Terms of Service
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These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Artsoundz International LLC, governing your access to and use of the Artsoundz platform. By creating an account, accessing, or using the platform in any way, you agree to these Terms in full.
1. Key Definitions
Platform: The Artsoundz website (artsoundz.com), web application, mobile applications, and all associated tools, features, content, and services operated by Artsoundz International LLC.
Client: An artist, musician, band, producer, studio, podcaster, content creator, or any other individual or entity who registers on the Platform to hire and pay for music services. The Client is the employer in each transaction.
Creator: A freelance music creator — including but not limited to mixing engineers, mastering engineers, vocalists, songwriters, session musicians, beat makers, and cover artists — who registers on the Platform to offer, fulfill, and receive payment for music services. The Creator is the independent contractor in each transaction.
Project: A discrete transaction initiated when a Client books a Creator’s Service Package, from booking through delivery, acceptance, and final payment release.
Service Package: A defined set of deliverables, revision limits, turnaround time, file format specifications, and price offered by a Creator on the Platform.
Deliverables: The completed audio files, stems, recordings, written works, or other outputs produced by a Creator and delivered to a Client as defined in a Service Package.
Take-Rate: The platform service fee charged by Artsoundz on each completed Project, deducted from the Client’s payment before the Creator receives their payout. The standard rate is 15%, with a $5 minimum per completed order; Founding Creators receive an 8% Founding Rate Lock and 0% on their first five completed orders, as defined in the Creator Agreement, Addendum A.
2. Platform Description & Role
Artsoundz is a two-sided online marketplace that connects Clients with Creators. Artsoundz facilitates the connection, booking, payment, and delivery process but is not a party to the service agreement between Clients and Creators.
Creators are independent contractors, not employees, agents, or partners of Artsoundz. Artsoundz does not employ Creators, guarantee the quality of any Deliverables, or take responsibility for the performance of any Client or Creator.
No Guarantee of Listing or Income. Registration does not guarantee approval, continued listing, visibility, bookings, or any level of income. Artsoundz reserves the right, in its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, to refuse, approve, decline, suspend, or terminate any account or listing, and to modify or discontinue any feature of the Platform, at any time and without liability.
3. Bookings, Payments & Escrow
Client payments are due in full at the time of booking. No Project is initiated until payment is confirmed. Artsoundz deducts its Take-Rate (15% standard, or 8% for Founding Creators, with a $5 minimum per completed order) from the Client’s payment before releasing the remainder to the Creator.
If a Client does not formally accept or request a revision within 5 business days of delivery, the Project will be automatically marked as accepted and funds will be released to the Creator. This Auto-Acceptance policy protects Creators from indefinite payment holds. Acceptance occurs only by (a) the Client’s explicit acceptance action in the Project Thread, or (b) Auto-Acceptance 5 business days after delivery. Downloading, streaming, or previewing a Deliverable does not by itself constitute acceptance.
No Chargebacks. Clients agree not to initiate chargebacks through their bank or card issuer for Platform transactions without first completing the Platform’s internal dispute resolution process. Unauthorized chargebacks are a material violation of these Terms and may result in account termination, IP reversion, and legal action.
4. Intellectual Property
Upon full payment release for a completed Project, all copyright and commercial rights in the Deliverables transfer exclusively to the Client — worldwide, perpetually, and royalty-free. This transfer operates as a work-for-hire arrangement under applicable U.S. law and as an irrevocable assignment of rights under applicable international law.
IP rights transfer is conditioned on full, final payment release. If payment is reversed (chargeback), all IP rights revert to the Creator immediately and automatically.
5. Prohibited Conduct
All Users agree not to: use the Platform for any unlawful purpose; circumvent the payment system by transacting off-platform for services initiated through the Platform; post false, misleading, or fraudulent content or reviews; harass or abuse any other User; upload content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights; create multiple accounts to circumvent suspensions; or engage in any conduct that damages the reputation or operations of Artsoundz.
Export Controls & Sanctions. You represent that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country or region subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions, and that you are not on any U.S. government restricted-party list (including the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list). You agree to comply with all applicable export-control and economic-sanctions laws in your use of the Platform.
6. Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability & Indemnification
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 or error-free availability, and non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Artsoundz’s total cumulative liability to you shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total fees paid by you to Artsoundz in the 12 months preceding the claim; or (b) $100.00 USD.
