Erothots respects copyright and expects the same in return. This page explains how to tell us that something on zerothots.com infringes your work, how to challenge a removal if we got it wrong, and what we do when our own photographs and writing turn up on somebody else's website.
It is written under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the specific section of the law each part of it implements is marked beside the heading.
You own a photograph, article or design that appears on zerothots.com without your permission and you want it removed.
File A Takedown Notice Route 02Something of yours was taken down after a notice and you believe the claim was wrong or the use was lawful.
File A Counter Notification Route 03You have found our photographs, service pages or guides published somewhere else without credit or permission.
Tell Us WhereContents
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act sets out a process for reporting material that infringes copyright and for removing it. This policy describes how that process works at Erothots and how to use it.
Most of what appears on zerothots.com is our own work. Photographs are taken in our studio, service pages are written with the artists who perform the treatments, and garments shown are made in our own workroom. Where we publish anything belonging to somebody else, we do so with permission.
If we have got that wrong somewhere, we want to know. A takedown notice is not something to apologize for sending. Use the process below and we will act on it properly.
Send all copyright notices, counter notifications and related correspondence to our designated agent using the details below. Notices sent to individual artists, to our social media accounts or through the general booking form may be delayed, so please use this route.
Email reaches us fastest. Written notices sent by post are accepted and acted on, but they naturally take longer.
If you believe material on zerothots.com infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to act for, send our agent a written notice containing all six of the following. A notice missing any of them may not be effective under the statute, so please include every item.
Your signature. Physical or electronic, from the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf. Typing your full name at the end of an email is sufficient as an electronic signature.
Identification of the work. Describe the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If several works on one page are involved, a representative list is acceptable.
Identification of the material to be removed. Tell us exactly what to take down and where it sits, with enough detail for us to find it. The full page address and a description of the specific image or paragraph is ideal.
Your contact information. Name, mailing address, telephone number and email address, so we can reach you and so we can forward your notice if a counter notification follows.
A good faith statement. That you have a good faith belief the use complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
A statement of accuracy, under penalty of perjury. That the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
If the material was posted by somebody else, we may send them a complete copy of your notice, including your contact details, and we may publish the notice or share it with a service that documents takedown requests. Redact anything you would not want passed on, other than the information the statute requires.
If your material was removed and you believe it was taken down by mistake or misidentification, you may send our agent a counter notification. It must contain all four of the following.
Your signature. Physical or electronic.
Identification of the material and where it was. Describe what was removed and the location it appeared at before access to it was disabled.
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
Your name, address and telephone number, together with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.
A counter notification is a legal document that exposes you to being sued and commits you to accepting service of process. If you are not certain your use was lawful, speak to a lawyer before sending one. We cannot advise you on that and we will not pretend to.
The statute sets out the sequence and we follow it exactly.
We operate a repeat infringer policy. Where somebody who contributes content to this site is the subject of repeated valid copyright notices, we will restrict or terminate their ability to post, and in appropriate circumstances we will end the working relationship entirely.
Notices that are successfully countered, withdrawn, or found to be invalid do not count toward that. We are not going to penalize anybody on the strength of a claim that turned out to be wrong.
Under section 512(f), anybody who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages including costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the other party and by us.
Takedown notices are sometimes used to remove criticism, competitor content or unflattering reviews rather than genuine infringement. We read every notice on its face and we do not treat the process as a complaints channel. If a notice appears to be abusive rather than a genuine copyright claim, we will say so.
Our photographs, service pages, guides and garment designs are our own work and are protected by copyright. They are copied fairly often, usually by other salons lifting service descriptions wholesale.
If you spot our work published somewhere without permission, send us the address at info.zerothots@gmail.com. We will handle it, and we will start with a polite message to the site owner rather than a lawyer.
The DMCA covers copyright. It does not cover trademarks, and a takedown notice is not the right instrument for a trademark complaint.
Where brand names or logos appear on this site, they belong to their respective owners and are used to identify products or brands rather than to suggest any partnership, sponsorship or endorsement. Nobody named on this site has paid to appear here.
If you own a mark shown on this website and would like it removed, email us at info.zerothots@gmail.com with Trademark in the subject line. We will take it down promptly and we will not argue with you about it.
All copyright correspondence goes to our designated agent at info.zerothots@gmail.com, ideally with DMCA Notice at the start of the subject line so it is routed correctly rather than sitting in the booking inbox.
Written notices may also be sent to DMCA Agent, Erothots, 10370 Festival Ln, Suite 109, Manassas, VA 20109, United States.
It describes a statutory process in plain language and sets out how we operate. It is not a substitute for advice from a lawyer, and nothing here should be relied on as a statement of your rights in a particular situation.
Put DMCA Notice at the start of your subject line and include everything listed in section three. We acknowledge within two business days and act on complete notices promptly.
