DMCA & Abuse Policy

1Overview

Gatefare is a payment-and-proxy facilitator for third-party APIs. We do not produce, moderate, or endorse the Content returned by a Target API. If you believe an API listed on Gatefare violates your rights or our Acceptable Use Policy, report it here. We take abuse seriously and respond quickly.

2How to report

The fastest way to submit a copyright takedown is our DMCA notice form, which walks you through all the required § 512(c) fields and produces a legally compliant notice. For non-copyright abuse, use the general abuse form. You can also email [email protected].

We review every report. Reports are triaged in order of severity — imminent harm and CSAM first, verified DMCA takedowns and clear AUP violations next, other complaints after. We do not commit to a fixed response window.

3DMCA notice requirements (US copyright)

To file a notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, send a written communication to our designated agent containing all of the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner (or authorized agent) of the exclusive right allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed, with enough detail (the Gatefare slug, proxy URL, and/or request example) for us to locate it;
4. Your contact information (name, address, telephone, email);
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief 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 owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the owner).

Incomplete notices may be disregarded. Misrepresentations in a DMCA notice may subject you to liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

4Counter-notice

If we disable access to your API because of a DMCA notice, you may submit a counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). A valid counter-notice must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the material that was removed and the URL/slug at which it appeared;
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
4. Your name, address, telephone, and email, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in your district (or, if outside the US, any district in which Gatefare may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the original complainant.

We will forward the counter-notice to the original reporter. If they do not file a legal action within 10-14 business days, we may restore access.

5Repeat-infringer policy

Gatefare terminates the accounts of Publishers who are the subject of repeated or egregious valid infringement notices.

6Non-copyright abuse

For content that violates the Acceptable Use Policy but is not a copyright matter (e.g. fraud, malware, sanctions evasion, harassment, impersonation, NCII), use the general report form and describe the issue; include the slug, proxy URL, and any evidence you can safely provide.

7Law-enforcement requests

Gatefare responds to valid legal process (subpoenas, court orders, MLATs) served on [email protected]. We publish an annual transparency report summarising the aggregate number and nature of requests.

In emergencies involving imminent risk of death or serious physical harm, use [email protected] and mark the message EMERGENCY.