Copyright and DMCA Policy

Last updated: September 2, 2026

softboiled respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. We act on notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Reporting infringement

If you believe content on softboiled infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent. You can use the form linked below or write to the agent directly.

What your notice must include

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), a valid notice contains:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorized to act for the owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed. If one notice covers several works, a representative list is enough.
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it — a URL on softboiled, a recipe title, or a description.
4. Your contact information: mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

A notice that is missing something may be sent back to you to complete. Knowingly misrepresenting that material is infringing can make you liable for damages under § 512(f).

You do not need a softboiled account to submit a notice.

Submit a DMCA Notice

What happens next

We review notices promptly, typically within two business days, and act on valid notices within five business days.

Acting on a notice means the identified material is taken down so that nobody, including the person who posted it, can reach it through softboiled.

We tell the user whose content was taken down, give them a copy of the notice, and explain how to file a counter-notice.

Counter-notice

If your content was taken down and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). A valid counter-notice contains:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was taken down and where it appeared before it was taken down.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was taken down as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the district where your address is located (or, if you are outside the United States, any district in which softboiled may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

Send counter-notices to the designated agent above. We forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. The content may be restored 10 to 14 business days after we receive a valid counter-notice, unless the claimant tells us first that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain you from the infringing activity.

Repeat-infringer policy

softboiled closes the accounts of repeat infringers. Three valid notices against a user within a twelve-month window will result in termination of the account. A notice that is successfully countered does not count.

Records

We keep notices and counter-notices indefinitely as legal records, including after the account involved is deleted. Our Privacy Policy explains what we do with the contact details you provide.

This page describes our policy and process. It is not legal advice.