Terma Snap Inc. Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund.

Berkuatkuasa: 1 Mei 2024

1. Introduction

Please read these Snap Inc. Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms (“Sounds Creator Fund Terms”) carefully. These Sounds Creator Fund Terms form a legally binding contract between you and Snap Inc. (“Snap”) and govern your participation in the Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund (the “Program”). If you live in the United States, then these Sounds Creator Fund Terms govern. If you live outside the United States, then the Snap Group Limited Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms apply. These Sounds Creator Fund Terms incorporate by reference the Snap Terms of ServiceCommunity Guidelines, and any and all other terms, guidelines, and policies applicable to use of the Snapchat application.

ARBITRATION NOTICE: YOU ARE BOUND BY THE ARBITRATION, CLASS-ACTION WAIVER, AND JURY WAIVER PROVISION SET FORTH IN THE SNAP INC., TERMS OF SERVICE. YOU AND SNAP AGREE THAT, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DISPUTES MENTIONED IN THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE OF THE SNAP INC. TERMS OF SERVICE, DISPUTES BETWEEN POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS AND SNAP WILL BE RESOLVED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, AND POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS AND SNAP EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION. POTENTIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION AS EXPLAINED IN THAT ARBITRATION CLAUSE.

2. The Basics

The Program is a new grant program designed to empower emerging, independent artists living in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, France, and Germany to pursue a career in music, who are at least 18 years old (or at least 16 years old with written consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s)), but in any event, who are at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. The Program will be managed in cooperation with Snap partners, DistroKid LLC (“DistroKid”), Seven Colors (America) LLC (“Seven Colors”), and UnitedMasters LLC (“UnitedMasters”), such that any qualifying artist who uses the DistroKid, Seven Colors, or UnitedMasters platform may be eligible to receive a Grant (as defined below). As Sounds engagement continues to grow on the Snapchat application and as Snap continues to innovate and develop the Sounds experience, Snap wants to help Sounds creators produce even more quality content.

3. Eligibility

Any emerging, independent artist living in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, France, and Germany who is at least 18 years old (or at least 16 years old with written consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s)), but in any event, who is at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, and who uploads the artist’s original music via DistroKid, Seven Colors, or UnitedMasters through to the Snapchat Sounds offering may be eligible to receive a Grant. Artists may not apply directly to receive a Grant, and only a limited number of artists will receive Grants. The specific number of Grants to be awarded, the timing of the award and payment of the Grants, and the selection of Grant recipients (each, a “Grant Recipient”), will be determined by Snap in its sole discretion based upon artistic and performance attributes of eligible artists’ original music. Artists who distribute songs that violate Snap’s Community Guidelines or who are otherwise not eligible pursuant to these Sounds Creator Fund Terms will not be considered. All decisions of Snap are final and binding. 

The Program will commence on or about July 1, 2022 for eligible residents of the United States and India and will expand to eligible residents of: (a) Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) as of October 31, 2023 and (b) Quebec, France, and Germany as of January 31, 2024.  Snap reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify, terminate, or extend the Program (for clarity, including these Sounds Creator Fund Terms) at any time.

4. Butiran Geran

Bakal Penerima Geran akan dimaklumkan oleh DistroKid, Seven Colors, atau UnitedMasters, mana yang terpakai, jika mereka telah dipilih sebagai bakal Penerima Geran. Bakal Penerima Geran, dan ibu bapa atau penjaga mereka yang sah jika bakal Penerima Geran berumur antara 16 dan 18 tahun, akan dikehendaki melengkapkan dan mengembalikan Borang Penerimaan Geran, atau dokumentasi yang setara, dalam tempoh tujuh (7) hari dari tarikh pengeluaran. Jika bakal Penerima Geran tidak bertindak balas kepada notifikasi awal dalam tempoh masa yang dinyatakan di dalamnya, notifikasi Geran dikembalikan sebagai tidak boleh dihantar, bakal Penerima Geran tidak mematuhi Terma ini, atau semua dokumen yang diperlukan tidak dikembalikan dalam masa yang ditetapkan. tempoh tersebut, Pemberian akan dilucuthakkan.

Penerima Geran akan menerima geran daripada $2,500 atau lebih tinggi (setiap satu “Geran”) seperti yang ditentukan oleh Snap mengikut budi bicara mutlaknya. Mana-mana dan semua cukai persekutuan, negeri dan tempatan adalah tanggungjawab mutlak Penerima Geran. Penerima Geran tidak boleh menggantikan, menyerahkan atau memindahkan Geran. Semua terma dan syarat serta butiran mana-mana Geran adalah mengikut budi bicara Snap.

5. Hak Yang Anda Berikan Kepada Kami dan Pelepasan Liabiliti

Kecuali yang dibenarkan undang-undang, setakat yang dibenarkan oleh undang-undang, berhubung dengan penerimaan Geran, setiap Penerima Geran dengan ini: (a) memberi lesen dan kebenaran kepada Snap dan penerimanya untuk menggunakan nama Penerima Geran, lokasi (bandar dan negeri atau wilayah), gambar, suara, kesamaan dan maklumat Geran, atau bahan lain diberikan kepada Snap berkaitan dengan Geran, termasuk tanpa had apa-apa rakaman bunyi asal dan karya muzik yang disediakan kepada Snap oleh Penerima Geran, atau diluluskan oleh Penerima Geran secara bertulis (e-mel mencukupi), untuk tujuan pengiklanan, perdagangan dan promosi yang berkaitan dengan Program atau tawaran Bunyi Snapchat, termasuk pengeluaran semula, pengedaran, paparan dan persembahan dalam semua media yang kini diketahui atau selepas ini ditemui, dalam apa jua cara, di seluruh dunia, tanpa notis, semakan, kelulusan atau pampasan; dan (b) mengetepikan secara tidak boleh ditarik balik — atau bersetuju untuk tidak menegaskan terhadap Snap, induk, anggota gabungan dan anak syarikatnya — apa-apa hak moral atau hak yang setara dalam mana-mana maklumat atau bahan yang disebutkan di atas di seluruh dunia.

Penerima Geran dan Penerima Geran yang berpotensi bersetuju untuk melepaskan, menanggung rugi, melepaskan dan melindungi dari liabiliti sebarang kerugian atau kerosakan ke atas Snap, induk, anggota gabungan, subsidiarinya, dan agensi pengiklanan, pembayaran dan promosinya, dan setiap pegawai, pengarah, pemegang saham, pekerja masing-masing, dan wakil (secara kolektif, “Pihak Yang Dilepaskan”) daripada apa-apa dan semua kecederaan, liabiliti, tuntutan, kerugian, dan apa-apa jenis ganti rugi kepada seseorang, termasuk kematian, atau harta benda, yang mengakibatkan, secara keseluruhan atau sebahagian, secara langsung atau tidak langsung, daripada penerimaan Geran atau penyertaan dalam Program.

6. Am

Program ini terbatal di mana dilarang dan tertakluk pada semua undang-undang persekutuan, negeri dan tempatan. Pihak yang Dilepaskan tidak bertanggungjawab ke atas komunikasi dalam apa-apa bentuk yang hilang, lewat, tidak lengkap, rosak, tidak tepat, dicuri, lambat, tersalah arah, tidak dihantar atau kacau bilau; atau untuk rangkaian yang hilang, terganggu atau tidak tersedia, pelayan, Pembekal Perkhidmatan Internet, tapak web, atau sambungan lain, ketersediaan atau kebolehcapaian atau salah komunikasi, atau kegagalan komputer, satelit, penghantaran telefon atau kabel, talian, atau kegagalan teknikal atau bercelaru, bergegas, tertangguh, atau penghantaran tersalah arah, atau kerosakan perkakasan atau perisian komputer, kegagalan atau kesukaran, atau ralat atau kesukaran lain dalam apa jua bentuk sama ada manusia, mekanikal, elektronik, komputer, rangkaian, tipografi, percetakan, atau sebaliknya, berkaitan atau berhubung dengan Program. Pihak Yang Dilepaskan tidak bertanggungjawab untuk kecederaan atau kerosakan pada komputer atau peranti lain mana-mana orang yang berkaitan dengan atau akibat daripada menyertai Program. Orang yang mengganggu atau menyalahgunakan mana-mana aspek Program, yang bertindak dengan cara yang tidak wajar atau mengganggu atau yang melanggar Terma Sounds Creator Fund ini, seperti yang ditentukan oleh Snap, akan hilang kelayakan.

AWAS: APA-APA CUBAAN DENGAN SENGAJA UNTUK MEROSAKKAN PERKHIDMATAN ATAU MELEMAHKAN OPERASI PROGRAM YANG SAH MUNGKIN MELANGGAR SAMA ADA UNDANG-UNDANG SIVIL DAN JENAYAH DAN SEKIRANYA PERCUBAAN TERSEBUT DIBUAT, SNAP MERIZABKAN HAK UTNUK MENUNTUT GANTI RUGI DAN REMEDI LAIN (TERMASUK YURAN GUAMAN) DARI MANA-MANA INDIVIDU SEPENUHNYA MELALUI UNDANG-UNDANG YANG ADA.

Terma Snap Group Limited Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund

Berkuatkuasa: 1 Mei 2024

1. Introduction

Please read these Snap Group Limited Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms (“Sounds Creator Fund Terms”) carefully. These Sounds Creator Fund Terms form a legally binding contract between you and Snap Group Limited (“Snap”) and govern your participation in the Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund (the “Program”). If you live outside the United States, then these Sounds Creator Fund Terms govern. If you live in the United States, then the Snap Inc. Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms apply. These Sounds Creator Fund Terms incorporate by reference the Snap Group Limited Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and any and all terms, guidelines, and policies applicable to use of the Snapchat application.

ARBITRATION NOTICE: IF YOU’RE USING THE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF A BUSINESS, THEN YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE BOUND BY THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE THAT APPEARS IN THE SNAP GROUP LIMITED TERMS OF SERVICE.

2. The Basics

The Program is a new grant program designed to empower emerging, independent artists living in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, France, and Germany to pursue a career in music who are at least 18 years old (or at least 16 years old with written consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s)), but in any event, who are at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. The Program will be managed in cooperation with Snap Inc., DistroKid LLC (“DistroKid”), Seven Colors (America) LLC (“Seven Colors”), and UnitedMasters LLC (“UnitedMasters”), such that any qualifying artist who uses the DistroKid, Seven Colors, or UnitedMasters platform may be eligible to receive a Grant (as defined below). As Sounds engagement continues to grow on the Snapchat application and as Snap continues to innovate and develop the Sounds experience, Snap wants to help Sounds creators produce even more quality content.

3. Eligibility

Any emerging, independent artist living in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, France, and Germany who is at least 18 years old (or at least 16 years old with written consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s)), but in any event, who is at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, and who uploads the artist’s original music via DistroKid, Seven Colors, or UnitedMasters through to the Snapchat Sounds offering may be eligible to receive a Grant. Artists may not apply directly to receive a Grant, and only a limited number of artists will receive Grants. The specific number of Grants to be awarded, the timing of the award and payment of the Grants, and the selection of Grant recipients (each, a “Grant Recipient”), will be determined by Snap in its sole discretion, based upon artistic and performance attributes of eligible artists’ original music. Artists who distribute songs that violate Snap’s Community Guidelines or who are otherwise not eligible pursuant to these Sounds Creator Fund Terms will not be considered. All decisions of Snap are final and binding. 

The Program will commence on or about July 1, 2022 for eligible residents of the United States and India and will expand to eligible residents of: (a) Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) as of October 31, 2023 and (b) Quebec, France, and Germany as of January 31, 2024. Snap reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify, terminate, or extend the Program (for clarity, including these Sounds Creator Fund Terms) at any time.

4. Butiran Geran

Bakal Penerima Geran akan dimaklumkan oleh DistroKid, Seven Colors, atau UnitedMasters, mana yang terpakai, jika mereka telah dipilih sebagai bakal Penerima Geran. Bakal Penerima Geran, dan ibu bapa atau penjaga mereka yang sah jika bakal Penerima Geran berumur antara 16 dan 18 tahun, akan dikehendaki melengkapkan dan mengembalikan Borang Penerimaan Geran, atau dokumentasi yang setara, dalam tempoh tujuh (7) hari dari tarikh pengeluaran. Jika bakal Penerima Geran tidak bertindak balas kepada notifikasi awal dalam tempoh masa yang dinyatakan di dalamnya, notifikasi Geran dikembalikan sebagai tidak boleh dihantar, bakal Penerima Geran tidak mematuhi Terma ini, atau semua dokumen yang diperlukan tidak dikembalikan dalam masa yang ditetapkan. tempoh tersebut, Pemberian akan dilucuthakkan.

Penerima Geran akan menerima geran daripada $2,500 atau lebih tinggi (setiap satu “Geran”) seperti yang ditentukan oleh Snap mengikut budi bicara mutlaknya. Mana-mana dan semua cukai persekutuan, negeri dan wilayah dan tempatan adalah tanggungjawab Penerima Geran sepenuhnya. Penerima Geran tidak boleh menggantikan, menyerahkan atau memindahkan Geran. Semua terma dan syarat serta butiran mana-mana Geran adalah mengikut budi bicara Snap.

5. Hak Yang Anda Berikan Kepada Kami dan Pelepasan Liabiliti

Kecuali yang dibenarkan undang-undang, setakat yang dibenarkan oleh undang-undang, berhubung dengan penerimaan Geran, setiap Penerima Geran dengan ini: (a) memberi lesen dan kebenaran kepada Snap dan penerimanya untuk menggunakan nama Penerima Geran, lokasi (bandar dan negeri atau wilayah), gambar, suara, kesamaan dan maklumat Geran, atau bahan lain diberikan kepada Snap berkaitan dengan Geran, termasuk tanpa had apa-apa rakaman bunyi asal dan karya muzik yang disediakan kepada Snap oleh Penerima Geran, atau diluluskan oleh Penerima Geran secara bertulis (e-mel mencukupi), untuk tujuan pengiklanan, perdagangan dan promosi yang berkaitan dengan Program atau tawaran Bunyi Snapchat, termasuk pengeluaran semula, pengedaran, paparan dan persembahan untuk tempoh hak cipta, dalam semua media yang kini diketahui atau selepas ini ditemui, dalam apa jua cara, di seluruh dunia, tanpa notis, semakan, kelulusan atau pampasan (untuk kejelasan, tanpa mengehadkan Geran yang diberikan kepada Penerima Geran sebagai sebahagian daripada Program); dan (b) mengetepikan secara tidak boleh ditarik balik — atau bersetuju untuk tidak menegaskan terhadap Snap, induk, anggota gabungan dan anak syarikatnya — apa-apa hak moral atau hak yang setara dalam mana-mana maklumat atau bahan yang disebutkan di atas di seluruh dunia.

Penerima Geran dan Penerima Geran yang berpotensi bersetuju untuk melepaskan, menanggung rugi, melepaskan dan melindungi dari liabiliti sebarang kerugian atau kerosakan ke atas Snap, induk, anggota gabungan, subsidiarinya, dan agensi pengiklanan, pembayaran dan promosinya, dan setiap pegawai, pengarah, pemegang saham, pekerja masing-masing, ejen dan wakil (secara kolektif, “Pihak Yang Dilepaskan”) daripada apa-apa dan semua kecederaan, liabiliti, tuntutan, kerugian, dan apa-apa jenis ganti rugi kepada seseorang, termasuk kematian, atau harta benda, yang mengakibatkan, secara keseluruhan atau sebahagian, secara langsung atau tidak langsung, daripada penerimaan Geran atau penyertaan dalam Program.

6. General

The Program is void where prohibited and subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local laws. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled communications of any kind; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider, website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Program. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person's computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in the Program. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Program, who act in an improper or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Sounds Creator Fund Terms, as solely determined by Snap, will be disqualified.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE SERVICES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SNAP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

7. Country-Specific Terms

If you live in India, Australia, France, or the United Kingdom, or are using the Services on behalf of a business with its principal place of business located in India, Australia, France, or the United Kingdom, then nothing in section 5 of these Sounds Creator Fund Terms shall limit or exclude the Released Parties’ liability for death, personal injury, damage to or loss of property, caused by the Released Parties’ negligence or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or anything else excluded by law.

If you live in Germany, or are using the Services on behalf of a business with its principal place of business located in Germany, section 5 is deleted and replaced with the following:

In connection with acceptance of a Grant, each Grant Recipient hereby non-exclusively licenses and grants permission to Snap to use or make use of the Grant Recipient’s name(s), location (city and state), photograph(s), voice, likeness, Grant information, and any original sound recording and musical works that are (a) explicitly provided to Snap by Grant Recipient for such purpose, or (b) approved for such purpose by the Grant Recipient in writing (email sufficient), including without limitation for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes relating to the Program or the Snapchat Sounds offering, and any associated reproductions, distributions, displays, and performances in all media now known, in any manner, worldwide, for the duration of the copyrights, without notice, review, approval, or compensation.

Grant Recipients and potential Grant Recipients agree to release, indemnify, discharge and hold harmless (collectively “Release”) Snap and their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, non-contractual claims, losses and damages of any kind (collectively “Rights for Compensation”) incurred by themselves, including death, or property loss or damage, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance of the Grant or participation in the Program. Such Release does not apply to the extent the Rights for Compensation: (a) have come to existence due to an injury to life, limb or health of Grant Recipients or potential Grant Recipients caused by an intentional or negligent breach of duty by the Released Parties; (b) have come to existence due to damage other than injury to life, limb or health to Grant Recipients or potential Grant Recipients caused by an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the Released Parties; or (c) do not exceed in their amount the foreseeable damage typically occurring from participation in the Program when essential contractual obligations ("Cardinal Obligations") have been breached by the Released Parties in slight negligence. Cardinal Obligations are those obligations whose fulfillment is necessary for the proper execution of the Program and on whose fulfillment the Grant Recipients and potential Grant Recipients rely and may regularly rely.