Last Updated: September 26, 2026

Copyright Policy

At ASLTyping.com, we believe creative and educational work deserves respect.

A great deal of time, research, design, development, testing, organization, and creative effort goes into building and maintaining our website, tools, educational resources, visual materials, games, and other content.

At the same time, we respect the intellectual property rights of other creators, educators, photographers, designers, developers, publishers, organizations, and rights holders.

This Copyright / DMCA Policy explains:

how ASLTyping content may and may not be used;
how different types of content on our website may have different permissions;
how we handle copyright concerns;
how copyright owners can contact us regarding potentially infringing material; and
how we may respond to valid copyright notices.

Please read this policy together with our Terms of Use / Terms & Conditions.

1. Copyright Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, original content created for and owned by ASLTyping is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

This may include original:

written content;
articles;
educational explanations;
graphics;
illustrations;
visual materials;
images;
website design elements;
layouts;
downloadable resources;
worksheets;
workbooks;
books;
learning materials;
games;
quizzes;
original databases or compilations;
tool interfaces;
software or source code;
branding;
logos;
and other original creative or technical materials.

The fact that content is publicly accessible on ASLTyping does not automatically place that content in the public domain.

Likewise, the fact that a tool or resource is available for free does not automatically mean that its underlying content can be copied, redistributed, republished, sold, scraped, or incorporated into another product.

2. ASLTyping Name and Branding

The ASLTyping name, website identity, logos, distinctive graphics, and other original brand materials may be protected by applicable intellectual property rights.

You may refer to ASLTyping by name when discussing, reviewing, recommending, or linking to our website.

However, you may not use our branding in a way that falsely suggests that:

you are ASLTyping;
you officially represent ASLTyping;
your website or service is operated by us;
ASLTyping endorses your product or service; or
an official partnership exists when it does not.

Please contact us if you would like to use our branding for a partnership, publication, promotional campaign, or other formal purpose.

3. Sharing Links to ASLTyping

We appreciate people sharing our work.

You are generally welcome to share a normal link to a publicly available ASLTyping page, tool, article, or resource.

For example, you may share a link with:

students;
friends;
family members;
teachers;
parents;
social media followers;
website visitors; or
other people who may find the resource useful.

In many situations, linking to our original page is the best way to share our content.

It allows people to access the current version of the resource while helping preserve the connection between the work and its original source.

4. Linking Is Different From Copying

Please understand the difference between sharing a link and republishing content.

Sharing a link to an ASLTyping article is generally fine.

Copying the entire article onto another website may not be.

Sharing a link to our Picture Dictionary is generally fine.

Downloading its images and creating another online dictionary from them is not.

Sharing a link to one of our tools is generally fine.

Copying the tool, its protected code, assets, or interface and presenting it as your own service is not.

If you are unsure whether your intended use is allowed, please contact us before using the material.

5. ASL Picture Dictionary — Special Copyright Notice

Our ASL Picture Dictionary is an important part of ASLTyping and has specific copyright restrictions.

The dictionary may contain original or protected:

images;
visual materials;
written information;
descriptions;
organization;
categorization;
database structure;
compilation;
design;
and other content.

Unless we expressly provide permission otherwise, the Picture Dictionary is made available for ordinary learning, reference, and use through ASLTyping.

Access to the dictionary does not give permission to reproduce the dictionary elsewhere.

Without appropriate written permission, you may not:

download and republish our Picture Dictionary images;
copy images to another website;
copy substantial numbers of entries;
reproduce our dictionary as your own;
systematically scrape dictionary data;
create a competing or duplicate dictionary using our protected materials;
package our protected dictionary content into another application;
use the protected collection to populate another website or database;
redistribute the protected collection;
sell or sublicense our protected dictionary content;
remove copyright, attribution, or ownership information;
present our original material as your own; or
use the protected collection to create a commercial dataset without authorization.

If you want other people to access an entry, please consider linking them to the relevant ASLTyping page instead.

6. Automated Scraping and Bulk Collection

Unless expressly authorized, you may not use:

crawlers;
scraping software;
bots;
automated downloaders;
scripts;
extraction systems;
data-mining tools; or
similar automated technologies

to systematically obtain substantial amounts of protected ASLTyping content.

This restriction is particularly important for our Picture Dictionary, original educational resources, visual libraries, games, databases, and other organized collections.

Normal indexing by legitimate search engines in accordance with our technical settings is different from unauthorized extraction and republication.

7. AI Training, Machine Learning and Dataset Use

The growth of AI and machine-learning technologies has created new ways in which online content can be collected and reused.

