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OnlyFans Terms of Service, Privacy Policy & Cookie Notice

OnlyFans is a subscription-based content platform where Creators post photos, videos, and other material that Fans can access through paid subscriptions and pay-per-view purchases.

Analyzed May 21, 2026

Summary

OnlyFans' terms include a broad, perpetual, sublicensable license over Creator content, discretionary account/content suspension powers (including without notice), and non-refundable Wallet Credits. Data collection includes government ID, biometric-adjacent face recognition data (processed by third parties), and financial data, though the company explicitly states it does not sell personal data or use cross-context behavioral advertising. Dispute resolution relies on mandatory pre-suit mediation notice and court venue clauses rather than binding arbitration.

Category Breakdown

The platform collects government ID documents, selfies, and facial recognition data via third parties for age/identity verification, along with financial and background screening data.

From: PRIVACY POLICYour third-party providers may use face recognition technology, so they can digitally verify you... a copy of the government identity document that you provide to us... a "selfie" of you holding your government identity document
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The company shares data with third-party payment and verification providers but explicitly states it does not sell personal data or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

From: PRIVACY POLICYWe currently do not use any cross-site tracking technologies and we do not sell Personal Data collected about you, or share Personal Data collected about you for cross-context behavioural advertising.
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Creators retain ownership but grant a perpetual, worldwide, sublicensable, assignable license permitting use of content beyond service operation, including improving the platform's features.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEThe license you grant us is perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, assignable, and transferable by us.
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The company can suspend or delete accounts and withhold or forfeit Creator earnings without warning or notice pending investigation, based on suspicion alone.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEAt any time, without warning or Notice and for as long as is necessary to review the relevant facts, we may: (i) suspend or delete your account and/or your Content; (ii) pause Fan Payments... (iii) withhold any part of your Creator Earnings
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Subscriptions auto-renew without further notice to the user, and prepaid Wallet Credits are explicitly non-refundable.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEWallet Credits are non-refundable, which means that you are not entitled to a refund of any unused Wallet Credits.
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