Fanvue treats any upload featuring someone other than the account owner as co-authored content, and it may only go live once every featured person is either a verified Fanvue creator you tag, or an adult whose ID and signed, dated consent you hold and have sent to Fanvue together with the photos its process requires.
Content featuring unverified people heads the list of reasons in Fanvue's restricted account article, and it is avoidable: the paperwork has to come before the upload, not after it. This guide explains the two routes Fanvue accepts, the documents behind each, how money and rights work when two people make content together, and what happens if a collaborator later says they did not agree. It ends with a checklist that assigns each step to a person and each record to a place.
What counts as co-authored content on Fanvue
Section 1 of the Co-Authored Content Policy gives two triggers: two or more people contributed creatively to the content, or anyone other than the uploading creator is featured in it visually, audibly or otherwise. It applies whether or not the other people are Fanvue creators and whether or not they can be identified. The changelog entry for 14 June 2026 records that this wording was tightened so that recognisability no longer matters.
The Community Guidelines set the baseline in section B: written documentation that everyone shown, included or referred to in your content is an adult, plus verifiable consent from each of them to use their name, their images or both. That covers more than on-screen partners. A voice in the background, a body without a face, or a named person in a caption can all bring the rules into play.
Route one: the collaborator verifies their own Fanvue creator account
The simpler route, according to the Help Centre's co-authored accounts article, is for each featured person to open a Fanvue creator account and complete identity verification. You then tag them every time you share media featuring them, including media sent in direct messages. Section 2 of the policy adds that you must use the platform's tagging feature and must not misrepresent or obscure their involvement.
Two practical points follow. Confirm that the collaborator's verification has actually been approved, not merely started, before the shoot, because content uploaded while they are unverified is the exact situation the restricted account article describes. And agree in advance who will post which pieces, since each upload is credited only to the account that posts it.
Route two: a release and documents for someone without a Fanvue account
For a collaborator who does not want a creator account, the same Help Centre article lists four items to send to Fanvue support: a completed model release form for each featured person, a photo of the front and back of their ID, a headshot of them holding a sheet of paper showing the current date and your account username, and a full-body photo taken without a coat or jacket. A new form is needed for each piece of content that features a new individual.
The policy itself asks for more than that submission. You must keep on file a valid government-issued ID for each person and signed, dated and fully informed written consent to be recorded and published, and you must hand these to Fanvue when asked. Since the 22 June 2026 update, Fanvue's consent form template can be downloaded directly from section 2 of the policy.
Fanvue's template is short. It records both parties' names and contact details, the shoot's event, location and date, what the featured person receives in return, a broad grant of usage, a space for special conditions, confirmation that the featured person is an adult, and both signatures with dates. Because the usage grant is broad, the special-conditions space is where specifics belong: which platforms, which set of content, whether pieces can be sold in messages, how long the content stays up, and what happens if either person later wants something removed. A lawyer can tell you whether the finished form works under the law where you shoot.
Collab compliance checklist: who verifies, which documents, where records live
Complete the rows in order before filming, then again before each upload. The record column matters as much as the document: Fanvue can ask for the paperwork at any time, and the person who uploaded the content is the one who has to produce it.
| Collab step | Who is responsible | Documents or action | Where the record lives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirm each participant is an adult who wants to take part | The uploader, before the shoot is booked | Sight of a valid government ID for every person | An access-controlled folder that only you can open |
| Pick a route for each person | Both creators, together | Fanvue creator verification, or a signed release with documents | A shoot plan that names the route per person |
| Route one: verification approved | The collaborator | Their own completed Fanvue identity check | Their Fanvue handle written into the shoot plan |
| Route two: release signed | The uploader and the featured person | Fanvue's template, dated and signed, with special conditions filled in | Your copy, the copy sent to support, and a copy for the featured person |
| Route two: identity images | The featured person | ID front and back, a dated headshot with your username, and a full-body photo | Sent to Fanvue support with the release; your copies stored securely |
| Submission to Fanvue | The uploader | A new submission for each piece of content featuring a new individual | Sent-mail folder plus any ticket reference |
| Tagging at upload | The uploader | Tag every verified collaborator on each post and each message carrying the media | The post itself, plus a line in your posting log |
| Revenue arrangement | Both creators | A written split agreement, because Fanvue pays only the uploader | Your contracts folder, outside Fanvue |
| Payout readiness | The uploader | Co-creators verified before you request a withdrawal | Checked against the payout prerequisites |
| Retention and review | The uploader | Keep IDs and consent for as long as the content is live, and longer if your lawyer advises | The same secure folder, with a review date in your calendar |
Store identity documents as carefully as your own. They are someone else's personal data, and a leak would harm them and you; limit access, avoid shared drives, and delete copies you no longer need once the retention reason has passed.
