Updated November 10, 2026
Copyright & Takedowns
Bound Books respects the rights of authors, publishers, photographers, and designers, and the people readers talk about. This page explains how to ask us to remove material: for copyright, and for intimate images shared without consent.
Designated copyright agent
Copyright Agent, Smith Industries LLC (Bound Books), 117 S Lexington Street, STE 100, Harrisonville, MO 64701. Phone: (314) 723-6554. Email: support@boundbooks.app (subject “DMCA notice”).
Sending a copyright notice
If you believe material on Bound Books infringes your copyright, send a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to our agent that includes:
1. Identify the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed (or, for several works, a representative list).
2. Identify the material on Bound Books you want removed and where it is (the username, post, book page, or image), with enough detail for us to find it.
3. Your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
4. A statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
6. Your physical or electronic signature.
Under 17 U.S.C. §512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, can be liable for damages.
What happens next
When we receive a valid notice, we remove or disable access to the material promptly, usually within two business days. If a reader posted it, we let them know and send them a copy of the notice, which may include your name and contact details.
Cover images and author photos in our catalog are used to identify books. If you hold the rights to one and want it changed or removed, send a notice the same way and we’ll replace it with a plain placeholder.
We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of readers who repeatedly infringe copyright.
Counter-notices
If your material was removed and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you can send our agent a counter-notice that includes:
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your address (or, if you are outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.
We forward valid counter-notices to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the material 10 to 14 business days after receiving the counter-notice.
Intimate images shared without consent
If an intimate image of you (or of someone you’re authorized to act for) is on Bound Books without consent, including a fake or AI-generated one, report it in the app or email support@boundbooks.app with the subject “Intimate image”. Include:
1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Where the image is (the username, post, message, or profile), with enough detail for us to find it.
3. A brief statement that you have a good-faith belief the image was published without the consent of the person shown, with any information that helps us check.
4. How to contact you.
We remove the image within 48 hours of a valid request, make reasonable efforts to remove known copies, and take action on the account that posted it.
Child safety
Report any content that sexualizes a minor in the app or to support@boundbooks.app. Please don’t send us copies of the material. We remove it, ban the account, and report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). You can also report directly to NCMEC at CyberTipline.org.