Copyright infringement notices.
Last updated: 18 June 2026
RetroPlayland (the "Service") is operated by an independent operator (the "Operator", "we", "us" or "our"). We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same. This DMCA / Copyright Policy explains how we respond to claims of copyright infringement under the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the "DMCA"), and equivalent notice-and-takedown principles, and how affected parties can submit notices, counter-notices and reports. It forms part of, and should be read together with, our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
RetroPlayland is a cultural-preservation and educational archive dedicated to the history of retro video games. We make classic titles available for historical preservation, study and personal entertainment via in-browser emulation.
All game titles, trademarks, trade names, logos, characters, artwork, music, source code and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. RetroPlayland claims NO ownership of, and asserts NO affiliation with or endorsement by, any rights holder, console manufacturer, developer or publisher. References to any such names are made solely for identification, descriptive and historical purposes.
We take allegations of copyright infringement seriously and operate a notice-and-takedown process. We will promptly disable access to, or remove, material that is the subject of a valid notice of claimed infringement.
If you are a copyright owner, or an agent authorized to act on behalf of a copyright owner, and you believe in good faith that material available on the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notice of claimed infringement (a "DMCA Notice") to our designated agent using the contact details in Section 6.
Upon receipt of a valid DMCA Notice, we will take down or disable access to the allegedly infringing material in accordance with the timelines set out in Section 4. We may also notify the user who provided the affected material and provide them with a copy of the notice (which may include your contact information), so that they may submit a counter-notice if they choose.
To be effective, your DMCA Notice must be in writing and must include substantially all of the following elements. Incomplete notices may delay our response or prevent us from acting on them.
Send your DMCA Notice to dmca@retroplayland.com. Please use the subject line "DMCA Takedown Notice".
We aim to handle valid notices promptly:
These timelines are targets and may vary where a notice is unclear, incomplete, disputed or requires further investigation. We may, at our discretion, act more quickly. Removing or disabling material in response to a notice does not constitute an admission of liability or a waiver of any rights, claims or defenses.
If you are a user whose material has been removed or disabled and you believe in good faith that the removal was the result of a mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice (a "Counter-Notice") to our designated agent at dmca@retroplayland.com with the subject line "DMCA Counter-Notice".
To be effective, your Counter-Notice must include substantially all of the following:
If we receive a valid Counter-Notice, we may forward it to the party who submitted the original DMCA Notice and inform them that we may restore the removed material. Where the DMCA applies, we may restore the material in not less than ten (10) and not more than fourteen (14) business days after receiving the Counter-Notice, unless the original complaining party first notifies us that it has filed a court action seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity. We are not obliged to restore material where doing so would, in our reasonable judgment, be unlawful or contrary to this Policy or our Terms of Service.
The Operator's designated contact for notices and counter-notices under this Policy is:
Email is the fastest and preferred method of contact. General enquiries unrelated to copyright should be directed to support@retroplayland.com, and data-protection matters to privacy@retroplayland.com.
It is our policy, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. A user may be considered a repeat infringer where they have been the subject of more than one valid DMCA Notice, or where their conduct otherwise demonstrates a pattern of infringement. In addition to account termination, we reserve the right to remove infringing content, restrict access to the Service and take any other action permitted under our Terms of Service.
Please be aware that, under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or its authorized licensee, or by us. Do not make false claims. If you are unsure whether material infringes your rights, you should consult an attorney before submitting a notice or counter-notice.
While this Policy is framed around the procedures of the U.S. DMCA, copyright owners and authorized agents located outside the United States are equally welcome to submit notices and are encouraged to use the same process and contact details set out above. We will consider and act upon valid notices of claimed infringement regardless of the rights holder's country, in line with applicable law and the notice-and-takedown principles described here.
In addition to the formal procedures above, registered and unregistered users can flag content directly on the Service using the in-page Report button available on game pages and user-generated content (such as ratings, comments and forum posts). Reports submitted this way are reviewed by our moderation team and may result in content being removed under our Terms of Service. The Report button is a convenient way to raise concerns, but it is not a substitute for a formal DMCA Notice where the legal protections and procedures of Section 3 are required.
We may amend this DMCA / Copyright Policy from time to time. Changes will be effective when the updated version is posted on the Service, with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy. This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.