Effective as of 2021/02/27
ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ("User" or "you") USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE APP KNOWN AS "Rythm Bot" AND/OR THE SITE AT www.rythm.fm (together the "Site") OR ANY OF THE CONTENT AND/OR DATA AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE MUST AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT ("Agreement").
PERSONAL DATA: You agree to provide only true, accurate and complete information to us via the Site. Any personal information provided by you will be treated with appropriate care and security in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
1. Contracting parties. The Site, together with all software, content, data and other materials contained therein ("Content") are owned or controlled by Rythm Inc, a company registered in Delaware, US, with offices at 8 The Green, STE R, Dover, DE 19901, USA. Rythm Inc is referred to in these terms and conditions as "we", "us", "our" or "Rythm". When you register with Rythm (or otherwise access the Site), you are contracting with Rythm Inc. By registering, you warrant that you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts and that you have agreed to be bound by this Agreement. Please note that the Service may not be available in certain countries, as noted on the Site, from time to time.
2. Passwords. You agree: to keep your password secure and confidential and to not allow anyone else to use your email address or password to access the Site or any Content; to not do anything which would assist anyone else to gain access to any secured area of the Site; and to not create additional registration accounts for the purpose of abusing the functionality of the Site or any Content, or other Users, or to seek to pass yourself off as another user. If you think someone else has obtained your account details, please let us know immediately via [email protected] and we will close your account as quickly as possible. Please note that you will be responsible to Rythm and to others for all activity that occurs under your registration account.
3. The Rythm Service. Rythm provides a user-controlled content communication service for your personal non-commercial consumption and entertainment ("Service"). The Service is provided to you hereunder, and you are fully liable for all acts and omissions of any third party that uses or administers the Service for you or on your behalf. Details of the Service are set out on the Site and are regularly updated to reflect changes and improvements to the Service.
4. Licence. Subject to the terms of this Agreement (and payment of any and all required Fees, Rythm grants to you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license, for the specified duration ("Term"), to receive and use the Content solely for the purposes of the Service. The Service may not be used in relation to any public or any third party use outside of the Site. The rights granted hereunder do not and will not include: (i) sale or sub-licensing of any Content; (ii) the making of copies of any Content; (iii) distribution or posting or other provision to any third party of Content, via the internet or any mobile network or device or any other method (including without limitation by way of downloading, copying, broadcasting, playing, presenting, sharing, making available or other technical means); and/or (iv) advertising-related use of Content or any other use which may constitute infringement of so-called "Moral Rights" including without limitation any use which could be considered a promotion or encouragement of any brand, product or service.
5. Renewal and Termination. The licenses granted hereunder shall be valid from receipt of full payment until the end of the selected Term and shall automatically renew for each subsequent month (or, where applicable, each subsequent year) until terminated by either party on not less than one (1) months' notice sent by email or notified via the online User Account page. Where no such termination notice is timely received by Rythm, User shall be deemed to have requested renewal and shall be liable for payment of any and all required Fees at the applicable rate(s). Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies hereunder, Rythm may terminate this Agreement in the event the User: (i) uses any Content in a manner inconsistent with the terms hereunder or which otherwise may constitute infringement of any rights of Rythm or its licensors; or (ii) otherwise materially breaches this Agreement. Upon any termination hereof: (a) any unpaid Fee(s) shall remain payable in full (for the full period of each license granted); User shall not be entitled to any refund; and (b) User shall cease use of Content and shall delete any and all copies of Content in User's possession or control. In addition, and without prejudice, to the other rights and remedies available hereunder, Rythm reserves the right to suspend provision of services in the event of an actual or suspected breach of this Agreement or other unauthorised use of the Service.
6. Fees. In consideration for provision of the premium tier of the Service for the notified Term, you undertake to pay any and all required fees as set out from time to time on the relevant pages of the Site ("Fees"). Fees must be paid in full before a license is issued in each case and each granted licence is subject to payment of Fees. Any costs or extra fees incurred for funds transfers or payment services are payable by you. All amounts listed on the Site are inclusive of Value Added Tax and other similar sales taxes and duties unless otherwise noted (and all sums must be paid free and clear of any withholding tax and without deduction of any kind). Rythm reserves the right to restrict or limit the scope of, or to terminate, any license hereunder in the event of failure by a User to timely pay the Fees (or renewal amounts). Any late payments shall be subject to additional payment of interest on outstanding sums at the rate of eight percent (8%) above the then-current annual base rate of HSBC plc. Sums received by Rythm are non-refundable. Please note that Fees are subject to change by posting new Fees on the Site at any time. We reserve the right to suspend the Service (or your use of the Service) at any time if collection of the Fees is not commercially or practically viable for any reason.
7. Payment. Payment of Fees may be made by credit or debit card using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro or American Express, or may be made by way of Direct Debit. All purchases and orders will be charged immediately. Credit/debit cardholders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer. We are not responsible for your card issuer or bank charging you as a result of us processing of your credit/debit card payment in accordance with your order nor are we not obliged to inform you of any reason for refusal. By using your credit or debit card, you confirm that the card belongs to you and that there are sufficient funds or credit available to cover the charges. Payments must be in pounds Sterling for provision of the Service in the UK, or in Euros for provision of the Service within in the Euro monetary zone, or in US dollars in any other territory where the Service is made available.
8. Free Trials. Users may be eligible for a free short-term trial of the Service ("Trial") subject to the terms of this Agreement and the terms listed on the Site from time to time. A Trial provides you with access to the Service for the notified period, starting from the moment you submit your payment details and accept the offer via the Site. By submitting such payment details, you accept the Trial offer and you agree to Rythm using your payment details to begin the selected licence term (or, if no choice is indicated, on a monthly basis) commencing from the beginning of the Trial period, unless you terminate your Trial via the Site before the end of the seven-day period. You may only accept the Trial offer only once, and Rythm reserves the right to withdraw, vary or cease the Trial at any time without notice or liability to you.
