Effective 2 October, 2023

We have some upcoming changes that we’d like to share with our author community. These changes affect both Envato Market and Elements Authors. This article aims to provide you with all the information you need to understand these upcoming changes.

We are updating our author terms for both Elements and Market

We are making some changes to our Elements Author Agreement and Envato Market Author Terms that will be effective from 2 October 2023. These modifications are designed with our authors front of mind and are primarily related to improving the clarity and transparency of our terms and conditions.

So, what’s being updated?

Market

• We’ve updated some wording and included additional references in the terms to our content guidelines and other relevant information
• We’ve clarified our commitment to taking reasonable steps and providing reasonable prior notice for any material changes to our terms
• We’ve reduced the scope of your indemnity obligations so that you are not liable for losses incurred by Envato as a result of our own actions
• We’ve updated our user terms to reduce the customer refund window, include greater overall transparency, and commit to reasonable steps to notify of changes

You can see the full terms here.

Elements

• We’ve updated some wording and included additional references in the terms to our content guidelines and other relevant information
• We’ve clarified our commitment to taking reasonable steps and providing reasonable prior notice for any material changes to our terms
• We’ve updated our acceptable use policy to make it consistent with Envato Market’s policy
• We’ve reduced the scope of your indemnity obligations so that you are not liable for losses incurred by Envato as a result of our own actions
• We’ve updated our user terms for more transparency and clarity

You can see the full terms here.

In addition to these terms changes, we are also updating the way we share revenue from our Enterprise subscription plans.

Changes to revenue share for Elements Enterprise subscriptions

As you may already know, our customers on Elements have the option of multiple plan types. One of these is our Enterprise plan which is a custom plan suitable for organizations, agencies and teams of six or more.

The Enterprise plan caters to organizations, agencies, and teams of six or more. Specifically, the Enterprise plan offers tailored indemnification, custom licensing, and the ability to customize team size and members. Additionally, dedicated account management is provided to Enterprise customers, ensuring personalized support and service. You can read more about the Enterprise plan on our Elements pricing page.

How is the revenue share for this plan changing?

Starting from revenue periods commencing on or after 1 October 2023 the revenue percentage will be adjusted from 50% to 25% of Net Revenue. This decision takes into consideration the overall costs associated with growing our Enterprise business as compared to our regular self-serve subscriptions. These costs include:

• increased indemnification 
• dedicated sales, support and account management

Please note that this change will not make a significant impact on your current earnings as Enterprise makes up only a very small proportion of our overall revenue. Our ability to invest more effectively to grow and scale our Enterprise offering in coming years will benefit both our author community and Envato.

This will not impact your regular subscription share, which will remain at 50%. Find out more about our regular subscription share. 

We understand that this adjustment may raise questions, and we are here to provide support and address any concerns you may have. If you require further information, please head to our forums or reach out to our support team.