YouTube Terms of Service

YouTube · agreement dated December 15, 2023 · Official agreement

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Charges & Financial Obligations · Permission or license

YouTube may monetize your content; no payment owed under these terms

You grant YouTube the right to monetize your Content on the Service, which may include showing ads on or within Content or charging users for access. The Agreement itself does not entitle you to any payments.

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You grant to YouTube the right to monetize your Content on the Service (and such monetization may include displaying ads on or within Content or charging users a fee for access). This Agreement does not entitle you to any payments.

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Charges & Financial Obligations · Context

Creator payments under other agreements are treated as royalties

From November 18, 2020, payments you may receive from YouTube under other agreements, such as the YouTube Partner Program, Channel memberships or Super Chat, are treated as royalties. Google will withhold taxes from such payments if required by law.

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Starting November 18, 2020, any payments you may be entitled to receive from YouTube under any other agreement between you and YouTube (including for example payments under the YouTube Partner Program, Channel memberships or Super Chat) will be treated as royalties.
If required by law, Google will withhold taxes from such payments.

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  • The separate agreements governing Partner Program, memberships and Super Chat payments were not supplied.

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