Designer Advertising Terms
Dribbble Designer Advertising Agreement
Promoted Listings · Dribbble Select · Promoted Services
Updated July 13, 2026
PAYMENT & CAMPAIGN DETAILS
Payment method · All amounts under this Agreement are paid by wire transfer in accordance with the Wire Transfer Instructions on the Dribbble invoice. No payment is made by direct debit, check, or other method under this Agreement.
Full prepayment by wire · The total Term Fee specified in the Order Summary is payable by wire transfer in advance of the Term start date. The wire must clear in full in Dribbble's bank account on or before the first day of the Term. No partial payment, installment plan, or staged disbursement is available under this Agreement.
Payment-before-delivery · No Designer Advertising shall commence before Dribbble has received proof of payment and the applicable funds have cleared in full in Dribbble's bank account. Until that point, the Placement (including any fixed slot or Select tier position contemplated by this Agreement) remains open inventory and may be sold by Dribbble to any other advertiser on a first-come-first-served basis. If, between the Effective Date and the date Advertiser's payment clears, another advertiser's payment for the same Placement clears first, that other advertiser is entitled to the Placement and this Agreement is terminated without liability to Dribbble; Dribbble will refund any partial amounts received from Advertiser. If Advertiser's payment clears after the contracted start date, the start date shifts to the date the payment clears, and the Term end date shall be adjusted accordingly so the full Term is delivered, subject to the slot still being available.
Prepayment required before the Term · The full Term Fee must clear in Dribbble's bank account before the Term begins. A position is held for Advertiser only once payment has cleared, and only for so long as the Term is paid. If Advertiser's payment does not clear before the Term start date, or if any wire is reversed during the Term, Dribbble reserves the right - following the cure period in Section 12 - to suspend the Placement, remove Advertiser from its position, and sell that position to any other advertiser who completes payment, without obligation to hold the position open for Advertiser or to compensate Advertiser for the lost position. The detailed timing, cure window, late fee, and resale mechanics are set out in Sections 6, 12, and 13.
Pricing and rate lock · The monthly rate specified in the Order Summary is Dribbble's standard rate at the Effective Date. The rate is locked for the entire Term selected (3, 6, or 12 months) and shall not be adjusted during the Term. Dribbble reviews rates monthly and typically adjusts pricing quarterly; any such adjustment applies only to a fresh Order Summary executed for a new Term. There is no auto-renewal under this Agreement (see Section 11); each renewal Term requires a fresh Order Summary and fresh wire payment.
Placement discretion · Dribbble reserves the right, at its sole discretion and without additional notice to Advertiser, to place Advertisements in positions or tiers of higher value than those originally contracted ("Upgraded Placement"). Such Upgraded Placements are provided as a Value Add for the purposes of inventory optimization and do not constitute a permanent change to the contracted Tier or a waiver of the original pricing. Upgraded Placements are subject to availability and may be reverted to the originally contracted Tier at any time to accommodate higher-tier bookings.
DRIBBBLE PLACEMENTS TERMS
These Dribbble Placements Terms apply to placements (each a "Placement") booked by the Advertiser identified in the Order Summary with any properties (collectively the "Properties") owned or operated by Dribbble Holdings, Ltd., a British Columbia corporation, or any of its Affiliates (collectively, "Dribbble").
Definitions
- "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party.
- "Agreement" means this Order Summary, these Dribbble Placements Terms, and the Dribbble Terms of Service incorporated by reference in Section 7.
- "Advertiser" means the party identified in the Order Summary.
- "Dribbble" means Dribbble Holdings, Ltd.
- "Dribbble Terms of Service" means the consumer Terms of Service published at https://dribbble.com/terms, as updated from time to time.
- "Intellectual Property" means trade secrets, trademarks, domain names, business names, trade names, original works of authorship and related copyrights, industrial designs, patents, and any other intangible property rights under any jurisdiction.
- "Law" means any statute, regulation, governmental order, or rule of law.
- "Losses" means losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, judgments, settlements, interest, penalties, fines, costs, or reasonable legal fees.
