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| 0 | Terms of Use Effective December 14, 2023 Patreon is a membership platform that helps connect fans with creators they love. | 0 | Terms of Use Last Updated: May 27, 2026 Patreon is a platform that helps connect fans with creators they love. |
| 1 | Our mission is to put creators first, and these terms attempt to do that. | 1 | Our mission is to put creators first, and these Terms attempt to do that. |
| 3 | Above every section, we’ll summarize the most important parts, but these summaries are not legally binding, so please look at the full version of the text for a complete understanding of these terms. | 3 | Above every section, we’ll summarize the most important parts, but these summaries are not complete or legally binding, so please look at the full version of the text for a complete understanding of these Terms. |
| 5 | To summarize: by using Patreon you agree to these terms. | 5 | To summarize: By using Patreon, you agree to these Terms. |
| 6 | These are Patreon’s Terms of Use, and they apply to all users of the Patreon platform. “We,” “our,” and “us” refer to Patreon, Inc. “Patreon” refers to this platform and the services offered by us, including the Patreon iOS app, the Patreon Android app, Patreon APIs, Patreon embeds, www.patreon.com , and Patreon’s other websites. | 6 | These are Patreon’s Terms of Use (“Terms”), and they apply to all users of the Patreon platform. “We,” “our,” and “us” refer to Patreon, Inc. |
| 7 | By using Patreon, you agree to these terms and to the other policies we post, including the Privacy Policy , Community Guidelines , and Benefit Guidelines . | 7 | If you are a fan residing in the United Kingdom, then, solely for the purpose of processing payments for any purchases you make on Patreon, “we,” “our,” and “us” also refer to Patreon DLC Limited. |
| 8 | If you are a fan residing outside the United States, but not in the United Kingdom, then solely for the purpose of processing payments for any purchases you make on Patreon, “we,” “our,” and “us” also refer to Patreon Ireland Limited, including its branch Patreon Ireland Limited - Sucursal em Portugal (“Patreon Portugal’). “Patreon” refers to this platform and the services offered by us, including the Patreon iOS app, the Patreon Android app, Patreon APIs, Patreon embeds, Patreon RSS feeds, www.patreon.com , and Patreon’s other websites, including Patreon websites hosted on creator-owned domains. | ||
| 9 | By using Patreon, you agree to these Terms and to the other policies we post, including the Privacy Policy , Community Guidelines , and Commerce Guidelines , which are a part of these Terms. | ||
| 13 | When you create an account, you must provide us with accurate information, in good faith, and you agree to keep your information updated if it changes. | 15 | You may use Patreon to interact with creators and other users, for example by posting to a creator community on Patreon (as a “fan”), to subscribe and/or make a purchase on Patreon (as a fan who is also a “member”), and/or to create a page on Patreon to engage with members who purchase memberships or offerings (as a “creator”). |
| 16 | When you create an account, you must provide us with accurate information, in good faith, and you must keep your information updated if it changes. | ||
| 16 | You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe to an Adult/18+ creator or purchase an offering related to such a creator. | 19 | You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe for free to an Adult/18+ creator or purchase a membership or offering related to such a creator. |
| 20 | You must comply with, and may not attempt to circumvent, any measures that Patreon has put in place to assure your age and/or eligibility to view certain material. | ||
| 20 | Abusive conduct To summarize: Be responsible and don’t violate our terms or policies. | 24 | In order to be eligible to use Patreon, you must not be located, organized, or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine) and you must not be designated on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or any other sanctions lists maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). |
| 25 | Abusive conduct To summarize: These Terms and our policies cover most issues, but, if you find a new and creative way to hurt Patreon or our community, we may take action to prevent it. | ||
| 22 | If you violate our terms or policies, then we may terminate your account. | 27 | If you violate our Terms or policies, then we may terminate your account. |
| 24 | If you are a creator earning money on Patreon, we may be exposed to risk based on what you do with those funds. | 29 | If you are a creator earning money on Patreon, we may be exposed to risk based on your conduct off platform, for example, what you do with those funds. |
| 27 | These terms and our policies cover most issues, but, if you find a new and creative way to hurt Patreon or our community, we may take action to prevent it. | 32 | These Terms and our policies cover most issues, but, if you find a new and creative way to hurt Patreon or our community, we may take action to prevent it. |
| 28 | All about being a creator To summarize: A creator is someone who creates a page on Patreon to engage with patrons who purchase memberships or offerings on Patreon to support the creator’s creations. | 33 | All about being a creator To summarize: A creator is someone who creates a page on Patreon to engage with members who purchase memberships or offerings on Patreon to support the creator’s creations. |
| 30 | Creator Page To become a creator, simply launch your page to start your offering or membership. | 35 | Creator page To become a creator, simply launch your creator page to start your offering or membership. |
| 32 | You can use creator tools that we provide to, among other things, showcase your creations, engage with the Patreon community, and provide merchandise to patrons through our merch service. | 37 | You can use creator tools that we provide to, among other things, showcase your creations, engage with the Patreon community, and provide merchandise to members through our merch service. |
| 33 | Memberships are for your most passionate fans. | 38 | On Patreon, you can provide your fans something exciting that gives them special benefits they want, including additional access, merchandise, exclusive creations, and engaging community experiences. |
| 34 | On Patreon, you can provide your patrons something exciting that gives them special benefits they want, including additional access, merchandise, exclusive creations, and engaging community experiences. | 39 | In turn, you will receive loyal support from your fans, and revenue from memberships and offerings that members have purchased on Patreon. |
| 35 | In turn, you will receive loyal support from your patrons, and revenue from memberships and offerings that patrons have purchased on Patreon. | — | Removed |