Unless we expressly authorize it, you may not systematically extract or reproduce protected ASLTyping content—including protected Picture Dictionary materials, original image collections, educational resources, or databases—for the purpose of:

creating an AI training dataset;
training or fine-tuning a machine-learning model;
creating a competing dataset;
building a commercial AI service;
reproducing our protected collection through automated systems; or
substantially reconstructing our database or content library.

This section does not attempt to restrict uses that cannot legally be restricted under applicable law.

It explains the permissions we are not voluntarily granting merely because our website is publicly accessible.

If you are interested in research, licensing, or another legitimate dataset use, please contact us to discuss permission.

8. Our Free Tools

ASLTyping provides free digital tools because we want people to learn, practice, experiment, and create.

However:

Free to use does not mean free to copy.

Using a tool through ASLTyping does not automatically give you permission to:

copy the tool’s code;
clone the tool;
reproduce its interface;
extract its protected asset library;
remove ownership notices;
host an unauthorized copy;
sell the tool itself; or
present an ASLTyping tool as your own product.

The tool itself and the content generated through the tool may also have different usage rights.

That distinction is important.

9. Tool Outputs and Generated Content

Some ASLTyping tools allow visitors to generate or download content.

Where a tool expressly permits downloading or reusing its generated output, you may use that output according to the permissions provided for that particular tool.

Depending on the tool, permitted uses may include:

personal use;
educational use;
classroom activities;
social media content;
digital creative projects;
website content; and
certain lawful commercial uses where expressly permitted.

However, permission to use a generated output does not necessarily transfer ownership of:

the underlying software;
tool source code;
proprietary databases;
protected source images;
fonts;
third-party assets;
interface design; or
other underlying intellectual property.

A generated output and the tool that generated it are not necessarily governed by identical rights.

Please check any tool-specific notice where available.

10. Commercial Use

Some outputs created using ASLTyping tools may be permitted for lawful commercial or creative use where the relevant tool expressly allows it.

For example, a particular tool may allow an output to be used in digital content, social media, a website, or another creative project.

However, this does not mean that every item available on ASLTyping may be commercially reused.

In particular, you should not assume that you can commercially reproduce:

ASL Picture Dictionary images;
entire articles;
downloadable books;
worksheets;
workbooks;
original graphics;
databases;
games;
tool code;
or protected asset collections

without permission simply because you can access them for free.

When in doubt, please ask us.

11. Educational and Classroom Use

We want teachers, parents, families, and learners to benefit from ASLTyping.

Reasonable use of our website for learning and classroom reference is welcome.

However, educational use does not automatically grant permission to copy or redistribute an unlimited amount of copyrighted material.

For example, a teacher may generally share a link directing students to an ASLTyping resource.

That is different from reproducing an entire protected book, image collection, database, or website section and distributing it independently.

Some downloadable educational resources may include specific classroom permissions. Where those permissions are provided, you may use the resource according to those instructions.

12. Downloads, Books, Worksheets and Workbooks

ASLTyping may provide free or paid downloadable resources now or in the future.

Each download may have its own usage conditions.

Unless the resource expressly states otherwise, making a resource available for download does not automatically authorize you to:

upload it to another website;
resell it;
redistribute copies publicly;
remove our branding or copyright information;
claim authorship;
include it in another commercial package; or
substantially reproduce it in another publication.

Where we provide broader permissions—for example, classroom printing or personal educational use—we may state those permissions with the resource.

Please follow the terms attached to the specific download.

13. Screenshots

Reasonable screenshots of ASLTyping may sometimes be used for legitimate purposes such as:

commentary;
reviews;
tutorials;
news reporting;
discussion;
or showing someone how to find a resource,

subject to applicable law.

Screenshots should not be used to systematically reproduce protected resources or avoid sending visitors to the original content.

For example, creating screenshots of hundreds of Picture Dictionary entries to reconstruct the dictionary elsewhere would not be considered ordinary sharing.

14. Quoting ASLTyping

Limited quotation of our written content may be appropriate in certain circumstances, particularly where permitted by applicable law.

Where you quote ASLTyping, we appreciate clear attribution and a link to the original page when reasonably possible.

Please do not use short quotations as a method of reconstructing an entire article through multiple copied sections.

For substantial reproduction, please request permission.

15. Fair Use, Fair Dealing and Other Legal Exceptions

Nothing in this policy is intended to remove rights that users may have under applicable copyright law.

Depending on the jurisdiction and circumstances, copyright law may permit certain uses without the copyright owner’s permission—for example, under concepts such as fair use, fair dealing, quotation rights, criticism, commentary, research, education, parody, news reporting, or other statutory exceptions.

Whether a particular use qualifies depends on applicable law and the specific circumstances.

