Part V · The corpus
Everything it is
allowed to say.
5 documents, 21 clauses, 617 words. If a clause is not on this page, the assistant is required to refuse the question.
Each clause carries a stable ID, which is what makes a citation possible at all. Every one of them is reached by at least one test question; an uncovered clause fails the build.21 clauses, 21 question-and-answer pairs, full coverage asserted at build time rather than checked by hand.
They are deliberately short, capped at 65 words. The retrieval platform sub-chunks longer text at roughly 100 tokens, and the tail of a split clause carries no clause ID — it would sit in the index permanently uncitable, and the assistant would have to refuse a question the corpus answers. The longest here is 61 words.
MEPartner Programme eligibility4 clauses · 157 words
Subscriber and watch-hour thresholds61 words
A channel becomes eligible for review once it has 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 valid public watch hours in the previous 12 months or 10 million valid public Shorts views in the previous 90 days. Both thresholds are evaluated on valid traffic only; views later found to be invalid are removed retroactively and may move a channel back below the threshold.
Review outcome and timing23 words
Applications are reviewed within 30 days of the channel crossing the threshold. A channel that is not accepted may reapply after 21 days.
Standing requirements32 words
A channel must have no active Community Guidelines strikes at the time of review. A channel with an active strike is not rejected permanently; it becomes eligible again once the strike expires.
Regional availability41 words
The Programme is available only in countries where it has launched. A creator who relocates to a country where it has not launched retains existing monetisation for 90 days, after which it is suspended until they return to a launched region.
AFAdvertiser-friendly guidelines4 clauses · 132 words
Rating outcomes27 words
Each upload is rated automatically and receives one of three outcomes: fully monetised, limited monetisation, or no monetisation. A creator may request human review of any rating.
Human review turnaround36 words
Requests for human review are answered within 7 days. A rating overturned on review is applied retroactively from the time of upload, and any revenue withheld in the interim is released in the following payment cycle.
Context matters44 words
Content discussing a sensitive topic in a news, educational or documentary context may be fully monetised where the same topic presented gratuitously would not be. The burden is on the creator to make the context explicit in the title, description and opening thirty seconds.
Repeated limited ratings25 words
Three or more limited ratings within 30 days trigger a channel-level review. This is a review, not a penalty, and does not itself affect standing.
CCCopyright claims and disputes4 clauses · 115 words
Claim versus strike30 words
A Content ID claim is not a copyright strike. A claim affects the revenue of a single video. A copyright strike is a legal removal request and affects channel standing.
Revenue during a dispute36 words
While a claim is disputed, revenue for the video is held in escrow and is not paid to either party. On resolution it is released to whichever party prevails, from the date the claim was made.
Dispute timeline27 words
The claimant has 30 days to respond to a dispute. If they do not respond, the claim is released automatically and escrowed revenue goes to the creator.
Repeated invalid disputes22 words
A creator who files disputes that are repeatedly rejected may lose access to the dispute tool. Access is restored after 180 days.
SACommunity Guidelines strikes5 clauses · 124 words
Warning then strikes24 words
The first violation results in a warning with no penalty, provided the creator completes the policy training within 90 days. Subsequent violations issue strikes.
Strike consequences37 words
A first strike suspends uploading, live streaming and Stories for 1 week. A second strike within 90 days suspends the same for 2 weeks. A third strike within 90 days of the second results in channel termination.
Expiry19 words
A strike expires 90 days after it is issued. Expiry is automatic and requires no action from the creator.
Appeals24 words
A strike may be appealed once. Appeals are resolved within 7 days. A successful appeal removes the strike and restores any suspended capability immediately.
Effect on monetisation20 words
An active strike suspends monetisation for the affected video only, unless the channel is under a channel-level review under AF-4.
PYPayments4 clauses · 89 words
Payment threshold15 words
Earnings are paid once the balance reaches $100. Balances below the threshold roll over indefinitely.
Payment cycle27 words
Payment is issued between the 21st and 26th of the month following the month in which the threshold was reached, provided tax information is valid and complete.
Invalid tax information24 words
If tax information is missing or invalid, payment is withheld, not forfeited, and is released in the next cycle after the information is corrected.
Currency and deductions23 words
Payment is made in the currency of the registered payment profile. Applicable withholding is deducted before payment and reported in the annual statement.