Age Verification Policy

Last Updated: 2025-10-29 (Note: Content dynamically combines multiple policies.)

Age Verification Policy\n\nSECTION 1. MANDATE AND SCOPE\n\n1.1. Strict 18+ Requirement. DesirePlex is a premium artistic media platform strictly intended for and accessible only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater.\n\n1.2. Purpose of Policy. This Age Verification Policy (the 'Policy') details the comprehensive procedures and mechanisms implemented by the Company to ensure and enforce the mandatory 18+ requirement, thereby protecting minors and ensuring global regulatory compliance, particularly regarding Semi-Adult Content.\n\n1.3. Global Regulatory Awareness. The Company actively monitors and aims to comply with all international statutes, including, but not limited to, the U.S. 18 U.S.C. §2257 (as detailed in the separate Compliance Statement), and similar age-of-majority laws across key global markets.\n\nSECTION 2. AGE VERIFICATION IMPLEMENTATION\n\n2.1. Initial Access Age Gate (Mandatory Self-Declaration).\n\n(a) Upon first access, all Users must pass a mandatory, prominent, and conspicuous age gate interface.\n(b) The User must affirmatively click a confirmation button or check a box stating, unequivocally, 'I am at least 18 years of age and have read and agree to the Terms of Service.'\n(c) Failure to complete this declaration immediately blocks all access to the Platform and its Content.\n\n2.2. Account Registration Declaration. During the account creation process, the User must re-affirm their age, typically by entering their date of birth, which must confirm they are 18+ or provide a legally compliant affirmation.\n\n2.3. Consequences of False Declaration (Breach of Contract). Any User who knowingly or unknowingly provides false or misleading information regarding their age is in material breach of the Terms of Service. Such breach may result in immediate, non-refundable account termination and potential reporting to law enforcement authorities, where applicable.\n\n2.4. Advanced Verification Methods (Risk-Based). The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to implement secondary, risk-based age verification measures for any User or group of Users, particularly if technical data suggests a discrepancy in the User’s declared age or location. Such methods may include, but are not limited to:\n\n(a) Third-party digital age verification services.\n(b) Requesting confirmation data (though minimization efforts are prioritized).\n(c) Geo-fencing or IP-based access restrictions in jurisdictions with specific, heightened regulatory requirements.\n\nSECTION 3. DATA HANDLING AND MINIMIZATION (REFERENCE TO PRIVACY POLICY)\n\n3.1. Data Minimization Principle. Consistent with the Global Privacy Policy, the Company employs data minimization techniques regarding age verification.\n\n3.2. Handling of Verification Data. If advanced verification requires the collection of specific age data (e.g., date of birth or partial ID data), this information will be:\n\n(a) Processed only for the purpose of age confirmation.\n(b) Protected by robust encryption and access controls.\n(c) Deleted or irreversibly pseudonymized immediately upon successful confirmation of age, unless retention is legally mandated.\n\n3.3. No Profiling for Marketing. Age verification data is strictly segregated from marketing and general analytics data and is never used for commercial profiling or advertising purposes.\n\nSECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT AND ACCOUNT SUSPENSION\n\n4.1. Active Moderation. The Company maintains an active content moderation and compliance team dedicated to monitoring User behavior, UGC, and external reporting channels for any indication of minor access or involvement.\n\n4.2. Immediate Suspension. If the Company has reasonable suspicion, based on internal audit, external reports, or legal mandate, that a User is under the age of 18, the User's account will be immediately suspended without prior notice pending a full investigation.\n\n4.3. Documentation Requirements Post-Suspension. To reinstate a suspended account, the User must provide irrefutable proof of age (18+) through a method specified by the Company’s compliance team. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation within seven (7) days will result in the permanent termination of the account.\n\nSECTION 5. PARENTAL AND GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n5.1. Parental Warning. The Content on the DesirePlex Platform is for adults only. The Company encourages parents, guardians, and those responsible for minors to utilize parental control software, device settings, and monitoring tools to prevent access to adult-oriented content, even that which is defined as Semi-Adult.\n\n5.2. Indemnification by Adult User. Any adult who knowingly allows or negligently permits a minor to access the Platform using their credentials, or who aids a minor in circumventing the age gate, shall be held responsible for any resultant legal consequences and must indemnify the Company against all associated claims, damages, and costs.

