DMCA & Notice-and-Takedown

1. Important: book files are not hosted by us

Book files you add to Readence stay on your device and are never uploaded to our servers. We store only a title, metadata, cover image, and a content hash. As a result, takedown notices concern user-generated content we do host: such as user-supplied metadata, cover images, profile content, reviews, and social posts, rather than book files themselves.

2. How to submit a takedown notice

If you believe content available through Readence infringes a copyright you own or control, send a written notice to hello@gerelajos.huwith the subject line “Copyright Takedown Notice”. Your notice must include:

1. your physical or electronic signature (typing your full legal name counts as an electronic signature);
2. identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
3. identification of the material you claim is infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it (for example, the username, a link, or the exact item);
4. your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Incomplete notices may delay our response. Please do not submit false or abusive notices, you may be liable for damages if you knowingly misrepresent that material is infringing.

3. What we do when we receive a valid notice

When we receive a notice that substantially meets the requirements above, we will promptly remove or disable access to the identified material and, where possible, notify the user who provided it.

4. Counter-notice

If you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to hello@gerelajos.hu that includes:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal;
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 number, and email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the competent courts and will accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the removed material unless the original complainant pursues legal action.

5. Repeat-infringer policy

We will, in appropriate circumstances, restrict, suspend, or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers of copyright.

6. Contact

Send all copyright notices and counter-notices to hello@gerelajos.hu. Operator: Gere Lajos e.v., Hungary, EU.