By submitting an application to have your digital assets, themes, or components ("Content") indexed and displayed on LurkaTheme ("Platform"), you explicitly agree to the following legally binding terms and conditions.
Aggregator Status & Safe Harbor
LurkaTheme operates strictly as a directory, discovery engine, and aggregator. We do not host your source code, process payments on your behalf, or distribute your intellectual property. Our service is limited to indexing metadata, displaying preview images/iframes, and routing potential buyers to your external domain.
1. Intellectual Property & Copyright Warranties
When you submit Content to be indexed on our Platform, you warrant and represent that:
- You are the sole, original creator of the Content, or you hold explicit, legally binding licenses allowing you to distribute and sell the Content.
- Your Content does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property rights of any third party.
- Your Content does not contain stolen code, pirated assets ("nulled" themes), or unauthorized third-party libraries.
License to Display: While you retain 100% ownership of your source code, by applying, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to scrape, copy, modify, and display your public-facing assets (such as cover images, descriptions, pricing data, and live HTML/CSS preview URLs) for the sole purpose of showcasing your product in our directory.
2. Indemnification (Your Liability)
Because we route traffic to your external websites and do not inspect the compiled source code of premium zip files, you assume full legal responsibility for the products you sell.
You agree to unconditionally indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LurkaTheme, its owners, employees, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
- Copyright infringement claims (DMCA) filed against the Content you requested us to display.
- Malware, viruses, or malicious code found within the files hosted on your external website.
- Disputes between you and buyers regarding refunds, support, or fraudulent transactions occurring on your checkout infrastructure.
3. Takedown Policy (DMCA)
We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and international copyright laws. If we receive a valid copyright infringement notice regarding a theme or component linked to your author profile, we will immediately and permanently unlist the Content from our directory without prior notice to you.
Authors found to be submitting stolen or "nulled" templates will be permanently banned from the Platform, and their entire portfolio will be blacklisted.
4. Financial Independence
We do not take a commission, nor do we issue payouts. The financial transaction occurs entirely between the user and your infrastructure (e.g., your Gumroad, LemonSqueezy, or custom checkout). Therefore, we hold no liability for chargebacks, payment disputes, or taxation regarding the sale of your items.
5. Right of Refusal & Unlisting
We reserve the absolute right to reject any application, refuse to list any theme, or remove an existing theme at our sole discretion, at any time, and without providing justification. Common reasons for removal include:
- The external URL or live preview link becomes dead (404 Error).
- The quality of the theme drops below our curation standards.
- Users report malicious behavior, deceptive pricing, or lack of support on your external website.
Agreement Confirmation
By sending an application email to our editorial team, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Author Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not submit your portfolio for indexing.