- "Placement" means the advertising or sponsorship arrangement described in the Order Summary.
- "Term" means the term length elected in the Order Summary (3, 6, or 12 months); 1-month Terms are not available under this Agreement; where the Order Summary does not unambiguously identify a single Term length, the Term shall default to three (3) months.
- "Term Fee" means the total fee for the Term, equal to the monthly rate multiplied by the number of months in the Term.
- "Cure Period" means ten (10) calendar days from the date Dribbble issues written notice of a payment default.
- "Default Event" means (i) any unpaid amount that remains outstanding past the Cure Period, (ii) any reversal, refund, return, or chargeback of a wire payment received by Dribbble, or (iii) any other material breach of this Agreement not cured within the Cure Period.Eligibility and Wire Payment Requirement
(a) This Agreement is available to Advertisers that are (i) registered legal entities, or (ii) sole traders / sole proprietorships, in each case where the parties have agreed to wire-based prepayment.
(b) Every Advertiser shall pay the full Term Fee by wire transfer in advance of the Term start date. No Placement shall commence before the wire payment has cleared in Dribbble's bank account. Until that point, the Placement remains open inventory under the Payment-before-delivery rule in the Order Summary and may be sold to any other advertiser on a first-come-first-served basis.
(c) Reversal of wire payment. Any reversal, refund, return, or chargeback of a wire payment that has cleared in Dribbble's bank account constitutes a material breach and triggers a Default Event under Section 6, including acceleration under Section 6(f).Intellectual Property
(a) Advertiser grants Dribbble a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license during the Term to use, in connection with the Placement, Advertiser's trademarks, domain names, website addresses, websites, and other materials or Intellectual Property provided by or on behalf of Advertiser ("Advertiser Materials"). As between the parties, Advertiser remains the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title, and interest in and to Advertiser Materials.
(b) Dribbble and its licensors are and remain the sole and exclusive owners of the Properties, the Dribbble software and systems used to provide the Properties, and all Intellectual Property therein. No right or license to the same is granted hereunder except as expressly provided. Advertiser shall not directly or indirectly: (i) decompile, transform, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Dribbble software or systems; or (ii) modify, copy, or create derivative works of the Dribbble software or systems.Representations and Warranties
(a) Mutual. Each party represents that it is duly organized and in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation; has full right and authority to enter into this Agreement; and that this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy or equitable principles.
(b) Advertiser. Advertiser additionally represents and warrants that: (i) it holds all rights, licenses, and consents required for the Placement, including any rights required for Dribbble to use Advertiser Materials; (ii) Advertiser Materials do not and will not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party rights, including rights of privacy, publicity, or Intellectual Property; (iii) Advertiser Materials do not and will not include any material that is defamatory, racist or discriminatory, illegal, violent, or that promotes terrorism, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, gambling, or pornography, or that is otherwise inappropriate for children; and (iv) Advertiser Materials and Advertiser's conduct comply with all applicable Laws.
(c) Disclaimer. Except for the express representations and warranties in this Section 4, neither party makes any express or implied representation or warranty, all of which are expressly disclaimed.Indemnification and Limitation of Liability
(a) Advertiser shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Dribbble and its Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, and agents from and against all Losses arising out of any third-party claim, demand, suit, or proceeding: (i) alleging breach by Advertiser of any representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation in this Agreement; (ii) alleging negligence or more culpable act or omission of Advertiser or its representatives in connection with this Agreement; (iii) alleging that any Advertiser Materials infringe third-party Intellectual Property rights; or (iv) by an end-user relating to Advertiser Materials or to goods or services purchased after viewing Advertiser Materials.
(b) Dribbble shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Advertiser and its Affiliates from and against all Losses arising out of any third-party claim alleging that the Dribbble platform (excluding Advertiser Materials) infringes third-party Intellectual Property rights, or alleging Dribbble's material breach of this Agreement.
(c) Process. The indemnified party shall give the indemnifying party prompt notice of the claim and reasonable cooperation in defense. The indemnifying party controls the defense and settlement, provided it shall not settle in any manner that adversely affects the indemnified party's rights without prior written approval. This Section sets forth the sole and exclusive remedy of the indemnified party for any Losses covered by this Section.
