Hostinger Guide

How to Report Infringement to Hostinger

Hostinger is a web host, so if a site running on Hostinger's infrastructure is using your content or brand without permission, this is a direct abuse report, not a forwarding exercise like reporting to a CDN.

🕑 Guide last reviewed: July 2026. Hostinger's own process can change; the official link above is always the source of truth.

Hostinger handles copyright complaints through its general abuse reporting channel rather than a dedicated DMCA-only form, so being specific and complete upfront helps avoid back-and-forth delays.

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Step-by-step process

1

Confirm Hostinger is the actual host

Use a WHOIS/hosting lookup, not just the domain registrar, to verify the content is actually served from Hostinger's infrastructure.

2

Submit a report

Use Hostinger's Report Abuse form, or email abuse@hostinger.com directly with the same details.

3

Include your evidence

The infringing URL(s), a description of your original work, your contact information, and evidence supporting your ownership.

4

Hostinger's abuse team reviews it

They may warn or suspend the offending account, particularly for repeat or clear-cut violations.

Hostinger Report Abuse Form →
⏱️ Typical response time: not publicly fixed; well-documented reports are processed faster
Evidence Checklist

What to have ready

  • Infringing URL(s)
  • Proof of ownership
  • Clear description of the violation

Need the notice text?

Use our free generator to draft the actual copyright notice or cease-and-desist language, then paste it into Hostinger's report form above.

Generate Your Notice →

Common Mistakes That Delay This Process

Reporting to Hostinger when it only registered the domain, not hosted the content, is a common misdirected report, similar to GoDaddy; a WHOIS or hosting lookup before filing confirms which company to contact. Vague reports that don't clearly separate what was copied from where it appears also take longer, since Hostinger's general abuse form isn't DMCA-specific and needs that context spelled out.

If Hostinger's Customer Disputes Your Report

Hostinger's abuse team reviews complaints against its own hosting customers, and a customer who disputes the claim may be given an opportunity to respond before Hostinger takes further action, particularly for less clear-cut cases. Because Hostinger primarily serves individual site owners and small businesses rather than enterprise infrastructure, well-documented reports with specific evidence tend to move through review faster than vague complaints that require follow-up questions. For accounts with a documented pattern of hosting infringing content across multiple sites, Hostinger's terms of service allow for account-level suspension rather than addressing each site individually.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hostinger Takedowns

Not a separate one. Copyright complaints go through Hostinger's general abuse report form or abuse@hostinger.com.
A different company likely hosts the content. Check WHOIS and redirect your report accordingly.
There's no published fixed timeline, but clear, well-documented reports move faster than vague ones.
Yes, Hostinger's abuse team can warn or suspend accounts with a pattern of clear, repeated violations, not just the individual site.
Yes, abuse@hostinger.com accepts the same information as the Report Abuse form.
Hostinger's terms of service reserve the right to suspend accounts for repeated policy violations, though it doesn't publish a specific strike count.
Reports submitted through the web form typically generate a confirmation. If you email abuse@hostinger.com directly, save a copy of your message as your own record.
There's no separate escalation form. Following up on your original report with any new evidence is generally the recommended path.
Yes, sites built with Hostinger's own builder run on the same infrastructure, so the standard abuse reporting process applies.

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