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Guidelines & Legalese

FetLife's guidelines, privacy policy, legal info, etc.

Copyright

Our community is filled with passionate kinksters who love sharing TTTWD (This Thing That We Do). It’s natural to want to re-post cool, kinky content found elsewhere. However, to respect the creator’s work, all content posted on FetLife should either feature you, be created by you, or be content you have permission to share.

If content is posted without permission and the copyright holder requests its removal, it will be taken down.

What is in violation of this guideline?

Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Re-posting a picture or video without permission
  • Re-posting written content without permission

What is not in violation of this guideline?

Examples include:

  • Picture or video that you’ve taken
  • Something you’ve written
  • Quoting parts of an article
  • Content you have permission to re-post
  • Content that falls under Fair Use or in the Public Domain

If you appear in a picture or video that you do not consent to be on FetLife, you can request its removal through our Person in Picture/Video process.

How do I report a violation of this guideline?

You can report material that is potentially in violation of this guideline as follows:

Report a potential violation as follows:

  1. Visit the page with the potentially offensive material
  2. Select "...", “More”, or “Options”, then select “Report”
  3. Select "I’m the copyright holder and want this [picture/video/writing] taken down.”
  4. Select "Next"
  5. Fill out the DMCA Takedown Request form
  6. Select “Submit DMCA Takedown Request”

For more information, you can refer to Submitting a Report.

If you are not a member of FetLife, you can submit a DMCA Takedown Request at: https://fetlife.com/dmca-takedown-request

Who can report a violation of this guideline?

Only the copyright owner can report the content.

What happens if someone violates this guideline?

If the report or form has been filled out correctly, we remove the content and notify the member who posted the content.

The reported member has the right to file a Counter DMCA Notice. Once a Counter-DMCA is filed, FetLife will exchange the original DMCA and the Counter-DMCA between the involved parties. It is then up to the parties to resolve the matter in court. If we don’t receive a court order, the removed content will be restored in 7 days.

If someone continues to violate this guideline, they risk their gallery being wiped and also risk losing their account.