If you live in the United States, you are agreeing to the Snap Inc. Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms.

If you live outside the United States, you are agreeing to the Snap Group Limited Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund Terms.

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 Service, Community 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.

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.

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.

DistroKid, Seven Colors jew UnitedMasters, skont il-każ, se jgħarrfu lil dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja jekk jintgħażlu bħala dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja. Dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja, u l-ġenitur(i) jew il-gwardjan(i) legali tagħhom, jekk ikollhom bejn is-16 u t-18-il sena, se jkunu meħtieġa jimlew u jibagħtulna lura Formola li Aċċettaw l-Għotja jew dokument ieħor bħal dan fi żmien sebat (7) ijiem mid-data li jkun inħarġilhom dan id-dokument. Jekk dak li jkun intgħażel biex jista' jikseb l-Għotja ma jweġibx għall-ewwel sejħa fiż-żmien mogħti jew l-għarfien dwar l-Għotja jintbagħat lura bħala "ma setax jitwassal", jekk dak li jkun jista' jikseb l-Għotja ma jimxix ma' dawn ir-Regoli jew jekk id-dokumenti meħtieġa kollha ma jintbagħtux fil-ħin, l-Għotja tintilef.

Dawk li jiksbu l-Għotja se jingħataw għotjiet ta' mill-inqas $2,500 jew iktar (kull għotja magħrufa bħala “Għotja”) skont ma tagħżel Snap minn rajha. Kull taxxa federali, statali u lokali għandha titħallas minn min jikseb l-Għotja. Dawk li jiksbu l-Għotja ma jistgħux jibdluha, jagħtuha lil xi ħadd jew jgħadduha lil ħaddieħor. Ir-regoli u l-kundizzjonijiet u d-dettalji tal-Għotjiet jitqiegħdu biss minn Snap, minn rajha.

Sakemm il-liġi ma żżommokx milli tagħmel hekk, sakemm jista' jagħmel hekk bil-liġi, meta jaċċetta Għotja, kull min jikseb Għotja: (a) jagħti liċenzja u permess lil Snap u lill-persuni magħżula minn Snap biex jużaw l-isem/ismijiet ta' min kiseb l-Għotja, il-post fejn jinsab (belt u stat), ir-ritratt(i), il-leħen, ix-xbiha u l-informazzjoni dwar l-Għotja jew kull xorta ta' materjal ieħor mogħti lil Snap b'rabta mal-Għotja, fosthom, mingħajr ebda limitu, ir-reġistrazzjonijiet oriġinali tal-ħoss u tax-xogħol mużikali mogħtija lil Snap minn min kiseb l-Għotja jew approvati bil-miktub (email titqies biżżejjed) minn min kiseb l-Għotja għar-riklami, għall-kummerċ u għall-offerti b'rabta mal-Programm jew mal-offerta tal-Ħsejjes ta' Snapchat fosthom il-kopja, ix-xandir, il-wiri u l-ħidma, għal kull mezz tax-xandir; kemm jekk diġà magħrufa jew li tinstab iktar 'il quddiem; b'kull mezz, għad-dinja kollha, mingħajr il-ħtieġa ta' tagħrif, reviżjoni, approvazzjoni jew kumpens; u (b) jiċħad, madwar id-dinja kollha, mingħajr l-opportunità li jibdel fehemtu, jew jaqbel li ma jressaq l-ebda talba kontra Snap, il-kumpanija sid tagħha, l-imsieħba u l-kumpaniji tagħha, xi jeddijiet morali jew jeddijiet oħra bħal dawn b'rabta mal-informazzjoni jew il-materjal imsemmi hawn.

Min jikseb l-Għotja u dawk li jistgħu jiksbu Għotja jaqblu li jeħilsu, iħarsu, iħollu u ma jqiegħdu ebda responsabbiltà ċivili fuq Snap, il-kumpanija sidha, l-imsieħba tagħha u l-kumpaniji li jaqgħu taħtha; kif ukoll lill-aġenziji tar-riklami, tal-pagamenti u tal-offerti li jaħdmu magħha u lil kull uffiċjal, direttur, azzjonista, ħaddiem, aġent jew rappreżentant ta' kull waħda minnhom (flimkien magħrufa bħala “Persuni Meħlusa”) minn kull xorta ta' ħsara, responsabbiltà, talba, telf jew ħsarat ta' kull xorta lil xi persuni, fosthom għall-mewt jew ħsara lill-propjetà miġjuba, kollha jew parti minnha, direttament jew indirettament, mill-kisba tal-Għotja jew mis-sehem fil-Programm.

Il-Programm ma jgħoddx għall-postijiet fejn ma jistax jitwettaq; u jaqa' taħt il-liġijiet federali, statali u lokali kollha li obbligati nimxu magħhom. Il-Persuni Meħlusa la huma responsabbli għall-messaġġi mitlufa, mibgħuta tard, mhux mibgħuta kollha, li jintbagħtu bil-ħsara, li ma jkunux preċiżi, li jinsterqu, li jiddewmu, li jintbagħtu xi mkien ieħor bi żball jew li ma jkunux jistgħu jinqraw u lanqas għax-xkiel jew għan-nuqqas ta' disponibbiltà tan-netwerk, tas-server, tal-Operatur tas-Servizz tal-Internet jew ta' xi sit jew konnessjoni oħra; lanqas ma huma responsabbli għad-disponibbiltà, l-aċċessibbiltà jew messaġġi mibgħuta bi żball, jew xandiriet li ma jirnexxux bil-kompjuter, bis-satellita, bit-telefown jew bil-wajers, bil-linji jew għal xi ħsara teknika u lanqas għal xandiriet mxandra bi żball, imħawda, kodifikati jew imxandra tard jew għal xi problema bil-hardware jew bis-software jew problemi jew żbalji ta' xull xorta oħra, kemm jekk minħabba l-bniedem, mekkaniċi, elettroniċi, minħabba l-kompjuter, minħabba n-netwerk, minħabba t-tipografija, l-istampar jew kull ħaġa oħra marbuta mal-Programm. Il-Persuni Meħlusa mhux responsabbli għall-korrimenti jew għall-ħsara lill-kompjuters jew lil tagħmir ieħor ta' xi persuna b'rabta jew minħabba s-sehem fil-Programm. Dawk li jbabsu jew jużaw ħażin xi parti mill-Programm, jew li jġibu ruħhom b'mod mhux xieraq jew li jxekkel il-ħidma tagħna jew li jiksru r-Regoli tal-Fond tal-Ħallieqa tal-Ħsejjes, kif imqiegħda minn Snap minn jeddha, se jiġu skwalifikati.

TWISSIJA: KULL MIN B'XI MOD JIPPROVA JAGĦMEL IL-ĦSARA APPOSTA LIS-SERVIZZI TAGĦNA JEW IXEKKEL IL-ĦIDMA LEĠITTIMA TAL-PROGRAMM JAF IKUN QED JIKSER IL-LIĠIJIET KRIMINALI JEW ĊIVILI U JEKK XI ĦADD JIPPROVA JAGĦMEL XI ĦAĠA HEKK, SNAP GĦANDHA L-JEDD LI TFITTXU GĦAD-DANNI U GĦAL XI XORTA OĦRA TA' KUMPENS (FOSTHOM IT-TARIFFI TAL-AVUKATI) SAL-LIMITI MOGĦTIJA MIL-LIĠI.

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.

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.

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.

DistroKid, Seven Colors jew UnitedMasters, skont il-każ, se jgħarrfu lil dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja jekk jintgħażlu bħala dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja. Dawk li jistgħu jiksbu l-Għotja, u l-ġenitur(i) jew il-gwardjan(i) legali tagħhom, jekk ikollhom bejn is-16 u t-18-il sena, se jkunu meħtieġa jimlew u jibagħtulna lura Formola li Aċċettaw l-Għotja jew dokument ieħor bħal dan fi żmien sebat (7) ijiem mid-data li jkun inħarġilhom dan id-dokument. Jekk dak li jkun intgħażel biex jista' jikseb l-Għotja ma jweġibx għall-ewwel sejħa fiż-żmien mogħti jew l-għarfien dwar l-Għotja jintbagħat lura bħala "ma setax jitwassal", jekk dak li jkun jista' jikseb l-Għotja ma jimxix ma' dawn ir-Regoli jew jekk id-dokumenti meħtieġa kollha ma jintbagħtux fil-ħin, l-Għotja tintilef.

