0 - Overview

This policy was last updated August 22nd, 2006, and may be updated by Photo Lucidity staff at any time, with or without notice. ALL SUBMISSIONS PAST AND PRESENT ARE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY.

Unless otherwise noted, all first-person pronouns ("we", "us") used in this Policy refer to Photo Lucidity's staff members, and all second-person pronouns ("you") refer to the registered member of Photo Lucidity and/or the unregistered visitor to Photo Lucidity, though this Policy is written primarily with regards to registered members.

This Policy in a Nutshell:

• NO submission to Photo Lucidity may EVER depict or include explicit sexually-oriented content.
• ALL submissions must be accurately labelled to identify any and all potentially offensive content depicted in them.
• YOU assume ALL responsibility for content you view on PLC, whether potentially offensive or otherwise. If you do not wish to encounter offensive content, it is YOUR responsibility to specify appropriate content filtering levels to block them from view.
• WE reserve the right to monitor any submissions (past and present) for the correct application of content advisories; and to moderate, reject, and/or delete any material which has not been correctly labelled to match its content.

1 - Explanation of Content Descriptors

We realize that not everyone has the same tolerances for certain types of content, and that some content is generally agreed as upsetting to view. Therefore, we provide a filtering system to allow users to automatically block content which they consider offensive. In order for this system to work correctly it is critical that you understand what types of content descriptors we use, and apply them if and where needed for your submissions.

Specifically, any submissions that contain depictions of nudity or violence, racist content or profanity, must be accurately labelled as containing said content.

We have the following content descriptors available. Most of these descriptors have varying levels, each of which is cumulative.

• Nudity: This warning identifies the depiction of a nude figure (either partial or full) in the submission, and more specifically, the depiction of nude anatomical traits such as genetalia, buttocks, or breasts (hereafter called nude anatomy) in said figure.

  • Mild Nudity may include partial or implied nudity, and (in rare cases) full nudity, provided that there is no actual depiction of any nude anatomy.
  • Moderate Nudity extends to the depiction of bare breasts on female subjects. Partial or full nudity can be allowed provided that the genetalia or reproductive anatomy are not depicted.
  • Explicit Nudity extends to the depiction of bare genetalia and the reproductive organs, whether on male or female subjects.

  • Violence: This descriptor identifies depiction of gratuitous violence and/or bloodshed in a submission. It is generally not necessary to assign this descriptor for portrayals of "slapstick" comedy or mild "comic" violence where there is obviously no signs of injury, bloodshed, or other destruction.

    • Mild Violence is generally limited to depictions of minor injuries as well as clearly fantasy or comic violence without bloodshed, serious injury, or dismemberment (e.g., on a level comparable to most animated cartoons).
    • Moderate Violence may include most violence that does not portray gratuitous dismemberment or bloodshed (comparable to a PG-13 movie, such as Lord of the Rings).
    • Explicit Violence identifies graphic depictions of bloodshed or dismemberment (comparable to an R-rated movie, such as Kill Bill).

  • Language identifies the use of profanity ("swear words") in a Submission. Please note that according to the guidelines of our general Submission Policy, this descriptor applies to your submission as a whole and must reflect any use of profanity regardless of whether it is included as part of the actual piece, or as part of the Description you provide.

    • Mild Profanity includes use of "Bowdlerisms" (nonprofane substitute words, such as "arse" or "F-word"_[sic]) or fully self-censored profanity (self-application of asterisks or black censorboxes to obscure the entire word, e.g, "****"_[sic] in place of "shit"). Certain semi-profane words used in a non-profane context ("damnation", "hell", "jackass") may also be permitted on a case-by-case basis.
    • Moderate Profanity includes most of the common "four-letter words" (excluding the infamous "F-word"), as well as partial self-censoring of profanity that would otherwise qualify as Explicit level (e.g. "f**k"_[sic]).
    • Explicit Profanity includes the so-called "F-word" as well as proliferous use of any profanity.

  • Racism identifies the depiction of racist themes in the submission as a whole; generally real-life racist themes (such as Anti-Semitism). Please note that although we can accept these themes depicted in art when this descriptor is applied, we can not accept racism in your general behavior towards other users, such as advocating racist viewpoints in our discussion forums.

    • Mild Racism is generally limited to neutral depiction of racist themes or symbols; such as the so-called "Rebel Flag" or historical depiction of the Nazi regime.
    • Moderate Racism may include most racist themes excluding depictions of actual race-based violence or killing.
    • Explicit may include any depiction of racist themes or race-based violence.

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  4 - Content Filtering system

  Our content advisory system works in conjunction with viewing category or artist galleries on this site: We provide a set of filtering levels for each content descriptor, and by adjusting the levels of each descriptor you may restrict your viewing of a gallery to exclude any content which exceeds the levels chosen. While registered on PLC, you may also specify the default levels for these filters by reviewing the options on your PLC user profile.

  Obviously, when these filters are set to their highest level, no content filtering will occur when viewing a gallery. You are therefore responsible for adjusting the filtering levels to exclude any content that you do not wish to encounter; we have no obligation nor any responsibility for content that appears in a gallery, so long as said content has been accurately labelled in accordance with Section 1 of this Policy.

  If you should encounter a submission which you believe has not been correctly labelled for objectionable content, you may report the submission to us and we will investigate whether or not it has accurate content labels applied. If we agree that a submission is not labelled appropriately we will decide on a corrective action, such as the application of correct content descriptors, or the removal of that submission.