DMCA
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Jerzy respects copyright and expects the same from everyone who uses jerzy.shop. This page explains how a copyright owner can ask us to remove material they believe infringes their work, what a valid notice must contain, how a customer can respond with a counter-notice, and what we do with each. It follows the notice-and-takedown process set out in the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act. For trademark and other rights, see our Intellectual Property Policy.
DMCA at a glance
- Where to send notices: support@jerzy.shop, subject “DMCA notice”.
- By post: Jerzy, 600 S Dearborn St Apt 1808, Chicago, IL 60605, US.
- Acknowledgement: within 24 hours on business days.
- Valid notices: we remove or disable the material and tell the person who provided it.
- Counter-notices: available if you believe material was removed by mistake.
- Repeat infringers: accounts may be closed.
1. What this page covers
Copyright protects original creative works, such as artwork, illustrations, photographs, written text and designs. On a custom jersey store, copyright questions usually come up in a few ways:
- a photo or product image on jerzy.shop that someone believes is theirs;
- written text on our pages that someone believes was copied from them;
- a design element on a product that someone believes copies their artwork;
- text a customer submitted for personalisation that reproduces a protected work, such as a copyrighted slogan or artwork-like lettering.
Our own pages and product images are created for Jerzy. Examples throughout the site use invented names and team words such as HAYES 17 and COMETS. Personalisation fields accept only short text and numbers, not uploaded images.
2. How to send a copyright notice
If you believe your copyrighted work has been used on jerzy.shop without permission, send a written notice to support@jerzy.shop with the subject “DMCA notice”, or by post to Jerzy, 600 S Dearborn St Apt 1808, Chicago, IL 60605, US. Email is fastest.
What a valid notice must include
- Your physical or electronic signature, as the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you believe is infringed. If several works are involved, a representative list is fine.
- Identification of the material you believe infringes, with enough detail for us to find it, ideally the exact page link and a description of the image, text or product.
- Your contact information: name, postal address and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act for them.
A notice missing these elements may not be valid. If something is missing, we will tell you what we need so you can complete it.
Before you send a notice
Please consider whether the use might be allowed, for example because it is your own licence, a common design element, or a fair use. A notice that knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing can create legal liability for the sender. If you are not sure, you can email us first with an informal question and we will look into it.
3. What we do with a valid notice
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Acknowledge | We confirm receipt within 24 hours on business days. |
| 2. Review | We check the notice has the required elements and locate the material. |
| 3. Act | For a valid notice, we remove or disable access to the material, or stop printing the item concerned. |
| 4. Inform | Where the material came from a customer, we tell them it was removed and send them a copy of the notice, with personal details limited where appropriate. |
| 5. Record | We keep a record of the notice and our action, including for repeat-infringer purposes. |
Orders affected by a notice
If a notice concerns personalisation on an order that has not yet been printed, we contact the customer. They can change the text, or we cancel the order and refund it in full within 7 days of confirming the cancellation. We do not print material that is the subject of a valid notice while it is being resolved.
4. Counter-notices
If material you provided was removed because of a notice and you believe the removal was a mistake or a misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to support@jerzy.shop with the subject “DMCA counter-notice”.
What a counter-notice must include
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, postal address and email address.
- A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district of your address, or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which Jerzy may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.
What happens after a counter-notice
We send a copy of a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. If they do not tell us within the period set by law that they have filed a court action to stop the use, we may restore the material. If they do, the material stays removed while the matter is resolved between the parties.
5. Repeat infringers
We may close the accounts of, and decline further orders from, customers who are the subject of repeated valid copyright notices. We consider each case on its facts.
6. Copyright in the text you submit
Personalisation is limited to a player name (back) up to 12 characters, a number (back) from 0 to 99, and on some products a team word (front) up to 12 characters. Short names and numbers are rarely protected by copyright on their own, but slogans, catchphrases and lettering that copy another’s work can raise issues, and team names can be protected as trademarks. Use your own words. Our Terms of Service explain your responsibility for the text you submit.
7. Our own material
The text, product photos, illustrations and designs on jerzy.shop belong to Jerzy or are used with permission. If you would like to use any of it, email us first. If you find our material used elsewhere without permission, we would appreciate hearing about it at support@jerzy.shop.
8. Notices about other websites
This process covers material on jerzy.shop and items we print. If your concern is about another website, including one that copies our product photos, please contact that website’s operator or host. We cannot remove material from sites we do not control.
9. Timing and communication
We acknowledge every notice and counter-notice within 24 hours on business days. Review times depend on how complete the notice is and how much material is involved. We communicate by email unless you ask for post. Please keep all correspondence on one email thread per notice so nothing is missed.
10. Personal information in notices
A notice or counter-notice contains personal details. We use them only to handle the notice. As part of the process, we may forward a copy of a notice to the customer whose material was removed, and a copy of a counter-notice to the person who sent the notice. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information more generally.
11. A note for coaches and team managers
If a notice affects your team’s order, we know you probably have a date coming up. We will contact you quickly, explain exactly which text is affected, and help you choose a replacement team word or option so the rest of the order can continue. Most of the time a quick change to an original word, such as NORTHSIDE or OWLS, solves it.
12. A sample notice layout
You do not need a special form. A plain email set out like this covers every element and helps us act faster:
- Subject: DMCA notice.
- Your details: full name, organisation if any, postal address and email address.
- Your work: a description of the original work, and a link to where it appears with your permission, if available.
- Material on jerzy.shop: the exact page link and which image, text or product you mean.
- Good-faith statement: that you believe the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
- Accuracy statement: that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for them.
- Signature: your typed full name is accepted as an electronic signature.
Counter-notices can follow the same layout, replacing the statements with those listed in section 4.
13. Frequently asked questions
Do I need a lawyer to send a notice?
No. Anyone who owns a copyright, or is authorised to act for the owner, can send a notice. Some people choose to get legal advice, especially for a counter-notice, because of the statements made under penalty of perjury.
Will the customer see my name?
We may send a copy of your notice to the customer whose material was removed, so they can respond. We limit personal details where appropriate, but you should expect your name to be included.
Can I withdraw a notice?
Yes. Email us on the same thread saying you withdraw it. If we removed material because of it, we review whether it can be restored.
Is this the right process for a team name or logo?
Team names and logos are usually trademarks rather than copyright. Use the reporting steps in our Intellectual Property Policy; we review those reports just as carefully.
Does sending a notice cancel someone’s order?
Not automatically. We contact the customer first so they can change the text. If they cannot or do not, we cancel the affected order and refund it in full.
14. If you are not sure who owns a work
Sometimes a coach or customer finds an image online and is not sure whether it is protected. Assume it is. Jerzy does not accept image uploads for personalisation, and we only print text and numbers typed into the product fields. If you see something on our site that you think may belong to someone else, tell us at support@jerzy.shop and we will check where it came from, even if you are not the owner yourself.
We are grateful for reports like these, and we act on them as quickly as we can.
15. Changes to this page
We may update this page when the law or our process changes. The date at the top shows the current version.
16. Contact
Email support@jerzy.shop, or write to Jerzy, 600 S Dearborn St Apt 1808, Chicago, IL 60605, US. General questions can also go through Contact Us.