Version: v2026-08-21-dmca-01
Effective: August 21, 2026
Daygull Studios LLC ("Daygull Studios") respects intellectual-property rights and expects Grids & Aces users to do the same. This policy explains how to report claimed copyright infringement, respond to a removal, and how we handle repeat infringers.
This process is for copyright claims. Reports about harassment, safety, trademarks, privacy, publicity, or ordinary product problems should use the in-app Report action, support@gridsandaces.com, or legal@daygullstudios.com as appropriate.
1. Designated copyright agent
Send copyright notices to:
Copyright Agent
Daygull Studios LLC
c/o Northwest Registered Agent LLC
201 Rue Beauregard, Suite 202
Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
United States
Email: legal@daygullstudios.com
Telephone: (337) 318-8846
The same information will be maintained in the U.S. Copyright Office's public DMCA Designated Agent Directory. Email is the fastest method. Do not send passwords, payment-card information, or unrelated sensitive records.
2. Copyright infringement notices
If you own a copyright or are authorized to act for an owner and believe material available through Grids & Aces infringes an exclusive right, send a written notice containing substantially all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed, or a representative list if one notice covers multiple works at one site.
- Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it, such as a puzzle title, creator, content identifier, profile, URL, screenshot, or in-app location.
- Information reasonably sufficient to contact you, including your name, mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the complained-of use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner of the exclusive right allegedly infringed.
Please identify each specific item rather than requesting removal of an entire account or catalog when narrower identification is possible. A materially incomplete notice may delay our ability to act.
3. What happens after a notice
We may review the notice, request clarification, preserve relevant records, and remove or disable access to identified material when appropriate. We may send the notice, including the claimant's contact information, to the affected user or creator so that person can understand and respond to the claim. We may also send notices and responses to service providers, counsel, or authorities as legally permitted or required.
Removal is not a final judicial determination of infringement. We may restore material when the claimant withdraws the notice, a valid counter-notification completes the statutory process, or we otherwise determine restoration is appropriate and lawful.
4. Counter-notifications
If your material was removed or disabled because of a copyright notice and you believe that happened because of mistake or misidentification, you may send the designated agent a written counter-notification containing substantially all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the material removed or disabled and where it appeared before removal or disabling.
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, and telephone number, plus a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate United States federal district court described in 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3), and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or that person's agent.
We may forward a valid counter-notification to the original claimant. Unless the claimant informs us that a court action has been filed seeking to restrain the challenged activity, we may restore the material no fewer than 10 and no more than 14 business days after forwarding the counter-notification, as provided by applicable law.
5. Repeat infringers
In appropriate circumstances, Daygull Studios will terminate users who are repeat copyright infringers. We may consider valid notices, counter-notices, withdrawals, court decisions, obvious infringement, user history, and other reliable information. We do not use a mechanical public strike count when doing so would ignore fraud, mistake, restoration, or legal context.
Attempts to evade an infringement restriction through another account may lead to additional enforcement. We accommodate and do not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify or protect copyrighted works when required by law.
6. Misrepresentations and abuse
Knowingly materially misrepresenting that material is infringing or that it was removed by mistake may create liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). Do not submit fraudulent notices, forged evidence, or copyright claims to silence criticism, gain a competitive advantage, harass a user, or dispute an idea, fact, game rule, title, common word, or other material that copyright does not protect.
We may reject, document, or take action against abusive reports and may refer fraud or threats to appropriate parties.
7. Other rights and changes
This policy does not provide legal advice, waive any defense, or limit rights or remedies available to Daygull Studios, users, creators, or rights owners. We may update it to reflect changes in the Service, our designated agent, or law. The current version and contact information will be posted publicly and kept consistent with the Copyright Office directory.