Flashing Images & Photosensitive Content Safety Policy

Effective Date: 2026

Last Updated: 2026

This Flashing Images & Photosensitive Content Safety Policy explains the rules for flashing images, strobe effects, rapid visual patterns, intense flicker, high-contrast animation, pulsing lights, photosensitive content warnings, viewer safety notices, accessibility considerations, creator checks, thumbnails, previews, livestreams, and related visual safety features on Playflick.com, operated by Playflick™ Media .ltd.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Accessibility Policy, Content Warnings, Sensitive Themes & Viewer Advisory Policy, Viewer Safety Guide, Video Upload & Processing Policy, Trailer, Teaser & Promotional Video Policy, Livestreaming Policy, Autoplay, Playback & Streaming Quality Policy, and Account Suspension & Termination Policy.

1. Who We Are

Operator: Playflick™ Media .ltd

Website: https://playflick.com

Business Address:
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Accessibility & Safety Support Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

2. Purpose of This Policy

Flashing lights, strobe effects, rapid patterns, intense flicker, and similar visual effects may affect some viewers, including viewers with photosensitive epilepsy, migraine sensitivity, vestibular sensitivity, sensory sensitivity, or other visual-trigger concerns.

This policy explains:

How photosensitive content may be identified or labelled
What creators should consider before uploading flashing or strobing content
How flashing-image warnings may appear
How thumbnails, previews, trailers, and livestreams may create visual risk
What misuse of flashing effects is prohibited
How users may report flashing image or photosensitivity concerns

3. Feature Availability

Flashing image warnings, photosensitive content labels, visual safety notices, upload checks, preview warnings, playback warnings, accessibility settings, reporting tools, and related features may not be available to every user, creator, country, device, browser, app version, account type, or content type.

Playflick may add, remove, restrict, redesign, suspend, or discontinue flashing-image and photosensitive content safety features at any time.

4. What May Count as Photosensitive Content?

Photosensitive content may include visual effects that could trigger discomfort, distress, seizures, migraines, dizziness, nausea, or other reactions in some viewers.

Examples may include:

Strobe lighting
Rapid flashing lights
Fast alternating bright and dark frames
High-contrast flicker
Rapid colour changes
Repeated pulsing patterns
Intense glitch effects
Rapid animated transitions
Flashing emergency lights
Fast-moving striped or geometric patterns

5. Creator Responsibility

Creators are responsible for reviewing their content and providing accurate visual safety information where Playflick tools request or allow it.

Creators should consider flashing-image warnings for:

Music videos
Horror scenes
Action sequences
Dance or concert footage
Gaming videos
Animation
Experimental visuals
Trailers and teasers
Livestream scenes
Visual effects-heavy content

6. Upload and Processing Checks

Playflick may use manual review, automated tools, creator declarations, user reports, or other signals to identify flashing images or photosensitive content where features are available.

Automated checks may be incomplete, inaccurate, unavailable, or delayed.

Creators should not rely solely on Playflick tools to identify all photosensitive risks.

7. Flashing Image Warnings

Playflick may display flashing image or photosensitive content warnings where appropriate and where features are available.

Warnings may appear:

Before playback
On title pages
On episode pages
On livestream pages
On trailers or previews
On autoplay surfaces
In content warnings or advisory sections
In accessibility settings where supported

8. Warnings Are Not Guaranteed

Playflick does not guarantee that all flashing images, strobe effects, rapid patterns, or photosensitive risks will be detected or labelled.

Some risks may appear unexpectedly because of:

Creator omission
Automated detection limits
Livestream content
Uploaded edits or replacements
Thumbnail or preview generation
Device display settings
Compression or playback changes
User-generated visual effects

9. Thumbnails and Preview Images

Thumbnails, preview images, GIF-style previews, hover previews, autoplay previews, trailers, and social preview cards may contain flashing or rapidly changing visuals.

Creators should avoid using thumbnails or previews that include intense flashing, strobing, or rapid visual patterns likely to surprise viewers.

Playflick may restrict, replace, or remove thumbnails and previews that create visual safety concerns.

10. Autoplay and Motion Previews

Autoplay, motion previews, hover previews, watch-next previews, and feed previews may display visual motion before a user intentionally starts playback.

Where features are available, users may be able to reduce autoplay or motion previews through Playflick settings, device settings, browser settings, or accessibility settings.

Playflick may limit autoplay previews for content identified as visually sensitive.

11. Trailers, Teasers, and Promotional Videos

Trailers, teasers, clips, and promotional videos may contain intense flashes, rapid edits, action scenes, concert lighting, horror effects, or glitch effects.

Promotional content should include appropriate warnings where available if it contains significant flashing or photosensitive visual effects.

More information is available in our Trailer, Teaser & Promotional Video Policy.

12. Livestreams

Livestreams may include unexpected flashing lights, concert effects, gaming visuals, emergency lights, live editing effects, user-generated overlays, or rapidly changing scenes.

Livestream creators should warn viewers where they know visually sensitive content may appear.

Livestream warnings may be incomplete, delayed, or unavailable because live content can be unpredictable.

