Terms of Service

Last Updated: July 13, 2026

Welcome to Rightstune!

These terms of service outline the rules and regulations for the use of Rightstune's services

By using our services, you agree to the following terms of service.

Use of the Rightstune Publishing Administration Service

Rightstune ("Administrator") is a publishing administration platform that assists songwriters in collecting and distributing the royalties generated by their musical compositions (the "Service"). By creating an account and submitting your works to the Service, you ("User") agree to the additional terms set out in this section, which govern your relationship with Rightstune and your use of the Service. These terms constitute the Administration Agreement between User and Administrator.

1. Eligibility & Registration

• You must be legally capable of entering into binding agreements.
• You warrant that all information you provide during sign-up is true, complete, and kept up to date.
• Accounts registered by automated methods are not permitted.

2. Grant of Rights

You hereby appoint Rightstune as your non-exclusive agent to administer each musical composition that you register in your account (collectively, the "Compositions") throughout the world for the purpose of collecting and distributing royalties. You retain full ownership of your copyrights. The rights granted to Rightstune include, without limitation, the rights to:

• Register the Compositions with collection societies, streaming platforms, and other rights-management entities.
• Issue licences, collect, and receive all publishing income (including performance, mechanical, sync, micro-sync, and any other royalty types) derived from exploitation of the Compositions.
• Take such steps as are reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing, including enforcing claims for unpaid royalties.

3. Royalty Collection & Distribution

• Rightstune will use commercially reasonable efforts to collect all royalties attributable to your Compositions.
• "Net Royalties" means all amounts actually received by Rightstune for the Compositions, less third-party fees, banking charges, withholding taxes, or other sums outside of Rightstune's control.
• Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Rightstune will remit 85 % of Net Mechanical Royalties to you and retain 15 % as its administration fee.
• Rightstune will also remit 88 % of Net Performance Royalties to you and retain 12 % of the publisher's share as its administration fee.
• Accounting statements and payments will be issued within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, provided your account balance exceeds the applicable payout threshold.

4. Account Freezing & Royalty Escrow Rights

In the event of a legal claim, copyright strike, formal audit, or third-party dispute regarding a Composition claimed by User, Administrator reserves the right, in its sole and absolute business discretion, to withhold, freeze, and escrow any and all royalties associated with User's account in an amount reasonably necessary to cover potential liability and legal costs until such dispute is fully resolved. Administrator may also suspend or restrict account access to the Service during the pendency of any such dispute. Escrowed amounts shall not accrue interest unless required by applicable law. Upon final resolution, Administrator shall release, apply, or otherwise dispose of escrowed funds in accordance with the outcome of the dispute and these Terms.

5. Fees & Taxes

You are responsible for all taxes that may be due on payments made to you. Rightstune may withhold amounts from your royalties if required to do so by law.

6. Term & Termination

• The term of this agreement begins when you accept these Terms and continues until terminated by either party on thirty (30) days' written notice.
• After termination, Rightstune will continue to collect royalties accrued during the term and pay them to you in accordance with these Terms, subject to any freeze or escrow rights under Section 4.
• Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including Fees, Representations & Warranties, Indemnification, Data Ingestion & Verification Liability Waiver, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Account Freezing & Royalty Escrow Rights, and Limitation of Liability) will survive.

7. Representations, Warranties & Indemnification

• You represent and warrant that (a) you are the sole and exclusive owner, or the duly authorised representative, of the copyright shares you claim in the Compositions; (b) the use of the Compositions as contemplated herein will not infringe any third-party rights; (c) all information and metadata provided to Administrator is accurate and complete; and (d) you have the full right, power, and authority to enter into this agreement.
• Enhanced Indemnification: User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Administrator, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and court costs) arising out of or related to (i) User's breach of any representations or warranties, (ii) User's fraudulent submission of metadata, or (iii) any claim of copyright infringement. This indemnification is in addition to, and does not limit, User's obligations arising from: (A) User's use of and access to the Service; (B) User's violation of any term of these Terms; (C) User's violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (D) any claim that User's Content caused damage to a third party.
• Additional Protection: Your indemnification obligations shall survive termination of this agreement and shall extend to any successor or assign of Administrator. You acknowledge that Administrator relies on your representations and warranties in providing the Service, and any breach may cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be inadequate.
• Defense Obligation: Upon Administrator's request, you shall assume control of the defense of any claim subject to indemnification, provided that Administrator may participate in such defense with counsel of its choosing at its own expense. Administrator may not settle any claim without your prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. User shall bear the upfront, out-of-pocket cost of the legal defense of any indemnified claim, and Administrator shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and court costs from User.

8. Data Ingestion & Verification Liability Waiver

Administrator utilizes third-party application programming interfaces (APIs) to display track metadata. Administrator makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of this external data. By selecting and claiming a composition, User legally warrants that they are the sole and exclusive owner of the specified copyright shares. Administrator shall not be liable for the syndication of "dirty data" or royalty misallocations resulting from User's inaccurate claims. User remains solely responsible for verifying ownership, share percentages, and all metadata before submitting any claim through the Service, regardless of whether such metadata was suggested, displayed, or pre-populated from a third-party API.

9. Account Security & Acceptable Use

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
• You may not use the Service for any unlawful, defamatory, or fraudulent purpose or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service.

10. Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, shall be settled by binding, individual arbitration. User expressly waives the right to participate in any class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration. The arbitration shall be administered by a mutually agreed arbitral forum under its applicable consumer or commercial arbitration rules. Judgment on the arbitral award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek provisional or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights or to enforce the escrow and freeze rights in Section 4. This Section shall survive termination of this Agreement.

11. Modifications to the Service or Terms

• Notice of Changes: Rightstune may modify the Service or these Terms from time to time. We will provide at least thirty (30) days' advance notice of any material changes by posting the revised Terms on this page with a "Last Updated" date and, where reasonably practicable, by sending notice to the email address associated with your account.
• Effective Date: Modified Terms will become effective thirty (30) days after posting or such later date as may be specified in the notice.
• Right to Object: If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you may terminate this agreement by providing written notice to Rightstune before the effective date of the changes. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
• Non-Material Changes: Minor changes (such as corrections of typographical errors, clarifications that do not affect your rights, or updates to contact information) may be made without advance notice.