The short answer
A solid OnlyFans agency contract names the revenue share as a percentage of net earnings, says in plain words that the creator owns the account, content and audience, sets a fixed term with a notice period, and requires a regular report with real numbers. Anything that charges the creator before they earn, or hides the account login from the creator, should not be signed.
This page is a clause checklist, not legal advice. Have a lawyer in your state review the final text before either side signs.
Who needs this and why it matters
Agency owners need a contract because the first dispute usually happens over money or over who controls the account, and a vague agreement turns a small disagreement into a lost creator. Creators need one because management is a long relationship with access to payouts and private messages. Both sides are better off with a short document that anticipates the problems than with a handshake.
The agreement also affects the platform you choose. A platform that supports roles and permissions lets you give a manager access without handing over the creator login, which makes several of the clauses below easier to keep. Her Studio works that way, and the agency page explains the setup.
The clauses every agreement needs
Keep each clause short and specific. These are the ones that cause the most trouble when missing.
- Parties and scope: who the agency is, who the creator is, and exactly what the agency does (messaging, scheduling, promotion, pricing, reporting). Anything not listed is not included.
- Revenue share: the percentage, whether it applies to gross or net earnings, which income types it covers (subscriptions, tips, paid messages, custom requests) and when it is paid.
- Ownership: the creator owns the account, the content and the audience. The agency gets a license to use content only for the agreed promotion.
- Access: how the agency logs in. Prefer role based access over a shared password, and state who can change payout details (the creator).
- Term and exit: a fixed term, a notice period for either side, and what happens to the account, the content and the audience when it ends.
- Reporting: a report on a set schedule with real figures from the platform, not a summary typed by hand.
- Fees: a clear statement that the creator pays nothing before they earn, and who covers outside costs such as ads or editing.
- Confidentiality and privacy: the creator real name, address and documents stay private, and the agency does not share them.
How to word the revenue share
The most common mistake is writing the split as a bare percentage. Say what it is a percentage of. If the platform keeps 20 percent and the agency then takes 30 percent of what remains, the creator sees 56 percent of the gross. If the platform keeps 10 percent, the same agency share leaves the creator 63 percent. The platform commission is part of the creator real income, so it belongs in the conversation.
On a creator earning 10,000 USD a month, a 20 percent platform cut is 2,000 USD and a 10 percent cut is 1,000 USD. That 1,000 USD difference is larger than many agencies ask for in a month of extra work. Run your own numbers in the payout calculator and write the net figure into the agreement as an example, so both sides read the same arithmetic.
Clauses to refuse
Some terms should end the conversation. A creator who sees any of the following should walk away, and an agency that wants a long relationship should not offer them.
- Upfront, signing or monthly fees charged to the creator before the account earns
- An agency that owns or registers the account in its own name
- Open ended terms with no notice period, or automatic renewal with no reminder
- A share that continues on audiences the creator brings from outside the agency work, with no end date
- No access to payout statements for the creator
- A ban on the creator using any other platform
Exit terms that protect both sides
A good exit clause is boring. It says that on the end date the agency hands back all logins and stops posting, the creator keeps the account and audience, and the agency share continues only on income earned during the term, with a short tail for payments already pending. A tail of 30 to 90 days is common. A tail of years is a sign the agreement is built to keep the creator, not to serve her.
Agencies should also write down what happens to content the agency produced. If the agency paid an editor, say whether the creator gets the edited files and under what license. Settling this early avoids the argument that otherwise appears on the last day.
Reporting and payouts
Money flows should be easy to audit. Ask for a monthly report that shows gross earnings by income type, platform commission, the agency share and the amount paid to the creator. Where the platform allows it, the creator should receive her own payout directly and pay the agency, rather than the agency collecting everything and passing money on.
On Her, the creator keeps control of the payout details and a Studio account produces one invoice per billing period, which gives both sides the same document to check. Plans are on the pricing page, and the management page explains how revenue share management works without upfront fees.
Keeping the paperwork organized
Once you manage more than a handful of creators, the agreements themselves become a workload: renewal dates, versions and signed copies. Many agencies move them into contract management software so notice dates and renewals do not slip past unnoticed.
A pre signing checklist
Before signing, confirm each of these in writing: the percentage and what it applies to, who owns the account, how access works, the term and the notice period, the reporting schedule, the exit tail and the fact that no fee is due before income. If one is missing, add it. If the other side will not add it, you have learned what you needed to know.
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