Creator Agreement
Legally Binding Document. This document is part of the Artsoundz legal framework and is binding on all platform users. Questions or concerns? Contact Jrosado@artsoundz.com. Full text of all documents is available on request. Review by qualified legal counsel is recommended before publication.
This Creator Agreement & Independent Contractor Terms (“Agreement”) is a legally binding contract between you (“Creator”) and Artsoundz International LLC. By registering as a Creator, accepting a Project, or delivering any Deliverable through the Artsoundz platform, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all terms.
Electronic Signature. By clicking “I Agree,” completing Creator registration, or delivering any service through the Platform, you are providing your electronic signature and entering into this Agreement electronically. This is legally binding under the E-SIGN Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.) and the New Jersey Electronic Transactions Act.
1. Independent Contractor Status
Your relationship with Artsoundz is that of an independent contractor. You are not an employee, partner, agent, joint venturer, or legal representative of Artsoundz. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment relationship.
You are solely responsible for: all federal, state, and local income taxes; self-employment tax (currently 15.3%); quarterly estimated tax payments; and all applicable taxes in your country of residence if outside the U.S.
U.S.-based Creators must submit a completed IRS Form W-9 before receiving any payout. Non-U.S. Creators must submit a completed W-8BEN (individuals) or W-8BEN-E (entities). Without valid documentation, Artsoundz may be required to apply 30% backup withholding to payouts.
2. Service Packages & Delivery
Before publishing any listing, you must define a complete Service Package specifying: the exact services you will provide; all Deliverables including file formats (e.g., WAV 24-bit 48kHz, MP3 320kbps) and file counts; the maximum number of revision rounds; your turnaround time in business days; your price in USD; and any prerequisites you need from the Client before work begins.
You must deliver all Deliverables: (a) through the Platform’s Project thread exclusively; (b) by the stated turnaround time; (c) in the file formats specified; (d) free of uncleared third-party copyrighted content. If AI-generated content constitutes a substantial part of a Deliverable, you must disclose this in your listing and Project thread.
You must respond to Client messages within 48 hours of receipt during active Projects.
No Off-Platform Transactions. You may not solicit Clients you meet through the Platform to transact business off-platform, accept payment through any channel other than the Platform’s payment system, or share personal payment details (PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, etc.) with Platform Clients for services originated on the Platform. Violation results in immediate permanent account termination.
3. Intellectual Property & Rights Assignment
Upon full release of your payout for a completed Project, you assign to the Client all copyright and commercial rights in the Deliverable — exclusively, irrevocably, worldwide, perpetually, and royalty-free. This operates as both a work-for-hire arrangement and an irrevocable assignment, ensuring enforceability in all jurisdictions.
You retain: (a) the right to display completed Deliverables in your portfolio unless the Client requests confidentiality in the Project thread; (b) ownership of your pre-existing skills, tools, processes, and templates not specific to the individual Deliverable.
4. Compensation & Payouts
You set your own prices. Artsoundz deducts a platform service fee (Take-Rate) from the Client’s payment before releasing your payout. The standard Take-Rate is 15%, with a $5 minimum per completed order. Founding Creators receive an 8% Founding Rate Lock on their base Take-Rate, and 0% on their first five completed orders, as defined in Addendum A — Founding Creator Program. Your exact rate is displayed in your Creator dashboard.
Payouts are released 3–7 business days after Project completion (explicit Client acceptance or Auto-Acceptance at 5 business days post-delivery), processed via Stripe Connect in USD.
Your payout may be held if: an active dispute is open; a chargeback has been filed; required tax documentation is missing; your account is under suspension or investigation; or a court order, regulatory requirement, or law enforcement request requires the hold. You will be notified of any hold and its reason.
Artsoundz does not guarantee any minimum income, number of bookings, or level of Client activity.
5. Quality Standards & Account Monitoring
Your account may be flagged, suppressed, or terminated if your metrics fall below the following thresholds over any trailing 90-day period:
| Metric | Minimum | Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Project completion rate | 90% | Account review; suppression if not remediated within 30 days |
| Average Client rating | 3.5 / 5.0 | Warning; suppression below 3.0 |
| Client dispute rate | Under 10% | Probation at 10%; suspension at 20% |
| Response time | Within 48 hours | Quality flag; suppression for repeated violations |
| Creator-initiated cancellation | Under 5% | Warning; suspension for repeat cancellations |
6. Dispute Resolution & Governing Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey. Project disputes between Creator and Client are resolved through Artsoundz’s internal dispute process as described in the Master Refund & Dispute Policy. Clients must submit disputes within 7 calendar days of delivery; IP infringement claims may be submitted within 90 calendar days. Any dispute between you and Artsoundz not resolved internally shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration under JAMS or AAA commercial arbitration rules, in New Jersey, in English. Class actions are prohibited.
