This Creator Agreement (“Agreement”) is a binding contract between you (“Creator,” “you”) and ClipForYou, Inc. (“ClipForYou,” “we”). It governs your listing, sale, and delivery of custom videos and paywalled content through the Platform. This Agreement supplements — and does not replace — our Terms of Service, Refund Policy, and Privacy Policy, each of which is incorporated by reference. In the event of a conflict, this Agreement controls for matters specific to Creators.
1. Independent Contractor Status
You are an independent contractor. You are not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venturer of ClipForYou. You have no authority to bind ClipForYou or incur liabilities on its behalf. You are solely responsible for all taxes, social contributions, and benefits associated with your earnings. ClipForYou will issue any required tax forms (e.g., U.S. Form 1099-K) where applicable.
2. Eligibility
- You must be at least eighteen (18) years old and legally able to enter into contracts;
- You must provide accurate identity and payout information during onboarding and keep it current;
- You must complete Stripe Connect onboarding, including any required KYC checks, before receiving payouts;
- You must not be on any U.S. sanctions list, located in an embargoed jurisdiction, or otherwise prohibited by U.S. law from operating on the Platform.
3. How Payments Work (Escrow)
When a fan (“Buyer”) purchases your service, the Buyer's payment is processed by Stripe and held by ClipForYou in an escrow-style holding balance. Funds are released to your connected payout account only after:
- The Buyer approves the delivered content;
- Forty-eight (48) hours have elapsed since delivery with no dispute opened; or
- ClipForYou resolves a dispute in your favor.
ClipForYou retains a service fee (currently 20% of the gross transaction) plus payment-processing costs. Payouts run on a weekly cycle subject to Stripe's standard transfer timing. ClipForYou may, at its sole discretion, hold, delay, or reverse a payout where fraud, a dispute, chargeback, regulatory order, or violation of this Agreement is suspected.
4. Your Obligations as a Creator
You agree that you will:
- Deliver on time. Fulfil every accepted order within the delivery window displayed on your profile, and in any event within seven (7) calendar days of payment unless otherwise agreed with the Buyer in writing via the Platform;
- Deliver what was ordered. Match the order description, requested recipient, language, tone, and any other specifics provided by the Buyer;
- Meet a minimum quality bar. Audio must be clearly audible, video must be reasonably framed and lit, and the content must not be rushed, inaudible, or visibly careless;
- Communicate professionally. Respond to Buyer messages within 48 hours and avoid retaliatory, harassing, or abusive language at all times;
- Respect rights of third parties. Do not use copyrighted music, brand logos, or other protected material without the right to do so;
- Keep your account secure. Use strong passwords, protect your Stripe login, and promptly report compromised credentials.
5. Prohibited Conduct
You will not:
- Produce or deliver sexually explicit content involving minors, non-consenting individuals, bestiality, or any content that is unlawful in the United States;
- Produce content that harasses, defames, dehumanizes, incites violence against, or discriminates against any person or group;
- Misrepresent who you are, claim fake credentials or affiliations, or impersonate anyone else;
- Solicit Buyers to transact off-platform to avoid fees, or provide your personal contact details through the Service for the purpose of circumventing payment flows;
- Resell, redistribute, or publicly post a Buyer's request details, recipient name, or any personal information the Buyer shared with you;
- Use bots, fake accounts, or manipulated metrics to inflate ratings, reviews, or engagement;
- Submit AI-generated content as human-performed content where the Buyer reasonably expected a real, in-person performance, unless clearly disclosed on your profile and in the order;
- Engage in any activity that would, if disclosed, reasonably embarrass ClipForYou or damage its brand.
6. Content Moderation and Review
ClipForYou may review, moderate, remove, restrict, or demote any content, profile, listing, or message at any time, in our sole discretion, with or without notice. Approval to list content is not a warranty of legality, and removal is not an admission of any fault by ClipForYou.
7. License to ClipForYou
You grant ClipForYou a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, transmit, display, distribute, and create thumbnails and previews of your content, solely as necessary to operate, promote, market, and improve the Platform. You retain all other rights in your content.
8. License to the Buyer
When a Buyer pays for a delivered custom video, you grant that Buyer a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to view, download, and retain the video for personal, non-commercial use. No broadcast, commercial, political, or advertising use is included unless you expressly agree in writing.
9. Withholding, Clawback, and Forfeiture of Funds
You acknowledge that ClipForYou may, in its sole and reasonable discretion:
- Hold or freeze pending and available balances during any investigation of fraud, chargebacks, disputes, or violations of this Agreement;
- Claw back funds already paid to you where we later determine the underlying order was fraudulent, disputed in the Buyer's favor, reversed by a card network, or in violation of this Agreement or the Terms of Service;
- Withhold and/or forfeit balances where we determine that you engaged in fraud, repeatedly delivered low-quality or late work, repeatedly received disputes resolved against you, engaged in harassment or threats, created prohibited content, or otherwise materially breached this Agreement; and
- Offset amounts you owe us (including chargeback fees, refunds, and damages) against your current and future earnings.
Where lawful, forfeited funds may be applied to refunds to affected Buyers, chargeback costs, investigation expenses, and Platform administrative fees.
10. Strikes, Suspension, and Termination
We operate a strike-and-escalation system. Minor issues (e.g., a late delivery) may result in a warning or temporary visibility penalty. More serious issues may result in immediate suspension or permanent termination without prior notice, including:
- Any prohibited content under Section 5 — immediate permanent ban;
- Fraud, collusion with Buyers, or payout manipulation — immediate permanent ban plus clawback;
- Three (3) or more disputes resolved against you within ninety (90) days — review and possible termination;
- A delivery rate below 90% measured on a rolling 30-day window — review and possible delisting;
- Off-platform payment solicitation — suspension and possible termination.
Termination does not relieve you of obligations accrued before termination, including delivering open orders, cooperating with dispute investigations, and repaying amounts owed.
11. Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that:
- You own or have all necessary rights to the content you upload and the services you perform;
- Your content and conduct do not and will not infringe any third-party right or violate any law;
- All information you provide (including tax and identity information) is accurate and current; and
- You will comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to consumer protection, advertising, export controls, and taxation.
12. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ClipForYou, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your content; (b) your breach of this Agreement, the Terms of Service, or applicable law; (c) your interactions with any Buyer; and (d) any claim that your content infringes a third party's rights.
13. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CLIPFORYOU MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE VOLUME OF ORDERS YOU WILL RECEIVE, YOUR EARNINGS, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PLATFORM. CLIPFORYOU'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) FEES PAID TO YOU IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) US$100.
14. Dispute Resolution
Section 13 of the Terms of Service (Arbitration and Class-Action Waiver) applies in full to any dispute between you and ClipForYou under this Agreement. Please review it carefully.
15. Changes
We may modify this Agreement from time to time. Material changes take effect 14 days after we post the updated Agreement on the Platform. Continued listing or delivery of content after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Agreement.
16. Entire Agreement
This Agreement, together with the Terms of Service, Refund Policy, and Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and ClipForYou regarding your role as a Creator on the Platform, and supersedes any prior understandings.
17. Contact
Creator support: creators@clipforyou.me
Legal: legal@clipforyou.me