| 37 | Where supported and as applicable, we automatically convert the prices of offerings and subscriptions into a patron’s local currency based on a currency conversion rate that may be determined at our sole discretion. | 41 | Where supported and as applicable, we automatically convert the prices of offerings and subscriptions into a member’s local currency based on a currency conversion rate that may be determined at our sole discretion. |
| 39 | Also, where supported and subject to your controls as applicable, we may automatically increase the prices of offerings to patrons to account for the fees imposed by the platforms (like the App Store) on which the associated purchases were made in a manner that may be determined at our sole discretion. | 43 | Also, where supported and subject to your controls as applicable, we may, in a manner that may be determined at our sole discretion, automatically increase the prices of offerings to members to account for the fees imposed by the platforms (like the App Store) on which the associated purchases were made. |
| 41 | We typically handle payments issues such as fraud, chargebacks, and resolution of payments disputes, though, for purchases made through certain platforms (like the App Store), the associated platforms may handle these payments issues. | 45 | While Patreon’s creator tools enable you to configure the prices for your subscriptions and offerings, certain features, which may be default enabled and can be disabled in your settings, dynamically discount or otherwise adjust the prices you have configured. |
| 46 | You can learn more here . | ||
| 47 | We typically handle payments issues such as fraud, chargebacks, and resolution of payments disputes, though for purchases made through certain platforms (like the App Store), the associated platforms may handle these payments issues. | ||
| 45 | You may, however, occasionally experience further delays in accessing these funds. | 51 | You may occasionally experience delays in accessing funds for reasons other than those explained above. |
| 46 | We may also block or withhold access to these funds for violations of our terms or policies or for compliance reasons, including collecting tax reporting information. | 52 | We may also block or withhold access to these funds for violations of our Terms or policies or for compliance reasons, including collecting tax reporting information. |
| 49 | In order to protect creators, we may block patrons’ payments if we believe them to be fraudulent. | 55 | In order to protect creators, we may block members’ payments if we believe them to be fraudulent. |
| 50 | Sometimes activities like refunds to patrons and chargebacks from patrons can put your account balance into the negative and any fees you’ve incurred from Patreon or the platforms (like the App Store) on which the purchases were made, as described below, may not be refunded to you when such refunds and chargebacks are processed. | 56 | Sometimes activities like refunds to members and chargebacks from members can put your account balance into the negative and any fees you’ve incurred from Patreon or the platforms (like the App Store) on which the purchases were made, as described below, may not be refunded to you when such refunds and chargebacks are processed. |
| 53 | If you are an Adult/ 18+ creator , then you agree to verify that you are over the age of 18 through the means requested by us, to verify that each person depicted in your creations is over the age of 18, and to obtain each such persons’ written consent to participate in your creations. | 59 | If you are an Adult/ 18+ creator , then you must verify that you are over the age of 18 through the means requested by us, verify that each person depicted in your creations is over the age of 18, and obtain each such persons’ written consent to participate in your creations. |
| 55 | You agree that you will promptly provide us with this proof of age verification and consent if we request it. | 61 | You must promptly provide us with this proof of age verification and consent if we request it. |
| 56 | Fees As a creator, there are fees associated with your offerings and paid memberships on Patreon. | 62 | Fees As a creator, there are fees associated with our services related to your offerings and paid memberships on Patreon. |
| 59 | For service levels and types that include merch, please note that, in addition to the platform fee for using the merch service, we also charge you for the cost of the merchandise itself based on the quantity and SKUs of the associated items; Feature-specific fees, which may arise from the use of particular Patreon features and may include a flat fee and/or are calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments; The payment processing fee, which is calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments and a flat fee per successfully processed payment and relates to the cost of processing payments from patrons, including recurring billing, recovering declined payments, and fighting fraud; The payout fee, which is a fee for transferring money you’ve earned on Patreon to your specified payout method and may vary based on your specified payout method; and The currency conversion fee, which is calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments made in a currency other than your payout currency. | 65 | For service levels and types that include merch, please note that, in addition to the platform fee for using the merch service, we also charge you for the cost of the merchandise itself based on the quantity and SKUs of the associated items; Feature-specific fees, which may arise from the use of particular Patreon features and may include a flat fee and/or are calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments; The payment processing fee, which is calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments and a flat fee per successfully processed payment and relates to the cost of processing payments from members, including recurring billing, recovering declined payments, and fighting fraud; The payout fee, which is a fee for transferring money you’ve earned on Patreon to your specified payout method and may vary based on your specified payout method; and The currency conversion fee, which is calculated as a percentage of successfully processed payments made in a currency other than your payout currency. |
| 60 | You can see the fees for any offerings and subscriptions on your creator dashboard , though please note that this dashboard does not list the payout fee described above. | 66 | You can see the fees for any offerings and subscriptions on your creator dashboard , though please note that this dashboard may not list the payout fee described above. |