Artsoundz shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, opportunities, or goodwill, even if advised of the possibility. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those jurisdictions liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted.
Indemnification. You agree to 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 content, Deliverables, or Feed Content, including any infringement or misappropriation claim; (b) your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law; (c) your dealings or disputes with any other User; and (d) your taxes or your status as an independent contractor. Artsoundz may assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case you agree to cooperate fully.
7. Governing Law & Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Jersey. Any unresolved dispute shall be submitted to binding individual arbitration under JAMS or AAA commercial arbitration rules, conducted in English in New Jersey. Class actions and class-wide arbitration are prohibited.
Before initiating any legal action, Users agree to attempt informal resolution by contacting Jrosado@artsoundz.com. EU and UK users retain their statutory consumer rights.
30-Day Right to Opt Out of Arbitration. You may opt out of the arbitration and class-action-waiver provisions above by sending written notice to Jrosado@artsoundz.com with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out” within 30 calendar days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your account name and email. Opting out will not affect any other provision of these Terms, and it will not affect any prior arbitration agreement between you and Artsoundz.
8. Music Feed & User-Generated Content
8.1 Feed Access
The Artsoundz Music Feed (the “Feed”) is a social timeline feature that is free for everyone to view. Posting to the Feed, including the right to interact, follow other users, and appear in Trending Charts, is available to Creator accounts in good standing. If a Creator account is suspended or terminated, Feed posting rights are suspended immediately and existing posts may be archived per the Creator Agreement.
8.2 License Grant for Feed Content
By posting audio, images, text, or other content (“Feed Content”) to the Music Feed, you grant Artsoundz International LLC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to display, stream, reproduce, distribute, and promote your Feed Content solely within the Artsoundz platform and in Artsoundz marketing materials. This license does not transfer ownership, does not authorize Artsoundz to sell your content, and terminates when you delete the content or deactivate your account (subject to backup retention as described in our Privacy Policy).
8.3 You Retain Ownership
You retain all copyright and intellectual property rights in your Feed Content. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of your music, lyrics, recordings, or images to Artsoundz or to any other user of the platform.
8.4 FTC Endorsement Compliance (16 CFR Part 255)
All Feed posts that promote your own services, highlight client work (paid or unpaid), or constitute sponsored or gifted content must include a clear and conspicuous disclosure as required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255). Acceptable disclosures include prominent use of #ad, #sponsored, or #promotion in the caption. Failure to comply may result in post removal, account suspension, and potential FTC referral.
8.5 Section 230 — Interactive Computer Service
Artsoundz is an “interactive computer service” as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2) (the Communications Decency Act). Artsoundz is not the publisher or speaker of any Feed Content created by third-party Creators and is not liable for such content. Users who post Feed Content are solely responsible for it. Artsoundz reserves the right (but has no obligation) to review, monitor, edit, or remove Feed Content at its discretion.
8.6 DMCA Safe Harbor
Artsoundz complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). All Feed audio is subject to automated fingerprinting. If you believe Feed Content infringes your copyright, please submit a takedown notice to our Designated Agent per our DMCA Policy. Repeat infringers will have their accounts terminated.
8.7 AI-Generated Content
Posts containing AI-generated audio, lyrics, artwork, or other elements must be clearly disclosed using the caption tag #AIGenerated or equivalent disclosure. Posting AI-synthesized voice content that mimics a real, identifiable person’s voice without written consent is strictly prohibited and may violate right-of-publicity laws. See our Community Standards for the full AI content policy.
8.8 Content Moderation & Appeals
Artsoundz moderates Feed Content against our Community Standards. When content is removed for policy violations, affected users will receive a written explanation of the reason (consistent with the EU Digital Services Act, Article 17). Users may appeal moderation decisions within 14 calendar days of the removal notice by emailing Jrosado@artsoundz.com.
DSA Compliance Notice (EU Users): Artsoundz is committed to compliance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act). EU users who have Feed Content removed will receive a DSA-compliant explanation of the reason and may access out-of-court dispute settlement bodies as provided under DSA Article 21.
9. Contact
Artsoundz International LLC · Email: Jrosado@artsoundz.com · Website: artsoundz.com