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Creators must obtain and verify consent of depicted persons

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Prohibited User Content includes...material that...includes a photograph or video of another person that you have posted without that person's consent...

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Your User Submissions will not contain any: (a) swearing; (b) comments or actions which appear to be discriminatory...(c) comments or actions which promote bigotry, racism, hatred...(d) sexual innuendo...

Wealthfront

If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any Personal Information to Wealthfront.

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Patreon is also required to have all creators sharing sexually explicit creations or creations that include nudity agree to obtain consent from each person depicted in their creations and to verify that each such person is over the age of 18.

Excerpt from Patreon's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Date stated by the document
May 27, 2026
As printed in Patreon’s text (version CA-V-005089), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005089, captured July 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076475
Document ID
CA-D-000180
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005089)
7dd3d128579b41549116347f9e8ef1119e19fb855ab6c57d1c5b7f3c8601bd17
Analysis generated
September 28, 2026 22:25 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005089, captured July 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-076475
Version: CA-V-005089
Captured: 2026-07-19 21:25:08 UTC
SHA-256: 7dd3d128579b4154…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-076475/creators-must-obtain-and-verify-consent-of-depicted-persons/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Patreon's Creators must obtain and verify consent of depicted persons clause do?

The clause states: “Patreon is also required to have all creators sharing sexually explicit creations or creations that include nudity agree to obtain consent from each person depicted in their creations and to verify that each such person is over the age of 18.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 238 platforms. See the full comparison.

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