Trust & Safety

Last updated: July 2026

Standin is a consent-first face-swap video tool. The product is built around a single rule: the only faces that should appear in a render are faces the uploader has a right to use. This page documents exactly what we enforce, how we enforce it, and how to report something we missed.

1. Consent is required

Every upload carries an explicit consent confirmation. You confirm that you own or have permission to use every photo, video, and likeness in the render. Uploading someone else's face without their consent is a direct violation of our Terms and grounds for an immediate ban.

2. No minors — ever

Standin is for adults. The service is 18+, full stop. We do not process, render, or store images of minors in any context, and the consent flow explicitly excludes them. The age gate at sign-up and an automated facial-age check on every upload work together to enforce this.

3. Prohibited use

You may not use Standin to create or distribute content that involves:

• minors, in any context;
• non-consensual, sexualized, harassing, or defamatory material;
• impersonation of real people for fraud, deception, or to create a false impression of endorsement;
• anything unlawful in your jurisdiction.

Violations can result in an immediate, no-refund ban and, where appropriate, a report to law enforcement.

4. Automated + human review

Every upload passes an automated safety check that screens for the categories above. The stack includes:

• Facial-age estimation — uploads that look under 18 are rejected before the render starts.
• NSFW classification — explicit content is rejected before the render starts.
• Hash matching against known CSAM databases — industry-standard perceptual hashing flags any match for review and reporting.
• Rate & pattern signals — abnormal account behaviour is throttled or paused pending review.

Account-level enforcement (refuse, remove, limit, or ban) is reviewed by a human before it is applied. Reports filed through the channel below are read by a person, not just a model.

5. The watermark is a trust feature

Every free render carries a visible watermark. This is deliberate. The watermark is what makes a free Standin render obviously a render — it cannot be passed off as a genuine photo or video of the person whose face is in it. Paid renders remove the watermark for legitimate uses (events, content, gifts); they are not a stealth upgrade to deception.

6. Reporting a render or a person

If you believe a Standin render involves you (or someone you have authority for) without consent, or violates this policy in any other way, report it. We will:

1. Acknowledge the report within 24 hours.
2. Investigate and, if the report is substantiated, remove the render and suspend the offending account within 72 hours.
3. Provide a status update on the action taken, where contactable.

How to report: message @standinmebot from the account involved (so we can locate the render) or from any account, with: a link to the render, what the issue is, and how to reach you. For urgent or legally significant reports, include the word URGENT in the first message — those are triaged first.

7. Your data, your control

Uploads and rendered outputs are kept only as long as needed to deliver your result, provide support, and prevent abuse, then deleted. You can request access to or deletion of your data at any time — see our Privacy Policy for the full retention and deletion flow.

8. Working with researchers, press, and platforms

We respond to verified requests from security researchers, journalists, and platform trust & safety teams on the channel above. If you are evaluating Standin for a directory, an app review, or a story, message first — we will share the full safety stack and a working render demo.