TrueCreator Terms

Last updated November 9, 2026

Part 1: Program terms

1. Who we are. The TrueCreator program is run by Humans Anonymous, Inc., doing business as TrueShort ("TrueShort", "we").
2. Submitting. When you submit your email, series and contact details, you confirm the information is accurate and that you have the right to share the series links you submit.
3. Contact. You agree that TrueShort may contact you by email, phone or social message about the program and any offer for your series.
4. Review. We may watch, review and assess the series you submit, including where its audience is, to decide whether to make an offer. Submitting does not guarantee an offer.
5. Signing the licence. Clicking Continue on the TrueCreator form is your electronic signature of the Series Licence Agreement in Part 2, as explained in its Section 0. TrueShort is not obliged to accept any series.
6. Your information and record of acceptance. We use what you submit to run the program and contact you. We don't sell it. When you click Continue, we record the date and time, your IP address, your device and browser details and the version of these terms you accepted, as a record of your acceptance.
7. TrueShort Terms and Privacy Policy. By clicking Continue you also accept TrueShort's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which are incorporated into these terms by reference. If they conflict with these terms about the TrueCreator program, these terms control.
8. Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live, to take part.
9. No warranties. This site and the program are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind.
10. Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, TrueShort is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising from this site or the program. TrueShort's total liability for any claim relating to this site or the program is limited to $100.
11. Dispute resolution and arbitration. Please read this carefully, as it affects your legal rights. Except for disputes that qualify for small claims court, you and TrueShort agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or the program through binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, conducted by a recognized arbitration provider under its applicable rules.
12. Class action waiver. You and TrueShort may each bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.
13. Opt-out. You may opt out of the arbitration agreement by emailing john@trueshort.com within 30 days of first accepting these terms, stating your name and that you wish to opt out. Opting out does not affect any other part of these terms.
14. Changes to these terms. We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by email or a notice on this site, and continued participation after changes take effect means you accept them. The version on this page when a deal is signed is the one that applies to that deal.
15. Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute not subject to arbitration will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Delaware.

Part 2: TrueShort Series Licence Agreement

0. How this Agreement is signed and accepted

Signature. Creator signs this Agreement electronically by clicking "Continue" on the TrueCreator form at trueshortcreator.com after being shown a link to it. Creator agrees that this click is Creator's electronic signature, with the same effect as a handwritten signature, under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and similar laws. TrueShort keeps a record of the signature, including the date and time, the email address entered, the IP address, the device and browser used, the wording shown and the version of this Agreement. Creator consents to receive this Agreement, notices and all other documents about it electronically, and may ask for a copy at any time at john@trueshort.com.

Series covered. This Agreement applies to every series Creator has made, is making or will make in the future, whether or not Creator submits it to TrueShort, including any series Creator submits in the TrueCreator form or by email or message (each a "Covered Creator Series"). Creator's signature is a binding, irrevocable offer to license each Covered Creator Series on these terms. Creator may not withdraw it, and it has no deadline.

TrueShort's acceptance, and its right to decline. TrueShort may accept or decline any Covered Creator Series in its sole discretion, for any reason or none, at any time, with no deadline, and owes Creator nothing for a series it does not accept. TrueShort accepts a series in either of two ways, whichever comes first: (a) by sending Creator an email confirming acceptance (an "Acceptance Email"); or (b) by using the series, including uploading it to the TrueShort app or website, posting it on any TrueShort account, running it in an ad, or any other use under Section 2. The date of the first of these is the Effective Date for that series, and that series is then the "Series" for this Agreement, with its own Usage Fee and Option. TrueShort will try to let Creator know when it accepts a series, but acceptance does not depend on that notice. Creator will tell TrueShort about each new series when Creator starts posting it, and will not license any Covered Creator Series to anyone else in a way that conflicts with TrueShort's right to accept it.

Deal details. Schedule A for each Series is completed from Creator's submission (name, email, handles, series, payment method, partnership-ads choice) and TrueShort's acceptance. The Usage Fee and Option Price are fixed in Schedule A and cannot change.

This Series Licence Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on the Effective Date in Schedule A between Humans Anonymous, Inc., doing business as TrueShort ("TrueShort"), and the creator named in Schedule A ("Creator").

1. The Series

"Series" means the series named in Schedule A and every episode, part, clip, trailer, still and sound recording of it that Creator has posted anywhere before the Effective Date or within 6 months after it (the "Covered Period"), plus any alternate versions, outtakes and project files of that material. Within 7 days of any request from TrueShort, Creator will deliver the highest-quality 9:16 exports ("Masters") of any covered episode via a Drive or Frame.io link, at no extra charge.

