DMCA & Copyright Policy
Where we stand
ONLINE CASINO DOCTOR produces original work: our reviews, methodology, analysis, and graphics are written and made by our own team, and we expect others to respect that. The obligation runs both ways. We respect the intellectual property of operators, game studios, photographers, and fellow publishers, and when we quote, screenshot, or reference their material we do so within the boundaries of fair use and fair dealing: limited excerpts, for the purposes of review, criticism, and news reporting, with attribution. This page explains what to do if you believe we have crossed a line, and what we do when someone crosses ours.
How we use third-party material
- Game imagery. Slot and game screenshots appear in reviews for identification and criticism, the way a film still appears in a film review. We use no more than the review requires.
- Logos and trademarks. Operator and studio marks appear solely to identify the company under discussion. Their appearance implies no sponsorship or affiliation in either direction.
- Quotation. We quote terms and conditions, regulator notices, and other publications in short excerpts with sources identified. We do not reproduce entire documents that are not our own.
- Licensed and original assets. Everything else on the site is either created by us or used under licence.
Filing a copyright complaint
If you are a rights holder, or authorised to act for one, and you believe material on this site infringes your copyright, send a notice to support@onlinecasinodoctor.com with the subject line Copyright Notice. For a notice to be actionable, include all of the following:
- Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed, with a link or registration reference where one exists.
- The exact URL on our site where the allegedly infringing material appears. A site-wide complaint with no URLs cannot be processed.
- Your name, organisation, and contact details, and your relationship to the rights holder if you are acting on their behalf.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent, or the law.
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury where your jurisdiction recognises such statements, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorised to act.
- A physical or electronic signature.
We acknowledge complete notices within two working days and resolve them promptly, normally within seven. Resolution may mean removal, replacement of the material, addition of licence information, or, where we conclude the use is lawful criticism or review, a reasoned refusal explaining why. Fair use and fair dealing exist precisely so that reviewers can show what they are reviewing, and we will defend that boundary politely but firmly.
Counter-notices
If material you contributed or that concerns you was removed following a complaint and you believe the removal was mistaken, you may send a counter-notice to the same address containing: identification of the removed material and where it appeared, a good-faith statement under penalty of perjury that the removal resulted from mistake or misidentification, your contact details, and consent to the jurisdiction of the applicable courts. We will review counter-notices and may restore material where the law permits.
Abusive and bad-faith notices
Copyright process is sometimes used in this industry not to protect creative work but to suppress unfavourable reviews. We keep records of every notice we receive, and notices that misrepresent facts or assert rights the sender does not hold may expose the sender to liability under laws governing false takedown claims. If a notice is a transparent attempt to remove criticism rather than protect copyright, we will treat it as a press matter as well as a legal one.
When our work is taken
Wholesale republication of our reviews and articles, with or without attribution, is infringement, and automated scraping of the site for republication or commercial dataset building is prohibited by our Terms of Service. When we find our work stolen we contact the infringer, then their host, and we escalate from there. If you have seen our content republished elsewhere without permission, we would be grateful for a note at support@onlinecasinodoctor.com.
This policy was last reviewed in 2026.
