Terms and Conditions

1. Who We Are and Eligibility

Hotcorebeatz is operated from Kenya and may serve customers internationally. The legal business name, registered address, registration number, and governing-law details must be completed by the business owner before publication of a final legal version of these Terms. You must be legally able to enter a contract in your location. If you are under the age of majority, use the Service only with a parent or guardian's consent.

You are responsible for accurate account information, keeping credentials confidential, and all activity under your account. We may require email verification, identity or KYC information, or additional information for fraud prevention, producer payouts, academy access, or legal compliance.

2. Services and Accounts

The Service may include beat discovery and licensing, digital downloads and file delivery, producer profiles and subscriptions, studio bookings, mixing and mastering, music-business consulting, academy courses, sponsorships, partner applications, contact and support services, and Hotcore Web Services (HWS) enquiries, quotations, projects, and payments.

Features, availability, pricing, plans, delivery times, course dates, and service scope may change. A quotation, booking confirmation, order confirmation, invoice, checkout screen, or separate written agreement may add terms for a particular transaction. If there is a conflict, the specific written agreement controls only for that transaction.

3. Beat Licences and Digital Products

A purchase is a licence, not a transfer of ownership, unless a separate written agreement expressly says otherwise. The licence terms displayed with the beat or supplied with the order control permitted formats, releases, streams, sales, performances, videos, term, territory, attribution, and usage limits.

• Non-exclusive licences may be granted to more than one customer and remain subject to their stated limits.
• An exclusive transaction does not transfer copyright in the underlying composition or master unless expressly agreed in writing. Earlier valid licences, samples, co-writer rights, and third-party rights may continue to apply.
• You must credit the producer as stated in the applicable licence and must not resell, share, upload, register, claim, or distribute the raw beat or stems as a standalone product.
• You must not use a beat for unlawful, defamatory, hateful, infringing, misleading, or harmful content, or in a way that violates a platform's rules.
• Samples, performances, artwork, names, and other materials supplied by you remain your responsibility. You must obtain all permissions and clearances needed for your release.

Digital products are normally delivered by download link or email. You must provide a working email address and promptly report failed, incomplete, or corrupted delivery. We may reasonably investigate and re-deliver a purchased file.

4. Producer Marketplace, Subscriptions, and Payouts

Producers may submit beats, cover art, stems, contracts, profile information, biographies, prices, tags, and other content for review and publication. You represent that you own or control everything you submit, including samples and artwork, and that the content does not infringe another person's rights.

Starter, Pro, Premium, or other plans may impose upload limits, commissions, subscription fees, listing benefits, support levels, or marketing features. Current plan details and fees are shown at /producers/pricing. Paid subscriptions may renew according to checkout terms until cancelled. Cancellation normally affects a future renewal and does not automatically reverse an already completed period.

Sales may be reduced by commissions, payment reversals, refunds, chargebacks, taxes, withholding, or other agreed deductions. Payouts are subject to verification, minimum thresholds, accurate payout details, available funds, provider delays, fraud review, and applicable law. You are responsible for taxes and requested KYC or tax information. We may suspend a payout while investigating a dispute or suspected infringement.

We may reject, remove, restrict, edit, or moderate listings and public profiles. On termination, we may disable listings and access while preserving records needed for legal, accounting, fraud, dispute, or licence purposes.

5. Bookings, Studio, Consulting, and Mixing/Mastering

Bookings are subject to availability and are confirmed only when stated by Hotcorebeatz. Prices, deposits, cancellation windows, rescheduling rules, location, deliverables, turnaround, revision limits, and no-show consequences may vary by service and are part of the booking confirmation or quotation.

For mixing and mastering, you must provide files you are entitled to submit and maintain your own backup. You retain ownership of your audio and materials. We may access them only to provide, support, secure, and administer the service. Delivery dates are estimates unless expressly guaranteed. Confidentiality, revisions, credits, and special technical requirements should be agreed in writing before work begins.

6. Academy and Learning Services

Academy enrolment may require accurate identity and contact details, course selection, intake information, payment or cash-enrolment confirmation, attendance, progress, and student-account information. Enrolment, class dates, venue, instructor, timetable, certificates, attendance requirements, course materials, refunds, and transfers are subject to the applicable course information and confirmation.

You must not share student credentials, record or distribute course materials without permission, disrupt classes, or misuse another student's information. We may suspend access for non-payment, misconduct, fraud, or breach of these Terms.

7. Sponsorships, Partnerships, and HWS

Sponsorships are voluntary contributions, not purchases of a guaranteed return, ownership interest, or investment unless a separate written agreement says otherwise. Recognition may be anonymous or public according to your selection, but payment processors and legal records may still identify you.

A partner application is an enquiry only and does not create a partnership, agency, employment, joint venture, investment, or exclusivity arrangement. HWS quotations and projects, including websites, applications, e-commerce, SEO, branding, digital marketing, and related services, require a separate scope, price, payment, ownership, acceptance, support, and change-control agreement.

8. Payments, Refunds, and Chargebacks

Payments may be processed by Paystack, PayPal, M-Pesa, bank transfer, cash, or another displayed provider. The provider may apply its own terms, verification, currency conversion, fees, and privacy policy. Do not submit card or payment credentials to Hotcorebeatz except through the provider's approved interface.

Refund and cancellation rules depend on the product or service. Digital goods are generally non-refundable after successful delivery, except for applicable consumer rights, duplicate or unauthorised charges, material non-delivery, or an express written refund commitment. Bookings, subscriptions, academy enrolments, sponsorships, and HWS projects may have separate terms. Contact support before initiating a chargeback; fraudulent or abusive chargebacks may result in access restrictions and recovery of amounts owed.

9. User Content, Intellectual Property, and Complaints

You retain ownership of content you submit, subject to third-party rights. You grant Hotcorebeatz a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, reproduce, technically process, display, promote, deliver, back up, and otherwise use that content as needed to operate and market the Service. For public profiles, beats, artwork, testimonials, or recognition, this licence lasts while the content is available and for reasonable archival and legal purposes after removal.

Hotcorebeatz names, logos, software, designs, original text, previews, and platform materials remain protected. For an infringement complaint, send the content identification, your contact details, proof of rights, and a good-faith explanation to support@hotcorebeatz.com.

10. Prohibited Conduct, Suspension, and Availability

You must not circumvent access controls, scrape or misuse the Service, upload malware, impersonate another person, manipulate reviews or payments, infringe rights, evade commissions or licence limits, share private files without permission, or use the Service for unlawful activity.

We may suspend or terminate access, cancel orders, remove content, withhold a payout, or refer conduct to authorities where reasonably necessary. We may discontinue or modify features. Payment, intellectual property, disputes, liability, records, and accrued rights survive termination.

11. Disclaimers and Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided as available and without warranties beyond those that cannot legally be excluded. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, specific commercial results, chart performance, uninterrupted file preservation, or error-free third-party services. Nothing excludes mandatory consumer rights, liability for fraud, or liability that cannot legally be limited.

To the extent permitted by law, Hotcorebeatz is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost profits, lost data, or loss caused by your breach, third-party platforms, payment providers, or submitted materials. Direct liability is limited to the amount paid for the affected Service in the relevant transaction, unless law or a written agreement requires otherwise.

12. Changes and Contact

We may update these Terms by posting a revised version and date. Material changes may be communicated through the Service or email where appropriate. Continued use after the effective date means the revised Terms apply prospectively.