The policy states that OnlyFans may use background screening providers to check US-based users against sex offender registries and for serious criminal convictions, using the user's full name and date of birth, as part of Terms of Service enforcement.
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This provision establishes that background screening, including sex offender registry checks, is a reserved enforcement mechanism applicable to all US-based users, conducted using name and date of birth data already collected during onboarding. The policy does not specify the frequency, trigger criteria beyond 'serious criminal offence,' notification procedures, or user appeal mechanisms for background screening determinations.
Interpretive note: Whether the background screening providers qualify as consumer reporting agencies under FCRA, and whether resulting account actions constitute adverse actions triggering FCRA procedural obligations, depends on the operational structure of the screening relationship and is not determinable from the policy text alone.
Under this clause, US-based users are subject to background screening and sex offender registry checks conducted by third-party providers using their full name and date of birth, which may result in account action under OnlyFans' Terms of Service enforcement authority. The policy does not disclose a specific notification or pre-adverse action procedure for users subject to such checks.
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Compare across platforms →"We reserve the right to take action in relation to content or accounts where an individual has been convicted of committing a serious criminal offence. So that we can enforce our Terms of Service: We may search for publicly available information concerning adverse media relating to you. Additionally, 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 to obtain this information.Excerpt from OnlyFans's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes that background screening, including sex offender registry checks, is a reserved enforcement mechanism applicable to all US-based users, conducted using name and date of birth data already collected during onboarding. The policy does not specify the frequency, trigger criteria beyond 'serious criminal offence,' notification procedures, or user appeal mechanisms for background screening determinations.
Under this clause, US-based users are subject to background screening and sex offender registry checks conducted by third-party providers using their full name and date of birth, which may result in account action under OnlyFans' Terms of Service enforcement authority. The policy does not disclose a specific notification or pre-adverse action procedure for users subject to such checks.
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