Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect from you lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). We may collect the following type of information: address, contact information or other information relevant to locate the customer offer. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the below address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Intellectual property (IP) is a generic term for the range of property rights accorded for the protection of creations of the mind. The term "intellectual property" is defined in Article 2 (viii) of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation 1967 as including rights in relation to:

• Literary, artistic and scientific works;
• Performances of performing artists, sound recordings and broadcasts;
• Inventions in all fields of human endeavour;
• Scientific discoveries;
• Industrial designs;
• Trade marks, service marks and commercial names and designations;
• Protection against unfair competition; and
• All other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields.

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) provide creators and innovators with the exclusive right, for a limited time, to control what others may do with their work. This exclusive right is justified on the grounds that IPRs give creators and innovators an opportunity to make a return on their investment in creativity or innovation, and provide an incentive for creative or innovative activity that might not otherwise take place. The benefits of this additional creativity and innovation are considered to outweigh the costs imposed on society by IPRs.

By way of an example: the grant of a patent gives the patent owner the exclusive right, to make, sell or use the patented invention for a maximum of twenty years from the date of filing of the patent application. In return for receiving the patent, the patent owner is required to disclose the details of the invention, thereby encouraging the dissemination of information throughout society. The disclosure of this information may facilitate other inventors to build on this innovation - what might be termed "cumulative innovation".

IPRs need to strike a careful balance between the interests of IPR owners and the interests of society as a whole. If the scope of IPR protection is too narrow, or the term too short, there will be too little incentive for innovation or creativity. Conversely, if IPR protection is too broad, or the term too long, the cost imposed on society by the grant of IPRs may exceed the benefits.

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed by our company, please provide our corporation with a notification that contains the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other rights that have been allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the copyright, trademark or other rights that have been allegedly infringed.
• The URL used in connection with the allegedly infringing merchandise.
  Note that simply including "propertiesoffer.awardspace.com" is not sufficient to identify what you are objecting to; please include links to specific designs.
• Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the rights owner, its agent or the law.
• 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 the copyright or other right that is allegedly infringed.