DeviantArt strives to be a community accepting of a wide range of creative works and themes. Even in our open and accepting creative environment, there are certain themes and types of content which are not allowed to be posted.

Members of DeviantArt can help us address problem content by filing a moderation report in order to bring it to staff's attention. Moderation reports can be filed by any logged-in member making use of the web version of DeviantArt.com. 

All complaints or reports concerning posted content should not be sent as a ticket to the DeviantArt customer service area. Our moderation system is specifically designed to review and address problem content in the most efficient manner possible. 

With the exception of copyright infringement (DMCA) takedown notices, your report will be kept completely anonymous. Only members of our staff will have access to the full details of your report and the person that you report will not receive your name or any information which could be used to identify you.

All reports which you file, with the exception of DMCA takedown notices, which enter a special high-priority area, enter a general queue within the Moderation System, where they will be reviewed in a particular order of priority by a member of the DeviantArt administration. 

Due to volume and complexity of reports, combined with a prioritization system, we cannot provide any estimate regarding how long your report may wait before it is reviewed. 

If you are a model whose likeness has been posted without a proper release:

We will gladly assist you in addressing the unauthorized posting of your image or likeness. In order to take action, staff will need you, as the person whose name or likeness was posted or used without permission, to provide some specific information and statements. This should be done by contacting us directly at our customer service area.

Please bear in mind that, since this is essentially a privacy-based complaint, staff can only take action on content in which you personally are recognizably featured.

Once staff have all of the required information and statements, the content will be removed from public view and set a thirty (30) day deadline for the member to provide a valid model release form signed by you.

If such a form is not provided within the time frame allowed, the content will be deleted from the profile and then deleted entirely from our servers thirty (30) days afterward.