7. Music Feed Rights & Obligations
7.1 Feed Access
The Artsoundz Music Feed is free for everyone to view. Posting to the Feed is available to Creator accounts. This includes Feed posting rights, follower/social graph access, and appearance in Trending Charts. Feed rights are non-transferable and cannot be shared with other accounts.
7.2 Non-Exclusive License to Artsoundz
By posting Feed Content (audio tracks, cover art, captions, or any other media), you grant Artsoundz International LLC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to display, stream, and reproduce your Feed Content within the Platform and in Artsoundz promotional materials (e.g., social media, marketing campaigns) for the purpose of promoting your profile and the Platform. This license is limited to display and streaming purposes only. Artsoundz does not acquire distribution rights, sync rights, master recording rights, or any right to sell your music.
7.3 Posting Standards
All Feed Content must comply with our Community Standards. You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have a valid license for all content posted; (b) your content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property right; (c) any sponsored, paid, or gifted content is clearly disclosed per FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255); (d) AI-generated audio, images, or text is labelled with #AIGenerated; and (e) no AI-synthesized voice that mimics any real person is used without that person’s written consent.
7.4 Prohibition on Off-Platform Solicitation via the Feed
You may use the Feed to showcase your creative work and attract clients. However, you may not use the Feed to direct clients to transact outside of the Artsoundz platform for services originating through Artsoundz, as this violates Section 5 (Prohibited Conduct) of the Terms of Service and constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.
7.5 Content Removal & Appeal
Artsoundz reserves the right to remove any Feed Content that violates these Terms, the Community Standards, or applicable law. When content is removed, you will receive a written explanation. You may appeal any moderation decision within 14 calendar days of the removal notice by emailing Jrosado@artsoundz.com with the subject line “Feed Content Appeal — [Post ID].”
7.6 Account Suspension & Removal
If your Creator account is suspended or terminated: (a) your Feed posting rights are suspended immediately; (b) previously published posts may be archived and hidden from the public Feed at Artsoundz’s discretion; (c) your follower count and social graph data are preserved for 90 days, after which they may be deleted; and (d) you may export your Feed post data by submitting a data portability request to Jrosado@artsoundz.com within that 90-day window.
Data Portability. In jurisdictions where data portability is a legal right (GDPR Art. 20, LGPD Art. 18, UK GDPR Art. 20), you may request a machine-readable export of your Feed posts and associated metadata within the applicable statutory timeframe.
8. Warranties, Indemnification & Limitation of Liability
8.1 Creator Warranties
You represent and warrant that: (a) every Deliverable is your original work or is fully licensed for the assignment described in Section 3, and infringes no third-party copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other right; (b) all samples, loops, presets, and stock elements used are properly cleared for the Client’s unrestricted commercial use; (c) no Deliverable contains malware or malicious code; (d) you have the legal capacity and, where applicable, entity authority to enter this Agreement; and (e) all information you provide to the Platform (including identity, tax, and payout details) is accurate and current.
8.2 Indemnification
You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Artsoundz International LLC and its owners, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your Deliverables or other content, including any infringement or misappropriation claim; (b) your breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law; (c) your taxes, or any determination that you were misclassified as anything other than an independent contractor; (d) your dealings with any Client, including any dispute over scope, quality, or delivery; and (e) your Feed Content. Artsoundz may assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case you agree to cooperate fully.
8.3 Platform Role & Disclaimer
Artsoundz is a marketplace that facilitates introductions, contracting, payment escrow, and delivery infrastructure between independent Clients and Creators. Artsoundz is not a party to the creative engagement between Creator and Client, does not supervise or control the work, and does not guarantee any Client’s conduct, solvency, or satisfaction. The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, uninterrupted availability, and non-infringement.
8.4 Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law: (a) Artsoundz is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, or reputational harm, even if advised of the possibility; and (b) Artsoundz’s aggregate liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Platform shall not exceed the greater of (i) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100) or (ii) the total Take-Rate fees actually retained by Artsoundz from your completed orders in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those jurisdictions, liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted.
8.5 Force Majeure & Amendments
Artsoundz is not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control (including outages of Stripe, cloud infrastructure, or telecommunications; acts of government; and force majeure events). Artsoundz may amend this Agreement with thirty (30) days’ advance notice to affected Creators; continued use of the Platform after the effective date of an amendment constitutes acceptance. Amendments cannot retroactively reduce the Founding Creator benefits defined in Addendum A except as provided in A.2.
