Last updated: July 21, 2025
Applies to: All content and services offered at sololevelingzone.com (the “Site”).
1. Purpose of This Policy
This Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy (“Policy”) explains how sololevelingzone.com handles third‑party intellectual property (IP) claims, including copyright, trademark, and related rights. It is written to:
- Make our respect for creators and rightsholders explicit.
- Provide a clear, documented process for submitting valid copyright notices to us directly.
- Reduce the submission of incomplete, misdirected, or abusive claims to search engines (including Google) or other intermediaries before we’ve had a chance to resolve the issue quickly and amicably.
- Clarify how embedded or externally hosted media are displayed on the Site.
We encourage rightsholders to contact us first. In most cases we can review and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to complained‑of material faster than waiting on a platform‑level escalation.
2. Quick Summary (Human‑Readable)
- We do not intentionally host or store full copyrighted manga chapters, panels, or other media files on our own servers. We primarily display embedded or hot‑linked media that are already publicly available elsewhere online.
- All original creative works (manga, anime stills, book excerpts, logos, etc.) remain the property of their respective owners.
- We use small excerpts, thumbnails, or panels for commentary, review, news, or educational discussion where such use may be lawful (e.g., fair use / fair dealing), but we always honor valid takedown requests.
- Send us a properly formatted copyright notice identifying the exact URL(s) on our Site and the work you own, and we will review promptly.
- If you filed (or plan to file) a removal request with Google or another search engine targeting our pages, please make sure you are the novel artist first and not some random third-party companies simply trying to weed out competition.
No need to escalate if we can resolve it directly.
3. Scope: What Content Appears on This Site
The Site publishes:
- Manga chapters, videos, and other materials that are already been published somewhere else.
- Editorial write‑ups, reviews, recaps, analyses, and news commentary related to manga, anime, web novels, and related IP.
- Community or editorially curated discussion posts that may embed externally hosted panels, cover art, promotional stills, or social media posts.
- Limited, low‑resolution, or partial illustrative excerpts intended to identify a work being discussed.
The Site does not operate as a primary file host for complete copyrighted works. If full‑length scans, chapters, or episodes appear to load through our pages, they are almost certainly being served from third‑party hosting locations beyond our technical control. Please include the originating host in any notice you send; that helps everyone.
4. Ownership of Intellectual Property
All copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property referenced on the Site belong to their respective owners.
- We claim no ownership over manga, anime, light novel, or manhwa artwork shown for identification, commentary, or review.
- Logos, character names, and branded franchise elements remain the property of their owners.
- Our own original editorial content, page layouts, article copy, and site branding are protected by copyright owned by sololevelingzone.com unless otherwise indicated.
5. Use of Third‑Party Images & Embedded Media
We frequently rely on:
- Embedded images and videos (hot‑linked) from external CDNs, publisher assets, or user‑submitted image hosts.
- Embedded social media posts (e.g., X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram) that display media controlled by the platform and/or original uploader.
- Thumbnails, cropped panels, or low‑resolution illustrative excerpts used for identification, review context, or transformative commentary.
6. Our Good‑Faith Transformative / Fair Use Position (Not Legal Advice)
Some content appears on the Site under doctrines such as fair use (U.S.), fair dealing (various Commonwealth jurisdictions), quotation exceptions, criticism/commentary allowances, or similar statutory or case‑law exceptions worldwide. Factors such as purpose (commentary, news, education), amount used, market effect, and transformative character are considered when deciding what limited excerpts to display.
However: A fair use claim is fact‑specific and may differ by jurisdiction. We therefore provide a takedown pathway even where we believe our use is defensible, so that concerns can be resolved efficiently, provided again that you hold the copyrights yourself, not some third-party companies.
7. How to Submit a Copyright Notice to [Your Website Name]
If you are the copyright owner (or are authorized to act for one) and believe material on the Site infringes your rights, please send a written notice in English if possible containing all of the following:
- Signature – Physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right allegedly infringed.
- Identification –
- Work Identified – Identify the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed. If multiple works on the Site are covered, you may provide a representative list.
- Location of Material on Our Site – Provide the full URL(s) on sololevelingzone.com where the allegedly infringing material appears. Please be specific (link directly to the article/post, not just the homepage). If the material is an embed, include the source URL if known.
- Contact Information – Name, organization (if any), postal mailing address, telephone number, and email address where we can reach you.
- Good‑Faith Statement – A statement that you have a good‑faith belief that the complained‑of use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- Accuracy & Authority Statement (Perjury Statement) – A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Where to Send Your Notice
Email: copyright@sololevelingzone.com
8. What Happens After We Receive a Notice
When we receive a substantially complete notice:
- Acknowledgment – We log and acknowledge receipt (typically within a few business days).
- Review – We verify the material, hosting status (self‑hosted vs. embedded), and the claim.
- Action – We may remove, disable, de‑index internally, replace with a lower‑resolution illustrative image, or request clarification from you.
- Notify Affected User/Editor – If user‑submitted, we notify the contributor and share (redacted if needed) your notice details.
- Repeat‑Infringer Tracking – We record strikes against user accounts that repeatedly post infringing material.
Where a claim is incomplete or ambiguous (e.g., unclear work ownership; links not provided), we may ask for more information instead of removing immediately.
9. Guidance for Those Filing Reports with Google or Other Platforms
If you intend to submit a copyright complaint to a search engine (Google, Bing, etc.) or a hosting platform that indexes our pages:
- Please notify us directly at the same time. Direct resolution often prevents unnecessary de‑indexing and saves everyone time.
- Provide exact URL(s) on our domain in the platform’s form—broad domain‑level complaints may be rejected or delayed.
- Understand that platforms typically forward copies of your complaint (minus personal data in some cases) to public transparency archives (e.g., Lumen Database). Your submission may become public record.
- Submitting a materially false claim may expose the filer to legal consequences in some jurisdictions. Please be certain you have rights or authority.
We will cooperate with lawful platform requests, but we prefer to address and, when appropriate, remove material voluntarily before search visibility is impacted.
10. Incomplete, Invalid, or Abusive Notices
We reserve the right to reject or request clarification on notices that:
- Fail to identify a work or include supporting information.
- Target uses that appear clearly lawful (e.g., minimal excerpts for commentary, licensed promotional images, public domain materials).
- Are mass‑generated or automated without proper review.
- Are deployed to suppress criticism, reviews, or unfavorable commentary unrelated to copyright.
Knowingly submitting false or materially misleading copyright claims may create liability under applicable law. We take patterns of abuse seriously.
11. Not Legal Advice
This Policy is provided for transparency and convenience. It is not legal advice. Copyright law is complex and fact‑dependent. If you are uncertain about your rights, please consult qualified legal counsel in your jurisdiction before sending a notice or counter‑notice.
Need Help?
If you’re unsure how to format a notice, contact us at copyright@sololevelingzone.com and we’ll walk you through the process so your request can be addressed quickly.
End of Policy