Terms of Service

"Account" means a registered profile on the Platform.

"Content" means any text, image, video, audio, or other material posted, uploaded, or transmitted on the Platform.

"Creator" means an Account we have approved to publish Content for followers or subscribers.

"Subscriber" means an Account that pays to access a paid Creator's Content. "Follower" means an Account that follows a free Creator without payment.

"Sats" means satoshis, the smallest unit of Bitcoin, used as the Platform's internal unit of account.

2.1 You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform. There are no exceptions.

2.2 By using the Platform you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.

2.3 We may require verification of age at any time and may suspend or terminate any Account we reasonably believe belongs to a person under 18.

2.4 The Platform contains adult content. You affirm that accessing adult content is legal for you in your location.

3.1 Registration requires a valid email address and a password. You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential.

3.2 You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account.

3.3 You agree to provide accurate information and keep it current.

3.4 You may not sell, transfer, or share your Account.

3.5 We may suspend or terminate your Account at our discretion, including for any violation of these Terms.

4.1 The Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

4.2 The Platform is in beta. It may contain errors, may be interrupted, and may change or be discontinued at any time without notice.

4.3 We do not guarantee that Content will be preserved. Most Content is ephemeral by design and becomes unavailable after a period chosen by the Creator.

5.1 You retain ownership of all Content you post.

5.2 By posting Content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, store, display, reproduce, and transmit that Content solely to operate and provide the Platform, for as long as the Content remains on the Platform.

5.3 This license ends when the Content is removed or expires, except for copies retained in backups for a limited period or as required by law.

5.4 We do not claim ownership of your Content, do not use it for advertising, and do not sell it to third parties.

5.5 You represent and warrant that you own or have all rights necessary to post your Content, and that your Content does not violate these Terms, the Content Policy, or any law.

You agree not to:

6.1 Post Content that violates the Content Policy.

6.2 Post any Content that sexually depicts, features, involves, or sexualizes a person under 18. This is an absolute prohibition with no exceptions. (The incidental, non-sexual presence of members of the public in a public setting is governed by the Content Policy, not this clause.)

6.3 Post non-consensual intimate content, or content featuring any person who has not consented to being featured.

6.4 Harass, threaten, stalk, dox, or abuse any person (see Section 7).

6.5 Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

6.6 Use the Platform for any unlawful purpose.

6.7 Attempt to circumvent, disable, or interfere with security features of the Platform.

6.8 Scrape, copy, record, or redistribute other users' Content.

6.9 Use automated means to access the Platform except as expressly permitted.

6.10 Upload AI-generated content or deepfakes.

7.1 Vella supports free expression. You may hold and express opinions, including unpopular, controversial, or critical ones, and you may criticize ideas, arguments, content, and positions.

7.2 Vella does not permit harassment or abuse. Harassment means targeting a person rather than an idea: personal insults, threats, intimidation, repeated unwanted contact, doxxing, or coordinated abuse directed at an individual. You are free to criticize a viewpoint. You are not free to degrade, threaten, or abuse the person who holds it.

7.3 We enforce this distinction at our reasonable discretion. Repeated or severe harassment results in suspension or termination.

8.1 The Platform uses Bitcoin. Value is held and displayed internally in sats.

8.2 You are solely responsible for the security of your own cryptocurrency wallet, private keys, and any addresses you provide. We cannot recover lost wallets, lost keys, or funds sent to incorrect addresses.

8.3 All transactions are final. Cryptocurrency transactions cannot be reversed. There are no refunds.

8.4 We may, at our sole discretion, investigate and act on demonstrated fraud (such as a Creator failing to deliver paid content), including by sanctioning the Creator. We are under no obligation to refund or reimburse any amount and generally cannot recover funds already transferred.

8.5 Network fees apply to withdrawals and are deducted from the amount withdrawn. We display the net amount before you confirm.

8.6 If your Account is suspended or terminated for violating these Terms, any remaining sats balance is forfeited.

8.7 You are responsible for any taxes arising from your use of the Platform.

9.1 Becoming a Creator requires application and approval at our sole discretion.

9.2 Creators are bound by the Creator Agreement in addition to these Terms.

9.3 We retain a 10% commission on Creator earnings, as detailed in the Creator Agreement.

10.1 You may stop using the Platform and delete your Account at any time.

10.2 We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms.

10.3 On termination your right to use the Platform ends immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

11.1 The Platform is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

11.2 We do not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that Content will be preserved, or that defects will be corrected.

11.3 We do not warrant the protection of Content from being copied, saved, or redistributed by others. No platform can fully prevent this.

12.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or cryptocurrency, arising from your use of the Platform.

12.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the three months before the claim or USD $100 (equivalent).

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your Content, your use of the Platform, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third party's rights.

14.1 We may modify these Terms at any time by posting the updated Terms and updating the effective date.

14.2 For significant changes we will provide notice through the Platform or by email.

14.3 Your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

15.1 These Terms are governed by the laws applicable at the operator's place of establishment, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, the Content Policy, and (for Creators) the Creator Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Platform.

Questions about these Terms: hello@vella.now