13. Events, Screenings, and Watch Parties

Events, screenings, premieres, festivals, and watch parties may involve content containing flashing lights or intense visual patterns.

Event organisers should provide reasonable visual safety information where known, especially for ticketed or scheduled screenings.

Visual safety notices may not identify every risk in live, user-generated, or third-party event content.

14. Accessibility Settings

Playflick may provide accessibility settings where available to help users reduce motion, reduce autoplay, manage previews, or receive viewer advisories.

Accessibility settings may vary by device, browser, app version, operating system, content type, and feature availability.

Accessibility settings do not guarantee that all flashing or visually sensitive content will be blocked.

15. Device and Display Factors

Viewer experience may differ depending on device, display, brightness, contrast, refresh rate, screen size, colour settings, viewing distance, ambient light, browser rendering, and playback quality.

Users who are sensitive to flashing images or motion should use personal judgement and consider device-level accessibility settings where available.

16. Medical Disclaimer

Playflick does not provide medical advice. Viewer advisories and photosensitive content warnings are informational only.

Users with medical concerns about photosensitive epilepsy, migraines, vestibular sensitivity, sensory sensitivity, or visual triggers should consult an appropriate healthcare professional.

If someone experiences a medical emergency, contact emergency services immediately.

17. Prohibited Use of Flashing Effects

Users must not intentionally use flashing images, strobe effects, rapid patterns, or visual effects to harm, harass, target, shock, or endanger viewers.

Prohibited conduct may include:

Posting flashing content to target photosensitive viewers
Using hidden strobe effects to cause harm
Sending flashing videos in harassment campaigns
Using thumbnails to surprise or distress viewers
Encouraging others to expose sensitive viewers to triggers
Using flashing effects to evade moderation or hide harmful content

18. Child Safety

Flashing images and photosensitive content tools must not be used to exploit, harass, shock, groom, or endanger children or young users.

Users must not direct children toward visually harmful content, unsafe challenges, deceptive previews, or distressing flashing effects.

Serious child-safety concerns may result in immediate account action and reporting where appropriate or required.

19. Reports and Support

Users, creators, parents, guardians, accessibility advocates, representatives, studios, distributors, rights holders, or viewers may contact Playflick about flashing images, strobe effects, missing photosensitive warnings, unsafe thumbnails, autoplay preview concerns, livestream visual safety concerns, or accessibility issues.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

Please include:

The title, episode, trailer, livestream, thumbnail, preview, event, URL, or account involved
A clear explanation of the flashing image or visual safety issue
Any timestamps, screenshots, examples, or supporting context
Whether the issue involves autoplay, thumbnails, livestreams, child safety, accessibility, or immediate danger

If someone is experiencing a medical emergency or immediate danger, contact emergency services first.

Do not send passwords, full payment card numbers, bank passwords, or one-time login codes.

20. Enforcement

Playflick may take action where flashing images, strobe effects, photosensitive content, thumbnails, previews, livestreams, metadata, or related features violate this policy or other Playflick rules.

Enforcement may include:

Adding flashing image warnings
Correcting viewer advisories
Restricting autoplay previews
Removing unsafe thumbnails or previews
Restricting content visibility
Applying age or safety restrictions
Restricting upload or livestream features
Restricting accounts involved in visual safety abuse
Removing content where safety or policy concerns apply
Suspending or terminating accounts for serious or repeated abuse
Preserving records for legal, safety, fraud, rights, or moderation reasons

21. Appeals and Review Requests

If your flashing image warning, viewer advisory, thumbnail, preview, content, livestream, account, or related feature was added, removed, or restricted and you believe Playflick made a mistake, you may request a review under our Appeals Policy where available.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com

Please include:

Your account email where relevant
The title, episode, trailer, livestream, thumbnail, preview, URL, or feature involved
The decision you are asking Playflick to review
Why you believe the decision was incorrect
Any timestamps, screenshots, examples, accessibility context, or supporting information

Do not send passwords, full payment card numbers, bank passwords, or one-time login codes.

22. Privacy and Data Retention

Playflick may process and retain flashing image warning records, photosensitive content records, accessibility report records, thumbnail records, preview records, livestream report records, content warning records, review records, support messages, safety records, fraud signals, and enforcement records.

These records may be retained for platform operation, viewer safety, accessibility support, content classification, legal compliance, moderation, appeals, audits, fraud prevention, rights protection, and platform integrity.

More information is available in our Privacy Policy, Data Retention Policy, and Evidence Preservation Policy.

23. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Flashing Images & Photosensitive Content Safety Policy from time to time.

Changes may reflect new visual safety tools, photosensitive content detection, accessibility features, autoplay controls, viewer advisory systems, legal requirements, or platform updates.

Your continued use of Playflick flashing image, photosensitive content, or accessibility features after changes become effective means you agree to the updated policy.

24. Contact Us

For flashing image questions, photosensitive content concerns, unsafe thumbnail reports, autoplay preview issues, accessibility reports, review requests, or policy enquiries, contact:

Playflick™ Media .ltd
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Accessibility & Safety Support Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us
Website: https://playflick.com

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