Frequently Asked Questions
Gaynetwork.com belongs to Studio Presse, a leader in gay video streaming, which manages some 40 sites and hosts nearly 30,000 videos. Gaynetwork.com offers creators the opportunity to monetize their videos quickly and professionally.
Your videos are immediately presented to our customers. They've already opened an account, subscribed or bought tickets, and are ready to discover what you have to offer. You're just one click away from monetization.

Our interface is simple, intuitive and easy to use.

Your studio on gaynetwork.com is the ideal showcase for exposing all your videos to your fans and on social networks.

One creator can create up to five different studios.

The creator defines the rental price for each video, can withdraw it at any time and controls its level of exposure on the network (maximum or restricted).
A creator is a self-employed entrepreneur who operates one or several studios on Gaynetwork.com.
Our site is open to all creators registered as self employed. Twice a year, they undertake to submit a certificate showing that they are in compliance with their social security and tax obligations from their relevant local administration.
A studio is a collection of videos assembled by a creator or a company under a single name. The videos belonging to a studio may have in common the presence of the creator on the videos, a theme or the company that produced the videos.

A studio is identified by a photo, a presentation text and a url including its name (gaynetwork.com/nom-de-votre-studio). All published videos must be associated with a studio. A creator can create up to five different studios on gaynetwork.com. However, they can only assign a video to one of their studios.
A model is a person who appears in a video, whether as a creator or simply as an actor. Gaynetwork.com's "models" section is a trombinoscope listing all the models featured on the platform.
When a creator uploads a video, we recommend tagging the models who appear in it in order to maximize the exposure of their video on the network. For the same reason, we recommend that creators create a profile for their models when they are not yet listed on gaynetwork.com. If one of these models subsequently creates his or her own account on the platform, the profile he or she has created will automatically replace the existing profile created by a third party.
A tag is a label placed below a video that informs the customer of its characteristics. It can be a model when it appears, the studio to which the video belongs, or a particular theme covered in the video. The tag also facilitates customer navigation on the platform. When a customer clicks on a tag, they access all the videos associated with that tag. Thematic tags are currently managed by the administrator, but you'll soon be able to assign them to your videos yourself. This feature is currently under development.
A studio's videos are displayed on its url (gaynetwork.com/name-of-your-studio). They are also displayed in the thematic and actor sections of gaynetwork.com and, where applicable, on other network sites, if they correspond to their identities. You can find a list of our network sites at gaynetwork.com/sites. Your earnings per site are available in the home section of your royalties table.
A creator's remuneration is based on two components:

A 35% commission based on sales (excluding VAT) generated by his or her videos across the entire network, also known as royalties or viewing gains.

A 35% commission based on purchases (excluding VAT) made throughout the network by customers the creator brings to the network, also known as affiliation commission or affiliation gains.

These two commissions have the advantage of being cumulative. So that when the customers you've invited to join Gay Network view your videos, you benefit from 70% of the revenue generated by these views.

Viewings gains

Revenue from customers is generated from two alternative payment methods: - Purchase of non-renewable bundles of tickets, allowing access to all videos offered on the Gaynetwork platform. The number of tickets required is indicated on the presentation page of each video. - Monthly subscription, automatically renewable, granting access to all videos available on the network.

The studio's viewing earnings are calculated based on the monthly average value of tickets used by customers to view the studio's videos and the monthly average value of views of the studio's videos by subscribed customers. For more details, please refer to Appendix 1 (Financial Conditions) of your studio service contract located in the "My Account" section.

Affiliation gains

The affiliate commission is based on the net purchases of tickets, subscriptions, or DVDs made by Members brought by each Affiliate Studio or each Affiliate to the Solution. Members are assigned to Affiliate Studios or Affiliates through various means:
- When an Affiliate Studio posts the URL of its studio or one of its videos available on gaynetwork.com, any internet user clicking on this link and opening an account on the Solution during the open session will be associated with the Affiliate Studio's account.
- When an Affiliate Studio or a simple Affiliate posts the URL of a Studio or a video, integrating the Affiliate code from their pro.gaynetwork.com account, any internet user clicking on this link and opening an account on the Solution during the open session will be associated with the Affiliate Studio's or the Affiliate's account.

All net purchases made on the Solution by Members associated with an Affiliate Studio's or Affiliate's account serve as the basis for calculating their affiliate commission. The commission rate is 35%. It is calculated monthly based on the statements of purchases made by Members.

The affiliate commission is applicable for a limited period. For an Affiliate Studio, it is applicable for a duration of one year from the opening of the Member's account. For an Affiliate, the duration varies from 6 months to two years. Beyond this duration, the purchases of Members are no longer included in the calculation base of the Affiliate commission.

The applicable duration is specified in the Home section under the affiliate earnings table.
Any user who opens an account on our platform after clicking on a link you've posted on social networks will be associated with your affiliate account, and their purchases will serve as the basis for calculating your affiliate commission.

If it's a link to your studio or a video from your studio, there's no need to add a code to the url. If, on the other hand, you wish to promote another studio or another studio's video, add your affiliate code at the end of the url so that the user who clicks on the link will be associated with your account More info.
Gaynetwork.com offers customers a monthly renewable subscription of €59.90, giving access to the content of our forty sites (gaynetwork.com/our-sites). Alternatively, you can purchase ticket packages worth between €5 and €50 to view individual videos from all the network's sites. Our offer is 100% streaming and does not include a download option. The creators who exploit their content on Gaynetwork.com receive a share of the subscription and ticket sales dedicated to the viewing of their content, as well as a share of the purchases made by the customers they bring to the network.
In the My Videos section, select the video you wish to edit. Click on the rocket icon and choose the broadcast date. Click on the "Publish my video" button. Scheduling your content in advance frees you up to concentrate on producing and marketing your studio to your fans and followers.
If you wish to upload up to 10 videos, go to your "upload multiple videos" section. If you have several dozen videos available in an online folder (FTP, Google Drive, One Drive, etc.), please contact our technical team to arrange a faster, automatic transfer to our servers.
We accept SD, HD and 4K videos in .mov, .mp4, .m4v and .avi formats up to 5GB in size. If you wish to upload videos in other formats or sizes, please contact our technical team for personalized assistance.
By regularly uploading new videos. The larger your catalog, the higher your earnings, since customers who love your content will be able to consume it. What's more, customers are particularly fond of new content.

