Copyright and DMCA
This page explains who owns what on iLovePDF and how to report a copyright problem.
What we own
iLovePDF is a toolkit of 259 tools that run in the visitor’s browser. The site itself is ours. That covers the code behind the tools, the tool pages and their copy, the guides and articles on the blog at https://ilovepdf4.com/blog/, the graphics and interface elements we designed, and the arrangement of the site as a whole. These are protected by copyright and belong to the operator of iLovePDF. Link to any page, quote a short passage with credit and a link, and describe the tools to others. Republishing a page in full, reskinning the site, or passing the tools off as your own is not allowed without written permission.
We are not a hosting service
iLovePDF hosts no third-party uploads. There are no accounts, no comments, no forums and no file storage. Every tool processes the visitor’s file inside their own browser, and the file reaches our servers only for the 44 office conversions, which delete the upload the moment they finish. Nothing a visitor processes is ever published or stored by us. That distinction matters here.
When a copyright complaint arrives, it will almost always concern material we published ourselves: a page, a graphic, a script, an article. We are the publisher of that material, not a neutral host sitting between a rights holder and an uploader. We will not pretend otherwise to gain a safe harbour we do not need. If you believe we published something that infringes your rights, tell us, and we will look at it directly and act on it.
How to send a notice
Send your notice by email to [email protected] with the subject line “DMCA Notice”. A notice that is missing elements is hard to act on, so include all six of the following, which mirror the requirements of 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3):
- 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 you say has been infringed. If a single notice covers several works on this site, give a representative list of them.
- Identification of the material you want removed or disabled, with enough detail for us to find it. A full URL is the fastest way to do that.
- Your contact details: full name, mailing address, telephone number and an email address we can reply to.
- 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.
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
Please keep it factual. Send links rather than screenshots where you can, and say plainly what you want: removal of a page, replacement of an image, or a credit and link added.
What happens next
We aim to acknowledge a complete notice within about 3 business days. If elements are missing, we will say which ones instead of ignoring the notice. Where a claim looks valid, we remove or change the material promptly and tell you what we did. Where we think the material is fine, or that we have a licence or an exception such as fair use, we will explain our reasoning. These are targets, not guarantees, and a notice that needs legal reading may take a little longer.
Counter-notice
If we remove material you published to us, or that we published with your permission, and you believe the removal was a mistake, send a counter-notice to the same address with the same subject line. Include your signature, the URL or a description of the removed material, your name, address and telephone number, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of your district or, if you are outside the United States, of a judicial district where we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice. We may restore the material after the statutory waiting period, unless the complainant tells us they have filed a court action.
A warning about false claims
Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), a person who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation in a takedown notice or counter-notice may be liable for the damages that result, including costs and attorneys’ fees. That cuts both ways. Do not send a notice for material you do not own or are not authorised to enforce, and do not use a takedown to silence criticism, a competitor or a review you dislike. If your goal is not actually copyright, this is the wrong tool.
If you only want a link removed or a name corrected
Email us first, and skip the formal notice. If we have linked to your site and you would rather we did not, say so and we will remove the link. If we spelled your name, brand or product wrong, or credited the wrong person, tell us and we will fix it. If a guide misstates a fact about your work, point it out and we will look. Most of what people want from a takedown page can be settled in one short email, with no lawyer and no waiting period. Save the formal notice for the cases that genuinely need it.
Contact
Copyright and DMCA: [email protected] with the subject “DMCA Notice”
Everything else: https://ilovepdf4.com/contact/
Last updated: 10 October 2026