Copyright Policy

Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy

FirstRain respects the intellectual property of others. FirstRain is not responsible for any other Internet sites that may be accessed or used through the FirstRain web site or service. FirstRain does not endorse any sites on the Internet that are linked through the FirstRain web site or service. FirstRain provides these links to users only as a matter of convenience, and in no event shall FirstRain be responsible for any content, services, or other materials on or available from other Internet sites. Content, services, and other materials on or available from such sites may be protected by copyright and the intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries and may be subject to terms of use applicable to those sites. Users of the FirstRain web site and services are solely responsible for complying with such copyright and the intellectual property laws and any terms of use applicable to those other sites or the content, services, or other materials on or available from those sites.

Notice for Claims of Copyright Infringement and Agent for Notice

If you believe that your copyrighted material may have been infringed, written notice must be submitted to the following designated agent of FirstRain:

  • Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notice of Infringement: Eugene Tighe
  • Address to which notice should be sent:
    Eugene Tighe
    Copyright Agent
    c/o FirstRain
    1510 Fashion Island Blvd, Suite 120
    San Mateo, CA 94404
  • Phone number of designated agent: (650) 356-9040
  • Facsimile number of designated agent: (650) 571-5367
  • Email address for designated agent: etighe@firstrain.com

To be effective, the notification must include the following information:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Removal of Content from FirstRain's Sites

Any requests for FirstRain to stop indexing pages of an Internet site must be made by the webmaster responsible for those pages authorized to act on behalf of the owner of those pages. To make a request for FirstRain to stop indexing pages of your Internet site, please notify the Copyright Agent by the means described above.

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