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Background Screening for Criminal Convictions

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Key Facts

What may OnlyFans use background screening providers to determine?
OnlyFans may use background screening providers to determine whether U.S.-based users have a serious criminal conviction, including appearance on a sex offenders registry, using their full name and date of birth.
How may OnlyFans use background screening providers to determine whether U.S.-based users have a serious criminal conviction?
OnlyFans may use background screening providers to determine whether U.S.-based users have a serious criminal conviction, including appearance on a sex offenders registry, using their full name and date of birth.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes that OnlyFans may collect and share identifying personal data with third-party screening providers to conduct criminal background checks on U.S. users.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional data points beyond full name and date of birth may be referenced in the full clause.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

U.S.-based users may have their full name and date of birth shared with background screening providers for criminal conviction checks, including sex offender registry status.

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if you are based in the U.S., we may use background screening providers to determine whether you have a serious criminal conviction (including if you appear on a sex offenders registry). We may use your full name and date of birth...

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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
OnlyFans Privacy Policy
Entity
OnlyFans
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-058632
Document ID
CA-D-00724
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 17:25 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OnlyFans
Document: OnlyFans Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-058632
Captured: 2026-07-09 17:25:42 UTC
SHA-256: f66fead6003f14a9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/onlyfans/onlyfans-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-058632/background-screening-for-criminal-convictions/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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What does OnlyFans's Background Screening for Criminal Convictions clause do?

This establishes that OnlyFans may collect and share identifying personal data with third-party screening providers to conduct criminal background checks on U.S. users.

How does this clause affect you?

U.S.-based users may have their full name and date of birth shared with background screening providers for criminal conviction checks, including sex offender registry status.

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