Creator Agreement
Effective June 29, 2026 · Applies to anyone who connects a brokerage and publishes a record.
This Creator Agreement is between you ("Creator," "you") and CodeVault LLC, which operates ProofRanks. It is in addition to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. By publishing a profile, connecting a brokerage, or accepting subscribers, you agree to it. If you do not agree, do not publish a record.
The short version. ProofRanks publishes your real, verified trading record. You are an independent publisher of impersonal information — not an investment adviser to your subscribers, and ProofRanks is not your employer, agent, or partner. You are responsible for your own conduct and legal compliance.
1. Your representations
- You are the lawful owner of, and authorized to connect, the brokerage account(s) you link.
- You are not currently barred, suspended, or subject to a pending action by the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, NFA, a state securities regulator, or any exchange, and you are not a registered representative or investment adviser representative acting outside your firm's policies.
- The data you publish is your own genuine trading activity. You will not fabricate, manipulate, simulate, or misrepresent it, and you will not present a paper/practice account as real.
2. No investment advice; impersonal only
Your published record, alerts, and notes are impersonal information made available to a general audience. You will not provide individualized investment advice, manage anyone's money, accept discretionary authority, or tell a specific subscriber what to do. Doing so may make you an investment adviser required to register — that is your responsibility, not ProofRanks'.
3. No manipulation; anti-fraud
You will not use ProofRanks to manipulate any market or security. This includes pump-and-dump, front-running your own subscribers (e.g., alerting a trade so subscribers move the price to your benefit), spreading false information, or coordinating manipulative trading. Your verified record is an immutable, tamper-evident ledger; manipulative patterns are detectable and will be acted on.
4. Compensation disclosure (anti-touting / §17(b))
If you are paid or otherwise compensated by any third party to mention, feature, or promote a security, token, or product, U.S. law (Securities Act §17(b)) requires you to disclose the fact, source, and amount of that compensation. You must enter such disclosure in your profile's compensation field, and you may not promote a security for undisclosed compensation on ProofRanks.
5. Content standards
In any text you publish (handle, display name, trade notes, bio), you will not:
- Make performance guarantees or use terms like "guaranteed," "risk-free," "can't lose," "sure thing," or promises of specific returns;
- Give individualized buy/sell recommendations or solicit specific transactions;
- Post false, misleading, defamatory, infringing, or unlawful content.
ProofRanks may review, refuse, edit, or remove content, and may suspend or remove your profile, at any time and for any reason, including suspected violation of this Agreement or applicable law.
6. Subscriptions and payouts
If you enable paid subscriptions, you set your price and authorize ProofRanks to collect subscription fees via Stripe, retain a platform fee, and pay the remainder to your connected Stripe account. You are responsible for your own taxes. ProofRanks does not guarantee any level of subscribers or income.
7. Publicity consent
You acknowledge and consent that, once you publish, your verified performance is public, and that your aggregate statistics, equity curve, and holdings (per your privacy settings) are displayed to anyone. The trade-by-trade log is shown to you and your active subscribers. You may unpublish, but information already public may persist.
8. Independence; indemnification
You are an independent party. Nothing here creates employment, agency, partnership, or a recommendation by ProofRanks. ProofRanks does not endorse you; rankings are data, not advice. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless CodeVault LLC and its owners, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your trading, your content, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
9. Termination
Either party may end this relationship at any time. ProofRanks may suspend or remove your profile immediately for any violation. Sections 1–5 and 8 survive termination. The immutable ledger of past records is retained for auditability.
10. Contact
Questions: [email protected] (CodeVault LLC). Governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey; disputes resolved under the arbitration terms in the Terms of Service.