DMCA & Copyright Policy

Last updated: 15.02.2026

This DMCA & Copyright Policy describes how NEKOSBEST (“we”, “us”, “our”) handles copyright infringement claims relating to content made available through the nekos.best website and the NEKOSBEST API (“Service”).

1. General Statement

NEKOSBEST respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Service to do the same.

The Service hosts and distributes third-party images and GIFs for informational and entertainment purposes. We do not claim ownership over such content. All rights remain with their respective owners.

2. Copyright Infringement Notices (DMCA)

If you believe that content available through the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a written takedown notice in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”).

All notices must be sent by email only to:

contact@nekos.best

3. Required Information for a Valid Notice

To be effective, a copyright infringement notice must include all of the following:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
2. Identification of the infringing material, including:
   • Exact URLs, API endpoints, or other sufficient information to locate the material
3. Your name, organization (if applicable), email address, and contact information
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
5. A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
6. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative

Incomplete or invalid notices may be ignored.

4. Takedown Procedure

Upon receipt of a valid infringement notice:

• The identified content will be removed entirely from the Service
• The content will be added to an internal blocklist to prevent reappearance
• Removal applies to both the website and the API

5. Counter-Notification

If you believe that content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification by email to contact@nekos.best.

A valid counter-notice must include all information required under applicable copyright law, including a statement under penalty of perjury that the removal was a mistake or misidentification.

If a counter-notice is received:

• It may be forwarded to the original claimant
• We reserve the right to restore or permanently remove the content at our discretion
• Content may remain unavailable unless legally required otherwise

6. Repeat Infringement Policy

Content that has been subject to a valid takedown request will not be reintroduced.

If a specific source, contributor, or dataset repeatedly results in infringement claims, we reserve the right to permanently block that source from the Service.

7. Abuse of the Takedown Process

We reserve the right to ignore notices that are:

• Incomplete
• Clearly abusive
• Submitted in bad faith
• Repetitive without new information

Misuse of the takedown process may result in future notices being disregarded.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this DMCA & Copyright Policy from time to time.

Material changes will be announced via our Discord community.
The date at the top reflects the current version.

9. Contact

For copyright-related inquiries or takedown notices, contact:

contact@nekos.best