For each video submitted, prepare a trailer and tag the models featured.

By generating a tweet with each video publication.

And by regularly consulting your statistics to understand the expectations of our platform's customers.
No. They are only streamed to encourage customers to return to the site regularly and to reduce the risk of piracy.
You can deactivate a video in your studio at any time by going to the "publish my video" menu and selecting "offline". You can also delete it by selecting "delete".
As a web host, Gaynetwork.com does not have a systematic monitoring obligation. However, this status does require us to act promptly whenever a video is identified by a customer or third party as illicit or contrary to our charter (gaynetwork.com/Charte). If we have any doubts about the validity of the report, we will forward it to you and give you 48 hours to remove the video or explain why it is still being used. In the absence of a reply or convincing explanation, the video will be withdrawn.

In view of the sensitive nature of our content and to comply with the guidelines of our payment providers, we check videos before they are broadcast, without this affecting our status as host. This control is carried out by an individual, but may in future be automated. If the video is deemed legal and complies with our charter, it is made available to customers. If, on the other hand, it does not comply with our terms of use, it will not be published, and we will notify you of the reason for the ban, so that you can remedy the situation.
The minimum payment threshold is €100 or $100.
To receive payment, you must send an invoice to [email protected].

Your invoice must mention :

- Your company's name, address, registration number or VAT number. - The date, name and address of the recipient (Studio Presse - 81 rue Réaumur - 75002 Paris - VAT no.: 43499641900058). - The earnings period concerned (note: only invoice for complete calendar months - e.g. January 1 to March 31, not January 8 to March 23) and the nature of the earnings invoiced (distinguish between royalties on subscriptions and tickets, and affiliation commissions). -And VAT, if applicable (see Do I need to charge VAT below).

Invoices are paid within ten days of receipt. To save you having to issue your own invoices, a self-billing feature is currently being developed and will be available on the site shortly. In addition, the date and will be indicated in your home page.
We collect VAT and TSA due on sales made to customers according to their country of residence and pay them to the state. You don't have to worry about it.

Your earnings are calculated before tax. If you're a designer in France and subject to VAT, you'll need to add it to your invoice. If you are not subject to VAT, don't forget to mention "TVA non applicable article 293 B du code général de impôts". This is a compulsory statement.
Gaynetwork.com would like to inform French designers who generate income through us of their social and tax obligations.

This information can be consulted at the following addresses:
Tax obligations: https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/node/10841
Social obligations: https://www.urssaf.fr/portail/home/espaces-dedies/activites-relevant-de- leconomie.html

The following fact sheets are also available in French at the following addresses:
https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/files/media/1_metier/1_particulier/EV/1_declarer/141_aut res_revenus/eco-collabo-fiscal-service.pdf

With regard to payment of VAT, we invite you to consult the information provided by the French administration:
https://www.impots.gouv.fr/professionnel/je-recherche-les-regles- de-territorialite-tva-page-en-cours-de-creation.

In terms of social protection, this income must be eligible for health insurance and pension benefits. The same applies to taxation: the income generated must be taxable. The rules set out above are subject to change (notably the various thresholds, which are re-evaluated each year), and each User of the Platform is solely responsible for his or her legal obligations, particularly with regard to tax and social security.

In addition, the tax authorities and the social security authorities are responsible for the payment of taxes. In addition, the tax authorities and social security funds are able to supplement this information and answer any questions. We therefore recommend that creators contact their tax office, social security fund or specialist advisor if they have any doubts.
You must have the ID and an authorization to use the image of all persons appearing in your videos.

When you create your account, you are asked to provide these documents for the first three videos submitted. We remind you that you are contractually bound to provide us with these documents on first request and as soon as you upload videos on gaynetwork.com.
You must obtain his or her written and signed authorization and identification. A sample authorization form is available on this link. However, we cannot be held responsible for the content of this template and recommend that you seek legal advice if necessary.

You will soon be able to invite the models who appear in your videos to open a creator account on Gaynetwork.com so that they can confirm their authorization directly on our platform and, where appropriate, exploit their videos there. This feature is currently under development.
The option to download your videos is not available to site customers. This is a preferred piracy vector.

Our interface incorporates the following protection features:
- Right-click on media from a computer is disabled
. - Drag-and-drop media saving is disabled on a computer
- The video recording function is disabled on our streaming players
- On mobile, media is protected from recording by a long click

Our algorithms detect suspicious customer purchasing behavior that could lead to piracy.

We regularly intervene with hosts to remove pirated videos when a creator fails to enforce his or her property rights.
Any breach of the law, the contract binding us or the charter you have signed may lead to the temporary suspension of your account or its permanent closure. Suspension of your account entails suspension of payment of your winnings. In the event of account closure, the creator forfeits any outstanding winnings.
By going to your account section. By closing your account, you forfeit all future winnings. If you wish to leave our platform and benefit from any unpaid winnings, deactivate your videos, wait until the end of the current month to send us your last invoice (see FAQ on winnings and payments) and then close your account.
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