| 62 | We endeavor to provide you with information about those fees in your creator dashboard and, where supported and subject to your controls as applicable, Patreon may automatically increase the prices of offerings to patrons to account for those fees. “Founding creators” are creators whose creator pages were live before May 7th, 2019 and who have not since made disqualifying changes to their creator pages. “Founding creators” may have a legacy fee structure explained in our Help Center that is no longer available to other creators. | 68 | We endeavor to provide you with information about those fees in your creator dashboard and, where supported and subject to your controls as applicable, Patreon may automatically increase the prices of offerings to members to account for those fees. “Founding creators” are creators whose creator pages first were live before May 7, 2019 and who have not since made disqualifying changes to their creator pages. “Pro creators” are creators whose creator pages first were live between May 7, 2019 and August 4, 2025 and who have not since made disqualifying changes to their creator pages. “Founding creators” and “pro creators” may have legacy fee structures explained in our Help Center that are no longer available to other creators. |
| 63 | If a patron pays in a currency that is different from the currency associated with their payment instrument, then the financial institution associated with that payment instrument may charge them a foreign transaction fee for that payment. | 69 | If a member pays in a currency that is different from the currency associated with their payment instrument, then the financial institution associated with that payment instrument may charge them a foreign transaction fee for that payment. |
| 65 | Even if a patron pays in the same currency as the currency associated with their payment instrument, when a patron’s payment is processed in a country different from the one associated with their payment instrument, then the financial institution associated with that payment instrument may charge them a foreign transaction fee for that payment. | 71 | Even if a member pays in the same currency as the currency associated with their payment instrument, when a member’s payment is processed in a country different from the one associated with their payment instrument, then the financial institution associated with that payment instrument may charge them a foreign transaction fee for that payment. |
| 68 | For example, if you are located in the United States or are a United States citizen who has earned $600 or more, Patreon is required to issue you a Form 1099-K at year end. | 74 | For example, if you are located in the United States or are a United States citizen who has earnings reaching certain thresholds, Patreon is required to issue you a Form 1099-K at year end. |
| 69 | For purposes of Forms 1099-K, we treat all creator earnings as earned for the sales of goods or services. | 75 | Furthermore, Patreon may be obligated to report certain information to jurisdictions outside of the United States. |
| 70 | You are responsible for reporting any income, withholding, or other earnings-based taxes which may be due as a result of money you’ve earned on Patreon. | 76 | You must provide accurate and current tax identification and status information where appropriate, and update said information in the event of a change. |
| 77 | If you fail to provide such information, or if it is incomplete or inaccurate, Patreon may withhold taxes from payments to you as required by applicable law. | ||
| 78 | Any amounts withheld and remitted to the relevant tax authority will be treated as having been paid to you, and you will not be entitled to any additional payment in respect of such withholding. | ||
| 79 | To the extent required by any applicable law, as determined by Patreon in its sole discretion, Patreon may deduct and withhold taxes, duties, charges, or assessments from any payment made under or in connection with our services and will pay you the amount due after such deduction or withholding. | ||
| 80 | If deductions or withholdings of tax have been made, Patreon will pay the withheld tax to the appropriate tax authority and provide copies of receipts for such withholding tax to you. | ||
| 81 | You must provide evidence of any tax treaty entitlement that, in Patreon’s judgment, satisfies the requirements of the applicable law, as necessary to claim exemption from or reduction of withholding tax. | ||
| 82 | For clarity, you are responsible for reporting any income, withholding, or other earnings-based taxes which may be due as a result of money you’ve earned on Patreon. | ||
| 73 | These include, but are not limited to, Valued Added Tax (“VAT”), Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) and other local service or sales taxes in non-US locations (collectively referred to as “VAT”), as well as state sales tax in the United States. | 85 | These include, but are not limited to, Valued Added Tax, Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), and other local service or sales taxes in non-US locations (collectively referred to as “VAT”), as well as state sales tax in the United States. |
| 75 | In locales where we are required to collect transaction tax from patrons, invoices presented to and payments processed from patrons will include the tier or custom payment amount plus the applicable tax. | 87 | In locales where we are required to collect transaction tax from members, invoices presented to and payments processed from members will include the payment amount plus the applicable tax. |
| 79 | You agree to provide accurate information when you are engaging with the tier tools, sales tax weighting tools and, generally, when listing and categorizing benefits transferred within membership tiers and offerings. | 91 | You must provide accurate information when you are engaging with the tier tools, sales tax weighting tools, and, generally, when listing and categorizing benefits transferred within membership tiers and offerings. |
| 82 | Amounts payable under this agreement between a creator and Patreon may include VAT or sales tax where applicable. | 94 | Fees charged by Patreon to creators may be subject to VAT, sales tax, or similar indirect taxes, as applicable. |
| 84 | You agree that you will provide us with any information and documents for accurate tax determination and compliance, where and as we request or as otherwise required. | 96 | You must provide us with any information and documents for accurate tax determination and compliance, where and as we request or as otherwise required. |
| 85 | Restrictions We don’t allow creations and benefits that violate our terms or policies. | 97 | Where VAT applies under a reverse charge or withholding mechanism, such VAT will not reduce or otherwise affect the fees payable to Patreon, which will be due in full. |
| 86 | You can learn more by visiting our Community Guidelines and Benefit Guidelines . | 98 | Restrictions If your fans include people under the age of 18, then please remind them that they need their parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to purchase an offering or membership subscription on Patreon, and that those under the age of 13 cannot use Patreon. |
