Ownership of Intellectual Property
All content on the website located at wattmanusa.com (the "Website"), including but not limited to text, images, photographs, videos, graphics, logos, trade dress, designs, page layouts, software, and other materials, is the sole property of Wattman USA Inc., a Florida corporation ("Wattman USA," "we," or "us"), or its licensors. All content is protected by the Copyright Act of the United States (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq.), and applicable international intellectual property treaties, including the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Trademarks
"Wattman," "Wattman USA," the Wattman logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks or trade names of Wattman USA Inc. or its affiliates. You may not use these marks without the prior written permission of Wattman USA Inc. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Authorized Use
Content on the Website is provided for personal, informational, and non-commercial use only. You may view and download a single copy of materials from the Website solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials. Any other use of Website content, including but not limited to commercial use, reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, requires the prior written consent of Wattman USA Inc.
Prohibited Activities
Without the prior written consent of Wattman USA Inc., the following activities are strictly prohibited:
- (a) Copying, reproducing, or distributing any Website content for commercial purposes.
- (b) Modifying, adapting, translating, or creating derivative works based on Website content.
- (c) Publishing, displaying, or transmitting Website content on any external platform, website, or media channel.
- (d) Framing, mirroring, or embedding any portion of the Website on another website or platform without authorization.
- (e) Using any automated system, including but not limited to web scrapers, crawlers, bots, spiders, or artificial intelligence training tools, to access, extract, download, index, or otherwise collect content from the Website. The use of Website content as training data for machine learning models, large language models, or any form of artificial intelligence system is expressly prohibited without a separate written license agreement.
- (f) Using Website content in any manner that violates applicable law or infringes upon the rights of Wattman USA Inc. or third parties.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Wattman USA respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that content on the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) to our designated agent. A valid DMCA notification must include:
- (a) A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- (b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
- (c) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with sufficient detail to enable Wattman USA to locate the material on the Website.
- (d) Contact information for the complaining party, including name, address, telephone number, and email address.
- (e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- (f) A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
DMCA notifications should be sent to: info@wattmanusa.com.
Third-Party Content
The Website may display content owned by third parties or contain links to external websites. Such third-party content remains the property of its respective owners and is subject to their own terms and conditions and intellectual property protections. Wattman USA does not claim ownership of third-party content and is not responsible for the accuracy, legality, or intellectual property compliance of content on external websites.
Enforcement of Rights
Governing Law
This Copyright Notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Any dispute arising under or in connection with this Copyright Notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Lee County, Florida.
Contact
For questions regarding this Copyright Notice or to request permission to use Website content, contact:
Wattman USA Inc.
1222 SE 47th Street
Cape Coral, Florida 33904
United States of America
Email: info@wattmanusa.com