(d) Limitation of Liability. Except for the parties' indemnification obligations under (a) and (b), and except for amounts owed by Advertiser to Dribbble under Sections 6 and 8: (i) neither party shall be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, or punitive damages (including loss of revenue, profit, business interruption, or information), whether in contract or tort, regardless of foreseeability; and (ii) each party's aggregate liability shall not exceed the total amounts paid and amounts accrued but not yet paid by Advertiser to Dribbble under this Agreement in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
(e) Cap on indemnification. Each party's aggregate liability under the indemnification obligations in (a) and (b) shall not exceed five (5) times the total amounts paid by Advertiser to Dribbble under this Agreement, except that Advertiser's indemnification of Dribbble under (a)(iii) (third-party Intellectual Property infringement by Advertiser Materials) and (a)(iv) (end-user claims relating to Advertiser Materials) remain uncapped.Default, Suspension, and Termination
(a) Notice and cure. If Advertiser fails to pay any amount when due, Dribbble will send a written default notice (the "Default Notice") to the billing email in the Order Summary. Advertiser has ten (10) calendar days from the Default Notice (the "Cure Period") to pay the outstanding amount and avoid a Default Event.
(b) Interest. Unpaid amounts accrue interest at 12% per annum from the original due date until paid, or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law if lower. Interest runs independently of the Cure Period.
(c) Placement suspension. On a Default Event, Dribbble may, without further notice: (i) suspend delivery of any Placement; (ii) release any fixed slot or tier position held by Advertiser and resell it; and (iii) refuse to start any new Placement until the default is cleared.
(d) Dribbble account suspension. On a Default Event, Dribbble may suspend or terminate access to any Dribbble user account held by Advertiser or any representative of Advertiser, and to the Dribbble website and related services. This right applies whether or not Advertiser maintains a Dribbble user account, and is in addition to Dribbble's rights under Section 13 of the Dribbble Terms of Service.
(e) Termination for material breach. Either party may terminate this Agreement on written notice if the other commits a material breach not cured within ten (10) calendar days of written notice. A Default Event is a material breach by Advertiser. Suspension rights under (c) and (d) may be used before, instead of, or together with termination.
(f) Acceleration. If Dribbble terminates for a Default Event, all unpaid Term Fees, late fees, interest, and other amounts owed become immediately due.
(g) Recovery of collection costs. Advertiser will reimburse Dribbble for the reasonable costs of recovering any amount owed under this Agreement, including legal, accounting, advisor, collections agency, and court costs. This mirrors Section 6.f of the Dribbble Terms of Service.
(h) Preservation of remedies. The remedies in this Section 6 are cumulative. Dribbble's use of any one right does not waive any other right available to it under this Agreement, the Dribbble Terms of Service, at law, or in equity. A delay in enforcing any right is not a waiver of it.Incorporation of Dribbble Terms of Service
(a) Advertiser acknowledges that the Dribbble Terms of Service published at https://dribbble.com/terms (as updated from time to time) are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and form part of the contract between Advertiser and Dribbble. A current copy is available on request.
(b) The principles of suspension, termination, default, interest, recovery of costs, and remedies set out in the Dribbble Terms of Service apply to Advertiser under this Agreement whether or not Advertiser, or any representative of Advertiser, holds an individual Dribbble user account.
(c) Order of precedence. In the event of conflict between this Agreement and the Dribbble Terms of Service, this Agreement prevails solely with respect to the commercial relationship between Advertiser and Dribbble. The Dribbble Terms of Service continue to govern any independent use of the Dribbble platform.Setoff, Disputes, and Audit
(a) Right of setoff. Dribbble may apply any unused prepaid balance, credit, or refundable amount owed by Dribbble to Advertiser against any past-due invoice or other amount owed by Advertiser to Dribbble under this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties.
(b) Dispute notification window. Advertiser must dispute any invoice in writing to Dribbble within fifteen (15) calendar days of issuance. Disputes not raised in writing within this window are deemed waived.
