Copyright and Takedown Requests

Where the content actually lives

Anonysnap has no upload feature and no media archive. A lookup asks Snapchat for the public page of one username and passes on what is there; fetched data is kept for at most 30 minutes after the last lookup and then deleted.

So the original always stays in Snapchat, under the account owner’s control. Once a Snap is deleted or the Public Profile is switched off, the page it came from disappears and the viewer has nothing left to show.

We still act on every valid notice. Changing things at the source is simply quicker and covers every other site as well.

Fix it inside Snapchat first

These steps take effect everywhere at once, not just here:

• Delete the Story, Highlight or Spotlight clip from your account — it leaves your public page straight away.
• Switch off your Public Profile in Snapchat’s settings, so the account stops having a public page that browsers can load.
• If another account posted something of yours, report it to Snapchat; only Snapchat can remove the original.

What a DMCA notice must include

If you hold the copyright, or may act for the person who does, email [email protected] with “Copyright notice” in the subject line. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) the notice needs:

• your physical or electronic signature;
• the work you say is being infringed;
• the material you want taken down and where to find it — the Snapchat username and the specific Snap or clip;
• your postal address, phone number and email address;
• a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not allowed by the owner, the owner’s agent or the law;
• a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that everything in your notice is correct and that the right is yours or you may act for its owner.

If your material was taken down by mistake

You can send a counter-notice under §512(g): your signature, what was removed and where it appeared, a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification, your contact details, and your consent to the relevant court’s jurisdiction.

Under §512(f), knowingly false notices or counter-notices can make the sender liable for damages, so please send one only when you are sure.

Access is withdrawn for repeat infringers where appropriate.

Removals that are not about copyright

You do not need a copyright claim to ask for something to come down. If you are in a Snap shown here and want it removed, or the content shows a child, was posted without consent, or is part of harassment, email [email protected] with “Removal request” in the subject line and say what and why.

Anything involving a child, intimate images shared without consent or a real safety risk is handled first. Please report it to Snapchat too — the original can only be removed there.