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Terms of use
These terms explain the rules for using Hive, creating a community, and selling through the platform.
Using Hive
Hive provides tools to create and operate online communities, publish courses, and sell digital products. These terms apply when you access or use Hive. You must provide accurate account information, protect your sign-in credentials, and make sure your use of the service follows these terms.
Communities and account owners
If you create or manage a community, you are responsible for its settings, access rules, member activity, and the content and products you publish. You must have the rights and permissions needed to publish that material and to offer any products or courses through Hive. You are also responsible for communicating your own policies to your members and customers.
Your content
You keep ownership of the content you submit to Hive. You give Hive permission to host, store, reproduce, and display that content as needed to operate, secure, and provide the features you choose to use. This permission ends when the content is removed from Hive, except where copies must be retained for security, legal, or backup purposes. You are responsible for maintaining copies of your original content.
Member content and moderation
Community content may be visible to other members or the public according to the community owner’s settings. Community owners are responsible for setting and enforcing community rules. Hive may review or restrict content, accounts, or communities when reasonably needed to address a security issue, enforce these terms, respond to a legal request, or protect users and the service.
Acceptable use
You may not use Hive to break the law, infringe another person’s rights, distribute malware, interfere with the service, access accounts or data without permission, or publish content that is abusive, deceptive, or harmful. Do not misuse payments, attempt to evade fees, or use Hive to facilitate fraud. We may limit or suspend access when we reasonably believe these rules have been violated.
Plans, fees, and purchases
Hive’s Free plan has no monthly hosting charge and currently applies a 4.5% transaction fee to sales. The Pro plan is a paid subscription and currently applies a 2% transaction fee. Plan features and prices are shown on the pricing page and may change; changes to a paid subscription price will be communicated before they take effect. Payment processing is handled by third-party providers, whose terms also apply. Community owners are responsible for their product descriptions, fulfillment, refunds, taxes, and customer support unless applicable law or a separate written agreement says otherwise.
Third-party services
Hive may connect with services operated by others, including payment and infrastructure providers. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy practices. Hive is not responsible for third-party services that it does not operate.
Availability and changes
We may update, change, or discontinue features as Hive develops. We work to keep the service available and secure, but maintenance, outages, or events outside our control may interrupt access. We will make reasonable efforts to communicate changes that materially affect how you use Hive.
Ending access
You may stop using Hive at any time. You can request account or community closure through the contact page. We may suspend or end access if you materially violate these terms, create a risk to the service or its users, or if we are required to do so by law. Where practical, we will provide notice and an opportunity to address the issue. Pro subscription cancellation and any remaining paid period are handled according to the billing information shown in your account.
Disclaimers
Hive is provided on an as-available basis. We work to keep the service reliable, but cannot guarantee that it will be uninterrupted or error-free. Nothing in these terms limits rights or protections that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
Changes to these terms
We may revise these terms as Hive changes. If a revision materially affects your use of the service, we will provide notice through Hive or by email before it takes effect. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the revised terms. If you do not agree, stop using Hive before the revision takes effect.
Contact
For questions about these terms, account access, or a community, contact us through the Hive contact page.