Copyright & DMCA Policy

1. The commitment

We respect copyright and expect the same from everyone using IDarU. This page explains how to request the removal of content that infringes your rights — and how to respond if your content is removed.

IDarU is operated from the European Union, so we follow the European notice-and-action mechanism (Article 16 of the Digital Services Act — DSA). Since the app is also accessible from the US, we equally accept notices in DMCA format (17 U.S.C. § 512). The designated agent for both is copyright@idaru.app, on behalf of ⚠️ controller identification not yet published — missing, required by Article 13 GDPR.

2. How to notify an infringement

Send your notice to copyright@idaru.app. To be valid (under both the DSA and the DMCA), it must contain:

Identification of the protected work you claim is being infringed (or a list, if there are several); identification of the allegedly infringing content and enough information for us to locate it (link, challenge, message or post where it appears); your name, address and contact email; a good-faith statement that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, an agent or the law; a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and — for DMCA purposes, under penalty of perjury — that you are authorized to act on the rights holder’s behalf; and your physical or electronic signature.

Incomplete notices slow things down: if elements are missing, we ask for them before acting.

3. What we do next

We review every notice within 24 hours — the same commitment the Terms of Service make for reports (section 8). If the notice is well-founded, we remove the content or disable access to it.

We inform whoever posted the content of the removal and the reasons, as the DSA requires, and tell them how to contest it. We also confirm the decision to the notifier.

4. Counter-notification

If your content was removed and you believe there was a mistake or misidentification, send a counter-notification to copyright@idaru.app with: identification of the removed content and where it appeared; a good-faith statement that the removal resulted from mistake or misidentification; your name, address and email; for DMCA purposes, consent to the jurisdiction of the competent court and acceptance of service of process from the original notifier; and your physical or electronic signature.

If the counter-notification is valid, we forward it to the notifier. If within 10 to 14 business days we receive no evidence that court action has been filed, we may restore the content.

5. Repeat infringers

Accounts that repeatedly infringe copyright are suspended or deleted, following the moderation process in the Terms of Service (sections 8 and 12) — and, for serious violations, immediately and without warning.

6. Abusive notices

Anyone who knowingly submits a false notice or counter-notification may be liable for the damages they cause (under US law, 17 U.S.C. § 512(f)). Under the DSA, whoever frequently submits manifestly unfounded notices may have their processing suspended.