Effective date: October 1, 2026
Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy
La Contessa Arcade respects the intellectual-property rights of game developers, publishers, creators, licensors, and other rights holders.
Many games appearing on La Contessa Arcade are supplied through third-party game distribution platforms, game developers, publishers, licensors, or other authorized sources.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, La Contessa Arcade does not claim ownership of third-party games, trademarks, characters, artwork, music, source code, or other third-party intellectual property.
1. Copyright Complaints
If you are a copyright owner or an authorized representative and believe that material available on La Contessa Arcade infringes your rights, you may submit a copyright-removal request.
To help us review your request efficiently, please provide:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed.
- Identification of the material you believe is infringing, including the specific La Contessa Arcade URL where it appears.
- Your full name or the name of the rights holder you represent.
- Your contact information, including a valid email address.
- A description of the basis on which you claim ownership or authority to act for the rights holder.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or applicable law.
- A statement that the information contained in your request is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the relevant rights holder.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
2. DMCA Notices
Where the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) applies, a copyright owner or authorized representative may submit a notice consistent with the requirements of applicable U.S. copyright law.
If you intend to rely on the formal DMCA procedure, your notice should contain the information legally required for a valid takedown notice.
We may forward relevant portions of a complaint to the provider, developer, publisher, uploader, distributor, or other party responsible for the disputed material where appropriate.
3. Review of Complaints
After receiving a sufficiently detailed copyright complaint, we may:
- investigate the reported material;
- contact the relevant game provider or rights holder;
- temporarily restrict access;
- remove or disable access to material;
- request additional evidence;
- reject incomplete, fraudulent, or unsupported notices.
Submitting a copyright notice does not automatically establish infringement.
4. Counter-Notices
Where applicable law provides a counter-notification procedure, a party whose material has been removed may submit a valid counter-notice.
Any restoration of content will depend on applicable law, the circumstances of the dispute, and the rights of the relevant parties.
5. Trademark and Other Intellectual-Property Complaints
For trademark, branding, licensing, or other intellectual-property concerns that are not copyright matters, contact:
Please identify the material concerned, the relevant URL, your rights, and the action you are requesting.
6. Good-Faith Reports
Please submit intellectual-property complaints only when you have a legitimate basis for doing so.
Fraudulent or knowingly misleading notices may have legal consequences.