DMCA & Copyright Policy

Developers who publish a game on ZetaGames warrant that they own or have licensed everything in it. We do not review every asset in every submission, so if you believe material on ZetaGames infringes a copyright you own or represent, tell us and we will act on it.

This policy follows the notice-and-takedown procedure of the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). If you are outside the US you are still welcome to use it — we apply the same process regardless of where you or the work are located.

Send your notice to support@zetagames.net with the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice". To be actionable under § 512(c)(3), your notice must include all six of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorised to act on their behalf.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed — or, if multiple works are covered by one notice, a representative list of them.
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it — ideally the full ZetaGames URL of the game page, plus where in the game the material appears.
4. Your contact details: name, postal address, telephone number, and email.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed 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 their behalf.

• We acknowledge receipt, normally within 2 business days.
• If the notice is complete and appears valid, we remove or disable access to the material — typically by unpublishing the game — promptly, and usually within 10 business days.
• We notify the developer who published it, forward a copy of your notice, and tell them they may submit a counter-notice.
• We keep a record of the complaint for our repeat-infringer policy (section 5).

If your game was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address with the subject "DMCA Counter-Notice". Under § 512(g)(3) it must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material removed and the location where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, postal address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district in which you live — or, if you are outside the United States, of any district in which we may be found — and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.

We forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant. If they do not notify us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material.

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of developers who are repeat infringers. In practice: a first valid complaint results in removal and a warning; a second results in suspension of publishing rights pending review; a third results in permanent termination of the developer account and removal of all its games.

Complaints that are withdrawn, or successfully answered by a counter-notice, do not count toward this.

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), a person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees. Please be certain before you file, and consider whether the use might be permitted as fair use or under a licence.

For anything that is not a copyright matter — trademark concerns, impersonation, or a game behaving badly — email support@zetagames.net and describe the issue; the formal notice above is not required. See also our Terms of Service.