Protection of Children Act 1978
Includes offences concerning the taking, making, distributing or showing of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children.
Safety · Age Verification · Responsibility
Safety and the law.
Bondirls works exclusively with adult collaborators and aims to create photography and film through clear consent, careful planning, appropriate age verification and ongoing communication.
Adults only
Bondirls only works with models and collaborators who are 18 years of age or older.
Every model must provide satisfactory evidence of their age and identity before participating in photography, filming or content production. If we cannot verify that somebody is at least 18, the shoot will not proceed.
Challenge 18
We operate a Challenge 18 approach. Models should expect to be asked for photographic identification before their first shoot, regardless of the age they appear to be.
A valid UK or international passport
A UK photocard driving licence
A recognised PASS proof-of-age card
Other reliable government-issued photographic identification where accepted by Bondirls
Identification must provide sufficient evidence of identity and date of birth. No exceptions are made to the minimum age requirement.
Why we check ID
Age verification protects the model, the photographer and everybody involved in the project. The purpose of the check is to confirm that each participant is legally an adult and that the identity of the person taking part matches the information supplied during the booking process.
Where Bondirls collects or retains personal information for verification or record-keeping, it is handled in accordance with applicable UK data-protection requirements, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
We aim to collect and retain only the information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose. A model's private legal identity and verification information will not automatically become their public modelling identity.
Consent before content
Being over 18 and agreeing to participate in a shoot does not remove a model's right to control what happens to them during that shoot.
The agreed concept and type of photography or filming
Clothing and agreed levels of exposure
Restraints and equipment that may be used
Personal boundaries and exclusions
Intended use, publication and distribution
Identification, credits and tagging preferences
Commercial or revenue-sharing arrangements where applicable
A model may ask for a restraint to be loosened or removed, request a pause, decline a particular setup, or stop a physical activity. Immediate safety always takes priority over obtaining a photograph or piece of footage.
Restraint safety
Safety during the shoot.
Restraints are only used as part of an agreed photography or filming concept. Before a setup begins, the model is told what restraint is being used and what the planned position or sequence involves.
Regular verbal check-ins continue throughout restrained setups.
A model can ask for a restraint to be loosened, changed or removed at any time.
Pain, numbness, loss of sensation, panic or another safety concern means the setup should be stopped and reviewed.
Questions, pauses and changes are treated as part of the process.
Depending on the agreed concept, shoots may involve equipment such as handcuffs, chains, leg irons or shackles, rope, zip ties and other agreed restraint equipment. Not every shoot uses every type of restraint.
Relevant UK legislation
Legal framework.
The exact legal position depends on the content being produced, how it is stored and how it is published or sold. The legislation below is included to explain some of the main areas relevant to the project.
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Section 160 concerns possession of indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children.
Obscene Publications Acts 1959 & 1964
Concern the publication of obscene material. Whether particular material is legally obscene depends on its content and context.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Section 63 creates offences concerning possession of certain extreme pornographic images.
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Contains and has subsequently been amended to include offences concerning certain intimate photographs and films.
Online Safety Act 2023
Online services providing pornographic content may be subject to additional requirements concerning children's access and age assurance.
Data Protection Act 2018 & UK GDPR
Govern the processing and protection of personal information, including information collected during identity and age-verification processes.
Payment and incomplete shoots
Where Bondirls commissions a model for a paid shoot, the agreed fee, expected work, duration, content requirements and other conditions will be set out before the shoot.
A model's ability to stop a physical activity or raise an immediate safety concern is not conditional upon continuing for payment.
If a commissioned shoot is ended early by the model for reasons unrelated to an immediate safety concern, illness, emergency, a breach by Bondirls or another circumstance covered by the written agreement, this may mean the commissioned work has not been completed.
In those circumstances, full payment is not automatically guaranteed. Any payment due for a partially completed or cancelled shoot will be determined in accordance with the written agreement for that booking, including any applicable cancellation, partial-performance or guaranteed-fee terms.
The specific payment and cancellation terms applicable to a paid shoot will be provided and agreed before production begins.
Publication & commercial use
How photographs and video may be used is discussed before the shoot. Depending on the collaboration, material may be supplied privately to the model, used in portfolios or creator platforms, published by Bondirls, or sold commercially where this has been specifically agreed.
Commercial agreements should set out where material may be published or sold, the rights granted to Bondirls, rights retained by the model, payment or revenue share, how revenue is calculated, payment timing and any applicable licence or termination terms.
Questions are welcome
Want to discuss safety before a shoot?
If you are considering working with Bondirls and want to ask about age verification, privacy, consent, restraint safety or how a particular shoot works, contact us before booking.