| 87 | A high level summary of those rules is that we don’t allow: illegal creations or benefits; creations or benefits that are abusive towards other people; creations or benefits that are misleading or deceptive; creations or benefits that use others’ intellectual property, unless you have written permission to use it, or your use is protected as fair use; or creations or benefits with real people engaging in sexual acts. | 99 | We are not required to allow any particular person or group of persons to access an offering, be a member, or otherwise access Patreon services. |
| 88 | If you are an Adult/ 18+ creator , then certain features associated with the the level and type of Patreon service you select may not be available to you. | 100 | As a creator, you are also responsible for keeping member data safe. |
| 89 | If your fans include people under the age of 18, then please remind them that they need their parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to purchase an offering or membership subscription on Patreon, and that those under the age of 13 cannot use Patreon. | 101 | Our Data Processing Agreement (DPA) – that we sometimes refer to as the Creator Privacy Promise – governs your access to and use of member data on Patreon and you must comply with it. |
| 90 | We are not required to allow any particular person or group of persons to access an offering, be a patron or otherwise access Patreon services. | 102 | Your use of Patreon must comply with all applicable export control laws and regulations, including that you will not use Patreon to distribute any creations or other materials — including any commodities, software, or technology — in violation of such laws. |
| 91 | As a creator, you are also responsible for keeping patron data safe. | 103 | You can learn more in our Sanctions Policy . |
| 92 | You agree to our Data Processing Agreement (DPA) that we sometimes refer to as the Creator Privacy Promise. | — | Removed |
| 94 | We are constantly experimenting with product features to make Patreon better and may add, remove, or test features with a subset of creators. | 105 | Patreon reserves the right to remove a creator from participating in annual memberships. |
| 106 | Removing a creator from participation in annual memberships will remove the option for further members to purchase annual subscriptions on Patreon for that creator. | ||
| 107 | This will not, however, result in an automatic removal of the creator from Patreon, unless there is an independent basis for that removal. | ||
| 108 | We are constantly experimenting with product features to make Patreon better and may add, remove, automatically enable, or test features with a subset of creators. | ||
| 96 | Instead, we may enable and disable these early-access, beta, or test features at our sole discretion. | 110 | Instead, we may enable and disable these early-access, beta, or test features, and your access to them, at our sole discretion. |
| 98 | All about being a patron To summarize: A patron is someone who subscribes and/or makes a purchase on Patreon, which may come with special benefits from creators they love. | 112 | If you enable members to purchase Gift Memberships (as defined below) for your community, you must make a good faith effort to distribute those Gift Memberships, including any associated redemption links, to your community. |
| 99 | Through a subscription or offering on Patreon, patrons may receive benefits and directly interact with creators using tools supplied by us, and, through Patreon, have the opportunity to engage with a community of patrons and creators. | 113 | If you are an Adult/ 18+ creator , then certain features associated with the level and type of Patreon service you select may not be available to you. |
| 100 | As a patron, you’re supporting a creator and may receive special benefits like shoutouts, exclusive creations, or merchandise. | 114 | All about being a fan To summarize: A fan is someone who uses Patreon to interact with creators and other fans, for example by posting to a creator community on Patreon, and a member is a fan who subscribes and/or makes a purchase on Patreon, which may come with special benefits from creators they love. |
| 115 | Through a subscription or offering on Patreon, members may receive benefits and directly interact with creators using tools supplied by us, and, through Patreon, have the opportunity to engage with a community of members and creators. | ||
| 116 | Subscriptions and one-time purchases As a member, you’re supporting a creator and may receive special benefits like shoutouts, exclusive creations, exclusive chat reactions, Patreon profile badges, tickets to live online events, or merchandise. | ||
| 105 | To become a patron, simply subscribe or purchase a paid subscription or other offering on Patreon. | 121 | To become a member, simply subscribe for free or purchase a paid subscription or other offering on Patreon. |
| 106 | Subject to these terms and full payment of all applicable charges, to the extent a subscription or offering includes access to one or more of a creator’s creations, you receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, limited license to access and view those creations for your own private, personal, non-promotional, non-commercial use. | 122 | Subject to these Terms and full payment of all applicable charges, to the extent a subscription or offering includes access to one or more of a creator’s creations, that creator grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, limited license to access and view those creations for your own private, personal, non-promotional, non-commercial use. |
| 115 | If your subscription includes a free trial, then, unless you cancel via your membership settings before your free trial ends, you will be charged for the first time after the specified free trial period ends and you’ll start an automatically renewing paid subscription on Patreon of the type you selected. | 131 | If your subscription includes a free trial or initial gifted access, then, unless you cancel via your membership settings before your free trial or initial gifted access ends, you will be charged for the first time after the specified free trial or initial gift period ends and you’ll start an automatically renewing paid subscription on Patreon of the type you selected. |
| 119 | Similarly, this enables Patreon to, for example, account for new currency exchange rates by refreshing the conversion rate applied when a patron pays in a currency different than the one chosen by the creator. | 135 | Similarly, this enables Patreon to, for example, account for new currency exchange rates by refreshing the conversion rate applied when a member pays in a currency different than the one chosen by the creator. |
