficient detail to allow us to locate the material.
- A statement 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.
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- 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 you are outside the United States, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under DMCA 512(c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.
3. Designated Agent
Please send all DMCA notices and counter-notifications to the Editor, African Researchers (AR) Magazine.
4. Removal of Infringing Content
Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notice, African Researchers (AR) Magazine will take appropriate action, which may include the prompt removal or disabling of access to the allegedly infringing material. Additionally, African Researchers (AR) Magazine reserves the right to terminate the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe on copyrights.
5. Changes to the DMCA Policy
African Researchers (AR) Magazine may update this DMCA Policy from time to time. Any changes to the policy will be posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this policy, please contact the Editor.
Last updated: [01 January, 2023]
