18 U.S.C. § 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement

All models, actors, actresses, and other persons who appear in any visual depiction of actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct appearing on, or otherwise contained in, this website were over the age of eighteen (18) years at the time the visual depiction was created.

User-generated content

Hourglass is an interactive platform whose content is uploaded, posted, and transmitted by its users. With respect to such user-generated content, Hourglass is not the “producer” (as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2257 and 28 C.F.R. § 75) of any of the visual depictions appearing on the site. Hourglass acts as an online service provider under 47 U.S.C. § 230(c) and merely provides a platform for the storage and display of content created by third parties.

All other visual depictions displayed on this Website are exempt from the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2257, 2257A, and/or 28 C.F.R. 75, because 1) they do not portray conduct as specifically listed in 18 U.S.C. section 2256 (2)(A) (i) through (iv), 2) they do not portray conduct as specifically listed in 18 U.S.C. section 2257A, 3) they do not portray conduct listed in 18 U.S.C. section 2256(2)(A)(v) produced after July 27, 2006, or 4) they are otherwise exempt because the visual depictions were created prior to July 3, 1995.

For any content that Hourglass does not produce, the obligation to maintain records required by 18 U.S.C. § 2257 and § 2257A rests with the original producer of that content. Hourglass requires every user who uploads content to affirm that they are at least eighteen (18) years of age, that all persons depicted are at least eighteen (18) years of age, and that the uploader has obtained and maintains the records required by law.

Custodian of Records

Inquiries regarding record-keeping compliance may be directed to pictochatadmin@gmail.com.

Zero tolerance

Hourglass has a zero-tolerance policy toward child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and any content depicting minors. Such content is removed and reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and to the appropriate authorities.