1. Our approach

If something on MechanicText uses your copyrighted work without permission, tell us and we'll act quickly.

MechanicText ("we", "us") runs mechanictext.com, which helps Massachusetts drivers find and text local garages. Content on the site comes from three places:

• Garages, which give us their photos, logos and business descriptions to publish on their listing.
• Drivers, who write reviews of garages they contacted.
• MechanicText, which creates the rest of the site, including its name, logo, design and text.

We respect the rights of creators and expect everyone who supplies content to do the same. This policy explains how to report copyrighted material that you believe is on our site without permission. It follows the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

We can't give legal advice or decide whether a particular use is legal. If you're unsure whether your rights have been infringed, consider speaking with a lawyer.

Send copyright notices and counter-notices to our designated agent:

MechanicText — Copyright Agent

[AGENT NAME]

[MAILING ADDRESS]

[PHONE NUMBER]

Email: [SUPPORT EMAIL]

If you email us, put "Copyright Notice" or "Copyright Counter-Notice" in the subject line so it reaches the right person quickly. Questions about privacy or data deletion should go to support@mechanictext.com with "Privacy" in the subject line

Your notice must be in writing and include the six items the law requires:

1. Your signature, physical or electronic, as the copyright owner or someone authorized to act for them. Typing your full name is fine for email.
2. The work you own, such as a photo you took. If one notice covers several works, a representative list is enough.
3. Where the material is on our site, so we can find it. The easiest way is the page link, for example mechanictext.com/garages/main-street-auto. If it's in a review, include the reviewer's first name and initial and the review date.
4. How to reach you: your name, mailing address, phone number and email.
5. A good-faith statement that you believe this use isn't authorized by the copyright owner, their agent or the law. Before you send a notice, please consider whether the use might be allowed, for example as fair use.
6. A statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you own the right involved or are authorized to act for the owner.

If your notice is missing something but tells us enough to find the material and reach you, we'll contact you to complete it. We may ask for proof that you own the work. We may decline notices that look false, abusive or made in bad faith.

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly makes a material false claim that something is infringing may have to pay damages, including legal costs.

Once we receive a complete notice, we will:

1. Promptly remove the material, or block access to it.
2. Tell the garage or reviewer who supplied it, where we can reach them, and send them a copy of your notice. This includes your name and contact details, so they can respond.
3. Keep a record of the notice.

We may also remove any content at any time if we believe it infringes someone's rights or breaks our Terms of Use, whether or not we've received a notice.

If we removed something you supplied and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you can send our agent a counter-notice. It must include:

1. Your signature, physical or electronic.
2. What was removed, and where it appeared on the site before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address and phone number, and a statement that you:

• consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where your address is located (or, if you're outside the United States, any district where MechanicText can be found), and
• will accept service of legal papers from the person who sent the original notice, or their agent.



When we receive a complete counter-notice, we'll send a copy to the person who filed the original notice and tell them we plan to restore the material. We'll restore it 10 to 14 business days after receiving your counter-notice, unless our agent first learns that they've filed a court action to stop the use.

Anyone who knowingly makes a material false claim in a counter-notice may also have to pay damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

We keep track of valid notices about each garage listing and each reviewer's email address. When appropriate, we'll remove listings, block reviews, or stop accepting content from anyone who repeatedly infringes others' copyrights. A single serious case may be enough.

This process covers copyright only. For other concerns, email support@mechanictext.com:

• Trademarks, such as a listing using another business's name or logo: use "Trademark Complaint" in the subject line.
• Reviews you believe are false, abusive or defamatory, and privacy concerns: these are handled under our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

We may update this policy from time to time and will change the effective date at the top when we do. This policy is part of the MechanicText Terms of Use.



MechanicText Copyright Policy (DMCA)