DMCA / Copyright

What you may upload or convert

Only use Sounez with content you own, created yourself, or have permission to use. That includes PDFs you convert, photos you describe or compress, and text you send to AI tools. Do not use our tools to copy, scrape, or redistribute someone else's work without authorization.

Examples that are not allowed: converting a paid ebook you did not purchase, removing backgrounds from stock photos you have not licensed, or generating descriptions for images you do not have rights to publish.

User comments and blog content

Visitor comments on tool and blog pages are moderated before they appear. If you believe a comment infringes your copyright, include the page URL in your notice (see below). We may remove comments or disable engagement on a page while we review a report.

Before you send a notice

Please include enough detail for us to find the exact material. A page title alone is often not enough because tool pages can include comments, examples, generated snippets, and links. If the issue is a visitor comment, quote the comment text and include the URL.

Copyright reports are for rights issues, not general feedback, search result complaints, or requests to change a tool. For those, use the contact page instead.

How to report copyright infringement

Send a notice to hello@sounez.com with the subject line DMCA Notice. Include:

• Your name and contact email (and postal address if you are submitting a formal DMCA notice)
• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe was infringed
• The exact URL on Sounez where the material appears (tool page, blog post, or comment)
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the rights holder
• A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder
• Your physical or electronic signature

Incomplete notices may take longer to process. We may forward your notice to the person who posted the material where appropriate.

What happens after you file

We review every notice for completeness. An incomplete submission (missing URL, missing authorization statement, or unidentifiable work) will receive a reply asking for the missing information before any action is taken.

Once we have a complete notice, we aim to take one of the following actions within a reasonable time:

• Remove or disable access to the identified material if the notice is valid on its face.
• Forward relevant contact details to the poster where legally required or appropriate.
• Request clarification if the identified content could not be located at the URL provided.
• Decline the notice and explain why if the claim appears clearly unfounded (e.g. the URL points to a tool interface, not user content).

We do not guarantee a specific turnaround time. High submission volume, technical complexity, or requests requiring legal review may extend the processing period.

AI-generated content and copyright

Some tools on Sounez use AI to generate text, descriptions, or other outputs from a brief you provide. Generated output is based on your input and the model's training; it may resemble existing published work by coincidence rather than by copying.

If you believe a piece of AI output infringes your copyright, explain in your notice how the generated text reproduces substantial protected expression from a specific work you own, and include the URL of the Sounez page where the output appeared (if it is publicly visible). Claims based solely on thematic similarity or general style are not sufficient for a DMCA notice.

We do not store generated outputs beyond the immediate session, so we cannot retrieve past results. If you wish to dispute a specific published piece (for example, a user comment or blog excerpt), follow the standard notice process above.

Counter-notification

If you believe content was removed by mistake, or that the original notice was based on a misidentification or misrepresentation of rights, you may submit a counter-notification. A valid counter-notification must include:

• Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• Identification of the material that was removed and the URL where it appeared before removal.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
• A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for your district (or, if outside the US, any judicial district in which Sounez may be found).
• Your physical or electronic signature.

We may forward counter-notifications to the original complainant. If no legal action is filed within ten business days of our receiving a complete counter-notification, we will consider reinstating the material. We are not obligated to reinstate material and may exercise editorial discretion independently of the DMCA counter-notification process.

Repeat infringers

Sounez maintains a policy of limiting or terminating the access of users who repeatedly infringe copyright after receiving valid notices. This policy applies regardless of whether the infringing activity involves tool use, uploaded files, user comments, or blog submissions.

Because most Sounez tools do not require account creation, enforcement may operate at the IP address, browser-session, or device level where technically feasible. We evaluate repeat infringement patterns on a case-by-case basis and reserve the right to block or restrict access without prior notice when infringement is clear and ongoing.

Submitting a knowingly false or materially incomplete DMCA notice or counter-notification may expose the filer to liability under applicable law. We report clearly abusive or bad-faith notices where legally appropriate.

Related policies

See also our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Questions that are not copyright-related can go through the contact page.