WEBTOON Super Like Program Terms of Service (Creators)

Last Updated: April 30, 2024.

THESE WEBTOON SUPER LIKE PROGRAM TERMS OF SERVICE (“TERMS”) APPLY TO AND GOVERN YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE WEBTOON SUPER LIKE PROGRAM (THE “PROGRAM”) OPERATED BY NAVER WEBTOON LTD. AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES (HEREINAFTER, “WEBTOON,” “US,” OR “WE”). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES, AND OBLIGATIONS.

THESE TERMS, TOGETHER WITH THE TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, COMMUNITY POLICY AND UPLOADING GUIDELINES AND OTHER APPLICABLE POLICIES AND TERMS OF WEBTOON CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN WEBTOON AND YOU (THE “AGREEMENT”). WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THESE TERMS AND ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT, THESE TERMS SHALL CONTROL. DEFINED TERMS USED HEREIN THAT ARE NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THE AGREEMENT.

1. Acceptance of the Terms.

By participating in the Program, you hereby agree to be bound by the Agreement, including these Terms. For purposes of the Agreement and these Terms, “you” refers to the individual or entity using the Service and/or participating (and/or applying to participate) in the Program and/or any individual, agent, employee, representative, network, parent, affiliate, subsidiary, successor, related entities, assigns, or all other individuals or entities acting on your behalf, at your direction, under your control, or under the direction or control of the same individual or entity who controls you.

If you are using the Services on behalf of someone else (such as another person or entity), you represent that you have the authority to use the Services and to bind that person or entity to these Terms, and the words “you” or “your” in these Terms shall include such other person or entity. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement by and between WEBTOON and you. If you do not want to agree to the Agreement, you may not access or participate in the Program.

Please read these Terms and the Agreement carefully. Your participation in the Program is only as permitted by these Terms and any applicable laws.

2. Changes to the Terms.

WEBTOON may make changes to these Terms from time to time in accordance with Section 2 of the Terms of Use. All modifications that we post on the Services will be effective immediately upon posting, and your continued participation in the Program after we post any changes to the Terms will confirm your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop participating in the Program.

3. General Description of the Program

The Program allows users (“Fans”) to give extra support to other users who publish their content or series on our Service (“Creators”) by purchasing a Super Like for a particular episode they like. For the avoidance of any doubt, users should note the Program is not a crowdfunding or donation tool.

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT CREATORS WILL EARN REVENUES AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.

4. Participating in the Program.

a. Eligibility Requirements. To be eligible to participate in the Program as a Creator, you must: (i) have a series that has a total of 500 likes or higher, (ii) comply with and agree to be bound by the Agreement, (iii) be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your state of residence, if higher, (iv) have an active account and ‘creator profile’ page, and (v) be in good standing with WEBTOON (e.g., you have not been subject to any disciplinary action by us)

If you meet all of the eligibility criteria, you can apply to participate in the Program by pressing the ‘JOIN’ button on the ‘Super Like’ Tab and your creator dashboard will be activated.

b. Creators may opt out of the Program at any time. If you decide to opt-out of the Program or are removed from the Program by WEBTOON, you may be eligible to rejoin the Program once you have (i) reapplied to WEBTOON to participate in the Program, and (ii) satisfied any conditions then-required by WEBTOON, provided, however, that in no event may you reapply to participate in the Program within thirty (30) days following the date upon which you opted-out or were removed from the Program.

c. WEBTOON reserves the right to refuse or limit your access to the Program at its discretion.

5. Usage Restrictions.

WEBTOON may periodically check whether your use of the Service and/or participation in the Program violates the Agreement and/or these Terms. Below is a non-exhaustive list of possible causes for restricting or terminating your use of the Service and/or participation in the Program.

a. Prohibited Actions. The following actions are prohibited under any circumstances: i. Altering or modifying information collected by or provided to WEBTOON for operating the Service and/or the Program; ii. Failing to comply with the Agreement and/or these Terms; and/or iii. Otherwise adversely affecting the operation of the Service and/or the Program by any artificial, illegal, or harmful means.
b. No Transferring Accounts. You may not, and agree not to, share, transfer, sell or resell your account.

6. Program Suspension and Termination.

a. In the event WEBTOON suspects or determines that you have violated the Agreement and/or the Terms or that your actions adversely affect WEBTOON, the Service, and/or the operation of the Program, as determined by WEBTOON in its sole discretion, WEBTOON may suspend or permanently terminate your participation in the Program and/or terminate your account.

b. In the event your account is suspended (as opposed to terminated), you may apply to rejoin the Program at any time following one (1) month from the date of suspension.

c. Please note that all of your existing records including records related to Super Like Net Revenue, and payment history will be deleted and cannot be restored if your account is suspended or terminated.

