How to leave an OnlyFans agency and keep your account

Who owns the account?

It's stressful to want out and worry you'll lose everything you built. So start here.

A creator account is opened under one person's verified identity, and the platform pays out to the bank account that person sets up. If you verified it yourself and the bank account is yours, the account is yours, even if an agency manages it.

If the agency opened it in someone else's name, the platform doesn't see it as your account, even if the content is yours. That's why the first rule, before you even sign, is that everything is in your name.

Before you give notice: get three things ready

1. Read your contract: the notice period, any fines, what happens to pending sales, and who keeps what.
2. Save copies: the contract, your messages with the agency, and screenshots of your sales from your own account.
3. Check access: make sure the login email and sign-in method end up under your control when it's over.

How to give notice

In writing, through the channel your contract names (email or whatever you agreed on), and include:

• Your name and your account name.
• The date you're giving notice and the date the notice period ends.
• What you expect at the end: the account handover, a final payout with a breakdown, and deletion of your content from their systems.

A calm, specific message works better than a fight. And keep their reply.

During the notice period

Notice periods exist so the agency can reorganize its team. During that time, the agreed work normally continues and you get paid what you're owed.

If they ask for money to let you go, or say you owe a "debt" that isn't in the contract, that's a sign of abuse. The BBC documented fines for creators who tried to leave early (BBC, via MyJoyOnline).

On your last day

• Make sure you have the account and no one else can get in.
• Check the final payout against the sales in your dashboard.
• Ask for written confirmation that your content has been deleted.
• If the agency ran your social media, ask for those accounts too.
• If someone is still posting as you, report it to the platform.

What if the agency won't give your account back?

1. Ask for it in writing, with a deadline.
2. If the account is in your name, contact the platform's support with your ID.
3. If there are threats, someone is holding your documents, or your content is being used without permission, get legal help where you live and report any crime.
4. If your content shows up somewhere without your permission, most platforms have copyright takedown forms.

Sample notice message

Hi (agency name). I'm (your name), the owner of the account (account name). Under the contract we signed on (date), I'm giving notice that I'm ending our agreement. My (number)-day notice period starts today, (date), and ends on (date). At the end of it, please provide: 1) the handover of the account and everything I need to manage it on my own; 2) my final payout with a breakdown; and 3) written confirmation that you've deleted my content from your systems. Thank you.

Fill in what's in parentheses, adjust it to what your contract says, and save it with the date you sent it.

Common mistakes when leaving

• Suddenly stopping content without notice, which can cause problems with your contract.
• Arguing over voice notes instead of keeping everything in writing.
• Not checking the final payout against your dashboard.
• Forgetting about the social media accounts the agency ran.
• Signing a release that waives things you're owed without reading it carefully.

Quick questions

• Can they charge me for leaving? Only if you signed for it, and even then, a disproportionate fee is a sign of abuse. A legit agency doesn't charge you to leave.
• Can they keep using my content afterward? If the contract gave the agency a license for the length of the relationship, that license ends when you leave. Ask in writing for your content to be deleted.
• What if I signed without reading the contract carefully? Read it now and note what you don't understand. If there are abusive clauses, talk to a lawyer where you live before you give notice.

How leaving LuxOnly works

• Give 45 days' notice, with no penalty and no "debts."
• Why that long? Behind every creator there's a chat, traffic, and editing team that needs time to reorganize. It's longer than some agencies ask for, and we'd rather tell you up front.
• Your accounts, your content, and your fans stay yours. At the end, we hand over your accounts and delete your content from our systems.

More: How we work with your account · What the contract should say.