copyright policy

Get Closer Limited (“Get Closer”) respects the intellectual property of others including its authors and creators. We require users of Getcloser.com (the “Website”) to do the same. You must not distribute, transmit, post or share in any way any copyright material, trade marks, or other intellectual property of any type belonging to others (whether registered or unregistered) without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. In accordance with the Website Terms of Use, Get Closer may, in its sole discretion suspend or terminate the account of any user infringing the intellectual property rights of others.

infringement of your intellectual property rights

If you believe that your work (or the work of a third party on whose behalf you are entitled to act) has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please let us know by providing the following information to us using this online form:

1. a description of the work that you claim has been infringed and all relevant details of the work (including the title and date/s of publication);
2. details of the location on the Website of the material that you claim infringes the copyright in your work (including a URL );
3. your contact details so that we can get in touch with you (name, full address, email address and telephone number);
4. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that you are the copyright owner (or that you are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner) and that the disputed use of the work is not authorised by you (or by a third party legally entitled to provide such authorisation) and is not otherwise permitted by law; and
5. a statement by you that the above information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

permission requests

If you wish to seek permission to use any HMV trade mark, logo, screen shot, design or other feature from the Website (including for any linking purposes), please send us the following information to allow us to process your request:

1. the name and where relevant company name of the person making the request;
2. where relevant the company details (including place of registration, company number and registered address);
3. the name of the publication in which the HMV material will appear; and
4. a description of the material the applicant wishes to use.

Please send this information to us by email to companysecretary@hmvgroup.com or by post to Company Secretary, Shelley House, 2 - 4 York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1SR.

Please note that you do not have permission to use any HMV trade mark, logo, screen shot, design or other feature from the Website (whether for linking purposes or otherwise) without the prior written consent of HMV.