| 121 | You may cancel your free trial or recurring payments at any time, as described above. | 137 | Membership subscriptions and offerings vary and we have limited control over the quality and specific benefits. |
| 138 | We attempt to screen for fraudulent creator pages, but cannot guarantee the identity of creators or the validity of any claims they make. | ||
| 139 | We appreciate your help reporting suspicious creator pages so we can keep the Patreon community safe. | ||
| 140 | Patreon reserves the right to remove a member from participating in annual memberships. | ||
| 141 | Removing a member from participation in annual memberships will prohibit that member from purchasing further annual membership subscriptions on Patreon for any creator. | ||
| 142 | This will not, however, result in an automatic removal of the member from Patreon, unless there is an independent basis for that removal. | ||
| 143 | We are constantly experimenting with product features to make Patreon better and may add, remove, automatically enable, or test features with a subset of fans. | ||
| 144 | Access to these features is not guaranteed and may not be subject to your control. | ||
| 145 | Instead, we may enable and disable these early-access, beta, or test features, and your access to them, at our sole discretion. | ||
| 146 | These features may also be subject to additional restrictions and limitations, including some that we describe in our Help Center . | ||
| 147 | Subscription cancellation You may cancel your free trial or recurring payments at any time via your membership settings , as described above. | ||
| 127 | Canceling your membership or lowering the tier support below the applicable threshold may result in your loss of access to membership subscription benefits, including a creator’s patron-only posts and other benefits. | 153 | Canceling your membership or lowering the tier support below the applicable threshold may result in your loss of access to membership subscription benefits, including a creator’s member-only posts and other benefits. |
| 128 | You may also lose access to offerings you’ve purchased and membership subscription benefits if, for example and as applicable, your payment method fails, we terminate your account, the creator blocks you, the creator stops making offerings and/or memberships available on Patreon, the creator deletes their Patreon account, the creator changes who has access to an offering and/or membership, the creator removes a post or offering from their Patreon account, we remove the creator from Patreon, we change who has access to an offering and/or membership, or we remove a post or offering from from a creator’s Patreon account. | 154 | You may also lose access to offerings you’ve purchased and membership subscription benefits if, for example and as applicable, your payment method fails, we terminate your account, the creator blocks you, the creator stops making offerings and/or memberships available on Patreon, the creator deletes their Patreon account, the creator changes who has access to an offering and/or membership, the creator removes a post or offering from their Patreon account, we remove the creator from Patreon, we change who has access to an offering and/or membership, or we remove a post or offering from a creator’s Patreon account. |
| 129 | We are not required to allow you to access an offering, be a patron of, or to otherwise interact with any particular creator. | 155 | We are not required to allow you to access an offering, be a member of, or to otherwise interact with any particular creator. |
| 130 | Membership subscriptions and offerings vary and we have limited control over the quality and specific benefits. | 156 | When you lose access to paid membership subscription benefits because your payment method fails, we may automatically convert that paid membership into a free membership so that you retain access to free membership subscription benefits. |
| 131 | We attempt to screen for fraudulent creator pages, but cannot guarantee the identity of creators or the validity of any claims they make. | 157 | Gifting For participating creators, you may purchase a non-renewing, fixed-term membership subscription to a creator’s available tier as a gift for a specific recipient of your choosing, or for distribution to members of a creator community (“Gift Membership”). |
| 132 | We appreciate your help reporting suspicious creator pages so we can keep the Patreon community safe. | 158 | Upon completion of payment for gifts to specific recipients, a redemption link will be generated for you to share with your selected recipient, through which they can redeem the Gift Membership, that sets out the tier, creator, fixed term of the gift, and, if you choose to provide it, your name and message to the recipient. |
| 133 | If you are located in a jurisdiction in which Patreon is required to charge and collect tax, for example VAT or sales tax, then this tax is added to the total charge. | 159 | Upon completion of payment for gifts to a creator community, one or more redemption links will be provided to the creator for distribution to their community or we will otherwise cause the redemption links to be distributed to that creator community on Patreon. |
| 160 | Creators provided with such redemption links may choose to distribute Gift Memberships at their discretion. | ||
| 161 | We reserve the right to modify the distribution method for these Gift Memberships to a creator community in the future without notice. | ||
| 162 | To redeem a Gift Membership, the recipient must have or create a Patreon account. | ||
| 163 | If the Gift Membership relates to an Adult/18+ creator, then the recipient must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to redeem the Gift Membership. | ||
| 164 | Redemption must occur within 90 days of purchase (the “Redemption Period”). | ||
| 165 | If not redeemed within the Redemption Period, the Gift Membership will expire and access will not be granted. | ||
| 166 | If redeemed, the recipient will enjoy access to the gifted tier for the fixed term, provided they maintain a Patreon account. | ||
| 167 | Access will automatically end when the term expires unless the recipient enters into an automatically renewing subscription at the time of redemption. | ||
| 168 | All Gift Membership purchases are final. | ||
| 169 | No refunds or exchanges (including for gifts not redeemed within the Redemption Period) are permitted. | ||
| 170 | Nothing in these Terms entitles any gift recipient to enforce rights, including for refunds or exchanges for gifts not redeemed within the Redemption Period, against Patreon or any creator. | ||
| 171 | Sales and discounts From time to time, subscriptions and one-time purchases may go on sale or otherwise be offered at a discount. | ||
| 172 | Unless specifically stated otherwise, these price reductions apply only to a single one-time purchase, the first month of new, automatically-renewing monthly paid subscriptions, or the first year of new, automatically-renewing annual paid subscriptions, and to select tiers, as specified on the associated creator page. | ||
