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Billing & Payments Policy

This Billing & Payments Policy (hereinafter — the “Policy”) sets out the principles and terms for making payments for the use of the Published! software provided by Published, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA (hereinafter — the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” in all grammatical cases), with its registered address: 1111B South Governors Ave STE 47043 Dover, DE, 19904 US, under the “software as a service” model (software-as-a-service, SaaS).

The purpose of this Policy is to ensure transparency of financial relations between the Company and the Client (hereinafter also — “you” or “your” in all grammatical cases), as well as to clearly define the legal status of the Company as a software provider that does not carry out payment processing activity and does not provide financial services.

This Policy is not intended to replace the terms of any agreement concluded between you and the Company or any rights you may have under applicable law. This Policy does not amend the terms of the Agreement on granting access to software services (hereinafter — the Offer Agreement) and only explains certain of its provisions.

Words used in this Policy with a capital letter are used in the meaning given to them in the Offer Agreement.

By using the Platform and Published!, you agree to this Policy.

1. Nature of the Company’s Services

The Company is a software provider under the “software as a service” model (software-as-a-service, SaaS).

The Company provides access to the Published! software, which is used to create and manage Websites, content, and services for an audience.

The Company does not provide financial or payment services. We are not a financial institution, payment organization, payment aggregator, or an intermediary in financial transactions.

2. No Payment Processing Activity

The Company:

  • does not process payments from readers or end users of clients;
  • does not accept payments on behalf of and for the benefit of third parties;
  • does not store or manage funds of clients or third parties;
  • does not act as a payment provider or financial intermediary;
  • does not perform routing or distribution of funds;
  • does not provide escrow services;
  • does not provide digital wallets or stored-value systems;
  • does not perform payouts to third parties.

The Company provides exclusively software under Subscription terms and related services.

The Company does not conduct money transfer activities, is not an operator of payment infrastructure, and is not subject to regulation in the field of financial services.

3. Payments for Published! Services

The Company receives payment exclusively for its own services, including:

  • subscription for the use of the Published! software;
  • paid services, which may include:
    • software setup and implementation services;
    • technical support services;
    • infrastructure and hosting services.

All payments received by the Company are consideration for access to the software and other Company services (Paid services). Such payments are not related to the processing of third-party funds and are not made on behalf of any other entities.

4. Client Use of Third-Party Payment Providers

Clients of the Company may use third-party payment providers for their own activities, including:

  • organizing subscriptions of Clients’ readers within the Client’s Website;
  • granting access to premium content to the Client’s readers within the Client’s Website;
  • engagement with the Client’s audience;
  • other models of access to the Client’s Content.

In such cases:

  • payment accounts belong exclusively to the Client;
  • the Client independently configures and manages payment services;
  • funds are transferred directly to the Client;
  • the Company has no access to the Client’s payment accounts;
  • the Company does not participate in the Client’s payment transactions;
  • the Company provides only software integration tools.

The Company has no technical capability to intervene in the Client’s payment transactions or to influence the movement of funds.

5. No Access to Client Funds

The Company has no access to:

  • payment credentials of clients’ users;
  • clients’ funds or their users’ funds;
  • transactions between a client and its users.

Financial transactions are carried out by third-party payment services controlled by the client. The Company has no contractual relationship regarding payment processing between the Client and its users.

6. No Participation in Client Revenues

The Company does not receive a share of clients’ revenues, including:

  • payments of users or readers;
  • clients’ subscriptions;
  • donations;
  • any other payments of third parties.

The Company receives payment only for its own services.

7. Methods of Payment for the Company’s Services

Payment for the Company’s services may be made via:

  • bank transfer;
  • through third-party payment providers for payment of the Company’s services.

The Company does not act as a payment operator in such transactions.

8. Changes to this Policy

The Company may update this Policy from time to time. In the event of changes, the effective date will be updated.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this Policy, you may contact the Company at: [email protected]

Document version: v. 1.0.1

Effective date: 15.02.2026