Terms & Conditions.

Agreement to These Terms

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) form an agreement between you and Distrophonic Music regarding your use of our services.

If you use Distrophonic Music on behalf of a company, record label, artist, group or other organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the services or submit music or other content for distribution.

Eligibility and Account Responsibilities

You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement in your jurisdiction. If applicable law requires a parent or legal guardian to enter into an agreement on your behalf, the account must be used in accordance with those requirements.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current and complete account information.
• Keep your login credentials secure and confidential.
• Maintain an email address that you can access.
• Promptly update information that becomes inaccurate.
• Accept responsibility for activity performed through your account, subject to applicable law.
• Notify us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

You may not impersonate another person, create an account using false ownership information, or use an account to evade a valid suspension or restriction.

Distrophonic Music Services

Distrophonic Music provides digital music distribution and related catalogue-management services. Available functionality may include release submission, artist management, delivery to supported digital platforms, royalty and sales reporting, payout requests, catalogue transfer tools, support and other features made available through the service.

Features may differ by subscription plan, account type, territory, platform availability and eligibility. We may improve, replace, modify or discontinue individual features when reasonably necessary to operate or develop the service.

Subscription Plans, Fees and Billing

Certain Distrophonic services require a paid subscription. The price, billing interval and included features displayed at checkout at the time of purchase form part of your subscription.

Payments

You authorize us and our payment processor to charge the applicable fees, taxes and other amounts disclosed at checkout using the payment method you provide.

Renewal

If a subscription is presented as automatically renewing, it will renew according to the billing terms disclosed at checkout unless cancelled before the applicable renewal date.

Price or plan changes

We may change pricing or plan features prospectively. Where required, we will provide notice before a material change applies to an existing paid subscription.

Refunds

Except where a refund is required by applicable law or expressly offered by Distrophonic, fees are generally non-refundable once the relevant paid service has been activated or performed. Any applicable refund right shown at checkout or in a separate refund policy will control where it conflicts with this general statement.

Label or other manually reviewed account types may require approval before access to specific features is granted.

Your Music, Content and Rights

As between you and Distrophonic, you retain ownership of the rights you lawfully hold in music, recordings, artwork, metadata and other content you submit (“Content”). These Terms do not transfer ownership of your Content to Distrophonic.

To provide the services, you grant Distrophonic a non-exclusive, worldwide license during the period reasonably necessary to host, reproduce, encode, format, transmit, deliver, display, communicate, administer, monetize where instructed, and otherwise use your Content solely as necessary to provide, operate and support the distribution services you request.

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or control all rights necessary to submit and distribute the Content.
• You have obtained required permissions from artists, performers, producers, songwriters, publishers, labels and other rights holders.
• Your Content and metadata do not knowingly infringe copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy or other third-party rights.
• You have authority to request monetization, distribution, transfer or takedown actions submitted through your account.
• Information and documents you provide for rights verification are authentic and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Release Review and Distribution

We may review releases for technical requirements, metadata quality, platform requirements, suspected rights conflicts, misleading information, fraud, abuse or other compliance concerns.

We may request additional information or evidence before delivering a release. We may reject or delay a release where we reasonably believe it does not satisfy our requirements or the requirements of a distribution partner.

Delivery dates and processing times are estimates unless we expressly state otherwise. Final publication and availability are controlled in part by third-party digital services and cannot be guaranteed by Distrophonic.

Prohibited Content and Conduct

You may not use Distrophonic to:

• Distribute content you do not have the necessary rights to distribute.
• Submit fraudulent, fabricated or intentionally misleading ownership, identity, artist, label, copyright or release information.
• Artificially manipulate streams, downloads, followers, engagement, royalties or platform metrics.
• Use bots, click farms, unauthorized automated traffic or other deceptive promotion methods.
• Upload malware or use the service to interfere with systems, accounts or security.
• Attempt to bypass account, plan, payment, security or eligibility restrictions.
• Use the service for unlawful activity or in a manner that violates applicable platform rules.

Suspected fraudulent streaming or manipulation may result in delayed reporting, withheld amounts where permitted or required, investigation, takedown, suspension or other appropriate action.

Royalties, Earnings and Reports

Distrophonic may display royalty, sales, usage and streaming information received from distribution partners. Reports may be delayed, adjusted or corrected after receipt.

Unless expressly stated otherwise for a particular service, Distrophonic does not take an ownership interest in your royalties. Amounts credited to your account are subject to amounts actually received or confirmed from relevant partners, applicable taxes, reversals, refunds, chargebacks, adjustments, fraud deductions, banking or payout charges, and other lawful deductions disclosed or applicable to the transaction.

