Copyright, Takedown and Attribution Requests

Our approach

Every article on Trading Defined is written in our own words. We do not copy text from other publishers. Specific facts, rules and figures are checked against a source and marked with a numbered citation that links to it, and each article ends with its full reference list. Links to other reference sites are offered as further reading. You can read more in our editorial standards.

Mistakes can still happen. If one affects you, we would much rather hear about it directly and fix it than have you spend time and money on a formal dispute.

How to contact us

Email contact@tradingdefined.com and start the subject line with one of the following, so your message reaches the right review quickly:

Copyright notice — you believe content on this site infringes your copyright.
Attribution request — you believe your work should be credited as a source, or a source is credited incorrectly.
Correction — a fact, figure, rule or link on the site is wrong or out of date.
Trademark or other legal notice — any other legal concern about our content.

Please include the full URL of each page concerned. Requests about several pages can be sent in one message.

Copyright and takedown notices

To let us act quickly, a copyright notice should include:

Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed, with a link to it if it is online.
The exact URL on our site and the specific passage, image or diagram concerned.
A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the owner, or are authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is sufficient by email).

These are the elements commonly required for copyright notices, including under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Incomplete notices are not ignored — we will ask for whatever is missing.

Attribution and source credit

If you believe you are the original source of a fact, figure, example or idea we use, or that we credit someone else for your work, send an Attribution request with:

The URL on our site and the passage or citation concerned.
The location of your original work and, if possible, its publication date.
What you would like us to change: add a citation, replace one, or correct how you are named.

We compare publication dates and content and, where your work is the better or original source, we add or correct the citation. Widely known facts and the text of laws and regulations are usually cited to the authority that issued them.

Corrections

Errors of fact are corrected as quickly as possible. When we change the substance of an article, its “Updated” date changes and, for significant corrections, we describe the change on the page. Typos and broken links are fixed without a note.

What happens next

Acknowledgement. We aim to confirm receipt within two business days.
Review. We compare the material, check our sources and may ask you for more information.
Interim action. If a copyright notice appears valid, we may remove or disable the material while the review is completed.
Outcome. We tell you what we changed, removed or kept, and why. Where content is removed in response to a notice, we may inform the author of that content.

Counter-notices

If content you are responsible for was removed and you believe that was a mistake or that the use was lawful, you can send a counter-notice to the same address explaining why, with your contact details and signature. We will review it and may restore the material.

Please act in good faith

Notices are reviewed by people. Knowingly false or misleading notices can carry legal consequences in some jurisdictions, and we do not act on requests whose aim is to suppress accurate information or criticism.

This page explains how we handle requests. It is not legal advice. See also our privacy notice.