Provision record
Hugging Face · Hugging Face Content Policy · View original document ↗

IP infringement DMCA takedown submission process

High confidence Common · 250 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Where may users submit a Takedown notice?
“If you believe that any Content on our website infringes upon your intellectual property rights, you can submit a Takedown notice to dmca@huggingface.co.”
Version CA-V-006005, captured Aug. 22, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Hugging Face allows users who believe their intellectual property rights are infringed by Content on its website to submit a Takedown notice to dmca@huggingface.co.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This establishes the official channel through which intellectual property infringement complaints must be submitted, enabling the DMCA process to begin.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

If you believe your intellectual property rights are being infringed by Content on the website, you have a designated mechanism to submit a formal Takedown notice.

How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please send notice to the address below or fill out this form.

Credit Karma

If you believe, in good faith, that any of our Content or Community Content infringes your copyrights, you may send a notice of infringement ("Notice") under the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")

Target

Copyright-infringing materials found on the Site can be identified and removed via our process listed below, and you agree to comply with such process in the event you are involved in any claim of copyright infringement...

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If you believe that any Content on our website infringes upon your intellectual property rights, you can submit a Takedown notice to dmca@huggingface.co.

Excerpt from Hugging Face's Content Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Content Policy
Entity
Hugging Face
Date stated by the document
April 10, 2025
As printed in Hugging Face’s text (version CA-V-006005), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006005, captured Aug. 22, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060094
Document ID
CA-D-000774
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006005)
2af4ea5c4f0f0ee946288cf51785842dfaa720f29ea82d4ba66d13f1b1269cf3
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 12:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006005, captured Aug. 22, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Content Policy
Record ID: CA-P-060094
Version: CA-V-006005
Captured: 2026-08-22 00:49:45 UTC
SHA-256: 2af4ea5c4f0f0ee9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-content-policy/provision/CA-P-060094/ip-infringement-dmca-takedown-submission-process/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's IP infringement DMCA takedown submission process clause do?

This establishes the official channel through which intellectual property infringement complaints must be submitted, enabling the DMCA process to begin.

How does this clause affect you?

If you believe your intellectual property rights are being infringed by Content on the website, you have a designated mechanism to submit a formal Takedown notice.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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