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DMCA / Copyright Policy

Published: July 13, 2026 · New accounts: July 13, 2026 · Existing accounts: August 12, 2026

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National Running Club Database LLC (“NRCD”) respects intellectual property rights and expects users to do the same. This page describes how to submit a copyright infringement notice under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) and how we handle counter-notices for the Service and Affiliated Platforms (including content on the website and, where applicable, NRCD-administered community spaces).

Note: NRCD accepts copyright notices at the contact below and reviews them in good faith. We have not necessarily completed formal registration of a designated agent in the U.S. Copyright Office directory; that registration is optional and strengthens §512 safe-harbor eligibility when completed. Email is our primary contact method.

1. Designated copyright agent

Send DMCA notices and counter-notices to:

DMCA Agent — National Running Club Database LLC
Email: nationalrunningclubdatabase@gmail.com
Subject line: DMCA Notice or DMCA Counter-Notice

Email is the preferred contact method. Keep a copy of your notice.

2. What this covers (and what it often does not)

Much of the material in NRCD is competition results, athlete names, and meet information. Under U.S. law, raw facts (such as a finishing place or time) are generally not protected by copyright, though creative text, photos, videos, and distinctive compilations may be. Copyright claims must identify original creative works you own—not merely disagreement with republication of public meet results or a desire to remove an accurate historical mark.

If your concern is privacy, profile hiding, safety, or inaccurate results rather than copyright, email us with that context instead of (or in addition to) a DMCA notice. See also the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

3. Filing a DMCA notice

To be effective under the DMCA, your written notice should include substantially the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or a representative list if multiple works on a single site)
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (URLs, athlete/meet pages, screenshots)
  4. Your contact information (address, telephone number, and email)
  5. 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
  6. 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

Incomplete notices may be rejected or may delay action. We may share your notice with the user who submitted the material.

4. Our response

Upon receiving a substantially complete notice, we aim to act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the identified material when appropriate, notify the user who posted it (if applicable), and document the complaint. We may restore material if we receive a valid counter-notice and the complainant does not seek a court order within the statutory period (typically 10–14 business days after we forward the counter-notice, per DMCA practice). We may reject notices that are incomplete, abusive, or that clearly seek removal of unprotected facts (such as a finishing time) rather than copyrighted creative works.

5. Counter-notification

If you believe material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice including:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature
  2. Identification of the material removed and where it appeared before removal
  3. 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
  4. 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 Michigan if outside the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the complainant or their agent

6. Repeat infringers

In appropriate circumstances, NRCD may terminate accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

7. Misrepresentation

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing (or was removed by mistake) may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

8. Relationship to Terms

This policy is part of our legal framework with the Terms of Service. Submitting content to NRCD requires that you have the rights to do so.