Takedown & Corrections

A clear, respectful path to fix it, change it, or take it down.

Effective May 1, 2026 · Last updated May 1, 2026

What this page is for

This page describes how to ask us to correct, amend, or remove content on Honored Ancestors. There are three common situations, and a fourth for formal copyright claims.

1. You are the submitter

If you submitted a story and want it changed, removed, or attributed differently, email us. We will honor reasonable requests from the original submitter.

2. You are family

If you are the documented next of kin of the honored person, you may request changes to or removal of a story about your relative. We will work with you in good faith.

3. You see a factual error

If you spot a factual error in a published story (a date, a place, a name), email us with the correction and any supporting source. We'll review and update.

4. You hold a copyright

If you believe content on the Site infringes a copyright you own or control, follow the DMCA process below.

How to send a request

For situations 1, 2, and 3, send an email to info@honoredancestors.com with the subject line "Takedown or Correction Request". Please include:

The URL of the page you want corrected, amended, or removed
A clear description of the problem
What you would like us to do (correct it, attribute it differently, remove it)
Your relationship to the honored person, if you are not the original submitter
Your name and a phone number or alternate email if we need to reach you

We aim to respond to good-faith requests within five business days, and most are handled faster.

How we handle requests

From the original submitter: we will normally honor the request without delay.
From documented next of kin: we will reach out to the original submitter when reasonable, but the family's wishes about the public memory of their relative will weigh heavily in our decision.
From a person identified in a story: we will review and act if there is a privacy, dignity, or factual concern.
From the public: we will review factual corrections and act on them when supported.

If a removal is granted, the page is taken down promptly. We may keep minimal records (the fact of the takedown and an internal backup) for a reasonable time for legal, archival, or abuse-prevention purposes, in line with our Privacy Policy.

DMCA copyright notices

Honored Ancestors respects intellectual property rights. If you are the owner (or the authorized agent of the owner) of a copyright, and you believe material on the Site infringes that copyright, you may submit a DMCA notice in writing to our designated agent. To be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your notice must include:

A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
Identification of the material that you claim is infringing, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (such as the URL)
Your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address
A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate, and that you are the owner of the copyright or authorized to act on the owner's behalf

Designated agent

DMCA Agent — Honored Ancestors
Email: info@honoredancestors.com
Subject line: DMCA Notice

Postal address available upon request.

Counter-notices and repeat infringers

If material you submitted is removed in response to a DMCA notice and you believe the notice was sent in error, you may submit a counter-notice that complies with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). We will forward valid counter-notices to the original notifier as required by law. We have a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the privileges of users who are repeat infringers.

Knowingly material misrepresentation in a DMCA notice or counter-notice may subject the sender to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

One name at a time, with care.

Most requests can be handled simply by writing to us.

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