Copyright Policy

Last Updated: 1st March 2026

Copyright Notice
© 2026 St Mary Saints. All rights reserved.

This copyright notice applies to all original content published on St Mary Saints website (https://www.stmarysaints.com), including but not limited to:

– Articles, match reports, and analysis

– Newsletter content and email communications

– Website design, layout, and user interface

– Original graphics, images, and visual elements

– Database structure and content organization

– All written, visual, and multimedia content created by St Mary Saints

Content Ownership

All intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics (collectively, the “Content”), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos (“Marks”) are owned or licensed by St Mary Saints.

Permitted Use

You may:

– Read and view our content for personal, non-commercial use.

– Share links to our articles via social media or other platforms.

– Quote brief excerpts (maximum 150 words) with clear attribution to St Mary Saints.

– Download or print a single copy of any portion of the Content for personal reference.

– Use screenshots for review, critique, or educational purposes with proper attribution.

Prohibited Use

You may NOT:

– Republish, redistribute, or reproduce full articles without prior written permission.

– Use our content for commercial purposes, including on commercial websites or publications.

– Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from our content.

– Scrape, data mine, or systematically collect content from our website.

– Use automated systems, bots, or scripts to access or copy our content.

– Claim our work as your own or remove copyright notices.

– Use our content in ways that could damage our reputation or misrepresent our views.

– Sell, license, or otherwise exploit our content for monetary gain.

User-Generated Content

Comments and other user submissions remain the property of their respective owners. By posting content on our website, users grant St Mary Saints a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such content in any existing or future media.

Third-Party Content

St Mary Saints may include content from third-party sources, including:

– Press conference quotes and official statements

– Statistics and data from reputable football databases

– Images used under fair use or Creative Commons licenses

– Links to external articles and sources

All third-party content is properly attributed to its original sources. We respect third-party copyrights and respond promptly to any infringement claims.

Copyright Complaints Procedure

If you believe your copyright has been infringed by content on St Mary Saints, please contact us immediately at contact@stmarysaints.com with the following information:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.

2. Identification of the allegedly infringing material with specific URL(s).

3. Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, email).

4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner.

5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate.

6. Your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receiving a valid DMCA-compliant notice, we will:

– Promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material

– Notify the content provider of the removal

– Provide the content provider with an opportunity to submit a counter-notification

Counter-Notification Procedure

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification to contact@stmarysaints.com containing:

1. Identification of the removed material

2. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake

3. Your contact information

4. Your consent to jurisdiction in your local federal court

5. Your physical or electronic signature

Permissions and Licensing

For permission to use our content beyond fair use provisions, please email contact@stmarysaints.com with:

– Specific content you wish to use

– Intended purpose and context

– Duration of use

– Any modifications planned

– Contact information for your organization

We generally grant permission for:

– Educational and non-profit purposes

– Fan sites and community projects

– Brief excerpts for review or commentary

– Personal, non-commercial use

Trademark Notice

“St Mary Saints” name and logo are trademarks of St Mary Saints. Southampton FC-related trademarks, including club names, logos, and imagery, remain the property of Southampton FC Football Club and are used here for descriptive purposes under fair use principles.

Disclaimer Regarding Club Content

We are not affiliated with Southampton FC Football Club. Any use of club names, imagery, or references is for informational and descriptive purposes only. We do not claim ownership of any Southampton FC intellectual property.

Content Removal Requests

For non-copyright related content removal requests (outdated information, personal data, etc.), contact contact@stmarysaints.com with:

– Specific URL and content to be removed

– Reason for removal request

– Your relationship to the content

– Contact information for verification

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Copyright Policy periodically. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will indicate revisions. Continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of any changes.