Takedown Requests
Draft — prepared for review by qualified legal counsel before launch. Not yet legally reviewed.
Effective date: 20 July 2026 · Last updated: 20 July 2026
All About Drinks respects intellectual-property rights. Under our Editorial Policy, nothing is published without a rights record — but mistakes are possible, and this page tells rights holders exactly how to have infringing material removed. The process below follows the familiar notice-and-takedown model used internationally (in the style of the US DMCA and comparable regimes elsewhere); the precise statutory framework that applies is to be confirmed by counsel.
Before you send a formal notice
If the problem is a missing or incorrect credit rather than the use itself, a quick email to hello@allaboutdrinks.xyz will usually get it fixed within days under our Corrections Policy — no formalities needed. Please also note what our Copyright & Attribution page already permits (short quotation with attribution), and that quotation, criticism and review are lawful in most jurisdictions.
How to send a takedown notice
Email hello@allaboutdrinks.xyz with the subject line "Takedown notice". So that we can act quickly, your notice should include:
- Identification of the work — what copyrighted work (or other protected material) you say has been infringed, with a link to or copy of the original where possible;
- Location on our site — the exact URL(s) of the material you want removed, and enough description for us to find it (for an image, which image on the page);
- Your details — your name, and whether you are the rights holder or act on the holder's behalf, plus contact details for our response;
- Good-faith statement — a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by the rights holder, an agent, or the law;
- Accuracy statement — a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, where the applicable law requires it, that you are authorised to act for the rights holder;
- Signature — a physical or electronic signature (a typed full name in the email suffices).
What we do on receipt
We aim to acknowledge takedown notices within 7 days and usually much sooner. If the notice is complete and the claim appears well founded, we remove or disable access to the material promptly while we review — removal first, argument second. We then investigate against our rights records and reply with the outcome: permanent removal, restoration of correctly licensed material with evidence, or a corrected credit if that resolves the matter. Incomplete notices receive a reply explaining what is missing.
Counter-notice
If material connected to you is removed and you believe the removal was mistaken — for instance, you hold a licence, you are the actual rights holder, or the use is lawful quotation — you may send a counter-notice to the same address, including: identification of the removed material and where it appeared; your name and contact details; a good-faith statement that you believe the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and your signature. We will review, share the counter-notice with the original complainant where appropriate, and restore material we conclude was wrongly removed. Genuinely contested claims may need to be resolved between the parties or by a court; we will hold the material down while that happens unless the law directs otherwise.
Misuse of this process
Knowingly false takedown notices can carry legal liability in many jurisdictions and waste the time of everyone involved. Please use this process only for genuine claims. Repeated bad-faith notices will be declined and documented.
Other legal complaints
For complaints that are not about intellectual property — defamation, privacy or anything else — write to the same address, hello@allaboutdrinks.xyz, marking your email "Legal complaint", and it will be handled with the same seriousness. See also our Terms of Use.