Copyright & Takedown Policy

RECEIPTS is source-first, not copy-first. The site is designed to summarize and link to authoritative material rather than republish third-party works.

What RECEIPTS claims as its own

RECEIPTS claims rights only in original material that the operator lawfully owns, such as original branding, original explanatory text, original site design, and original code. It does not claim ownership merely because an external source is linked or summarized.

Government and third-party material

U.S. federal government works can be public domain under federal law, while state/local materials, annotations, databases, photographs, seals, and third-party materials can have different copyright or trademark status. RECEIPTS therefore avoids claiming blanket ownership of government or third-party materials and keeps source attribution and links visible.

How source material should be used

Prefer official primary sources for legal rules.
Use short excerpts only when needed to identify or explain a rule.
Paraphrase longer copyrighted material instead of copying it.
Do not reproduce paywalled articles, commercial treatises, proprietary forms, photographs, graphics, or other third-party works in full without permission or another lawful basis.
Keep third-party trademarks and agency names descriptive; do not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

User-submitted text

Users should submit only text they have a lawful basis to use. The current public site does not provide public user posting, a public file-hosting service, or public document uploads.

Report a copyright concern

If you believe material displayed by RECEIPTS infringes your copyright, use the Privacy / Legal Request form. Identify the work, the exact RECEIPTS URL or material at issue, your contact information, and why you believe the use is unauthorized. RECEIPTS should review credible notices promptly and remove or change material where appropriate.

DMCA safe-harbor status. A website form by itself is not the same as registering a designated DMCA agent. The U.S. Copyright Office explains that some online service providers seeking 17 U.S.C. §512 safe-harbor protection must publish designated-agent contact information and register that agent with the Copyright Office. RECEIPTS should not claim registered-agent safe-harbor status unless that registration has actually been completed and kept current.

U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory ↗

U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 resources ↗

Counter-notices and repeat infringement

If RECEIPTS later allows users to publish or store public third-party material, the operator should implement the notice/counter-notice and repeat-infringer procedures required for any safe harbor being relied upon before launching that feature.