Last updated: January 2026

Fabrics – AI Transparency Notice

January 2026

This notice explains how Fabrics uses AI and automated systems, what these systems do and do not do, and what rights users have in relation to AI-assisted decisions. It supplements the Fabrics Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

1. Overview

Fabrics uses limited AI-powered and automated systems to organize fashion content, rank and recommend posts and forum discussions, and support safety, moderation, and platform integrity. AI is designed to assist—not replace—human decision-making, and human review remains part of key moderation and appeals processes. Some AI features may be introduced gradually through updates; this notice describes current and planned uses.

2. What AI does on Fabrics

2.1 Content classification & organisation

  • Identify general clothing categories (e.g., jacket, trousers, footwear).
  • Detect colours, patterns, or materials.
  • Organise wardrobe items and outfit posts.
  • Generate previews or thumbnails for feeds, forums, and messages.
  • These systems focus on content-level features, not personal identity.

2.2 Ranking & recommendations

Automated systems may help determine the order of posts in feeds, which forum threads appear more prominently, what appears in discovery/explore, and suggested creators or discussions.

  • Signals may include engagement (likes, comments, votes), relevance to the content being viewed, freshness/activity, and safety/integrity signals.
  • For users aged 13–17, personalisation is limited and subject to additional safeguards.

2.3 Safety & moderation support

  • Detect nudity or sexual content.
  • Detect hate symbols or extremist imagery.
  • Spot harassment or abusive patterns.
  • Identify spam, bots, or coordinated manipulation.
  • Flag potential copyright or IP risks.
  • AI-generated flags typically trigger human review before significant enforcement, except where immediate removal is required to prevent harm or comply with law.

3. What AI does NOT do

  • Train public or external AI models using your photos, wardrobe images, or posts.
  • Sell or license user content for third-party AI training.
  • Use facial recognition for identification.
  • Infer sensitive personal attributes (race, ethnicity, religion, political views, sexual orientation, health status).
  • Make fully automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects without the possibility of human review where required by law.

4. AI and advertising

  • Limit unsafe or prohibited ads.
  • Reduce spam or deceptive promotions.
  • Help ensure ads comply with platform safety rules.
  • For users aged 13–17: ads are not personalised based on behavioural profiling; AI systems apply additional restrictions to prevent inappropriate targeting.
  • Fabrics does not sell user data or use AI to identify individuals for advertising purposes.

5. User rights regarding AI-assisted decisions

  • Request information about how certain automated systems affect content visibility.
  • Request human review of moderation decisions that relied on automated tools.
  • Appeal content removals, restrictions, or account actions.
  • Correct inaccurate classifications where feasible.
  • Requests can be made through Fabrics’ reporting or support channels (subject to applicable law).

6. Human oversight & accountability

  • Moderators review AI flags where meaningful enforcement is considered.
  • We monitor AI accuracy and bias, and adjust or disable systems that perform poorly.
  • Stricter controls apply where minors are involved.
  • AI systems are tested and updated to improve accuracy, fairness, and safety.

7. Data protection & privacy

AI systems operate under the Fabrics Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws (including UK GDPR and EU GDPR). Key principles: data minimisation, purpose limitation, security safeguards, and restricted access controls.

8. Changes to this notice

We may update this notice as Fabrics evolves or laws change. Material changes may be communicated through the app or other appropriate channels.

9. Contact

Questions about AI on Fabrics? Contact us via in-app support tools or our official support channels.