01 Program Overview & Scope
These Creator Partner Terms and Conditions (the "Creator Terms") govern your onboarding and participation as a verified content creator in the Surfkit Creator Support Program on surfkit.cloud.
The Creator Program is operated by the Surfkit Operations Team ("Surfkit", "we", "our"). These Creator Terms supplement our general Terms & Conditions. In the event of a conflict between these Creator Terms and general platform terms, these Creator Terms shall govern your creator-specific revenue distributions.
02 Eligibility & Channel Verification
2.1 Age & Standing
To be verified as a Creator, you must be at least 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction), or at least 16 years of age with express consent and representation from a parent or legal guardian. Your account must be in good standing without prior infractions.
2.2 Mandatory OAuth Channel Ownership
To prevent impersonation and false claims, Creators must authenticate their broadcast channels via official OAuth integrations (e.g., Twitch OAuth, Google / YouTube API, or verified Kick channel webhooks). Surfkit will never ask for your channel passwords or full administrative access.
2.3 Single Creator Profile
Each verified creator entity is mapped to one unified Creator Profile on Surfkit. Operating fake, duplicated, or shell creator accounts is strictly prohibited.
03 Earning Structure & Revenue Splits
The Surfkit Creator Program enables creators to unlock community revenue through two distinct mechanisms:
Surfkit extension users can opt to allocate a portion or 100% of their earned SKIT reward balances directly to their favorite verified creator as voluntary community support.
When viewers engage with verified sponsor ad views or offerwall tasks on creator-linked domain pages or stream hubs, Surfkit applies a dedicated 50/50 creator split on net platform revenue.
* All creator earnings are contingent upon confirmed, cryptographically verified postback callbacks received by our secure postback gateway from monetization partners (currently live with CPX Research, with BitLabs, Lootably, and AdGate joining soon).
04 Anti-Abuse, Viewbotting & Fraud Defense
Surfkit enforces strict brand safety standards. Creators agree to adhere to the following anti-abuse rules:
- ✕ No Encouraging Automation: You may not instruct, incentivize, or script your community to use bots, macros, auto-refreshers, headless browsers, or VPNs to simulate tasks.
- ✕ No Self-Donation Arbitrage: You may not complete high volumes of synthetic tasks yourself under multiple fake viewer accounts to funnel funds into your own creator profile.
- ✕ No Traffic Laundering: Using pop-unders, hidden iframe embeds, or deceptive click redirects to generate artificial ad impressions is strictly forbidden.
05 Payout Processing & Tax Compliance
5.1 Payout Channels & Minimums
Creator balances are denominated in real USD (calculated at 1,000 SKIT = $1.00 USD). Creators can request payouts via PayPal and Direct Bank Wire Transfer once their balance reaches the uniform minimum threshold of $5.00 USD for both payout methods. Standard verification windows are 3 to 5 business days.
5.2 Independent Contractor Status & Taxes
Creators participate strictly as independent contractors. Surfkit does not act as an employer. You are solely and exclusively responsible for reporting all earnings, filing all applicable income, VAT, sales, or self-employment taxes, and submitting required tax documentation (such as IRS Form W-9 for US residents or Form W-8BEN for international creators) where legally required.
06 Content Standards & Brand Safety
To maintain eligibility, your broadcast channel and linked digital content must comply with community safety standards. You agree never to use Surfkit in connection with:
- Hate speech, harassment, defamation, or promoting violence;
- Sexually explicit, pornographic, or non-consensual media;
- Promoting malware, phishing links, illegal narcotics, or unlicensed gambling;
- Deceptive financial schemes, pyramid programs, or unauthorized giveaways.
07 Limited Brand License & Marketing
Surfkit grants verified Creators a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to display the Surfkit logo, stream overlay assets, and affiliate links on their broadcast channels solely for promoting their Surfkit creator profile.
Creators grant Surfkit the right to showcase their channel name, avatar, and public stream link within our public Creator Leaderboard and discovery directory on surfkit.cloud.
08 Disclaimer of Warranties ("AS IS")
THE SURFKIT CREATOR PROGRAM IS PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. SURFKIT DOES NOT GUARANTEE SPECIFIC EARNING LEVELS, VIEWER DONATION VOLUMES, OR CONTINUOUS OFFERWALL AD INVENTORY FROM THIRD-PARTY PARTNER TUNNELS (CURRENTLY INTEGRATED WITH CPX RESEARCH; UPCOMING PARTNERS INCLUDE BITLABS AND LOOTABLY). ALL PARTNER INVENTORIES ARE SUBJECT TO SPONSOR DEMAND AND DEMOGRAPHIC FLUCTUATIONS.
09 Indemnification & Limitation of Liability
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Surfkit, its edge function developers, and advertising partners against any claims, damages, liabilities, or legal expenses arising from your stream broadcasts, third-party copyright claims on your content, or your violation of these Creator Terms.
In no event shall Surfkit's aggregate cumulative liability to any Creator exceed the total creator distributions paid to you during the preceding three (3) calendar months.
10 Termination & Creator Desk
Either party may terminate participation in the Creator Program at any time upon written notice. Upon termination, verified un-disputed balances exceeding the minimum payout threshold will be processed in the next payment cycle. Accounts terminated for fraudulent activity or terms violations forfeit all balances.