**Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?**

Yes, I am authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

**Please describe the nature of your copyright ownership or authorization to act on the owner's behalf.**

I am the [private] of Kindred IP Limited, which owns many trademarks including Kindred. The registration details can be found on the EUIPO's website: https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/015490162.

**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed. If possible, include a URL to where it is posted online.**

The files located at https://github.com/sergiogoncalves/Kindred contain source code and references of our intellectual property (a recruitment assignment for job applicants). This proprietary information is confidential and belongs to Kindred IP. This information is being shared publicly without legal authority. The *whole "Kindred" repository must therefore be removed.

As the header states in https://github.com/sergiogoncalves/Kindred/blob/master/bank_worktest.pdf:

This test is highly confidential and cannot be shared with anyone else. Is it not allowed to publish this test or your solution where it's publically available.

Not only the PDF file, but all files in the repository belong to this assignment, as can be seen in the build instructions:

https://github.com/sergiogoncalves/Kindred/blob/master/building.txt

=====================

BANK WORKTEST
Building Instructions

=====================

This directory contains all source code, documentation and build files needed to complete
the bank worktest assignment.
The https://github.com/sergiogoncalves/Kindred/blob/master/pom.xml#L20-L23 also shows, that the files are the intellectual property of Kindred:

<organization>
<name>Kindred</name>
<url>http://www.kindredgroup.com</url>
</organization>  

**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.**

https://github.com/sergiogoncalves/Kindred

**Have you searched for any forks of the allegedly infringing files or repositories? Each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately if you believe it is infringing and wish to have it taken down.**

We have searched for forks but none have been found.

**Is the work licensed under an open source license? If so, which open source license? Are the allegedly infringing files being used under the open source license, or are they in violation of the license?**

No, the work is not licensed under an open source license.

**What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement? Are there specific changes the other person can make other than removal? Can the repository be made private?**

Considering the repository is hosting proprietary information belonging to Kindred in its entirety, the best solution is for the entire repository to be removed.

**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**

No, however, the user's GitHub profile can be found at https://github.com/sergiogoncalves.

**I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law.**

**I have taken <a href="https://www.lumendatabase.org/topics/22">fair use</a> into consideration.**

**I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.**

**I have read and understand GitHub's <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/">Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice</a>.**

**So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address.**

Kindred IP Limited  
Level 6, The Centre, Tigne Point, Sliema TPO 0001, Malta

**Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.**

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