ASLTyping does not determine whether your intended use qualifies for a legal exception.

If the issue is important, consider obtaining appropriate legal advice.

16. Third-Party Content

Not everything that may appear on ASLTyping is necessarily owned by ASLTyping.

Our website may use or reference third-party materials such as:

fonts;
software libraries;
plugins;
icons;
licensed images;
embedded content;
external resources;
trademarks;
APIs;
or other materials.

These materials remain subject to the rights and licenses of their respective owners.

ASLTyping cannot grant you rights that we do not own.

If a third-party asset has its own license, that license may apply independently of this policy.

17. Fonts and ASL-Related Font Assets

Some ASLTyping tools or pages may use specialized fonts or font-based visual assets.

Fonts may be subject to separate licenses from their creators or licensors.

The fact that a font can be viewed or used through an ASLTyping feature does not automatically mean that ASLTyping can grant you permission to download, redistribute, resell, modify, or sublicense that font.

If you need rights to a particular font, please review the license provided by the font’s actual rights holder.

18. User-Submitted Content

ASLTyping may currently or in the future allow visitors to submit feedback, messages, images, materials, listings, contributions, or other content.

You should only submit content that you have the right to submit.

You should not upload or send copyrighted material belonging to another person unless you have appropriate permission or another lawful basis for doing so.

If a feature allows content to be published publicly, additional submission terms may apply.

19. Copyright Infringement

We respect copyright.

If you believe that material available through ASLTyping infringes a copyright that you own or are authorized to represent, please contact us with sufficient information for our team to identify and review the material.

We take legitimate copyright concerns seriously.

We also ask copyright owners and representatives to submit accurate notices rather than making unsupported claims.

20. DMCA Copyright Notices

If you are a copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of one and believe that material available through ASLTyping infringes your copyrighted work, you may send us a copyright infringement notice.

For a notice intended to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), the notice should generally include:

Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed, or a representative list if multiple copyrighted works are involved.
Identification of the material you claim is infringing, together with information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it. Providing the exact ASLTyping URL is strongly recommended.
Your contact information, such as your full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement of good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Your physical or electronic signature.

Incomplete notices may make it difficult for us to identify or properly review the material.

21. Where to Send a Copyright Notice

Until a dedicated copyright email or designated DMCA agent address is published, you may contact us through the Contact page on ASLTyping.com and clearly identify your message as:

“Copyright / DMCA Notice.”

Please include the information described above.

If we later publish a dedicated copyright email address or formally designated DMCA agent information, this section should be updated accordingly.

22. What Happens After We Receive a Notice?

When we receive a sufficiently detailed copyright complaint, we may:

review the notice;
identify the material concerned;
request additional information where reasonably necessary;
temporarily restrict access where appropriate;
remove or disable access to material where required;
contact the person who provided or submitted the material where applicable;
preserve relevant records where appropriate; and
take other reasonable action based on the circumstances and applicable law.

Submitting a notice does not guarantee that content will automatically be removed.

We may need to determine whether the notice contains the information required for us to act.

23. Counter-Notification

If material you provided has been removed or disabled because of a DMCA notice and you believe the removal resulted from mistake or misidentification, applicable law may allow you to submit a counter-notification.

A DMCA counter-notification generally requires information including:

your physical or electronic signature;
identification of the material that was removed or disabled and where it appeared before removal;
a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled because of mistake or misidentification;
your name, address, and telephone number; and
the statements regarding jurisdiction and acceptance of service of process required by applicable DMCA procedures.

A counter-notification is a legal communication.

You may wish to obtain independent legal advice before submitting one.

24. Restoration Following a Counter-Notification

Where the DMCA applies and we receive a valid counter-notification, we may provide it to the original complaining party.

Under applicable DMCA procedures, material may in certain circumstances be restored after the statutory process unless the complaining party informs us that appropriate legal action has been filed seeking to restrain the allegedly infringing activity.

The exact process depends on applicable law and the circumstances.

25. False or Misleading Copyright Claims

Please do not knowingly submit false, misleading, or fraudulent claims.

A person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing—or that material was removed by mistake—may face legal consequences under applicable law.

If you are uncertain whether material infringes your copyright, consider obtaining appropriate legal advice before submitting a formal notice.

26. Repeat Infringement

Where appropriate and in suitable circumstances, ASLTyping may restrict or terminate access for users who repeatedly infringe intellectual property rights.

The appropriate response will depend on factors such as the nature of the service, the user’s activity, applicable law, and the circumstances of the infringement.

27. Copyright Does Not Protect Every Idea

Copyright generally protects original expression rather than every underlying idea, concept, fact, method, language, or piece of general knowledge.

