DMCA and copyright

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

BestGirlfriends hosts no images, video, audio or user uploads. The entire site is text written by us, plus links. That matters for where your complaint should go, so please read the next paragraph before writing.

Read this first, it will save you time

If your work is appearing without permission on one of the sites listed in this directory, that material is hosted by that site, not by us. Removing our link does not remove your work from the internet, and it does not stop anyone reaching it. Send your notice to the site actually hosting the file first. Every site in this directory operates its own takedown process.

That said, if a site keeps hosting your work after a valid notice, tell us. A site that ignores takedown notices is a site we would rather not send anybody to, and that is a reason for removal independent of copyright law.

If the complaint is about this site

If you believe text on this site infringes your copyright, send a notice to [email protected] with the subject line DMCA notice, containing all of the following. A notice missing any of these is not a valid notice under 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) and we may not be able to act on it.

• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
• The exact URL on this site where the material appears, precise enough for us to find it.
• Your name, postal address, telephone number and email address.
• 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 that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

What happens next

Valid notices are acted on promptly, normally within two business days. Because this site is a handful of static pages, acting usually means editing or deleting a line of text, which takes minutes rather than days. We will tell you what was done.

Counter-notices and false claims

If material of yours was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address, with your contact details, identification of the removed material, a statement under penalty of perjury that it was removed by mistake, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate federal court.

Be aware that 17 U.S.C. 512(f) makes a person who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing liable for damages and legal costs. Takedown notices are not a tool for removing competitors from a directory, and notices that appear to be sent for that purpose will be declined and kept on file.

Non-consensual material

A notice about intimate imagery published without your consent does not need to satisfy the formalities above and will not be treated as a copyright matter. Write to [email protected] with the subject line urgent and it will be treated as such. A site that will not remove such material on request is removed from this directory, permanently.