Copyright Enforcements and Policies

Welcome to MyHeroList's (MHL) Copyright Enforcement and Policies page. Here, it will be outlined the website's commitment to protecting intellectual property rights, ensuring user privacy, and maintaining a secure and respectful online environment.

Security and Privacy Policy

Data Collection

• Registration Information: When you sign up, MHL collects basic information such as your name, email address, and password.
• List Creation and Interaction Data: As you create lists of heroes and interact with others’ lists, MHL stores this data to personalize your experience.
• Reviews and Comments: MHL collects the content of your reviews and comments on various hero lists.

Data Protection

• Security Measures: MHL employs various security measures like SSL encryption and secure server hosting to protect user data.
• Data Access: Access to personal data within MHL is restricted and only provided to staff members when necessary.

Third-Party Sharing

• Limited Sharing: MHL does not sell or share personal information with third parties, except for essential service provision, legal requirements, or with explicit consent from users.

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Prohibited Activities

• Illegal activities or actions that violate any applicable laws.
• Posting harmful or offensive content, including hate speech, harassment, and explicit material.
• Engaging in fraudulent activities or scams.
• Disrupting the services or servers with activities like spamming or distributing malware.

Content Standards

• Ensuring content is appropriate, respectful, and non-offensive.
• Respecting intellectual property rights and not posting infringing content.
• Avoiding misleading or false information.
• Adhering to the community guidelines of MHL.

Enforcement and Consequences

• Removal of content that violates the AUP.
• Suspension or termination of user accounts for serious or repeated violations.
• Reporting to law enforcement in cases of severe misconduct or illegal activities.

DMCA Notice & Takedown Policy

Filing a DMCA Notice

• Provide a clear description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
• Identify the material on MHL that you allege is infringing, with enough detail so that we can locate it on the site.
• Include your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• Include a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• Include 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.
• Provide your physical or electronic signature.

MHL's Response to DMCA Notices

• Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notice, MHL will promptly remove or disable access to the infringing material.
• MHL will notify the user who posted the material, providing them with the DMCA notice details.

Repeat Infringers

• MHL adopts a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers.
• MHL may also at its sole discretion limit access to the platform and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement. Please contact arhansari651@gmail.com to send any notice of infringement.