Takedown & Infringement Policy

_Last updated: August 12, 2026_

Cinderella (operated by Todd Fishman, doing business as Cinderella FYI) is a marketplace for code, products, and ideas. We take intellectual property seriously. If a listing infringes your rights, tell us and we will act. This policy is our takedown procedure and is intended to operate under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Designated DMCA agent

Notices of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to our designated agent:

• Agent: Todd Fishman
• Email: legal@cinderella.fyi
• Mailing address: as listed in the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA Designated

Agent Directory under registration DMCA-1078128

The designated agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (registration number DMCA-1078128).

What you can report

• Copyright — a listing contains code, content, or assets you own and did not

license to the seller.

• Stolen code — the repository is yours and was posted without your permission.
• Ownership — the seller does not actually own or have the right to sell what

they listed.

• Trademark — a listing misuses your brand, name, or marks (see the

trademark section below — the process differs from copyright).

How to file a copyright takedown notice

Every listing has a Report this listing link, or you can email legal@cinderella.fyi. To be effective under the DMCA, your notice must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature (a typed full name in an email

qualifies), as the owner or a person authorized to act for the owner.

1. Identification of the copyrighted work you say is infringed (a link,

repo, or description).

1. Identification of the infringing material — the listing you're

reporting, with enough detail for us to locate it.

1. Your contact information — name, address, telephone number, and email.
2. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not

authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

1. A statement, made 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.

Incomplete notices may not be actionable; we will tell you what's missing.

What happens next

• Our team reviews every complete notice. We remove or disable access to the

listing expeditiously when the claim is valid, and may withdraw the listing while we investigate.

• If we take a listing down, we notify the seller, tell them which notice

triggered it, and give them the opportunity to file a counter-notice.

Counter-notice

If your listing was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to legal@cinderella.fyi. To be effective under the DMCA, it must include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared

before removal.

1. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief

the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification.

1. Your name, address, and telephone number.
2. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district

court for your address (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which Cinderella may be found).

1. A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who

filed the original notice or their agent.

On receiving a valid counter-notice we will forward it to the original reporter. If the reporter does not notify us within 10–14 business days that they have filed a court action seeking to restrain the alleged infringement, we may reinstate the listing. If they do file, the material stays down pending the outcome. We will not reinstate on an incomplete counter-notice.

Repeat infringers

We terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. A seller who accumulates three or more substantiated takedowns within any 12-month period is removed from the marketplace. A takedown that is successfully rebutted by a counter-notice (with no follow-on lawsuit) does not count as a strike. We may terminate earlier for egregious infringement.

Trademark claims

Trademark reports are handled under this platform policy, not the DMCA's statutory process. Email legal@cinderella.fyi with: your registered mark (and registration number if any), the listing at issue, how the use is confusing or infringing, your contact information, and a good-faith statement. We review and act on valid trademark claims, but the DMCA notice/counter-notice timelines above do not apply.

Escrow protection

Because payments are held in escrow for the 7-day inspection window, a listing taken down before release means no funds move to an infringing seller. If a dispute arises after purchase, contact us and we can refund a held sale.

Good-faith requirement

Filing a knowingly false or bad-faith report may carry legal liability (including under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f)). Only report a listing if you have a genuine, good-faith belief that it infringes your rights.

*This policy is Cinderella's operative takedown procedure. Questions: legal@cinderella.fyi.*