If someone is using your photos, text, or other creative work without permission or someone has accused your site of doing that, here are the steps you can take.
Someone copied my work onto a Zarla site
You can file a formal takedown notice (called a DMCA notice) with Zarla's registered copyright agent:
- Email: dmca@zarla.com (for fastest results, use a subject like "DMCA Takedown Notice")
- Full details: our Copyright & DMCA Policy lists everything a valid notice must include, plus our agent's mailing address and phone number.
In short, your notice needs to include your name and contact details, what work of yours was copied, the exact web address (URL) where the copy appears, a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorized, and a statement — under penalty of perjury — that you're the owner or authorized to act for the owner. Sign it by typing your full name.
Takedown notices sent to dmca@zarla.com are reviewed and acted upon by a member of our team, not AI. If the notice is valid, we remove the material promptly and notify the person who posted it.
Someone copied my work onto a site NOT hosted by Zarla
We can only act on content our platform hosts. For other websites, find out who hosts that site (a "whois" lookup usually shows it) and send your DMCA notice to that host's copyright agent.
My content was removed after a complaint
If material you posted was taken down and you believe it was a mistake (for example, you own the content or have a license for it) you can file a counter-notice with the same agent. Our Copyright & DMCA Policy explains exactly what a counter-notice must include and what happens after you send one. Note that accounts that repeatedly host infringing content risk termination, so don't ignore takedown notices.
Avoiding copyright problems in the first place
- Only upload images and text you created, purchased, or have permission to use.
- Images that come from Zarla's built-in image library or AI image generator may be used on your Zarla site.
- "Found it on Google" is not a license — photos on the internet belong to whoever took them.
Not a copyright problem?
Scams, phishing pages, malware, and impersonation are handled by a different team and address — see Report a scam or abusive website and write to abuse@zarla.com. Copyright notices sent to abuse@ (or abuse reports sent to dmca@) will be redirected, which slows things down.