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Copyright Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-28

Crossword Clash lets players bring their own puzzles: import a file, host it in a room for friends, or build one in the construction studio. We respect the rights of puzzle makers and publishers, and we handle copyright complaints under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This page says where puzzles live, how to send us a notice, and what happens next.

Where puzzles live

A puzzle you import for solo play stays on your device; our servers never receive it. A puzzle you build in the studio stays in your browser until you host it or share a link to it, and a challenge link carries the puzzle inside the link itself. When you host a room or send a challenge, a copy is stored on our servers so the people you invite can play it, and it is deleted on our retention schedule: a day after it is no longer part of any game, and at most 90 days after the game ends. A puzzle an author publishes to the community library is stored on our servers and shown under their username until they unpublish it or we remove it; a removed puzzle is kept for 30 days in case of a counter-notice, then deleted. The daily puzzles are published by us.

Designated copyright agent

Notices of claimed infringement for Crossword Clash go to our designated agent:

  • Name: Fable Designer LLC, which operates Crossword Clash
  • Attention: Copyright Agent
  • Postal address: 82 Wendell Ave. Ste 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA
  • Telephone: +1 (617) 420-2364
  • Email: acesuplabs@gmail.com (subject line: Copyright notice)

Sending a notice

Email is fastest. Under the DMCA, a notice must include:

  • your physical or electronic signature;
  • the work you believe is infringed;
  • the puzzle you want removed and where it is (a room code or a link is best);
  • your name, address, telephone number and email;
  • a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorised by you, your agent or the law;
  • a statement that the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

What we do with a notice

We remove the puzzle or disable access to it promptly, tell the person who hosted or shared it where we can reach them, and keep a record of the notice. If the puzzle only exists in a room, closing the room removes it.

Counter-notices

If your puzzle was removed after a notice and you believe that was a mistake, send a counter-notice to the same agent with your name, contact details and signature, the puzzle that was removed, a statement under penalty of perjury that it was removed by mistake or misidentification, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal courts. We forward it to the complainant and restore the puzzle 10 to 14 business days later unless they tell us they have filed a lawsuit.

Repeat infringers

We close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe copyright and block them from hosting rooms. Knowingly false notices or counter-notices can make the sender liable for damages, including our costs.