Moderation Policy — Miximodel

Miximodel is a professional workspace for international freelance models, photographers, and creative agencies. Content moderation protects every user on the platform and the editorial posture of the product. This policy describes what we moderate, how we moderate it, and what users can expect when content is reviewed or removed.

This policy is also our Complaints and Content Removal Policy. Any person — whether or not you have a Miximodel account, and whether or not you are the person depicted — can report content you believe is illegal or breaches this policy (Section 8), or ask for content you are depicted in to be removed because you did not consent, or withdrew consent, to its publication (Section 7).

1. Content posture

Miximodel is a professional workspace for international freelance models, photographers, and creative agencies. The platform permits artistic nude and erotic content (fine-art, editorial, and non-explicit erotic imagery) subject to the following conditions: the uploader must be at least 18 years old; every depicted person must be at least 18 years old and must have consented to publication; and content must comply with the acceptable-use boundary defined in this policy.

Explicit, pornographic, and hardcore content is strictly prohibited — this means any depiction of actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct as defined under applicable law (including 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) for the United States and equivalent French and EU standards). The boundary between permitted artistic-nude / erotic content and prohibited explicit content is enforced by the automated screening and the human review described in Section 3 — automated classification decides what is withheld pending review; a human decides what is removed.

Concretely, the automated screening withholds on two axes before an image is ever public: sexual activity and genital exposure. Bare nudity is not one of them — fine-art and editorial nude photography publishes once it clears. This is the boundary as it is enforced, not as it is described: it is a threshold in the screening pipeline, not an editorial judgement applied after the fact.

Access to content on Miximodel is never sold. No subscription tier unlocks any image, and none ever will: a paid plan buys quotas, AI credits, reach and tooling for your own work. A member on the free plan sees exactly what a paying member sees.

2. Prohibited content

The following content is not permitted on Miximodel and will be removed on sight:

Pornographic material (sexually explicit conduct as defined under applicable law).
Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in any form, ever.
Non-consensual intimate imagery, including "revenge porn", deepfake nudity, and any depiction of a person who has not provided explicit consent to publication.
Content that incites violence, terrorism, or hatred against any group.
Harassment, doxxing, stalking, or content that targets an individual.
Spam, scam content, phishing, and deceptive commercial practices.
Copyright infringement (see the Copyright & Takedown Procedure).
Content depicting minors in any sexualised, intimate, or vulnerable context.
Animal cruelty, gore intended to shock, and graphic violence.
Promotion or sale of illegal goods or services.
AI-generated images deliberately designed to resemble a real, identifiable individual (deepfake, impersonation, or synthetic-likeness content), regardless of whether the output is labelled as AI-generated. This prohibition applies to all synthetic content produced via the platform's AI tools, including the Synthetic Character Builder. Violation may engage liability under EU AI Act Art. 50, FR loi n° 2024-449, and Art. 226-8 of the French Code pénal.

3. The moderation pipeline

Three lines of defence operate in sequence on every piece of content:

Automated screening before publication. Photographs published to a creator’s portfolio or gallery, images attached to a post — whether chosen from the member’s library or uploaded while composing — video, imagery generated in Creator Studio, profile pictures, banner images and the images on a notice are submitted to an automated classifier and are withheld from publication until that classification clears them. Content the model flags is held for human review rather than published, and a scan that cannot reach a verdict leaves the item held — the absence of an answer is never treated as a pass.
That classifier screens on two axes, and only two. The first is nudity, on the boundary set out in Section 1 — sexual activity and genital exposure. The second is whether a face in the image appears to belong to a person under 18; where that signal is strong and nudity is present together with it, the image is blocked outright rather than queued for review.
It is not a general legality check, and we will not describe it as one. It does not recognise violence, weapons, drugs, or child sexual abuse material, and it does not judge whether an image is lawful. Everything in Section 2 that the classifier cannot see is enforced through the two lines of defence below and through the prohibitions themselves.
While a new profile picture or banner is being checked, your previous one continues to be shown; nothing about your profile changes until the new image clears.
The one exception is the cover image on an article, which is editorial material written and illustrated by Miximodel rather than content uploaded by a member; it is reviewed reactively, on report or on flag, under Section 4. The same posture is stated in our Terms of Service, §6 — Pre-publication screening.
In-product reporting on every surface. Every content surface (posts, photos, comments, messages) carries a one-click reporting flow. Reports are anonymous to the reported user.
Human review with takedown authority. An in-house moderation team reviews every flagged item and every report, with full authority to remove content, restrict visibility, warn the uploader, or terminate the account.

