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Copyrights and Trademarks
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- You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content of this site, in whole or in part.
- This website is protected from content theft by both passive and active components. Any copyright infringements of the website content and other copyrighted material will result in prosecution according to the international copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA).
Contributions to the Web Site
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Links to Third-Party Web Sites
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No Representations or Warranties; Limitations on Liability
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DMCA Notice
If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Service, please notify STANDS4's copyright agent, as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA"). For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:
- An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Service;
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit STANDS4 to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and, e-mail 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 law; and
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.
The above information must be submitted to the following address:
Name: STANDS4
Attn: DMCA Notice
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Address: 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, DE 19958
Or the following email address: dmca@stands4.com
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY AND CIVIL PENALTIES, INCLUDING MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying STANDS4 and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with STANDS4's rights and obligations under the DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, STANDS4 has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at STANDS4's sole discretion, members who are deemed to be repeat infringers. STANDS4 may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Service and/or terminate the accounts of any Users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
Third party content
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Some of the authors' biographies on our quotation pages is derived from Wikipedia [license].
Some of the phrases and idioms were taken from the WIKIMEDIA project: Wiktionary [license].
The German synonyms provided on Synonyms.com are from the OpenThesaurus project using the LGPL licence.
The rhyming dictionary is based primarily on the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary project CMUdict.
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Our grammar checkers are primarily based on the great work done by LanguageTool - CC-BY License.
The scripts available on the Scripts.com website are provided for informational and educational fair-use purposes only.
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The sign language icons were created by Stephanie Leeson from Noun Project.
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Changes to These Terms of Use
STANDS4 LLC reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time by posting new Terms of Use at this location. You can contact STANDS4 LLC with any questions relating to these Terms of Use at our contact page.