Terms of Service

Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Welcome to SotKit (the "Platform"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and SotKit Media ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the website located at sotkit.com, including any mobile applications, subdomains, features, or services offered by us (collectively, the "Service").

By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you explicitly agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease all access and use of the Service.

1. Account Registration, Security, and Eligibility

• Age Limitation: You must be at least sixteen (16) years of age to access or use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Service.
• Account Accuracy: You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials (including passwords) and for all activities that occur under your account.
• Unauthorized Use: You must immediately notify us at support@sotkit.com of any unauthorized use or security breach of your account. We are not liable for any losses caused by unauthorized use of your account.
• Account Limitations: Unless explicitly authorized by us in writing, individuals are permitted to maintain only one (1) active account. Duplicity may result in the immediate suspension or termination of all associated accounts.

2. User-Generated Content & Intellectual Property Licensing

• Ownership Retention: You retain all intellectual property rights and ownership over the videos, text, images, and other materials you upload or post to the Platform ("User Content").
• Grant of License: By uploading, posting, or distributing User Content on or through the Service, you hereby grant to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable license to host, store, cache, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, stream, publicly perform, publicly display, distribute, and create derivative works of your User Content for the operational, promotional, commercial, and technical development of the Platform.
• Representations and Warranties: You represent and warrant that you own or have obtained all necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions (including synchronization rights for musical compositions) required to grant the license above, and that your User Content does not infringe upon the intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights of any third party.

3. Prohibited Conduct and Platform Enforcement

• Prohibited Activities: You agree not to upload, stream, or transmit any User Content or engage in behavior that:
  • Is illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, libelous, obscene, or harmful to minors.
  • Promotes hate speech, violence, discrimination, or systemic harassment.
  • Contains malware, viruses, malicious code, or attempts to scrap, crawl, or reverse-engineer the Platform.
  • Infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights.
• Enforcement Discretion: We reserve the ultimate right, but do not assume the obligation, to pre-screen, monitor, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse, or remove any or all User Content from the Service at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to limit content reach, restrict features, or suspend/terminate accounts indefinitely without prior notice or liability.

4. Monetization: Tipping and Billing Mechanics

4.1 Tipping & Platform Fee: Users may voluntarily send financial tips to Creators utilizing third-party payment processors (e.g., PayChute, Stripe). The Company deducts a flat twenty percent (20%) platform fee from all tipping transactions at the time of processing or withdrawal. The Creator receives the remaining eighty percent (80%), subject to applicable third-party processor transaction fees.

4.2 Recurring Billing Authorization: By activating a subscription, you explicitly authorize the Company (and our designated third-party payment processors) to automatically charge your stored payment method the designated recurring fee at the beginning of each billing cycle until you cancel.

4.3 Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your subscription at any time within your Account Settings -> Subscriptions. Cancellation halts future recurring charges. Your access remains active until the expiration of the current paid billing period; no partial or prorated refunds will be issued.

4.4 Price Amendments: We or our Creators reserve the right to alter subscription pricing. We will provide at least thirty (30) days' advance notice via your registered email or Platform notification. Your continued use of the subscription after the price modification takes effect constitutes acceptance of the new fee structure.

4.5 Payout Eligibility: Creator payouts are strictly conditional upon:

• Successful completion of identity and compliance verification (KYC).
• Reaching a minimum accrued balance of $50 USD.
• Submission of valid, fully completed tax documentation (IRS Forms W-9 or W-8 series).

Payouts are processed on a monthly schedule to your designated PayPal.

4.6 Algorithmic Feature Disclaimer ("Random Boosts"): The Platform may offer promotional distribution features, including but not limited to AI-driven visibility rewards and "Random Traffic Boosts" for subscribers or creators. You explicitly acknowledge and agree that these boosts are randomized, exploratory system features provided entirely "as-is." The Company does not warrant, promise, or guarantee any specific metric performance, viewer counts, follower retention, engagement rates, or viral distribution. Under no circumstances shall the failure of a content boost to generate traffic entitle a user to a refund or constitute a breach of these Terms.

