Trademark and/or Copyright Infringement Policy
I. Respecting Intellectual Property
a. Notanotherguide LLC d/b/a Notanotherguide.com ("Notanotherguide") respects the rights of intellectual property owners, and has established the following policy related to trademark and/or copyright infringement claims that we may receive.
II. Copyright and Trademark Claims Generally
a. To notify Notanotherguide that there has been a trademark violation, please follow the specific instructions in Section III. To notify Notanotherguide that there has been a copyright violation, please follow the instructions in Section IV. Following these procedures will allow us to respond more promptly.
b. If you are responding to a complaint of alleged infringement, you will need to follow our Counter Notification policy in Section V.
III. Trademark Claims
a. Intellectual property owners or licensees, as appropriate (the "Complaining Party") may submit a claim of trademark infringement with respect to marks in which the Complaining Party holds a valid, registered trademark or service mark. Notanotherguide requests that the Complaining Party substantiate such claim by providing Notanotherguide with: (1) a copy of the certificate of registration received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or, for foreign marks, registration with the appropriate intellectual property organization of your country (we cannot accept state or local registrations pursuant to this policy); (2) your contact information, including full name, address, email, telephone number, and fax number; and (3) a statement identifying:
i. the material that you believe is infringing (the "Allegedly Infringing Material"), as well as the party posting the Allegedly Infringing Material;
ii. the trademark, service mark, trade dress, or name (the "Mark") that the Complaining Party believes to be infringed;
iii. the jurisdiction or geographical area in which the Mark is valid;
iv. the name, post office address and telephone number of the owner of the Mark identified above;
v. the goods and/or services covered by or offered under the Mark;
vi. the date of first use of the Mark;
vii. the date of first use in interstate commerce of the Mark;
viii. the goods and/or services covered by or offered under the Allegedly Infringing Material;
ix. the precise location of the Allegedly Infringing Material, including URL address; and
x. a good faith certification, signed under penalty of perjury, stating:
1. the [Allegedly Infringing Material] infringes the rights of [the Complaining Party],
2. the name of the Complaining Party,
3. the [Mark] being infringed, and
4. use of the [Mark] is unauthorized and not defensible.
b. Such notification shall be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
c. Upon receipt of the appropriate information identified in Section III(a) above, Notanotherguide will investigate the complaint, during which time Notanotherguide, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, may temporarily remove the challenged material from the Notanotherguide website, notify the posting party it will lock down the posting party's account, if any, and/or, if the Allegedly Infringing Material is stored on a Notanotherguide server, temporarily remove or deny access to the Allegedly Infringing Material.
d. If Notanotherguide concludes that the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate infringement claim, it may, at its sole discretion and without any legal obligation to do so, permanently remove the challenged material from the Notanotherguide website, continue to suspend the posting party's Notanotherguide account and/or, if the Allegedly Infringing Material is solely stored on a Notanotherguide server, deny access to the Allegedly Infringing Material. If Notanotherguide concludes that the Complaining Party has not raised a legitimate claim or if it is not clear whether the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate claim, Notanotherguide may, at its sole discretion, restore access to the Allegedly Infringing Material.
IV. Copyright Claims
a. If the Complaining Party would like to submit a notification of claimed copyright infringement ("NCCI") for a work in which the Complaining Party holds a bona fide copyright, Notanotherguide requests that the Complaining Party substantiate such claim by providing Notanotherguide with the information requested in Section IV(b), below, via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The words "Copyright Claim" should appear in the subject line. A copyright claim can also be submitted by mail to:
Copyright Agent
Notanotherguide LLC
61/2 Villaway Road
Norwalk, CT, 06855
b. To be considered effective, an NCCI must be provided to Notanotherguide at the above email address or mailing address and must include a statement, under penalties of perjury, containing:
i. An electronic signature of the owner, or of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive copyright that has allegedly been infringed;
ii. Identification of the copyrighted work allegedly infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single NCCI, a representative list of such works on that site;
iii. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Notanotherguide to locate such material:
iv. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Notanotherguide to contact the Complaining Party, including an address, telephone number, and email address:
v. A statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
vi. A statement that the information in the NCCI is accurate, and that the Complaining Party is the owner, or is authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
c. Upon receipt of an appropriate NCCI from the Complaining Party, Notanotherguide will remove or disable access to the material that is allegedly infringing.
d. If the Complaining Party provides Notanotherguide with an appropriate NCCI, or includes information concerning repeat infringement, then Notanotherguide will forward the Complaining Party's written notification to such alleged Infringer and shall take reasonable steps to promptly notify the alleged Infringer that it has removed or disabled access to the material.
V. Counter Notification Policy
a. If Notanotherguide has forwarded to you a notice of copyright or trademark infringement, you ("alleged Infringer") may provide a Counter Notification by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , as appropriate, and including the following:
i. An electronic signature of the alleged Infringer.
ii. Identification of the material that has been removed, or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
iii. A statement under penalty of perjury that the alleged Infringer has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
iv. The alleged Infringer's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the alleged Infringer consents to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, or, if the alleged Infringer's address is outside of the United States, of any U.S. District Court.
b. Upon receipt of a Counter Notification as described in Section V above, Notanotherguide will promptly provide the Complaining Party with a copy of the Counter Notification, and inform the Complaining Party that Notanotherguide will replace the removed material, or cease disabling access to it, in 10 business days. Notanotherguide will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it in not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, unless Notanotherguide first receives notice from the Complaining Party that the Complaining Party has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the alleged Infringer from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on Notanotherguide's website.
VI. Repeat Infringers
a. Notanotherguide will, in appropriate circumstances and within its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of customers or users who repeatedly violate this policy or who repeatedly infringe copyrighted works, trademarks or any other intellectual property.
VII. Notanotherguide reserves the right to rescind, amend, or revise this policy.
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