The Community Guidelines apply to everything you generate on Midjourney, including images you delete, images made in private settings, and images sent via direct message, not just publicly visible content.
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This provision clarifies that privacy settings, Stealth Mode, and content deletion do not remove content from the scope of guideline enforcement, meaning Midjourney retains the ability to review and act on content regardless of its visibility status.
Interpretive note: The provision implies retention of deleted content for enforcement purposes, but the document does not specify retention duration or access controls; the Privacy Policy would need to be reviewed to determine the full scope of this practice.
Users cannot avoid enforcement by deleting content, using Stealth Mode, or generating images in private servers or direct messages; all generated content is subject to the same conduct rules regardless of its public or private status.
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"The above rules apply to all content, including images made in private servers, images deleted/hidden, using Stealth Mode, in direct messages with the Midjourney Bot, and Midjourney websites.— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Community Guidelines
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The assertion that deleted or hidden content remains subject to enforcement implies that Midjourney retains access to such content for review purposes, which may engage GDPR Article 17 right to erasure obligations for EU users and CCPA deletion rights for California residents. If Midjourney retains deleted content for enforcement review, data retention practices associated with this provision may require evaluation under applicable privacy law. Relevant enforcement authorities include data protection authorities in EU member states and the California Privacy Protection Agency. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The operational implication of this provision is that content flagged as deleted or private is not necessarily purged from Midjourney's systems at the moment of user action, which creates a gap between user expectation of deletion and actual data lifecycle. This may require disclosure in the Privacy Policy regarding retention of user-generated content. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users under GDPR have a right to erasure that may conflict with retained deleted content used for enforcement purposes. California residents under CCPA have deletion rights that may similarly interact with this provision. Organizations deploying Midjourney in jurisdictions with strong privacy rights should assess whether this retention practice is disclosed and compliant. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise clients should review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for specifics on data retention timelines for deleted content. The universal scope provision should be disclosed to end users in any downstream acceptable use policy. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm that the Privacy Policy discloses retention of deleted content for enforcement review purposes. Data mapping exercises should account for content generated in private or Stealth Mode as potentially retained by Midjourney. Legal teams with EU or California user populations should assess GDPR and CCPA deletion right compliance in light of this provision.
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This provision clarifies that privacy settings, Stealth Mode, and content deletion do not remove content from the scope of guideline enforcement, meaning Midjourney retains the ability to review and act on content regardless of its visibility status.
Users cannot avoid enforcement by deleting content, using Stealth Mode, or generating images in private servers or direct messages; all generated content is subject to the same conduct rules regardless of its public or private status.
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