(c) No partial-payment withholding. Where Advertiser disputes a portion of an invoice under (b), Advertiser shall pay the undisputed portion in full and on time. The disputed portion is addressed separately under (d). Filing a dispute does not extend the original payment due date for the undisputed portion.
(d) Resolution of disputed amounts. Disputes resolved in Dribbble's favor in whole or in part are immediately payable, with interest accrued from the original due date under Section 6(b). Where Advertiser disputes more than 25% of invoices issued (by count or dollar value) in any rolling twelve (12) month period, Dribbble may require all future disputes to be filed with a written statement of the specific contractual basis and supporting documentation as a precondition to consideration.
(e) Audit and verification. Dribbble may, on reasonable notice and not more than twice per year, request documentation to verify Advertiser's entity status, jurisdiction, tax registration, or signatory authority. Advertiser shall provide such documentation within fifteen (15) calendar days.Data Protection and Privacy
(a) Each party shall comply with applicable data protection laws, including without limitation the EU GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, and PIPEDA, to the extent applicable.
(b) Bank account, tax, and contact details provided by Advertiser are processed by Dribbble and its payment processors solely for performing this Agreement. Dribbble's privacy notice at https://dribbble.com/privacy sets out additional terms.
(c) Where Advertiser is established in the EU/EEA, UK, or Switzerland and personal data is transferred outside those territories, Dribbble's standard data processing terms (available on request) apply, including standard contractual clauses where required.Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and General
(a) Governing law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
(b) Jurisdiction. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia, Canada, subject to (c).
(c) Arbitration for US advertisers. Where Advertiser is incorporated in the United States, any dispute shall, at either party's election, be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, seated in New York, NY.
(d) No assignment. Advertiser may not assign this Agreement, or any rights or obligations under it, without Dribbble's prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. Any change of control of Advertiser, change in legal entity, or change in beneficial ownership of 25% or more is deemed an assignment. Any unauthorized assignment constitutes a material breach giving rise to a Default Event under Section 6.
(e) Entire agreement. This Agreement, together with the Dribbble Terms of Service incorporated under Section 7, is the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior discussions and agreements.
(f) Severability. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in force, and the invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to be valid.
(g) Confidentiality. Each party shall treat as confidential the commercial terms of this Agreement, any pricing, and any third-party offer information disclosed under Section 13, and shall not disclose it except to professional advisors under duty of confidence, as required by law, or with the other party's written consent.
(h) Notices. All notices shall be in writing and delivered to the billing email in the Order Summary or, for Dribbble, to legal@dribbble.com. Notice is deemed received on the next business day after sending.
(i) Survival. Sections 1 (Definitions), 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 survive termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to give them effect.
(j) Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond reasonable control (acts of God, war, civil unrest, government action, internet or platform outage, pandemic). The affected party shall give prompt notice; obligations are suspended for the duration of the event. Where the event continues for more than 30 days, either party may terminate without liability.Term and Renewal
(a) This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and continues for the Term elected in the Order Summary (3, 6, or 12 months).
(b) No auto-renewal. This Agreement does not auto-renew. At the end of the Term, this Agreement terminates without further notice required from either party. Any renewal Term requires a fresh Order Summary executed by both parties and a fresh wire payment cleared in Dribbble's bank account before the renewal Term commences.
(c) Renewal quote. Dribbble shall issue a renewal quote not less than thirty (30) calendar days before the end of the current Term. The renewal quote shall reflect the then-current standard rate, which may differ from the rate applicable to the current Term.
(d) Inventory availability at renewal. Where Advertiser does not execute and pay for a fresh Order Summary before the start of the renewal Term, the fixed slot or tier position previously held by Advertiser is released to inventory and may be sold to any third party. Dribbble has no obligation to hold the slot or tier position open pending Advertiser's renewal decision.
(e) No refund or pro-rata credit applies to any Term Fee already paid, except where Dribbble has materially failed to deliver the Placement for reasons not attributable to Advertiser.
