Copyright & DMCA Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Copyright on chasingfalls.org

The underlying records ChasingFalls publishes are drawn from public government and public-sector data, which is generally in the public domain and not owned by us. Our original work — the analysis, rankings, scoring methodologies, written narrative, page design, and the selection and arrangement of data — is protected by copyright. You may cite and link to chasingfalls.org; please attribute ChasingFalls and link to the specific source page. Republishing substantial original content without permission is not permitted.

Reporting copyright infringement

We respect the intellectual-property rights of others and respond to valid notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe material on chasingfalls.org infringes a copyright you own or control, send a written notice to our designated agent at hello@chasingfalls.org that includes all of the following:

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 that is claimed to be infringing, with the specific URL(s) on chasingfalls.org so we can locate it
Your contact information — name, address, telephone, and email
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, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf

What we do with a valid notice

On receipt of a complete, good-faith notice, ChasingFalls will review it and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the material in question. Note that factual data in the public domain is generally not subject to copyright, so a notice over raw public figures may fall outside the DMCA.

Counter-notification

If you believe material was removed or disabled in error, you may submit a counter-notification to the same address, including your signature, identification of the removed material and its prior location, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the removal was a mistake, and your contact information and consent to jurisdiction.

Repeat infringers

ChasingFalls may, in appropriate circumstances, restrict or terminate access for parties who repeatedly submit infringing material.