Copyright, Likeness & Takedown Policy

This is the most common report we get, and it is the one we treat most urgently. You do not need a PrankLab account, a lawyer, or a legal form.

Email legal@pranklab.io with the subject line "Likeness removal" and tell us:

• that the image or video shows you and that you did not agree to it;
• where you saw it, with a link or an attached copy if you have one;
• roughly when you first saw it, and who sent it to you if you know; and
• how we can reach you.

We aim to acknowledge within one business day. Where the report is credible we remove the content from our systems while we investigate rather than after — the content comes down first. We will not disclose the reporting person's identity to the account holder without your permission.

If the content is sexual, threatening, or involves a person under 18, say so at the top of your email. Those reports are escalated immediately, the account is banned permanently, and we report to law enforcement and, where child sexual abuse material is involved, to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

You can also ask us to delete every image of you that we hold, whoever uploaded it. That is a data subject request under our Privacy Policy and we will honour it.

If you own the copyright in a work that has been uploaded to or generated on PrankLab without your permission, you can send us a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

For your notice to be effective, it must include all six of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or someone authorised to act for them.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
• Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it.
• Your contact details: name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• 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 their behalf.

Missing elements will delay us — we may have to come back to you before we can act.

Send copyright notices to our designated agent:

Email reaches us fastest. Notices sent to any other address may not be processed as DMCA notices.

If we removed your content and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). It must include:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material removed and where it appeared before removal.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address and telephone number.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the US District Court for your district, or for Sheridan County, Wyoming if you are outside the United States, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

We will forward a valid counter-notice to the original complainant. If they do not tell us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action, we may restore the content.

A counter-notice is not available for likeness or acceptable-use removals — those are decided under section 7 of our Acceptable Use Policy, which has its own appeal route.

We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe copyright or repeatedly upload photos of people without permission.

In practice: a first valid notice is a strike and a warning; a second is a suspension; a third ends the account. Serious violations skip straight to termination, with no refund of remaining credits.

For trade mark complaints, email legal@pranklab.io with your mark, its registration number and jurisdiction, the content you are complaining about, and why you believe it creates confusion.

Our templates are written to parody generic formats — a newspaper, a magazine, a tour poster — rather than to copy any real publication or brand. If we have missed the mark somewhere, tell us and we will change the template, not just remove one result.

Users in the European Union may submit notices of illegal content under Article 16 of the Digital Services Act. Our point of contact for these notices, and for EU member state authorities and the European Commission, is legal@pranklab.io. Notices may be submitted in English or in any official language of the EU member state where you live.

We will confirm receipt without undue delay, decide diligently and without arbitrary discretion, and give you a reasoned decision including how to appeal it. If we restrict content you posted, we will give you a statement of reasons explaining what we did, why, whether automated tools were involved, and how to challenge it — internally through our appeals process, through an out-of-court dispute settlement body, or in court.

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

We also act on abuse of this process itself. Using takedown reports to harass another user, or filing reports you know to be false, will cost you your own account.

Nothing on this page is legal advice. If you are unsure whether you have a claim, talk to a lawyer.