Privacy notice. This Privacy Policy explains how Atlantic Image Defense LLC collects, uses, stores, protects, discloses, and manages information submitted through this website, including contact inquiries, image case-review requests, copyright evidence materials, and related communications. By using this website or submitting information through it, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
This website is operated by Atlantic Image Defense LLC, a visual rights support and image protection service provider. The company may be contacted at contact@atlantic-image-defense.com. The business contact address is 224 W 35th St Ste 500, New York, NY 10001.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the website atlantic-image-defense.com, website forms, case-intake communications, email communications initiated through the website, and related online interactions with Atlantic Image Defense LLC.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, stock platforms, hosting providers, payment processors, social networks, search engines, analytics providers, or external services that may be linked from or referenced on this website. Those third parties are governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC provides image monitoring, copyright evidence preparation, usage review, takedown preparation support, licensing support, and legal handoff file organization. Because these services relate to visual works and suspected online image use, users may voluntarily submit materials that can include images, URLs, screenshots, source-file references, publication history, contributor records, licensing records, communications, and other documents relevant to a suspected image-use matter.
Users should submit only information that is necessary for the requested review or communication. Users should not submit sensitive personal information, passwords, payment credentials, government identification documents, confidential trade secrets, privileged legal communications, or unnecessary personal information unless specifically requested and transmitted through a suitable channel.
Depending on how you use the website, Atlantic Image Defense LLC may collect the following categories of information:
Most information processed by Atlantic Image Defense LLC is provided voluntarily by users who contact the company or submit a case-review request. If you submit materials on behalf of a photographer, agency, rights holder, company, or other entity, you represent that you have authority to provide the information and request the review.
You are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and completeness of the information you submit. Atlantic Image Defense LLC may rely on the information provided when reviewing a matter, preparing evidence files, or communicating with you.
The website or hosting provider may automatically collect technical information when you visit the website. This can include IP address, browser and device details, server logs, access time, referring URL, and pages viewed. This information may be used for website security, diagnostics, analytics, abuse prevention, and operational maintenance.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC does not use automatically collected technical information to identify individuals unless necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, troubleshooting, or protection of rights.
The website may use cookies or similar technologies for basic site functionality, performance, analytics, security, form operation, or user experience. Cookies are small files or identifiers stored on a user’s device by the browser.
Users can generally control cookies through browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions. Where legally required, additional cookie notices or consent tools may be implemented.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC may use collected information for the following purposes:
Where privacy laws require a legal basis for processing, Atlantic Image Defense LLC may rely on one or more of the following bases, depending on the situation:
Images, screenshots, URLs, source references, licensing notes, metadata extracts, and related materials submitted for case review may be used solely to evaluate the matter, communicate with the user, prepare evidence organization materials, support agreed services, and maintain appropriate records.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC does not claim ownership of submitted images solely because they are submitted through the website. Users retain their rights in submitted materials, subject to any separate agreement. Submission grants Atlantic Image Defense LLC a limited permission to access, store, review, process, and organize those materials for the requested purpose.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC may disclose information in limited circumstances, including:
Atlantic Image Defense LLC does not sell personal information in the ordinary meaning of selling contact details for money. The company does not intend to disclose personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If this practice changes, the Privacy Policy will be updated and applicable rights will be provided where required by law.
Website, email, server, security, and technical operations may depend on third-party service providers. These providers may process technical data or submitted communications only as needed to provide their services or as otherwise required by law.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC seeks to use service providers that are appropriate for the nature of the website and the information processed, but no provider, server, or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC is presented as a New York-based business. If you access the website from outside the United States, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, or another jurisdiction, you understand that information may be processed in the United States or in other locations where service providers operate.
Where applicable data protection law requires safeguards for international transfers, Atlantic Image Defense LLC will seek to use appropriate contractual, technical, organizational, or lawful transfer mechanisms where required and proportionate to the processing at issue.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC retains information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, contract, accounting rules, tax obligations, dispute-resolution needs, evidence-preservation needs, or legitimate business purposes.
