JKS London Ltd respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of our website to do the same. This policy explains how copyright owners can tell us about material on our website that they believe infringes their rights, and how we respond.
Last updated: 19 October 2026
This policy forms part of our Terms and Conditions. Personal data included in a notice or counter-notice will be handled in line with our Privacy Policy.
1. Who we are
This website is operated by JKS London Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales, whose address is The Stables, Unit 10, Bunkers Hill, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5EX, United Kingdom. We are an electrical and M&E contractor based in the United Kingdom. We publish our own content, including service pages, articles, guides and photographs, and we also use some images licensed from third parties.
2. The legal framework
Copyright in the United Kingdom is governed principally by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Where a website hosts information provided by others, the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 set out a notice-and-takedown framework: a hosting provider that obtains actual knowledge of unlawful material, for example through a notice, is expected to act expeditiously to remove or disable access to it.
Many rights holders are familiar with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in particular the notice requirements in 17 U.S.C. §512. Because our website may be accessed from anywhere, we accept notices in either format and, as a matter of good practice, follow a process modelled on both regimes. Our use of the DMCA framework is voluntary and does not mean that we accept that US law governs our website; our website and this policy are governed by the law of England and Wales.
3. How to submit a copyright notice
If you believe that material on our website infringes copyright that you own or are authorised to enforce, please send a written notice to us by one of the following methods:
- Email: [email protected], with the subject line “Copyright Notice”
- Post: Copyright Notices, JKS London Ltd, The Stables, Unit 10, Bunkers Hill, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5EX, United Kingdom
Using the “Copyright Notice” subject line helps make sure your notice reaches the right person quickly. Please send copyright notices by email or post rather than through our general contact form, so that any supporting documents can be included.
3.1 What your notice must include
To be effective, your notice should include the following information, which reflects the elements required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3):
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of a person authorised to act on their behalf.
- Identification of the copyright work you claim has been infringed or, if several works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of those works.
- Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it, ideally the full URL of each page and a description or file name of the image or text concerned.
- Your contact information, including your full name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
3.2 Notices under UK law
If you are relying on UK law, please also make sure your notice includes your full name and address, details of where the material is located on our website, and an explanation of why you believe the material is unlawful (for example, the work concerned, your ownership of the copyright and why the use is not licensed or covered by an exception such as fair dealing). These are the matters a court will take into account under the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 when deciding whether a notice gave actual knowledge of unlawful material.
Incomplete notices may delay our response. If a notice is unclear, we may contact you to ask for more information.
4. What happens when we receive a notice
When we receive a valid notice, we will:
- acknowledge receipt;
- review the notice and the material concerned, including checking our own licence records for the image or text;
- remove or disable access to the material expeditiously if we are satisfied that it infringes, or if it is appropriate to do so while the matter is resolved;
- where the material was provided by a third party (for example, a user comment or contributed content), take reasonable steps to notify that person and give them a copy of the notice, with your personal contact details removed where appropriate; and
- tell you what action we have taken.
If we believe that our use of the material is licensed or otherwise lawful, we will explain why and, where relevant, provide details of the licence we rely on.
5. Counter-notices
If material you provided has been removed as a result of a notice and you believe this was a mistake or that the material was misidentified, you may send us a counter-notice using the contact details in section 3. A counter-notice should include:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which it appeared before it was removed;
- a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification;
- your name, address and telephone number; and
- a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court (for DMCA counter-notices, the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice or their agent.
On receiving a valid counter-notice, we will send a copy to the person who submitted the original notice. If they do not tell us within 10 business days that they have started legal proceedings seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we may restore the material, normally no sooner than 10 and no later than 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice, as contemplated by 17 U.S.C. §512(g). We are not obliged to restore any material and may decide not to do so.
6. Repeat infringers
Where our website allows users to submit content or hold accounts, we may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable or terminate the accounts or access of users who are repeat infringers, or who are the subject of repeated valid notices.
7. Misrepresentation
Please make sure your notice or counter-notice is accurate before sending it. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), any person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. Under UK law, making false or malicious claims may also expose you to civil liability. If you are unsure whether material infringes your rights, we suggest you take advice before sending a notice.
Before sending a notice, please also consider whether the use may be permitted, for example under a licence or a copyright exception.
8. Images used under open licences
Some photographs on our website are used under open licences, such as Creative Commons licences, or are in the public domain. We credit these images, including the author, source and licence where required, on our Image credits page. If you are the author of an image and believe it has been credited incorrectly or used outside the terms of its licence, please let us know using the details in section 3 and we will correct the credit or remove the image.
Accreditation and membership logos, such as those of NICEIC, CHAS and SafeContractor, are trade marks of their respective owners and are used to indicate our approval or membership.
9. Our own content
Unless otherwise stated, the text, original photographs, graphics, calculators and other content on this website are the copyright of JKS London Ltd. You may not reproduce or republish our content for commercial purposes without our written permission. If you would like to use any of our material, please contact us. Further details are in our Terms and Conditions.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on this page, with the date of the last update shown above. See also our Disclaimer, Cookie Policy and Accessibility Statement.
