Question 1

What is eInvolve?

Accepted Answer

A marketplace for services, products, courses, and events with integrated chat, scheduling, and Stripe payments.

Question 2

How does scheduling work?

Accepted Answer

View provider availability, book a slot, and optionally sync with Google Calendar. Reminders can be sent for appointments.

Question 3

Where do I find platform features?

Accepted Answer

After login, open Modules from the menu to reach search, purchases, sales, items, chat, settings, subscription, and this help page.

Question 4

Are payments secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Checkout and payouts run through Stripe with industry-standard encryption and compliance.

Question 5

Can I delete my account?

Accepted Answer

You can request deletion from profile settings. Some records may be retained where required by law or for payment history.

Question 6

Are secret notes end-to-end encrypted?

Accepted Answer

Yes. When a note is marked as Secret, the title and content are encrypted in your browser before being sent to the server. The encryption key is tied to your account and held in the crypt key vault — it never leaves your devices in plaintext, so the server only stores ciphertext.

Question 7

Where is the encryption key stored?

Accepted Answer

After you unlock secret notes for the first time on a device, the key is kept in that browser's secure storage. It is reused on the same device and browser, but clearing site data, switching browsers, or using a private/incognito window will require unlocking the key again.

Question 8

I forgot my password. Can I recover my secret notes?

Accepted Answer

Yes — resetting your password does not invalidate your secret notes. The encryption key is tied to your account, not your password, so existing notes stay readable on devices where you are still signed in. If you lose access to every device that holds the key (for example, after a full sign-out everywhere and a browser data wipe), the server has no way to recover the ciphertext.

Question 9

What do I need to start selling?

Accepted Answer

Connect Stripe in Settings → Integrations, publish items in offering mode, and ensure fixed pricing where required.

Question 10

What does eInvolve charge sellers?

Accepted Answer

A 5% platform fee on each completed marketplace sale, plus Stripe's own processing fees.

Question 11

How do affiliate partnerships work?

Accepted Answer

A provider (seller) and an affiliate (promoter) agree on a commission rate. Either party can send a request; the other must approve. Both sides must have a connected Stripe account before the partnership is approved — the provider needs it to receive payouts, and the affiliate needs it to receive the commission transfer. Manage partnerships under Settings → Affiliates.

Question 12

Does affiliate commission reduce the 5% platform fee?

Accepted Answer

No. eInvolve still charges 5% of the order total. The affiliate commission is paid by the provider from their payout after the sale, according to the percentage you agreed.

Question 13

How long does an affiliate link count, and what if the customer clicks another affiliate?

Accepted Answer

The provider sets the window per affiliate partnership (default 30 days). Purchases of any of that seller's items within that window can credit that affiliate. Clicks for different sellers are remembered separately. If the customer later uses another affiliate's link for the same seller, the most recent link wins and that seller's timer restarts.

Question 14

Is the subscription the same as the 5% sale fee?

Accepted Answer

No. The 5% fee applies to marketplace sales. The subscription is optional and monthly, for storage, visibility, AI item photo improve, and future ad-free benefits.

Question 15

What is the difference between structure (sections) and attributes?

Accepted Answer

Structure defines what the offer is made of: sections with content, files, and links to other items (sub-items). Attributes define how an item can be configured — options with optional extra price. Example: an event uses a selectable section for ticket types; a T-shirt uses attributes for size and color.

Question 16

What does "Customer selects" mean on an attribute?

Accepted Answer

When enabled, the buyer must choose from the values you configured on that item at checkout (for example pick a size). When disabled, you fixed the value on the item and the customer does not choose — useful for preset configurations you already set.

Question 17

What is a gated section?

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Gated sections hold content or sub-items that unlock after purchase — typical for courses or protected material. Customer-choice attributes in gated sections are not asked again at checkout; access is handled through the purchase flow for that content.

Question 18

How do I find and buy?

Accepted Answer

Use Search, open a provider or item, chat if needed, add to cart, and pay through Stripe checkout.

Question 19

How do refunds work?

