Applesauce: Data Contributor Agreement (SKU 2: ML Training)

Version: 1.0 (Alpha)
Status: Alpha / Proof of Concept

This Data Contributor Agreement ("Agreement") governs the relationship between the Creator and the Applesauce Platform regarding the inclusion of their Audio in aggregate training datasets for machine learning.

1. The "Cohort Pro-Rata" Model

Applesauce SKU 2 is designed for mass AI training. Unlike the individual, high-value Dataset SKU (SKU 1), the ML Training SKU treats all data within a cohort as having aggregate value.

Consent: Creator grants Applesauce and its Licensees a broad, royalty-free (except as noted below), perpetual (for delivered cohorts), global license to use the Audio to train, fine-tune, and optimize machine learning models.
Revenue Share: All revenue generated from the sale of the ML Training SKU is split 70% to the pool of Human Creators and 30% to the Platform.
Pro-Rata Distribution: A Creator’s share of the Creator Revenue Pool is calculated pro-rata based on the Creator’s Allocation Basis for the executed SKU, as defined below.

1A. Definitions (Binding)

For executed SKUs, these definitions govern and are intended to make the payout base auditable end-to-end.

“SKU Contract Price” means the total price payable by the Buyer for the applicable SKU as stated on the applicable Order Form.
“Gross Revenue” means the SKU Contract Price for an executed Order Form, before any deductions.
“Realized Contract Value” means the amount of the SKU Contract Price actually received by the Platform, net of: (i) sales taxes, VAT/GST, and similar transaction taxes; (ii) refunds; (iii) chargebacks; and (iv) payment processor fees. For clarity, Realized Contract Value is calculated before any Platform operating expenses.
“Royalty Base” means the Realized Contract Value for the applicable executed Order Form.
“Creator Revenue Pool” means the percentage of the Royalty Base identified on the applicable Order Form as “Creator Pool Percentage”, multiplied by the Royalty Base.
“Allocation Basis” means a Creator’s share of the Creator Revenue Pool for the applicable SKU, equal to (Creator Qualifying Units × Applicable Weighting Factors) divided by the sum of (all Creators’ Qualifying Units × Applicable Weighting Factors) for that SKU.
“Qualifying Units” means contributed time measured in seconds (and any derived minutes/hours) for the applicable executed SKU, as reported on the applicable PDR.
“Weighting Factors” means the multipliers published by the Platform for a SKU that adjust allocation based on dataset utility characteristics (including, as applicable, Industrial Bucket multipliers and Quality modifiers). Weighting Factors are versioned for a SKU and will not change retroactively for executed Order Forms. Current schema is published via the Pricing Oracle API.
“Creator Payout” for a Creator equals the Creator Revenue Pool multiplied by such Creator’s Allocation Basis for the applicable SKU.

2. Informed Consent (ELVIS Act)

By signing/accepting this Agreement:

Creator provides express informed consent for their vocal identity to be used as data for the training of synthetic models.
Creator acknowledges that this is a "Consent-based" grant for bulk usage, which may result in synthetic outputs that resemble the Creator's voice, as part of a larger model.

3. Transparency & PDRs

Applesauce will provide "Personal Data Receipts" (PDRs) via the API to the Creator. These machine-readable logs will detail:

Which training cohort the Creator’s data was included in.
The volume of usage recorded.
The revenue share calculated and paid.

4. Withdrawal & Deletion

Withdrawal: Creator may stop contributing new data at any time.
Legacy Data: Due to the nature of machine learning, once data has been integrated into a trained model and distributed to a Licensee, it may not be possible to "un-train" that specific model. However, Applesauce will remove the Creator's data from all future cohorts and versions of the platform training set upon 30 days' notice.

5. Limitation of Liability

The Platform’s liability to the Creator is limited to the pro-rata revenue share earned but not yet paid to the Creator in the 12 months preceding any claim.