Copyright and Content Removal

Tracygram is a free toolkit for viewing and downloading content that is already public on Instagram. We do not host user uploads. There is no account system, no upload button, and no library of saved posts sitting on our servers. When you use a tool, we fetch public data from Instagram through upstream data providers, show it to you, and keep a short-lived cached copy so repeat requests load faster.

All rights in Instagram photos, videos, stories, captions, and other content remain with the original creators. Using Tracygram does not give us, or you, any ownership of that content.

Because we store nothing permanently, a removal request here usually means two things: we purge our short-lived cache right away, and we add the content or profile to an exclusion list so our tools refuse to fetch it again. This page explains how to ask for both.

One honest note before you write in. Tracygram only mirrors what Instagram already shows to any logged-out visitor. If content is still publicly visible on Instagram, removing it from our tools does not remove it from Instagram or from the rest of the internet. For that, you need to delete the post or make the account private on Instagram itself.

Understanding this makes every removal request faster, so here is the full picture:

• When someone looks up a public profile, we cache the fetched public data on our server (in memory plus a disk snapshot) for up to about 12 hours, so repeat lookups do not hit our upstream data providers again.
• A stale copy of that cache can survive for up to about 7 days before it is discarded.
• Downloads happen on the visitor's own device. Beyond the short-lived cache described above, we keep no copies of the files people save.

So without any request from you, cached content ages out on its own within days. A removal request skips that wait: we purge immediately and block future fetches.

We are not a US company and have not registered a DMCA agent. We voluntarily follow the DMCA notice format anyway, because it is the clearest common standard worldwide, and we take Indian takedown law seriously and follow its spirit.

If you own content that is reachable through our tools and you want it removed, send an email to hello@tracygram.com with the subject line Copyright removal: [username or URL], containing:

1. Your identification of the work. Describe the photo, video, story, or other content you own. A short description plus the original post is enough.
2. Where it appears. The Instagram URL (post, reel, story, or profile) and, if you know it, the Tracygram tool or page where you saw it surface. Since we cache rather than host, the Instagram URL is the important one.
3. Your contact information. Name and email at minimum. Include a postal address and phone number if you want your notice to match the full DMCA format.
4. A good-faith statement. A sentence saying you believe in good faith that the use of the content is not authorized by you, your agent, or the law.
5. An accuracy statement. A sentence saying the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights owner or authorized to act for the owner. If you follow the DMCA format, this statement is made under penalty of perjury.
6. Your signature. A physical or electronic signature. Typing your full legal name at the end of the email counts.

Incomplete notices are the main thing that slows removals down. If something is missing we will reply and ask, but a complete first email usually gets resolved in one pass.

When a complete copyright request arrives, we do the following:

• Purge the cache. We delete the cached copy (memory and disk snapshot) immediately, instead of letting it age out over the normal cycle.
• Add an exclusion. Where the request covers a profile or recurring content, we add it to an exclusion list so our tools refuse to fetch it going forward.
• Confirm by email. We reply to tell you what we did.

We act on complete requests quickly, usually within a day or two. We are a small team, so occasionally a reply takes a little longer, but we take these requests seriously.

One limit worth repeating: we can only remove content from Tracygram. If the content is still public on Instagram, other sites and any logged-out visitor can still see it there. For removal at the source, use Instagram's own reporting tools.

Under the US DMCA, a formal counter-notice includes: identification of the removed material and where it previously appeared, a statement under penalty of perjury that you believe in good faith the removal was a mistake or misidentification, your name, address, and phone number, and consent to the jurisdiction of a US federal court.

Honestly, formal counter-notices rarely fit Tracygram. We are not a US service provider, we host no user uploads, and the content our tools surface belongs to Instagram creators, who are usually the same people sending removal requests. There is rarely a third party whose upload got taken down.

That said, mistakes happen. If you believe we removed or excluded something in error (for example, your own profile was excluded by someone pretending to be you), email hello@tracygram.com with the subject line Removal dispute and the equivalent details: what was removed, why you believe the removal was wrong, and how we can verify your connection to the content. We will weigh what you send us carefully and tell you what we decide and why.

You do not need to own copyright in anything to use this channel. If it is your account and you would rather it not be viewable or downloadable through Tracygram, that is reason enough for us.

How to ask. Email hello@tracygram.com with the subject line Profile removal: [your username]. Tell us the exact username and that you want it excluded.

How we verify. We need to confirm you actually control the account, otherwise anyone could delist anyone. Two easy options:

• We send you a short unique phrase; you place it in the account's bio (or a story) for a day and tell us when it is up. We check, then you can remove it.
• If the profile publicly lists a contact email or website, write to us from that address or from an address at that domain.

What exclusion covers. Once verified, we purge any cached data for the profile and add the username to our exclusion list. Our viewers and downloaders (profile, stories, highlights, reels, tagged posts, comments, profile picture, and the rest) will refuse to fetch it. The exclusion stays in place unless you ask us to lift it.

What exclusion does not cover. Tracygram only. Your profile remains exactly as public on Instagram as it was before, visible to any logged-out visitor and to other tools like ours. Instagram controls your public visibility, not us. If you want your content off the public internet, switch the account to private in Instagram's settings; private accounts cannot be viewed through Tracygram at all, by design.

We act quickly on honest requests, and almost all of them are honest. But removal channels get abused everywhere, so two things are worth stating plainly:

• We review notices in good faith rather than rubber-stamping them. A request to exclude a profile the sender does not own, or to remove content the sender has no rights in, will be questioned, not actioned.
• If you follow the DMCA format, be aware that knowingly misrepresenting that content is infringing can make you liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). Similar principles apply under Indian law. Do not send claims you know are false.

Senders who repeatedly file baseless notices may have future notices reviewed with extra care or, in clear abuse cases, disregarded. We will always say so if we do that.

Our tools let you save copies of public Instagram content, the same way a screenshot or a browser save would. The tool is neutral. The use is not always. A few plain rules:

• The creator still owns the content after you download it. Saving a file transfers zero rights.
• Personal use (keeping a copy for yourself, saving your own posts, archiving something you have permission to keep) is what these tools are for.
• Reposting, republishing, or using someone else's content commercially generally requires the creator's permission. Whether an exception like fair use or fair dealing applies depends on your situation and your jurisdiction, and that judgment is yours to make, not ours.
• If a creator asks you to delete a copy you saved, the decent thing is to do it.

You are solely responsible for how you use downloaded content. Our Terms of Use cover this in more detail, and rights holders who believe their content is being misused can always reach us through the process above.

Every request described above goes to hello@tracygram.com, or through the form on our contact page. This table shows how to route your email so it lands in the right place fast:

Timelines are covered in the section on what happens after we receive your request. Questions about what we log and store are answered in our Privacy Policy. Tracygram is an independent project, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. "Instagram" is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc., used only to identify the platform our tools work with.