Legal
DMCA and Copyright Policy
SSAVEX helps people save media that is already public. If you are a rights holder and your work is reachable through this service, this page explains how to have it addressed — and what happens after you write.
How SSAVEX relates to media
SSAVEX does not host, store or publish media files. When someone downloads a video or image through the service, the file is streamed from the platform's own public content servers to the person requesting it, and nothing is kept afterwards. What the service effectively provides is a door to files the platform already serves publicly — which matters for how takedowns work here.
Because the source files live on the platform, the most complete fix is usually to address the post there: making an account private, deleting the post, or filing a report with the platform itself removes the media everywhere it could be fetched from. That said, SSAVEX honors properly submitted notices with the process below, and acts on them promptly.
Filing a takedown notice
Send written notice to dmca@ssavex.com with the subject line “Takedown Notice”. For the notice to be actionable, include each of the following:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you believe is infringed — a title, a registration, or a clear description.
- The exact SSAVEX URL(s) through which the material is reachable (the ssavex.com addresses, which contain the post IDs).
- Your contact information: name, email and, if applicable, the organization you represent.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- 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 the owner's behalf.
- Your physical or electronic signature.
What happens next
Complete notices are processed quickly: the referenced material is made unreachable through this service, and a confirmation is sent to the address that filed the notice. If a notice is incomplete, we reply explaining what is missing rather than silently ignoring it — one round of clarification is faster for everyone than a rejected filing.
Repeat infringement is not tolerated. When a party repeatedly uses the service to infringe copyrights, access for that party is withdrawn to the extent technically possible.
Counter-notices
If your material was made unreachable and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification — for example, you own the rights, or the use was licensed — a counter-notice can be sent to the same address with the same contact information, identification of the material, and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed in error. Counter-notices are reviewed with the same seriousness as notices.
Misuse of this process
Knowingly filing a false takedown notice — for example, to remove a competitor's legitimately posted work or material you do not own — can create liability for you under the DMCA and other laws. The process exists for real rights holders with real concerns, and it works best when it is used honestly.