Copyright and takedown policy (DMCA)

Last updated 10 October 2026

Kichele Group respects intellectual property rights and expects the same of anyone who sends us content. This policy explains how to ask us to remove material on kichelegroup.com that you believe infringes your copyright. It follows the Copyright Act (Cap. 130) of Kenya and, for rights holders who rely on it, the notice-and-takedown process of the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

Reporting infringement

Email [email protected] with "Copyright notice" in the subject line. Your notice must include:

1. your name, postal address, phone number and email address;
2. a description of the copyrighted work you say is infringed;
3. the exact URL or URLs on kichelegroup.com where the material appears;
4. a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
5. a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act for them;
6. your physical or electronic signature.

We may not act on notices that leave out these details.

What happens next

When we receive a complete notice we review it, and where it is valid we remove or disable the material promptly, normally within 2 working days. If someone else provided the material, we tell them it was removed and give them a copy of the notice.

Counter-notice

If material you provided was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, send a counter-notice to the same address. It must include your name, address, phone and email; the URL where the material appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification; your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Kenya (or, for DMCA purposes, the relevant US federal court); and your signature. Unless the complainant tells us they have started court proceedings, we may restore the material 10 to 14 working days after receiving a valid counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

We will stop accepting content from anyone who repeatedly infringes others' rights.

False notices

Knowingly making false statements in a notice or counter-notice may make you liable for damages and costs.

Content we use

Photographs on this site are used under the Unsplash licence and credited to their photographers in the footer. If you are a photographer and want your work credited differently or removed, email us and we will act promptly.