Report Content and Legal Notices

Last updated: 7 November 2026. You don't need an account to report content.

1. How to send a report

• Report link: use "Report" on the content itself. It is on prompt and skill pages, GPT listings, author pages, public personas, and shared PromptShare, PromptBook, Writing Assistant, Prompt Builder, Signal Scope, Search & Cite and Prompt Optimizer pages, course certificates and Helper Studio chat helpers. It opens our report form with the page address filled in. Image prompt pages do not have the link yet: open the report form directly and paste the page address.
• Report form: report a page or piece of content. You don't need an account. After you send it, the form shows a reference number (for example TKD-2026-0001); keep it if you want to follow up. The form does not take file uploads, and we do not email you automatically, so add your email address if you want us to reply. If the form does not work for you, use our contact form (topic "Other", starting your message with "REPORT:" and the category) or the email address below.
• Email: steve@thepromptindex.com with "REPORT" and the category in the subject line.
• Post (for formal legal notices): Steve Smith, trading as The Prompt Index, Suite RA01, 195-197 Wood Street, London, E17 3NU, United Kingdom.

Reports are read by a person. We accept reports in English. If you can't write in English, write in your own language and we will translate it.

2. What to report, and what to include

For every report, please include:

1. the exact URL (or URLs) of the content;
2. the category, and an explanation of why you think the content is illegal or breaks our rules (for illegal content, which law, if you know it);
3. your name and email address, so we can confirm receipt and tell you our decision (optional for child sexual abuse reports; required for copyright and defamation notices);
4. a statement that you believe, in good faith, that the information in your report is accurate and complete.

We use what you send only to handle the report and keep records of it (see our Privacy Policy). For most report types we do not tell the person who posted the content who reported it. The exceptions are copyright counter-notices and defamation complaints, where the law sets out what is shared and we will tell you before sharing anything. Knowingly false reports, including false copyright claims, may break the law. We may ignore reports from people who repeatedly send unfounded reports.

3. What happens next, and how long it takes

The Prompt Index is run by one person, so we always deal with the most serious reports first. If we expect to miss one of these targets, we will tell you. Where we are unsure, we may restrict content while we look into it. We tell you our decision and the reasons, and we tell the person who posted the content too (see our Terms, section 14). We keep records of reports and decisions for 3 years.

4. Intimate images shared without consent (48-hour removal)

If an intimate or sexual image or video of you (or of someone you are authorised to act for) is on our service without consent, including an AI-generated or edited "deepfake", we will remove it within 48 hours of receiving a valid request. We will also make reasonable efforts to find and remove identical copies on our service. This follows the US TAKE IT DOWN Act and the UK's approach to intimate image abuse.

Your request should include:

1. your physical or electronic signature (typing your full name is enough);
2. enough information for us to find the image, ideally the URL(s);
3. a brief statement that you believe, in good faith, that the image was published without the consent of the person shown, with any information that helps us decide;
4. your contact details (an email address is enough).

Mark your report "INTIMATE IMAGE". Don't send us the image. You can also use StopNCII.org to help stop images being shared on participating platforms, and the Revenge Porn Helpline (UK) for support.

5. Child sexual abuse material

• Do not download, screenshot, copy or forward the material, including to us. That can itself be an offence.
• Report it to the Internet Watch Foundation (UK, anonymous if you wish), or the NCMEC CyberTipline (US). If a child is at risk, contact the police or CEOP.
• Send us only the URL, marked "CHILD SAFETY". You can report anonymously.
• We remove the content, preserve the records the law requires, close the account and report it to the National Crime Agency (and to NCMEC where the law requires).

6. Copyright notices (UK and US DMCA)

If you believe content on our service infringes your copyright, send a notice to:

Your notice must include (these are the elements required by 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), and they also give us what we need under UK law):

1. your physical or electronic signature, as the owner or as someone authorised to act for the owner;
2. identification of the copyright work you say is infringed (or a representative list if there are several);
3. identification of the material you say is infringing and where it is on our service: the exact URL(s);
4. your name, postal address, telephone number and email address;
5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law;
6. a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act for the owner.

When we receive a complete notice, we remove or disable the material promptly, tell the user who posted it, and send them a copy of the notice (we may remove your personal contact details other than your name). Under US law (17 U.S.C. §512(f)), anyone who knowingly makes a materially false claim may be liable for damages. Please consider whether the use could be allowed, for example as a quotation or for criticism or review, before you send a notice.

For trademark complaints, use the same route and explain which mark is affected and how.

Repeat infringers: we close the accounts of users who are the subject of repeated valid notices, as stated in our Terms.

7. Counter-notices

If your content was removed after a copyright notice and you believe that was a mistake, or that you have the right to use it, you can send a counter-notice to the same address. It must include:

1. your physical or electronic signature;
2. identification of the material that was removed and where it appeared before removal;
3. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
4. your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the US Federal District Court for the judicial district of your address (or, if your address is outside the US, any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the original notice or their agent.

We send a copy of your counter-notice, including your contact details, to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 working days that they have started court proceedings, we restore the material between 10 and 14 working days after receiving your counter-notice. If you are in the UK or EU and would rather not use the US procedure, you can instead appeal through our complaints process.

8. Defamation complaints

If you believe something posted by a user on our service is defamatory of you, send us a notice of complaint marked "DEFAMATION". It should include:

• your name and email address;
• where the statement is (URL) and what it says;
• what you think it means, and why it is defamatory of you;
• which parts you believe are factually inaccurate, or are opinions not supported by fact;
• confirmation that you do not have enough information about the poster to bring proceedings against them;
• whether you agree to us giving your name and email address to the poster.

We follow the procedure in the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013. That usually means contacting the poster, who can respond, before we decide whether to remove the statement.

9. Authorities, law enforcement and EU contact points

• Single point of contact for users and authorities (including EU Member State authorities, the European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services under the EU Digital Services Act, Articles 11 and 12): steve@thepromptindex.com. Languages: English. We respond to authority communications within 2 working days. This contact is answered by a person.
• EU legal representative (Digital Services Act Article 13 and GDPR Article 27): we have not appointed one. We’re a small UK-based service and don’t target or monitor people in the EU. Users and EU authorities can reach us directly through the single point of contact above, in English.
• Law enforcement requests: email from an official address with "LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUEST" in the subject. Include the legal basis, such as a production order, court order or a request under Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018, and an officer contact we can verify. We disclose personal data only where the law requires or permits it, and only the minimum necessary. Requests from outside the UK should normally go through mutual legal assistance.
• Emergencies: if there is an immediate threat to someone's life or safety, write "EMERGENCY" in the subject line. We will deal with it as soon as we see it. Where we become aware of information suggesting a criminal offence threatening someone's life or safety, we will tell the relevant authorities.

10. Appeals and complaints

If you reported content and disagree with our decision, or your content was removed or restricted and you think we got it wrong, you can appeal. See our Complaints page and our Acceptable Use Policy. Appeals are decided by a person. If you are in the EU, you can also take a dispute about our decision to a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body under Article 21 of the Digital Services Act (your national Digital Services Coordinator lists them), or go to court.

Last updated 7 November 2026