Soundportal — Terms of Service

Last updated: June 2026
Status: Beta / Free / No Commercial Use

1. Service Description

Soundportal is a free, non-commercial music submission management tool. We do not charge fees, store music files, or collect payment. Soundportal is provided "as-is" for label owners, A&R managers, and music producers to organize and review music submissions via SoundCloud links.

2. You Accept Full Responsibility for Content

As a Label Owner / A&R Manager:

• You are solely responsible for managing who has access to your portals
• You acknowledge that all tracks submitted are the submitter's own work
• You may not share, distribute, or use submitted tracks without artist permission
• You must remove content immediately if a DMCA/copyright claim is filed

As a Producer / Submitter:

• You guarantee you own all rights to the track you submit
• You confirm the track contains no copyrighted material without explicit permission
• You are liable if your submission infringes anyone's copyright
• Soundportal is not responsible if your submission causes legal issues

3. SoundCloud Links Only

• Soundportal does not store or host music files
• We only store links to SoundCloud tracks and metadata (artist name, email, contact)
• SoundCloud's Terms of Service apply to all tracks
• If your SoundCloud link is removed, it disappears from Soundportal
• You are responsible for maintaining your SoundCloud private links

4. No Liability for Data Breaches or Hacking

Soundportal is NOT responsible for:

• Unauthorized access to your account (hacking)
• Data theft or leak of unreleased tracks
• Loss of tracks or account data
• Cybersecurity incidents despite our security measures
• Revenue loss, lost opportunities, or lost royalties from a breach
• Access to private SoundCloud links through our platform

What we do:

• Use industry-standard encryption (Supabase)
• Require strong passwords and Google authentication
• Monitor for unauthorized access
• But we cannot guarantee 100% security

Risk acknowledgment: You understand that cloud-based services carry inherent security risks. By using Soundportal, you accept these risks.

5. No Warranty, No Uptime Guarantee

Soundportal is beta software and completely free. We offer:

• ❌ No uptime guarantee
• ❌ No technical support SLA
• ❌ No data backup guarantee
• ❌ No promise of future features

We may pause or shut down at any time without notice. Back up your data yourself.

6. Termination

We may terminate your account immediately if you:

• Submit copyrighted material that isn't yours
• Attempt to hack or abuse the platform
• Violate these Terms of Service
• Use Soundportal for commercial purposes (selling data, mass scraping)

You may delete your account anytime, but we may retain anonymized data for legal compliance.

7. Privacy & Data

• We collect: email, name, username, portal info, track metadata
• We do not sell your data
• We store data on Supabase servers (Ireland/EU)
• GDPR compliant: you can request export/deletion via email
• Private portals are only visible to users you grant access

8. No Commercial Use

This is a free beta tool. You may not:

• Charge for access to Soundportal
• Resell or redistribute Soundportal
• Use it to build a competing product
• Scrape or mass-export data

9. Limitation of Liability

Soundportal is provided "as-is." To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• We are NOT liable for data loss, hacking, or leaked tracks
• We are NOT liable for lost revenue or lost opportunities
• We are NOT liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
• Our total liability is $0 (zero) since this is a free service

10. Copyright Infringement

If you believe your copyright has been infringed:

1. Email us with proof of ownership
2. We will remove the content within 48 hours
3. We will investigate and may terminate the uploader's account

False DMCA claims: If you falsely claim copyright, you may be liable for damages.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms anytime. Continued use = acceptance of new terms.

12. Contact & Disputes

• Email: info@soundportal.app
• Disputes: Netherlands law (Dutch courts)
• No arbitration, no class actions

13. Severability

If any clause is unenforceable, the rest remains valid.

By using Soundportal, you agree to these Terms of Service.

🎵 Happy submitting!