Terms and conditions of business
The agreement between Typesay and every designer who lists fonts here. It sits alongside the terms of use. Last updated 17 September 2026.
1. Who can sell
Anyone aged 18 or over can open an author account. You must give accurate details and keep your payout details up to date. One person or foundry per account.
2. Your fonts and your rights
You confirm that you made each font you upload, or hold written permission to sell it, and that it does not copy or modify another font without permission. You keep full ownership of your work. You give Typesay a non-exclusive licence to host, preview, advertise, sell and deliver your fonts under the licence types you choose, for as long as they are listed and for buyers who already hold a licence after that.
Selling on Typesay is not exclusive. You may sell the same fonts anywhere else.
3. Listings
Each listing needs working font files, a cover image you have the rights to use, an honest description and correct moods. Every font is reviewed before it goes live. We may ask for changes, decline a font or edit its category and tags so buyers can find it.
4. Prices and licences
You set the price for each licence type you offer: desktop, web and app. Prices are in US dollars. Buyers get the licence terms on the licensing page. You may not add conditions that are stricter than those terms.
5. Commission
Your first 3 fonts are commission free, so you keep the full price. From your 4th font, Typesay keeps 25 percent of each sale. The rate is fixed on each font at the moment it is listed. If we change the rate later, fonts you already listed keep their rate.
Payment processing fees are taken off before the split, and you see them on every sale in your account.
6. Payouts
Each sale settles for 30 days before it can be paid, so refunds and disputes are resolved first. Settled balances are paid monthly, in the first week, once they reach $50.00. Smaller balances roll over. We pay by PayPal, Wise or bank transfer using the details in your account. A transfer fee of 2% of each payout, capped at $20.00, is deducted from the payment. You are responsible for tax on your earnings and for telling us about any tax that should be withheld.
7. Refunds and chargebacks
We refund buyers under the refund policy. When a sale is refunded or charged back, your share of it comes off your balance. If you were already paid, it comes off your next payout.
8. Removing fonts
You can withdraw a font from your account at any time. It stops being sold straight away, and buyers who already hold a licence keep it and can still download their files. We may remove fonts or close accounts for copyright complaints, false information, fraud or breaking these terms. Money owed for genuine sales is still paid, minus refunds.
9. Copyright complaints
If someone says your font infringes their rights, we may hide it while we look into it under our DMCA process and ask you for proof of ownership.
10. Promotion
We may feature your fonts, name and cover images on Typesay, in emails and on social media to promote them. Ads may appear on pages for free fonts.
11. Changes and ending the agreement
We will give you at least 30 days notice by email of changes to these terms that affect your earnings. You can close your account at any time. Clauses about licences already sold, money owed and liability carry on after it closes.
12. Law
This agreement is governed by South African law. Questions: contact us.