Terms of Service

2.1 Age and Capacity

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a legally binding contract to use the Service.

2.2 Educator-Only Platform

For Professors × Professors is currently available only to Verified Educators. Non-educator accounts are not permitted at this time. We may restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts that attempt to use the Service outside of this scope.

2.3 Account Registration

You agree to provide accurate information when creating an account and to keep your account information current. You are responsible for all activity conducted through your account and for maintaining the security of your login credentials.

2.4 Verification

To access the marketplace (including buying and selling), you may be required to complete verification steps. You consent to For Professors × Professors using third-party services to verify your identity and educator affiliation.

3.1 Listings and Contributor Responsibilities

Contributors are responsible for:

• Ensuring listing descriptions, previews, and claims are accurate and not misleading;
• Ensuring Materials are functional, legible, and match the listing;
• Ensuring Materials comply with these Terms and the Intellectual Property Policy;
• Maintaining documentation of rights/licenses for any third-party content used.

For Professors × Professors may remove or disable any listing that violates these Terms or any For Professors × Professors policy.

3.2 Purchases and Delivery

When a Buyer purchases Materials, For Professors × Professors delivers access via download, access link, or in-app access. Purchases grant a license to use as described in Section 6; they do not transfer ownership.

3.3 Reviews and Ratings

Users may post reviews and ratings in good faith. For Professors × Professors may remove reviews that are fraudulent, abusive, harassing, irrelevant, or otherwise violate these Terms.

4.1 Payment Processing

For Professors × Professors uses third-party payment processors to process payments and facilitate payouts. You agree to the applicable processor terms in addition to these Terms.

4.2 Platform Fees and Commissions

For Professors × Professors charges fees (e.g., commissions, processing fees, payout fees) as described on the Service at the time of transaction. For Professors × Professors may update fees from time to time; fee changes apply prospectively.

4.3 Refunds; Digital Goods

Unless otherwise stated on the Service, digital purchases are generally non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where For Professors × Professors determines (in its discretion) that fraud, duplication, or material misrepresentation occurred.

4.4 Chargebacks and Payment Disputes

If a chargeback or payment dispute occurs, For Professors × Professors may:

• Suspend the account pending review,
• Reverse payouts where permitted,
• Require repayment of amounts owed, and/or
• Restrict future transactions.

4.5 Taxes

Sales tax. For Professors × Professors (Inkwell General Store LLC) is registering as the marketplace facilitator for transactions on the platform and will be responsible for calculating, collecting, and remitting any applicable US sales tax on Contributors' behalf once registration is complete. Contributors are not required to collect or remit sales tax on their fp×p sales.

Income tax. Contributors remain responsible for determining and fulfilling any income tax obligations related to their fp×p earnings. For Professors × Professors does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice.

6.1 Your Ownership

As between you and For Professors × Professors, you retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.

6.2 License You Grant to For Professors × Professors

You grant For Professors × Professors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, and technically modify (e.g., reformat, compress, create thumbnails/previews) your User Content only as necessary to operate, market, and improve the Service.

This license ends when you remove your content, except:

• Copies may persist for a reasonable period in backups; and
• Copies may remain as needed to complete transactions already initiated or to comply with legal obligations.

6.3 Default License From Contributor to Buyer

Unless a listing states otherwise, Contributors grant Buyers a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use purchased Materials:

• For the Buyer’s own teaching and educational purposes,
• Including use in courses the Buyer teaches and within the Buyer’s institution,
• Including reasonable edits for classroom fit only if the listing permits editing or does not prohibit it.

Buyers may not:

• Resell, sublicense, redistribute, or re-upload the Materials to public sites or third-party marketplaces;
• Share the files broadly beyond what is reasonably necessary for course delivery and instructional collaboration;
• Remove watermarks or attribution notices if present.

6.4 Prohibited Third-Party Content

You may not upload Materials containing third-party content (images, figures, text, assessments, datasets, brand marks, fonts, templates, etc.) unless you have documented permission, a valid commercial-use license permitting distribution, the content is public domain, or another lawful exception clearly applies.

6.5 Infringement Reports and Takedowns

For Professors × Professors responds to valid IP complaints and may remove or disable allegedly infringing content. For Professors × Professors may terminate accounts of repeat infringers. See the Intellectual Property Policy for reporting and counter-notice procedures.