Content Exposure Terms

Version v1.0-publisher · Effective 2026-06-22

These Content Exposure Terms ("Agreement") are between Project July Co., Ltd. ("we," "us," or "ToonCat") and you, a Creator. They set out the scope and conditions of the rights you grant us over the Content you register on the ToonCat Service (the "Services").

1. Your Content Is Yours

  1. You retain full ownership of your Content. The copyright in your Content — both the economic rights and the moral rights — stays with you.
  2. We may use your Content only within the scope of the license you grant under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement transfers your copyright to us.

2. License You Grant Us

  1. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to:
    • host, reproduce, transmit, and display your Content on the Services and on the publisher-partner channels we designate;
    • use portions of your Content (such as thumbnails and preview cuts) to promote and market the Services;
    • make the technical conversions needed to operate the Services (such as image resizing and format conversion); and
    • perform AI automatic translation of your Content and distribute the translations, as described in Section 3.
  2. We may sublicense these rights to third parties, but only to display your Content through publisher-partner channels.

3. AI Automatic Translation

  1. We support multilingual distribution by automatically translating your Content using AI.
  2. AI translation is provided to you free of charge. If we introduce a charge in the future, we will give you notice at least 30 days before it takes effect.
  3. You can turn AI translation on or off for each work; when you turn it off, translation of that work stops immediately.
  4. The copyright in an AI translation (a "Translation") belongs to you as a derivative attached to your original, and we hold only the license in Section 2.
  5. We use the paid tier of the Google Cloud Gemini API for AI translation; under those terms, your Content is not used to train Google's AI models.
  6. If we change our AI-translation provider, we will choose one with data-protection conditions at least as strong as the current provider's, and we will give you advance notice of material changes.

4. Distribution Through Publisher Partners

  1. To expand the reach of your Content, we may display it on publisher-partner channels.
  2. Publishers receive your work information — such as your pen name, work title, description, thumbnail, and category — together with the body images.
  3. We do not provide Publishers with your personal information (such as your email, real name, contact details, or bank account); we use it only for our own operations, such as settlement.
  4. If we add a new Publisher or materially change the channels where your Content appears, we will give you advance notice.
  5. You may ask us to exclude your work from a specific Publisher.

5. Derivative Works (Separate Agreement)

  1. This Agreement does not assign or delegate to us your right to create derivative works (Article 22 of the Korean Copyright Act).
  2. If we want to commercialize your Content as a derivative work — such as film, publishing, games, or merchandise — we must enter into a separate written agreement with you.
  3. Any arrangement that violates this Section is void.

6. Your Warranties

  1. You warrant that:
    • your Content is your own work, or a work for which you hold legitimate rights; and
    • your Content does not infringe any third-party rights, including copyright, trademark, likeness, right of publicity, or reputation.
  2. If we or a third party suffer damage because you breach these warranties, you are liable for that damage.

7. Revenue Sharing and Settlement

  1. The revenue-sharing ratio and settlement conditions are set by individual consultation between you and us and confirmed in writing (including by email).
  2. Until a written settlement agreement is in place between you and us, no revenue arising from operating the Services (including advertising revenue) is subject to settlement, and you agree to this by agreeing to this Agreement.
  3. We may give Creators who have performed well first access to revenue-sharing consultations and priority onboarding.
  4. Once settlement has begun, we will regularly provide you with:
    • per-episode view counts;
    • advertising-impression and revenue-calculation details; and
    • a settlement statement (provided even when no payment is due).

8. Term and Termination

This Agreement is effective from the time you agree to it until one of the following occurs:

9. Handling of Content on Withdrawal

  1. When you request withdrawal of membership, we handle your Content on this schedule:
    • Immediately: we stop new exposure and deactivate exposure on publisher channels.
    • After 30 days: we anonymize your personal information and delete your account.
    • After 60 days: we delete your original Content files and Translation files.
  2. We may retain the following permanently, in anonymized form, to preserve the basis for settlement:
    • page-view logs; and
    • settlement records.
  3. If you ask to cancel your withdrawal within 30 days, we may restore your Content.

10. Changes and Termination Notices

  1. If we materially change this Agreement, we will notify you within the Services and at your registered email at least 30 days before it takes effect.
  2. If we terminate the Services themselves, we will give at least 60 days' notice and ensure a reasonable period for you to retrieve your Content.

Governing Language

This Agreement is written in Korean and translated into other languages for convenience. The Korean-language version is the official and governing version. If there is any conflict or difference in interpretation, the Korean version prevails. The Korean original is available at /legal/license-publisher.

Addendum

This Agreement takes effect on 2026-06-22.