Digital product sales platform for creators.

1 Documents
10 All provisions 4 High severity 6 Medium severity 0 Low severity
8 Changes · 12 mo 1 high
Aug 4, 2026 Last change

High, provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium, provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low, standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Objective measurements
Counted directly from the archive for Gumroad — documents, captured versions, and detected changes.
1
Documents tracked
9
Versions captured
8
Changes · 12 mo
8
Changes · all-time
9.9 d
Avg between changes
14
Days since change
18 d
Longest stable stretch
ConductAtlas User-Protection Index
Insufficient coverage
Insufficient coverage to score
Only 1 of 6 governance dimensions are confidently known for Gumroad — too few for a headline score. What we do have is shown below.
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Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Gumroad’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.

Business tier · insufficient coverage (scored on 1 of 6)
Arbitration & class action weight 22% not stated
Data sharing & sale weight 20% 45.0
AI training on your data weight 18% not stated
Data retention & deletion weight 15% not stated
Content ownership & licence weight 15% not stated
Liability & warranties weight 10% not stated
Governance Coverage
Contract Terms
20 provisions · 6 high · 4 med
Acceptable Use
20 provisions · 7 high · 9 med
Liability Limitation
19 provisions · 5 high · 6 med
Intellectual Property
14 provisions · 1 high · 8 med
Arbitration
13 provisions · 6 high · 7 med
Payment Fees
12 provisions · 2 high · 9 med
Account Control
11 provisions · 1 high · 9 med
Refunds
8 provisions · 4 high · 4 med
Platform Discretion
8 provisions · 4 high · 3 med
Enforcement Actions
8 provisions · 7 high · 1 med
Key Governance Provisions
High Excess refund rate triggers reserve holdback

A rolling 90-day reserve on 25% of funds can materially delay a Supplier's access to a significant portion of their earnings whenever the refund rate threshold is crossed.

High Broad license grant to Gumroad for Your Content

The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Gumroad retains these rights even if the user removes their content or stops using the platform.

High Gumroad may suspend or terminate Supplier Account in sole discretion

Gumroad's sole discretion to act on suspicion or reasonable belief—rather than confirmed violations—means account suspension, termination, or fund retention can occur before any finding of actual wro…

High Gumroad Fee automatically deducted from proceeds

Automatic deduction means the Supplier never receives the full purchase price; Gumroad's fee is extracted at the point of sale before any funds reach the Supplier.

High Gumroad is merchant of record

Gumroad's status as merchant of record means it bears legal and financial responsibility for transactions with Buyers, and the Supplier is contractually barred from any direct payment relationship wi…

Document Coverage
Termsofservice
Last change detected: Aug 4, 2026 Changes (12 months): 8 (1 high) Documents monitored: 1 Provisions tracked: 10
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Documents

Gumroad Terms of Service

High

Gumroad's Terms of Service set the rules for using the platform to sell and buy digital products. As a seller, you appoint Gumroad as your reseller and merchant of record, …

Last updated May 20, 2026 · Terms of service
10 provisions 9 versions captured 2 significant changes Version history →

Recent Changes

August 4, 2026 · Gumroad Terms of Service Medium

Gumroad revised its multi-account policy in an update detected on August 4, 2026. Previously, the terms prohibited holding more than one Account per platform or social network service. The updated …

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August 1, 2026 · Gumroad Terms of Service High

In an update detected on August 1, 2026, Gumroad restructured its Terms of Service with extensive section renumbering (moving registration sections from 1.x to 4.x, ownership sections from 1.x to …

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High Severity Provisions (4)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Gumroad documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 1 Gumroad documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Gumroad made in the past year?

Gumroad has made 8 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks, including 1 classified as high severity.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Gumroad?

ConductAtlas has classified 10 provisions across Gumroad's tracked documents. 4 are rated high severity, 6 medium, and 0 low.

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