Last Updated: June21, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to SonicCrypt ("Platform", "we", "us", or "our"). By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("ToS") and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Platform.

We reserve the right to modify these ToS at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new ToS on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Platform after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new ToS.

2. Platform Description

SonicCrypt is a community-driven, non-commercial platform for artists, DJs, and fans of the underground Gothic and Industrial music scene. It serves as an archive for free music downloads, a promotion tool, and an information source for scene events.

3. User Accounts

To access certain features, you must register for an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
• Maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access to your account.
• Promptly notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the Platform.
• Be responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these ToS or engage in prohibited conduct.

4. User Conduct and Responsibilities

You agree not to use the Platform to:

• Upload, post, or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
• Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
• Upload, post, or transmit any content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships.
• **Upload, post, or transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish all content you submit.**
• Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Platform or the servers and networks connected to the Platform.
• Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

5. Content Ownership and Licensing

User-Generated Content: You retain all ownership rights to the content you upload to SonicCrypt (e.g., music tracks, cover art, event information, forum posts).

By uploading content, you grant SonicCrypt a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the content in connection with the Platform's services. This license is solely for the purpose of operating, promoting, and improving the Platform. This license terminates when you remove your content from the Platform, or your account is terminated, except for content that may have been shared or archived by other users or as required by law.

You are responsible for selecting the appropriate license (e.g., Creative Commons) for your music uploads, indicating how others may use your work.

6. Copyright Infringement and Takedown Policy

SonicCrypt respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our Content Reporting / Takedown Policy.

We reserve the right to remove content alleged to be infringing without prior notice and at our sole discretion. Repeat infringers' accounts may be terminated.

7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation or availability of the Platform or the information, content, materials, or products included on the Platform.

To the fullest extent permissible by law, SonicCrypt disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this Platform, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

SonicCrypt does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on the Platform by users. All content is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such content.

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Platform, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the ToS.

Upon termination, your right to use the Platform will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Platform, or contact us to request account deletion.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us via the contact information provided in our Imprint or through our Contact Form.