Adobe Transparency Center

Overarching Principles
Policies: Harmful Content
Policies: Content Rights
Policies: Authenticity

Harmful Content: Child Safety

Policy goal

The goal of this policy is to keep children safe online.

What is in violation

Child sexualization, exploitation, and abuse material is not permitted on Adobe’s products or services. Adobe has a zero-tolerance policy against any content uploaded to Adobe’s servers that sexualizes, endangers, or otherwise depicts the abuse of children. Adobe also prohibits child nudity in some instances where we believe there is a high potential for abuse by others.   

All prohibited content that is shared will be removed. Prohibited content uploaded to private storage that does not meet the legal definition of child pornography will not be individually removed but may result in account termination. Uploading child sexualization, exploitation, and abuse material to private storage will result in account termination. 

Policy definitions

Child sexualization, exploitation, and abuse material

Content that sexualizes, exploits, or depicts the abuse of minors and lacks literary, artistic, political, or scientific value, including but not limited to: 

  • Depictions of a minor engaging in sexual activity such as actual or simulated sexual intercourse or gratification of any kind

  • Depictions of a minor with sexual or fetish elements 

  • Content that constitutes, facilitates, or advocates for the sexualization, endangerment, or abuse of children

Child nudity

Adobe does not prohibit all content that contains child nudity but does prohibit sharing the following content containing child nudity if there is:  

  • Visible genitalia or pubic area even if fully or partially covered by transparent clothing or visible by impression through tight clothing 

  • Visible anus even if fully or partially covered by transparent clothing or visible by impression through tight clothing 

  • Uncovered female nipples for children older than toddler-age 

  • Accidental exposure of portions of breasts, genitalia, or buttocks (for example, clothing falling or draping down to expose the minor)

The only exceptions for nonsexualized child nudity are:

  • Content with artistic and/or historic significance that is generally recognizable globally (for example, the “Napalm Girl” photograph)

  • Content depicting child nudity in the context of religious rituals or ceremonies (for example, baptisms)

  • Newsworthy content that depicts child nudity in the context of famine, genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity