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VERIFIED SAFETY DESK
FILE US-NCR/2026VERIFIED SAFETY DESKCLASSIFICATION: CLIENT-CONFIDENTIALSAFETY BOUNDARY LEDGERSOURCE CHECK — JUNE 30, 2026SENSITIVE FILE STAYS OUT

Boundary first

Safety record first. Client record when it spreads.

If intimate images were shared without consent, you’re being sextorted, or you’re being harassed online, use this desk to identify the right safety line and preserve the boundary record. The page intentionally stops before the private decision, client notes, and client receipt; those belong inside the confidential client record when the official route cannot resolve the gap.

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 start with the written boundary check and we'll tell you honestly what your case needs.

Boundary proof

Official tools and hotlines stay visible as trust and safety boundaries.

Boundary limits

The public page names ceilings without exposing the client-specific answer.

Safe handoff

Sensitive cases start with a minimal private summary and a human channel.

COMMERCIAL BOUNDARY DESK
TRUST BOUNDARYCLIENT RECORDPUBLIC BOUNDARY ONLY

Visible boundary, client record

The public page proves the edge.

Official boundaries stay visible so safety and trust are checkable. The client-work detail stays in the AboutUs client record once work is authorized.

PUBLICBOUNDARY

Boundary proof

This page names the official owners, safety exits, and hard limits a client should be able to check before handoff.

CLIENTBOUNDARY

Client record

Client-record work, status, correspondence, and client receipt stay inside the AboutUs client record, not on a public resource page.

RECEIPTBOUNDARY

Client receipt

Clients get the record that matters: what was received, what remains visible, what is outside the boundary, and what needs an accountable owner.

Client record owner receipt

What the client record keeps.

The public page can show the official boundary. The AboutUs client record carries the private decision, accountable owner, written terms, and client-only receipt.

ANSWER

Private answer.

Open, referred, held, or stopped is written before work starts.

OWNER

One accountable owner.

The client record turns a pile of tabs into one accountable workstream.

TERM

Written terms.

Reviewed item, intended outcome, refund posture, and exclusions are written down before authorization.

RECEIPT

Client-only receipt.

The closeout label, remaining visibility, and next boundary stay inside the client record.

CLIENT RECORD LOCK
PUBLIC TRUSTCLIENT RECORDHANDLING SEALED

Boundary discipline

Trust is public. Handling is client-only.

A resource hub should prove safety without becoming the operating manual. The visitor gets the official boundary. The client gets the private decision, written record, correspondence, and receipt.

Check trust gate
PUBLICFIREWALL

The public page proves the boundary.

It names the official owner, safety line, hard stop, and limit a client can verify before talking to us.

CLIENTFIREWALL

The client record carries the work.

Reviewed surface, private decision, intended outcome, exclusions, correspondence, and receipt stay client-only.

SEALEDFIREWALL

Private handling stays sealed.

Correspondence, client-only receipt detail, and client-specific notes are not published as public copy.

Client-only fields

What the client receives after acceptance.

Reviewed surface
Written boundary
Private answer
Intended outcome
Status labels
Correspondence
Client-only receipt
IF YOU’RE IN CRISIS

Right now.

If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis or emotional support:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Confidential 24/7 support if you are in crisis or thinking about self-harm. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

BoundaryEmotional crisis, suicidal thoughts, or panic after a threat or leak.

CeilingIf anyone is physically unsafe right now, call 911 before using a hotline.

RAINN — National Sexual Assault Hotline
800-656-4673
Confidential support for survivors of sexual violence, including image-based abuse. RAINN offers phone, online chat, and text options.

BoundarySexual-violence survivor support, safety planning, and local referrals.

CeilingSupport and referrals, not content-removal ownership.

INTIMATE IMAGES SHARED WITHOUT CONSENT

Adult NCII: confirm the boundary, then move into the client record.

If everyone involved was 18 or older when the image was taken and is 18+ now, these official adult boundaries help prove the safety boundary. They can help with blocking, support, and reporting; they cannot cover every source, copy, or client-record answer.

StopNCII.org
For adults (18+): a participating-service hash-blocking boundary run by the Revenge Porn Helpline (SWGfL). It can help prove that a blocking lane exists; it does not become the full source record.

BoundaryAdults 18+ who still have the image or video and want participating services to block matching copies.

