Copyright notice and takedown process for Design Hunting.
This page explains how copyright owners or authorized agents can report allegedly infringing material appearing on Design Hunting, and how a counter-notification may be submitted where applicable.
01 — Policy
Design Hunting handles copyright complaints under the DMCA framework. This page is the operating procedure for owners and their agents; it is not legal advice.
02 — Notice requirements
A valid takedown notice identifies: the claimant and how to reach them; the protected work; the exact URL of the disputed material on this site; a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized; an accuracy statement with authority to act; and a signature. Missing elements mean the clock does not start.
03 — Submitting
Use the contact page and mark the message "DMCA notice". That routes it to the desk that handles legal intake.
04 — After we receive it
Complete notices get reviewed; material may be disabled or removed and the affected contributor informed. Deficient, misdirected, or non-copyright complaints are returned with an explanation. Content hosted on outside platforms must be reported to those platforms directly.
05 — Counter-notification
A contributor whose material was removed may respond with a counter-notice containing their identification, the material's prior location, a statement under penalty of perjury that removal was a mistake or misidentification, jurisdictional consent where required, and a signature.
06 — Repeat infringers
Submission and partnership privileges are withdrawn from parties with repeated substantiated complaints.
07 — Contact
Copyright correspondence goes through the contact page, clearly labeled. Keep records of what you send.