DMCA & Copyright Policy

1. What this site publishes

Hanime is a catalogue, not a video host. It stores titles, alternate titles, synopses, tags, brands, release dates and cover artwork so that works can be searched and browsed. It does not host, stream, upload, embed or link to video files, and it operates no player.

Cover artwork is served from third-party sources and shown at reduced size for identification. Synopses are short descriptive summaries. If you believe either goes beyond what is permitted, tell us and we will act on it.

2. Sending a takedown notice

If you own a copyright, or are authorised to act for the owner, and believe material published here infringes it, send a written notice to our designated agent at [email protected].

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) your notice must include all of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorised to act for them.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed.
• Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it. Please give the exact page URL on this site.
• Your contact details: address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorised to act for the owner.

A notice missing any of these may not be effective. Be aware that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) a person who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing may be liable for damages, including costs and legal fees.

3. What we do with it

We aim to acknowledge complete notices within two business days and to act on valid ones promptly, normally by removing the listing or the artwork complained of. We may publish a redacted copy of the notice, or send it to a transparency service such as Lumen, with personal contact details removed.

4. Counter-notice

If material of yours was removed by mistake or misidentification, send a counter-notice to the same address containing:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the removed material and where it appeared before removal.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address and telephone number.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address, or, if you are outside the United States, of any district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the complainant.

Where the law requires it, we may restore the material between ten and fourteen business days after receiving a valid counter-notice, unless the complainant tells us they have filed a court action.

5. Repeat infringers

This site has no user accounts and accepts no uploads, so there are no accounts to terminate. Where a particular source repeatedly supplies infringing material, we stop listing material from it.

6. Other complaints

For anything that is not a copyright matter, including material you believe is unlawful, use the contact form or write to [email protected]. See also our 2257 statement.

Note: this page is general information, not legal advice. If you need advice about a specific situation, speak to a lawyer.