Captured before automated identity checks (Oct 14, 2026): accurate as of its capture on May 27, 2026; our capture on Oct 17, 2026 found the same text, but its identity was not checked by them.
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“You must be at least 18 years old or have your parent's or legal guardian's permission to have a creator page on Patreon or to purchase an offering or subscription on Patreon.”
“To create an account or otherwise use Patreon, you must be at least 13 years old and you must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country”
“you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license...to use, copy, reproduce, store, translate, transmit, distribute, perform, prepare derivative works, publicly display...”
“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. Both parties...consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the San Francisco courts”
“any fees you've incurred from Patreon or the platforms (like the App Store) on which the purchases were made...may not be refunded to you when such refunds and chargebacks are processed.”
“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.”
Patreon's Terms set the rules for using its platform: you must be old enough to use the service (at least 13 for an account, at least 18 to run a creator page or buy anything), and every paid subscription renews automatically until you cancel it in your membership settings. Patreon can suspend or terminate your account at any time, generally will not issue refunds, and if something goes wrong, you are responsible for covering any losses or legal costs Patreon incurs related to your use.
Patreon's Terms of Use establish the conditions under which users may access and operate on the platform, including tiered age-eligibility requirements (a minimum of 13 with country-specific data-consent capacity for general use, and 18 or parental authorization for creator pages and purchases). Patreon receives a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, worldwide license over all user-posted content. Users bear a broad indemnification obligation covering all losses and legal fees connected to their use of the platform, while Patreon excludes liability for incidental, consequential, and punitive damages. Patreon retains sole discretion to terminate or suspend accounts, withhold access to funds for violations or compliance purposes, and decline refunds except at its sole discretion, with auto-renewal applying to all paid subscriptions until affirmative cancellation.
As a user, you grant Patreon a perpetual, irrevocable license to your posted content that cannot be withdrawn after posting. Your paid subscriptions renew automatically—monthly or annually—until you cancel through your membership settings, and Patreon's default policy is to issue no refunds (any exception is at Patreon's sole discretion). If Patreon incurs losses or legal fees connected to your use of the platform, you are obligated to cover them. Patreon may also block your access to funds for policy violations or compliance reasons, including tax reporting requirements. To avoid continued charges, you must cancel active subscriptions through your membership settings.
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“You must be at least 18 years old or have your parent's or legal guardian's permission to have a creator page on Patreon or to purchase an offering or subscription on Patreon.”
“To create an account or otherwise use Patreon, you must be at least 13 years old and you must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country”
“you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license...to use, copy, reproduce, store, translate, transmit, distribute, perform, prepare derivative works, publicly display...”
“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. Both parties...consent to the exclusive jurisdiction …”
“any fees you've incurred from Patreon or the platforms (like the App Store) on which the purchases were made...may not be refunded to you when such refunds and chargebacks are processed.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We can terminate or suspend your account at any time at our sole discretion. We can also cancel any membership subscriptions and remove any descriptions, posts, offerings, benefits, and other material”
“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...”
“Each type of paid subscription automatically renews monthly (for monthly and per-creation memberships) or annually (for annual memberships) until you cancel via your membership settings.”
“You will indemnify us from all losses and liabilities, including legal fees, that arise from these Terms or relate to your use of Patreon.”
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