CeilingIt works by hash matching on participating companies; it is not an all-web resolution path.

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) — Image Abuse Helpline
844-878-2274 (24/7)
A nonprofit crisis helpline and safety center for victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse — information, support, referrals, and non-legal guidance.

BoundaryImage-based sexual abuse support, referrals, and practical next-step guidance.

CeilingA nonprofit support line; it does not replace emergency services or legal counsel.

COMPLIANCE RECORD UNDER TAKE IT DOWN

When the required process fails.

The FTC record is for reporting a covered-service problem: no clear process, a broken process, or failure to reasonably act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN request. It is not a client-record owner, and it does not replace the required first notice.

FTC — Take It Down compliance record
FTC record for a covered-service compliance gap after a valid request. Keep the official outcome as boundary proof; client-record review remains separate.

BoundaryReporting a covered service that has no compliant process or did not reasonably act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN request.

CeilingThis reports the compliance problem to the FTC. It is not client-record ownership and it does not replace the required first notice.

If coverage or request validity is unclear, keep that question in the boundary record and review the TAKE IT DOWN Act explainer before moving into client-record review.

SEXTORTION & COERCION

Don’t pay. Preserve the record.

Paying the person threatening you confirms you’re reachable and the demands can continue. Stop responding, preserve the messages, and keep the law-enforcement record separate from any removal work.

FBI — Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Law-enforcement record for sextortion and online financial extortion. Do not pay the person threatening you; preserve the messages and keep client-record work separate.

BoundaryReporting cyber-enabled crime, including online extortion and sextortion.

CeilingA law-enforcement reporting channel. It does not remove source content by itself.

For a calmer first-hour decision path, see the safety packet.

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 the NCMEC CyberTipline at report.cybertip.org, use NCMEC's Take It Down at takeitdown.ncmec.org, and contact local law enforcement. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.

NCMEC CyberTipline
Use the CyberTipline to report online child sexual exploitation. If anyone in the image was under 18, this is never a paid AboutUs case.

BoundaryReporting suspected online child sexual exploitation or sexualized images involving someone under 18.

CeilingThis is the official reporting channel. Keep sensitive files out of commercial services.

NCMEC Take It Down
NCMEC option to help remove or stop the online sharing of nude or sexually explicit images of someone who was under 18 in the image, including if you are now an adult.

BoundaryNude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images taken when someone was under 18.

CeilingIt works through participating services. It is separate from law enforcement reporting.

BROADER VICTIM SUPPORT

Support lines.

VictimConnect Resource Center
855-484-2846 (call or text, 24/7)
A referral helpline (a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime) that helps victims of any crime find local services, legal options, and support.

BoundaryCrime-victim support, rights information, and referrals across many crime types.

CeilingReferral support, not a client-record owner or emergency responder.

FTC — report fraud and scams
Report scams, including online extortion and impersonation, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

BoundaryReporting scams, impersonation, and fraud patterns to the FTC.

CeilingA report helps enforcement and tracking; it is not a client-record owner.

PRESERVE WITHOUT SPREADING
EVIDENCE SAFETYSENSITIVE FILE STAYS OUTCONFIDENTIAL ROUTING

Evidence safety

Collect what helps. Do not re-expose yourself.

A strong client review needs records and context, not a fresh copy of intimate content. Keep the evidence useful without sending sensitive images into another inbox or form.

Verify us first
01SAVE

Keep the record, not the file.

Keep a private surface summary without forwarding intimate images or videos to anyone.

02STOP

Do not pay or bargain.

If someone is threatening you, stop replying and preserve the messages. Paying the person threatening you can confirm you are reachable.

03SORT

Separate visible places.

A source page, account profile, search result, threat thread, and re-upload are different records. Keep them labeled before any client-record review.

04HANDOFF

Use a human for sensitive cases.

Adult intimate-image, AI-nude, and sextortion matters should start with a human and a minimal private summary. The sensitive file itself stays out of forms and authorization paths.

SAFE REPORT KIT
BOUNDARY RECORDWHAT STAYS OUTCLIENT HANDOFF

Before a report or handoff

Say enough. Do not re-expose yourself.

Most safety lines need a clean boundary record, not the sensitive file. Keep the public record light; the client-only review belongs inside the handoff.

