RetroPlayOnline

Copyright & Takedown Policy

RetroPlayOnline respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects everyone who uses this site to do the same. This page explains our position on copyright, how a rights holder can ask us to remove material, and what happens after a request is received.

1. Our position on the games listed here

Every game featured on this site remains the property of its respective copyright holder. Game titles, cover art, characters, screenshots, and trademarks are referenced for identification and commentary only, and their use here does not imply any affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement from the rights holders. The written articles, guides, and reviews on this site are our own original work.

We do not claim ownership of any classic game, and we make no claim that any title on this site is in the public domain. Where a rights holder objects to a title being available here, we remove it.

2. Submitting a copyright complaint

If you own the copyright in a work that appears on this site, or you are authorised to act on the owner's behalf, send us a notice through our contact page. Put “Copyright notice” at the start of your message so it is routed correctly, and give us a reply address we can respond to.

To act on a notice we need all of the following:

  1. Your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address, and a description of your relationship to the copyright owner if you are not the owner yourself.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If several works are covered by one notice, a representative list is sufficient.
  3. The exact URL or URLs on this site where the material appears, in enough detail for us to locate it.
  4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

An incomplete notice may delay removal, because we may need to come back to you for the missing details before we can act.

3. What we do when we receive a notice

We review every complaint. Where a notice is complete and appears valid, we remove or disable access to the material promptly, usually within a few business days of receiving it, and we notify the person who supplied the material where we are able to. We may remove material while a complaint is still being reviewed.

4. Counter-notice

If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake, or that you have the right to use it, you may send a counter-notice through the contact page. It must include your name, address, telephone number, and email address; the material that was removed and the location where it appeared; a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed as a result of a mistake or misidentification; your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts where you live, or, if you are outside the United States, to a jurisdiction in which we may be found; and your signature.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we may restore the material unless the original complainant notifies us that they have filed a legal action.

5. Repeat infringers and misuse

We will decline further submissions from, and remove material associated with, anyone who is the subject of repeated valid copyright complaints. Please also note that knowingly submitting a false claim of infringement, in either direction, can carry legal liability.

6. Other requests

Trademark concerns, privacy requests, and questions about how a game is presented can be sent through the same contact page. See also our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.