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  • an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
  • a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
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  • your address, telephone number, and email address;
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  • a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

iskconconnection.org's agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows. By mail: 

  • ISKCON Connection c/o Legal Dept. PO Box 430 Alachua FL 32616

By email:

  • office [at] iskconconnection [dot] org

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PROVISIONS UNENFORCEABLE OR INVALID

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AFFILIATE TERMS OF SERVICE

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  • Any and all material, serializations, or technology sent, made accessible, or that includes any reference to the Affiliate (“Material”) shall be received “as is”, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied
  • Iskconconnection.org shall have no liability associated with the Material;
  • Copyrights and all other rights to the Material are owned, as between Affiliate and iskconconnection.org, by iskconconnection.org;
  • Iskconconnection.org shall have the right to terminate any Affiliate for any reason at any time without notice;