Open safety plan

Official or policy report

A specific post, profile, page, service, or accountable surface controls the copy.

Record

A minimal private surface summary, plus any official result already created.

Leave out

The intimate file itself, passwords, full ID numbers, payment details, and unrelated personal history.

Search-result boundary

The urgent exposure is search visibility, while the source page may still remain live.

Record

The search boundary, the source question, and any prior decision at a high level.

Leave out

Do not describe search removal as removal of the original page. Keep the source page as its own surface.

Law-enforcement record

Someone is threatening, demanding money, or using accounts to coerce you.

Record

A private threat summary and any official record, without publishing the case file.

Leave out

Do not negotiate, send new material, or move the threat to a new channel.

Sensitive live handoff

Adult intimate images, AI nudes, or sextortion need a human client-record channel.

Record

A minimal private summary and any official result already created.

Leave out

The intimate file itself. If anyone was under 18 when it was made, use NCMEC instead.

Report capsule

One clean summary beats a flood of files.

Where

The place where the problem is visible, threatened, indexed, or controlled.

What

A plain description of the harm without resending the sensitive file.

Tried

The official boundary you already used and any receipt or reply.

Remaining

What is still live, still threatened, or still unresolved.

CLIENT RECORD BRIDGE
BOUNDARY CHECKEDSAFETY RECORDTRUST GATESAFE HANDOFF

After the official boundary

If it stalls, bring the record.

The next step should be based on what reached the original page, what only reached search, and what belongs in a written client record.

Do not authorize payment until the public boundary is clear and the private answer is written in the client record.

BOUNDARY LINES - SAFETY FIRST
SITUATION FIRSTSENSITIVE FILE STAYS OUTABOUTUS FIT LAST

Commercial boundary, safety first

Check the safety line before the story spreads.

The same leak can create six different boundaries: crisis support, hash blocking, child-protection reporting, extortion reporting, search exposure, or an AboutUs client record. Confirm the owner first.

A good record protects the person, keeps sensitive files out, and leaves enough context for a human to review.

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Situation

Physical danger, self-harm risk, or panic after a threat.

Boundary first

Call 911 for immediate danger. Call, text, or chat 988 for crisis support.

Safe action

Do not wait for a content-removal plan before getting crisis help.

Return to removal review only after the person is safe enough to decide.

Situation

Everyone involved was 18+ when the image was taken and is 18+ now.

Boundary first

Confirm the adult safety boundary and keep its receipt separate before AboutUs review.

Safe action

Do not upload or forward the sensitive file to commercial forms, email, or authorization paths.

If the copy stays live, move the remaining facts into a human client-record read.

Situation

Anyone involved was under 18 when the image was created.

Boundary first

Official child-safety channels own the boundary.

Safe action

Do not send the content to anyone, including us. This is never a commercial case.

Use official child-protection channels and law enforcement where appropriate.

EXTORTION

IC3 record
Situation

A person is threatening to post, send, or keep spreading the material.

Boundary first

Stop replying, preserve messages, and keep a law-enforcement record separate from client-record work.

Safe action

Do not pay the person threatening you or move the conversation to a new private channel.

If content is already live, keep the law-enforcement record separate from client-record review.

Situation

The urgent exposure is a Google result, not a source page you control.

Boundary first

Confirm whether a Google path reaches only the search exposure.

Safe action

Do not treat a search-result change as removing the original page.

Keep the source page separate if the remaining issue needs review.

ABOUTUS FIT

Where we fit
Situation

The official boundary stalls, the copy spreads, or the source needs client-record review.

Boundary first

Keep the safety boundary visible; the remaining facts belong in a private client-record read.

Safe action

Do not pay until the public boundary, reviewed item, intended outcome, and exclusions are written down.

Use live help for sensitive cases; open a client record when the matter is eligible.

VERIFIED SAFETY RECORD
SOURCE CHECK — JUNE 30, 2026BOUNDARIES FIRSTLIMITS LABELED

Verified safety lines

Verify the owner. Keep the method private.

A serious resource page should show enough official proof to build trust. It should not publish the work path. The log below names the owner, the limit, and the official door.

Public proof stops at owner and ceiling. The work order, surface notes, and private decision stay inside the confidential client record.

Last checked: June 30, 2026. External programs can change; the linked official page controls.