Dawk li jiksbu l-Għotja se jingħataw għotjiet ta' mill-inqas $2,500 jew iktar (kull għotja magħrufa bħala “Għotja”) skont ma tagħżel Snap minn rajha. Kull taxxa federali, statali, provinċjali, territorjali u lokali għandha titħallas minn min jikseb l-Għotja. Dawk li jiksbu l-Għotja ma jistgħux jibdluha, jagħtuha lil xi ħadd jew jgħadduha lil ħaddieħor. Ir-regoli u l-kundizzjonijiet u d-dettalji tal-Għotjiet jitqiegħdu biss minn Snap, minn rajha.

Sakemm il-liġi ma żżommokx milli tagħmel hekk, sakemm jista' jagħmel hekk bil-liġi, meta jaċċetta Għotja, kull min jikseb Għotja: (a) jagħti liċenzja u permess lil Snap u lill-persuni magħżula minn Snap biex jużaw l-isem/ismijiet ta' min kiseb l-Għotja, il-post fejn jinsab (belt u stat, provinċja jew territorju), ir-ritratt(i), il-leħen, ix-xbiha u l-informazzjoni dwar l-Għotja jew kull xorta ta' materjal ieħor mogħti lil Snap b'rabta mal-Għotja, fosthom, mingħajr ebda limitu, ir-reġistrazzjonijiet oriġinali tal-ħoss u tax-xogħol mużikali mogħtija lil Snap minn min kiseb l-Għotja jew approvati bil-miktub (email titqies biżżejjed) minn min kiseb l-Għotja għar-riklami, għall-kummerċ u għall-offerti b'rabta mal-Programm jew mal-offerta tal-Ħsejjes ta' Snapchat fosthom il-kopja, ix-xandir, il-wiri u l-ħidma għal kemm id-drittijiet tal-awtur idumu fis-seħħ, għal kull mezz tax-xandir; kemm jekk diġà magħrufa jew li tinstab iktar 'il quddiem; b'kull mezz, għad-dinja kollha, mingħajr il-ħtieġa ta' tagħrif, reviżjoni, approvazzjoni jew kumpens (biex tkun ċara: mingħajr ma nillimitaw l-Għotja mogħtija lil min jikseb l-Għotja grazzi għal dal-Programm); u (b) jiċħad, madwar id-dinja kollha, mingħajr l-opportunità li jibdel fehemtu, jew jaqbel li ma jressaq l-ebda talba kontra Snap, il-kumpanija sid tagħha, l-imsieħba u l-kumpaniji tagħha, xi jeddijiet morali jew jeddijiet oħra bħal dawn b'rabta mal-informazzjoni jew il-materjal imsemmi hawn.

Min jikseb l-Għotja u dawk li jistgħu jiksbu Għotja jaqblu li jeħilsu, iħarsu, iħollu u ma jqiegħdu ebda responsabbiltà ċivili fuq Snap, il-kumpanija sidha, l-imsieħba tagħha u l-kumpaniji li jaqgħu taħtha; kif ukoll lill-aġenziji tar-riklami, tal-pagamenti u tal-offerti li jaħdmu magħha u lil kull uffiċjal, direttur, azzjonista, ħaddiem, aġent jew rappreżentant ta' kull waħda minnhom (flimkien magħrufa bħala “Persuni Meħlusa”) minn kull xorta ta' ħsara, responsabbiltà, talba, telf jew ħsarat ta' kull xorta lil xi persuni, fosthom għall-mewt jew ħsara lill-propjetà miġjuba, kollha jew parti minnha, direttament jew indirettament, mill-kisba tal-Għotja jew mis-sehem fil-Programm.

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.

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.