Purchase terms

Updated October 13, 2026.

Creators choose Free or Paid for each series. Every published episode of a Free series is free for everyone. On a Paid series, the first five episodes are free, or all episodes if it is shorter. An active subscriber to that creator's channel may watch the first ten episodes of each Paid series on that channel for free. Subscribers may also post written comments under published episodes of that channel. Everyone may read comments, and signed-in viewers may leave ratings without subscribing. Free series remain free. Creators may change their series offering; previously free viewing is not a purchase or a permanent paid right, and episodes bought with hearts retain their rights. This introductory allowance applies once across the whole series, including its seasons. Creators may publish episodes progressively; an unfinished series is not a promise to deliver a particular ending or date.

Heart packs belong to one channel: $4.99 USD buys 500 hearts and $9.99 USD buys 1,000 hearts. Hearts unlock published episodes on that channel, with repeat viewing included. Hearts cannot be spent on another channel or service, transferred, or redeemed for cash. They do not expire while the channel remains active. No purchase transfers copyright or distribution rights. Existing purchases retain their original episode rights and terms.

Automatic watching preferences

Automatic episode unlocking and auto-refill are optional and off by default. Your choices apply to one creator’s channel. Automatic unlocking uses your existing Hearts to unlock the next paid episode; it does not purchase a pack. Auto-refill requires your separate authorization at checkout to charge your selected saved payment method for either 500 Hearts at $4.99 USD or 1,000 Hearts at $9.99 USD whenever that channel’s balance reaches 100 Hearts or less. Enabling auto-refill at or below that balance may trigger an immediate refill. Hearts are added after a successful payment. Failed payments or required bank verification pause auto-refill. Turn either option off anytime in My hearts & subscriptions. Turning off auto-refill prevents new refill attempts; a payment already being processed may finish. These choices do not create a channel subscription.

Channel subscriptions

A channel subscription costs $2.99 USD per month before applicable tax and renews monthly until canceled. Its first-ten-episode allowance applies only while the subscription is active and only to that channel. Active subscribers may write episode comments on this channel. Everyone can read those comments. After the paid period ends, new written comments require another active subscription; posted comments may remain visible until removed. Ratings do not require a subscription. It does not grant hearts or unlimited viewing. Buying hearts never subscribes you. Renewal is authorized explicitly at checkout. Cancel renewal through the channel's hearts page or billing controls; the paid period’s benefits remain until its end. After expiry, Free series remain free and the normal five-episode allowance applies to Paid series. Episodes separately unlocked with hearts remain in your library.

The creator can choose whether to display the subscriber count publicly. It is hidden by default. Subscription payment information is available to the seller and Stripe as needed to process billing, receipts, refunds and disputes. Subscribers may receive one email when a new completed series is published. Stopping these emails does not cancel a paid subscription.

Your seller and payments

Your seller is identified at checkout. For channels using Stripe Connect, the creator is your seller. For those channels, payments are processed directly on the creator's connected Stripe account. DarkRomanceTV takes 30% of heart-pack sales before tax and zero commission on monthly subscriptions. The creator pays processing and subscription-billing fees. Bank payouts follow Stripe's schedule. Applicable tax is shown before you pay. Access belongs to the account used to purchase; sign in with that account to watch again on supported devices.

Refunds and availability

If a channel closes, new purchases stop, unused hearts are reserved for an automatic proportional refund, and subscription renewals are canceled. The remaining paid subscription period is refunded proportionally. Refunds are processed through the seller's payment account and remain subject to provider processing and available funds; contact support if a refund is delayed. Valid episodes already unlocked with hearts remain available subject to distribution rights and operation of the service.

Contact the seller using the details on your payment receipt for payment questions and refund requests. Full refunds remove the corresponding paid benefits. Partial heart-pack refunds reduce the funded heart balance and may remove the most recently unlocked episodes when they are no longer funded. An active or lost payment dispute pauses the affected benefits; a won dispute restores the remaining funded access. Applicable consumer rights are unaffected. For unavailable purchased content or a delayed closure refund, contact support@darkromancetv.com and the seller.

Channels distributed by Lilith Studios LLC

Some creators enter a separate distribution agreement with Lilith Studios LLC. For purchases identified at checkout as sold by Lilith Studios LLC, Lilith Studios LLC is your seller and handles payment receipts, refunds and disputes through its payment account. Creators retain their content rights and receive payments under their accepted distribution agreement. The direct Stripe Connect payment terms continue to apply to other channels.