IP & Removal Requests

This page covers three distinct processes, all reachable through the same contact: copyright (DMCA) takedowns, trademark concerns, and athlete removal requests. Each lane is described below.

Lane 1 — DMCA & Copyright Policy

Webo Cards respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). If you believe that content hosted on Webo Cards infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice to our Designated Agent identified below.

Designated DMCA Agent

Filing a Takedown Notice

To be valid under the DMCA, your notice must be in writing and include all of the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. If multiple works are covered by one notice, a representative list of those works.
2. Identification of the infringing material and information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it — for Webo Cards, include the URL of the card or page where the material appears.
3. Your contact information, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
4. A statement of good faith: “I have 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.”
5. A statement of accuracy, under penalty of perjury: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notice is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”
6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Send your notice to the Designated Agent above by email or mail. Notices that do not substantially include the elements above may not be valid and may not receive a response.

What Happens After a Valid Notice

Upon receipt of a valid takedown notice, Webo Cards will expeditiously remove or disable access to the identified material and will take reasonable steps to notify the user who posted it.

Counter-Notification

If your content was removed and you believe the removal was a mistake or the material was misidentified, you may submit a counter-notice to the Designated Agent. A valid counter-notice must be in writing and include:

1. Identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
2. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
3. Your name, mailing address, and telephone number.
4. 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 outside the United States, any judicial district in which Webo Cards may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original takedown notice or their agent.
5. Your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the party who submitted the original takedown notice. If that party does not notify us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, the removed material may be restored within 10 to 14 business days.

Repeat Infringers

Webo Cards maintains and enforces a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

Lane 2 — Trademark Concerns

If you believe content on Webo Cards misuses your trademark, submit a complaint using the “Report infringement” form on the card in question, or contact the agent above. Include the mark at issue, where it appears, and the basis of your concern.

We review every trademark complaint and respond to the complainant. Review does not mean automatic removal: the incidental appearance of marks in community documentation of athletic history is frequently lawful, and we reserve the right to conclude that a use is permissible. Where a complaint identifies a genuine problem, we act on it.

Lane 3 — Athlete Removal Requests

Any individual who is the subject of an unclaimed card may request that the card, or specific content on it, be removed or altered — at any time, for any reason.

1. Contact the agent above (or use the “Report infringement” form on your card and choose “Athlete removal request”), identifying the card and what you want removed or changed.
2. We will confirm that you are the individual documented on the card before acting — typically by corresponding through channels that establish your identity.
3. Once confirmed, we aim to acknowledge requests within 24 hours and to resolve them within 48 hours.

Athletes who would rather take control of their card than remove it can claim it once it is claim-eligible — claiming grants the verified checkmark and control of the card's photo.

Questions

For anything not covered above, contact Braak.Webo@gmail.com.