NextName Athlete Agreement
Version 1.0.0-beta · Effective Date: 2026-05-15 · Last Updated: April 22, 2026
1. Your relationship with NextName
This Athlete Agreement (the "Agreement") is between you and NextName, Inc. It is in addition to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which also apply. If you are affiliated with a school that has partnered with NextName, the Affiliation Agreement applies as well.
You are an independent creator on the Service. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint-venture relationship between you and NextName.
2. Your NIL — yours
You retain ownership of your name, image, and likeness ("NIL") at all times. NextName does not claim any rights in your NIL beyond the limited licenses you grant in this Agreement to operate and market the Service on your behalf. You are free to use your NIL off-platform and to enter into agreements with other brands, platforms, or services unless a specific NIL deal you close on the Service says otherwise.
3. Content you post
You own the content you post on the Service. By posting, you grant NextName a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, transcode, distribute, and promote that content as reasonably necessary to (a) operate the Service, (b) deliver paid content to fans who have purchased access, and (c) feature you in NextName marketing during the term of this Agreement. This license ends when you remove content, except for copies retained by fans who have already paid to access it.
4. Compliance with NCAA, conference, and school rules
You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service complies with NCAA rules, your conference's NIL policies, and any policies of the school you attend. NextName provides a compliance workflow to help, but you remain the party responsible. If your school requires approval of NIL activity before it begins, you must obtain that approval before publishing paid content or accepting NIL deals through the Service.
5. Revenue share and creator levels
Fans pay for subscriptions, tips, and premium content through Stripe. After Stripe processing fees, NextName retains a platform fee and remits the remainder to you through Stripe Connect. Your share of net revenue starts at 80% (Bronze) and increases with engagement and performance up to 90% (Emerald). Creator levels and the criteria to advance are described in-app and on the Athletes page. We may adjust the tier table with 30 days' notice.
6. Payouts and taxes
To receive payouts you must complete Stripe Connect onboarding, including identity verification and providing a bank account. Stripe handles payout scheduling, reporting, and issuance of year-end tax forms (1099 or other forms required by your jurisdiction). You are responsible for your own taxes. NextName does not withhold taxes from your payouts unless required by law.
7. NIL deals through NextName
NextName may facilitate NIL deals between you and brands. Deals are contracted directly between you and the brand; NextName acts as a platform and, where agreed, as a payment processor. The specific terms of each deal (scope, deliverables, timing, exclusivity, compensation) are contained in the deal agreement shown to you before you accept.
8. Prohibited content
You agree not to post, promote, or accept NIL deals for content that is illegal, infringing, hateful, sexually explicit, or that violates our Community Guidelines. You also agree not to promote gambling, alcohol (if you are under 21), tobacco, vaping, adult entertainment, weapons, or prescription pharmaceuticals on the Service.
9. Termination
You may end this Agreement and close your creator account at any time from Settings. NextName may suspend or terminate your creator account if you breach this Agreement, the Terms, or the Community Guidelines, or if we reasonably believe you pose a compliance risk. Sections 2 (NIL), 3 (Content license for already-purchased content), 6 (Payouts), 10 (Indemnity), and 11 (Limitation of liability) survive termination.
10. Indemnity
You agree to defend and indemnify NextName from third-party claims arising out of your content, your NIL activity on the Service, or your breach of this Agreement. NextName will notify you promptly of any such claim and cooperate in the defense.
11. Limitation of liability
Section 12 of the Terms of Service limits NextName's liability and is incorporated here.
12. Updates to this Agreement
We may update this Agreement. Material changes will be communicated by email and require you to accept them before you continue as a creator.