Copyright / DMCA Policy

Last updated: 25 August 2026

1. Respecting copyright

Zinkly respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. This applies to all content types on Zinkly: posts, photos, videos, reels, stories, music attached via our music-preview feature, comments, and any other user upload.

2. Filing a copyright complaint

If you believe content on Zinkly infringes your copyright, submit a complaint to zinklystudio@gmail.com (or via the in-app "Report → Copyright" option) including:

• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed;
• The exact URL(s) on Zinkly of the allegedly infringing content;
• Your contact information (name, address, phone, email);
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf;
• Your physical or electronic signature.

3. Copyright contact

Copyright complaints and counter-notices, including for US-based rights holders, should be sent to zinklystudio@gmail.com. Zinkly has not yet registered a formal DMCA designated agent with the US Copyright Office, so US statutory safe-harbor protection does not formally apply yet — we nonetheless follow the same notice-and-takedown process described here for every valid complaint, regardless of where it comes from.

4. What happens after a valid notice

We will remove or disable access to the identified content, notify the user who posted it (including the reason and a copy of the notice, where legally permitted), and record the action in our moderation log. Repeat infringers are subject to account termination.

5. Counter-notice

If you believe your content was removed in error or as a result of misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice with: identification of the removed content and its prior location; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the content was removed by mistake or misidentification; your contact information; a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the relevant court; and your signature. We may reinstate the content after the applicable waiting period unless the original complainant files legal action.

6. Music and third-party media

Our music-preview integration (used e.g. in Stories) lets users search and attach short preview clips from a third-party music catalogue. This is a preview/discovery feature only — it does not license full tracks for redistribution, and using it does not give you rights to the underlying composition or recording beyond what that preview integration itself provides. Rights holders may request removal of specific tracks from this feature via zinklystudio@gmail.com.

7. Repeat infringer policy

Accounts that receive multiple valid copyright complaints will have their content-posting privileges restricted or their account terminated.