The agreement prohibits creators from uploading content that infringes intellectual property rights, violates law, is fraudulent or misleading, is defamatory or obscene, promotes discrimination or violence, or promotes illegal activities.
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This provision establishes the content standards Teachable uses to evaluate whether creator content is permissible on the platform, and violations can trigger account suspension or termination under the termination clause. The prohibition on misleading or deceptive content is particularly relevant given FTC enforcement focus on online course and coaching marketing claims.
Under this clause, creators are prohibited from publishing course content or marketing materials that are fraudulent, misleading, defamatory, discriminatory, or in violation of applicable law. Teachable may remove content or suspend accounts where it determines these standards are not met.
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"You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances.— Excerpt from Teachable's Teachable Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on fraudulent and misleading content engages the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices, which the FTC has actively enforced against online course and income claim advertising. The IP infringement prohibition engages copyright, trademark, and patent law. The prohibition on content violating applicable law is a broad catch-all that encompasses consumer protection, financial regulation, health claims, and other sectoral rules. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The acceptable use policy gives Teachable discretion to determine what constitutes misleading or deceptive content, which creates enforcement uncertainty for creators operating in regulated industries such as financial advice, health coaching, or legal education. The 'spirit of the terms' language in the termination clause amplifies this discretion. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU Digital Services Act requirements impose transparency obligations on how platforms apply and enforce content moderation rules. GDPR may be implicated where content moderation involves processing personal data. UK Online Safety Act frameworks impose analogous requirements for UK-accessible platforms. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers deploying Teachable for employee training should assess whether proprietary training content could be flagged under any of these categories, particularly the IP infringement prohibition where third-party materials are incorporated. Compliance teams should evaluate content review procedures before platform deployment. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Creators in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, legal) should assess whether their course content and marketing claims comply with applicable sector-specific regulations, as violations could trigger both regulatory enforcement and platform termination under this clause. FTC guidance on income claims and testimonials in online course marketing is directly relevant.
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This provision establishes the content standards Teachable uses to evaluate whether creator content is permissible on the platform, and violations can trigger account suspension or termination under the termination clause. The prohibition on misleading or deceptive content is particularly relevant given FTC enforcement focus on online course and coaching marketing claims.
Under this clause, creators are prohibited from publishing course content or marketing materials that are fraudulent, misleading, defamatory, discriminatory, or in violation of applicable law. Teachable may remove content or suspend accounts where it determines these standards are not met.
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