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DMCA & TAKEDOWN POLICY

Last updated March 27, 2026

1. RESPECT FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Retrodex (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. We are committed to responding promptly to claims of copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied or used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible through our service at retrodex.games or the Retrodex mobile application, please notify our designated agent as described below.

2. CONTENT TYPES COVERED

This policy applies to all content displayed, distributed, or otherwise made accessible through the Retrodex website and mobile applications, including but not limited to:

3. FILING A DMCA NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT

If you are a copyright owner, or authorized to act on behalf of one, you may submit a written DMCA notification to our designated agent. To be effective under the DMCA, your notification must include the following six elements:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, provide a representative list of such works.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, along with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material (e.g., a direct URL or description of where the content appears within the app).
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

4. DESIGNATED AGENT

Send all DMCA notices of claimed infringement to our designated agent at:

Email: [email protected]

Subject line: DMCA Takedown Request

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be subject to liability for damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees.

5. HOW WE RESPOND TO DMCA NOTICES

Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notification, we will take the following steps:

6. COUNTER-NOTIFICATION PROCESS

If you believe that material you posted was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with us. Your counter-notification must include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material.
  4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original DMCA notification or an agent of such person.

Send counter-notifications to [email protected] with the subject line “DMCA Counter-Notification.”

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will promptly forward a copy to the original complaining party. If the original complainant does not file a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity within 10 business days, we will restore the removed material or re-enable access to it.

7. REPEAT INFRINGERS

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, we maintain a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to our service or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

8. GOOD FAITH STATEMENT

Retrodex operates in good faith to catalog and celebrate retro gaming history. We use game metadata, box art, and related materials for informational and reference purposes to help collectors identify, browse, and manage their personal game collections. We believe this use is consistent with fair use principles and industry practice among game databases and collection tools.

That said, we take the intellectual property rights of game publishers, developers, and other rights holders seriously. If you believe any content on our platform infringes your rights, we encourage you to reach out to us at [email protected] so we can address your concerns promptly and in good faith.

9. CONTACT US

For any questions about this DMCA Policy, please contact us at [email protected].