Creator monetization

Monetization terms and policy

Version 2026-05-26-individual-rates. This policy explains how AionStreamz estimates creator earnings, reviews uploaded videos, holds payouts, and supports cash or Proteck'd Coins payout options.

The public operating rules are published at /monetization-rules.

Eligibility

Monetization is available only for approved creator accounts in good standing. A video can earn only when it is uploaded by the creator, stored as a hosted file, approved on AionStreamz, marked monetized after review, and has creator rights confirmed.

You must own or control the rights needed to upload, publish, and monetize each video, including visuals, audio, likenesses, trademarks, and any third-party material.

AI Content Quality

AI-generated work is allowed. Low-effort, repetitive, misleading, spam-like, mass-uploaded, substantially reused, or unoriginal videos can be limited, held, or demonetized.

AionStreamz may use automated review to flag AI-slop risk and may manually override that review. Admin review actions are logged so decisions can be audited and adjusted.

Qualified Views And Engagement

Estimated earnings are based on qualified non-bot views and approved engagement from boosts, vaults, and shares. Fast skips, suspicious traffic, self-engagement, repeated manipulation, or activity that appears automated may be excluded or held.

Monthly creator caps apply until review, and suspicious spikes can hold otherwise qualified earnings before payout.

Individual Rates

AionStreamz calculates each creator separately using period rates. Current defaults are $2.00 per 1,000 qualified views, $0.01 per boost, $0.03 per vault, $0.05 per share, and $0.01 per qualified text comment.

Paid comments must come after a qualified watch, meet the 8-character minimum, and stay within 1 paid comment per viewer per creator per day. Emoji-only comments currently earn $0.00, and image/GIF/meme comments are not enabled for payout unless admin changes the period settings.

Estimates are not guaranteed payouts until the period is approved, reviewed, finalized, and payout ledger rows are created.

Payout Rules

  • Default payout day: day 15 of the month after a finalized period.
  • New creators default to a 60-day hold for fraud, rights, traffic, payment, or policy review.
  • Creators with at least 2 paid payouts default to a 30-day hold.
  • Default minimum payout: configured by the monthly admin payout settings.
  • Approved earnings below the minimum can carry forward for up to 12 months.
  • Payouts can be delayed, reduced, reversed, or cancelled for invalid traffic, rights disputes, policy violations, account issues, or legal/tax requirements.

Stripe Connect And Taxes

Creator payouts use Stripe Connect Express where available. Creators must complete Stripe onboarding and keep payouts enabled before Stripe transfers can be sent.

Stripe may collect identity, payout, and tax information through its onboarding and Express Dashboard. AionStreamz may require additional review before finalizing or sending payouts. This policy is not tax or legal advice.

Proteck'd Coins

Creators may choose Proteck'd Coins instead of cash payouts. Proteck'd Coins are issued as Proteckd.com coupon credit and are currently valued at a 50% bonus over the cash-equivalent payout amount.

Proteck'd Coins are not cash, cannot be transferred through Stripe, and may be subject to Proteckd.com coupon rules, expiration, purchase eligibility, fraud review, and manual issuance.

Changes And Enforcement

AionStreamz may update these terms, payout rules, review standards, or monetization eligibility. If the terms version changes, creators may need to accept the updated version before new payouts are created.