TERMS OF SERVICE

Last Updated: July 22, 2026
Welcome to HireLocalModels.com (the “Website”). By accessing, browsing, registering an account on, or using our Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). As used in these Terms, “You,” “your,” or “user” refers directly to you as an individual, including but not limited to any model, photographer, content creator, or visitor utilizing our platform. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance and Updates to Terms

  • Mandatory Compliance: All users are strictly required to abide by these Terms to access or use the Website.
  • Right to Update Without Notice: The Website reserves the right to modify, amend, or change these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion, without prior notice to you.
  • User Responsibility: It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates. Your continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your binding acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Eligibility

  • Adults Only: This Website is intended strictly for adults. You must be at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to create an account or use our services. Minors are strictly prohibited from accessing the platform.

3. Nature of Our Services

  • Communication Venue Only: The Website is a digital platform that allows photographers and models to connect.
  • Paid Messaging: Users pay a fee strictly to send messages through the platform.
  • No Employment Agency: We are not a modeling agency, talent scout, or employer.
  • No Booking/Payment Processing: We do not process payments for modeling services, bookings, or assignments. All commercial agreements and financial transactions for modeling work must be negotiated and executed directly between the users in person.

4. Explicit Disclaimer of In-Person Liability

  • User Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users, both online and in person.
  • Assumption of Risk: Meeting other users in person carries inherent risks. By using this Website, you voluntarily assume all risks associated with meeting individuals you connected with through the platform.
  • Total Release of Liability: To the maximum extent permitted by law, HireLocalModels.com, its owners, employees, and affiliates shall not be held responsible or liable for any claims, demands, damages, or losses arising out of or in any way connected with your offline or in-person meetings, including but not limited to bodily injury, physical or emotional distress, theft, fraud, harassment, or property damage.

5. Identity Verification Disclaimer

  • Right to Attempt Verification: The Website reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to attempt to verify the identity of users through various means (such as government ID checks or portfolio links).
  • No Guarantee of Accuracy: We do not guarantee the validity, accuracy, or legitimacy of any user’s identity or background. The Website is not responsible for fake, stolen, or inaccurate identification provided by any user. You must perform your own due diligence before meeting anyone in person.

6. Strict Content Restrictions and AI Ban

  • No Artificial Intelligence (AI) Content: All portfolios, photos, and messages must consist entirely of authentic, human-created content. Synthetic media, deepfakes, AI-generated art, and AI-altered likenesses are strictly forbidden.
  • Removal Without Notice: The Website reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend any account found hosting or distributing AI content, without warning or notice.
  • Prohibited Content: Users may not use the messaging system to send illegal, abusive, harassing, or sexually explicit content.

7. Fees and Refunds

  • Messaging Fees: Payments made to send messages on the Website are non-refundable, except as required by law or as explicitly stated in our refund policy.
  • Transaction Finality: Once a message token or access package is consumed to initiate contact, the service is considered fully rendered.

8. Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration

  • Waiver of Lawsuits: You explicitly agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, or your use of our digital services will not be solved through lawsuits, courts, or jury trials.
  • Binding Arbitration: All legal disputes shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration rather than in court.
  • Website Discretion: The Website reserves the absolute right to choose the arbitration association, rules, framework, and location for the proceedings.
  • Class Action Waiver: You agree to bring claims against the Website only in your individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HireLocalModels.com, its owners, employees, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your interactions/meetings with other users.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri and the United States of America, without regard to conflict of law principles.