COPYRIGHT POLICY

Claims regarding violation of Copyright

Each User (Reader, Newspaper or Third party) permits Newspaper Matters to use the content provided by them for publication on the website of Newspaper Matters or on versions of the service for other current or future devices.

This license includes, among others, the right of Newspaper Matters to reproduce, represent, adapt, translate, digitize and utilize content from the platform for advertising or promotional purposes, whether commercial or not, and to sublicense or transfer content only for the benefit of the Foundation Newspaper Matters and its institutional objectives.

All users expressly authorize Newspaper Matters to modify such content in order to comply with requirements of the display’s interface or of any other communication means in accordance with the terms above, and/or to provide them in such a manner that they are compatible with their technical effectiveness or with the format of the medium in question. These rights are granted worldwide and in relation to all the terms of this agreement.

It is prohibited for users, either Reader, Newspaper or Third party, to copy, reproduce or otherwise use the content (analysis texts, documents of text, images, audio, videos, etc) of other users of Newspaper Matters for any purpose other than strictly for personal use of Newspaper Matters. In case of any doubt on the use, Newspaper Matters should be contacted.

Newspaper Matters has appointed a person responsible for receiving notifications about alleged breaches of copyright. If you believe in good faith that your copyright has been violated, send Newspaper Matters as soon as possible the following documentation:

• If applicable in your country, a copy of your national identity card, passport or an official document must be provided proving your identity for relevant comparison with the signature provided in declarations.
• Certified conventional or electronic signature of the person or entity authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
• Your address, phone number and e-mail address.
• Description of the copyrighted work that has been violated.
• Description of the material that is on the site and that allegedly violates your copyright.
• A statement which says that the use of the work that violates your copyright is not authorized by the holder of that right, his representative or by applicable law.
• A signed declaration where you state under oath that the information that appears in your report is true and that you are the owner of the copyright or authorized to act on behalf of the holder of that right.
  
  

You can contact the person responsible for claims on Matters Newspaper Copyright at the following e-mail address: copyright@newspapermatters.org  

Once we have received the notification in writing together with all the required documentation indicated in the previous section:

• Newspaper Matters may remove or block access to material that allegedly violates your copyright.
• Newspaper Matters may send written notification to the alleged infringer on the alleged infringement; on whether their material has been removed or access to it has been prevented
• Newspaper Matters may contact the affected party or the representative of the affected party regarding copyright issues to notify you on our actions in this regard.

Claims regarding inappropriate copyright violation notifications:

If the alleged offender considers that the notification of copyright violation is inadmissible, a notification can be sent as reply to the copyright violation claim to Newspaper Matters Foundation at the e-mail address: copyright[at]newspapermatters.org

To have validity, the reply must be filed in writing to the responsible person at Newspaper Matters and the following documents must be attached:

• If applicable in your country, a copy of your national identity card, passport or an official document must be provided proving your identity for relevant comparison with the signature provided in declarations
• Certified conventional or electronic signature of the alleged offender
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been prevented. The location (URL address) must also be provided of such material before it was removed or access to it was prevented.
• A signed declaration in which the alleged offender declares under oath, in good faith, that he believes that the material that was removed or is denied access to was a mistake or misidentification.
• Full name, address and phone number of the alleged offender

Once the notification has been received in writing with the documentation requested in the previous points:

• Newspaper Matters may send you immediately a copy of your reply
• Newspaper Matters may inform you that it will replace the removed material or remove the access restriction to that material within ten (10) work days
• Newspaper Matters may replace the removed material or remove the access restriction to the material within ten (10) to fourteen (14) work days after receipt and evaluation of the reply; provided that the responsible person at Newspaper Matters for these matters has not received an official notification from you informing it of the commencement of a legal action in relation to the matter in question.

Claims regarding specific content:


To notify Newspaper Matters about specific content that violates your rights (non-copyrighted) you should send us an e-mail message to the address: content[at]newspapermatters.org  with the following documentation:

1. Your full name, current address, phone number and e-mail address
2. A detailed description of the specific content that allegedly violates your rights or which is illegal for other reasons. You must specify which items of that content you consider violates your rights or which aspects are illegal, and what elements you consider should be removed.
3. A description of the exact location (URL address) of the specific content on Newspaper Matters.
4. Should you consider that specific content violates your rights: you must provide a signed declaration indicating in detail what contents violate those rights, and in what sense you believe they are affected.
5. When you consider that specific content is illegal for any other reason: a signed declaration indicating in detail what law or laws you consider are being transgressed and in what sense they are transgressed.
6. A signed declaration where you manifest under oath that the information in your message is true and that you feel damaged by the specific content or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the damaged person.

If applicable in your country, you must provide a copy of your national identity card or passport or of an official document proving your identity for relevant comparison with the signature provided in the declarations.





Upon receipt of a notification complying with the requirements listed above, we will evaluate the information provided. Our assessment consists of sending a copy of the notification and/or contacting the source of the specific content, and if we believe it is appropriate, proceed with the removal of the content or prevent access to that content. In that case, we can notify the source of the specific content about your complaint and the measures we have taken.

If the source of the specific content informs us that removal is not appropriate we can restore the specific content. The procedures for the removal and restoration of content are (subject to the) exclusive criteria of Newspaper Matters.

Person responsible for content claims at Newspaper Matters:



Contact information of the person responsible for content claims at Newspaper Matters:  E- mail: abuse[at]newspapermatters.org

Applicable law and jurisdictional immunity:
The present Terms of Use are subject to Dutch legislation. For any controversy resulting from the use of the Newspaper Matters platform, the parties involved, with express waiver of immunity that may correspond to them, shall be submitted to competent courts of the city of Amsterdam (Netherlands).