These Terms and Conditions were last revised and are effective as of January 5th, 2026

The following Terms and Conditions (the “Terms”) apply to all users of and its associated websites which are owned and operated by Plause Music. These Terms represent a legally binding agreement between you, an individual user or a single entity (collectively or individually “Users”), and Plause Music regarding your use of the Site. Together, Users and the distributors are each referred to herein individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”.

BEFORE USING THE WEBSITES, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY. BY REGISTERING FOR AND/OR ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING THE WEBSITES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS, INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS, AND ANY FUTURE MODIFICATIONS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “TERMS”). IF AT ANY TIME YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.

Eligibility and Account Registration

Eligibility. You represent and warrant that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction (and, if in the EEA or UK, at least sixteen (16) years old) and have authority to enter into this Agreement. If you use the Services on behalf of an entity, you represent that you are authorized to bind that entity to these Terms.

Identity Verification We may require identity verification (including documentary checks through third-party providers) as a condition of access to certain features or paid Services. Failure to complete or maintain verification may result in suspension or termination (see Termination & Suspension).

Account Creation Certain portions of the Services may require registration. You agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information and to keep it updated. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activities under your account.

Account Ownership “Individual Account” means an account registered by a natural person for that person’s own use. “Entity Account” means an account registered by or on behalf of a legal entity (e.g., a company, label, partnership, or sole proprietorship using a trade name).

• For an Individual Account, the Owner of Record is the natural person who registered the account.

• For an Entity Account, the Owner of Record is the legal entity named at registration.

By opening or using an Entity Account, you represent and warrant that you (1) are duly authorized to bind the entity to these Terms and any applicable Commercial Agreement; (2) will keep the entity’s legal name, tax and payment information, and beneficial ownership information current; and (3) will maintain a designated Authorized Representative with authority to administer the account, accept terms, manage users, and control payouts. You may not share credentials or allow others to act on your behalf unless you expressly designate them as an Authorized Representative within the account settings. Plause Music adheres to a “one account, one owner” policy. We may request documentation to confirm ownership, control, or authority and may require owner changes to be approved and re-verified.

Security You must promptly notify Plause Music of any unauthorized access, breach, or misuse of your account or the Services.

Relationship to Commercial Agreement

Commercial Agreements Control If you have a Commercial Agreement (including, without limitation, a distribution agreement, publishing administration agreement, royalty payment agreement, or similar participation agreement), that agreement governs your specific business relationship with Plause Music. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and a Commercial Agreement, the Commercial Agreement controls.

Services ScopeThese Terms apply to your general use of the Services, including informational and ancillary platforms and features, and to any aspect not expressly covered by a Commercial Agreement, regardless of whether you also have a Commercial Agreement.

Cumulative Remedies; No Election of RemediesRights and remedies under these Terms and any Commercial Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive. No provision here creates an election of remedies that would limit rights available under another governing document or applicable law.

License and Intellectual Property

License to Use the Services Plause Music grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Services for their intended purposes, subject to these Terms.

Ownership All content, technology, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, service marks, and software provided through the Services are owned or licensed by Plause Music and protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. Except as expressly permitted, you may not reproduce, modify, distribute, or create derivative works of any part of the Services.

User Content You retain ownership of all rights in materials, information, files, data, and other content you upload or submit through the Services (“User Content”) (unless otherwise provided by a Commercial Agreement). By submitting User Content, you grant Plause Music a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host, reproduce, distribute, display, and adapt such content solely as necessary to operate and improve the Services. Any other distribution, royalty, or exploitation rights for sound recordings, audiovisual works, compositions, and related materials (“Client Content”) are governed by your Commercial Agreement, if any.

Generative AI Disclosure You must clearly disclose any AI-generated, AI-assisted, or synthetic media and comply with platform policies and applicable law. You may not misrepresent authorship, rights, or identity, or impersonate any person.

Feedback If you provide feedback, ideas, or suggestions, you grant Plause Music the right to use such feedback without restriction or compensation.

Data Use Plause Music may use de-identified, aggregated data derived from your use of the Services for analytics, research, and industry reporting in a manner that does not personally identify you or your content.

Acceptable Use

You may not use the Services to:

• Infringe or violate any intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights;

• Engage in fraudulent, unlawful, or deceptive conduct;

• Artificially manipulate or inflate metrics (including streams, views, or downloads);

• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security or rights-management features;

• Introduce or distribute malware, bots, scrapers, spiders, or automated data-harvesting tools;

• Upload or distribute unauthorized AI-generated or synthetic media that misrepresents authorship or ownership;

• Submit false or misleading metadata or artwork;

• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users; or

• Violate any applicable law or regulation.

• Attempt to bypass identity, sanctions, KYC, or fraud controls;

• Upload personal or sensitive data of others without a lawful basis and appropriate notice/consent;

• Process payment or financial data except through authorized flows.

Enforcement Plause Music may investigate violations, suspend or terminate accounts, remove or block content, cooperate with law enforcement or affected third parties, and pursue other remedies available under applicable law and/or a Commercial Agreement.

Fees, Payments, and Refunds

Paid Services Certain features may require payment. Fees, payment terms, and renewal conditions are described in the applicable service offering or checkout page

Payment Authorization By purchasing paid Services, you authorize Plause Music or its payment processors to charge your designated payment method for all fees and applicable taxes.

Auto-Renewal & Cancellation If a Service states it auto-renews, you authorize recurring charges until you cancel in accordance with the applicable Service terms. Certain product-level fees and recoupment mechanics are governed by your Commercial Agreement and will control in case of inconsistency.