ASLTyping does not claim ownership over:

American Sign Language itself;
the concept of fingerspelling;
the ASL alphabet as a language system;
general facts about ASL;
ideas that are not legally protectable; or
intellectual property that belongs to others.

Our copyright claims relate to original and protectable work created or lawfully controlled by ASLTyping.

We believe this distinction is important.

28. We Do Not Claim Ownership of ASL

ASLTyping does not claim to own American Sign Language.

ASL is a natural language connected to the Deaf community, with its own history, grammar, culture, and linguistic development.

Our copyright interests concern things such as our original:

writing;
designs;
photographs or images where applicable;
illustrations;
software;
tools;
compilations;
database organization;
games;
educational materials;
and other protectable creative work.

The language itself is not ours.

29. Permission Requests

If you would like to use ASLTyping content in a way that may go beyond the permissions described on our website, please contact us.

When requesting permission, please tell us:

which content you want to use;
the exact URL where possible;
how much you want to use;
where you plan to publish or distribute it;
whether the use is educational, nonprofit, personal, or commercial; and
any other information that may help us understand your request.

We are open to reasonable conversations.

Permission is not granted unless we clearly approve the requested use.

30. Researchers, Educators and Organizations

We welcome thoughtful communication from educators, researchers, schools, organizations, developers, designers, and others who may have a legitimate reason to work with our materials.

If you are interested in:

educational collaboration;
research;
licensing;
dataset access;
content partnerships;
classroom projects;
accessibility projects; or
another constructive use,

please contact us.

A conversation may allow us to find a better solution than unauthorized copying.

31. Reporting Unauthorized Copies of ASLTyping Content

If you discover ASLTyping’s original content being copied, republished, sold, or distributed elsewhere without apparent authorization, you are welcome to tell us.

Helpful information may include:

the URL where the copied content appears;
the ASLTyping page it appears to copy;
screenshots where appropriate; and
a brief explanation of what you noticed.

Our team can then review the situation.

Please do not harass or threaten another website or individual on our behalf.

Let us review the matter first.

32. Changes to This Policy

ASLTyping is growing.

New tools, books, downloads, games, community features, user submissions, partnerships, or technologies may require us to update our copyright practices.

We may therefore revise this Copyright / DMCA Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

33. Related Policies

This Copyright / DMCA Policy should be read together with our:

Terms of Use / Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Disclaimer
Cookie Policy
Editorial Policy
Affiliate Disclosure
Advertising Policy

In particular, our Terms of Use contain additional rules concerning ASLTyping tools, generated outputs, scraping, accounts, downloads, and prohibited uses.

34. Copyright Questions?

If you genuinely want to use one of our resources and are unsure whether your intended use is permitted, please contact us rather than simply guessing.

We would rather answer a reasonable permission question than discover later that someone misunderstood our rules.

For ordinary copyright questions, permissions, or reports of copied ASLTyping content, please use our Contact page.

For a formal infringement notice, clearly identify the communication as a Copyright / DMCA Notice and include the information described in this policy.

A Personal Note from Our Founder

If you have reached this part of the policy, thank you for taking the time to understand how we approach copyright.

I have spent many years working with computers, development, design, and digital projects. One thing that experience has taught me is that something that looks simple on a screen can sometimes represent many hours—or even months—of work behind it.

The same is true for our team.

Every useful tool, image collection, learning resource, game, design, correction, and improvement requires someone’s time and effort.

That is why we ask people to respect our work.

But I also want to make something equally clear:

We do not want copyright to become a wall that prevents people from learning.

ASLTyping was created to help people learn, practice, create, and discover useful resources.

Please share our links.

Tell your students about a useful page.

Send a tool to a friend.

Show a parent a resource that may help.

Use the materials we expressly make available for those purposes according to their permissions.

We are happy when our work reaches people.

What we ask is simply that our generosity is not mistaken for permission to take an entire collection, remove its source, and present or sell it as someone else’s work.

And the same respect we ask for our work is the respect we want to show other creators.

If we ever use something that genuinely belongs to you in a way that you believe infringes your rights, please contact us. Give us enough information to understand the concern, and our team will review it seriously.

We are still learning, still building, and still improving.

So once again, thank you for respecting the people and effort behind ASLTyping.

And as we continue this journey, please keep me, our team, and ASLTyping in your prayers and good wishes.

May we have the wisdom to respect the work of others, the courage to protect our own work fairly, the humility to correct genuine mistakes, and the opportunity to keep creating resources that benefit people.

With gratitude and warm wishes,
Founder, ASLTyping
On behalf of the entire ASLTyping team