EU AI Act & China CAC Compliance

🌍 What the Regulations Say

✅ How Our API Ensures Compliance

EU Region (Article 52 Compliant)

CN Region (CAC Compliant)

💻 Compliance in 1 API Call

EU Compliance Example

# Comply with EU AI Act Article 52
curl -X POST https://aigc-compliance-api-production.up.railway.app/comply \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@ai-generated-image.jpg" \
  -F "region=EU" \
  -F "watermark_text=AI Generated"

# Response
{
  "success": true,
  "status": "compliant",
  "region": "EU",
  "watermark_applied": true,
  "download_url": "https://example.com/output/compliant_image.jpg",
  "compliance_metadata": {
    "region_specific_data": {
      "eu_ai_act_article": "Article 52 - Transparency Obligations",
      "watermark_text": "AI Generated"
    }
  }
}

China Compliance Example

# Comply with China CAC Regulation
curl -X POST https://aigc-compliance-api-production.up.railway.app/comply \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@ai-generated-image.jpg" \
  -F "region=CN" \
  -F "watermark_text=AI生成"

# Response
{
  "success": true,
  "status": "compliant",
  "region": "CN",
  "watermark_applied": true,
  "download_url": "https://example.com/output/compliant_image.jpg",
  "compliance_metadata": {
    "region_specific_data": {
      "cn_metadata": {
        "aigc_marker": true,
        "processing_timestamp": "2025-10-11T08:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
}

🎯 Who Needs to Comply?

✅ Your Business Must Comply If You:

• Generate AI images for marketing, products, or content
• Publish AI content on websites, social media, or marketplaces
• Sell AI-generated images on stock photo platforms
• Create AI content for clients (agencies, studios)
• Operate in EU or China or serve customers in these regions
• Use AI tools like Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, etc.

💼 Industries Most Affected:

• E-commerce: Product images, advertising creatives
• Marketing Agencies: Client campaigns, social media content
• Media Publishers: News images, editorial content
• Design Studios: Client work, portfolio pieces
• Social Media Platforms: User-generated AI content
• Stock Photo Sites: AI-generated image libraries

📋 Implementation Checklist

Step 1: Sign Up (2 minutes)

• Create free account with Google or GitHub OAuth
• Get your API key instantly
• 100 free API calls to test

Step 2: Integrate API (5 minutes)

• Add API call to your image processing workflow
• Choose region (EU or CN)
• Customize watermark text (optional)

Step 3: Test & Deploy (3 minutes)

• Process test images
• Verify watermarks are visible
• Deploy to production

Total time: ~10 minutes to full compliance

❓ Compliance FAQ

Do I need to watermark ALL AI images?

Yes, according to EU AI Act Article 52 and China CAC regulations, all AI-generated or manipulated images that could be confused with human-created content must be clearly marked.

What if I only operate in one region?

Use the API with your specific region parameter (EU or CN). If you only target US customers, these regulations don't apply, but watermarking builds trust and transparency.

Can users remove the watermark?

Technically yes, but that would be their violation, not yours. Your responsibility is to mark content before distribution. Our watermarks are positioned to be clearly visible.

What about images edited with AI?

EU AI Act covers "AI systems that generate or manipulate" content. If AI significantly alters an image, it should be marked. Our API works for both generated and edited images.

How do I prove compliance to regulators?

Our API provides detailed response metadata documenting the watermarking process, timestamp, and compliance region. This serves as audit trail.

What's the penalty for non-compliance?

EU: Up to €30M or 6% of global annual turnover.
China: Service suspension, fines, potential criminal liability.

When do these regulations take effect?

China CAC: Already in effect since January 2023.
EU AI Act: Article 52 effective August 2024.

📊 Compliance Pricing

All plans include full compliance features for both EU and CN regions:

• Free: 100 total calls (lifetime) - Test compliance - Sync processing only
• Starter ($29/mo): 10,000 calls/month + custom text (10 chars) - Sync processing only
• Professional ($99/mo): 50,000 calls/month + custom text + logo upload + ⚡ async processing (~250ms)
• Enterprise ($499/mo): 500,000 calls/month + all features + 🚀 priority async queue (<500ms guaranteed) + 24/7 support

Key Difference: Professional & Enterprise plans include async processing for 90% faster response times. Free and Starter plans limited to synchronous processing (2-6 seconds).

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📚 Additional Resources

• Complete API Documentation
• Detailed Compliance Guide
• Security & Privacy Information

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