SECTION 03 — THE LAWFILE 03 / 06

SECTION 03 — THE LAWPLAIN-LANGUAGE BRIEFINGYOUR DETAILS KEPT PRIVATE

Law centre — plain-language guideCanada

What Canada's law covers.

Sharing intimate images without consent is a crime, and British Columbia offers a tribunal option where the facts fit. This page explains the public rules; the details of your case stay private.

If you found this page in the worst week of your life, you do not need to expose more than necessary. You need the right response handled quietly.

Criminal offence to share without consentB.C.: binding removal orders via the Civil Resolution Tribunal

PUBLIC: the law · official sources · official options
PRIVATE: your answer · your evidence
RECORD: your case file · what was sent and what came back
LIMIT: education only · verify locally

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03A — WHAT THIS PAGE CAN TELL YOU

PUBLIC LAWYOUR DETAILS KEPT PRIVATEEDUCATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE

Public law, private answer

The law is public. How it applies to you is private.

This page can explain the law, link the official sources, and name the limits. Whether a law fits your situation depends on facts we review privately, and the answer goes into your written scope.

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LAW

The law

This pageNames the law, the official source, and whether it sets a deadline for platforms.

Your case fileWhether that law fits what you are dealing with.

SCOPE

Written scope

This pageExplains that every paid engagement has a written scope.

Your case fileWhat is included, the limits, the price, and the refund terms for your case.

OPTIONS

Options

This pageKeeps official reports, platform requests, limited results, referrals, and “we can’t help” separate.

Your case fileWhich option applies, and what AboutUs can take on, pause, or refer elsewhere.

PRIVATE

Kept private

This pageShows the general rules, never anyone’s case.

Your case fileYour messages, dates, case notes, and pricing stay private.

What stays off the page

Public law. Private answer.

This page explains the law. Your own answer stays in your private case file.

PRIVATE

Whether the law applies to you

PRIVATE

Dates and timing

PRIVATE

What was sent and received

PRIVATE

Your messages

PRIVATE

Referrals

PRIVATE

Price and terms

Notice — education, not legal advice

This page is education, not legal advice. We are a removal agency, not a law firm; for advice on your specific situation, consult an attorney — or ask us privately and we'll tell you honestly what your case needs and what it costs.

THE KEY FACT

s.162.1

Sharing an intimate image without consent is a federal criminal offence — and in British Columbia a tribunal can order platforms to take it down.

03B — BEFORE WE TAKE ON WORK

BEFORE ANY WORKWRITTEN SCOPE FIRSTYOUR DETAILS KEPT PRIVATE

Before AboutUs accepts work

The general law becomes a written scope.

This page covers the general rules: which laws exist, the official sources, and their limits. What fits your case is decided privately and written down before any work starts.

The key rule here

s.162.1

Criminal, tribunal, platform, and limited options are kept separate, and none is started without your approval.

What we check before anything is sent ->What you receive ->Request a private review ->

Step

Question

What we look at

What you get

LAW

Question

Which law or rule applies?

What we look at

A legal deadline for platforms, an official source, a platform rule, a referral, a limited result, or no work at all.

What you get

One plain label before AboutUs accepts work.

PRIVATE

Question

What stays private?

What we look at

The answer for your case, your evidence notes, and the limits.

What you get

This page stays general.

RECORD

Question

How do you know the work happened?

What we look at

What was sent, when, which option was used, what came back, and your case file.

What you get

A private record you can check without re-sharing anything sensitive.

Question

What if the law doesn’t reach far enough?

What we look at

An official report, a different rule, a limited result, advice to see a lawyer, or closing the case.

What you get

A written answer, not a vague progress update.

SECTION 03 — THE LAWS

The laws and tools that can apply.

Criminal Code s.162.1

Publishing or distributing an intimate image without consent is a federal offence; threats are charged as extortion.

B.C. Intimate Images Protection Act + Civil Resolution Tribunal

A binding online option for eligible B.C. matters, where the tribunal can order an intimate image taken down.

Platform NCII policies

Each platform's own rules against sharing intimate images without consent.

PIPEDA & search-only results

A limited option that may reduce search visibility. A search-only result is labelled as limited, never as a removal.

The official options stay listed here. The details of your case stay in your private case file.

MANDATORY REFERRALMINORS — NEVER A COMMERCIAL CASE

If this involves someone under 18

We work with adults (18+) only. If intimate images of someone under 18 are involved, report it immediately to Cybertip.ca — Canada's national tipline, operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection — at cybertip.ca/en/report, and contact your local police. Youth seeking removal of their own images can use needhelpnow.ca. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.

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Adults (18+) only · content involving anyone under 18 is reported to Cybertip.ca & police

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04 — Findings

END OF SECTION 03 — THE LAW · SECTION 04 — FINDINGS & PROOF