(f) Rate and slot protection during the Term. The monthly rate and fixed slot (where applicable under Section 13) are locked for the entire Term selected. Dribbble shall not adjust the rate during the Term and shall not sell, reassign, or accept any third-party offer for Advertiser's fixed slot during the Term, regardless of any general rate adjustments made by Dribbble or any competing offers received. At the end of the Term, the rate and slot become subject to Section 13 (Higher-Value Offers and Right of First Refusal) for any renewal Term. This protection is a core benefit of committing to a multi-month Term.Wire Payment Failures and Reversal
(a) Wire payment due. The full Term Fee shall be paid by wire transfer in advance of the Term start date. Payment is deemed received when funds have cleared in Dribbble's bank account; receipt of a wire confirmation or SWIFT message from Advertiser's bank does not, of itself, constitute payment.
(b) Where the wire payment has not cleared by the contracted Term start date, the Placement shall not commence and the start date shall shift in accordance with the Payment-before-delivery rule in the Order Summary. The slot or tier position remains open inventory and may be sold to any other advertiser whose payment clears first.
(c) Wire reversal during active Term. Where any reversal, refund, return, or chargeback of a wire payment that has cleared in Dribbble's bank account occurs during an active Term, Dribbble shall suspend the Placement on the same business day on which Dribbble becomes aware of the reversal, and shall provide written notice to Advertiser within twenty-four (24) hours.
(d) Advertiser shall have twenty-four (24) hours from notice of reversal to cure by re-submitting the wire payment (including any late fee under (e)). If not cured within the cure period, Dribbble may, at its sole discretion: (i) maintain suspension; (ii) apply a late fee equal to five percent (5%) of the reversed amount; (iii) remove Advertiser from its fixed slot or tier position and sell that position to any other advertiser who completes payment, without obligation to hold the position open for Advertiser or to compensate Advertiser for the lost position; and (iv) declare a Default Event under Section 6.
(e) Suspension under this Section is a remedy for Advertiser's breach of payment obligations and not a penalty for non-performance by Dribbble. Advertiser shall not be entitled to any make-good Placement, refund, or service credit in respect of any period of suspension.
(f) Liability for delivered Placement. Where any wire reversal is initiated more than 48 hours after the corresponding payment cleared, Advertiser shall, in addition to the consequences in (c)-(e), be liable to Dribbble for the value of any Placement delivered between the date the payment cleared and the date suspension is effected, calculated pro-rata on the Term Fee.Fixed-Slot Placements and Right to Resell
(a) Application. This Section 13 applies only where the Placement is a fixed-slot product (including Promoted Listings positions 1 through 30).
(b) Slot security during the Term. For the duration of the current Term, the fixed slot identified in the Order Summary is reserved exclusively for Advertiser. Dribbble shall not sell, reassign, or accept any third-party offer for that slot during the active Term, regardless of any competing offer received. The right to solicit competing offers under (d) applies only with respect to the upcoming renewal Term, not the active Term.
(c) Slot reservation mechanic. The fixed slot is reserved on a first-payment-cleared basis. Issuance of an invoice, execution of this Agreement, or signature of the Order Summary does not, of itself, reserve a fixed slot for Advertiser. The slot is reserved only when Advertiser's wire payment has cleared and funds have arrived in Dribbble's bank account. Until that point, the slot remains open inventory and may be sold to any other advertiser whose payment clears first.
(d) Right to solicit competing offers (renewal Term only). Dribbble reserves the right, at any time during the current Term and through the end of the renewal-quote window in Section 11(c), to solicit and accept competing offers from third parties to purchase the fixed slot held by Advertiser for the upcoming renewal Term. This solicitation right is an express exception to the slot protection in Section 11(f) and Section 13(b), but applies only to the upcoming renewal Term and never to the active Term. A competing offer is a "Higher-Value Offer" if it (i) offers a higher monthly rate than Advertiser's current rate, (ii) offers a longer Term commitment than Advertiser's current Term at the same or higher rate, or (iii) both.
