Age Verification Protocols
Effective Date: January 11, 2025 | Last Updated: November 5, 2025
Content/Data Management & 18 U.S.C. § 2257 Compliance
Covered Entities
This policy applies to FANZ™ Group Holdings LLC and affiliates, including Fanz™ Unlimited Network LLC ("FANZ," "we," "our," "us"), operating FanzUnlimited.com, BoyFanz, GirlFanz, PupFanz, the adult toy store, media/production services, and associated apps (the "Platforms").
Purpose
Keep the Platforms lawful, 18+ only, and safe. Aligns with 18 U.S.C. § 2257, state-level age laws (incl. age-gating states), and international privacy laws.
1) Who Must Verify Age
Age verification is mandatory for:
- • All users signing up on any FANZ Platform
- • Users subscribing, purchasing, tipping, or unlocking content
- • Users applying to become a Content Star (creator/performer)
2) Age Verification Requirements
2.1 U.S. Users (General)
- • Photo ID Verification: Valid government photo ID at sign-up or before any paid action
- • Phone Validation: Verified mobile number (one-time + risk-based rechecks)
2.2 U.S. Users in Age-Restricted States
(Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia)
- • Photo ID + Phone Validation required at sign-up
- • If ID not supplied at sign-up, it is required before purchase or subscription
2.3 Canada & Other Countries
- • Photo ID Verification required
- • Phone Validation may be required based on local rules and risk signals
Provider
FANZ uses VerifyMy for real-time authentication, liveness, and fraud signals. Flagged cases get manual compliance review.
3) Becoming a Content Star (Creator Verification)
To apply, an applicant must:
- • Complete the Creator application
- • Upload government-issued photo ID
- • Complete real-time selfie liveness + facial match
- • Signature verification inside the VerifyMy UI
- • U.S. tax forms (W-9) or non-U.S. equivalents (e.g., W-8BEN)
If verification fails: access to creator features is blocked until resolved. Periodic reverification occurs (event-based or time-based).
4) Enforcement & Messaging
- • Users who fail verification are blocked from restricted features
- • Rejected submissions receive clear UI reasons + how to fix
- • Repeat or willful evasion ⇒ suspension or permanent ban and, if applicable, law-enforcement referral
5) End-User Gatekeeping & Parental Controls
- • DOB collection at sign-up
- • Automated checks via VerifyMy; manual ID may be required if flagged
- • Optional credit-card authorization for additional anti-fraud/age signal
- • Under-18 access is blocked; parental controls and 18+ warnings are present across the Platforms
6) Content Moderation (Pre- and Post-Upload)
6.1 Pre-Upload Screening
Automated + human review target and block:
- • CSAM or any depiction of minors, including "appearing to be minor" cues
- • Non-consensual content (incl. "revenge porn") and coercion/trafficking indicators
- • Illicit/violent criminal acts and prohibited services
- • Copyright violative material
- • 2257 gaps (missing consent/ID/records)
Certain categories (BDSM, role-play, fetish) require enhanced verification (e.g., consent attestation, safe-word/aftercare notes).
6.2 Post-Upload Monitoring & Reporting
- • Community reporting with an under-24h review SLA; CSAM/NCII expedited
- • Routine rescans (AI + human audits) for late-emerging risk
- • Confirmed violations ⇒ immediate removal, account sanctions per §9
6.3 Live Streams & Chat
- • Real-time AI monitors streams, chat, and interactive features for harassment, illegal solicitations, age-gate evasion, and prohibited acts
- • Moderators can freeze chat/streams, remove content, and escalate to T&S immediately
7) Data Protection & Privacy (Verification + Safety)
2257 Recordkeeping
We maintain secure, encrypted, access-controlled records for performer IDs, consent forms, and custodian details as required by 18 U.S.C. § 2257.
Biometric Notice
Facial recognition/liveness data is used only for age/ID verification and anti-fraud; retained minimally (see Data Management Policy) and deleted or de-identified unless a longer legal obligation applies.
Processors
Age verification data flows through VerifyMy; payment data is handled by payment processors (e.g., PayPal). FANZ may store verification outcomes, timestamps, model releases, and compliance metadata necessary for 2257, audits, and defense.
8) Non-Consensual Content (NCII) & DMCA
- • NCII fast-track: Immediate removal upon verified request, hash-blocking at re-upload, referral to mirrors where feasible
- • DMCA: We honor valid notices/counter-notices and maintain a repeat-infringer policy (see §9)
9) Enforcement Framework
Content Removal
Immediate on verification of violation
Account Sanctions
- • First violation: warning or temporary suspension
- • Repeated/egregious: permanent termination
- • Repeat-Infringer: Users who repeatedly infringe IP or safety rules will be terminated per policy
Law Enforcement
Mandatory reporting of suspected CSAM to NCMEC and cooperation with lawful requests
10) Policy Updates & Contact
We may update this Policy; material changes appear in the KB and/or via in-product notices. Continued use = acceptance.
Compliance & Legal
Legal@FanzUnlimited.comSupport
support@fanzunlimited.comAddress
30 N Gould Street #45302, Sheridan, WY 82801