CRISIS

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

June 30, 2026

988 Lifeline

Public ceilingIf anyone is physically unsafe right now, call 911 first.

ADULT NCII

SWGfL / Revenge Porn Helpline

June 30, 2026

StopNCII.org boundary

Public ceilingHash blocking does not delete a live source page or reach every service.

SURVIVOR

RAINN

June 30, 2026

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline

Public ceilingSurvivor support and referrals; not removal work or a law-enforcement report.

IBSA

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

June 30, 2026

CCRI Image Abuse Helpline

Public ceilingA nonprofit support line; not emergency response, legal counsel, or a client-record owner.

MINOR

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

June 30, 2026

NCMEC CyberTipline + Take It Down

Public ceilingCyberTipline reporting and Take It Down blocking serve different jobs; follow NCMEC's official instructions.

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

June 30, 2026

TakeItDown.ftc.gov record

Public ceilingFTC reporting documents compliance failure; it is not a client-record owner.

EXTORTION

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center

June 30, 2026

IC3

Public ceilingA law-enforcement report is not the same as client-record handling.

VICTIM

National Center for Victims of Crime

June 30, 2026

VictimConnect Resource Center

Public ceilingReferral support; not emergency response, client-record ownership, or investigation.

FRAUD

Federal Trade Commission

June 30, 2026

ReportFraud.ftc.gov

Public ceilingA report helps enforcement and tracking; it is not a client-record owner.

SEARCH

Google Search

June 30, 2026

Google personal sexual content removal

Public ceilingSearch removal can hide a result without removing the source page.

Official boundary controls

The linked official page is the source of truth if a program changes names, eligibility, forms, hours, or process.

Safety record before authorization

If the official boundary resolves the issue, keep the receipt as the record. AboutUs work belongs inside the client record after boundary and written terms.

Sensitive file stays out

Keep the public record light unless an official boundary instructs otherwise.

BOUNDARY DOCKET
BOUNDARY FITSENSITIVE FILE STAYS OUTSAFETY RECORDSOURCE VS SEARCH

Before boundary is written

Use the boundary that reaches the harm.

The safest first move is a boundary check, not a blind authorization. The boundary may be a crisis line, a hash-blocking tool, a compliance record, a search-result request, or a law-enforcement record.

If the official boundary resolves the issue, keep the receipt as the record. If it does not, bring the safety record, not the intimate file, to a human.

View safety recordBoundary note

Safety outranks paperwork.

Physical danger, self-harm risk, or panic belongs with emergency and crisis support before any removal workflow.

Keep sensitive files out.

For intimate images, AI nudes, and sextortion, start with a minimal private summary and keep the file out.

Confirm the safety line.

Official safety lines, child-protection channels, compliance reports, regulators, law enforcement, and search each reach a different part of the problem. Confirm the boundary before you repeat the story.

Bring only the unresolved gap.

If the official boundary resolves the problem, the receipt becomes the record. If it stalls, spreads, or keeps returning, the next step should be bounded in writing.

Safety record

Keep a clean record before client-record review.

WHERE

The visible surface, search result, profile, source page, or inbox thread at a high level.

FILED

Which official, support, or reporting boundary you already used.

STATUS

Receipt, reply, deadline, denial, or silence after follow-up.

NEXT

Client-only review, written terms, support referral, or stop.

WHAT EACH OPTION CAN REACH
SOURCE VS SEARCHBOUNDARIES FIRSTNO PROMISES

Boundary ledger

Different boundaries reach different parts.

An official boundary, a public report, a search-result request, and client-record handling are not interchangeable. The honest question is what the boundary can reach, what it cannot, and who should own the next step.

01

Hash blocking

ReachesParticipating services that can match a private fingerprint of the image.

CeilingIt does not delete a live source page or cover every service on the open web.

Adult NCII boundary
02

Official boundary

ReachesThe service or accountable surface that controls a specific copy.

CeilingIt depends on policy fit, evidence quality, and whether the service acts on the report.

Boundary status
03

Official failure record

ReachesThe federal regulator when a covered service lacks a compliant process or does not reasonably act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN request.

CeilingIt documents a compliance problem; it is not client-record ownership.

FTC record
04

Search-result boundary

ReachesGoogle or another search index when the urgent harm is search visibility.

CeilingIt can hide an eligible result from search without deleting the source page.

