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TERMS AND CONDITIONS  

http://www.lyricster.io

Effective date: 1st July 2021

1.     Introduction

The Lyricster website located on http://www.lyricster.io (“Site”), the Lyricster Matching App, Lyricster Mobile Applications (“App”) available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store (collectively referred to as the “platform”) are all owned and operated by Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation from the United States. 

Throughout the platform, the terms “we”, “us”, “platform”, “app”, “Lyricster”, and “our” refer to Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation. We offer our platform, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

By visiting our site and/or purchasing any of  our service, you (“User”) engage in our “Services” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms and Conditions apply to all users of our platform including without limitation users who are browsers, customers, users, songwriters, producers, music composers and/ or contributors of content.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING OUR APPS AND WHEN USING OUR SITE. BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, ACCESSING, THE APP OR BY THE BROWSING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS WHICH BIND YOU LEGALLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, OUR PRIVACY POLICY, OR ANY OTHER OF OUR POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SERVICES.

2.     General Information

 

·       What we do. We are a professional social network, and matching app, for songwriters, producers and music composers. For more information on the services we offer, please find more details on http://www.lyricster.io or on our App.

 

·       Sole discretion. We reserve the right to add/discontinue any product or service anytime at the sole discretion and without notice. We also reserve the right to take appropriate steps to protect Lyricster and/or its Members/Users from any abuse/misuse as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

 

3.     Public Benefit Corporation

Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation is a Public Benefit Corporation (“PBC”). A PBC is a for-profit corporation intended to produce a public benefit and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner.

 

  1. App Updates and Functionality

From time to time, updates to the App may be made available through the App Store and Play Store. Depending on the update, and whether you utilized the App Store or Play Store to download and access the App, you may not be able to use the App until you have installed the latest version. In addition, you acknowledge that the App is provided over the Internet and mobile networks and so the quality and availability of the App may be affected by factors outside our reasonable control. Accordingly, we do not accept any responsibility for any connectivity issues that you may experience when using the App. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that you (and not us) are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telecommunications, broadband and computer hardware, equipment and services needed to access and use the App, and for paying any data charges that may be charged to you by your network provider in connection with your use of the App.

  1. Store Rules

With respect to downloading the App, you agree to comply with the App Store Rules and Play Store Rules, as applicable. You acknowledge that the availability of the App may be dependent on the App Store or Play Store from which you receive the App. You acknowledge these Terms are between you and Lyricster and not with the App Store or Play Store. The App Store and Play Store are not responsible for the App, the content thereof, maintenance, support services, and warranty therefore, and addressing any claims relating thereto (e.g., product liability, legal compliance, or intellectual property infringement). You acknowledge that the App Store and Play Store (and their respective subsidiaries) are third party beneficiaries to these Terms and will have the right to enforce these Terms against you. 

  1. Permitted use 

You agree to use the Site, App and the Services only for purposes that are permitted by these Terms and Conditions and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions. You may only use the Services for your non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, and limited personal use, and no other purposes.

You will not (and will not attempt to):

  1. Use the Services for any illegal or unlawful purpose;

  2. Access any of the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Lyricster;

  3. Gain unauthorized access to Lyricster’s computer system or engage in any activity that interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality or security of the Services, Lyricster’s networks, and computer systems;

  4. Access any of the Services through any automated means or with any automated features or devices (including use of scripts or web crawlers);

  5. Access or collect any personally identifiable information, including any names, email addresses or other such information for any purpose, including, without limitation, commercial purposes;

  6. Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, or resell any aspect of the Services for any purpose; and

  7. Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell any products or services bearing any trademark, service mark, trade name, logo or service mark owned by Lyricster in a way that is likely or intended to confuse the owner or authorized user of such marks, names or logos.

Lyricster reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Lyricster’s sole discretion, violates these Terms, including without limitation, removing the offending content from the Service, suspending or terminating the access of such violators and reporting you to the law enforcement authorities.  