2. Usage rights for the Usage Fee

In exchange for the Usage Fee in Schedule A, Creator grants TrueShort a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free licence, with the right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, distribute and display the Series, in whole or in part, for any purpose connected with TrueShort's business, including:

1. posting it on any TrueShort-owned or TrueShort-operated social account, channel or page, on any platform;
2. running it, and any clips, cuts, stitches or adaptations of it, as paid ads on any channel (including Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Apple Search Ads and connected TV);
3. using it in trailers, thumbnails, posters, app-store pages, landing pages, websites, press and pitch materials;
4. testing it with TrueShort's audience in any way TrueShort chooses, including streaming every episode except the final episode in the TrueShort app and on TrueShort websites, free or behind TrueShort's paywall.

There is no test period, cap on use or end date. The final episode of the Series is reserved for the Option in Section 3. The Usage Fee is the only payment owed for these rights.

3. Option for full series rights

Creator grants TrueShort an exclusive, irrevocable option (the "Option") to expand the licence in Section 2 to full series rights, including the final episode and a full launch in the TrueShort app, for the Option Price in Schedule A (a $1,000 bonus per Series). TrueShort may exercise the Option at any time, with no deadline, in either of two ways, whichever comes first: (a) by emailing Creator that it is exercising the Option; or (b) automatically, when TrueShort first makes the final episode of the Series available in the TrueShort app or on a TrueShort website. The Option Price is then paid under Section 4. Creator may not withdraw the Option, raise the Option Price or grant anyone else rights that would conflict with it.

On exercise, the licence in Section 2 also includes the perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide right to:

1. stream, host, download-enable and display the full Series, including the final episode, in the TrueShort app, on trueshort.com and any other TrueShort website (including web series pages that play episodes in the browser), connected-TV apps, FAST channels and any other TrueShort-operated or partner product, now known or later developed;
2. place any or all episodes behind or in front of TrueShort's paywall, offer episodes free, and set prices, windows and packaging in TrueShort's sole discretion;
3. re-edit, re-cut, re-order, dub, subtitle, translate, re-score, upscale and reformat the Series, and combine episodes into compilations or longer cuts;
4. sublicense and distribute the Series through third-party distributors, platforms and partners.

The Option Price is the only payment owed for these rights. No royalties, revenue share or residuals are payable.

4. Payment

TrueShort aims to pay the Usage Fee within 5 business days of the Effective Date, and the Option Price within 5 business days of exercise, and will pay each no later than 60 days after it becomes due, by bank transfer (wire or ACH), PayPal or USDC, as Creator chooses in Schedule A. Payment may also wait until Creator has provided the payment details and tax form TrueShort needs. Before the first payment Creator provides a W-9 (US) or W-8BEN (non-US). Creator is responsible for all of Creator's own taxes.

Late payment never affects TrueShort's rights. The licence in Section 2 and the Option in Section 3 take effect on the Effective Date and on exercise, whether or not payment has been made. If a payment is late, Creator's only remedy is to tell TrueShort in writing, after which TrueShort has 30 days to pay; after that, Creator may recover the unpaid amount and nothing more. A late or missed payment is not a material breach, and never ends, suspends, limits or reverses any licence, the Option or any other right of TrueShort.

5. Episodes after the Covered Period

For any episodes, sequels, spin-offs or new seasons of the Series that Creator makes after the Covered Period, Creator will offer them to TrueShort first. TrueShort has the first right to license them, and may make an offer or reach a deal at any time, with no deadline. Creator may not license or offer them to anyone else unless TrueShort has declined them in writing (email is enough). If TrueShort declines and Creator later proposes terms to a third party that are better for that party than those last offered to TrueShort, Creator must first offer those terms to TrueShort.

6. Edits, music, credit and publicity

TrueShort may edit and adapt the Series in its discretion, provided it does not present Creator as endorsing anything Creator has not agreed to. If any episode uses music TrueShort cannot use, TrueShort may replace it. TrueShort will make reasonable efforts to credit Creator by name or handle where practical; a failure to credit is not a breach of this Agreement.

Name and likeness. Creator grants TrueShort a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free right to use Creator's name, handles, approved photos, voice and likeness as they appear in the Series, and Creator's biography, to credit, promote, advertise and publicize the Series, TrueShort and the TrueCreator program, including in the app, on websites, in ads, in press and in "TrueShort Exclusive" labels. This does not allow TrueShort to say Creator endorses a product other than TrueShort.

