DMCA & Copyright Policy

Our approach

ProCutOut respects the intellectual property of others and expects its users to do the same. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement in line with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and similar laws in other countries.

Files you process with our tools

Most tools run in your browser, so your files never reach our servers. Files that are sent to our server for processing are deleted shortly afterwards and are never published, shared or made available to anyone else. Because of this, ProCutOut does not host user content that other people can view. You are responsible for making sure you have the right to use, edit and share any file you process here.

Reporting infringement

If you believe content published on ProCutOut, such as text, images or other material on our pages or blog, infringes your copyright, send a written notice to [email protected] with the subject “DMCA notice”. Your notice must include:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
3. The exact URL or URLs on ProCutOut where the material appears, so we can find it.
4. Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
6. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.

Notices that leave out any of these items may not be valid, and we may not be able to act on them.

What happens next

When we receive a valid notice, we will review it and remove or disable access to the material if appropriate, usually within a few business days. Where possible, we will let the person who supplied the material know.

Counter-notice

If you believe material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice to the same address. It must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate court and will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material after 10 to 14 business days unless the original complainant tells us they have filed a court action.

False claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation in a notice or counter-notice may be liable for damages. If you are unsure whether material infringes your rights, consider getting legal advice first.

Repeat infringers

Where appropriate, we will restrict access to the Service for anyone who repeatedly infringes the rights of others. See our Terms of Use for more.

Contact

Send DMCA notices and counter-notices to [email protected]. For anything else, use the contact page.