7.     Interaction with other Members.

You are solely responsible for your communications with other Lyricster Members. Lyricster reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members. Lyricster also reserves the right to take appropriate action against errant members. However, Lyricster is not obliged to share such action with other members, including complainants. Lyricster expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any transactions or interactions between the members inter-se.

8.     Limited License 

We grant you a limited license to use the Services for personal non-commercial use only. You may not: (a) resell or make any commercial use of this Site and the App or any of the contents of our Services; (b) modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or convert any of the contents of the Services not intended to be so read; (c) copy, imitate, mirror, reproduce, distribute, publish, download, display, perform, post or transmit any of the contents of the Services in any form or by any means; or (d) use any data mining, bots, spiders, automated tools or similar data gathering and extraction methods on the contents of the Services or to collect any information from the Site, App or any other user.

Your use of this Site and the App is at your own risk. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of this Site and the App. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you engaged in prohibited activities, were not respectful of other users, or otherwise violated the Terms and Conditions, we may deny you access to our Services on a temporary or permanent basis and any decision to do so is final.

9.     Accounts, Registrations, and Passwords

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password(s) and for restricting access to your computer and mobile/tablet.  If you open an account, register, or otherwise provide us with any information, you agree to provide us with current, complete, and accurate information as requested by any forms. Lyricster is not responsible for any errors or delays in responding to any inquiry or request caused by any incorrect, outdated, or incorrect information provided by you or any technical problems beyond the control of Lyricster. You may not disclose the Password to another person or entity or permit another entity to access the Site and Apps using such a Password. You must notify Lyricster immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Lyricster cannot be responsible and disclaims all liability in connection with, the use of any information that you post or display on the Site and App. Multiple profiles of the same person are not allowed on the Site and App.

10.  Refunds and Cancellation

For more information on this section, please refer to our Refunds and Cancellation policy.

11.  Intellectual Property Rights

Your use of the Site, App and its contents grants no rights to you concerning any copyright, designs, and trademarks and all other intellectual property and material rights mentioned, displayed, or relating to the Content (defined below) on the Site and App.  All Content, including third party trademarks, designs, and related intellectual property rights mentioned or displayed on this Site and the App, are protected by national intellectual property and other laws. Any unauthorized reproduction, redistribution or other use of the Content is prohibited and may result in civil and criminal penalties. You may use the Content only with our prior written and express authorization. To inquire about obtaining authorization to use the Content, please contact us at support@lyricster.io

In addition to the intellectual property rights mentioned above, “Content” is defined as any graphics, photographs, including all image rights, sounds, music, video, audio, or text on the Site and App.

12.  Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Lyricster expects all users to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Lyricster may remove material that appears in its sole discretion to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others and we will terminate the access rights of any repeat infringer. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Content infringes upon your copyrights, you may notify us at support@lyricster.io.  The notification must include the following information: physical or electronic signature of the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the allegedly infringed work; identification of the allegedly infringed work; identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and reasonably sufficient information for Lyricster to locate the material; contact information of the notifying party, such as an address, telephone number, and email; a statement that the notifying party has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the owner of the allegedly infringed work, its agent or the law; and a statement, under penalty of perjury that the information in the notification is accurate and the notifying party is the owner or authorized agent of the allegedly infringed work.

13.  Monitoring Activity

Lyricster has no obligation to monitor this Site and the App or any portion thereof. However, we reserve the right to review any posted content and remove, delete, redact or otherwise modify such content, in our sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice or further obligation to you.  

14.  Disclaimer

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, LYRICSTER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY (A) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AS TO THE SITE, APP AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION, DATA, SOFTWARE, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINED THEREIN, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY THEIR USE OR AS TO THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF, (B) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING, AND (C) WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE ACCESS OR USE. THE SITE AND APP AND ALL CONTENTS THEREIN AND COMPONENTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND APP IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

15.  Limitation of Liability

You agree that in no event shall Lyricster be liable to you, or any third party, for any lost profits, incidental, consequential, punitive, special, or indirect damages arising out of or in connection with the Site and App or the Terms and Conditions, even if advised as to the possibility of such damages, regardless of whether the claim for such damages is based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise. This limitation on liability includes, but is not limited to, any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred by you as a result of your use of or reliance on the Content; (ii) the transmission of any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses or the like which may infect your equipment, failure of mechanical or electronic equipment; (iii) unauthorized access to or use of the Site or Apps secure servers and/or any personal information and/or financial information stored therein; or (iv) theft, operator errors, strikes or other labor problems or any force majeure. You agree that you use the App and/or any Third Party Sites at your own risk. You further understand and agree that we are not responsible or liable for your illegal, unauthorized, or improper use of information transmitted, monitored, stored or received using the App. 

16.  Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Lyricster and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees, harmless from and against any suit, action, claim, demand, penalty or loss, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by or resulting from any third party due to or arising out of your use of our Services, breach of the Terms and Conditions or the materials it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law, regulation, order or other legal mandates, or the rights of a third party.

17.  Dispute Resolution & Governing Laws

In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms or any contract between you and us, then you agree to attempt to settle the dispute by engaging in good faith with us in a process of mediation before commencing arbitration or litigation.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, United States and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware courts.

18.  Privacy & Cookies

For more information on how we collect your information and cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

19.  Changes

We reserve the right to update and revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. You will know if these Terms and Conditions have been revised since your last visit to the website or the App by referring to the “Effective Date of Current Policy” date at the top of this page. Your use of our Site and App constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as amended or revised by us from time to time, and you should, therefore, review these Terms and Conditions regularly.

20.  Electronic Communications

When you visit the Site, use our App or send us e-mails, you are communicating with us electronically. In so doing, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication is in writing.

21.  Severability

If any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that term shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining terms or conditions.

22.  Assignment

We shall be permitted to assign, transfer, or subcontract our rights and obligations under these terms without your consent or any notice to you. You shall not be permitted to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and obligations under this agreement.

23.  Force Majeure

Lyricster is not liable for any delays caused by circumstances beyond Lyricster’s control, e.g. general labour dispute, extreme weather, acts of war, fire, lightning, terrorist attacks, changed governmental orders, technical problems, defects in power- /tele-/computer communications or other communication and defects or delays in the service by sub-suppliers due to circumstances set forth above. Such circumstances shall result in relief from damages and other measures. If any such situation should arise, Lyricster shall inform the Customer accordingly both at the beginning and the end of the period for the current situation. If the situation has lasted for more than two months, both the Customer and Lyricster are entitled to terminate the purchase with immediate effect.

24.  Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Lyricster concerning the subject matter herein and supers all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written concerning the Site and App. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions and any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms and Conditions to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. You may not assign the Terms and Conditions, or assign, transfer or sublicense your rights therein. A failure to act concerning a breach by you or others does not waive Lyricster’s right to act concerning subsequent or similar breaches.

25.  Relationship

No agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship is created as a result of these Terms and neither of us has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect.

26.  Violation and Termination

Any conduct that in any way violates these Terms or any posted restrictions or guidelines may result, in our sole discretion, in the termination of your license and right to utilize the Services to access Content or for any other purpose, and/or our pursuit of any legal damages or remedies. If necessary, or as authorized under applicable law, we may cooperate with local, state and/or federal authorities to protect the Sites, the App, the Services, the Content, Lyricster, its Affiliates, Licensors, members, employees, agents and/or visitors; to comply with applicable laws; or to prevent unauthorized access or use of the Services or the Content. We retain the right to deny access to the Services, in our sole discretion, to any visitor/user for any reason, including for any violation of these Terms.

27.  Contact Us

For any questions, complaints, and queries or to report any violations, kindly get in touch:

LYRICSTER PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Email: support@lyricster.io

 

Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY  

http://www.lyricster.io

Effective date: 1st July 2021

The Lyricster website located on http://www.lyricster.io (“Site”), the Lyricster Matching App, Lyricster Mobile Applications (“App”) available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store (collectively referred to as the “platform”) are all owned and operated by Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation from the United States. 

Throughout the platform, the terms “we”, “us”, “platform”, “app”, “Lyricster”, and “our” refer to Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation. We offer our platform, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your PII.

This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.We use your data to provide and improve the Service. Service means the Lyricster website and the Lyricster App operated by Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation. 

For US residents, we adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of  (“CCPA”) and other US privacy laws.  Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Policy.

For users from Europe, see below “General Data Protection Regulationof 2018 (GDPR), (EU) 2016/679.

By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal information you provide to us (PII or Personal Data).  Personal information you may provide to us through the Service or otherwise includes:

  • Personal data, personal information such as your name, profile picture, email and mailing addresses, phone number.
  • Registration data, such as information that you provide to register for an account or sign up, including the day and month of your birth.
  • Profile data, such as your username and password that you may set to establish an online account with us and your interests and preferences.
  • Marketing data, such as the email address or contact details that we use to send marketing communications and your preferences for receiving communications about our activities, events, sweepstakes and contests.
  • Purchase data, including your order history and information needed to process and fulfill your order, including order details, billing address, and delivery address.
  • Other information that we may collect which is not specifically listed here, but which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

Automatic collection.  We and our service providers may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your activity occurring on or through the Sites, such as:

  • Device data, such as your computer or mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, the website you visited before browsing our site, and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.
  • Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and duration of access.

When you download the Lyricster App, we collect your device ID. As you access your account from the app we will collect your account activity

Cookies and similar technologies.  Some of our automatic data collection is facilitated by cookies and similar technologies.  See our Cookie Policy for more information. 

WE DO NOT SELL

We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose personal information collected by our site to third parties in the ordinary course of business.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your personal information for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

Service delivery.  We may use your personal information to:

  • provide, operate and improve the Service, such as to enable you to make purchases of our pro version or any other in-app purchases;
  • establish and maintain your account on the Service;
  • communicate with you about the Service, including by sending you announcements, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
  • provide customer support and maintenance for the Service;

Direct Marketing.  We may use your personal information to send you Lyricster-related marketing communications as permitted by law.  You will have the ability to opt-out of our marketing and promotional communications as described in the Your Choices section below.

For research and development.  We may use your personal information for research and development purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and our business. 

To create anonymous data.  We may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data records from your personal information and other individuals whose personal information we collect.  We make personal information into anonymous data by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you.  We may use this anonymous data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and promote our business.

To comply with laws and regulations.  We use your personal information as we believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities. 

For compliance, fraud prevention and safety.  We may use your personal information and disclose it to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties as we believe necessary or appropriate to: (a) protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims); (b) audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements; (c) enforce the terms and conditions that govern the Service; and (d) protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyber-attacks and identity theft.

With your consent.  In some cases we may specifically ask for your consent to collect, use or share your personal information, such as when required by law. 

HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with the following third parties and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

Service providers.  Companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate the Service or our business (such as order fulfillment, shipping, payment processing, customer support, hosting, analytics, email delivery, marketing, database management services, returns processing and risk and fraud mitigation). 

Third party platforms.  Social media and other third party platforms that you connect to the Service, such as when you use options to access the Service by logging into a social media platform.  Please note, we do not control the third party’s use of your personal information.

The public.  Other users of the Service and the public, when you disclose personal information for public use.  For instance, you may be able review a product that you purchased, and we will display your name along with the content you submit.  We do not control how other users or third parties use any personal information that you make available to them. Please be aware that any information you post publicly can be cached, copied, screen captured or stored elsewhere by others (e.g., search engines) before you have a chance to edit or remove it.

Professional advisors.  Professional advisors, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.

Authorities and others.  Law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or appropriate to comply with law or for the compliance, fraud prevention and safety purposes described above.

YOUR CHOICES

In this section, we describe the rights and choices available to all users.

Access or update your account information.  If you have registered for an account with us, you may review and update certain personal information in your account profile by logging into the account.

Do Not Track.  Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit.  We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals.  To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com

Privacy settings and location data.  Users of our App can disable our access to their device’s precise geo-location in their mobile device settings.

Choosing not to share your personal information.  If you do not provide information that we need to provide the Service, we may not be able to provide you with the Service or certain features.  We will tell you what information you must provide to receive the Service when we request it.

Third-party platforms or social media networks.  If you choose to create an account through or connect the Service with another third-party platform, you may have the ability to limit the information that we may obtain from the third-party at the time you log in to the Service using the third-party’s authentication service or otherwise connect your account.  You may also be able to control your settings through the third-party’s platform or service after you have connected your accounts.

OTHER SITES AND SERVICES

The Sites may contain links to other websites and online services operated by third parties.  These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party.  In addition, our content may be included on web pages or online services that are not associated with us.  We do not control third party websites or online services, and we are not responsible for their actions.  Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your personal information.  We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and online services you use.

SECURITY PRACTICES

The security of your personal information is important to us.  We employ a number of organizational, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect.  However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Lyricster is headquartered in the United States and may have service providers in other countries.  Your personal information may be transferred to the United States or other locations outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. 

CCPA – For U.S.

Your California privacy rights.  The CCPA grants California residents the following rights.  However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases we may decline your request as permitted by law.

  • Information. You can request information about how we have collected, used and shared and used your Personal Information during the past 12 months.
    • The categories of Personal Information that we have collected.
    • The categories of sources from which we collected Personal Information.
    • The business or commercial purpose for collecting and/or selling Personal Information.
    • The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information.
    • Whether we have disclosed your Personal Information for a business purpose, and if so, the categories of Personal Information received by each category of third party recipient.
    • Whether we’ve sold your Personal Information, and if so, the categories of Personal Information received by each category of third party recipient.
  • Access. You can request a copy of the Personal Information that we have collected about you during the past 12 months.
  • Deletion. You can ask us to delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you.

You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination in the form of legally prohibited increases in the price or decreases in the quality of our Service.

We have provided additional information about how you can opt-out of the use of your information for interest-based advertising in the “Your Choices” section of our Cookie Policy.

How to exercise your California rights.  You may exercise your California privacy rights described above as follows:

  • Right to information, access and deletion. You can request to exercise your information, access and deletion rights by emailing —@lyricster.io.  We reserve the right to confirm your California residence to process your requests and will need to confirm your identity to process your requests to exercise your information, access or deletion rights.  As part of this process, government identification may be required.  Consistent with California law, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. In order to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, you must provide a valid power of attorney, the requester’s valid government-issued identification, and the authorized agent’s valid government issued identification.  We cannot process your request if you do not provide us with sufficient detail to allow us to understand and respond to it.
  • Request a list of third party marketers. California’s “Shine the Light” law (California Civil Code § 1798.83) allows California residents to ask companies with whom they have formed a business relationship primarily for personal, family or household purposes to provide certain information about the companies’ sharing of certain personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the preceding year (if any).  You can submit such a request by sending an email to cakeartbyabby@gmail.com with “Shine the Light” in the subject line.  The request must include your current name, street address, city, state, and zip code and attest to the fact that you are a California resident.

We cannot process your request if you do not provide us with sufficient detail to allow us to understand and respond to it.

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Lyricster legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Lyricster may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you
  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
  • For payment processing purposes
  • To comply with the law

Retention of Data

Lyricster will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Lyricster will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Lyricster will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

Lyricster may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Lyricster
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your rights under the GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Lyricster aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Lyricster relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

ANALYTICS

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

  • Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Advertising

We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain our Service.

AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc.

You can opt-out from AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en

For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit the “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or app” page: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ or visit the Privacy Policy of Google: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

support@lyricster.io

 

Copyright Policy

COPYRIGHTS POLICY

http://www.lyricster.io

Effective date: 1st July 2022

Welcome to the Copyrights Policy of Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation (“Lyricster”, “we”, “us” and “our”).

It is Lyricster’s policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or terminate the account or access of users who repeatedly infringe or are repeatedly charged with infringing the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.

Copyright & Trademarks

The Lyricster website and the Lyricster App contains materials including, but not limited to, text, images, designs, photographs, videos, audio clips, graphics, button icons, pictures, advertising copy, URLs, technology, software, and the overall arrangement or “look and feel” of such materials including copyrightable material, as well as trademarks, logos, and service marks that belong to either Lyricster, its licensors, licensees or other third parties (collectively the “Content”).  The Website, the App and the Content are owned, licensed, or controlled by Lyricster, its licensors, and all right, title, interest in and to the Content, the Website, the App are the property of Lyricster, its licensors, or certain other third parties and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property rights and laws to the fullest extent possible.   By using the Lyricster Website or the Lyricster App, you will not obtain any ownership or intellectual property or other interest in any item or content on the Website.  Subject to your agreement and compliance with this Agreement, Lyricster grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferrable, non-assignable, revocable license to access, display, view, and use the services for your own personal, non-commercial use only.  You agree that Lyricster may immediately and, without notice to you, suspend or terminate the availability of the Website, the App, its Content, or the Services without any liability to you or any third party.  

Liability

Lyricster has carefully compiled the contents of the website and the App in accordance with their current state of knowledge. Access to and use of this website, as well as web sites related or connected to this by links, are at the user’s own risk and responsibility. Damage and warranty claims arising from missing or incorrect data are excluded. Lyricster bears no responsibility or liability for damage of any kind, also for indirect or consequential damages resulting from access to or use of this website, App or websites related or connected to this by links.

Links to other websites

Lyricster website and App can contain links (cross references) to websites that are run by third parties. Lyricster takes no responsibility for the content of these other websites.

Disclaimer

YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original material on any copy you make of the material. You may not sell or modify the material or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the material in any way for any public or commercial purpose. If you violate any of the terms or conditions, your permission to use the material automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the material.

DMCA

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, Lyricster will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Lyricster website (the “Site”) that are reported to Lyricster’s Designated Copyright Agent, identified in the sample notice below.

If you are a copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of one, or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the Site by completing the following DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to Lyricster’s Designated Copyright Agent. Upon receipt of the Notice as described below, Lyricster will take whatever action, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate, including removal of the challenged material from the Site.

DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement (“Notice”)

  1. Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or – if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this Notice – you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
  2. Identify the material that you claim is 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, including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL of the link shown on the Site where such material may be found.
  3. Provide your mailing address, telephone number, and, if available, email address.
  4. Include both of the following statements in the body of the Notice:
    • “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
    • “I hereby state that the information in this Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”
  5. Provide your full legal name and your electronic or physical signature.

Deliver this Notice, with all items completed, to Lyricster’s Designated Copyright Agent:

Copyright Agent c/o Lyricster.

United States

Phone:

Email: support@lyricster.io

 

Refund and Cancellation

REFUND AND CANCELLATION

http://www.lyricster.io

Effective date: 1st July 2021

Welcome to the Refund and Cancellation Policy of Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation (“Lyricster”, “we”, “us” and “our”).

REFUND AND CANCELLATIONS

Subscriptions

Lyricster offers monthly subscription plans for the app services to upgrade search abilities and additional features for $14.99/month. 

Our PRO Online network for additional features is $64.99/6 months and $99/year access.

Automatic Renewal

  • Once you purchase a monthly subscription plan, you hereby grant Lyricster permission to automatically charge the subscription fee to your chosen payment method at the beginning of each applicable payment period.


  • Your access to the Subscription Services will not be established until Lyricster has verified that the credit card or other payment information you provide Lyricster for payment is accurate and that your payment method account is in good standing.


  • You further agree that Lyricster may charge any other applicable fees for the Service, including any early termination fee, to your payment method.


  • You are required to keep your billing information current, complete and accurate (for example, if you move, be sure to update your billing address, if you get a new credit/debit card, make sure you update the card number and/or expiration date) and notify Lyricster if your selected payment method is cancelled (e.g., for loss or theft).

Refunds and Cancellation

  • Due to the nature of our services, we do not offer any refunds for a subscription once purchased.


  • Lyricster does not offer prorated refunds for canceled subscriptions. All subscriptions are recurring and will automatically renew after the end of each paid subscription period.


  • It is your responsibility to evaluate Lyricster, including its features, limitations, and system requirements before purchasing any subscription. Lyricster will not issue refunds to Users on the basis of Users not understanding the system requirements, or the presence of compatibility issues, including inadequate internet speed or consistency, or incompatible devices, operating systems, or browser software versions.


  • You can cancel your subscription anytime but will not get any refund.

PAYMENT METHODS

We use third party payment platforms:

  •       PayPal
  •       Stripe

FRAUDULENT OR SUSPICIOUS REFUND/CANCELLATIONS

If we suspect a user to make a fraudulent/suspicious refund or cancellation of our service, we reserve the right to refuse such a refund request.

CONTACT US

For more information, please get in touch with our Customer Support team by sending an email on support@lyricster.io

 

Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY 

http://www.lyricster.io

Effective date: 1st July 2021

We at Lyricster Public Benefit Corporation (collectively “Lyricster,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are strongly committed to transparency and we want you (“you” or “your”) to understand how we collect, use, protect and share your personal information. As detailed in our Privacy Policy, we use cookies and similar technologiesto provide the Services (as defined in the Privacy Policy).

We use cookies on our sites and mobile applications and this cookies policy (“Policy”) explains how we use cookies in connection with our Services.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies can be delicious. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or other device when you visit certain online pages that record your preferences and actions. Cookies enable our systems to recognize your browser or device and help the efficient operation of our Services.

Why we use cookies?

Our website and App use cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to improve our website and App and to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website or use our App.

Types of cookies we may use

We may use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: these are cookies that are required for the operation of a website and App, such as to enable you to log into secure areas.
  • Performance cookies: these types of cookies recognize and count the number of visitors to a website and users of an App and to see how users move around in each. This information is used to improve the way the website and App work.
  • Functionality cookies: these cookies recognize when you return to a website or App, enable personalized content and recognise and remember your preferences.
  • Targeting cookies: these cookies record your visit to a website or App, including the individual pages visited and the links followed.

Generally, the strictly necessary cookies and some performance and functionality cookies only last for the duration of your visit to a website or expire when you close an App: these are known as ‘session cookies’. The functionality cookies and some targeting and performance cookies will last for a longer period of time: these are known as ‘persistent cookies’.

Third party cookies

Some of the persistent and session cookies used by our website and App may be set by us, and some are set by third parties who are delivering services on our behalf. For example, we use Google Analytics to track what users do on the App so we can improve the design and functionality.

Blocking cookies

Most websites, mobile devices and apps automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can change your browser, device or app settings to prevent that or to notify you each time a cookie is set. You can also learn more about cookies by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org which includes additional useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser or device. To block the IDFA on your iOS mobile device, you should follow this path: Settings > General > About > Advertising and then turn on ‘Limit Ad Tracking’. To block Android ID on your Android device, you should follow this path: Google Settings > Ads and then turn on ‘Opt out of interest-based ads’.

Please note however, that (as with other websites and apps) by blocking or deleting cookies used on our website or App you may not be able to take full advantage of our website or App.

Public Benefit Corporation

 

As required by state law, we must publicly display our Public benefit designation and mission statement.

Our purpose is to cultivate and develop the art of music creation, specifically songwriting, production and composition in aspiring musicians of all ages, genres and experience levels across the world.

As a corporation, it is important and our mission to connect the world of music creators, satisfy our share holders, and create a lasting global change in music education. Music creation is an essential career, and we are determined to play a role in the global recognition of this fact.