Terms governing the listing, distribution, and use of templates and integrations in the Notion Marketplace
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The Notion Marketplace Terms of Use outline the rules for developers and creators listing templates and integrations on Notion's Marketplace. Key areas include account requirements, content ownership and licensing (creators retain ownership but grant broad licenses to Notion and users), payment processing with commissions, prohibited activities, termination rights, disclaimers of warranties, limitation of liability, indemnity, arbitration for disputes under California law, and references to Notion's general Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for data handling. The policy emphasizes Notion's control over the marketplace, content moderation, and revenue sharing.
Creators grant Notion and users perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free licenses to use, modify, and distribute templates.
Disputes resolved via binding arbitration in California, waiving class actions and jury trials.
Notion not liable for indirect damages; liability capped at fees paid.
Users indemnify Notion for claims arising from their content or use.
Creators receive 80% of revenue from paid templates, with clear payout terms.
Creators retain ownership of their templates despite licenses granted.
Straightforward guidelines for submitting and managing marketplace listings.
Defers data handling to comprehensive Notion Privacy Policy.
Spotify collects the following categories of personal data. High Risk categories are used for advertising profiling or involve sensitive personal information.
Email, payment details for verification and transactions.
Metadata, descriptions, usage stats for marketplace functionality.
Aggregated data on template downloads and performance.
Your data serves the following purposes. Mandatory purposes cannot be disabled without canceling the service. Opt-out available purposes allow some user control.
Used for marketplace operations, payments, and compliance; details in Privacy Policy.
Collected for search, recommendations, and moderation purposes.
Spotify shares data with several categories of third parties. Sharing with advertising partners is extensive and represents the primary commercial use of your behavioral data.
Stripe or similar for transactions.
Hosting, analytics tools.
Notion affiliates for operational purposes.
Templates shared publicly with end-users.
The following rights may be available to you depending on your region. EU/EEA users have the broadest protections under GDPR. Non-EU users have more limited guarantees.
Users can delete accounts and listings at any time.
Right to remove listings, subject to Notion approval for paid content.
Limited to arbitration; no data portability mentioned specifically.
Data is retained for different periods depending on category, and security disclosures vary in depth. The policy highlights the following retention and transparency points.
Retention Periods
Data deleted upon account termination, except for compliance records.
Retained for billing and legal purposes as required by law.
Retained indefinitely for analytics and improvements.
Security & Transparency
Refers to Notion's general security practices; no specific marketplace details.
Notion reviews listings for compliance.
Processed via third-party providers with PCI compliance.
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Creators grant Notion broad rights to host, distribute, and sublicense templates.
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High risk for IP owners; perpetual licenses enable wide use by Notion.
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Notion takes 20% commission; payouts monthly via third parties.
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Transparent but dependent on third-party processors.
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Binding arbitration under AAA rules in San Francisco.
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Limits user recourse; pro-company.
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Liability limited to 12 months of fees.
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Standard but caps recovery.
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Broad prohibitions on illegal, harmful content.
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Gives Notion discretion to remove listings.
You retain ownership, but grant Notion and users broad licenses to use them.