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Stripe Connect platform disclosure — DRAFT (placeholder)

Status: Not drafted. Lawyer review item.

Why this exists

Stripe Connect requires platforms (like Tempo) to make specific disclosures to their connected accounts (operators). The exact text + placement is partly Stripe-mandated, partly platform-discretionary.

What it needs to cover

  • Tempo never holds operator funds. Direct charges go from customer → operator's Stripe account. Tempo is paid the flat $23/mo subscription separately by the operator.
  • No commission, ever. This is a marketing claim — needs to be legally defensible (it is, because Stripe Connect direct-charge routing makes it structurally true).
  • Operator is the merchant of record for the bookings they sell. Refund obligations, chargebacks, and tax liability sit with the operator, not Tempo.
  • Tempo provides the rails, not the service. Customers buying from an operator are entering a contract with the operator, not with Tempo. Disputes between customer and operator are handled between those two parties.
  • Stripe's own Terms apply to operators when they connect their Stripe account — Tempo doesn't re-paper that relationship.

Where this surfaces

V1 placement candidates:

  • Embedded in docs/06-legal/02-terms-of-service.md (probably best — one source of truth).
  • Briefly summarised on the operator-facing onboarding page where they connect Stripe.
  • Footer of the per-business public booking page (TBD with lawyer whether this is required at point-of-sale or just at signup).

Draft starting points

(Section TBD by Robin + lawyer.)