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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Content standards, prohibited categories, adult/NSFW zero-tolerance rules, AI safety screening, and reporting channels.

Last updated: 2026-11-01

1. Overview and Purpose

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") outlines the content standards, prohibited material guidelines, and compliance rules governing all users of Image Layered (image-layered.app). By accessing or using our services—including our image-to-layer decomposition, generative editing, inpainting, and batch image generation tools—you agree to adhere strictly to this policy. Failure to comply will result in immediate suspension or permanent termination of your account, immediate forfeiture of credits and subscriptions without refund, irreversible deletion of content, and potential referral to law enforcement agencies.

2. Prohibited Content Categories

You may NOT use Image Layered to upload, process, decompose, edit, inpaint, generate, store, or distribute any of the following categories of content:

2.1 Child Sexual Abuse Material & Exploitation (CSAM / CSAE) — Zero Tolerance

  • Absolute Zero Tolerance: We strictly forbid any content involving Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSAE), child nudity, or the sexualization of minors in any form.
  • Universal Scope: This applies to all media, including real photographs, illustrated art, anime/manga, synthetic media, and AI-generated depictions of minors.
  • Mandatory Reporting: Any confirmed or suspected CSAM/CSAE material is immediately deleted and reported without prior warning to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and relevant federal and international law enforcement agencies.

2.2 Adult Sexually Explicit, Pornographic, and NSFW Content — Strictly Prohibited

  • Universal Ban on Pornography & NSFW Content: You may not upload, process, separate, edit, inpaint, or generate any sexually explicit content, pornography, erotica, adult sexual depictions, or NSFW (Not Safe For Work) media.
  • Prohibited Depictions Include:
    • Full or partial nudity, genital exposure, exposed pubic areas, exposed female breasts, nipples, or buttocks in photorealistic, illustrated, animated, or synthetic formats.
    • Sexual acts, sexual intercourse, oral sex, masturbation, sexual stimulation, orgasm, ejaculation, or genital manipulation.
    • Fetish material, BDSM, bondage, dominance/submission imagery, or sexually degrading scenarios.
    • Sexually suggestive or provocative poses, transparent or revealing clothing specifically designed to elicit sexual arousal.
    • Bestiality, zoophilia, necrophilia, or non-consensual sexual depictions.
  • AI "Undress", "Clothes-Stripping", and "Deepnude" Tools Prohibited: Any attempt to use our editing, inpainting, or layer removal capabilities to remove clothing, strip subjects, simulate nudity, or create sexually suggestive edits of real or synthetic persons is strictly prohibited.
  • Comprehensive Feature Coverage: This prohibition applies universally to all tools on our platform, including:
    • Text-to-image prompt generation (e.g., batch generation at /batch).
    • Image layer separation and element extraction.
    • Inpainting, text replacement, and object replacement.

2.3 Non-Consensual Imagery and Deepfakes (NCII)

  • Non-consensual sexually explicit or intimate imagery (NCII).
  • Deceptive deepfakes, synthetic face-swaps, or unauthorized likeness manipulations intended to defame, harass, deceive, impersonate, or blackmail any individual.

2.4 Hate Speech and Discrimination

  • Content that promotes, incites, or facilitates violence, hatred, discrimination, disparagement, or hostility against individuals or groups based on:
    • Race, ethnicity, or national origin
    • Religion or creed
    • Disability, medical condition, or genetic status
    • Age
    • Sex, gender identity, or gender expression
    • Sexual orientation
    • Military or veteran status

2.5 Harassment, Threats, and Violence

  • Content that bullies, threatens, stalks, or incites harm against specific individuals.
  • Depictions of graphic gore, extreme violence, suicide encouragement, self-harm, or terrorist propaganda.

2.6 Fraud and Intellectual Property Infringement

  • Creating counterfeit documents, government IDs, passports, driver's licenses, diplomas, medical records, or payment instruments.
  • Processing or reproducing copyrighted artwork, trademarks, or trade secrets without necessary licenses or legal rights.

3. Automated Content Safety Pre-Screening (Prompt Screening API)

To proactively prevent policy violations and ensure compliance before generation occurs:

  • Pre-Generation Screening: All user-provided text prompts, negative prompts, custom instructions, and replacement hints are automatically evaluated by an integrated safety gate prior to execution by generative AI models.
  • Prompt Screening API: We integrate automated screening powered by Waffo's Prompt Screening API alongside deterministic local safety rules.
  • Verdicts and Enforcement: Prompts that trigger safety policies—such as adult/NSFW content, CSAM, non-consensual sexual depictions, or clothes-stripping—are rejected immediately at the API gateway (action: block or action: review). No generation occurs, and no credits are deducted for blocked attempts.
  • Fail-Closed Architecture: If safety verification fails or detects high-risk terms, generation requests fail closed to prevent unmoderated or illicit content generation.

4. Underlying AI Models and Operational Transparency

Image Layered processes image decomposition and background restoration through specialized visual artificial intelligence models:

  • Layer Decomposition: ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Pro (bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/layerize) via Fal.ai and Kie computing backends.
  • Edge & Masking Segmentation: Meta Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2).
  • Occlusion Inpainting & Generative Fill: Context-aware SDXL generative inpainting and Ideogram 4.5 for missing background reconstruction and layer editing.
  • Batch Generation: RunPod Serverless GPU pipelines executing audited diffusion models.

All visual processing is performed ephemerally in isolated GPU environments with encrypted transit (TLS 1.3) and secure private storage (Cloudflare R2). Images are never used to train public foundation models without explicit user consent.

5. Closed-Loop Enforcement & Penalties

We maintain a strict closed-loop mechanism to detect, mitigate, and resolve policy violations:

  1. Pre-Generation Rejection: Inbound prompts containing prohibited keywords or flagged by the Prompt Screening API are automatically blocked before model dispatch.
  2. Account Termination: Accounts involved in uploading, generating, or attempting to distribute prohibited adult/NSFW content, CSAM, deepfakes, or hate speech will face immediate, permanent account suspension.
  3. No Refunds / Forfeiture of Balance: Accounts terminated due to AUP violations permanently forfeit all existing credit balances, active subscription periods, and entitlements. No refunds will be granted under any circumstance.
  4. Data Destruction: Offending source uploads, generated layers, PSD files, and associated metadata will be permanently purged and wiped from our storage servers.
  5. Law Enforcement Escalation: Severe violations, including any materials involving minors (CSAM/CSAE) or actionable threats of physical harm, will be referred immediately to NCMEC and international law enforcement authorities with full forensic audit logs.

6. How to Report Violations (User Reporting Channel)

We encourage our community, copyright holders, and the general public to report any content or user behavior that violates this Acceptable Use Policy.

How to Submit a Report:

What to Include in Your Report:

  1. Description of Violation: Explain the nature of the violation (e.g., Pornography/NSFW, CSAM, hate speech, copyright infringement, non-consensual likeness).
  2. Identification of Content: Provide the URL, Job/Task ID, or relevant image reference.
  3. Evidence: Include screenshots, text transcripts, or links demonstrating the violation.
  4. Reporter Contact: Your email address for follow-up and confirmation.

Enforcement and Response SLA:

  • Our Trust & Safety team investigates all reports within 24 to 48 business hours.
  • Confirmed offending content is immediately and permanently taken down from our servers.
  • Accounts responsible for serious violations are permanently banned with immediate credit forfeiture.
  • Extreme legal violations (such as CSAM) are forwarded directly to law enforcement authorities.

7. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding this Acceptable Use Policy: