DMCA Notice & Takedown Policy

LinguaLume · Last updated: August 4, 2026

LinguaLume (operated by Winden Enterprise LLC) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Service to do the same. This page explains how to submit a copyright infringement notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), and how to submit a counter-notice if your content was removed in error.

1. Where this applies

This policy covers copyright complaints about content hosted through LinguaLume that a user published — public manuscript pages (app.lingualume.com/s/…), and posts, comments, and shared stories in the Community. It doesn't cover the Lingua Library's curated public-domain works (those are selected specifically because they're in the public domain — see the Terms of Service §7.2 — but if you believe one was included in error, use the process below and we'll investigate).

2. How to submit a takedown notice

If you believe content on LinguaLume infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated DMCA agent:

Designated Agent: Winden Enterprise LLC
Address: 2631-A NW 41st Street, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA
Email: dmca@lingualume.com

Your notice must include, to be effective under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, and information reasonably sufficient to let us locate it (for example, the app.lingualume.com/s/<slug> link, or a link/description of the Community post);
  4. Your contact information (address, phone 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; and
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

Incomplete notices may not be actionable under the DMCA and may delay our response.

3. What happens after a valid notice

We will remove or disable access to the identified content and make a reasonable effort to notify the user who posted it, including a copy of your notice (with your contact information, as required by the DMCA) and an explanation of their right to submit a counter-notice.

4. Counter-notice

If your content was removed because of a DMCA notice and you believe it was removed in error or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice to the same designated agent contact above. Your counter-notice must include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature;
  2. Identification of the material that was removed and 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, and phone number; and
  5. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, for any judicial district in which LinguaLume may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice, or their agent.

Upon receiving a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original complaining party. If that party doesn't notify us within 10–14 business days that they've filed a court action seeking to restrain the user from the infringing activity, we may restore the content.

5. Repeat infringers

We may terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers.

6. Questions

Questions about this policy that aren't a formal notice: support@lingualume.com.