DMCA Policy

Effective date: May 7, 2026

1. Overview

iwant2eat respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the service to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, we will respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement that are reported to our designated copyright agent.

iwant2eat is a private recipe vault. Recipes are uploaded by users for their own personal cooking use. When a user opts in to publicly share a recipe via a share link, that recipe becomes viewable by anyone with the link. Users assert at the time of sharing that they have the rights to publish the recipe in question.

2. Filing a DMCA Takedown Notice

If you believe that content on iwant2eat infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to our designated agent (above) containing all of the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work — a description of the work you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list.
2. Identification of the infringing material — the URL(s) on iwant2eat (typically https://www.iwant2eat.com/r/<token>) or sufficient detail for us to locate the material.
3. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
4. Good-faith belief statement — 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. Accuracy statement — a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
6. Signature — your physical or electronic signature.

3. Filing a Counter-Notice

If you believe content you posted was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notice to our designated agent containing all of the following:

1. Identification of the removed material — a description of the material and the location (URL) where it appeared before removal.
2. Your contact information — full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
3. Good-faith belief statement — a statement that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Consent to jurisdiction — a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or the District of New Jersey if your address is outside the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original takedown notice.
5. Signature — your physical or electronic signature.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original complainant. If the complainant does not file a court action within 10–14 business days, we may restore the removed content at our discretion.

4. Repeat Infringer Policy

In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, iwant2eat maintains a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to the service for any user who infringes intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is repeat infringement.

5. Designated Copyright Agent

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), send all DMCA notices and counter-notices to:

6. Related Policies

• Terms of Use — user-uploaded content standards.
• Privacy Policy — how we handle personal data submitted in DMCA notices.