EL FARO LATINO MEDIA GROUP LLC
- Identification
This Copyright and DMCA Policy applies to the website operated by El Faro Latino Media Group LLC at https://elfarolatino.com
Operator
El Faro Latino Media Group LLC
2389 Main Street, Suite 100
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033
United States
Editorial Contact
redaccion@elfarolatino.com
Legal Contact
legal@elfarolatino.com
DMCA Notices
legal@elfarolatino.com
Phone
+1 267-625-8694
- Intellectual Property Rights
El Faro Latino Media Group LLC respects intellectual property rights and expects users, contributors, advertisers, syndication partners, guest writers, and third parties to do the same.
All original editorial content, investigative journalism, archives, headlines, layouts, graphics, logos, branding, multimedia, newsletters, databases, and proprietary materials published by El Faro Latino are protected by applicable United States and international copyright, trademark, intellectual property, and related laws.
- Ownership of Content
Unless otherwise expressly stated:
• El Faro Latino Media Group LLC owns or controls the rights to original website content
• contributors retain ownership only where separate written agreements provide otherwise
• publication rights granted to El Faro remain governed by applicable contributor agreements and policies
No implied transfer of ownership is created by access to the website.
- Authorized Limited Use
Users may access content for lawful personal, informational, journalistic reference, and legally permitted fair use purposes.
Except where legally permitted, users may not:
• reproduce content
• republish content
• commercially exploit content
• redistribute articles
• scrape archives
• mass copy content
• mirror website materials
• train AI systems using protected content
• extract metadata, headlines, archives, feeds, databases, or proprietary editorial compilations
without prior written authorization.
- Designated DMCA Agent
Copyright infringement notices must be sent to:
DMCA Agent
El Faro Latino Media Group LLC
Email
legal@elfarolatino.com
Mailing Address
2389 Main Street, Suite 100
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033
United States
- DMCA Notice Requirements
A valid infringement notice must include:
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed
• identification of allegedly infringing material and precise location
• sufficient contact information of the complaining party
• a statement of good faith belief that use is unauthorized
• a statement under penalty of perjury that submitted information is accurate
• a statement confirming authority to act for the rights holder
• physical or electronic signature
Incomplete notices may not be processed.
- Response to Notices
Upon receipt of a facially valid notice, El Faro Latino may:
• remove material
• disable access
• notify the relevant contributor or user
• request clarification
• preserve records
• investigate circumstances
• take other actions deemed legally appropriate
Actions may be taken in good faith without admission of wrongdoing.
- Counter Notification Procedure
A party believing material was removed by mistake or misidentification may submit a counter notification including:
• identification of removed material
• prior material location
• statement under penalty of perjury regarding good faith belief of mistake or misidentification
• full name
• mailing address
• contact information
• consent to jurisdiction of appropriate United States federal court
• acceptance of service of process
• physical or electronic signature
Valid counter notices will be handled according to applicable law.
- Repeat Infringer Policy
El Faro Latino reserves the right to suspend, restrict, terminate, disable, or permanently block access for repeat infringers or parties reasonably believed to repeatedly violate intellectual property rights.
Determinations may be made at El Faro Latino’s sole discretion consistent with applicable law.
- Contributor Responsibility
Contributors, guest writers, freelancers, agencies, columnists, advertisers, and external submitters represent and warrant that:
• submitted materials are original or properly licensed
• required permissions have been obtained
• publication does not violate intellectual property rights
• rights claims made to El Faro Latino are accurate
El Faro Latino may rely on these representations.
- Trademark Protection
El Faro Latino, El Faro Latino Media Group LLC, logos, branding, trade dress, proprietary visual identity, and associated marks may be protected under trademark and unfair competition law.
Unauthorized use is prohibited.
- Anti-Scraping and Automated Harvesting
Automated harvesting, extraction, indexing, scraping, crawling, AI ingestion, dataset compilation, commercial content mining, or systematic capture of protected materials without express written authorization is prohibited.
Violation may result in technical blocking, legal enforcement, and injunctive action.
- Investigative Journalism Protection
Investigative reporting, editorial archives, proprietary document compilations, original reporting databases, research structures, and unique editorial packaging constitute protected intellectual property where legally applicable.
Unauthorized commercial reuse or systematic extraction is prohibited.
- Fair Use Reservation
Nothing in this policy restricts rights expressly permitted by applicable copyright law, including legally recognized fair use where applicable.
- Misrepresentation
Knowingly false, misleading, abusive, fraudulent, or bad-faith infringement claims or counter notifications may expose the submitting party to legal liability, damages, fees, and other remedies.
- Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, El Faro Latino Media Group LLC shall not be liable for:
• third-party submitted content
• infringement caused by contributors or users
• good-faith takedown actions
• removal errors made in reasonable compliance efforts
• delayed response to defective notices
• restoration decisions consistent with applicable law
- Reservation of Rights
El Faro Latino reserves all legal rights including:
• content removal
• access suspension
• account termination
• cease-and-desist enforcement
• litigation
• injunctive relief
• preservation of evidence
• cooperation with lawful enforcement actions
- Relationship with Other Policies
This policy must be read together with:
• Terms of Use
• Legal Notice
• Contributor and Columnist Policy
• Editorial Policy
• Privacy Policy
Where conflict exists, the more specific governing document controls.
- Modifications
El Faro Latino may modify this policy at any time.
Changes become effective upon publication unless otherwise required by law.
- Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Exclusive jurisdiction lies in competent state or federal courts located in Connecticut.