Copyright & Takedown Policy

Picdeo (www.picdeo.de) respects intellectual property. This policy describes how rights holders can report suspected infringements and how we handle such notices. It follows the requirements of the EU Digital Services Act (Art. 16 DSA) and — for international rights holders — the principles of the US DMCA notice-and-takedown procedure.

1. Principle

Content on Picdeo is uploaded by providers, who warrant that they hold the required rights (Provider Terms, section 5). Picdeo does not review content comprehensively in advance but removes reported infringing content promptly after review ("notice and takedown").

2. Reporting an infringement

Please send notices to benny@besserurlauben.de or by post to:

Picdeo
Owner: Benjamin Bindewald, sole proprietor
Bahnhofstraße 12
61200 Wölfersheim
Germany

Notices may concern in particular infringements of copyright and related rights, trademark, design and personality rights.

3. Contents of an effective notice

To enable a swift review, the notice must contain:

1. Identification of the protected work/right (e.g. the original image, the trademark registration number, a description of the personality right);
2. Precise identification of the contested content on Picdeo — the URL of the asset detail page and/or the asset ID (from the asset view or the license record);
3. An explanation of why the use is infringing (sufficiently substantiated so that the infringement is apparent without an in-depth legal review);
4. Contact details of the notifier (name, address, email) and — where acting as a representative — evidence of authorization;
5. A good-faith statement that the contested use is not authorized by the rights holder, their representative or the law;
6. An assurance of the accuracy of the information provided.

We can act on anonymous notices only in cases of obvious violations.

4. Process after receipt of a notice

1. Acknowledgment of receipt to the notifier, generally within two business days.
2. Review of the notice; in the event of an obvious or sufficiently substantiated infringement, the content is suspended without undue delay (no longer discoverable or downloadable).
3. Notification of the provider about the suspension and the notice (to the extent legally permissible), with the opportunity to respond (section 5).
4. Communication of the outcome to both sides, including the reasons.
5. If the infringement is confirmed: permanent removal. Travel agencies that licensed the content may be informed of the recall (License Terms, section 8.2); license records already issued remain in place as documentation.

Stored objects of suspended content may be retained to preserve evidence for the duration of ongoing disputes.

5. Provider counter-notice

If the provider considers the suspension unjustified, it may submit a reasoned counter-notice within ten business days (evidence of rights ownership, releases, license agreements). Picdeo will review again and restore the content if the counter-notice refutes the original notice and no court proceedings stand in the way. If the parties cannot reach agreement, the content remains suspended until entitlement is clarified; clarification is a matter for the parties.

6. Repeat infringers

Accounts of providers that repeatedly or seriously infringe third-party rights will be suspended or terminated (Provider Terms, section 8). The same applies to travel agencies that repeatedly use media outside the license.

7. Abusive notices

Anyone who knowingly submits false notices is liable for the resulting damage (including the costs of legal defense of the party wrongly reported). Obviously abusive notices — for example to obstruct competitors — may remain unprocessed; repeat abusive notifiers may be excluded from the notice procedure.

8. Contact

For all questions about this policy: benny@besserurlauben.de · Phone: +49 6036 9047960