Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy

This Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy (“Policy”) applies to the website located at https://smokybrands-marketing.ca (the “Website”) and any related content, products, services, materials, software, graphics, designs, branding elements, publications, and communications made available by Smokybrands Marketing Agency Inc. (“Smokybrands”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

Smokybrands Marketing Agency Inc. respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects all visitors, clients, contractors, suppliers, and other users of the Website to do the same. This Policy explains our approach to copyright protection, intellectual property rights, and the reporting of alleged copyright infringement relating to materials available through our Website.

Ownership of Intellectual Property
Permitted Use of Website Content
Third-Party Materials
Copyright Infringement Notices
Review Process
False or Misleading Notices
Changes to this Policy
Contact Information

Ownership of Intellectual Property

Unless expressly stated otherwise, all intellectual property rights relating to the Website and its contents are owned by or licensed to Smokybrands Marketing Agency Inc. and are protected under the Copyright Act (Canada), applicable trademark laws, common law rights, international treaties, and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Protected materials include, without limitation, text, articles, website copy, marketing materials, source code, software, graphics, layouts, illustrations, icons, photographs, videos, animations, branding elements, logos, trade names, service names, business identifiers, downloadable materials, databases, compilations, and the overall design and presentation of the Website.

Nothing contained on this Website transfers or grants ownership of any intellectual property rights unless expressly agreed in writing.

Permitted Use of Website Content

You may access and use the Website solely for lawful informational and business purposes.

Except where expressly permitted by applicable law or by our prior written consent, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, translate, adapt, commercially exploit, reverse engineer, scrape, archive, republish, transmit, display, or otherwise use any portion of the Website or its contents.

Temporary copies automatically created by standard web browsers during normal browsing do not constitute copyright infringement.

Third-Party Materials

Certain materials appearing on the Website may be used under licence, permission, contractual authorization, or other lawful rights obtained from third parties.

References to third-party trademarks, company names, product names, logos, photographs, software, publications, or other protected materials remain the property of their respective owners unless expressly stated otherwise.

The inclusion of third-party material on this Website does not imply ownership, sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or affiliation unless expressly indicated.

Copyright Infringement Notices

If you believe that material published on this Website infringes your copyright or another intellectual property right, you may submit a written notice requesting that we review the matter.

Your notice should include sufficient information to enable us to reasonably identify the material in question and evaluate your request, including where applicable:

Your full legal name and contact information.
The identity of the copyright owner if different from yourself.
A description of the copyrighted work.
The exact URL or location of the material in question.
A description of the alleged infringement.
The legal basis for your claim.
A statement that the information provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
Your physical or electronic signature.

Providing complete and accurate information will assist us in reviewing your request more efficiently.

Review Process

Upon receiving a notice, Smokybrands Marketing Agency Inc. may review the information provided to determine whether further investigation or action is appropriate.

Depending on the circumstances, we may request additional information, contact the submitting party, contact affected third parties, seek legal advice, or take other actions that we consider appropriate.

Where appropriate and consistent with applicable law, material may be modified, removed, restricted, replaced, or retained following our review.

Nothing in this Policy creates an obligation to remove, disable, restrict, or alter any material solely because a notice has been received. Each matter will be evaluated individually based on the available information, applicable law, contractual rights, and other relevant circumstances.

False or Misleading Notices

Submitting knowingly false, misleading, fraudulent, abusive, or bad-faith claims may expose the submitting party to legal consequences under applicable law.

Smokybrands Marketing Agency Inc. reserves the right to decline to act upon notices that are incomplete, unsupported, clearly unfounded, or otherwise inconsistent with applicable legal requirements.

Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to amend, revise, replace, or update this Policy at any time to reflect changes in our business operations, legal requirements, or industry practices.

Any revised version becomes effective upon publication on this Website unless otherwise required by applicable law.