What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Consent Withdrawal for Face Recognition Retention clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Consent Withdrawal for Face Recognition Retention clauses across approximately 290 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes a user-actionable mechanism to withdraw consent specifically tied to biometric data retention, which affects ongoing authentication capability.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users have a defined channel to exercise withdrawal of consent over biometric retention used for authentication.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

The right to withdraw your consent, where processing of Personal Data is based on your consent

Discord Medium

Right to withdraw consent. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.

GitHub Medium

When we rely on consent as the legal basis, you have the right to withdraw your consent for data processing at any time.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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You may request the withdrawal of your consent to the retention of your Face Recognition Data for the purposes of subsequent authentication (and delete this) by contacting privacy@onlyfans.com.

— Excerpt from OnlyFans's OnlyFans Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA

California, USA

COPPA

United States Federal

Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments

US-CT

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

VPPA

United States Federal

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-058658

Document ID

CA-D-00724

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://onlyfans.com/privacy

Wayback Machine

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Content hash (SHA-256)

f66fead6003f14a9866490965d62e4b002c0df6c6cb44165bd6befef8a9818fa

Analysis generated

July 9, 2026 17:25 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

Evidence

✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Hash verified

Citation Record

Entity: OnlyFans
Document: OnlyFans Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-058658
Captured: 2026-07-09 17:25:42 UTC
SHA-256: f66fead6003f14a9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/onlyfans/onlyfans-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-058658/consent-withdrawal-for-face-recognition-retention/
Accessed: July 13, 2026

Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Classification

Severity

Medium

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OnlyFans's Consent Withdrawal for Face Recognition Retention clause do?

This establishes a user-actionable mechanism to withdraw consent specifically tied to biometric data retention, which affects ongoing authentication capability.

How does this clause affect you?

Users have a defined channel to exercise withdrawal of consent over biometric retention used for authentication.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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