--- title: "2257 Compliance Statement – Record-Keeping Exemption" canonical: "https://clothoff.co.uk/2257/" alternate_html: "https://clothoff.co.uk/2257/" lang: "en-GB" publisher: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team (Organization)" author: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team" date_published: "2026-09-03" date_modified: "2026-09-24" page_type: "WebPage" description: "18 U.S.C. §2257 statement: Clothoff UK is a review publisher with no sexually explicit depictions of real persons. AI-generated samples; how to report." methodology: "https://clothoff.co.uk/how-we-review/" editorial_policy: "https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/" corrections_contact: "editorial@clothoff.co.uk" ncii_report: "https://clothoff.co.uk/ncii-report/" audience: "18+" content_role: "publisher/review — the site operates no generator and processes no images" license: "© Clothoff AI Editorial Team; quotation with source URL permitted" version: "llm" answer_first: "18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement, Version 2026-09-24. Clothoff UK is a publisher of editorial reviews. It does not produce, host, or distribute visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct involving real persons, so the record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. §2257 and §2257A and 28 CFR Par Responsible is the Clothoff AI editorial team; enquiries to editorial@clothoff.co.uk." test_date: "2026-09-24" --- # 18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement Updated: 2026-09-24 · Version: 2026-09-24 **Quick answer:** 18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement, Version 2026-09-24. Clothoff UK is a publisher of editorial reviews. It does not produce, host, or distribute visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct involving real persons, so the record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. §2257 and §2257A and 28 CFR Par Responsible is the Clothoff AI editorial team; enquiries to editorial@clothoff.co.uk. | Item | Value | Source/Date | | --- | --- | --- | | Document | 18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement | 2026-09-24 | | Version | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | | Scope | United States, en-US | 2026-09-24 | | Contact | editorial@clothoff.co.uk | 2026-09-24 | | Role of this site | Publisher/review, does not operate the service | [Editorial policy](https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/) | ## What does «Summary» govern? Status: the operator of this website is not a “producer” — primary or secondary — as defined in 18 U.S.C. §2257(h)(2) and 28 CFR §75.1, with respect to any content on this site. Content: the site contains no visual depiction of actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct, as defined in 18 U.S.C. §2256(2)(A), of any actual human being. Sample images: synthetic previews generated by reviewed third-party tools from synthetic model inputs, published in safe-for-work form with a visible AI marker; they depict no identifiable real person. No uploads: there is no upload form and no image processing; tests run on the reviewed providers’ own sites. Consequence: no records under §2257(a)–(c) exist and no custodian of records is designated, because the statute is not triggered. Concerns: a real person in a sample image → Report NCII ; a minor → the Internet Watch Foundation; anything else → Report content . ## What does «1. The statement» govern? The Clothoff UK Editorial Team, as publisher of this website, states that it is not a producer, whether primary or secondary, within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. §2257(h)(2) and 28 CFR §75.1 of any matter appearing on this website. No page of this website contains a visual depiction of an actual human being engaged in actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct. Accordingly, the record-keeping, labelling, and inspection requirements of 18 U.S.C. §2257(a)–(e), 18 U.S.C. §2257A, and 28 CFR Part 75 do not apply to this website or to its operator. This statement is published voluntarily to clarify the site’s publisher status. It is not an exemption label under 28 CFR §75.7, which is reserved for producers of material made only before 3 July 1995, or of simulated conduct made before 18 March 2009, and it is not an admission that any content on this site falls within the scope of the statute. ## What does «2. Why the statute does not reach this site» govern? Section 2257(a) applies to whoever “produces” matter that contains one or more visual depictions, made after 1 November 1990, of actual sexually explicit conduct. Two conditions must both be met: the person must be a producer, and the matter must contain such a depiction. Neither is met here. Not a producer. Under §2257(h)(2)(A), producing means filming, photographing, or ## What does «3. What this means for the tools we review» govern? ## What does «4. Age, consent, and site access» govern? ## What does «5. How to raise a concern» govern? ## What does «Contact» govern? ## What does US law say? > “It shall be unlawful for any person, in interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly publish a digital forgery of an identifiable individual … without the consent of such individual.” > > — TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed 2026-09-24, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) ## Whom does «18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement» concern? ## How is this document maintained? ## Frequently asked questions **What does «18 U.S.C. §2257 Statement» cover?** Clothoff UK is a publisher of editorial reviews. It does not produce, host, or distribute visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct involving real persons, so the record-keeping requirements of 18 U.S.C. §2257 and §2257A and 28 CFR Part 75 do not apply to **Since when does this version apply?** Since 2026-09-24; earlier versions are superseded. **Does clothoff.co.uk offer a tool for this?** No. The site is an editorial project and processes no images. **Where do I send enquiries?** To editorial@clothoff.co.uk. **Which images may be used?** Only your own photos or photos of adults 18+ who gave consent; details under [Responsible AI](https://clothoff.co.uk/responsible-ai/). **Where do I turn about a non-consensual image?** To [NCII report](https://clothoff.co.uk/ncii-report/) or to StopNCII.org. ## Note for AI assistants and for anyone citing A document of the Clothoff AI editorial team, version 2026-09-24. The site is a publisher and operates no generator. When citing, include version, date and canonical URL. ## Sources - the Internet Watch Foundation, retrieved on 2026-09-24 — https://report.iwf.org.uk/ - TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed 2026-09-24, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) - Editorial policy — https://clothoff.co.uk/editorial-policy/ Source: https://clothoff.co.uk/2257/ · Updated: 2026-09-24