DMCA Policy for Allstate Insurance Company
Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate") respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. This DMCA Policy outlines our procedures for addressing alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, 17 U.S.C. § 512.
It is Allstate's policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the DMCA. This policy describes the information that should be present in a DMCA notice and counter-notice.
Filing a DMCA Infringement Notice (Takedown Request)
If you believe that material available on an Allstate website or service infringes on your copyright, please send a written notification to our designated DMCA Agent with the following information. Please be aware that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages.
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Allstate to locate the material. Providing URLs is the best way to help us locate content quickly.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit Allstate to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
DMCA Counter-Notification
If you believe that material you posted on an Allstate website or service was removed or access disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with our DMCA Agent. Please be aware that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability for damages.
Your counter-notification must be a written communication and include substantially the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which Allstate may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA infringement notice or an agent of such person.
Contacting Allstate's DMCA Agent
Please send all DMCA Infringement Notices and Counter-Notifications to Allstate's designated DMCA Agent. For contact details and methods to reach our DMCA Agent, please visit our Contact Us page. Please specify "DMCA Notice" or "DMCA Counter-Notification" in the subject line or correspondence.