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Under 18 receive payments ?

A topic by eMerald Games created Feb 11, 2021 Views: 2,167 Replies: 16
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Hi, I am under 18 and has received payment. I don't have paypal and can't create one till 18. So what should I do ? Stripe ?

Pinned ReplyAdmin (4 edits) (+2)

I highly recommend you also read our terms of service, which prohibits those under 18 from selling on itch.io unless they have a legal adult managing their account. If you would like us to disable your account please say so.

Please do not start selling things without understanding the rules, it sounds like you just clicked next a bunch without reading anything during our seller onboarding.

If you are unable to get your account in good standing with our terms of service then we will be forced to close your account and refund any transactions on it, as you’ve already admitted to breaking the terms directly in this topic.

https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms#2-users-and-publishers

yeah thanks :D My father is managing it. I just asked if I could directly get to my account, due to my cousins' fear of Scam / Fraud. I know itch policies and all. Thank you 

Stripe ain't available. Payoneer also age limit. This is BAD :(
I can't wait 4 more years for this

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:) just think of it as saving for your future. if you withdrew your money now you'll probably end up spending it in random junk. 4 years from now you'll be glad you have so much money saved up... -_- I know I would.

yeah that's a point, I though of collecting for 1 year for future projects and PC upgrade etc. I will look into it, Thank you :D

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In this case, they will not be able to “save for the future”, as the account was selling while in violation of our terms. We are not a bank, and we can not hold earnings until someone is the legal age to sign our seller terms. We will be forced to close the account and refund all the transactions.

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For the most part, you need a guardian to set things up for you. I believe that’s the case for most countries. This will also ensure that your guardian can protect you from things that could get you into trouble.

Hope that helps, looking forward to seeing your creations around!

thank you. This might help me out :)

So does this mean under 18s can't make money from their games?

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Not quite sure about the legality of earning money as a minor, but as for being able to withdraw the money you would need a guardian since you need a couple of things(tax info, paypal/stripe, bank info, etc) which a minor might not have.

if your bank account is under parents name is it ok?

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Not a lawyer, but I believe in a lot of countries, minors can’t sign contracts or trade legally without a guardian. Speak to a guardian before doing anything alone, as they know best how to do things properly without getting into legal trouble.

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Thanks so its possible with the help of parents?

like what @Dark Dimension said you should ask your guardian, because I don't think just using their bank info is enough since you would also need tax info and your guardian probably needs to look into some legal precautions.

Admin(+3)

In order to sell anything on itch.io we require you to either be 18 or have an adult operating the financials of the account. This is out our terms of service that you agree when you both create an account, and when you initially set up your account for selling.

https://itch.io/docs/legal/terms#2-users-and-publishers

No, I have an adult operating it.

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