By entering into the agreement or using the services, users consent to receiving communications from Gumroad and its affiliated companies via email, text message, phone calls, and push notifications, including messages generated by automatic telephone dialing systems. Communications may include account-related notices, promotional content from Gumroad and third-party partners, and industry news.
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This provision obtains consent to autodialed calls and text messages through agreement to the Terms of Service, which engages the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and its requirements for prior express written consent for autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to mobile numbers. The inclusion of third-party partner promotional communications as a covered communication type is operationally relevant for users who did not intend to consent to third-party marketing.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of consent obtained through general terms of service acceptance for TCPA purposes, particularly for third-party partner promotional communications, may be subject to scrutiny under current FCC rulemaking and judicial interpretation.
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 →The agreement establishes that users consent to receiving autodialed texts, calls, and prerecorded messages from Gumroad and its affiliates by entering into the agreement or using the services, including promotional communications from third-party partners.
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"By entering into this Agreement or using the Services, you agree to receive communications from us, including via e-mail, text message, calls, and/or push notifications. You agree that texts, calls or prerecorded messages may be generated by automatic telephone dialing systems. Communications from us and our affiliated companies may include but are not limited to: operational communications concerning your Account (as defined below) or the use of the Services, updates concerning new and existing features on the Services, communications concerning promotions run by us or our third-party partners, and news concerning Gumroad and industry developments.Excerpt from Gumroad's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implicates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which requires prior express written consent for autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to mobile phone numbers.
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This provision obtains consent to autodialed calls and text messages through agreement to the Terms of Service, which engages the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and its requirements for prior express written consent for autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to mobile numbers. The inclusion of third-party partner promotional communications as a covered communication type is operationally relevant for users …
The agreement establishes that users consent to receiving autodialed texts, calls, and prerecorded messages from Gumroad and its affiliates by entering into the agreement or using the services, including promotional communications from third-party partners.
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