| 173 | Price reductions are not applicable to prior one-time purchases or existing automatically-renewing subscriptions, including upgrades or downgrades of existing automatically-renewing subscriptions, or subscriptions canceled and reactivated during the period in which the price reduction is available. | ||
| 174 | Price reductions cannot be combined with other offers or discounts and are only available until the date listed on the associated creator page. | ||
| 175 | Taxes and fees If you are located in a jurisdiction in which Patreon is required to charge and collect tax, for example VAT or sales tax, then this tax is added to the total charge. | ||
| 136 | As tax is largely dependent on your location, you agree to keep your location complete and up to date in order to enable accurate collection of taxes. | 178 | As tax is largely dependent on your location, you must keep your location complete and up to date in order to enable accurate collection of taxes. |
| 141 | We are constantly experimenting with product features to make Patreon better and may add, remove, or test features with a subset of patrons. | 183 | Refunds Our policy is not to provide refunds, including if you lose access to offerings and/or membership subscription benefits as described above, though we may allow for some exceptions where refunds are granted at our sole discretion. |
| 142 | Access to these features is not guaranteed and may not be subject to your control. | — | Removed |
| 143 | Instead, we may enable and disable these early-access, beta, or test features at our sole discretion. | — | Removed |
| 144 | These features may also be subject to additional restrictions and limitations, including some that we describe in our Help Center . | — | Removed |
| 145 | Refunds. | — | Removed |
| 146 | Our policy is not to provide refunds, including if you lose access to offerings and/or membership subscription benefits as described above, though we may allow for some exceptions where refunds are granted at our sole discretion. | — | Removed |
| 149 | Patreon's role To summarize: We may look at some pages and posts on Patreon and review reported pages to identify potential violations of these terms and our policies. | 186 | Community rules To summarize: All material on Patreon must comply with our Community Guidelines , creators’ creations, benefits, and offerings must additionally comply with our Commerce Guidelines , and we may look at some pages and posts on Patreon and review reported pages to identify potential violations of these Terms and our policies. |
| 150 | We look at some pages and posts on Patreon to enforce these terms and our policies, including our Community Guidelines and Benefit Guidelines . | 187 | You may only post material to Patreon that is permissible under our Community Guidelines . |
| 188 | And creators may only provide membership benefits and offerings that are also permissible under our Commerce Guidelines . | ||
| 189 | A high level summary of those rules is that we don’t allow: illegal material or benefits; material or benefits that are abusive towards other people; material or benefits that are misleading or deceptive; material or benefits that use others’ intellectual property, unless you have written permission to use it, or your use is protected as fair use; or material or benefits with real people engaging in sexual acts. | ||
| 190 | We must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including those implemented by OFAC. | ||
| 191 | This means that we cannot take part in transactions that involve designated people, places, services, or items that originate from those places, as determined by agencies like OFAC. | ||
| 192 | You can learn more in our Sanctions Policy . | ||
| 193 | You must not make available creations or otherwise make posts on Patreon that infringe others’ intellectual property or proprietary rights. | ||
| 194 | We respond to compliant notifications of claimed copyright infringement and have adopted and reasonably implemented a policy for terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of creators and fans who are the subject of repeated compliant notifications of claimed copyright infringement or other evidence that suggests a pattern of repeat infringement. | ||
| 195 | Information regarding how this policy is implemented as well as the process for reporting or responding to notifications of claimed copyright infringement can be found here . | ||
| 196 | Please let us know if you see potential violations of our Community Guidelines and Commerce Guidelines . | ||
| 197 | You can learn how to report them here . | ||
| 198 | We look at some pages and posts on Patreon to enforce these Terms and our policies, including our Community Guidelines and Commerce Guidelines . | ||
| 153 | In most situations, we will work with creators and patrons to resolve any potential policy violations and allow the creator or patron to continue using Patreon. | 201 | Creators and fans may also independently take actions to help keep communities on Patreon safe. |
| 154 | Patreon may terminate creator or patron accounts when we believe it is necessary to protect creators, patrons, Patreon, or the broader community, but it is not an action we take lightly. | 202 | For example, they may block someone they believe is being abusive and creators can restrict a disruptive member from participating in community chats. |
| 155 | Patreon reserves the right to remove a creator or patron from participating in annual memberships. | 203 | Creators and fans are required to act in a manner consistent with Patreon’s Community Guidelines when they take such actions, but we are not required to allow you to access an offering, interact with any particular fan on Patreon, be a member of any particular creator, or otherwise interact with them on Patreon. |
| 156 | Removing a creator from participation in annual memberships will remove the option for further patrons to purchase annual subscriptions on Patreon for that creator. | 204 | Patreon reserves the right to remove creations and other material that violate Patreon’s terms and policies, including these Terms, the Community Guidelines , and the Commerce Guidelines . |
| 157 | Removing a patron from participation in annual memberships will prohibit that patron from purchasing further annual membership subscriptions on Patreon for any creator. | 205 | In most situations, we will work with creators and fans to resolve any potential policy violations and allow the creator or fan to continue using Patreon. |
| 158 | This will not, however, result in an automatic removal of the creator or patron from Patreon, unless there is an independent basis for that removal. | 206 | Patreon may terminate creator or fan accounts when we believe it is necessary to protect creators, fans, Patreon, or the broader community, but it is not an action we take lightly. |
