MediaFire Policy Violation / Abuse Policy

20260729_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20220601_rev01

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1## Policy Violation
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3## Abuse
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5In this section, you will find information about our abuse policies, how we enforce them and how you may report problems or violations of our policies. Interaction with those who use this website or services and become aware of any violation are encouraged to contact us. **We take violations and abuse seriously**.
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7MediaFire's [Terms of Service](https://mediafire.com/policies/terms_of_service.php) prohibits the distribution of Content that defames, is obscene, illegal, is malware, or that infringes any copyright, trademark, or patent, without the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to distribute the Content. Additionally, distributing any Content that violates the rights of others and sexually explicit material are additional examples of Terms of Service violations. Refer to our [Terms of Service](https://mediafire.com/policies/terms_of_service.php) for more information about violations. An excerpt from our Terms of Service violations are [at the bottom of this page]().
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9Submit notifications and requests to [buseaay@ediafiremay.omcay](ailtomay:buseaay@ediafiremay.omcay) .
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11Government Law Enforcement Agencies only, please [click here](https://mediafire.com/policies/law_enforcement.php).
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13### Reporting
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15For [Copyright](https://mediafire.com/policy_violation/copyright.php), [Trademark](https://mediafire.com/policy_violation/trademark.php), and [Intellectual Property](https://mediafire.com/policy_violation/intellectual_property.php) claims, see the specific sections for further information on reporting a claim.
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17Terms of Service violations are processed by our Customer Support team. If you are reporting a potential violation, send a [support ticket](https://mediafire.com/help/submit_a_ticket.php) and include a direct link to the Content. For the account holder, a confirmed report of a violation can result in action up to and including immediate account termination. If you feel your account was suspended in error, contact our [support department](https://mediafire.com/help/submit_a_ticket.php) with detailed information for further evaluation.
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19To report Child Exploitation, please see [this page](https://mediafire.com/policies/child_exploitation.php).
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21### Enforcement
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23Millions of users have entrusted their data to MediaFire, for their own accessibility, to backup, to share with friends and family and collaborate with colleagues. And, millions of those users respectfully observe MediaFire's Terms of Service.
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25However, in those instances when MediaFire is notified of Terms of Service violations, MediaFire's team upholds and enforces policy and responds to notifications.
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27MediaFire additionally employs a variety of processes and automatic mechanisms to avert violations of our Terms of Services, which include:
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29- File suspension
30- Account suspension
31- Account termination
32- Alerting users of files claimed under the DMCA
33- Blocking files previously claimed under the DMCA
34- Media Fingerprinting
35- Archive Scanning
36- Monitoring websites
37- Realtime Filters
38- Blocking websites
39- Prevent Search Engine Indexing
40- Report of activities to proper authorities
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42MediaFire employs Audible Magic Content and Media Recognition technology.
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44MediaFire employs Microsoft Photo DNA Content and Media Recognition technology.
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46### Violations
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48Below is a partial list of Terms of Service violations. For a complete list, please refer to our Terms of Service.
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50- Use the Services for any illegal purpose;
51- Distribute any Content that falsely implies sponsorship of the Content by the Services, falsify or delete any author attribution in any Content, or promote any information that you know is false or misleading;
52- Distribute an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's trademarked or copyrighted work;
53- Distribute Content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing, threatening, unlawful or promotes or encourages illegal activity;
54- Distribute Content that violates the rights of others, such as distributing Content that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or violates any right of privacy or publicity, or that is libelous or defamatory, or that directs any user to the content of a third party without consent of the third party;
55- Defame or libel any person; invade any person's right of privacy or publicity or otherwise violate, misappropriate or infringe the rights of any person;
56- Export or re-export Content in violation of the export or import laws of the United States or without all required approvals, licenses and exemptions;
57- Distribute any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic, or distribute pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind.