Terms of Service
Effective Date: 7/26/2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Vynl music streaming platform ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.
2. Description of Service
Vynl is a music streaming platform that allows artists to upload, share, and monetize their music content. The Service includes features for music discovery, social interaction, purchasing, and community engagement.
3. User Accounts
3.1 Registration
You must register for an account to use certain features of our Service. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
3.2 Creator Access
Creator and artist accounts are available by invitation only. You must receive and validate an invitation code to access creator features.
3.3 Account Security
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
4. Content and Intellectual Property
4.1 Your Content
You retain ownership of any content you upload to the Service. By uploading content, you grant Vynl a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display your content on the platform.
4.2 Content Standards
You agree not to upload content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable. You must own or have the necessary rights to all content you upload.
4.3 Copyright Compliance
You must not upload content that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others. We comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and will remove infringing content upon proper notice.
5. Community Guidelines
5.1 Respectful Interaction
Users must interact respectfully with other community members. Harassment, hate speech, and discriminatory behavior are not tolerated.
5.2 Authentic Engagement
Users must not engage in artificial manipulation of metrics, including but not limited to fake streams, likes, or follows.
6. Commercial Terms
6.1 Revenue Sharing
Artists retain the majority of revenue generated from their content. Specific revenue sharing terms are outlined in separate artist agreements.
6.2 Payments
Payments are processed through secure third-party payment processors. Users are responsible for applicable taxes on their transactions.
6.3 Marketplace
Artists may sell merchandise and other products through our integrated marketplace. All sales are subject to our marketplace terms and conditions.
7. Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Service. By using our Service, you agree to our Privacy Policy.
8. Prohibited Uses
You may not use our Service:
- For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to take unlawful actions
- To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
- To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
- To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
- To submit false or misleading information
- To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.
10. Disclaimers
The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Service or the information, content, materials, or products included on the Service.
11. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Vynl, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
13. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at legal@vynl.com