FINA1 Copyright and Source Rights Policy

Effective Date: August 12, 2026 Version: copyright-source-rights-2026-08-12

FINA1 respects intellectual-property rights, contractual source restrictions, privacy rights, and other lawful rights in third-party information. This policy explains how rights holders and Sources may report concerns relating to content or access facilitated through ZENITH by FINA1.

1. Scope

This policy applies to reports alleging that:

• content displayed, transmitted, normalized, or otherwise processed through FINA1 infringes copyright or another intellectual-property right;
• a FINA1 customer is using a Source or Source content outside applicable authorization;
• a Source is being accessed using unauthorized credentials or in violation of a technical or contractual restriction;
• attribution, provenance, or rights information is materially inaccurate or misleading; or
• a Source owner requests investigation of a supported connector or operation.

FINA1’s technical support for a Source does not imply ownership, endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or a license to redistribute the Source’s content.

2. How to submit a rights complaint

A rights holder, authorized agent, or Source representative may submit a complaint using the copyright, abuse, or legal/contact method identified in the Service or the legal/contact section of fina1.com.

A complaint should include enough information for FINA1 to identify and investigate the issue, including where applicable:

1. the complainant’s name, organization, role, and contact information;
2. identification of the work, Source, account, material, or right at issue;
3. the FINA1 page, Source connector, operation, request context, URL, or other information reasonably sufficient to locate the matter;
4. the legal, contractual, technical, or rights basis for the complaint;
5. information showing the complainant is the rights holder, Source representative, or authorized agent;
6. the requested corrective action; and
7. a statement that the information supplied is accurate and submitted in good faith.

FINA1 may request additional information reasonably necessary to distinguish a valid rights complaint from a mistaken, incomplete, abusive, or fraudulent report.

3. Copyright notices under U.S. law

A copyright owner or authorized agent seeking treatment of a notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512 should provide a written notice containing the information required by applicable law, including:

• a physical or electronic signature of an authorized person;
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list where permitted;
• identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to locate it;
• contact information for the complaining party;
• a statement of good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law; and
• a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act for the copyright owner.

If FINA1 has a designated DMCA agent registered in the U.S. Copyright Office’s Designated Agent Directory, the current agent and contact information shown in that official directory and on fina1.com control for formal § 512 notices.

FINA1 does not represent through this policy that any particular statutory safe harbor applies to a particular activity. Compliance with a notice-and-response process does not waive any defense, right, privilege, or limitation available under law.

4. Counter-notices

If FINA1 removes or disables material in response to a copyright notice and applicable law permits a counter-notice, the affected customer may submit a counter-notice containing the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), including:

• the customer’s physical or electronic signature;
• identification of the material removed or disabled and its former location;
• a statement under penalty of perjury that the customer has a good-faith belief the removal or disabling resulted from mistake or misidentification;
• the customer’s name, address, and telephone number; and
• the consent to jurisdiction and service-of-process statements required by applicable law.

FINA1 may forward a legally sufficient counter-notice to the original complainant and may restore material when permitted by law unless FINA1 receives timely notice of a qualifying court action or determines that another independent legal, contractual, security, or policy basis requires continued restriction.

5. Source-rights and access complaints

A Source representative may report concerns involving access methods, credential use, rate behavior, technical protections, attribution, or downstream use.

FINA1 may temporarily suspend or restrict a connector or operation while investigating a credible complaint. Investigation may include review of:

• operation classification;
• authentication and credential model;
• customer authorization evidence;
• applicable Source terms and technical controls;
• request volumes and rate limits;
• provenance and attribution behavior;
• storage and caching behavior;
• customer-requested use; and
• relevant legal or security considerations.

FINA1 may request that a customer provide evidence of authorization, account ownership, license scope, or another basis for continued access. Failure to provide reasonably requested evidence may result in continued suspension.

6. FINA1 response options

Depending on the facts, FINA1 may:

• request clarification or additional evidence;
• correct attribution or provenance;
• disable public display while preserving authorized private processing;
• restrict storage, caching, redistribution, or a particular requested use;
• require customer credentials or a customer-held license;
• require a FINA1-held license before further access;
• throttle or suspend an operation;
• revoke a credential binding;
• remove or disable material;
• terminate access for repeat or serious violations; or
• determine that no change is warranted.

FINA1 seeks to use measures proportionate to the verified issue and does not treat a complaint, by itself, as proof of wrongdoing.

7. Repeat infringement and repeated rights violations

Where appropriate and in circumstances required by law, FINA1 may terminate accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright or repeatedly violate third-party rights. FINA1 may consider the nature, frequency, credibility, and disposition of notices and any counter-notices or other evidence.

FINA1 may also terminate or restrict accounts for a single serious violation involving fraud, credential theft, deliberate circumvention, willful infringement, or other material misconduct.

8. Misrepresentation and abusive notices

Do not knowingly submit false or materially misleading rights notices, counter-notices, authority claims, or Source complaints. FINA1 may reject abusive submissions and may take appropriate action where a person uses the complaint process to harass, disrupt lawful activity, obtain unauthorized information, or make fraudulent representations.

9. Preservation and privacy

FINA1 may preserve complaint records, relevant request metadata, legal-policy versions, and related evidence for the period reasonably necessary to investigate the matter, comply with law, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

FINA1 will handle personal data in accordance with the FINA1 Privacy Policy and applicable law. A complainant’s information may be disclosed to the affected customer or other parties where reasonably necessary to investigate or process a notice, unless prohibited by law or inappropriate for safety or privacy reasons.

10. No admission; reservation of rights

Any investigation, suspension, removal, restoration, or other action under this policy is taken without admission of liability and without waiving any rights, defenses, privileges, contractual remedies, or statutory protections available to FINA1, Customer, a Source, or a rights holder.