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DMCA policy

Last updated: 3 July 2026

Apkaura respects intellectual property rights and expects its users to do the same. This page explains how to submit a takedown request under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) if you believe content available through Apkaura infringes your copyright.

Alpha stage note: Apkaura is a browser — it does not host third-party APKs, images, or media. Content you download through Apkaura is served by third parties (APKMirror, F-Droid, Aptoide, etc.), and takedown requests for that content should go to the hosting provider, not to Apkaura. Apkaura's own hosted content is limited to this site (apkaura.app) and the Apkaura APK itself.

1. What we host

Apkaura hosts:

If your DMCA claim concerns any of the above, use the process below. If your claim concerns an APK, image, or website you reached through Apkaura, please contact that content's hosting provider.

2. Submitting a takedown notice

A valid DMCA notice must include, per 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

  1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized agent.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
  3. Identification of the material to be removed, with enough detail (URL) for us to locate it.
  4. Your contact information: name, address, telephone, email.
  5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices missing any of these elements may be ineffective under the DMCA and cannot always be acted on.

3. Designated Agent

Where to send DMCA notices

Email: [email protected]
Web: apkaura.app/legal/dmca
Notices reaching [email protected] are reviewed by the responsible party at Apkaura and actioned per the process described on this page. If a specific claim requires a U.S. Copyright Office Designated Agent contact record, please indicate this in your notice and we will provide it.

4. Response time

Apkaura reviews DMCA notices promptly and typically responds within 5 business days. Actionable notices result in the material being removed or access disabled while we assess. We will notify the original uploader (if applicable) of the takedown.

5. Counter-notices

If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter-notice per 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). It must include:

  1. Your physical or electronic signature.
  2. Identification of the material and its previous location.
  3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
  4. Your name, address, and telephone; consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the district in which you are located, or if outside the U.S., any judicial district in which Apkaura may be found.
  5. A statement that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the original notice.

Counter-notices go to [email protected]. Upon receipt and after the required waiting period, we may restore the material.

6. Repeat infringers

Apkaura will terminate access for repeat infringers where appropriate.

7. False claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), knowingly making a material misrepresentation in a DMCA notice or counter-notice may result in liability for damages, including costs and attorney's fees. Please make sure of your rights before filing.