Disclaimer & DMCA Notice
Non-affiliation notice, software fair-use statement, and DMCA copyright agent procedures.
Notice of Non-Affiliation and Independence
Rufus Tools (accessible at https://rufus.tools) is an independent informational, documentation, and directory website. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, authorized by, or endorsed by Pete Batard (Akeo Consulting) or the developers of the official Rufus open-source project.
For official information, direct bug reporting, source code repositories, and developer communications, users are strongly encouraged to consult the official project website at https://rufus.ie or GitHub at github.com/pbatard/rufus.
1. Binary Sourcing & File Hosting Policy
This website does not re-host, alter, or inject third-party installers, adware, or toolbars into executable files. All download buttons and file links on this website directly mirror or link to the authentic, cryptographically signed binaries produced by Pete Batard on the official GitHub releases infrastructure (github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases).
2. Trademarks and Intellectual Property
All trademarks, product names, logos, and brands mentioned on this website (including "Rufus", "Microsoft", "Windows", "UEFI", "Ubuntu", etc.) are the property of their respective trademark holders. The use of these trademarks on our website is solely for identification, descriptive, and educational purposes under the principles of Nominative Fair Use, and does not imply any endorsement or commercial partnership.
3. DMCA Copyright Infringement Notification
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on this Site, please notify our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works at a single site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
DMCA notices should be directed to our designated agent via our Contact Form.