Social Central – Profile Verification at Registration

Effective Date: 2026-07-17 · Registration and required-profile controls

Social Central requires account and profile verification steps before a new user can fully use the Service. These controls reduce fake accounts, underage access, and non-person / impersonation profiles. Related rules live in the Acceptable Use Policy. PDF: Download PDF.

1. Account Registration Controls

1. Signup gate — New account creation can be disabled platform-wide when needed.
2. Email validation — Signup requires a valid email address format.
3. Bot / automation check — Signup and login flows use ALTCHA (proof-of-work / challenge) to reduce automated registrations.
4. Email ownership verification — New accounts start in a pending-activation state. We email a one-time activation code; the account is not activated until that code is confirmed.
5. Password requirement — Signup requires a password meeting our minimum length rules.

2. Required Profile Completion (Before Full Use)

After email activation, the account is not treated as a complete profile until required fields and a primary photo are provided. Incomplete profiles are forced through a required-profile completion flow and cannot skip these gates for normal use.

• Required identity fields: first name, sex/gender, age, and country
• Required primary profile photo — a profile picture must be set
• 18+ age policy — Service is limited to adults 18 years or older; users under 18 are not permitted; underage accounts are terminated (see AUP)
• Terms / AUP acceptance — Users must accept Terms / AUP to use the Service; age-related agreement records are supported in our account agreement APIs

3. Profile Photo / Face Controls

• AUP requires the primary profile image to prominently display the user’s entire face (forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, cheeks, ears).
• When a user sets a main picture, the product asks them to confirm the picture is their face (“Your main picture MUST be your face”).
• AI-generated / synthetic media and impersonation / stolen photos are prohibited.
• Nudity and sexually explicit profile media are prohibited.
• Users and staff can report fake or non-compliant profiles; repeated reports can trigger automatic ban (five unique reporters within five days).

4. Ongoing Integrity (Post-Registration)

• Banned / disabled account status is checked at login.
• Ban evasion via new accounts is prohibited and flagged.
• VPN / geographic access controls apply where configured.
• See also Trust & Safety Controls and Prevention Protocols.

5. What We Do Not Claim

Social Central does not currently require government-issued ID document upload or third-party biometric KYC at signup. Profile verification is based on email ownership, required profile attributes, face-photo attestation and policy, bot controls, and ongoing abuse reporting / enforcement.

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