This page explains how copyright works on smallpdf.me, how to send a takedown notice, and what happens after one arrives.
Our own content is protected
The material we publish on this site belongs to us. That covers the site’s code, the tool implementations, page copy, the guides and articles on the blog, the layout and design, and the graphics and logo. It is protected by copyright and by the laws that apply to the operator of SmallPDF, an individual publisher based in Pakistan.
You are welcome to use the tools for personal or commercial work, and to link to any page here. You may not copy the site’s code, republish our guides as your own, or pass off our tool pages as your product without permission. Short quotations with a link back are fine.
We host no third-party uploaded content
This site does not host user-uploaded content. There are no accounts, no comments, no forums, and no file hosting.
Every tool runs inside the visitor’s browser, so the files people choose are never transmitted to us and never stored on our servers. There is no library of other people’s material here to take down.
In practice, a takedown notice sent to smallpdf.me will concern something we published ourselves. Usually a tool page or a blog guide. Possibly a description, an image, or a screenshot. That is a straightforward copyright question between you and us. A notice that names a file “uploaded by a user” cannot apply here, because no such files exist on this site.
How to send a copyright notice
Send your notice by email to [email protected] with the subject line DMCA Notice. A notice under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) needs the following points. Please cover each one, so we can act without going back and forth.
- Your physical or electronic signature, or that of the person authorised to act for the copyright owner.
- Identification of the copyrighted work you say has been infringed. If one notice covers several works, give a representative list.
- Identification of the material you say is infringing, with enough detail for us to find it: the page URL, and the specific text, image, or element.
- Your contact details, so we can reply: full name, mailing address, telephone number, and an email address.
- 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.
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorised to act on the owner’s behalf.
Incomplete notices slow things down. If a required point is missing, we will tell you which one.
Counter-notice
Send it to [email protected], subject line DMCA Notice, marked clearly as a counter-notice.
A counter-notice should include your signature, identification of the removed material and where it appeared, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief it was removed by mistake or misidentification, and your name, address, and telephone number. Add a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of a court where you live, or where the operator of SmallPDF is located, and that you will accept service of process from whoever sent the original notice.
What happens next
If we remove material after a notice and you believe that was a mistake, or that you had the right to publish it, send a counter-notice.
- Within about 3 business days: we acknowledge your notice by email. That means we have received it, not that we have decided anything.
- After review: if the notice is complete and looks well founded, we remove or change the material, usually within a few business days of the acknowledgement. If we need more information, we will say what is holding things up.
- If we do not act: we explain why. A notice may be incomplete, or it may concern material we believe we have the right to publish, or the law may not apply to it.
- If material is removed: whoever published it is told, and gets a copy of the notice.
These are targets, not contractual deadlines. A clear notice is handled faster than a vague one.
Repeat infringement and misuse
The site publishes its own material, so the usual “repeat infringer” situation barely applies. What does apply is this: if we repeatedly find that content we published infringes someone’s rights, we change how that content is produced and remove it. Publishing practices that keep producing complaints get fixed.
Misuse is a separate matter. Knowingly making a false claim of infringement can carry liability under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), including damages, costs and attorney’s fees. Sending a notice to silence criticism, to remove a competing page, or to attack material you do not own will not work here.
If you only want a link removed or a name corrected
Most emails we get are not copyright disputes at all. If a page here links to your site and you would rather it did not, ask. If we have spelled your name wrong, misdescribed your product, used an outdated screenshot, or quoted you in a way you dislike, tell us.
Write to [email protected] with the URL, what is wrong, and what you would like changed. These requests are handled faster than a formal notice, they need no legal language, and a plain email from the right person is enough.
Last updated: 10 October 2026