| 159 | Please let us know if you see potential violations of our Community Guidelines . | 207 | If you believe that an action taken against your Patreon account was a result of a mistake or misidentification, then you may be able to appeal that decision as described in our Help Center . |
| 160 | You can learn how to report them here . | — | Removed |
| 161 | As a global company based in the United States with operations in other countries, we must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including those implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the United States Department of the Treasury. | — | Removed |
| 162 | This means that we cannot take part in transactions that involve designated people, places, or items that originate from those places, as determined by agencies like OFAC. | — | Removed |
| 163 | You can read our Sanctions Policy here . | — | Removed |
| 168 | We can also cancel any membership subscriptions and remove any descriptions, posts, offerings, or benefits at our sole discretion. | 212 | We can also cancel any membership subscriptions and remove any descriptions, posts, offerings, benefits, and other material at our sole discretion. |
| 169 | You may not bring a claim against us for suspending or terminating another person’s account, and you agree you will not bring such a claim. | 213 | You may not bring a claim against us for suspending or terminating another person’s account or taking any action under our rules against material posted by another person. |
| 171 | These terms remain in effect even if you no longer have an account. | 215 | These Terms remain in effect even if you no longer have an account. |
| 172 | Your creations To summarize: Creators keep full ownership of their creations and patrons keep full ownership of what they post on Patreon, but give us permission to use them as part of Patreon’s services. | 216 | License to your creations To summarize: Creators keep full ownership of their creations and fans keep full ownership of what they post on Patreon, but give us permission to use them as part of Patreon’s services. |
| 173 | Make sure you have permission to post the creations that you make available on Patreon. | 217 | Creators keep full ownership of their creations and fans keep full ownership of what they post on Patreon, including any creations and posts they import to Patreon, but we need licenses from you for this material in order to operate Patreon’s services effectively. |
| 174 | Creators keep full ownership of their creations and patrons keep full ownership of what they post on Patreon, but we need licenses from you for this material in order to operate Patreon’s services effectively. | 218 | By making creations available on Patreon or otherwise posting on Patreon, you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license covering your imports, creations, and what you post in all formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world to use, copy, reproduce, store, translate, transmit, distribute, perform, prepare derivative works, publicly display, and display in connection with any name, username, voice, or likeness provided in connection with it. |
| 175 | By making creations available on Patreon or otherwise posting on Patreon, you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license covering your creation or what you post in all formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world to use, copy, reproduce, store, translate, transmit, distribute, perform, prepare derivative works, publicly display, and display in connection with any name, username, voice, or likeness provided in connection with it. | — | Removed |
| 177 | This sounds like a lot, but it’s important for us to operate our services, including hosting creations, providing and promoting memberships to your patrons, and enabling community features like post comments. | 220 | This sounds like a lot, but it’s important for us to operate our services, including hosting creations, providing and promoting memberships to your members, and enabling community features like post comments. |
| 180 | You agree not to make available creations or otherwise make posts on Patreon that infringe others’ intellectual property or proprietary rights. | 223 | Members may not use creations posted by creators in any way not authorized by the creator, including sharing those creations with others who have not purchased the offering or subscription through which those creations were made available. |
| 181 | Patreon reserves the right to remove creations and other material that violate Patreon’s terms and policies, including these Terms of Use and the Community Guidelines . | 224 | Third-pa rt y apps and services To summarize: You may grant third-party apps and services access to your Patreon account, and you may grant Patreon access to third-party apps and services. |
| 182 | We respond to compliant notifications of claimed copyright infringement and have adopted and reasonably implemented a policy for terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of creators and patrons who are the subject of repeated compliant notifications of claimed copyright infringement or other evidence that suggests a pattern of repeat infringement. | — | Removed |
| 183 | Information regarding how this policy is implemented as well as the process for reporting or responding to notifications of claimed copyright infringement can be found here . | — | Removed |
| 184 | Patrons may not use creations posted by creators in any way not authorized by the creator, including sharing those creations with others who have not purchased the offering or subscription through which those creations were made available. | — | Removed |
| 185 | Third-pa rt y apps and services To summarize: You may grant third-party apps and services access to your Patreon account and you may grant Patreon access to third-party apps and services. | — | Removed |
| 188 | If you choose to take this authorization action, then we will follow your instructions and grant the access or permission that you’ve selected. | 227 | If you choose to take such an authorization action, then we will follow your instructions and grant the access or permission that you’ve selected. |
| 190 | Patreon's creations To summarize: You agree that any bug reports or suggested improvements that you provide to Patreon will be fully owned by Patreon. | 229 | Patreon's creations To summarize: Any bug reports or suggested improvements that you provide to Patreon are fully owned by Patreon. |
| 191 | Creators can use our copyrights or trademarks to promote their Patreon pages, but can’t use them for anything else without our permission. | 230 | Creators can use our trademarks to promote their Patreon pages, but can’t use them for anything else without our permission. |
| 194 | We grant creators a license to use our logo and other copyrights or trademarks to promote their Patreon pages. | 233 | We grant creators a license to use our logo and other trademarks to promote their Patreon pages. |
