Instructor Agreement

You, the instructor (“Instructor”), retain full ownership of all original course content you create and publish on the Knowlify Courses platform (“Instructor Content”). Enrollment of students, hosting of your content by Knowlify Courses, or any payment to you by Knowlify Courses does not transfer any ownership interest in your Instructor Content to Knowlify Courses. Knowlify Courses claims no ownership over your original creative work. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your Instructor Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights.

By publishing Instructor Content on the Platform, you grant Knowlify, Inc. a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to: (a) host, store, transmit, reproduce, and display the Instructor Content for the purpose of delivering it to enrolled students; (b) transcode, adapt, or compress the Instructor Content for technical delivery purposes (e.g., video encoding, CDN distribution); (c) use the Instructor Content title, description, preview clip (up to 5 minutes), and instructor bio/photo for marketing and promotional purposes on the Platform and affiliated marketing channels; and (d) make the Instructor Content available to learners who have lawfully enrolled, for the duration of their enrollment access. This license is granted only for the purpose of operating and marketing the Platform. Knowlify Courses will not sublicense your content to third parties for independent distribution without your express written consent.

Each sale is attributed to one of the four categories above using the following priority: (1) instructor coupon if a coupon code you created was applied, (2) instructor referral if the student arrived via your referral link within the 30-day attribution window, (3) platform paid if the sale carried Knowlify Courses-funded marketing UTM parameters, otherwise (4) platform organic. Revenue share is calculated on net revenue received by Knowlify Courses after deducting payment processing fees (e.g., Stripe fees, typically 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction). 5% of each instructor payout is held in a 30-day reserve to cover refunds and chargebacks; the reserve is released automatically after the hold period if no claims arise. Payouts are processed monthly, approximately 30 days after the end of each calendar month, to the verified payout method in your Instructor dashboard. Knowlify Courses reserves the right to withhold payouts pending resolution of disputed transactions, chargebacks, or compliance reviews. Minimum payout threshold is $20.00 USD. Revenue share terms may be updated with 30 days' written notice.

You are solely responsible for all tax obligations arising from amounts paid to you by Knowlify Courses. If you are a US person (as defined by the IRS), you must provide a completed and signed IRS Form W-9 before your first payout. If you are a non-US person, you must provide a completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. Knowlify Courses will issue IRS Form 1099-NEC to US instructors who receive $600 or more in a calendar year. Knowlify Courses does not withhold federal, state, or local income taxes from instructor payouts, except as required by applicable law (e.g., backup withholding at 24% if a required W-9 is not on file). You are responsible for reporting and remitting all applicable self-employment taxes, income taxes, VAT, GST, or other taxes in your jurisdiction. Knowlify Courses is not your employer and does not provide tax advice.

By publishing a course, you represent, warrant, and attest that:

1. 01

   All course content is original or properly licensed from the rights holder.

2. 02

   No content infringes any third-party copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property right.

3. 03

   The course does not contain false, misleading, or deceptive information.

4. 04

   Any claims of fact, statistics, or expert opinion in the course are accurate to the best of your knowledge.

5. 05

   You have obtained all necessary permissions for any identifiable persons appearing in your content.

6. 06

   The course complies with all applicable laws and Knowlify Courses' Community Guidelines.

7. 07

   You will promptly notify Knowlify Courses if you become aware of any inaccuracy in your course content.

Knowlify Courses reserves the right to remove any Instructor Content that violates these attestations or our Community Guidelines, with or without prior notice, at our sole discretion. Repeated violations may result in suspension or termination of your instructor account.

Knowlify Courses' AI-powered features interact with instructor courses only with instructor consent. For each course you publish, you control the following AI settings in Course Settings → AI Options: (a) AI Subtitle Generation — auto-generate captions from audio; (b) AI Quiz Suggestions — receive AI-drafted quiz questions based on your content; (c) AI Course Summary — generate a learner-facing summary of your course. All AI features are opt-in. Your Instructor Content is not used to train external AI models. For full details, see our AI Usage Policy.

Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing written notice. If you delete your instructor account or Knowlify Courses terminates your account for cause (e.g., material breach, repeated policy violations, fraud), the licenses granted in Section 2 will terminate with respect to new enrollments. Existing enrolled students retain access to the course content for their enrollment period. Outstanding payouts for completed transactions will be processed at the next regular payout cycle, subject to any withholding for unresolved disputes or compliance matters. Termination for cause may result in forfeiture of pending payouts if the cause involves fraudulent activity or material breach of these terms.

This Instructor Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware. You waive any objection to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts. Knowlify Courses' failure to enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.