5. Digital Goods (Virtual Gifts, Badges, Coins, Credits)

5.1 Nature of Virtual Items: The Platform may offer virtual tokens, coins, credits, badges, or digital gifts (collectively, "Digital Goods"). Digital Goods represent a limited, non-transferable, revocable, personal license to access specific programmatic features of the Platform.

5.2 Financial Status: Digital Goods possess no inherent fiat currency value, do not constitute private property, and cannot be redeemed for cash, legal tender, or monetary value from the Company or any third party.

5.3 Finality of Purchase: All allocations and purchases of Digital Goods are absolute and non-refundable, except where explicitly mandated by applicable statutory law.

6. European Union (EU/EEA) 14-Day Right of Withdrawal

Statutory Right: If you are a consumer residing within the European Union or European Economic Area, you generally possess a statutory right to withdraw from digital contracts within fourteen (14) days without giving any reason.

Explicit Waiver: For the purchase of digital content, digital services, subscriptions, and Digital Goods, you explicitly agree that execution of the service begins immediately upon completion of checkout.

By clicking “Buy”, “Subscribe”, or “Confirm”, you provide your express prior consent to the immediate delivery of the digital service and acknowledge that you thereby forfeit your 14-day right of withdrawal under EU consumer protection directives.

7. Absolute Refund Policy

Except as mandated by local consumer protection statutes (including EU consumer law), all monetary transactions executed on the Platform—including tips, subscriptions, digital gifts, badges, and virtual currency—are final and non-refundable. No credits or refunds are authorized for partial billing periods, accidental purchases, or user remorse. Technical delivery failures may be reported to support@sotkit.com and will be reviewed on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.

8. Taxation Liabilities

All listed transaction values on the Platform may be exclusive of applicable consumption taxes, including Value Added Tax (VAT), Goods and Services Tax (GST), or local sales taxes. You are entirely responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes associated with your use of the Service. Where legally obligated, the Company will calculate, collect, and remit applicable VAT/GST based on consumer location data at the point of checkout.

9. DMCA and Copyright Infringement Takedown Policy

We respect intellectual property rights and operate in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") 17 U.S.C. § 512. If you believe your copyrighted work is hosted on the Platform without authorization, please transmit a formal Takedown Notice to our Designated Copyright Agent at dmca@sotkit.com containing:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative.
2. Specific identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
3. The specific URL(s) or locations on our Platform hosting the allegedly infringing material.
4. Your complete contact metrics (Name, physical address, telephone number, and email).
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is unauthorized.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate.

Users whose content is removed may submit counter-notifications pursuant to DMCA guidelines to dispute the claim.

10. Limitation of Liability

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all third-party claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from: (i) your misuse of the Service; (ii) your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights; or (iii) any claim that your User Content caused damage or legal violations to a third party.

12. Service Termination

• By User: You may delete your account and terminate your relationship with us at any time via your Account Settings.
• By Company: We may suspend or terminate your contractual access to the Platform immediately upon breach of these Terms, fraud, or to prevent legal liability.
• Survival: Upon termination, the licenses granted by you to host your content will expire within standard operational parameters, but cached versions, backups, or distributions made prior to removal may persist. All sections regarding liability, intellectual property ownership, indemnification, and dispute resolution survive account termination.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

• Governing Law: These Terms and any actions arising out of them shall be governed by and construed under the laws of England and Wales, United Kingdom, without regard to conflict of law principles.
• Mandatory Informal Resolution: Prior to initiating any formal legal action, you agree to attempt to resolve the dispute informally by contacting support@sotkit.com.
• Jurisdiction: For users outside the jurisdiction of protective consumer statutes, all formal claims must be brought exclusively in the courts located in England and Wales, United Kingdom. For US residents, disputes may be resolved via binding individual arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), waiving any right to class-action litigation.

13.1 Governing Law and Notices

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. For the duration of the platform's beta testing phase, all official legal notices or dispute communications must be submitted eletronically to support@sotkit.com.

14. Amendments to these Terms

We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will supply at least thirty (30) days' notice via system notification or direct email before the updates become effective. Your continuous usage of the Platform following the enforcement date of the updated Terms constitutes complete acceptance of the revised text.

Contact Us:
SotKit Media
General & Legal Inquiries
Email: support@sotkit.com

We respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.