YoYo Games respects the intellectual property of others and we expect the users of our services to do the same. If you believe that your copyright or other intellectual property rights have been infringed and are accessible through a website or other online service operated by YoYo Games, you may notify our agent in accordance with the United States’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (DMCA). This IP Rights Policy also applies to the European Union’s E-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC (including appropriate EU Member State implementing legislation), and any other applicable IP rights legislation worldwide, in relation to other applicable intellectual property rights.
To file an infringement notification with us you will need to send a written communication that includes the following information (please consult your legal counsel or, if applicable, see Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA to confirm these requirements) (“Notification of Claimed Infringement”) to the Designated Agent identified below:
Your Notification of Claimed Infringement may be shared by YoYo Games with the persons(s) alleged to have infringed a right you own or control, and you hereby consent to YoYo Games making such disclosure. You should consult with your own lawyer and/or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm your obligations to provide a valid notice of claimed infringement. Please note that if applicable under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability for damages. Please take this seriously!
YoYo Games’s designated agent for receipt of Notifications of Claimed Infringement (the “Designated Agent”) can be contacted at:
If you receive a notification from YoYo Games that material made available by you on or through the YYG Platforms has been the subject of a Notification of Claimed Infringement, then you will have the right to provide YoYo Games with what is called a “Counter Notification”. To be effective, a Counter Notification must be in writing, provided to YoYo Games’s Designated Agent through one of the methods identified above and include substantially the following information:
A party submitting a Counter Notification should consult a lawyer or see 17 U.S.C. § 512 to confirm the party’s obligations to provide a valid counter notification under the Copyright Act.