Legal
Fee Schedule
- Version
- 2026-10-24.1
- Effective
- 24 October 2026
- Contact
- Settings → Privacy
Operator: [HearStage LLC, Connecticut, USA — legal name and address to be added]
Fee Schedule
Draft for accountant and counsel review. Test mode: no real money moves. This page is the single reference for how money is split in the app; other pages and terms point here.
The rule
- Creators get 70% of gross. Gross is what the buyer or gifter pays, before any fee.
- The app keeps 30% of gross.
- Processing and store fees come out of the creators' 70%. In test mode, previews use the card estimate of 2.9% + $0.30.
- Collaborators split the creators' net by the credit shares they agreed to (they must add up to 100%).
- Amounts are kept in whole cents. A rounding remainder goes to the app.
Order of calculation
- Gross (what the buyer pays)
- Refunds (taken off gross, the split is recomputed on what remains)
- App share: 30% of the remaining gross
- Creators' share: 70% of the remaining gross
- Fees: processing, store and dispute fees, taken from the creators' share
- Creators' net, divided by credit shares
Sales tax or VAT handling is not set yet and will be added after review.
Worked examples
| Case | Gross | App (30%) | Creators (70%) | Est. fees | Creators' net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00 sale | $1.00 | $0.30 | $0.70 | $0.33 | $0.37 |
| $10.00 sale | $10.00 | $3.00 | $7.00 | $0.59 | $6.41 |
| $50.00 booking | $50.00 | $15.00 | $35.00 | $1.75 | $33.25 |
Refunds and chargebacks
- Partial refund: the split is recomputed on the gross that remains. Processing fees already charged are not returned by the processor and stay with the creators' share.
- Chargeback: the full sale is reversed, and the dispute fee (currently $15.00) comes out of the creators' share.
Cash-out
- The minimum cash-out is $20.00 of available net.
- Payouts need identity verification and a connected payout account.