YouTube channel purchase agreement template

YOUTUBE CHANNEL PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made on [DATE] between:
Seller: [FULL NAME / COMPANY], [ADDRESS], [EMAIL]
Buyer: [FULL NAME / COMPANY], [ADDRESS], [EMAIL]

1. THE CHANNEL
The Seller sells to the Buyer the YouTube channel "[CHANNEL NAME]" at [CHANNEL URL] (the "Channel"), including its videos, playlists, subscribers, name, branding files and any listed extras: [LIST EXTRAS, e.g. logo files, social accounts, email].

2. PRICE AND PAYMENT
Price: [AMOUNT AND CURRENCY]. Payment method: [METHOD / ESCROW SERVICE].
[ ] Full payment before transfer   [ ] Escrow   [ ] [X]% now, [Y]% after Primary ownership

3. CONDITION OF THE CHANNEL (SELLER'S STATEMENTS)
The Seller confirms that on the date of this Agreement:
a) Monetization status: [IN YOUTUBE PARTNER PROGRAM / NOT MONETIZED];
b) The Channel has [no / the following] Community Guidelines strikes, copyright strikes or warnings: [DETAILS];
c) Subscribers, views and watch time were not bought or artificially inflated;
d) The Seller has shown the Buyer YouTube Studio live (Earn, Analytics last 28 and 365 days, Copyright, Feature eligibility);
e) The Seller has the right to sell the Channel and no one else has a claim to it.

4. TRANSFER
a) Within [24] hours of payment, the Seller adds the Buyer's Google account [BUYER GMAIL] as Owner of the Channel's Brand Account.
b) After YouTube's 7-day waiting period, the Seller makes the Buyer Primary owner and removes every other owner and manager, including the Seller.
c) The Seller hands over any recovery email or phone linked to the Channel, or removes them, as agreed.
d) The Buyer links their own AdSense for YouTube account. Revenue earned before the transfer date belongs to [SELLER/BUYER]; revenue after it belongs to the Buyer.

5. AFTER THE SALE
The Seller will not attempt to recover, access, report or claim the Channel, and will not create a confusingly similar channel for [12] months.

6. REFUND / REPLACEMENT
If any statement in section 3 is untrue, or the transfer in section 4 is not completed within [10] days, the Buyer may [cancel and receive a full refund / receive a replacement] within [30] days of payment.

7. PLATFORM RISK
Both parties understand that YouTube owns the platform and may change rules, monetization or access at its discretion. Future earnings are not guaranteed.

8. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of [COUNTRY / STATE].

Signed:
Seller: ____________________  Date: ________
Buyer:  ____________________  Date: ________

Free to use and share with credit (CC BY 4.0). Not legal advice; laws differ by country.

How to use it safely

1. Before signing, get a live screen-share of YouTube Studio, not screenshots.
2. Pay only through a method or escrow you chose, ideally in stages: part on Owner access, the rest on Primary ownership.
3. Use the transfer timeline tool to put real dates into section 4.
4. After the transfer, link your own AdSense: see how to change AdSense after buying a channel.

Prefer to skip the negotiating? We sell monetized channels at fixed prices, moved to your own Gmail in 12–24 hours with a 30-day replacement or refund. See monetized YouTube channels.