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Takedown Policy

If you believe that you are the copyright owner for any material on this website and do not consent to the use of your material in accordance with our terms and conditions, or if you believe material on the website to be obscene or defamatory, please contact us providing the information detailed below:

  1. Your contact details;
  2. Details of the material, including the URL at which it was found;
  3. Proof, under the penalty of perjury, that you are the rights holder or an authorised representative;
  4. The reason for your request (e.g. copyright law, data protection, offensive material).

Upon receipt of a complaint, our we will:

  1. Acknowledge receipt by email;
  2. Make an initial assessment of the validity of the complaint
  3. If necessary, seek further legal advice from the University of London legal team.

If the complaint is upheld, then one of the following will happen:

(a) the full-text file of the item will be hidden from public access, but the metadata record will remain visible. The metadata will be amended to reflect the fact of the removal from public access;

(b) the original full-text file will be hidden from public access, but a new amended full-text file will be uploaded in addition, as a publicly accessible replacement. The metadata will be amended to reflect this change.

(c) the full-text file and the metadata will be deleted from the repository. This option will only be used in extreme cases.

Once a decision has been made to the validity of the complaint, we will provide a written response containing confirmation of our decision and actions.