7. Other Legal Matters.

a. Representations and Warranties.. i. In furtherance of the foregoing, you represent and warrant to us that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence, if higher). We may terminate your participation in the Program if it comes to our attention that you are under 18 years old (or below the age of majority in your state of residence, if higher). WEBTOON is not responsible for any consequences, financial or otherwise, arising from or in any way related to your participation in the Program if you are under 18 years old (or below the age majority in your state of residence, if higher). ii. If you are applying to participate in the Program on behalf of a business or entity, you represent and warrant that you have the full legal authority to bind the business or entity to the Agreement and these Terms and further agree to defend, indemnify and hold WEBTOON, together with their affiliates and subsidiaries, and each of their respective officers, directors, owners, partners, agents, and employees, harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, judgments, suits, actions, and/or costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs, arising from or related to use of the Service by such business or entity, violation of the Agreement and/or these Terms by such business or entity, and/or participation in the Program by such business or entity. iii. You further represent and warrant that (A) you have full power and authority to enter into the Agreement and these Terms; (B) you are the owner of, or are legally authorized to act on behalf of the owner of, all series/content uploaded by you onto the Service, and control all rights necessary to grant the rights granted herein and such other content, and that the exercise of the rights granted to WEBTOON and/or Fans herein will not (1) infringe upon or violate any intellectual property or other proprietary right (including, without limitation, any right of privacy or publicity) of any person or entity, (2) constitute a breach or other violation of, any release or other agreement with any person or entity; and/or (c) defame any person or entity; (C) you are the technical and editorial decision maker in relation to and have full control over to all content uploaded by you onto the Service; (D) you are in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of governmental authorities which you may be subject; (E) WEBTOON has never previously terminated or otherwise disabled your account for any reason; (F) entering into the Agreement and/or these Terms, participating in the Program will not violate any agreement you have with a third party or any third-party rights, the applicable laws or commonly accepted best practices; and (G) all of the information provided by you to WEBTOON is true, correct and current. iv. WEBTOON’s approval of your participation in the Program does not guarantee that you will receive any funding from your readers.
b. No Warranties. OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THESE TERMS, WEBTOON MAKE NO PROMISES ABOUT THE SERVICES, THE PROGRAM, AND/OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, APPLE, GOOGLE, PAYPAL, OR PATREON). FURTHERMORE, WEBTOON MAKES NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY CREATOR WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM FANS. ADDITIONALLY, WEBTOON MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY AND/OR CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICE, THE PROGRAM, PAYMENT PROCESSING OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSING SERVICES, OR THE PROFITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, OR ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND/OR EXPECTATIONS OF THE SERVICE AND/OR THE PROGRAM.

c. Privacy. By using the Service and/or joining the Program, you agree that WEBTOON can use your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy, which can be viewed at the link below: https://www.webtoons.com/en/terms/privacyPolicy.

d. Independent Contractor. Your relationship with WEBTOON is that of an independent contractor and neither your participation in the Program nor the Terms nor the Agreement creates any agency, partnership, or joint venture. You further acknowledge that WEBTOON and third party payment processor services (including, without limitation, in-app purchases, PayPal, Patreon) are independent contractors without any agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship.

e. Miscellaneous Provisions. i. The Agreement, including these Terms, sets forth all (and is intended by all parties to be an integration of all) of the representations, promises, agreements and understandings between you and WEBTOON, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications and/or agreements between you and WEBTOON, all of which are merged herein. These Terms may be amended (A) in a writing wet signed by both parties that expressly states that it is amending these Terms, or (B) as set forth above, if you keep using the Services after WEBTOON modifies the Terms. ii. Access to and participation in the Program and Services may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you are such prohibited person or you access the Services or participate in the Program from such prohibited countries, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. iii. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights as a Creator and/or under these Terms. WEBTOON, however, may assign its rights without notice or permission. iv. The headings of the articles and sections of these Terms are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to be a part of these Terms. v. No amendment, change or modification of these Terms shall be valid unless posted on the Services by WEBTOON or otherwise agreed to in writing and wet signed by both WEBTOON and you. vi. If you do not comply with these terms, and WEBTOON does not take action right away, such inaction does not mean that WEBTOON is giving up any rights that either may have, including taking action in the future. vii. If any provision of these Terms is determined by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible given the intent of the parties hereto. If such clause or provision cannot be so enforced, such provision shall be stricken from these Terms and the remainder of these Terms will be enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable clause or provision had (to the extent not enforceable) never been contained in this Agreement. viii. These Terms control the relationship between WEBTOON and you. They do not create any third-party beneficiary rights, other than as expressly set forth in these Terms. ix. Neither party will be liable for inadequate performance to the extent caused by a condition (e.g., natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot, labor condition, governmental action, and Internet disturbance) that was beyond the party's reasonable control. x. In connection with your use of the Services and/or participation in the Program, we may contact you regarding service announcements, administrative messages, and other information.