NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that any material contained on the Website infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, you should notify H&R Block of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the following procedure. H&R Block will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable intellectual property laws.
Pursuant to the DMCA, all notifications of claimed copyright infringement on the Website should be sent ONLY to our Designated Agent:
Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement:
Nix-Tann & Associates, Inc.
1776 Lelia Drive
Jackson MS 39216
walkertann@nixtann.com
Under the DMCA, the notification of claimed infringement must include the following:
- An electronic or physical signature of the owner or of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest
- Identification of the copyrighted work (or works) that you claim has been infringed
- A description of the material that you claim is infringing, and the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists (for example, the URL of the page of the web site where it is lawfully posted; the name, edition and pages of a book from which an excerpt was copied, etc.)
- A clear description of where the infringing material is located on our Website, including as applicable its URL, so that we can locate the material
- Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf
NOTE: THE DESIGNATED AGENT IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR NOTIFYING US THAT YOUR COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN INFRINGED. DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (e.g., REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL ABUSE, etc.) TO THE DESIGNATED AGENT AS YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER’S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
We will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate repeat infringers. If you believe that an account holder or subscriber is a repeat infringer, please follow the instructions above to contact H&R Block and provide information sufficient for us to verify that the account holder or subscriber is a repeat infringer.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, without regard to conflicts of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding between H&R Block and you related to this Agreement will be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the State of Missouri, County of Jackson.
- Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with any Supplemental Agreements, is the entire and exclusive agreement between the parties, and it supersedes all previous communications, representations or agreements, either oral or written, between them with respect to this subject matter. No representations or statements of any kind made by us, which are not included in this Agreement, shall be binding on us.
- Amendments. You may not modify or amend this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of one of our authorized representatives. We may replace or amend this Agreement from time to time by posting new terms of service to this Website. Please check the Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your subsequent use of the Website, or any content, products, services or materials provided through the Website, will be subject in all respects to the terms of service in force at the time of such subsequent use.
- Waiver. No waiver of any provision herein shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both our authorized representative and you. Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement or any right shall not be construed as a waiver of any such provision or right.
- Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall be unaffected and shall continue to be fully valid, binding, and enforceable.
- Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall have no legal or interpretive effect.
- Other. We may assign our rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
