ElevenReader Publishing Payment Terms - Introductory Program Promotion

Last updated: February 5, 2025

These Beta ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms (“ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms”) supplement your agreement with ElevenLabs or, if no separate agreement exists, the ElevenReader Publishing Program Terms of Service (“ElevenReader Publishing Program Terms of Service”, together with these ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms and the applicable Supplemental Term, the “Terms”) to the extent you are eligible for, and have elected to participate in, the Program. Capitalized terms used but not defined in these ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms will have the meaning set forth in the ElevenReader Publishing Program Terms of Service. We may amend the Terms or suspend or cancel the Program at our discretion, effective immediately upon notice to you. 

By signing up for, or otherwise using or participating in, the Program, you agree to be bound by the Terms, as amended from time to time. If you do not accept these Terms, you are not authorized to participate in the Program and must immediately withdraw your User Content from distribution and cease all participation in the Program. If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company or entity, the individual accepting these Terms on its behalf represents and warrants that they are an authorized representative with the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. 

To the extent there is any irreconcilable conflict between the ElevenReader Publishing Program Terms of Service and these ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms or any product-specific terms, these ElevenReader Publishing Program Payment Terms shall prevail. 

1. Monetized Content.
2. 1. You will be paid for each unique Engaged End User who engages with your Monetized Content according to Section 3 (Payouts & Distribution Models) below. 
   2. During the Introductory Program Promotion (defined below), we may set and offer, at our sole discretion, an introductory price of $0 charged to End Users for access to Monetized Titles. 
   3. Without limiting anything in the ElevenReader Publishing Program Terms of Service, we may withhold payment arising from your breach of the Terms or any invalid activity detected by us, including but not limited to artificial activity using any bot, script or other automated or manual means. Your payment may be delayed while we are investigating invalid activity. If our investigation ascertains that there is no breach, then we will resume payment. We shall only withhold payment to the extent of any such abuse.
   4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Terms, no Payouts shall be paid with respect to: 
   5. 1. any use of an excerpt of Monetized Content or any related materials for promotional purposes; and 
      2. Any amount refunded to an End User for the return of Monetized Content, if applicable. 
2. Reporting & Payment.
3. 1. Reporting. We shall provide to you certain metrics in our sole discretion, such metrics shall be accessible under the “Reports” tab on your account dashboard (the “Report”).  
   2. Eligibility for Payment.
   3. 1. US-Based Users. Payments under these Terms are currently only available to Users with a valid United States mailing address, tax identification number, and bank account. 
      2. Non-US Based Users. We may, at our discretion, extend payment eligibility to non-US-based Users in the future.
      3. Compliance. To receive payments, you must adhere to the Terms and all applicable laws, including providing accurate and complete payment information.
   3. Payment. 
   4. 1. ElevenLabs will use reasonable efforts to pay you Payouts owed pursuant to the Terms within sixty (60) days of the end of each month such Payouts accrue. 
      2. To receive Payouts, you will need to create a Stripe Connect account. By creating a Stripe Connect account, you acknowledge and understand that you are bound by the terms associated with such account as provided by Stripe. We may impose additional terms associated with Payouts or request additional information from you to participate in Payouts, and you acknowledge and understand that you must comply with any additional terms or requests for information to continue your participation in or be able to receive Payouts. 
      3. Payout payments are subject to a minimum accumulation threshold of ten dollars ($10 USD) (the “Payment Threshold”). If the Payment Threshold is not met, Payouts will not be initiated, and any accrued amounts will roll over to the next payment cycle. Any accrued amounts below the Payment Threshold will be paid out once per calendar year.
      4. Payouts will be made to you in United States Dollars (USD) (“Payable Currency”).
   4. Taxes. Unless otherwise stated, payments under these Terms are exclusive of any value-added tax (“VAT”), goods and services tax (“GST”), harmonized sales tax (“HST”), sales taxes, or similar taxes, duties, charges, or assessments (“Indirect Taxes”). You are responsible for determining and remitting any Indirect Taxes that you are legally obligated to pay. If ElevenLabs is required to remit Indirect Taxes on your behalf, ElevenLabs will deduct such taxes before payment to you and remit them to the appropriate tax authority. You agree to provide any necessary documentation (e.g., exemption certificates, VAT registration numbers) to assist ElevenLabs in complying with local tax laws, where applicable. ElevenLabs reserves the right to withhold taxes on Payouts if required by law and deposit the amounts with the relevant tax authority (e.g., the IRS). Specifically, ElevenLabs may withhold income taxes from payments to U.S. or non-U.S. persons if appropriate tax documentation (e.g., IRS Form W-9 or Form W-8BEN) is not provided prior to payment. Failure to provide valid tax documentation may result in increased withholding, as required by law. If VAT or GST applies under a reverse charge mechanism for cross-border transactions, you agree to self-assess and remit such taxes directly to the appropriate authority. In jurisdictions where VAT/GST is collected and remitted by the payer, ElevenLabs will comply with its obligations as required by local legislation. ElevenLabs will comply with all applicable tax reporting requirements, including filing information returns (e.g., Forms 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, or 1042-S) and providing a copy of such returns to the payment recipient, as required by law. Both parties agree to maintain relevant documentation necessary to comply with the applicable tax laws or respond to tax audits or inquiries.  
3. Payouts & Distribution Models.
4. 1. Payouts. As used herein, an “Engaged End User” means, with respect to each Monetized Title added to an End User’s library, an End User who has read or listened to the content at or above the applicable engagement thresholds set forth below. To qualify as an Engaged End User, the Monetized Title being added to the End User’s library must have a minimum length of two thousand five hundred (2,500) words, and the following minimum consumption requirements must be met:
   2. 1. Minimum Consumption Requirement: eleven (11) minutes of audio must be consumed by the End User. For additional clarity, one hundred fifty (150) words will be deemed one (1) minute of audio.

Only Monetized Titles that meet these engagement thresholds will be eligible for Payouts. ElevenLabs shall, in its sole discretion, determine engagement metrics and Payout eligibility based on our internal tracking methodologies and data. ElevenLabs further reserves the right to audit, adjust, or withhold Payouts in the event of suspected fraudulent activity, artificial engagement inflation, or other suspected violations of the Terms.

Distribution Model

Payouts

Introductory Program Promotion

$1.10 per Monetized Title per unique Engaged End User 

2. Distribution Models. 
3. 1. “Introductory Program Promotion” means a limited-time distribution model under which End Users can elect to get access to Monetized Content through the Services on a no-fee basis for a limited period of time. Payouts for the sale of a Monetized Title can occur only once with each unique Engaged End User. The Introductory Program Promotion will end on a date to be determined by ElevenLabs in our sole discretion, with at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to Users.

4. Miscellaneous.
5. 1. No Guarantee. Participation in the Program does not guarantee any specific revenue or payment amount.
   2. Severability. If any term or provision of the Terms are invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect the enforceability of any other term or provision of the Terms or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction, and the application of that provision shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law. Any failure by Elevenlabs to enforce these Terms or any provision thereof shall not waive ElevenLabs’s right to do so. 
   3. No Waiver. No waiver by ElevenLabs of any of the provisions hereof will be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in these Terms, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power, or privilege arising from the Terms will operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege.
   4. Governing Law. The Terms will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles.