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Terms of Use

A. General Terms and Conditions

This is a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between and among you and BeatsUnion Music Inc. and any other entity affiliated with BeatsUnion Music Inc. (collectively, “BeatsUnion”, “us”, “we”). The Agreement states the terms that govern your (i.e., customer, registered user, website visitor, DJ, music producer, label, brand, etc.) use of the BeatsUnion website, including any BeatsUnion branded website, webpage, or application (each of these and the services available through them are individually and collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Website”), as the context requires, including, without limitation, any mobile version. By using the Website, you agree to and are bound by the terms of this Agreement.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY

You must accept and abide by these terms as presented to you, and BeatsUnion reserves the right to change, add, or remove portions of this Agreement at anytime. It is your responsibility to check the Agreement each time before using the Website, and your continued use of the Website indicates your acceptance of any changes. In addition, you agree to comply with all local, provincial, state, federal, national, and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations that apply to your use of the Website or Content (defined below).

BY USING OUR SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, THESE TERMS ARE A LEGAL CONTRACT BETWEEN BEATSUNION AND YOU. YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU POSSESS THE LEGAL RIGHT AND CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS, AND YOU ARE NOT A MINOR. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS IN WHOLE OR IN PART, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OUR SERVICES.

1. Age Requirement.

In order to use the Product(s) or services offered on this Website, you need to (a) be 18 or older, or, be 13 or older and have your parent or guardian’s consent to the terms of this Agreement, and, (b) have the power to enter a binding contract with us and are not barred from doing so under any applicable laws.  If there are parts of the Website where you need to register and provide certain information to BeatsUnion:  You must be at least 18 years of age. If you are at least 13 years of age, but under 18 years of age, you must present this Agreement to your parent or legal guardian, and he or she must click “AGREE” or “SIGN UP,” as may be applicable, to enter into this Agreement on your behalf. 

Children under 13 years of age may not register for the Website, nor may parents or legal guardians register on their behalf. If you are a parent or legal guardian entering this Agreement for the benefit of your child or a child in your legal care, be aware that you are fully responsible for the child’s use of the Website, including all financial charges and legal liability that he or she may incur.

2. Content and Products.

All “Content”, including but not limited to digital downloads of sound recordings, streamed sound recordings and related digital content, including musical compositions, mixes and loops, downloads or samples, and all software, artwork, graphics, video, text, editorials, content descriptions, interfaces, trademarks, logos, images, photographs, and any other element of the Website, including the layout, look and feel, organization, and coordination of such Content on the Website is the property of or is licensed to BeatsUnion, and is protected by Canadian and international trademark, trade dress, copyright, and other intellectual property rights laws. Without the prior written consent of BeatsUnion or the applicable copyright holder, and except as provided in this Agreement, no Content may be transmitted, distributed, translated, publicly displayed, uploaded, published, recorded, retransmitted, rented, sold, distributed, digitized, endorsed, reproduced, altered to make new works, performed, or compiled in any commercial way. Some of the Content is “Products,” which is certain Content made available by BeatsUnion for streaming, purchase and/or download.  The Content is only for your personal, non-commercial use.

3. Objectionable Material.

When using the Website, you understand that you may encounter Content that may be deemed objectionable, indecent, or offensive, which Content may or may not be identified as having explicit language or text, graphic designs, and/or photographs. You agree to use the Website at your own risk and BeatsUnion shall have no liability to you for Content that may be found objectionable, indecent, or offensive.  BeatsUnion reserves the right, but not the duty, to remove Content it finds, in its sole discretion, objectionable and/or offensive.

4. Account Registration.

(a) To use certain services of the Website you must register and provide certain information (e.g. a member (user) name, password, billing information, and valid email address) to BeatsUnion (“Registration Data”) for the purposes of creating an account (your “Account”).  You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate Registration Data at the time you register and you will update your Registration Data as necessary to keep it current, complete and accurate. The Registration Data will apply to all sections of the Website and act as your username and Registration Data for access, favoriting, communicating, collaborating, purchasing, and/or streaming (where purchasing and/or streaming are applicable) to all sections of the Website. BeatsUnion may terminate your Account and any or all rights to the Website if any information you provide is inaccurate, false, incomplete, overtly offensive, misleading, or, if BeatsUnion, in its own discretion, suspects fraudulent and/or illegal behavior, such as but not limited to identify theft, stolen credit cards, or artificial purchasing to inflate sales data, associated with your registration. You agree that BeatsUnion may store and use the Registration Data you provide for use in billing fees to your credit card and maintaining your Account. 

(b) You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account. You agree to notify BeatsUnion immediately of any unauthorized use of your password and/or Account. BeatsUnion shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your Registration Data or Account, and you agree to hold harmless and to indemnify BeatsUnion, its partners, parents, subsidiaries, agents, affiliates and/or licensors, as applicable, for any improper, unauthorized or illegal uses of your Account. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website. Should you attempt to do so, assist others in making such attempts, or distributing instructions, software or tools for that purpose, BeatsUnion shall have the right to terminate your Account and pursue all available remedies at law without notice to you.

5. Consent to our electronic communication with you.

By establishing an Account, you grant permission for BeatsUnion to contact you at your provided e-mail address as well as through any of your provided social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). You can update and manage your email preferences, under your account settings.  You acknowledge and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically will satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

6. System Requirements for Usage.

You are responsible for any hardware, systems and/or software program(s) you use and any associated fees and expenses (a) to connect to, browse or otherwise use the Internet, and/or (b) to access the Website, and/or (c) to browse, stream, download, upload, play back, or transfer the Content. From time to time, you may have to install software, available through the Website, to aid in the accessibility of Content; however, the purchase or obtaining of any other product shall not be construed to represent or guarantee your access to the Content. If you need information on the specifications of any equipment, Internet access or software required to use the services provided by the Website, please contact the BeatsUnion Customer Support team. You may not attempt, nor support others’ attempts, to decrypt, reverse engineer, circumvent or otherwise alter or interfere with any software required for use of the Website or Content. If you access the Website over mobile or via an IOS or Android application, data charges may apply. 

7. Limitation on Sales.

BeatsUnion sells Products to end user customers only, and not to resellers, distributors, music dealers, exporters, wholesalers, or any other businesses with an intent to resell. BeatsUnion reserves the right to refuse access to the Website or BeatsUnion API or sale of Products, to any end user. BeatsUnion may terminate any offers for free or special promotions or pricing on merchandise at any time.

8. Right to Change Prices and Content Availability.

Prices and availability of Content offered through the Website are subject to change at any time. BeatsUnion does not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price drop or promotional offering.

9. Sales of Downloads.

Each Download (as defined below) Product is an individual sale and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each purchase of a Download by you will be regarded as a separate transaction and each delivery of a Download will constitute a separate sale, whether delivery is in whole or partial fulfillment of an order. For the purpose of creating BeatsUnion charts and other marketing data, BeatsUnion reserves the right to correct or ignore any Downloads it suspects are a result of suspicious sales behavior intended to, in BeatsUnion’s sole discretion, falsely inflate sales data.

10. No Refunds.

All sales are final and all charges from those sales are nonrefundable. BeatsUnion will not refund any fees for Products or services that you purchase and then fail to download, unless such failure is caused solely by the negligence or gross misconduct of BeatsUnion.

11. No Responsibility for Typographical Errors.

Due to the rapidly expanding, broad selection of Content on the Website, it is possible that Products may be accidentally mispriced. In such an event, BeatsUnion reserves the right not to accept end user orders with prices based upon typographical errors.

12. Taxes.

You are responsible for paying any governmental taxes imposed on your purchases, including, but not limited to, sales taxes, use taxes, good and services taxes and/or value-added taxes.

13. Order Acceptance Policy.

Your receipt of an electronic or other form of confirmation does not (1) constitute BeatsUnion’s offer to sell or (2) convey BeatsUnion’s acceptance of your order. BeatsUnion reserves the right, at its discretion, and without prior notice to you, and for any reason, to decline your request for Product(s), or supply less than the quantity you ordered following receipt of your order. Additionally, BeatsUnion reserves the right, at its discretion, to accept payment and process delivery of the Product, without accounting for the purchase for BeatsUnion chart purposes, if it believes, for any reason, at its discretion, that such purchase was solely intended to falsely inflate sales data.

14. Charges and Billing.

You agree to pay for all for-fee Products that you purchase through the Website. BeatsUnion may charge your credit card for any Products purchased, and for any additional amounts (including any taxes and late fees, as applicable) as may be accrued by or in connection with your Account. You hereby agree to authorize BeatsUnion to charge your credit card for the above at BeatsUnion’s convenience, but within (30) days of credit card authorization, but no earlier than the purchased Product is available for actual download or delivery, except in the case of pre-order content. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING BEATSUNION WITH A VALID CREDIT CARD AND THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF ALL FEES. At its discretion, BeatsUnion may post charges individually or aggregate your charges with other purchases you make on the Website. If any of your billing information changes, you are responsible for updating the information in the applicable section of your Account. You are responsible for any charges on your Account that are incurred by any person through your Account, regardless of whether you authorized such purchase or not. You are solely responsible for keeping your Account secure and confidential. 

BeatsUnion may, at its discretion, modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website (or any part thereof, including any Product) at any time with or without notice to you, and BeatsUnion will not be liable to you or to any third party should it exercise such rights.

BeatsUnion currently only accepts credit card payment methods including American Express, Visa, Master Card provided that they can be processed via the service known as “Stripe”.  Other payment methods may be available and notice of same will be noted in the check-out section of the Website. BeatsUnion does not accept cash, money orders or cheques. Further, BeatsUnion does not accept PayPal at the time of this writing.  BeatsUnion reserves the right to change this policy at any time. You agree to pay all fees and charges associated with your purchase(s) (including any applicable taxes), at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. You, not BeatsUnion, are responsible for any unauthorized amounts billed to your credit card by a third party. As a cardholder, your card issuer agreement governs your use of the designated card, and as such, you must refer to that agreement to determine your rights and liabilities as a cardholder. Obligation to pay for Product orders previously accepted by BeatsUnion will survive your termination of your Account. Due to the nature of the service, refunds are only available in exceptional circumstances at BeatsUnion’s management’s sole discretion.

15. Currency.

BeatsUnion accepts the following currencies: Canadian Dollars.  All other currencies will be exchanged at the rate at the time of the transaction set by the applicable bank supporting your credit card. As such, the currency displayed and accepted for each individual purchase cannot be modified by the end user. All purchases made using any of the above-noted currencies shall be processed by BeatsUnion Music Inc. Any issues occurring with your purchase should be directed to the BeatsUnion Customer Support team identified on the Website, regardless of the currency used in the purchase.

16. Limitations of Content Usage and Copyright.

BeatsUnion may make available certain Content. Your access to and/or use of any Content will be limited by the rules assigned to the Content by BeatsUnion (“Content Rules”) and/or copyright law and described in this Agreement or on the webpage where you acquire access to such Content.  You may not attempt, nor support another’s attempt, to decrypt, reverse engineer, circumvent or otherwise alter or interfere with any software required for use of the Website or any of the Content Rules. BEATSUNION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ENFORCE THE PRODUCT RULES WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. 

A “Stream” is the digital transmission of a sound recording of a musical work, in whole or in part, to an end user over the Internet where the content may be heard or viewed, but not downloaded, for later playback. You may not attempt, or support others' attempts, to download, copy, distribute, alter or capture a Stream.
A "Download" is a purchased Product that you can (1) transfer to a compatible portable device, (2) save to your hard drive or cloud storage service with unlimited playback time, or (3) burn to a CD/DVD, in each case for personal private use only and not for commercial or public use or distribution. BeatsUnion shall have no liability for lost, damaged, or destroyed Downloads. Any security technology that is provided with a Download is an inseparable part of the Download. The Download capability does not operate to limit any rights of the copyright owners in a Product or any works embodied in them.

Except as otherwise provided herein, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, download, transmit, distribute or otherwise disseminate any Streams or Downloads or other Content contained on the Site except for your own personal, non-commercial use, unless otherwise provided for herein. Any unauthorized copying, distribution, use or sharing is not permitted by this Agreement or applicable provisions of the Copyright Act (Canada), and is in violation of Canadian and international copyright and intellectual property laws.

17. Prohibited Uses of Content.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or disable any copy protection or use limitation systems associated with the Downloads, Streams and/or Previews. You may not play and then re-digitize any Downloads, and/or Streams. You may not create any “derivative works” by altering any of the Content, except as permitted herein. You may not use the Downloads, Streams and/or Previews in conjunction with any other third-party content (e.g., to provide sound for a film) unless you obtain such rights from the copyright holder. YOU MAY NOT UPLOAD DOWNLOADS OR STREAMS TO THE INTERNET. PEER-2-PEER FILE SHARING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Any other manner of network file sharing and transfer of Downloads, Streams or Previews to devices for such purpose is expressly prohibited and is a violation of Canadian and international copyright law.

18 . Loss of Rights by BeatsUnion.

BeatsUnion may at any time lose the right to make certain Content available. In such an event, you will no longer be able to access such Content from the Website.

19. Electronic Signatures and Contracts.

Your use of the Website and establishment of an Account includes the ability to enter into agreements and/or to make purchases electronically. You agree that any submissions you make for electronic purchases constitute your intent and agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and to pay for such purchases. Your agreement and intent to be bound by electronic submissions applies to all records relating to all transactions you enter into on the Website, including notices of cancellation, policies, contracts, and applications.

20. Community and Brand Features / Public Areas.

The Website may contain features designed to help users, DJs, labels or brands (collectively a “user” or “users”) find and/or exploit Content of personal interest by creating landing pages, public profiles, generating short URLs and/or viewing Content that other users or artists have sampled, streamed, uploaded and/or downloaded.  These features may include access to a user’s charts and a user’s collection of Content. BEATSUNION HAS THE RIGHT, BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION, TO MONITOR, EDIT, OR REMOVE ANY ACTIVITY OR CONTENT, OR TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO OTHER MEMBERS TO VIEW YOUR MUSIC, CONTENT COLLECTION OR PUBLIC PROFILES. BeatsUnion is not responsible and assumes no liability for any activity, content, messages and the like that you or any other user posts to a public area or a public profile, or send to another user.

21. BeatsUnion Username Policy.

No two users or DJs can have the same BeatsUnion Username or DJ name (collectively, “BeatsUnion Username”) on the BeatsUnion platform. BeatsUnion Usernames are provided on a first-come basis.

BeatsUnion will not typically intervene in BeatsUnion Username disputes.  Disputes should be resolved between the parties. However, BeatsUnion reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to permanently remove, reassign, or ask a user or DJ to modify his/her BeatsUnion Username in situations where:

(i) an account has been inactive for a period of time;

(ii) BeatsUnion determines that a BeatsUnion Username is offensive, commercial in nature, violative of, or a derivation of, a third party’s trademark or service mark, or is determined by BeatsUnion to be otherwise misleading;

(iii) BeatsUnion suspects that a BeatsUnion Username is being squatted;

(iv) the registered BeatsUnion Username is that of a more established, well-known DJ or producer, and BeatsUnion’s decision not to reassign the BeatsUnion Username will lead to consumer confusion; 

(v) BeatsUnion has determined, in its own discretion, the situation is such that removing or reassigning the BeatsUnion Username is most appropriate under the circumstances; and

(vi)  BeatUnion has been served with a valid written order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to change a Username.

Any attempts to sell, buy, or solicit other forms of payment in exchange for a BeatsUnion Username is strictly prohibited and may result in permanent account suspension.

22. User Generated Content.

BeatsUnion may permit users to create customized landing pages and post or upload content, including mixes, tracks, audio and/or audio-video sound recordings that may or may not embody musical compositions, playlist compilations (also referred to as charts), performances, videos, pictures, messages, texts, logos, and other content made available by individual artists, labels, brands, and/or users for the purpose of sharing with BeatsUnion users (“User Content”).  You are solely responsible for any User Content you may provide and for any consequence thereof. By uploading User Content, you represent and warrant that (i) you own or otherwise control all applicable rights to the User Content, (ii) have the necessary rights to post, upload, transmit or display the User Content on BeatsUnion, (iii) it is not unlawful, criminal, defamatory, harmful, libelous, contemptuous, obscene, pornographic, hateful, indecent or racially, culturally or ethnically or otherwise objectionable; (iv) it does not violate or infringe the rights (including rights of privacy, publicity, copyrights, trade mark rights and contract rights) of any other person or party or infringe any law, (v) it does not promote, incite or instruct in criminal activity or violence, or in conduct that may give rise to civil liability, (vi) it does not advocate the doing of a terrorist act, (vii) it does not contain gratuitous, exploitative or offensive descriptions of violence, or which provide explicit or graphic descriptions of sexual acts or fetishes, (viii) it does not contain or promote information that you know is false, misleading or deceptive, and (ix) it does not serve the purpose of advertising any illegal services or the sale of any items which are prohibited or restricted by any law; or (x) that such User Content, or its use as contemplated by this Agreement, does not: (a) violate this Agreement, applicable law, or the intellectual property or publicity rights of others; (b) imply an affiliation, endorsement, approval or cooperation with you or your User Content by BeatsUnion or any unwilling, or unknowing, third-party, without that party’s express written consent, or (c) cause injury to any person or entity.  You agree to defend indemnify and hold harmless BeatsUnion, its partners, parents, subsidiaries, agents, affiliates and/or licensors, as applicable, for all claims resulting from User Content.  You agree that any loss or damage of any kind that occurs as a result of the use of any User Content you upload, post, transmit, display or otherwise make available through your use of the Website is solely your responsibility.  The rights granted herein shall inure for so long as the User Content is provided by you on the BeatsUnion Website. Except from those rights specifically granted herein, you shall retain ownership of all rights, including intellectual property rights, in the User Content that you post on BeatsUnion.  BeatsUnion reserves the right to remove any User Content, for any reason or no reason at all, including, but not limited to, copyright violations, derogatory or offensive content, User Content that is deemed to be a third-party advertisement or promotional in nature, or User Content that violates this Agreement. BeatsUnion reserves the right to terminate the user account and DJ profile of users who are repeat offenders of this copyright policy. BeatsUnion does not monitor, review, edit, or endorse User Content. If you believe that User Content violates your intellectual property, please review the “Report Copyright Infringement page for instructions on how to file a copyright claim with BeatsUnion.

By submitting, posting, selling or displaying User Content through BeatsUnion, you grant BeatsUnion and its affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, publish, transmit, store, display and distribute, translate, communicate and make available to the public, and otherwise use the User Content in connection with the operation or use of BeatsUnion or the promotion, advertising or marketing of BeatsUnion or our business partners, in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed), including via means of automated distribution, such as through an application programming interface (also known as an “API”).

23. Restrictions.

You may not use the Website (or any part of it, including but not limited to public areas) to upload, post, transmit, display, perform or otherwise make available any messages, content or materials (i) that are illegal, obscene, threatening, of a “spamming” nature, defamatory, or invasive of privacy; (ii) violate (intentionally or unintentionally) a contractual, fiduciary or confidentiality obligation or duty you have to any third party; (iii) that constitute political campaigning or commercial solicitation or that contain software viruses or other computer code designed to interfere with the functionality of any computer system; (iv) provide links to unapproved third party sites; or (v) that infringe third-party rights or harm minors in any way. You may not interfere with or disrupt the Website or any networks connected to or by the Website. In addition, you may not use a false email address or otherwise mislead other users as to your identity or the origin of a message or content.

24. BeatsUnion's Rights.

By posting messages, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication through the Website, you agree that BeatsUnion may copy, sub-license, adapt, transmit, publicly perform or display any such Content to provide and/or promote the Website and/or to respond to any legal requirement, claim or threat. If BeatsUnion’s use of such Content exploits any proprietary rights you may have in such material, you agree that BeatsUnion has an unrestricted, royalty-free, non-exclusive and perpetual worldwide right to do so.

25. Privacy.

For additional information regarding BeatsUnion’s use of information collected in connection with the Website, please refer to BeatsUnion’s Privacy and Cookie Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions for reference: PRIVACY POLICY

26. Copyrights.

All copyrights in and to the Website (including the organization of content and charts,) and software, are owned by BeatsUnion and/or its licensors. The use of the Website, or any Content on the Website, except for use as expressly permitted in this Agreement, is prohibited and subject to civil and criminal penalties, including possible monetary damages, for copyright infringement. All rights not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are reserved to BeatsUnion and/or is licensors.

27. Trademarks.

All trademarks, service marks, trade names, slogans, logos, and other indicia of origin that appear on or in connection with the Website are the property of BeatsUnion and/or its affiliates or licensors. You may not copy, display or use any of these marks without prior written permission of the mark owner.

28. Violation of Intellectual Property Rights.

This service respects the rights of copyright owners. All rights of the authors of the works protected, reproduced and communicated on this site are reserved. Unless authorized, any use of the Content other than for the purposes stated for herein is prohibited.

If BeatsUnion receives a notice alleging that you have engaged in behavior that infringes BeatsUnion’s or an other’s intellectual property rights or reasonably suspects the same, BeatsUnion may suspend or terminate your Account without notice to you, and shall have no liabilities to you, past or present, for suspension or termination under this paragraph. 

If you believe that any information or material on the Website constitutes copyright infringement, instructions on how to file an infringement claim with BeatsUnion can be found here: (Available Soon!)

29. Enforcement of These Terms.

You agree that BeatsUnion has the right, without liability or notice to you, to disclose any Registration Data/Account information to law enforcement authorities, government official, and/or third party, as BeatsUnion believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of this Agreement (including but not limited to BeatsUnion’s right to cooperate with any legal process relating to your use of the Website and/or Content, and/or a third party claim that your use of the Website and /or Content is unlawful and/or infringes such third party’s rights).

30. No Responsibility for Third-Party Materials or Web Sites.

The Website may include Products, Content, and services from third parties available via the Website. BeatsUnion may include links to third party websites, which are provided solely as a convenience to you. BeatsUnion assumes no liability or responsibility for third-party materials or websites, and you acknowledge and agree that BeatsUnion is not responsible for evaluating or examining the content or accuracy of such.

31. Indemnity and Waiver.

By using the Website you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BeatsUnion and its agents, employees, officers, directors, contractors, representatives, licensors, technology providers, affiliates, partners, parents and subsidiaries from and against any and all claims, losses, demands, causes of action and judgments (including attorney’s fees and court costs) arising from or concerning your breach of this Agreement and your use of the Website or the Content and to reimburse them on demand for any losses, costs or expenses they incur as a result thereof. You shall not sue or seek to recover any damages or other payment from BeatsUnion and its agents, representatives, employees, officers, directors, Licensors, affiliates, content and technology providers, and any parent or subsidiary company as a result of its decision to terminate or suspend the Agreement and service hereunder.

32. Termination/Cancellation.

If you fail, or BeatsUnion suspects that you have failed, to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to: failure to make payment of fees due, failure to provide BeatsUnion with a valid credit card or with accurate and complete Registration Data, failure to safeguard your Account information, using your Account for activities BeatsUnion believes violate the intentions or integrity of its platform including violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights, squatting usernames or profile accounts, using vulgar or offensive language or images in any profiles or uploaded Content, or any other violation of this Agreement or any license to the software, BeatsUnion, at its sole discretion, without notice to you, may: (i) terminate  your Account, and/or (ii) preclude your access to the Website (or any part thereof), and seek any other lawful remedy available.  In such case, you will remain liable for all amounts due under your Account up to and including the date of termination.

33. Governing Law.

The laws of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada shall govern your use of the Website and the validity, construction and effect of this Agreement. Your use of the Website may also be subject to other local, provincial, state, national, or international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with BeatsUnion or relating in any way to your use of the Website will be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the competent courts of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. 

34. Export Controls.

The Content offered by BeatsUnion may be subject to Canadian export and control laws and regulations, including the Export and Import Controls Bureau (“EICB”) of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and any other applicable entity of competent jurisdiction.

You warrant that you are (1) not located in Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, Syria or Ukraine (or any other country subject to export restrictions by the Government of Canada (as such list may be amended form time to time), and (2) are not a denied or prohibited party (or similar designation) as specified in any regulations issued by any applicable entity of competent jurisdiction in Canada.  You agree to comply with all applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations. Specifically, you agree that you shall not – directly or indirectly – sell, export, re-export, transfer, divert, or otherwise dispose of any products, software, or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) received from BeatsUnion under these Agreements to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by the laws or regulations of Canada, without obtaining prior authorization from the competent government authorities as required by those laws and regulations. This export control clause shall survive termination or cancellation of these Agreements.

35. Password, Security & Verification

You agree to protect your password and take full responsibility for your own and third party use of your account. You are solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your profile. You agree to change your password immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of your profile or any other breach of security. 

You warrant that the information you provide to BeatsUnion is accurate and complete and that you will keep the information you have provided to BeatsUnion current through the Service. BeatsUnion is entitled at all times to verify the information that you have provided and to refuse use of the Service without providing reasons.

36. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability.

(a) You agree that from time to time BeatsUnion may remove the Website, or portions of the Website, for indefinite periods of time, or cancel the Website, or portions of the Website, at any time, with or without notice to you. 

(b) BeatsUnion makes no warranty that any particular CD burner, browser, software, hardware, or portable device will be compatible with the Website or any Content offered on the Website. 

(c) Under no circumstance shall BeatsUnion be liable for any unauthorized use of the Website or its Content. 

(d) To the extent that in a particular circumstance any disclaimer or limitation on damages or liability set forth herein is prohibited by applicable law, then, instead of the provisions hereof in such particular circumstance, BeatsUnion shall be entitled to the maximum disclaimers and/or limitation on damages and legality available at law or in equity by such applicable law in such particular circumstance, and in no event shall such damages or liability exceed CAD $10. 

(e) All Content on this Website is provided to you on an “as is” “as available” basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. BeatsUnion makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any Content available through the website. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of the Website and the Content available on the Website is at your sole risk.  BeatsUnion makes no representations or warranties that use of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to ensure that any Content you may obtain from the Website is free of viruses. 

(f) BeatsUnion specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the Website, even if BeatsUnion has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any Content obtained through the use of the Website, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of, information or content to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the Website or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of God, telecommunications failure, theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the website, or related information or programs.

(g)  BeatsUnion expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the Website complies with all applicable laws and regulations outside of Canada.  If you use the Website outside of Canada, you expressly understand and agree that you are responsible for determining compliance with different laws, regulations, or customs that may apply in connection with your use of the Website.

37. Relationship.

This Agreement does not create a joint venture, agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between you and us. Except as expressly provided herein, neither party has the right, power, or authority to create any obligation or duty, express or implied, on behalf of the other.

38. Interpretation.

In construing or interpreting the terms of this Agreement: (i) the headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not to be considered, and (ii) no presumption is to operate in either party’s favor as a result of its counsel’s role in drafting this Agreement.

39. Entire Agreement/Severability.

This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between BeatsUnion and you with respect to the subject matter thereof as of its date and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, representations and proposals, written and oral, relating to its subject matter.  Each and every provision of this Agreement is entirely separate from every other provision and should any provision herein be declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such declaration shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions herein.

40. Quebec Parties.

If you are a resident of the Province of Quebec, Canada, the following provision shall apply:

(a) The parties acknowledge that it is their wish that this Agreement and all documents attached or relating hereto, including any amendments, modifications, extensions, options and notices, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only

(b) Les parties à la présente convention conferment que c’est leur volonté que cette conventions, de même que tous les documents s’y rattachant, y incluant les amendments et les avis, soient redigés en langue anglaise seulement.  (This subparagraph is a verbatim translation of subparagraph (a) above.