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DMCA & copyright policy

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IGDownPro respects copyright and expects its users to do the same. This page explains what we can and cannot remove, how to file a notice, and what happens after you do.

1. Our position, and what we can actually remove

IGDownPro hosts no media. When you use the downloader, your own browser requests the file directly from Instagram’s content delivery network. We do not store, cache, index, mirror or serve copies of anyone’s media, and there is no library, gallery or archive on this site to take anything down from.

That shapes what a notice to us can achieve. If your work has been reposted by another account, the copy lives on Instagram, and Instagram is the only party that can remove it. Report the post through Instagram’s copyright report form. We have no relationship with Meta and cannot escalate on your behalf.

What we can do, on a valid notice:

  • remove or disable any material we do control that is found to be infringing — for example an image used in one of our guides;
  • block specific URLs, posts or accounts from being resolvable through the downloader, so this tool cannot be used to fetch that content;
  • terminate the access of users who repeatedly use the service to infringe (section 5).

2. Designated copyright agent

Notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act should be sent to our designated agent:

Copyright Agent
Northgate Digital Ltd
Unit 7, Barleyfield Works, 42 Kelvin Road
Manchester, Greater Manchester M15 4TQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7946 0412
Email: dmca@igdownpro.com

Email is by far the fastest route. Please put “DMCA Notice” in the subject line so it is routed correctly.

Setup note (not for production): the agent details above are placeholders. Fill in PUBLISHER in app/lib/seo.ts, and — if you want the statutory safe harbour under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(2) — also register the agent with the US Copyright Office at dmca.copyright.gov. Publishing the agent here alone does not complete that registration.

3. Filing a takedown notice

To be valid under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), your notice must include all of the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorised to act on their behalf.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed — or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list of them.
  3. Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough detail for us to locate it. Exact URLs are essential; a username or a general description is not enough to act on.
  4. Your contact details: full name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. 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 their behalf.

A notice missing element 5 or 6 is not legally valid and cannot be actioned; we will write back explaining what is missing rather than ignoring it. Before filing, please consider whether the use might be fair use, fair dealing, or otherwise permitted — element 5 requires you to have considered exactly that.

We aim to acknowledge complete notices within two business days and to act on them expeditiously, normally within five business days of confirming they are valid.

4. Counter-notices

If material of yours was removed or disabled because of a notice you believe to be mistaken or a misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address. Under 17 U.S.C. §512(g)(3) it must contain:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
  3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, mailing address and telephone number, together with your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address — or, if outside the United States, of any district in which we may be found — and your agreement to accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice.

We forward valid counter-notices to the original complainant. If they do not tell us within 10 to 14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the activity, we may restore the material.

5. Repeat infringers

We terminate the access of users who repeatedly use the service to infringe copyright, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion. Because the service has no accounts, termination is applied at the network and request level.

We keep a record of notices received, the material identified, and the action taken, so that repetition can actually be recognised. Those records are retained for up to three years — see section 7 of our privacy policy.

6. Misuse of this process

Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), knowingly and materially misrepresenting that material is infringing — or that it was removed by mistake — makes you liable for the damages and legal costs incurred by the other party and by us. Please be certain before filing.

We do not action notices that are plainly abusive, that target criticism or commentary rather than a copyright interest, or that are used to unmask an anonymous poster.

7. Notices outside the United States

The DMCA is US law, but we accept notices under other regimes and treat them the same way. If you are notifying us under the EU Digital Services Act, the UK’s equivalent provisions, or another national notice-and-action regime, send your notice to the same address with a clear explanation of the legal basis, the material concerned and its location. Reasoned notices receive a reasoned reply, including how to contest our decision.

8. For creators

If you would rather your content were not downloadable at all, the reliable control is at the source: set your account to private. No third-party tool, this one included, can reach content that Instagram does not serve publicly — and unlike a takedown notice, that control is immediate and applies to every tool at once.

If you would like your public posts excluded specifically from this downloader while your account stays public, write to dmca@igdownpro.com from an address you can verify against the account, and we will block it from resolving here. You do not need to file a formal notice for that.

See also our terms of service, privacy policy and contact page.