Contracts w/ advertisers -> under 18?

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A friend of mine is under 18 and wants to become an advertiser. He would be able to put a deposit on all of his leads, he is based in the US, and he would be running relatively low volume on smaller networks.

Do networks ever deal with advertisers that are under 18?
 


Don't always have to reveal your age, just gotta make sure your buddy pays out. Otherwise he is in a blunder. Also he should see what legal boundaries there are, usually there are some if he is dependent
 
I got myself signed into many contracts before I turned 18, and I've also lost out on many deals because I was under-age. The other party is definitely taking a risk in signing a contract with a minor because if your friend ever decides to withhold payments, the network won't be able to recover the money through court. Or at least have a very difficult time doing so.

Just from that, I would say most networks won't think twice about signing your friend on, simply too much risk. He may get leniency if he known in the industry and has good recommendations.
 
mGrunin said:
I got myself signed into many contracts before I turned 18, and I've also lost out on many deals because I was under-age. The other party is definitely taking a risk in signing a contract with a minor because if your friend ever decides to withhold payments, the network won't be able to recover the money through court. Or at least have a very difficult time doing so.

Just from that, I would say most networks won't think twice about signing your friend on, simply too much risk. He may get leniency if he known in the industry and has good recommendations.
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I know how you feel about the age thing.

Most things you can get your parents to sign or you can sign yourself so it shouldnt be that big of a deal.
 
I've been signing contracts online since I was 15 and it's never been a problem. It's amazing what a PayPal account in your parent's name, plus a PayPal credit card in your name under theirs can do. Beyond that, if the network's DO ask for his age, I'm pretty sure that a minor can legally enter a contract if their parent cosigns and takes responsibility for it. Of course I'm no lawyer, but I never had trouble.
 
Not sure if it's the same over there, but here, a contract signed by a minor is only null and void if they can show in court that they didn't really understand what they were signing. If he talks to a lawyer, there might be some way for him to prove he knows what he's letting himself in for beforehand.
 
A lot of networks (actually most of them) ask you to send in some kind of ID, so lieing about age probably won't work. Any network would be crazy to work with an advertiser under 18 - you really can't prosecute them in court, could always play the "I didn't understand what I was getting into" card.

Getting a parent to co-sign would definitely help convincing networks to take him on, but I think he'd be shit out of luck if he has no one to co-sign.
 
People under the age of 18 can't be legally bound to a contract. You're under 18 and the network doesn't want to pay because they said you agreed to their terms? Tough shit for them if it goes to court.
 
Pr0xyhub said:
People under the age of 18 can't be legally bound to a contract. You're under 18 and the network doesn't want to pay because they said you agreed to their terms? Tough shit for them if it goes to court.
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My friend would be paying for all of my leads upfront to try and get rid of this problem.
 
mGrunin said:
I got myself signed into many contracts before I turned 18, and I've also lost out on many deals because I was under-age. The other party is definitely taking a risk in signing a contract with a minor because if your friend ever decides to withhold payments, the network won't be able to recover the money through court. Or at least have a very difficult time doing so.

Just from that, I would say most networks won't think twice about signing your friend on, simply too much risk. He may get leniency if he known in the industry and has good recommendations.
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I'd have to agree. Don't reveal shit, and by all means stay clean and don't withhold things.

Yes you'll probably have the legal system on your side and actually keep the money (or at least make it ridiculously hard to get it back). Except you'd be shitting your pants all the way through the phone calls and possibly your parents dogging you if they don't have a clue.
 
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