How to Remove Leaked Content Yourself: DMCA Notices, Step by Step

1. Your signature — physical or electronic; typing your full name works.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work — what was taken (e.g. “a photo set I created and first published on my page”).
3. Identification of the infringing material and its location — the exact URLs. One notice can list many.
4. Your contact information — name, email; an address if you have a business one. (Use a stage name plus a dedicated email if privacy matters — see the note below.)
5. A good-faith statement that the use isn't authorized by you or the law.
6. A statement that the notice is accurate, under penalty of perjury, and that you're the owner or authorized to act.

Subject: DMCA Takedown Notice

To whom it may concern,

This is a notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act.

1. The copyrighted work: I am the creator and copyright owner of
   the following original content: [describe the work — e.g. "a
   photo set created by me and first published on my own page"].

2. The infringing material is located at:
   [URL 1]
   [URL 2]

3. My contact information:
   Name: [your name]
   Email: [your email]

4. I have a good-faith belief that the use of the material in the
   manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
   its agent, or the law.

5. The information in this notice is accurate, and under penalty
   of perjury, I am the owner (or authorized to act on behalf of
   the owner) of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Signed: [type your full name]
Date: [date]

Privacy note: takedown notices can be forwarded to the uploader and, on some platforms, published in transparency databases. Many creators send notices under a business name with a dedicated email. If exposure is a serious concern, this is the one step where paying an agent to file on your behalf buys something real.

1. The site itself.Look for “DMCA”, “Copyright” or “Report” in the footer. U.S. providers must register a copyright agent — the U.S. Copyright Office runs a public DMCA agent directory you can search by company name.
2. The host, if the site ignores you.A WHOIS/DNS lookup shows who hosts the site; hosts have safe-harbor exposure too and often act when the site won't.
3. Search engines, in parallel.Google and Bing accept copyright removal requests for search results (search “Google copyright removal request” — the form is in their official help center). Delisting doesn't delete the page, but it removes the traffic, which is usually what matters. For intimate images shared without consent, Google additionally has a dedicated non-consensual imagery removal process that doesn't require a copyright claim at all.