DMCA & Copyright Policy
Gooner.now respects the intellectual property rights of others. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and we remove or disable access to infringing material on gooner.now (the "Site") when we receive a valid notice.
1. What is on the Site
Most of the Site is our own work: text, reviews, guides, quizzes and design. The Site also shows or links to material that belongs to others: the names, logos and screenshots of third-party websites, apps, networks and platforms we describe or link to (each a "Provider"), and stock photos used under their licence and credited where the licence asks. Which Providers appear on the Site can change over time. We do not host uploads, profiles, chats or videos from users or performers.
Removing material from the Site removes our copy, screenshot, image, link or mention of it on the Site; material on a Provider's own service stays there. To have it removed at the source as well, contact that Provider: each Provider publishes its own copyright or DMCA procedure on its website, and on request we will tell you which Provider the material at the URL you report came from.
2. Designated agent
Send copyright notices and counter-notices to our designated agent: Gooner.now Legal / DMCA Agent, email legal@gooner.now, subject line "DMCA Notice" (or "DMCA Counter-Notice"). Notices sent anywhere else may not be received.
3. How to file a notice of infringement
Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), your written notice must include:
- a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or of a person authorised to act on the owner's behalf;
- identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed (or, for several works, a representative list);
- identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with the exact URL(s) on the Site where it appears;
- your contact information: name, postal address, telephone number and email address;
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
- a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
We usually act within 2 business days of a complete notice: we remove or disable access to the material on the Site and keep it from reappearing. Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees.
4. Counter-notice
If material you own or provided was removed and you believe it was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) to our designated agent. It must include: your physical or electronic signature; identification of the material removed and the URL where it appeared before removal; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and your name, address and telephone number, with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found) and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent. After a valid counter-notice we may restore the material in 10 to 14 business days unless the complainant tells us they have filed a court action.
5. Repeat infringers
The Site has no user accounts or uploads today. If that changes, we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers, and we may limit access to the Site for anyone who repeatedly infringes the rights of others.
6. Other removal requests
To ask us to remove an image of you, your name, your brand or any other material for reasons other than copyright, such as privacy, consent or trademark concerns, email legal@gooner.now with the URL(s) on the Site. Material that may involve a minor or non-consensual activity is removed immediately on report and reported to the Provider concerned and, where required, to the authorities.
7. Related policies
See also our Terms of use and Privacy policy.