9. Contact
All notices relating to this Agreement: Jrosado@artsoundz.com · Subject: Creator Agreement — [Brief Description of Your Matter] · artsoundz.com
Addendum A — Founding Creator Program
Effective August 8, 2026 · Incorporated into and forming part of the Creator Agreement (Version 1.0). In the event of any conflict regarding Take-Rates for Founding Creators, this Addendum controls.
A.1 Definition of “Founding Creator”
A “Founding Creator” is one of the first fifty (50) Creator accounts that are both (a) approved by Artsoundz and (b) published live on the Platform, determined in chronological order of the date each account’s profile is first published. Submitting an application, completing registration, or being placed on a waitlist does not by itself confer Founding Creator status. No more than one (1) Founding Creator slot may be held by any individual or entity, directly or indirectly. Founding Creator status is determined by Artsoundz’s records, which are controlling absent manifest error, and will be confirmed to each qualifying Creator in writing (including by email or a notice in the Creator dashboard). Artsoundz may pause or close new qualification into the Founding Creator Program at any time before all fifty (50) slots are filled; doing so does not affect the benefits of any Creator whose Founding status has already been confirmed.
A.2 Founding Rate Lock — 8%
Notwithstanding the Take-Rate described in Section 4 (Compensation & Payouts), a Founding Creator’s base Take-Rate on completed transactions is locked at eight percent (8%) for as long as the Creator’s account remains active and in good standing under this Agreement (the “Founding Rate Lock”). If any promotion or future pricing change offers a Take-Rate lower than 8%, the lower rate applies to the Founding Creator for as long as that lower rate is in effect. If Artsoundz materially restructures its fee model in the future, Founding Creators will receive replacement terms that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the benefits described in this Addendum.
A.3 First Five Orders — 0%
A Founding Creator’s first five (5) completed orders on the Platform are subject to a 0% Take-Rate, and the $5 minimum fee per completed order described in Section 4 is waived for those five orders. Beginning with the sixth completed order, the 8% Founding Rate Lock in Section A.2 applies. For purposes of this Addendum, a “completed order” is a Project that reaches completion under Section 4 (explicit Client acceptance or Auto-Acceptance) and is not subsequently canceled, fully refunded, or reversed by chargeback; any order that is canceled, fully refunded, or reversed does not count toward the five-order allocation. Standard third-party payment processing costs, where applicable, are not affected by this Addendum.
A.4 Conditions & Good Standing
Founding Creator benefits apply only while the account remains active and in good standing under this Agreement, including the Quality Standards in Section 5. If the account is temporarily suspended, Founding Creator benefits are paused for the duration of the suspension and resume automatically upon reinstatement. Founding Creator benefits terminate permanently only if the account is terminated for material breach of this Agreement (including the prohibition on off-platform transactions in Section 2) or for fraud.
A.5 Non-Transferability
Founding Creator status and all associated benefits are personal to the qualifying Creator account. They may not be sold, assigned, transferred, licensed, or shared with any other account or person, and they do not extend to any additional or successor accounts held by the same individual or entity.
A.6 Program Integrity & Anti-Abuse
Founding Creator benefits may not be obtained or exploited through manipulation, including without limitation: self-dealing or collusive transactions (orders placed by, or coordinated with, the Creator or persons acting on the Creator’s behalf primarily to consume the 0% allocation or generate artificial activity); splitting a single engagement into multiple orders to multiply fee-free transactions; use of multiple, duplicate, or proxy accounts to claim more than one Founding slot; or any misrepresentation made to obtain Founding status. Artsoundz may revoke Founding Creator benefits, reverse improperly obtained fee waivers, and/or terminate the account of any Creator who engages in such conduct, in addition to any other remedy available under this Agreement.
A.7 Scope of Benefits
Founding Creator benefits consist solely of the Take-Rate terms described in Sections A.2 and A.3. They have no cash or redemption value, are not a credit, rebate, or payment obligation of Artsoundz, and do not include or imply any guarantee of bookings, income, search placement, promotion, or featured status. Section 4’s disclaimer of any minimum income, number of bookings, or level of Client activity applies fully to Founding Creators. Nothing in this Addendum alters the Creator’s independent-contractor status, tax responsibilities, or any other obligation under this Agreement.
A.8 General
Except as expressly modified by this Addendum, all other terms of the Creator Agreement remain in full force and effect. This Addendum is governed by Section 6 (Dispute Resolution & Governing Law), including binding individual arbitration. If any provision of this Addendum is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect, and the unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving its intent.
Version 1.0 · Base terms effective February 19, 2026 · Addendum A — Founding Creator Program effective August 8, 2026 · Review by qualified legal counsel recommended before publication.