Third-party reports can contain later corrections. We may update dashboard balances or reports to reflect corrected information.

Payouts and Withdrawals

Eligible account balances may be withdrawn using payout methods supported by Distrophonic. You are responsible for providing accurate payout information and for ensuring that you are authorized to use the selected payout account.

We may request reasonable verification before processing a payout. Processing may be delayed when necessary to investigate suspected fraud, rights disputes, payment reversals, compliance issues, conflicting claims or other legitimate concerns.

You are responsible for taxes or reporting obligations that apply to payments you receive, except for taxes Distrophonic is legally required to collect, deduct or report.

Copyright, Ownership Claims and Disputes

We respect intellectual-property rights. If we receive a credible copyright, ownership or rights complaint concerning Content distributed through Distrophonic, we may investigate, request evidence, temporarily restrict distribution, forward appropriate notices where lawful, or take other reasonable action.

You must not submit false copyright complaints, fraudulent documents or knowingly misleading ownership claims.

Distrophonic is not a court and does not independently determine complex ownership disputes between competing rights holders. Where appropriate, parties may be required to resolve a dispute directly or through the relevant legal process.

Takedowns and Catalogue Changes

You may request eligible catalogue updates or takedowns through available account or support channels. We may verify your authority before processing a request.

Once a request is transmitted, completion time depends partly on third-party platforms. Copies, cached pages, user-generated content or independently uploaded material outside Distrophonic’s control may remain available after a distribution takedown.

Termination of a subscription does not necessarily cause immediate removal of all previously delivered Content. Any removal process is subject to the applicable service workflow, third-party processing and unresolved legal or financial obligations.

Third-Party Stores and Services

Distrophonic relies on third-party digital stores, streaming services, social platforms, payment providers and technology vendors. Those third parties operate independently and may impose their own rules, content policies and technical requirements.

We do not control a third party’s uptime, editorial decisions, search results, recommendations, playlist placement, account actions, reporting schedule, monetization eligibility or continued acceptance of a release.

A platform may reject, modify, restrict or remove content in accordance with its own policies or applicable law.

Suspension and Termination

You may stop using the service and may cancel an eligible subscription through the methods made available to you, subject to outstanding obligations and the applicable billing terms.

We may restrict, suspend or terminate access when reasonably necessary because of:

• A material or repeated violation of these Terms.
• Fraud, artificial streaming, abuse or security threats.
• Non-payment or payment reversal.
• Credible rights or ownership concerns.
• A legal requirement or valid platform request.
• Conduct that creates material risk to Distrophonic, its users or distribution partners.

Where reasonable and legally appropriate, we may provide notice or an opportunity to address an issue before permanent termination. Immediate action may be necessary for serious fraud, security, legal or rights-related risks.

Distrophonic Intellectual Property

The Distrophonic Music name, branding, website design, dashboard, software, interfaces, graphics, documentation and other materials created or owned by Distrophonic are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

Except for rights expressly granted to use the service, these Terms do not grant you ownership of Distrophonic’s trademarks, software or other proprietary materials.

Service Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation, or that every release will be accepted by every third-party platform.

Distrophonic does not guarantee any particular number of streams, listeners, sales, royalties, revenue, search position, editorial placement or commercial result.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties, guarantees or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable consumer protection law.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Distrophonic will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or for loss of profits, business, goodwill or data, arising from use of or inability to use the services.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Distrophonic’s aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the paid services will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid to Distrophonic for the affected service during the 12 months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD $100.

These limitations do not apply where liability cannot legally be limited or excluded.

Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Distrophonic and its officers, employees, contractors and service providers from third-party claims, losses, liabilities and reasonable costs arising from your Content, your material breach of these Terms, or your infringement of another person’s rights.

This section does not require indemnification to the extent a claim results from Distrophonic’s own unlawful conduct or where such an obligation is prohibited by applicable law.

Changes to Services and Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, partner requirements or applicable law.

The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when the Terms change. If a change materially affects existing users and applicable law requires additional notice, we may provide notice by email, dashboard notification, website notice or another appropriate method.

Your continued use of the services after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by applicable law.

General Terms

Entire agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms expressly presented for a particular Distrophonic service, constitute the agreement governing that service.

Severability

If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the extent permitted by law.

No waiver

Failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.

Assignment

You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our consent where consent is legally permitted to be required. Distrophonic may transfer these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization or sale of relevant business assets, subject to applicable law.

Governing law and disputes

The law and forum governing a dispute may depend on the Distrophonic contracting entity, your location and mandatory consumer or other applicable law. Distrophonic will not use this webpage to override any jurisdiction or consumer right that cannot lawfully be waived.