Case-related materials may be retained for a reasonable period to preserve records of communications, evidence organization, service history, dispute status, and user instructions. If a user requests deletion, Atlantic Image Defense LLC will review the request and respond in accordance with applicable law, contractual obligations, operational needs, and legal preservation requirements.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure. These measures may include access limitation, password protection, secure hosting practices, email controls, file organization, logging, and internal handling procedures.
However, no website, email system, internet transmission, hosting environment, or electronic storage method is completely secure. Users should avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive information and should contact Atlantic Image Defense LLC before transmitting highly sensitive or confidential materials.
If Atlantic Image Defense LLC becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, it will take reasonable steps to assess the incident, mitigate harm, secure affected systems where applicable, and provide notifications where required by applicable law.
Users are encouraged to notify Atlantic Image Defense LLC promptly if they believe information submitted through the website has been compromised or if they receive suspicious communications purporting to come from the company.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, withdrawal of consent, or information about how personal information is processed. These rights may be subject to limitations, exceptions, identity verification, and legal or contractual retention obligations.
To submit a privacy request, contact contact@atlantic-image-defense.com with the subject line Privacy Request. Atlantic Image Defense LLC may ask for information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and locate the relevant records.
Where the General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, Swiss data protection law, or similar rules apply, users may have rights regarding access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent. Users may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC processes information submitted by EU, EEA, Swiss, or UK users only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and subject to applicable legal bases where required. The availability and scope of rights may depend on the user’s location, the nature of the data, and the reason for processing.
Where the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, or other California privacy laws apply, California residents may have rights to know, access, correct, delete, and obtain information about certain disclosures of personal information. They may also have the right to opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information and to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising privacy rights.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC does not knowingly sell personal information for monetary consideration and does not intend to share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If you are a California resident and wish to make a privacy request, contact contact@atlantic-image-defense.com with the subject line California Privacy Request.
As a New York-based business, Atlantic Image Defense LLC seeks to maintain reasonable safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information it processes. These safeguards may include administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any rights or obligations that may apply under New York data security or breach notification laws where those laws are applicable.
This website and its services are intended for professional and business-related use by adults, photographers, agencies, creators, rights holders, and authorized representatives. The website is not directed to children under 13 years of age, and Atlantic Image Defense LLC does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe that a child has submitted personal information through the website, contact Atlantic Image Defense LLC so that the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action can be taken.
If you contact Atlantic Image Defense LLC by email or through a form, the company may respond using the contact information provided. Communications may be retained for administrative, service, evidence, security, or recordkeeping purposes. Email communications are not guaranteed to be secure, and users should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information by ordinary email.
Some browsers may transmit “Do Not Track” or similar signals. Because there is no uniform technical standard for responding to all such signals, the website may not respond to every signal. Where legally required and technically feasible, Atlantic Image Defense LLC will seek to honor applicable opt-out preference signals in accordance with applicable law.
Users are responsible for ensuring that information submitted to Atlantic Image Defense LLC is accurate and current. If information changes, users should provide updated information where necessary for a pending inquiry or case review.
Because Atlantic Image Defense LLC may handle materials relating to suspected unauthorized image use, certain records may be preserved when reasonably necessary for evidence organization, dispute review, business protection, legal compliance, or anticipated claims. Deletion requests may be limited where retention is necessary for legitimate, contractual, legal, evidentiary, or dispute-related reasons.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When updates are made, the “Last updated” date may be revised. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acknowledgment of the updated Privacy Policy.
For privacy questions, access or deletion requests, security concerns, or data-related inquiries, contact:
Atlantic Image Defense LLC
224 W 35th St Ste 500
New York, NY 10001
Email: contact@atlantic-image-defense.com
Website: atlantic-image-defense.com
Final reminder. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide a complete and professional privacy framework for Atlantic Image Defense LLC. It does not constitute legal advice and should be reviewed by qualified counsel to confirm compliance with all laws applicable to the company’s actual operations, users, jurisdictions, service providers, cookies, analytics tools, and data-processing practices.
Atlantic Image Defense LLC supports photographers, creators and visual rights holders with image monitoring, copyright evidence and responsible enforcement preparation.
