
OnlyFans Release Form Guide (2025): 2257-Friendly Template + How to Get Co-Stars Approved Fast
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Posting content with anyone else on OnlyFans? A proper release form is the difference between smooth uploads and compliance nightmares. This 2025 guide breaks down exactly what your form must include, how to submit co-star verification correctly, and includes a clean, 2257-friendly template you can copy-paste—plus a smart launch tip: use OnlyFinds to turn collabs into high-intent traffic and paid subs.
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If you publish content featuring any other person on your OnlyFans—creator or not—you need proper documentation. A release form isn’t “extra paperwork.” It’s your proof of consent, your safety net if disputes happen later, and often the difference between content going live vs. getting blocked or your account getting restricted.
This guide explains:
Note: I’m not a lawyer. This is general information and a practical template framework—if you’re operating at scale, selling explicit content, or working across countries, it’s smart to have a legal professional review your workflow.
An OnlyFans release form (often called a model release) is a written agreement where the person appearing in your content confirms:
Without this, you’re exposed to:
If your release form is missing any of these, you’re inviting problems:
Include:
Spell out that the participant grants you the right to:
You don’t need explicit descriptions. You do need clarity like:
Your form should:
Include either:
No signature = no protection. Digital signature is fine if it’s a legitimate e-sign workflow and you store it correctly.
Add a clause that you will keep the form and ID record for compliance and safety reasons.
If you produce sexually explicit content and you’re subject to US regulations, 18 U.S.C. § 2257 is a recordkeeping framework requiring producers to maintain age/identity records for performers.
In practical terms: your release form + ID copy + verification selfie becomes your compliance packet.
Even if you’re not in the US, good recordkeeping protects you against:
Best practice packet per collaborator:
Even if they’re verified, you still need proper consent documentation for your post. The smoothest path is always:
This is where most creators mess up. You need:
Your release should grant rights across all monetization types, not just feed posts. Otherwise you risk disputes like:
“I consented to a post, not to you selling it in DMs.”
Here’s a clean, 2257-friendly release form template you can adapt. Keep it simple and consistent.
This Agreement is entered on [Date] between:
Creator / Producer: Legal Name: [Your Legal Name] OnlyFans Username: [@yourusername] Email: [email]
Participant / Model: Legal Name (as on ID): [Participant Legal Name] Stage/Performance Name (if any): [Name] Email: [email] | Phone: [phone] Date of Birth: [DOB]
Participant confirms they voluntarily consent to being photographed and/or filmed by the Creator on [Shoot Date(s)] in [City, Country].
Participant grants Creator the irrevocable right to use, reproduce, edit, publish, distribute, display, and monetize the content featuring Participant, including via subscription content, pay-per-view (PPV), tips, bundles, promotional previews, and related marketing that directs users to Creator’s OnlyFans.
Participant understands the content is intended for publication on OnlyFans and may be accessed by paying subscribers.
Participant affirms they are 18 years of age or older, legally able to consent, and the identity information provided is accurate.
Participant provides a valid government-issued photo ID. ID Type: [Passport / Driver License / National ID] Issuing Authority: [Country/State] Expiration Date: [MM/YYYY] (Recommended) Last 4 digits / reference: [____]
Participant compensation: [Paid amount / “Compensation agreed separately” / “No additional compensation”]. Participant acknowledges no additional compensation is owed beyond what is stated above.
Participant confirms they are not under duress and have not been coerced. Participant releases Creator from claims related to authorized use under this Agreement.
Creator may store this Agreement and identity documents for compliance, safety, and recordkeeping purposes. Creator will take reasonable steps to secure these records.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of [Your Country/State].
Creator Signature: ____________________ Date: ________ Name: [Your Legal Name]
Participant Signature: ________________ Date: ________ Name: [Participant Legal Name]
Attachments (recommended):
Best workflow (fast + clean):
Fill the form digitally (PDF editor)
Get e-signatures (or print + sign + scan)
Save as:
YYYY-MM-DD_ParticipantName_Release.pdfStore ID + selfie in the same folder
Match folder name to the content set name
This becomes your “one-click proof” if anything is questioned later.
Collabs are amazing—if people can discover you.
After a collaboration goes live:
The win: your release-form process keeps you protected, and OnlyFinds helps your collab content actually pay off through discoverable traffic.
A proper OnlyFans release form is one of the highest ROI “boring tasks” you’ll ever do: