Indaba Music Terms of Use
Welcome to the Indaba Music Web Site. In order to complete registration, Users of the Site (“Users”) must indicate that they have read and agreed to the Terms of Use. Please read these Terms carefully.
By accessing or using the Indaba Music Web Site you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, whether or not you are a registered User of the Indaba Music Web Site. Indaba Media, LLC (“Indaba”) reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time without notice; any such change, modification, addition or deletion will be effective when it is posted on the Indaba Music Web Site.
Files Exchanged via Sessions
Indaba Music Web Site Users exchange audio files using the Indaba Music Session (“Session”) interface in order to collaborate and create new work products. Indaba believes strongly in the right of individuals to maintain control over their creative work-products.
Session terms including the exchange of files and any fees associated with transactions are generated and agreed to by the Users participating in a given Session. Indaba does not claim any rights, other than those listed below, to or in the files that are uploaded and exchanged for legitimate collaborative purposes or to or in the product(s) of that collaboration. Indaba is not responsible for the outcome of Session collaboration. Indaba actively encourages Users to discuss in Sessions with other Session members the terms of their work and protections relating to their work so that the Indaba Music community continues to be one of honest and fair collaboration. All Users must comply with copyright and similar laws and must not infringe on the rights of others. Note however, that Indaba does not monitor in any manner whether Users are complying with those laws or honoring those rights, and Indaba is not responsible for protecting the copyright, license or other similar rights of any User.
Users agree not to use the Indaba Music Session interface to exchange files or content that is copyrighted by parties other than the Users exchanging files or content in that Session or that is otherwise illegally transferred. Indaba reserves the right to suspend or otherwise terminate file or content exchanges it believes infringe on rights of others under copyright law or other applicable law.
An individual’s right to his or her original, creative content is important to Indaba. Indaba believes strongly in the right of musicians and other creative professionals to protect their work. Please see the section titled “Copyright Complaints” if you believe that audio or other material has been uploaded or downloaded illegally using the Indaba Music Web Site.
By uploading files to Sessions and to other publicly accessible areas of the Indaba Music Web Site (including Profiles), you grant Indaba worldwide, royalty-free and for payment of no compensation of any kind, a non-exclusive perpetual license(s) to use and publicly display such content on the Indaba Music Web Site in connection with the Indaba Music Web Site, the operation of the Indaba Web Site and in connection with Indaba’s business. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such content on the Indaba Music Web Site and will terminate at the time you remove or Indaba removes such content from the Indaba Music Web Site. Indaba does not claim any rights to a User’s music other than the right to display it in the Indaba Music Web Site and the rights set forth above.
Copyright Complaints
If you believe that any material on the Indaba Music Web Site violates any copyright or similar right which you own or control, you may send a written notification of such infringement to our Designated Agent as set forth below:
Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement: Bruce Temkin
Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should be Sent: 100 Pearl Street 14th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103, USA
E-Mail Address of Designated Agent: btemkin@brucetemkin.com
To meet the notice requirements under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the notification must consist of a written communication that includes the following:
A. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
B. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
C. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
D. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
E. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
F. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Maintaining the Integrity of the Community
Indaba believes that the Indaba Music Web Site should be a positive, creative environment for creation, connection, and collaboration among its Users.
Indaba reserves the right without prior notice to affected Users to remove material (including, but not limited to photos, text, files, User submissions, User profiles, and User accounts) from the Indaba Music Web Site because it is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, libelous or otherwise deemed, in the sole discretion of Indaba, to be objectionable or incompatible with these Terms of Use and/or the goals of the Indaba Web Site.
Users’ Agreement not to use the Indaba Music Web Site for certain purposes:
Users agree not to use the Indaba Music Web Site to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that Indaba, in its sole discretion, deems to be harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, libelous, or otherwise objectionable; upload any content that infringes upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party, or User Submissions that Users do not have a right to make available under applicable law or any contractual or fiduciary relationships; impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent themselves or their affiliation with any person or entity; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation or commercial solicitation, except for the placement of Indaba Music advertisements using the Indaba Music Advertising System, the legitimate and lawful solicitation of collaborative partners, or the legitimate promotion of musical or other related creative talent as determined by Indaba, in its sole discretion; send unsolicited email advertisements to Indaba Music Web Site User email addresses; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; intimidate or harass another User; or, use or attempt to use another User’s account, service or system without prior written authorization from Indaba Media, LLC, or create a false identity on the Indaba Music Web Site.
Privacy
Indaba takes the privacy of Indaba Music Web Site Users very seriously. Indaba does not share personal identifying information (including information Users enter as part of their Profiles) without prior written consent from Users. Indaba does not share personal User information with marketers or advertisers; however, Indaba may do so in the aggregate without making reference to or identifying individual Users or their contact information.
An important part of the Indaba Music Web Site is the informational profiles Users receive upon registration. Users can choose what information they would like to make public by adding it to their Profiles, and such information will be visible to other Users of the Indaba Music Web Site.
Users agree not to share, syndicate, reproduce, or otherwise disseminate the information from another User’s Profile or other information exchanged via communication facilitated by the Indaba Music Web Site without the express written consent of that User.
Users are not licensed to add other Indaba Music Web Site Users, even a User who has collaborated with them, to their mail list (email or physical mail) without that other User’s express written consent. Users may not use our communication tools to send spam or otherwise send content that would violate these Terms of Use.
Indaba may disclose information about Indaba Music Web Site Users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. Indaba may also disclose information about Indaba Music Web Site Users to law enforcement officers or others in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, respond to claims that any posting or other User Submission violates the rights of third-parties, or to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Indaba, its owners, officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint venturers or employees, the Indaba Music Web Site, its Users or the general public.
Although Indaba makes good faith efforts to store information in a secure operating environment not available to the public, Indaba cannot guarantee complete security. Indaba disclaims liability for unintentional security breaches.
Membership
Registration with Indaba Music is free of charge. Paid memberships (called “Pro” on the Indaba Music Web Site) offering increased functionality are available, but paid memberships are non-refundable and are automatically renewed on a monthly basis. The purchasers of monthly memberships are billed continually on a monthly basis unless the purchaser cancels the membership. Purchasers of yearly memberships are notified by e-mail prior to automatic renewal of the paid membership. Indaba agrees to terminate memberships upon receipt of termination notification from members/purchasers in the Settings area of the Indaba Music Web Site. Web Site membership fees already billed in the month a purchaser chooses to cancel are not refunded. Memberships are generally billed on the same day of the month on which they are purchased. If payments cannot be charged to a credit card or are otherwise incomplete for any reason, Indaba, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, reserves the right either to suspend or terminate access to a purchaser’s account. Indaba, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, reserves the right to add, remove, or make modifications to the features included in particular memberships at any time, including the right to adjust storage and bandwidth limits associated with different classes of membership.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of account and password information and agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under the User’s account or password.
Children Under Age 13
Children under age 13 are not permitted to register for the Indaba Music Web Site. Indaba does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register for the Indaba Music Web Site. If you are under 13, please do not register for the Indaba Music Web Site send any information about yourself to Indaba, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information to or on the Indaba Music Web Site. In the event that Indaba learns that it has collected personal information from a child under age 13, without verification of parental consent, Indaba will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that Indaba might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@indabamusic.com.
Children Between the Ages of 13 and 18
Indaba recommends that minors over the age of 13 ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.
User Disputes
Users of the Indaba Music Web Site are solely responsible for their interactions with other Indaba Music Users, including those they collaborate with via Session activity, Clip exchange, or other communication and/or file exchange, whether on or off the Indaba Music Web Site. The Indaba Music Web Site enables Users to apply terms (“Terms”) to their work in particular Sessions. Users of the Indaba Music Web Site are solely responsible for Terms they apply to their membership in Sessions on the Indaba Music Web Site. Indaba is not responsible for enforcing Terms or arbitrating, hearing or settling disputes over Terms that may arise between Users. Indaba reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between Users of the Indaba Music Web Site.
Proprietary Rights
All material on the Indaba Music Web Site (excluding User Submissions) including, but not limited to, design, text, graphics, other files, and their selection and arrangement (the “Material”) is the sole property of Indaba. All rights are reserved. No Material may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Indaba.
All trademarks, logos, trade dress and service marks on the Indaba Music Web Site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Indaba and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Indaba.
Links to Other Websites
The Indaba Music Web Site contains links to other web sites. Indaba has not reviewed all of these web sites and is not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such other web sites, and such other web sites are not investigated, monitored or checked by Indaba for content, accuracy or completeness. Inclusion of any linked web site on or through the Indaba Music Web Site does not imply Indaba’s approval or endorsement of the linked web site. If Users decide to leave the Indaba Web Site and access these other third-party sites, they do so at their own risk.
Disclaimers
Indaba is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content on the Indaba Web Site, User Submission or any other User-generated material posted on the Indaba Music Web Site or in connection with the Indaba Music Web Site, whether posted or caused by Users of the Indaba Music Web Site, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Indaba Music Web Site. Indaba is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Indaba Music Web Site. The Indaba Music Web Site may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. Indaba assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, or alteration of User communications. Indaba is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to Users or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Indaba Music Web Site. Under no circumstances will Indaba be responsible for any loss or damage, including, but not limited to, personal injury or death, resulting from anyone’s use or viewing of the Indaba Music Web Site, any User Submissions or any other User-generated material posted on or through the Indaba Music Web Site or transmitted to Users, or any interactions between Users of the Indaba Music Web Site, whether online or offline. THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE, ITS CONTENT, USER SUBMISSIONS AND ANY USER-GENERATED MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AND INDABA DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. INDABA CANNOT PROMISE GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE OR GUARANTEE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE. Applicable law may not allow exclusion of certain or all implied warranties, so the foregoing may not apply to you in some respects.
Limitation on Liability
EXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, IN NO EVENT WILL INDABA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE INDABA WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF INDABA IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, INDABA’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO INDABA FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP; AND (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).
USERS WILL NOT HOLD INDABA RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER USERS’ ACTIONS OR INACTIONS, INCLUDING FILES UPLOADED TO THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE IS A VENUE TO ALLOW THE EXCHANGE OF AUDIO FILES FOR THE PURPOSES OF COLLABORATION. INDABA IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL TRANSACTION BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS OF FILES EXCHANGED USING THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE SESSION INTERFACE. INDABA HAS NO CONTROL OVER, DOES NOT GUARANTEE, AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE QUALITY OF SERVICES ADVERTISED OR FILES EXCHANGED, THE TRUTH OR ACCURACY OF PROFILES OR OFFERS FOR SERVICES, THE ABILITY OF BUYERS TO PAY FOR FILES EXCHANGED, THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT AND ALL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS, OR THAT A BUYER OR SELLER WILL ACTUALLY COMPLETE A TRANSACTION.
WE DO NOT TRANSFER LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRONIC FILES FROM THE SELLER TO THE BUYER. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF MONEY, GOODWILL, OR REPUTATION, OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE INDABA MUSIC WEB SITE.
IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ONE OR MORE USERS, YOU RELEASE INDABA (AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND EMPLOYEES) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH DISPUTES.
CERTAIN LAWS AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Governing Law and Venue
By visiting or using the Indaba Music Web Site, Users agree that the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Indaba or any of its affiliates. Any legal action or proceeding related to this Web Site (including, but not limited to, User visits to or use of the Indaba Music Web Site) shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in New York . To the extent you might have in any manner violated or threaten to violate Indaba or any of its affiliates’ proprietary or intellectual property rights, Indaba may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. For the purpose of such relief, you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to, non-exclusive venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of New York.
Any claim, action or proceeding by you related in any way to the Indaba Web Site and/or the Service (including your visit to or use of the Web Site and/or the Service) must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Indaba, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their owners, directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, joint ventures and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of any claim, action, investigation or proceeding made or instituted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Indaba Music Web Site (including, but not limited, the Services, User visits to or use of the Indaba Music Web Site) in violation of these Terms of Use or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
Other
These Terms of Use together with any other policies of Indaba posted by it on the Indaba Music Web Site, constitute the entire agreement between you and Indaba regarding the use of the Indaba Music Web Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and Indaba relating to your use of the Indaba Music Web Site. The failure of Indaba to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision in that or any other instance. Indaba reserves the right to make changes to the Indaba Music Web Site, policies, and these Terms of Use at any time. Changes take effect when they are posted on the Indaba Music Web Site. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
The Indaba Web Site and its contents are intended to comply with the laws and regulations in the United States. Other countries and jurisdiction may have laws, and regulatory requirements that differ from those in the United States. Any content, offer or service on the Indaba Web Site is void where prohibited.
Termination of Service
You agree that Indaba, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, has the right but not the obligation to delete or deactivate your Indaba Music Web Site account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Indaba Music Web Site (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any User Submissions within the Indaba Music Web Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Indaba believes that you have acted inconsistently with these Terms of Use. Further, you agree that Indaba shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any of the foregoing actions or for termination of your access to the Indaba Music Web Site. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Indaba Music Web Site after said termination.
Without limiting the foregoing, in accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Indaba has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and in the sole discretion of Indaba, members who are deemed to be repeat infringers of intellectual property rights. Indaba may also, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, limit access to the Indaba Music Web Site and/or terminate the memberships of any Users who, in the judgment of Indaba, infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
Advertising
Indaba makes no guarantee as to the outcome or result of advertisements placed on the Indaba Music Web Site. Although Indaba will always do its best to ensure that ads are placed according to the terms agreed to at the time of purchase including target audience and advertisement terms, Indaba may not cannot be held responsible for any expected result of placing advertisements on the Indaba Music Web Site, including but not limited to changes in product sales, web traffic, concert attendance, or collaborative interest.
Questions and Feedback
We welcome your questions and feedback. Please visit our Help page for more information, or contact us at feedback@indabamusic.com.
Definitions of certain terms used in these Terms of Use
“Indaba Music Web Site” or “Indaba Web Site” – The web site located at www.indabamusic.com and all of its various sub-domains.
“Indaba” or “Indaba Media, LLC” – A limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware, the owner and operator of the Indaba Music Web Site.
“Profile” – The online identify template that an Indaba Music Web Site User receives with registration and can populate with personal information according to these Terms.
“Session” – A collaborative transaction (labeled a “Session”) initiated by an Indaba Music Web Site User using the Session section of the Indaba Music Web Site.
“Terms” – agreements made between members in an Indaba Music Session using the interface provided by the Indaba Music Web Site to define Price, Project Due Date, Instructions, and Final File Type.
“User(s)” – Individuals who visit the Indaba Music Web Site and do not register; individuals who register with the Indaba Music Web site and become free members; and, individuals who register with the Indaba Music Web Site and purchase paid memberships.
“User Submissions” – includes files uploaded by Users to the Indaba Music Web Site for legitimate collaborative purposes, and files uploaded by Users to Profiles (including User photos, sample music, and other media the Indaba Music Web Site may accept as part of the Profile). Indaba Media, LLC DOES NOT claim any ownership rights to User Submissions.
“Clip” – A file uploaded by Indaba or an Indaba Music Web Site User to the Clip section of the Indaba Music Web Site (labeled “Clips”).