4. Actions we can take

When content violates this policy, the moderation team selects the proportionate response from the following ladder, depending on severity and recidivism:

Warn. The uploader is notified of the violation and educated on the rule; the content is removed.
Hide. Content is removed from public surfaces but preserved internally for evidence and audit purposes.
Takedown. Content is removed permanently from the platform and cannot be reposted in the same form.
Account suspension. Account access is temporarily restricted pending review. The uploader is notified of the reason and the expected duration.
Account termination. For severe or repeat violations, the account is closed and the user is prohibited from creating a new account.

5. Evidence preservation

When content is removed under this policy, the original material and its metadata are preserved internally in an evidence ledger for the period required by applicable law and operator policy. Preserved evidence is disclosed only in response to a lawful request from a competent authority or under the takedown counter-notice procedure described in our Copyright & Takedown Procedure.

6. Appeals

This section is for the uploader appealing a moderation decision on their own content or account. If you are depicted in content and want it removed because you did not consent to its publication, see Section 7 instead — that path does not require an account.

If you believe a moderation decision affecting your content or your account was taken in error, you have two paths:

In-product appeal (preferred) — when one of your uploads is blocked, an "Appeal this decision" button appears on your own view of the asset. Submit a short description (10–2000 characters) and the case is routed to the moderation review queue. A moderator who was not involved in the original decision reviews the appeal.
Email appeal — for cases involving an account-level action (not a single asset), or when the in-product appeal is not available, write to [email protected]. Include your username and a brief description of the contested decision.

Outcomes: decision upheld, decision reversed (the content is restored to public visibility and the audit ledger captures the override), or partial restoration. We respond within 7 business days. Every appeal is logged in the audit ledger alongside the original moderation decision so the full lineage of a case is traceable end-to-end.

7. Depicted-person removal appeal

Who can use this. Anyone who appears in content published on Miximodel — whether or not they have an account, and whether or not they uploaded the content themselves — can ask for it to be removed on the ground that they did not consent, or have withdrawn their consent, to its publication.

How. Use the public form at miximodel.com/complaints (linked from the site footer and from this page) and choose that you are depicted in the content. Tell us what the content is, where it is, and why you believe consent is absent, void, or withdrawn. No account is required.

How long it takes. We review and resolve every removal request within 5 business days of receipt — the same commitment we make for every complaint, described under Complaints and content removal. Requests alleging that a depicted person is a minor, or that the content is non-consensual sexual imagery, are acted on immediately, as set out below.

What we investigate. Every uploader agrees, under our Content Provider Agreement, to obtain and keep the depicted person's written consent to publication and to produce it on request. Miximodel does not hold that consent document itself — what we hold is the uploader's own acknowledgement that they obtained it, and, for content arising from a booking made through the platform, the signed contract between the two parties. When a removal request is received, we check those records and ask the uploader to produce the consent document they are obliged to keep. If the uploader cannot produce it, or the document shows consent was never given, is void, or has been withdrawn, the content is removed.

Immediate withholding. If your request alleges that a depicted person is a minor, or that the content is non-consensual sexual imagery, the content is withheld from public view immediately on receipt, before our investigation concludes.

Outcome. Where we find consent is absent or void, the content is removed from every public surface on Miximodel and the decision, with its ground, is recorded in our audit ledger. Where valid consent is held, the content stays published and we tell you why.

If you disagree with the outcome. You may ask us to refer the disagreement to an independent mediator, appointed under the mediation rules of a recognised French mediation centre — for example, the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP) — for a review of the decision. This mediation is at Miximodel's expense, and is available whether or not you are a Miximodel user or a party to our Terms of Service.

8. Complaints and content removal

Any person can report content on Miximodel that they believe is illegal or breaches this policy — you do not need an account, and you do not need to be affected by the content yourself.

Use the public form at miximodel.com/complaints (linked from the site footer). Tell us what the content is, where it is, and why you believe it is illegal or breaches this policy. If you are signed in, you can also use the in-product reporting flow on the content itself (Section 3); both routes reach the same review queue.

We review and resolve every complaint within 5 business days of receipt. Content you believe to be illegal under French, European Union, or United States law (including CSAM, terrorist content, or human trafficking) is prioritised ahead of the standard queue. Content alleging that a depicted person is a minor, or that it is non-consensual sexual imagery, is withheld from public view immediately on receipt, before our review is complete.

Miximodel does not condone human trafficking in any form and reports suspected instances to the competent authorities — see our Anti-Human-Trafficking Statement.

If you would rather not use the form, you can email us at [email protected] with full details, though the form starts your case sooner.

9. Transparency

Miximodel publishes an annual transparency report summarising the volume and nature of moderation decisions taken on the platform. The first report will be published twelve months after the platform's public launch.

10. Operator

This policy is administered by MakerLabs SARL, SIREN 942 958 216, registered office: see Mentions Légales.