SynonymSeek (synonymseek.com) respects copyright. If you believe content on this website infringes your copyright, send a takedown notice to info@synonymseek.com with the following information:
- Your full name and contact details.
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed.
- The exact URL of the page on synonymseek.com where the material appears.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
How to Send a Takedown Notice
Send your notice by email to info@synonymseek.com. Put DMCA Takedown Notice in the subject line, so your message reaches the right person quickly. Include all five pieces of information listed above. Incomplete notices slow the process down, because we may have to write back and ask for the missing details before we can act.
A copyrighted work can be an article, a photograph, a drawing, a video, or any other original work. If you are writing on behalf of someone else, say so in your notice and explain your authority to act for them, for example if you are their lawyer or their agent.
What Happens After We Receive a Notice
We will review valid notices promptly and remove or disable access to the material where appropriate. First, we check that the notice contains all the required information. Then we look at the page you named and compare it with the work you say was copied. If it is clear that the material infringes your copyright, we remove it or disable access to it.
Notices that are incomplete or do not describe a real copyright issue may not be actioned. For example, if you do not give us the exact URL of the page, we may not be able to find the material you mean. If your notice is about a general idea or a common word rather than a specific copyrighted work, we will tell you why we cannot act on it.
We keep a record of takedown notices we receive, so that we can check for repeated problems and deal with them consistently.
Counter-Notices
If you believe material was removed from SynonymSeek by mistake, or that you had the right to use it, you can send us a counter-notice. Please include your full name and contact details, a description of the material that was removed and where it appeared, and a statement that you believe in good faith that the material was removed by mistake or because of a misunderstanding.
We will review your counter-notice and, if it is valid, we may restore the material or pass your details to the person who made the original complaint, so that they can decide whether to take further action. If the person who complained does not take further action, the material may be restored. We will let you know what we decide.
Protecting Your Own Work
Our own articles are protected by copyright too. You may read and share them for personal and educational use, and short quotes with a link back to the original article are welcome. You may not copy our articles in full or republish them as your own. You can read the full reuse rules in our Terms of Service.
If you have any questions about copyright on SynonymSeek, or about a notice or counter-notice, please contact us at info@synonymseek.com. We will do our best to help, but we cannot give legal advice. If your situation is complicated, you should speak to a lawyer.