(e) Right of First Refusal. Where a Higher-Value Offer has been received, Dribbble shall offer Advertiser the right to match the third-party offer (on both price and Term length) within forty-eight (48) hours of written notice. To exercise this right, Advertiser must (i) confirm acceptance of the matched price and Term length in writing AND (ii) have the renewal Term Fee at the matched terms paid by wire and cleared in Dribbble's bank account, all within the 48-hour window. Failure on either condition voids the right and Dribbble may sell the slot to the third party.
(f) Disclosure. Dribbble shall disclose to Advertiser the name and offered price and Term length of the third-party offeror. Advertiser shall treat such information as Confidential Information.
(g) No obligation to solicit. Nothing in this Section 13 obligates Dribbble to solicit competing offers, to disclose ongoing commercial discussions absent a Higher-Value Offer, or to delay the sale of any released slot pending an incumbent's response.Dribbble Select Tier Placements
(a) This Section 14 applies only where the Placement is a Dribbble Select tier-based product (Rookie, All-Star, Legend, or any equivalent or successor tier).
(b) Select Placements are not fixed-slot placements. Advertiser's visibility within a tier is competitive and dynamic. Dribbble determines position within a tier on the basis of a curated ranking that considers, among other factors, (i) tier level, (ii) length and recency of commitment, (iii) cumulative Term value, and (iv) editorial / curation discretion. Dribbble reserves the right to update these factors and their weighting from time to time at its sole discretion.
(c) Where one or more new advertisers commit to a tier at or above Advertiser's current tier, Advertiser's relative position within the directory may decrease (a "Pushdown"). Advertiser acknowledges and agrees that a Pushdown is an expected feature of the Select model and does not constitute a delivery failure, breach, or basis for refund, credit, or make-good. Advertiser's tier level (Rookie / All-Star / Legend) remains as contracted; only relative position within the tier may shift.
(d) Advertiser holds a continuing right, exercisable at any time during the Term, to upgrade to a higher tier by paying the difference between the Term Fees of the two tiers (pro-rated for the remaining months of the Term) by wire transfer. Upgrades take effect from the start of the next calendar month following clearance of the upgrade wire in Dribbble's bank account. There is no corresponding right to downgrade during an active Term.
(e) Where Dribbble materially changes the ranking factors or their weighting in a manner that, in Dribbble's reasonable view, would result in a substantial decrease in Advertiser's visibility, Dribbble shall provide Advertiser with at least thirty (30) calendar days' written notice before such change takes effect.
(f) Tier reservation mechanic. Advertiser's Select tier position is reserved on a first-payment-cleared basis. Issuance of an invoice, execution of this Agreement, or signature of the Order Summary does not, of itself, reserve a tier position for Advertiser. The tier position is reserved only when Advertiser's payment has cleared and funds have arrived in Dribbble's bank account. Until that point, the tier slot remains open inventory and may be sold to any other advertiser whose payment for the same tier clears first. Where another advertiser pays for a position at or above Advertiser's contracted tier before Advertiser's payment clears, the new advertiser is ranked ahead of Advertiser within the tier, consistent with the Pushdown rule in (c).End of Term and Cancellation
(a) This Agreement does not auto-renew. The Agreement ends automatically at the conclusion of the Term without notice required from either party.
(b) There is no early termination right during a Term, except (i) for material breach by Dribbble entitling Advertiser to a pro-rata refund per Section 11(e), (ii) where Dribbble exercises its termination right under Section 6, or (iii) by mutual written agreement.
(c) Advertiser may decline to execute a renewal Order Summary at the end of any Term, in which case the Agreement ends in accordance with (a) and any slot or tier position is released to inventory per Section 11(d).Pay-to-Play
(a) Advertiser represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date, no invoice issued by Dribbble to Advertiser or any Affiliate of Advertiser remains unpaid past its due date.
(b) Where Advertiser has any past-due balance under a previous agreement with Dribbble, Dribbble may require full settlement of all past-due amounts as a condition precedent to executing this Agreement or to commencing the Placement, and shall not be in breach for declining to deliver until such payment is received.
Updated JULY 13, 2026