1. Our position on copyright

ActsSocial respects intellectual property. This policy explains how to tell us about material on the Services that you believe infringes your copyright, how the person who posted it can respond, and what we do about repeat infringement. It forms part of our Terms of Service. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meaning given in the Terms of Service.

ActsSocial is operated by Trinity Proximity, Inc., a Texas corporation doing business as ActsSocial.

2. Designated agent

Our designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(2), is registered with the United States Copyright Office.

This contact is for copyright notices only. Other enquiries sent here will not receive a response. Use [email protected] for general matters.

3. How to send a notice of claimed infringement

Send your notice to [email protected], or by post to the address above. To comply with 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following.

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If several works are covered by one notice, a representative list of them.

3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it. A direct link is the most useful.

4. Your contact information: address, telephone number, and email address.

5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

6. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

A notice missing any of these elements may not be effective. If you are unsure whether the use is authorized or is a fair use, you may wish to seek legal advice before sending a notice.

Misrepresentation carries consequences. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(f), a person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

4. What we do when we receive a valid notice

• We remove or disable access to the material expeditiously.
• We notify the member who posted it and give them a copy of the notice.
• We tell them how to submit a counter notification.
• We record the notice against that member’s account for the purposes of Section 6.

We may also remove material that breaches our Community Guidelines, whether or not a notice is received.

5. Counter notification

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter notification to [email protected]. Under 17 U.S.C. 512(g)(3) it must include all of the following.

1. Your physical or electronic signature.

2. Identification of the material removed and the location where it appeared before removal.

3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.

4. Your name, address, and telephone number.

5. 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, to the jurisdiction of any judicial district in which ActsSocial may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the notice.

If we receive a valid counter notification we forward it to the person who sent the original notice. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have filed an action seeking a court order, we may restore the material within 10 to 14 business days of receiving the counter notification.

6. Repeat infringers

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of members who repeatedly infringe copyright. Our policy is as follows.

• A valid notice that results in removal is recorded as a strike against the account.
• A strike is removed if the member submits a valid counter notification and the material is restored, or if the notice is withdrawn.
• Three strikes within a twelve month period results in termination of the account.
• We may terminate sooner where the infringement is serious, deliberate, or commercial in nature.
• Where the member holds an approved role, we may revoke the role separately under Section 8.4 of the Terms.

7. Content published in an approved role

Members holding an approved role that permits publishing devotional or teaching content must, before publishing, state the basis on which they hold the rights: that they hold all rights and no publisher is involved, that they have written permission from the publisher, or that the publisher’s standing policy permits the use. There is no option to indicate uncertainty. A member who cannot truthfully select one of those bases cannot publish.

They must also disclose material quoted from sources other than Scripture, including song lyrics, poetry, and other authors’ prose, and any Bible translation that is not in the public domain.

We store those statements with the record of their agreement. If you are a rights holder and believe a member has published your work without authority, send a notice under Section 3 and we will act on it.

8. Music

Music recordings may not be uploaded to ActsSocial, and uploaded music recordings are removed.

9. Trademarks

For trademark concerns, write to [email protected] with details of your mark, its registration if any, and where you believe it is being misused.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. The agent details will always reflect the current registration with the Copyright Office.