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DMCA Policy

DMCA Copyright Policy

Zoo Kansas City respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, the text of which can be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Zoo Kansas City will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Zoo Kansas City service that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

Filing a DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Zoo Kansas City website or services by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent.

Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Zoo Kansas City will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged content from the website.

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages.

  1. **Identification of the Copyrighted Work:** Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice, you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
  2. **Identification of the Infringing Material:** Identify the material that you claim is 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 us to locate the material, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the site where such material may be found.
  3. **Contact Information:** Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
  4. **Statement of Good Faith Belief:** Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
    • "I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use)."
    • "I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed."
  5. **Electronic or Physical Signature:** Provide your full legal name and an electronic or physical signature (e.g., typing your full name will suffice for an electronic signature).
  6. **Delivery to Designated Agent:** Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Zoo Kansas City's Designated Copyright Agent:

    DMCA Agent
    Zoo Kansas City
    6800 Zoo Dr.
    Kansas City, MO 64132
    Email: dmca@kansascityzoo.org

Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material in your content, you may send a Counter-Notification containing the following information to our Designated Copyright Agent:

  • **Identification of Material:** Identify the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  • **Statement of Good Faith Belief:** A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content.
  • **Your Contact Information:** Your name, address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
  • **Consent to Jurisdiction:** A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification of the alleged infringement.
  • **Electronic or Physical Signature:** Your electronic or physical signature (e.g., typing your full name will suffice for an electronic signature).
  • **Delivery to Designated Agent:** Deliver this Counter-Notification, with all items completed, to Zoo Kansas City's Designated Copyright Agent at the address provided above.

For general inquiries or other questions not related to DMCA notices, please visit our Contact Us page.