DMCA & Copyright Policy

1. Ownership of Site Content

Except where otherwise noted, all text, editorial copy, page structure, compilations, arrangements, graphics, logos, imagery, and software on this Website are owned by or licensed to Lake Wylie Living and are protected by United States and international copyright and trademark law. The selection, coordination, and arrangement of content constitutes a protected compilation.

2. Limited License to Read

You are granted a personal, limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view and read this Website for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, scrape, harvest, mirror, frame, resell, distribute, or create derivative works from Website content without prior written permission. Automated scraping, bulk downloading, and use of Website content to train commercial machine-learning models are prohibited except as expressly permitted in writing.

3. Third-Party Marks

Business names, brand names, trademarks, and service marks appearing on this Website belong to their respective owners. Their use here is nominative and descriptive only and does not imply affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement, except where an affiliation is expressly disclosed.

4. Notice of Claimed Infringement (17 U.S.C. § 512)

We respect intellectual property rights and will respond to properly submitted notices of claimed infringement. A valid notice must be in writing and must include:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with the specific URL(s) sufficient to permit us to locate it;
• Sufficient contact information for the complaining party;
• A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices may be delivered in writing to the Website operator's designated agent of record. Because this Website does not operate a public contact desk, rights holders should direct written notices through the operator's registered business address or through any affiliated business identified on our Partners page, which will route the notice to the operator.

5. Response, Counter-Notification & Repeat Infringers

Upon receipt of a compliant notice, we may remove or disable access to the material at our sole discretion, without any admission of liability. A party whose material is removed may submit a written counter-notification containing the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), including consent to jurisdiction and a statement under penalty of perjury of good-faith belief that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.

We reserve the right to terminate access, remove content, and take any other lawful action against repeat infringers. Knowingly submitting a materially false notice may expose the submitting party to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

6. Fair Use & Corrections

Certain uses of third-party material on this Website may qualify as fair use for commentary, criticism, reporting, or education. Nevertheless, if you believe material has been used improperly or attributed incorrectly, we will review the matter in good faith and correct, attribute, or remove as appropriate. Voluntary removal is not an admission of infringement.