Intellectual Property & DMCA Policy

1. Overview

Noobie.games is a browser-game discovery and editorial site. We do not develop, host, or sell any of the games featured on the site. We are a downstream distribution partner of GameDistribution.com, a licensed games-platform operator that maintains direct commercial relationships with the developers and publishers whose work appears on this site.

This page explains how those licensing chains work, what content on Noobie.games is original to us, and how to contact us if you believe your intellectual property has been used here without permission.

2. How Games Are Licensed

Every game embedded on Noobie.games is delivered through the GameDistribution publisher program. In simple terms:

• The original game developer or publisher submits their game to GameDistribution under GameDistribution's publisher agreement.
• GameDistribution verifies the submission and makes the game available to its network of approved distribution partners.
• Noobie.games is an approved partner. We embed games using the official GameDistribution iframes and follow their attribution requirements.

We do not host the game files. We do not modify the games. The gameplay itself, the artwork, the audio, the source code, and all trademarks within each game remain the property of the original developer or publisher. Attribution is shown on every game page and in the site footer.

3. What Content Is Ours

The original work we publish on Noobie.games - and which we claim copyright over - includes:

• Editorial descriptions, tips, and reviews written for each game page by the Noobie.games editorial team.
• Category overviews and curation introductions on each/categorypage.
• Blog posts, guides, and methodology documents published under/blog.
• Site design, layout, typography choices, and original imagery not sourced from third parties.

Reuse of this original content elsewhere on the web requires written permission. Brief quotation with attribution is fine under fair use; wholesale reposting is not.

4. Reporting Infringement

If you are a rights holder (or an agent authorized to act on behalf of one) and you believe a game or other content on Noobie.games infringes your copyright, please contact us. We take infringement claims seriously and respond to valid notices within five (5) business days.

For games specifically: in many cases the most efficient path is to contact GameDistribution directly through their publisher contact channels, because they are the licensing entity. A takedown at the GameDistribution level removes the game from every downstream partner including this site. However, you can also notify us directly and we will remove the game from Noobie.games while the upstream claim is being reviewed.

For editorial content originating on Noobie.games (descriptions, blog posts, reviews), please contact us directly using the details in section 9.

5. DMCA Notice Requirements

To file a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), please send us a written notice that includes:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner, or of a person authorized to act on their behalf.
• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed (e.g., the original game title, your role, and where possible a registration or publication reference).
• Identification of the material on Noobie.games that is allegedly infringing, including its URL on this site.
• Your contact information - name, address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf.

Notices that are missing required information may be invalid under the DMCA and we may not be able to act on them. If your notice is incomplete we will let you know what is missing.

6. Counter-Notification

If you are a developer or publisher whose work has been removed from Noobie.games as a result of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal was in error or based on misidentification, you may submit a counter-notification. A valid counter-notice must include your signature, identification of the removed material and its URL prior to removal, a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification, your contact information, and a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the appropriate federal court.

7. Repeat Infringers

Noobie.games will, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, remove or restrict access to material from accounts or upstream sources whose content has been the subject of repeated infringement notifications. Where the issue originates upstream of us - that is, with content licensed through GameDistribution - we will forward the notice to GameDistribution and remove the game from this site pending resolution.

8. Good-Faith Misrepresentations

Under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing - or that material was removed or disabled by mistake - may be liable for damages. Please do not make false claims. If you are unsure whether a use is infringing, consult a qualified attorney before sending a notice.

9. Contact

Send DMCA notices, counter-notifications, and all other intellectual property correspondence to:

Please use email for IP correspondence. We may also be reached via the general contact page, but DMCA-specific notices sent to the email above are routed and triaged faster.