Search boundary
05

Law-enforcement record

ReachesA public reporting channel for extortion, exploitation, threats, or crime patterns.

CeilingIt creates a report; it is not the same as client-record handling.

Extortion records
06

AboutUs client record

ReachesEligible adult matters where a written client record can define the work and limits.

CeilingWe are not a law firm, and client-record outcomes are defined in writing before authorization.

Where we fit
WHERE ABOUTUS FITS - CLIENT RECORD GATE
OFFICIAL FIRSTCLIENT RECORDHANDLING SEALED

Client-record boundary gate

When public routes stop, the client record starts.

The resource desk proves the official boundary. It should not expose the private decision, correspondence, or client receipt. AboutUs fits when the unresolved gap needs a written owner, not another link.

We are a removal agency, not a law firm. Eligible reviewed items are bounded in writing with the intended outcome, exclusions, and refund posture before authorization.

PROOFPUBLIC / CLIENT

Public signalOfficial owner, safety boundary, ceiling, and receipt path are checkable.

Client roomThe client record states whether the unresolved gap belongs in an AboutUs record.

SCOPEPUBLIC / CLIENT

Public signalSearch, safety, threat, and unresolved-material boundaries stay labeled separately.

Client roomReviewed item, exclusions, intended outcome, and refund posture are written before money.

OWNERPUBLIC / CLIENT

Public signalThe visitor can see enough to avoid panic buying or vague rescue language.

Client roomOne accountable owner tracks status, correspondence, and client receipt inside the record.

RECEIPTPUBLIC / CLIENT

Public signalThe public page stops before the client-specific answer and notes.

Client roomThe client receives the closeout receipt, remaining visibility label, and stop boundary.

Commercial discipline

The fee buys ownership, not links.

Visitors get enough proof to stay safe. Clients get the accountable record that decides what AboutUs owns next.

What stays public

Official routes, safety exits, limits, evidence safety, and the boundary needed for trust.

What the fee buys

Client-record judgment, written boundary, status discipline, and client-only receipt.

What stays sealed

Correspondence, client-only receipt detail, and client-specific notes.

UNRESOLVEDFIT

Official boundary, still live.

Bring the official boundary and the unresolved gap at a high level. The public record proves the boundary; the client record names the client-record work.

SPREADFIT

The copy keeps moving.

When new surfaces appear, the work becomes ownership and status discipline, not another public link list.

MIXEDFIT

Source and search are mixed.

We separate what can be reviewed, referred, held, or stopped before authorization.

ACCEPTEDFIT

Written boundary before money.

The reviewed item, intended outcome, refund posture, and client-only receipt are written before AboutUs work starts.

Common questions

Straight answers.

Which independent safety lines matter for leaked or non-consensual intimate images?
Adult NCII safety lines include StopNCII.org for participating-service hash blocking and the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Image Abuse Helpline at 844-878-2274 for support. If anyone in the image was under 18, the boundary belongs with NCMEC Take It Down and the CyberTipline. Treat these as safety lines and keep the unresolved gap separate before any AboutUs work is reviewed.
What should I do if I'm being sextorted?
Don't pay — payment confirms you're reachable and the demands can continue. Stop responding, preserve the messages, and keep a law-enforcement record through IC3. For 24/7 crisis support, contact the 988 Lifeline or RAINN at 800-656-4673.
What is the difference between blocking, search removal, and client-record work?
Blocking can stop matching copies on participating services, search removal can reduce exposure in search, and client-record work handles reviewed unresolved items. They are separate boundaries with different limits, so the boundary is labeled before authorization.
What if a covered service ignores a valid TAKE IT DOWN request?
Keep the official outcome without publishing private handling. If the covered service lacks a process or does not reasonably act on a valid request, the FTC's TakeItDown.ftc.gov page creates an official record of that compliance failure. It is not a client-record owner, and it does not replace the required first notice.
What belongs in an AboutUs review?
Bring the official boundary and the unresolved gap at a high level. Some narrow cases resolve through an official or nonprofit path. When the request stalls, spreads, repeats, or leaves a reviewed issue unresolved, AboutUs fit is written before authorization.
What stays out before a removal review?
Prepare a minimal private summary and keep intimate images or videos, and anything involving someone under 18, out of commercial intake. A serious review can ask for specifics inside the client record.