These Creator Terms apply to all creators who offer digital products through Klangly. They supplement the [Terms of Service](/legal/terms). In the event of conflict, these Creator Terms prevail over the general terms.
1. Admission as a creator
There is no entitlement to admission as a creator. The operator may select creators based on quality, relevance, legal compliance, technical suitability and commercial fit. Creators must be at least 18 years old and have full legal capacity. Commercial creators must provide correct company details. The operator may require identity, tax and rights verification.
2. Creator obligations
The creator undertakes to:
- upload and sell only their own or properly licensed content;
- not use third-party musical works, tabs, sheet music, samples, trade marks, logos or videos without permission;
- not publish misleading product descriptions;
- respond appropriately to support requests about their products;
- check files for viruses and malware before upload;
- fulfil their own tax obligations;
- notify changes to tax, legal or payment details without undue delay;
- not manipulate sales, reviews, rankings or recommendations.
3. Rights granted to the platform
The creator remains the owner of their content. The creator grants the operator a simple, worldwide right, limited to the term of the agreement, to host, store, technically process, stream, reproduce, advertise, display in thumbnails and make content available to buyers.
This includes the technical conversion of files (video encoding, thumbnail creation, audio previews, preview functions and backups). The creator permits the operator to use product images, titles, excerpts, trailers and product information for platform marketing. The operator may not sell content as its own product outside the platform without a separate agreement.
4. Product approval and quality control
The operator may review products before publication; there is no entitlement to publication. The operator may set minimum standards for audio quality, video quality, descriptions, file structure, preview material, licence information and support details. Products may be rejected where they are unsuitable in quality, law or technology.
5. Prices, discounts and promotions
The creator may set product prices within the limits specified by the platform. The operator may set minimum prices, maximum prices or recommended price ranges. Discounts, coupons, bundles and launch offers may be set up by the creator or the operator. Platform-wide discount promotions require either the creator's consent or prior activation in the creator settings.
6. Commission
The operator receives a commission of 15% of the sale, calculated as set out in the creator dashboard. In addition, payment fees, chargeback fees, currency conversion fees, tax deductions or other external costs may be deducted. The operator may change the commission for future sales with effect for the future; existing balances remain unaffected.
7. Payouts
Payouts are made via the integrated payment service provider and require a fully verified payout account. Payouts are made at intervals (e.g. monthly) or from a minimum amount of [amount]. The operator may withhold amounts where refunds, chargebacks, legal claims, suspected fraud or tax questions exist. Negative balances may be offset against future payouts.
8. Taxes and invoices
The creator is responsible for the tax treatment of their income and must provide accurate information on tax status, country of establishment, VAT liability and company form. Depending on the payment and billing model, invoices may be issued by the creator, the platform, a payment service provider or a merchant-of-record provider. The creator must provide required information for tax audits.
9. Legal violations and indemnification
The creator indemnifies the operator against all third-party claims arising from their content, product descriptions, trade-mark use, music rights, licence violations or other breaches of duty. The indemnification covers reasonable costs of legal defence. The creator must support the operator without undue delay if third-party claims are asserted.
10. Termination
The creator may terminate their creator account at any time. The operator may terminate or block the creator account for good cause. Products already purchased may remain accessible to buyers as far as necessary for performance of the contract. The creator may remove products but must take into account that existing buyers may continue to have access to content they have already purchased.