Copyright and DMCA Policy

Last updated: July 20, 2026

UnGovr respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects the people who use our sites to do the same. This policy explains how to report material on an UnGovr site that you believe infringes your copyright, and how someone whose material was removed can respond. It follows the notice-and-takedown process set out in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. section 512.

1. A note on public records

Much of what UnGovr publishes consists of public records and government information that is in the public domain and is not protected by copyright. Nothing in this policy is intended to interfere with the public's right to use that material. If a notice asks us to remove public-domain public records, or the government's own documents, we may decline it and explain why. This policy concerns material in which someone actually holds a copyright. See Section 4.2 of our Terms and Conditions for more on how we treat public-domain material.

2. Our designated copyright agent

UnGovr has registered a designated agent to receive notices of claimed copyright infringement, as required by 17 U.S.C. section 512(c)(2). Please send all copyright notices and counter-notifications to:

UnGovr Copyright Agent
19 E Canon Perdido St, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
USA
Email: take-down@ungovr.org

Notices sent to other UnGovr addresses may be delayed.

3. How to report material you believe infringes your copyright

To be effective under 17 U.S.C. section 512(c)(3), your written notice to our designated agent must include all of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If several works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
  3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and that you want removed or disabled, with information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it. A direct link (URL) to each item is the most helpful.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to let us contact you, such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the way complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. section 512(f) you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material is infringing.

4. What we do when we receive a valid notice

When our designated agent receives a notice that satisfies the requirements above, UnGovr will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material identified in the notice. Where the material was posted by an identifiable account holder, we will make a reasonable effort to notify that person that the material has been removed or disabled, and we will provide a copy of the notice so they can decide whether to submit a counter-notification. If a notice is incomplete, we may contact you to ask for the missing information before we act.

5. How to submit a counter-notification

If your material was removed or disabled and you believe that was a mistake, or that the material was misidentified, you may send our designated agent a written counter-notification. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. section 512(g)(3), it must include all of the following:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that was removed or disabled, and the location at which it appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  3. 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.
  4. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number, and 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 the United States, for any judicial district in which UnGovr may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or that person's agent.

When we receive a valid counter-notification, we will forward a copy to the person who filed the original notice. Unless that person notifies us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to keep the material down, we may restore the removed material in not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days after we receive your counter-notification.

6. Repeat infringers

In appropriate circumstances, and in our sole discretion, UnGovr will terminate the accounts or access of people or entities who are repeat copyright infringers. This policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The version posted on this page is the current one, and any change takes effect when we post it. When we make a change, we will revise the date at the top of this page.

8. Questions

Copyright notices and counter-notifications must go to our designated agent (Section 2). For general questions about this policy that are not themselves notices, you can reach us at terms@ungovr.org.