Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice
Please notify the Episcopal Church if you believe that any of your intellectual property rights have been infringed. Pursuant to Section 512 of the Copyright Act (“DMCA”), the Episcopal Church designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed infringement: The Episcopal Church, Romy Mancini, 815 Second Avenue, New York, New York 10017. To be effective, the notification should include: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right being infringed; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at the site; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) information sufficient to allow us to contact the complaining party; (v) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right being infringed. If you fail to comply with all of these requirements, your DMCA notification may not be valid.
Trademark Usage Agreement
The Episcopal Church permits its users (“User”) to make specific, limited uses of The Episcopal Church’s trademarks (as defined below) in accordance with the terms of this Trademark Usage Agreement (“Agreement”). By downloading any of The Episcopal Church’s Trademarks, as defined herein, User explicitly agrees to adhere to this Trademark Usage Agreement.
“Trademarks” means The Episcopal Church’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, names, and other identifiers specifically identified by The Episcopal Church for use by User in connection with this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, these Trademarks include but are not limited to the following trademarks owned by The Episcopal Church:
a. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH®
b. THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA®
c. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU®
d. LA IGLESIA EPISCOPAL®
e. EPISCOPAL NEWS SERVICE®
f. The Episcopal Shield design
g. The General Convention Shield design
This Agreement provides User with a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Trademarks only in connection goods or services offered by a group or entity affiliated with the The Episcopal Church (the “License”). Any and all use of the Trademarks, whether downloaded from The Episcopal Church website (https://www.episcopalchurch.org/) or otherwise, must comply with the terms of this Agreement.
Any authorized use of the Trademarks under the terms of this Agreement must include the registered trademark symbol ( ® ) after each and every use of the Trademarks.
Any authorized use of the Trademarks under the terms of this Agreement must also incorporate the following disclaimer, where possible: THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH®, THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA®, THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU®, LA IGLESIA EPISCOPAL®, EPISCOPAL NEWS SERVICE®, the General Convention Shield design, and the Episcopal Shield design are registered trademarks of The Episcopal Church.
User may use the Trademarks to refer to The Episcopal Church, as long as User observes this Agreement and maintains a clear distinction between User’s goods and services and The Episcopal Church’s goods and services, and between User’s trademarks and the Trademarks. User may not mislead or suggest that User’s goods and/or services are somehow offered, endorsed, sponsored by or otherwise affiliated with The Episcopal Church or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
User acknowledges that The Episcopal Church is the sole owner of the Trademarks and the goodwill associated therewith, and that all use of the Trademarks by User and any goodwill created thereby will inure to the exclusive benefit of The Episcopal Church. Any modification(s) to the Trademarks by User shall be the property of The Episcopal Church.
User acknowledges that no title or ownership with respect to the Trademarks is being transferred or assigned under this Agreement.
User shall not challenge, or enable third parties to challenge, directly or indirectly, The Episcopal Church’s sole ownership or the validity of the Trademarks and the goodwill associated therewith, as acknowledged in Section 6.
The Episcopal Church may terminate the License at any time and for any reason in its absolute and sole discretion. User must immediately comply with any and all requests by The Episcopal Church to alter or terminate User’s use of the Trademarks. User must also immediately comply with any and all demands by The Episcopal Church to provide The Episcopal Church with any and all materials bearing the Trademarks.
User agrees to adhere to this Agreement in addition to any other agreements executed between User and The Episcopal Church.
