Takedown Policy

Introduction

This Takedown Policy explains how to ask Artisanal Futures to remove content from our website and services. It applies to artisan and shop profiles, product and service listings, events, our community forum, messaging, artisan websites we host, and our image generation app, "UPCY".

It sits alongside our Terms of Use. You keep ownership of content you submit. We may remove or restrict access to material that breaks the law or those terms.

What we can and cannot remove

We can consider removing content that lives on Artisanal Futures, including:

• Shop, product, service, and event listings, including photos and descriptions on this site.
• Forum posts and comments.
• Messages and files stored on our services.
• UPCY uploads, prompts, generated images, and custom models or "checkpoints".
• Websites we provision and host for artisans.

We cannot take down pages, products, or purchases on an artisan's own website — for example a shop they run on Shopify, WordPress, or another host. Artisanal Futures is a directory and community hub. We are not a party to dealings between you and an artisan, and we do not handle those transactions.

When we will consider a takedown

We will review notices about content that appears to:

• Infringe copyright or trademark: material you own, or are authorized to represent, that someone else has posted without permission.
• Break the law or our content standards: illegal, harassing, abusive, or otherwise harmful content, or content that discloses someone else's private information.
• Misuse traditional or community craft knowledge: content that presents another community's traditional knowledge, designs, or practices as the poster's own in a way that harms the people or communities it comes from.
• Violate UPCY rules: uploads or generated images that copy others' work without the necessary rights, or that depict a real, identifiable person without their consent.

How to send a notice

Email support@artisanalfutures.org with:

• Your name and a contact email address.
• A link to the material, or a clear description of what it is and where it appears on our services.
• Why it should come down — for example copyright, trademark, privacy, harassment, or traditional knowledge.

If your notice is about copyright, please also include the following, which we use to evaluate copyright claims:

• A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, 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.
• Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough).

What we do next

We review notices in good faith. We may remove or restrict access to the material, ask you for more information, or tell the person who posted it. Repeat or serious copyright abuse can lead to restriction, suspension, or closure of an account, as described in our Terms of Use.

We are not a court. We do not decide ownership disputes beyond what we need in order to operate our services. Sending a notice does not guarantee that the material will be removed.

Counter-notice for copyright

If we removed your content because of an alleged copyright infringement, and you believe that was a mistake — for example because you have permission, own the work, or the use is fair use — you may send a counter-notice to the same address.

Your counter-notice should include:

• Your name, address, and a contact email address.
• Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before it was removed.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or for the Eastern District of Michigan if you are outside the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.
• Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough).

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material unless the original complainant tells us they have filed a court action seeking to keep it down.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Takedown Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and post the changes on this page.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Takedown Policy, or wish to send a notice, please contact us at support@artisanalfutures.org.