Nintendo respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask users of Nintendo products and services to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the US, the Electronic Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) in the EU, and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, any content that appears to infringe the intellectual property rights of others. We may also at our sole discretion limit access to Nintendo products and services and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others.
Notice and Procedure for Notifying Designated Agent of Claims of Copyright and Intellectual Property InfringementYou may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent, as set forth below, if you believe that: (i) any material on Nintendo’s websites or within its video game products infringes upon any copyright or other intellectual property right which you own or control, or (ii) any link on a Nintendo website or product directs users to another website that contains material that infringes upon any intellectual property right which you own or control.
Notifications of claimed intellectual property infringement must be sent to Nintendo’s Designated Agent, who may be reached as follows:
Designated Agent:
Nintendo of America Inc.
c/o Legal Department, Intellectual Property Policy
Address of Designated Agent:4820 150th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
Telephone Number of Designated Agent:+1 425-882-2040
Fax Number of Designated Agent:+1 425-882-3585
E-mail Address of Designated Agent:dmca@noa.nintendo.com Notifications
must:
- Contain either a physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right in the material;
- Identify the allegedly infringing material with information that is reasonably sufficient to permit Nintendo to remove or disable access to it;
- Provide information sufficient to contact the party providing the notice;
- Contain a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorised; and
- Contain a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Note: A false or misleading notice may make you liable for civil or criminal penalties.