DMCA Policy — Dude Hack

Last updated: September 2026

Dude Hack takes intellectual property seriously. This page explains how copyright complaints are handled under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512, and — more usefully for most people who write to us — how a creator can be removed from this site without filing any legal notice at all.

1. What appears on Dude Hack

Dude Hack is a directory and search engine for OnlyFans creators. Listings consist of information we reasonably believe the creator has made publicly available: usernames and display names, publicly displayed profile and header imagery, public bios, categories and tags, publicly listed pricing, and links to the creator’s own profiles on other platforms.

We do not host, sell or distribute subscriber-only, paywalled, leaked or unlawfully obtained material. Every subscription and every content transaction happens on the source platform, not here. For DMCA purposes Dude Hack functions as an information location tool under 17 U.S.C. § 512(d): a valid takedown removes the relevant links, imagery and metadata from our index.

2. Delisting is not a copyright claim

Most removal requests we receive are not copyright disputes at all. They come from creators who would simply rather not be listed, and there is a much simpler route for that.

You never need a DMCA notice to be removed from Dude Hack.

To delist a profile: email [email protected] from an address connected to the account, or provide some other reasonable proof that the profile is yours. Verified requests are actioned quickly, and the profile goes onto a suppression list so the crawler does not pick it up again.

To report unauthorised use of a specific copyrighted work: follow the DMCA process set out below.

How listings are built and scored in the first place is set out on the methodology page.

Delisting is free, always. Nobody is authorised to charge for removal from this site, and anyone demanding payment for it is running a scam. If that happens to you, tell us.

Removal here affects our index only. It does not take anything down from OnlyFans, from other directories, or from search engines that have already cached a page.

3. What a valid DMCA notice must contain

To be effective under the statute, a notice must be in writing and include all of the following.

1. The copyrighted work. Identify what you believe has been infringed. A representative list is acceptable where multiple works are involved. Registration numbers and a link to an authorised copy help us act faster.

2. The infringing material. Give the exact URLs on dude-hack.com where the material appears, with enough detail for us to locate it. Screenshots are welcome. Vague location information delays processing and may prevent it entirely.

3. Your details. Full legal name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and your relationship to the copyright owner. Anyone acting as an agent should include evidence of their authority.

4. A good-faith statement, in these terms: “I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (including fair use).”

5. An accuracy statement, in these terms: “I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”

6. Your signature, physical or electronic. Typing your full legal name qualifies.

Incomplete notices may not be valid under the statute and may not receive a response. We may come back to you for more information before acting.

4. Where to send it

Email the complete notice to [email protected] with the subject line “DMCA Notice — [Your Name]”.

5. What happens next

Complete notices are reviewed promptly. Where a notice is valid we expeditiously remove or disable access to the identified material and add it to the suppression list where applicable, so it is not re-indexed on a later crawl.

Where a claim concerns material submitted by a user rather than crawled from a public profile, we notify the person who submitted it.

6. Counter-notification

If your material was removed and you believe that happened by mistake or misidentification, you may send a written counter-notification containing:

your physical or electronic signature; identification of the removed material and where it appeared before removal; a statement under penalty of perjury of your good-faith belief that the removal resulted from mistake or misidentification; your full name, postal address, telephone number and email address; and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal district court for your judicial district, or — if you are outside the United States — any judicial district in which Dude Hack may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice or their agent.

We forward valid counter-notifications to the original complainant. Unless they inform us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material at our discretion.

7. Liability for false claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — can be held liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

If you are unsure whether a use is infringing, or whether it may be fair use or otherwise authorised, speak to a lawyer before filing.

8. Repeat infringers

In appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, we terminate the access of users determined to be repeat infringers. We may also restrict any user who infringes intellectual property rights even without repetition.

9. Our role

We index publicly available information and do not pre-screen it. We depend on rights holders to identify allegedly infringing material through the process above.

Nothing on this page is legal advice, and we cannot determine the validity of your rights for you. Consult independent counsel if in doubt.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy at any time by posting a revised version here with a new “last updated” date.

Questions

Write to [email protected].

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