Moral rights. To the extent the law allows, Creator waives, and agrees not to assert, any moral rights or similar rights (including rights of attribution and integrity) in the Series against TrueShort, its affiliates, sublicensees and distributors. Where those rights cannot be waived, Creator consents to every edit, adaptation and use this Agreement allows.

7. Partnership ads

If Creator opts in on Schedule A, Creator will grant TrueShort Partnership Ad / Spark Ad access to run ads from Creator's handle within 3 business days of a request and keep it active for at least 12 months. TrueShort will share each cut before it runs; any cut Creator does not object to within 48 hours is approved. Ads run from TrueShort's own accounts never need Creator's approval.

8. Ownership

Creator keeps ownership of the copyright in the Series. TrueShort owns all edits, cuts, compilations, dubs, translations, trailers, artwork and marketing materials it makes from the Series, and may keep using them forever, even if Creator later changes or removes the original posts.

9. Creator's promises and indemnity

Creator confirms that: (a) Creator made the Series and owns all rights needed to grant this Agreement, free of any other claim; (b) the AI tools listed in Schedule A were used under terms that allow commercial use and sublicensing; (c) the Series does not use any real person's likeness or voice without written consent, and infringes no one's rights; (d) all music is original or fully licensed for these uses, except as flagged in Schedule A; (e) the Series contains no sexually explicit content; and (f) Creator has not granted and will not grant anyone rights that conflict with this Agreement, including the Option.

Creator will defend and indemnify TrueShort, its affiliates and sublicensees against any claim, loss or cost (including reasonable legal fees) arising from a breach of these promises.

10. Takedowns

If a third party claims rights in any part of the Series, or a platform rule requires it, TrueShort may remove the affected material at its discretion. Creator may not require TrueShort to remove, stop running or stop distributing any part of the Series, except where a court orders it.

11. Term and remedies

All rights granted are perpetual and irrevocable and survive any dispute. Creator's remedies for any breach by TrueShort are limited to money damages, capped at the total fees paid under this Agreement; Creator waives any right to an injunction or to stop TrueShort's use of the Series. TrueShort may stop using or distributing the Series at any time without refund.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party is liable to the other for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or lost profits, arising out of this Agreement. TrueShort's total liability for all claims relating to this Agreement is limited to the total fees paid to Creator under it. This Section does not limit Creator's obligations under Section 9.

13. Dispute resolution and arbitration

Except for disputes that qualify for small claims court, the parties agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Series through binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, conducted by a recognized arbitration provider under its applicable commercial rules. Either party may still seek relief in court to protect its intellectual property, subject to Creator's waiver of injunctive relief in Section 11.

Class action waiver. Each party may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.

Opt-out. Creator may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing john@trueshort.com within 30 days of the Effective Date, stating Creator's name and that Creator wishes to opt out. Opting out does not affect any other part of this Agreement.

14. Changes to these terms

TrueShort may update this standard Agreement from time to time for future deals. Changes never apply to an Agreement that is already signed unless both parties agree in writing (email confirmation from TrueShort is enough).

15. General

The parties are independent; this creates no employment, agency or joint venture. The terms of each signed Agreement are confidential. This is the entire agreement about the Series and can be changed only in writing (email confirmation from TrueShort is enough). TrueShort may assign or transfer this Agreement, the licence or the Option to any affiliate, successor or acquirer; Creator may not assign it without TrueShort's written consent. If any part is unenforceable, it is limited to the extent needed and the rest still applies. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles; any dispute not subject to arbitration under Section 13 will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Delaware. Creator also accepts TrueShort's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy; if they conflict with this Agreement, this Agreement controls. Electronic signatures count as originals.

Notices. TrueShort sends notices to Creator, including Acceptance Emails and Option exercise emails, at the email address Creator gave in the TrueCreator form, or any newer address Creator gives TrueShort in writing. A notice by email takes effect when sent. Creator sends notices to TrueShort at john@trueshort.com. Creator is responsible for keeping that email address current.

Fallback scope. If a court or arbitrator decides that Section 0 is unenforceable because it covers series Creator makes in the future without a time limit, Section 0 will instead cover every series Creator made before signing and every series Creator starts within 24 months after signing. If a court or arbitrator decides the same about the first right in Section 5, that right will instead last for 24 months after the end of the Covered Period. In each case the rest of this Agreement stays in full effect.

Schedule A: Deal details

Completed for each Series from Creator's submission and TrueShort's acceptance (Section 0).

Questions about these terms? john@trueshort.com