The agreement requires disputes between users and Gumroad to be resolved through binding individual arbitration rather than court proceedings, and waives participation in class action lawsuits and jury trials. Users may opt out of this arbitration requirement by submitting written notice within 30 days of first agreeing to the terms.
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This provision requires all disputes to proceed through individual binding arbitration under California law and the Federal Arbitration Act, precluding class or representative actions and jury trials absent a timely opt-out. The 30-day opt-out window creates a time-sensitive procedural obligation for users who wish to preserve access to court-based dispute resolution.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the class action waiver and mandatory arbitration clause may vary by jurisdiction, particularly for EU/EEA consumers and under California unconscionability doctrine.
The updated terms establish a forfeiture mechanism for unpaid earnings held in third-party payment accounts when creators change payout countries or payout methods. Under the revised language, amounts that cannot be transferred to a new connected account in a different country or a different payout method will be forfeited when the change takes effect. The agreement requires Gumroad to notify creators of the amount before processing the change and to obtain confirmation before proceeding; amounts held in Gumroad's own accounts are not subject to forfeiture. You can avoid forfeiture by ensuring you withdraw or transfer unpaid amounts before changing your payout country or method.
View change record →The updated terms establish a more permissive multi-account structure: users may now hold multiple accounts for genuinely separate brands or businesses, provided registration data is true and accurate for each account. However, the revised policy strengthens enforcement against account evasion by explicitly prohibiting multiple accounts created to evade suspension, termination, or enforcement action, or to misrepresent identity or conceal that controlled accounts are related. Users with existing multiple accounts are required to identify them to Gumroad on reasonable request; Gumroad also requires that any additional accounts created through Gumroad's account-creation feature be used to maintain account association in its records.
View change record →The updated terms authorize Gumroad to place holds on supplier earnings indefinitely based on suspected violations, elevated chargeback risk, misleading marketing, incomplete identity verification, or payment partner requirements—without specifying a maximum hold period or guaranteed release timeline. Held funds remain in account balances but do not accrue interest and are not applied to Gumroad's benefit. The company will notify suppliers where practicable, but may withhold notice if it would compromise investigations or risk controls. Suppliers retain the ability to continue selling even while funds are held, but cannot access those earnings until Gumroad determines the basis for the hold has been resolved to its reasonable satisfaction.
View change record →Under this clause, disputes with Gumroad must be resolved through individual binding arbitration unless the user submits a written opt-out within 30 days of agreeing to the terms. The agreement requires users to waive participation in class action lawsuits and class-wide arbitration proceedings.
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"BE AWARE THAT SECTION 25 (ARBITRATION AGREEMENT) CONTAINS PROVISIONS GOVERNING HOW TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND GUMROAD. AMONG OTHER THINGS, SECTION 25 (ARBITRATION AGREEMENT) INCLUDES AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WHICH REQUIRES, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. SECTION 25 (ARBITRATION AGREEMENT) ALSO CONTAINS A CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER. UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WITHIN 30 DAYS: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.Excerpt from Gumroad's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the Federal Arbitration Act, which governs the enforceability of arbitration agreements in the United States.
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This provision requires all disputes to proceed through individual binding arbitration under California law and the Federal Arbitration Act, precluding class or representative actions and jury trials absent a timely opt-out. The 30-day opt-out window creates a time-sensitive procedural obligation for users who wish to preserve access to court-based dispute resolution.
Under this clause, disputes with Gumroad must be resolved through individual binding arbitration unless the user submits a written opt-out within 30 days of agreeing to the terms. The agreement requires users to waive participation in class action lawsuits and class-wide arbitration proceedings.
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