Last Updated: 2025-10-29 (Note: Content dynamically combines multiple policies.)

Age Verification Policy\n\nSECTION 1. MANDATE AND SCOPE\n\n1.1. Strict 18+ Requirement. DesirePlex is a premium artistic media platform strictly intended for and accessible only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater.\n\n1.2. Purpose of Policy. This Age Verification Policy (the 'Policy') details the comprehensive procedures and mechanisms implemented by the Company to ensure and enforce the mandatory 18+ requirement, thereby protecting minors and ensuring global regulatory compliance, particularly regarding Semi-Adult Content.\n\n1.3. Global Regulatory Awareness. The Company actively monitors and aims to comply with all international statutes, including, but not limited to, the U.S. 18 U.S.C. §2257 (as detailed in the separate Compliance Statement), and similar age-of-majority laws across key global markets.\n\nSECTION 2. AGE VERIFICATION IMPLEMENTATION\n\n2.1. Initial Access Age Gate (Mandatory Self-Declaration).\n\n(a) Upon first access, all Users must pass a mandatory, prominent, and conspicuous age gate interface.\n(b) The User must affirmatively click a confirmation button or check a box stating, unequivocally, 'I am at least 18 years of age and have read and agree to the Terms of Service.'\n(c) Failure to complete this declaration immediately blocks all access to the Platform and its Content.\n\n2.2. Account Registration Declaration. During the account creation process, the User must re-affirm their age, typically by entering their date of birth, which must confirm they are 18+ or provide a legally compliant affirmation.\n\n2.3. Consequences of False Declaration (Breach of Contract). Any User who knowingly or unknowingly provides false or misleading information regarding their age is in material breach of the Terms of Service. Such breach may result in immediate, non-refundable account termination and potential reporting to law enforcement authorities, where applicable.\n\n2.4. Advanced Verification Methods (Risk-Based). The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to implement secondary, risk-based age verification measures for any User or group of Users, particularly if technical data suggests a discrepancy in the User’s declared age or location. Such methods may include, but are not limited to:\n\n(a) Third-party digital age verification services.\n(b) Requesting confirmation data (though minimization efforts are prioritized).\n(c) Geo-fencing or IP-based access restrictions in jurisdictions with specific, heightened regulatory requirements.\n\nSECTION 3. DATA HANDLING AND MINIMIZATION (REFERENCE TO PRIVACY POLICY)\n\n3.1. Data Minimization Principle. Consistent with the Global Privacy Policy, the Company employs data minimization techniques regarding age verification.\n\n3.2. Handling of Verification Data. If advanced verification requires the collection of specific age data (e.g., date of birth or partial ID data), this information will be:\n\n(a) Processed only for the purpose of age confirmation.\n(b) Protected by robust encryption and access controls.\n(c) Deleted or irreversibly pseudonymized immediately upon successful confirmation of age, unless retention is legally mandated.\n\n3.3. No Profiling for Marketing. Age verification data is strictly segregated from marketing and general analytics data and is never used for commercial profiling or advertising purposes.\n\nSECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT AND ACCOUNT SUSPENSION\n\n4.1. Active Moderation. The Company maintains an active content moderation and compliance team dedicated to monitoring User behavior, UGC, and external reporting channels for any indication of minor access or involvement.\n\n4.2. Immediate Suspension. If the Company has reasonable suspicion, based on internal audit, external reports, or legal mandate, that a User is under the age of 18, the User's account will be immediately suspended without prior notice pending a full investigation.\n\n4.3. Documentation Requirements Post-Suspension. To reinstate a suspended account, the User must provide irrefutable proof of age (18+) through a method specified by the Company’s compliance team. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation within seven (7) days will result in the permanent termination of the account.\n\nSECTION 5. PARENTAL AND GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n5.1. Parental Warning. The Content on the DesirePlex Platform is for adults only. The Company encourages parents, guardians, and those responsible for minors to utilize parental control software, device settings, and monitoring tools to prevent access to adult-oriented content, even that which is defined as Semi-Adult.\n\n5.2. Indemnification by Adult User. Any adult who knowingly allows or negligently permits a minor to access the Platform using their credentials, or who aids a minor in circumventing the age gate, shall be held responsible for any resultant legal consequences and must indemnify the Company against all associated claims, damages, and costs.