Copyright & DMCA policy

Last updated 2026-10-08

GifChat respects the rights of creators. Users can upload their own GIF packs and borders, and sometimes that material belongs to someone else. If you own a copyright and think something on GifChat uses it without permission, tell us and we will look at it quickly.

We respond to notices under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512). GifChat is run from the Republic of Moldova. If you are in the EU, you can also report illegal content under the EU Digital Services Act notice-and-action rules, using the same form.

Where to send a notice

Our designated copyright agent:

Cezar Drumea, GifChat
str. Academician Eugen Coșeriu 16, MD-2021 Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Email: gifchatadmin@gmail.com

Email your notice, or use the form below. It is the fastest way and makes sure nothing is missing.

What a notice must include

The law asks for six things. The form covers all of them.

Your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough).
What copyrighted work you think is being infringed.
Where the material is on GifChat, with enough detail for us to find it: a link, a pack name or a username.
How to reach you: your address, email and, if you like, a phone number.
A statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
A statement that the information is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

Knowingly making false claims in a notice or counter-notice can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. §512(f).

Send a copyright notice

What happens next

We review each notice, usually within 1–2 business days. If it is complete and valid, we remove or disable the material and tell the user who uploaded it, including a copy of the notice. We may ask you for more detail if something is missing.

If your content was removed by mistake

If you uploaded something we removed and you believe that was a mistake, or that the material was misidentified, you can send a counter-notice. We forward it to the person who complained. Unless they tell us within 10–14 business days that they have filed a court action against you, we may put the content back.

A counter-notice must include your name, address and signature, what was removed and where it was, a statement under penalty of perjury that it was removed by mistake or misidentification, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the court described in the form.

Notice reference (optional)

From the email telling you the content was removed.

Full name

Mailing address

Phone (optional)

What was removed?

One per line, up to 20: a link, a pack name or a username.

I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.I consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which my address is located, or, if my address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which GifChat may be found, and I will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice or their agent.

Electronic signature

Type your full name. This counts as your signature.

Repeat infringers

Each valid notice against an account counts as a strike. An account that receives 3 strikes within 12 months is terminated. A strike is removed if the notice is withdrawn or the user sends a successful counter-notice.

Questions

For anything else about copyright, email gifchatadmin@gmail.com. These rules are also part of our Terms of Service.