Payout Policy

These values come from the live marketplace configuration, so this policy stays in step with how the platform actually behaves.

• Payouts run on Stripe Connect. From your creator dashboard you start Stripe onboarding and complete it on Stripe.
• Stripe collects and verifies your identity and bank details. BestExperimentIdeas never sees or stores them.
• You can publish free projects without onboarding. You need a verified payout account to receive money from premium sales.
• Until onboarding is complete, earnings still accrue — they simply cannot be paid out.

• A buyer pays. The platform fee of 20% is deducted and 80% is recorded as your earning.
• The earning sits in pending balance for 14 days from the sale.
• After the hold it moves to available balance.
• Once available balance reaches $25 USD, a transfer to your connected Stripe account is initiated.
• Stripe then pays out to your bank on the schedule set on your Stripe account.

Pending balance is money earned but still within the hold window. Available balance is money past the hold and eligible for transfer. Both are shown on your creator dashboard, along with a history of every transfer and its status.

Payouts are processed in US dollars only. Sales are charged in USD and earnings are recorded in USD. If your bank account is in another currency, the conversion is done by Stripe or your bank at their rate. Multi-currency settlement is not supported today.

• If onboarding is incomplete or Stripe requires more information, payouts are blocked until you resolve it — the dashboard shows what is needed.
• If a transfer fails (for example incorrect bank details or a currency mismatch), the earning returns to available balance and the reason is shown on the payout record.
• Payouts can be paused platform-wide for maintenance or investigation. Earnings continue to accrue while paused.

A refunded or successfully disputed sale reverses the matching earning. If it had not been paid out, it is removed from your balance. If it had been paid out, a negative adjustment of the same amount is booked against your next payout. See the Refund Policy.

We may hold a payout while we investigate suspected fraud, payment abuse, infringement or a serious policy breach. We tell you when we do and what we need from you. Prolonged holds without cause are not our intention — this is a fraud control, not a way to keep your money.

You are responsible for any tax on your earnings, including registering where required. Stripe may collect tax information from you during onboarding and issue tax documents where it is legally required to. We do not provide tax advice. See the Creator Terms.

For anything about this policy, contact support@bestexperimentideas.com or open a request from the support page.

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