Copyright Policy

This Copyright Policy explains the ownership of the content on the website of Vaux Marscher Berglind, P.A. (“Vaux Marscher Berglind,” “the Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), how that content may and may not be used, and how to report material that you believe infringes a copyright. This Policy applies to this website (the “Website”) and should be read together with our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

1. Ownership of Website Content

Except as noted in Section 2, all content on this Website, including text, page design and layout, graphics, and the arrangement and selection of that content, is owned by or licensed to Vaux Marscher Berglind, P.A. and is protected by United States copyright law and other intellectual property laws. The Firm reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Policy.

2. Stock Images and Third-Party Materials

Photographs and other stock images displayed on this Website are used under a Canva Pro content license. These images are owned by their respective creators or licensors and are made available to the Firm through that license. They are not the property of the Firm, and nothing on this Website transfers any rights in those images to you. You may not download, copy, extract, redistribute, or reuse any image or other third-party material appearing on this Website.

3. Trademarks

The Firm’s name, logo, and any related marks displayed on the Website are trademarks or service marks of Vaux Marscher Berglind, P.A. Other names, logos, and marks that may appear on the Website are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on the Website grants you any right or license to use any trademark or service mark without the prior written permission of its owner.

4. Permitted Use and Restrictions

You may view the Website and print or download individual pages for your own personal, non-commercial reference only, provided you do not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.

Except as expressly permitted above or by applicable law, you may not:

  • Copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any content from the Website;
  • Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from any content on the Website;
  • Use any content from the Website for commercial purposes; or
  • Frame, mirror, scrape, or use automated means to collect or reuse content from the Website.

Any use of the Website’s content not expressly permitted by this Policy is a breach of this Policy and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

5. Requesting Permission

If you would like to use any content owned by the Firm for a purpose not permitted by this Policy, please request permission in advance by using the contact information in Section 8. Requests to use third-party stock images should be directed to the applicable rights holder, since the Firm cannot grant rights in content it does not own.

6. Reporting Copyright Infringement

The Firm respects the intellectual property rights of others and asks users to do the same. If you believe that material available on this Website infringes a copyright you own or control, you may send a written notice that includes the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
  3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail to allow us to locate it on the Website (for example, the page URL);
  4. Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address so we can contact you;
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Please send your notice to the Firm at the address in Section 8, or contact us to ask where to direct it. Upon receiving a valid notice, we will review it and take appropriate action, which may include removing or disabling access to the material in question.

7. Counter-Notification

If you believe material you posted or provided was removed or disabled in error, you may submit a written counter-notification to the address in Section 8, identifying the material and its former location, including your contact information, and stating, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

8. Contact

To request permission to use content, to report claimed copyright infringement, or to ask a question about this Policy, please contact us or write to us at:

Vaux Marscher Berglind, P.A. Attn: Copyright 1251 May River Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 Telephone: 843-757-2888

9. Governing Law

This Copyright Policy and any dispute relating to it are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Copyright Policy from time to time. Any changes will be effective when the revised Policy is posted on this page, with an updated Effective Date. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.