Accepted Answer

Refunds must be requested from a signed-in account. You can pick specific items or ask for an amount from the whole order, up to what hasn't been refunded yet. Providers approve or reject, or refund you directly, and approved refunds are processed safely through Stripe. Guest checkout orders (placed without signing in) cannot request refunds — sign in or sync the order to your account first.

Question 20

What is the Comanda Digital?

Accepted Answer

It's the in-person ordering flow: the waiter can launch your order on a tablet, or you can scan a QR code at the table and order from your phone. Both paths feed the same kitchen queue and the same per-order payment — you pay only for what you ordered, and the kitchen tells you when it's ready.

Question 21

Do I need an account to order from my phone?

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Yes — quick login (about 30 seconds). We tie your order to your account so you can pay on the same flow you already use, and so the kitchen can hand off the dish to the right person. You only need to log in once per device.

Question 22

What if I don't have an account or can't log in?

Accepted Answer

Just call the waiter — they will type your order into the tablet on your behalf. Walk-in orders go through the same kitchen queue and the same per-order payment, they just don't have a logged-in customer attached.

Question 23

Can I pay for the whole table at once?

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No. Each order has its own payment. You can order what you want, in rounds, and pay for your own orders individually when they are ready. There is no combined table bill.

Question 24

How do I know my order is ready?

Accepted Answer

The kitchen marks each order as ready in the system. The public panel on the wall (or behind the counter) shows your table and the order number — when it appears in the "ready" column, the waiter brings it to you or calls your name at the counter.

Question 25

Do you check where I am?

Accepted Answer

Only if the establishment opted in. Some places turn on a light location check (with your browser's permission) to avoid orders from outside the venue. You always have a fallback: ask the waiter to scan a short code from your phone and the order goes through. The location check is off by default — ask the venue if you want to be sure.

Question 26

Who pays Stripe fees?

Accepted Answer

Stripe charges processing fees on payments according to their pricing. They are separate from eInvolve's 5% platform fee.

Question 27

What is the minimum subscription amount?

Accepted Answer

You can start at $1 per month and change the amount when your needs change.

Question 28

How does subscription storage work?

Accepted Answer

Everyone has 5 GB free. With an active subscription, extra linked storage costs $0.20 per GB from your shared monthly pool ($1 → up to +5 GB if spent only on storage). Deleting files frees that share of the pool in the billing period. Using AI or search boost reduces how much storage you can still fund from the same dollars.

Question 29

Are some items free from storage limits?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Files linked from an item do not count toward the 5 GB baseline or your subscription pool when the item was created in the last 6 months or had a paid order in the last 6 months. Once an item has been quiet for 6 months and has no recent sales, its files start counting again. This exemption also applies to files on the item's sections (item nodes).

Question 30

Do purchases or NF-e files count against my storage?

Accepted Answer

No. Order documents (receipts, NF-e PDFs and XML, dispute evidence, refund attachments) are stored on the platform's general file store and never count toward your 5 GB baseline or subscription pool — purchasing does not consume your storage.

Question 31

Does a subscription remove ads today?

Accepted Answer

Platform ads are coming soon. Subscriptions are already set up so ad-free benefits apply once ads launch. Ad-free does not consume the subscription dollar pool.

Question 32

How does a subscription affect search visibility?

Accepted Answer

You always remain visible in search, whether or not you subscribe. With an active subscription, search boost impressions draw from your shared pool (up to 200 boosts per $1 if spent only on boost). Non-contributors are not hidden.

Question 33

What is AI image improve for items?

Accepted Answer

Active subscribers can enhance uploaded item photos from the item editor (cover or section media). The Sparkles control opens a dialog where you can add optional instructions; by default the AI cleans up the background, raises the visual quality, and removes irrelevant clutter. Each successful improve costs about $0.333 from your shared pool (up to 3 per $1 if spent only on improves). Quota is debited only on success — failed or safety-blocked runs do not consume the pool. The result is uploaded through the same file picker and counts against storage just like any other item asset.

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Platform guide

What is eInvolve?

Buying on eInvolve

Selling on eInvolve

Item structure & options

Marketplace fees

Affiliate program

Subscription

Subscription calculator

Ads

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Frequently asked questions

General

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Payments & fees

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