Chargebacks & Offsets We may suspend or withhold payouts or access if we suspect misuse, fraud, improper activity, or breach of these Terms or a Commercial Agreement, and may offset amounts owed to us against amounts otherwise payable to you.

Refunds Except where otherwise stated or required by law, all fees are non-refundable.

Taxes You are responsible for any applicable taxes, duties, or governmental charges related to your use of the Services or receipt of payments.

Termination and Suspension

By Plause Music Plause Music may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without cause, including for breach of these Terms or any Commercial Agreement, fraud, legal risk, or failure to complete identity verification, or as otherwise deemed necessary in Plause Music’s discretion.

By You You may cease using the Services at any time. If you have an active Commercial Agreement, its provisions, including termination, govern that relationship.

Effect of Termination Upon termination, your right to use the Services ceases immediately. Certain provisions (including intellectual property, indemnification, limitations of liability, and governing law/dispute resolution) survive termination.

Representations, Warranties, and Indemnity

Your Representations and Warranties You represent and warrant that: (i) you have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit and distribute your User Content; (ii) your User Content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights; (iii) you will comply with all applicable laws and platform policies; and (iv) you have provided all notices and obtained all consents needed for any personal data contained in User Content.

Indemnification You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Plause Music and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and licensors from and against all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Services, your User Content, or your breach of these Terms or any applicable Commercial Agreement.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

Disclaimer of Warranties THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” PLAUSE MUSIC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.

Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PLAUSE MUSIC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL. IN NO EVENT WILL PLAUSE MUSIC’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS EXCEED FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50.00).

No Guarantee of Performance Plause Music does not guarantee uptime or availability of any Service or third-party platform connection.

Third-Party Links and Ads

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, products, or services. Plause Music does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for third-party content or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to their terms and policies.

Copyright Complaints (DMCA Notice)

If you believe material available through the Services infringes your copyright, please notify us at info@plausemusic.com and include: (1) your physical/electronic signature; (2) identification of the copyrighted work; (3) identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location; (4) your address, telephone number, and email; (5) a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; and (6) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act for the owner. Knowingly submitting false claims may result in liability.

Privacy, Cookies, and Data Protection

Your use of the Services is governed by Plause Music’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. The Services are not directed to individuals under the legal age in any territory, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Do not use the Services if you are under the legal age in your territory.

Export Compliance and Sanctions

You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or region subject to U.S. or other applicable trade sanctions or export restrictions. You agree to comply with all applicable export-control and sanctions laws (including AML, FCPA, and OFAC) and agree not to use the Services for or on behalf of sanctioned persons or jurisdictions.

Miscellaneous.

1. Notice. The distributor may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to these Terms, by email, regular mail, or postings on the Distributor Sites. If notice is by email or mail, it will be provided to the email or regular mailing address provided by you with your account information and it is your responsibility to update such account information for any changes. Notice to you will be deemed given twenty-four hours after an email is sent, unless the distributor is notified that the email address is invalid, and if through postal mail, three (3) days after the date of mailing. You may provide the distributor with notices only by mail to the address indicated in subsection (l) below.


2. Governing Law. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kenya, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.


3. Jurisdiction. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms or the websites shall be filed only in Kenya and you hereby consent and submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. You agree that you will not file or participate in a class action against us. In any action or proceeding commenced to enforce any right or obligation under this agreement, your use of the websites or with respect to the subject matter hereof, you hereby waive any right you may now have or hereafter possess to a trial by jury.


4. Claims. You agree that any cause of action brought by you arising out of or related to the websites must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred. If, for any reason, we believe, have reason to believe, suspect, or are notified of any act, omission or circumstances which may or could (i) compromise or endanger the health, well-being or safety of any person, (ii) cause or lead to damage to persons or property (tangible or intangible), (iii) adversely affect, infringe upon or misappropriate the rights of others, (iv) harass or interfere with any other user or person, firm or enterprise, (v) interfere with or bypass our security or other protective measures applicable to our systems, networks and communications capabilities, (vi) breach or violate these Terms, or (vii) violate any law or regulation, we have the right, reserving cumulatively all other rights and remedies available to us at law, in equity and under this agreement with you, to report and provide information to any and all regulatory and law enforcement authorities and agencies and take any action permitted by law. You agree that you may only bring a cause of action against such Party (i.e. Plause Music) with whom you have or had a contractual relationship at the time of occurrence of the event giving rise to such cause of action.


5. Waiver. A provision of these Terms may be waived only by a written instrument executed by the Party entitled to the benefit of such provision. The failure of either Party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.


6. Severability. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.


7. Assignment. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may be transferred or assigned by the distributor to an affiliate of the distributor or to any third party, without restrictions. Any assignment attempted to be made in violation of these Terms shall be void.


8. No Relationship. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the distributor as a result of these Terms or use of the websites. You further acknowledge that by submitting User Content or other Third Party Content, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and the distributor other than pursuant to these Terms.


9. Headings. The heading references herein are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of these Terms, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.


10. Entire Agreement. This is the entire agreement between you and the distributor relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes all previous communications, representations, understandings and agreements, either oral or written, between the parties with respect to said subject matter, excluding any Services Agreement that you may have entered into with the distributor. These Terms shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties, or by a change to these Terms made by the distributor.

Force Majeure

To the extent not governed by a Force Majeure clause in a Commercial Agreement, neither party is liable for delays or failures to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control (e.g., acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, or communications failures).