| 199 | You agree that any suggestions, comments, ideas, bug reports, or suggested improvements that you provide to us will be fully owned by us so that we can use them to improve Patreon and thereby better help the community of creators and patrons. | 238 | Any suggestions, comments, ideas, bug reports, or suggested improvements that you provide to us are fully owned by us so that we can use them to improve Patreon and thereby better help the community of creators and fans. |
| 201 | You will indemnify us from all losses and liabilities, including legal fees, that arise from these terms or relate to your use of Patreon. | 240 | You will indemnify us from all losses and liabilities, including legal fees, that arise from these Terms or relate to your use of Patreon. |
| 210 | To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable to you for any incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of these terms, or your use or attempted use of Patreon. | 249 | To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable to you for any incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of these Terms, or your use or attempted use of Patreon. |
| 213 | For this clause, “we” and “our” is defined to include our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third-party service providers. | 252 | For this clause, “we” and “our” are defined to include our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third-party service providers. |
| 215 | Any disputes with us must be resolved in San Francisco under California law. | 254 | Most disputes with us must be resolved in San Francisco under California law. |
| 216 | We encourage you to contact us if you have an issue. | 255 | We encourage you to contact us at legal@patreon.com if you have an issue. |
| 217 | If a dispute does arise out of these terms or in relation to your use of Patreon, then the dispute will be resolved in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California. | 256 | If a dispute does arise out of these Terms or in relation to your use of Patreon, then the dispute will be resolved in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California. |
| 218 | Both parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the San Francisco courts for the purpose of resolving any such dispute. | 257 | Both parties (i.e., you and us) consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the San Francisco courts for the purpose of resolving any such dispute. |
| 219 | California law, excluding its conflict of law provisions, governs these terms, all other Patreon policies, and any dispute that arises between you and Patreon. | 258 | California law, excluding its conflict of law provisions, governs these Terms, all other Patreon policies, and any dispute that arises between you and us, except in the limited circumstances described below. |
| 220 | Everything else To summarize: These terms are the final word on Patreon’s policies and we will tell you if we make material changes to them. | 259 | If you are a fan residing in the United Kingdom, and you have a dispute relating to processing payments for any purchases you made on Patreon, then both parties (i.e., you and us) agree that such payment processing dispute will be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom. |
| 221 | These terms and any referenced policies are the entire agreement between you and us, supersede all prior agreements, and don’t create any partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship between you and us. | 260 | If you are a fan residing outside the United States, but not in the United Kingdom, and you have a dispute relating to processing payments for any purchases you made on Patreon, then both parties (i.e., you and us) agree that such payment processing dispute will be governed by Irish law. |
| 222 | If any provision of these terms is held to be unenforceable, then that provision is modified to the extent necessary to enforce it. | 261 | Changes to these Terms We may modify these Terms at any time, in our sole discretion. |
| 223 | If a provision cannot be modified to make it enforceable, then it is severed from these terms, and all other provisions remain in force. | 262 | When we do, we will post the updated Terms on the Patreon website, and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Terms. |
| 224 | If either party fails to enforce a right provided by these terms, then it does not waive the ability to enforce any rights in the future. | 263 | If we make material changes, as determined in our sole discretion, we will attempt to notify you by contacting you at the e-mail address and/or phone number you provided when creating your Patreon account. |
| 225 | We may sometimes make changes to these terms. | 264 | You must keep your contact information up to date to enable us to contact you for this purpose. |
| 226 | If we make a change to these terms that, in our sole discretion, is material, then we will let you know before the changes come into effect. | 265 | For creators and fans who create accounts after the “Last Updated” date, the updated Terms will be effective immediately. |
| 227 | Continuing to use Patreon after a change means you accept the new terms or policies. | 266 | For existing creators and fans, the updated Terms will become effective on the earlier of (a) sixty (60) days after the “Last Updated” date or (b) your consent to, and acceptance of, the updated Terms if we provide a mechanism for your immediate acceptance in a specified manner (such as within Patreon), which we may require before further use of Patreon or a particular Patreon feature is permitted. |
| 267 | If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using Patreon before they take effect. | ||
| 268 | Your continued use of Patreon after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms, and our continued provision of Patreon is sufficient consideration for the change. | ||
| 269 | You can find some of the prior versions of these Terms here . | ||
| 270 | Everything else To summarize: These Terms are the final word on Patreon’s policies. | ||
| 271 | These Terms and any referenced policies are the entire agreement between you and us, supersede all prior agreements, and don’t create any partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship between you and us. | ||
| 272 | If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, then that provision is modified to the extent necessary to enforce it. | ||
| 273 | If a provision cannot be modified to make it enforceable, then it is severed from these Terms, and all other provisions remain in force. | ||
| 274 | If either party fails to enforce a right provided by these Terms, then it does not waive the ability to enforce any rights in the future. | ||
| 240 | Archive of Prior Terms | — | Removed |
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