DMCA Policy

https://appraisaldistrict.org respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using our Website that are reported to our Designated Copyright Agent identified below.

1. Our Content & Intellectual Property

Warning to Content Scrapers: All content on this Website, including but not limited to original facility descriptions, manually written “how-to” guides, and original screenshots of government portals captured by our research team, is the exclusive intellectual property of https://appraisaldistrict.org.

• Original Screenshots: The screenshots displayed on this site were manually captured and edited by our team to provide educational instruction. Unauthorized reproduction or “hotlinking” of these images is prohibited.

• Textual Content: Copying our human-verified descriptions for use on other directories or AI-generated sites is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate legal action and DMCA takedown notices filed against your host.

2. Notification of Claimed Infringement

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Website by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent.

Your Notice must include the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.

2. Identification of the material or link you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity) and to which access is to be disabled, including at a minimum, the URL of the link shown on the Website where such material may be found.

3. Your contact information: Mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Deliver this Notice to:

• Email: info@appraisaldistrict.org

• Subject Line: “DMCA Takedown Request”

Note: If you knowingly misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

3. Public Records & Fair Use Disclaimer

Please be aware that https://appraisaldistrict.org is an informational directory consisting largely of facts and data gathered from public records (e.g., government facility addresses, phone numbers, tax rates, and booking information).

• Facts are not copyrightable. A government agency or third party cannot claim copyright ownership over a list of public facts (such as a phone number or address).

• Fair Use: Our use of government seals, logos, or screenshots of public portals is for educational, non-commercial, and transformative purposes (commentary and instruction) and is protected under the Fair Use doctrine of U.S. Copyright Law.

4. Counter-Notification Procedures

If you believe that material you posted on the Website was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with us (a “Counter-Notice”).

The Counter-Notice must include:

1. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed.

2. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

3. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if outside the US, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found).

4. Your physical or electronic signature.

5. Repeat Infringer Policy

It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.