Money and rights: who gets paid and who owns the content
Section 3 of the Co-Authored Content Policy is clear that Fanvue credits earnings only to the account that uploads the content. Any revenue split is a private arrangement that Fanvue will not manage, enforce or verify, appearing in another creator's upload gives you no right to a share, and Fanvue disclaims liability for unpaid or disputed splits. Disputes go to the creator who posted or the people featured, not to Fanvue.
The uploader also carries the rights questions: obtaining every permission needed, settling joint authorship or copyright with the other contributors, and complying with image, publicity and likeness laws. For a structured way to record intended uses, channels, term and revocation requests, use the content rights release checklist; for planning the collaboration itself, the creator partnership guide covers briefs and splits from the OnlyFans side.
If a collaborator withdraws or disputes consent
Anyone who appears in content can challenge it, whether or not they use Fanvue. Section 5 of the Complaints Policy calls this a Consent Dispute: Fanvue checks whether appropriate consent was obtained, removes the content immediately if consent cannot be established or is void under the applicable law, and, where it disagrees that consent is void, offers an independent third party to resolve the dispute at its own cost. For intimate images published without consent, the NCII takedown policy commits Fanvue to removing reported content within 48 hours of a valid request and to steps against re-upload.
The consequences for the uploader can be serious. Under the co-authored policy, missing documents can lead to content removal, withheld or reversed earnings, restricted publishing and termination, and section 4 adds a possible ban on opening further accounts and referral to law enforcement for unlawful conduct. Your signed, dated consent is the evidence that answers a dispute. Agree in writing, before filming, how a removal request between you will be handled, and act on it quickly if it comes. If enforcement has already started, the guide to restricted Fanvue accounts lists the documents and deadlines.
Edge cases creators ask about
- Voice only. Someone heard but not seen is featured audibly, so the policy applies.
- A body without a face. Fanvue's AI creator KYC article says an AI face on a real body still needs that real person verified; the same logic applies to any cropped or faceless shot of someone else. AI scenarios are covered in the Fanvue AI creator rules.
- A photographer or editor who never appears. Creative contribution alone makes the content co-authored, so settle ownership in writing even though the identity documents rules turn on who is featured.
- People in the background. Passers-by and friends caught in shot count as featured people, which is one more reason the Fanvue content rules push filming away from public places.
- The intro video. The Acceptable Use Policy says it must feature only the creator, so collaborations belong in the feed, not on the public profile.
- Mentions by name. The guidelines require consent to use another person's name as well as their image, so ask before naming anyone in captions or messages.
New to the platform and planning a launch with a collaborator? Set your own account up first with the Fanvue creator account walkthrough, then bring the other person in once both routes are understood.
Limitations of this guide
This guide reflects Fanvue's Co-Authored Content Policy, Community Guidelines, Complaints Policy and Help Centre as published on 1 October 2026. Help Centre pages and the policy do not always describe the process in identical terms, and Fanvue may ask for extra documents in a particular case. Fanvue's release template is a starting point, not a complete contract, and consent, image rights and record-keeping law vary by country. It is general information rather than legal advice; for any collaboration involving money or intimate content, have a lawyer review the release and the revenue agreement before anyone films.