9. User Accounts. You will be provided access to a unique online portal ("User Account") through which you may receive from and provide to Rythm certain information regarding your account and your use of the Service, including accounting information showing Fees paid and payable.
10. Technical Requirements. You agree to use the Service in accordance with any technical guidelines that may be provided to you (and/or modified by us) from time to time. We shall not be held responsible for any provision of service or electronic delivery that is incompatible with your operating system or other problems specific to your device. Rythm reserves the right to impose limited periods of downtime for maintenance or other interruptions for commercial reasons without prior notice. Specifically, you accept and agree that the Service may be interrupted from time to time due to unsuitable equipment or malfunctions caused by a telecoms or internet service provider or by network congestion, and that Rythm may temporarily suspend provision or operation of the Service for reasonable carrying out of periodic maintenance where necessary or where preferable to improve the services. Rythm will use reasonable efforts to provide prior notice where practicable but you expressly agrees that Rythm shall not be liable for any loss resulting from any such downtimes or interruptions. If you are in doubt as to whether or not the Service is suitable for your requirements, please carefully evaluate the Service before registering as a User. If you are still unsure, you may contact us via [email protected] for further information. Nothing herein affects your statutory rights.
11. Content. Save for third-party content that Users may access using the Service, Rythm owns or controls all relevant intellectual property rights in the Site and the Content. Whilst we endeavour to provide accurate and up-to-date information, the Content may not be wholly accurate or up-to-date, complete or free of defects, and is subject to change at short notice. All Content is provided without any representations or warranties of any kind (implied or express) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. You may not publish, (re)distribute, extract, re-utilise, transfer, assign, sub-license or reproduce any part of the Site or the Content in any form (including storing it in any medium) other than as expressly allowed herein or as set out in the Site and the Content (or under UK or local law). The Site and the Content are intended only for the purposes specified or implied therein, and your use of the Site and/or Content is entirely at your own risk. You acknowledge and agree that you will not acquire or be deemed to acquire under this Agreement any ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in the Service and/or any Content, and that any and all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Service and any branding therein (including trademarks, brands and logos) belong to Rythm and/or its licensors. Nothing in this Agreement will transfer ownership, or any aspect of ownership in and to the Service, the Content, trademarks, brands or logos, to you or any third party. You agree and accept that any use of Content in any way that may be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or in excess of the scope of the selected terms of the Service licence will be treated as an unauthorised use of that Content (and each copyright work therein) and may result in a claim by Rythm (or a third party rightsholder) against you (or your related parties) for infringement of the copyright and/or other rights in such works.
12. User Conduct. You agree to obey all applicable laws in using the Service, and agree that you are responsible for the content and/or communications you send to or initiate via the Site. You agree that you are responsible for everything that you transmit to or in relation to the Site and you specifically agree (in relation to the Site) not to participate in any form of activity which is unlawful, harassing, libellous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually-oriented, racially-offensive or otherwise includes objectionable material;
13. Objectionable Material. If you encounter or become aware of any objectionable or infringing or unlawful content available anywhere on or via the Site, please immediately report such material (and the specific page on which it is found), or if you believe that you are the owner of the copyright or other rights in any material appearing on the Site, or if you have any other complaint about the Site or any Content or other posted materials, please contact us via [email protected] (making sure to include both the Uniform Resource Locator for the non-complying content and the reasons you believe it does not comply). Please note that there may be adverse legal consequences if you make a false or bad faith allegation through this process.
14. Termination of this Agreement. Rythm may at any time terminate this legal Agreement, in our sole discretion without prior notice to you and without reimbursement, if we believe that you may have breached (or acted in a manner indicating that you do not intend to or are unable to comply with) any term herein, or if we are legally required to do so by law, or if continuation is likely to be no longer commercially viable. You acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.
15. Your Warranties and Indemnity. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Service may include access to third party content such as music tracks. Rythm makes no representation or warranty about the provision or availability at any particular time of any specific Content and Rythm reserves the right to remove or cease provision or availability of any Content at any time without liability to you. You warrant and represent that you have the right and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform your obligations hereunder. You warrant and represent that throughout the Term: (i) you will use the Service solely for private entertainment purposes or your own device(s); (ii) you will not amplify, transmit or retransmit the Service or any Content so as to be audible or viewed outside of your own personal space; (iii) all information provided by you to Rythm is complete and accurate at all times; (iv) you will timely provide to Rythm any updated or corrected information and ensure such information is correct; (v) you will comply with applicable law at all times; (vi) you will not use or attempt to use or access Content or any other part of the Service other than in accordance with the terms of the license granted hereunder; (vii) you will not (and will not attempt to) reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or otherwise circumvent the technology or any part of the Service; (viii) you will not (and will not attempt to) make any recording or reproduction of, and will not stream or transmit or make available, any Content except as permitted hereunder; and (ix) you will not provide login details or other information to any third party or otherwise assist or permit any unauthorised access to the Service. To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. You agree to indemnify us for any loss or damage that may be incurred by Rythm, including without limitation legal fees, arising from any breach by you of any warranty or other term herein or your misuse of any material or information obtained through the Site or the Content. You undertake to inform Rythm immediately if you become aware of any possible breach of this Agreement by you or any connected party.
16. Our Warranties and Indemnity. Rythm warrants and represents that it has the right and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Rythm warrants and represents that (save for third party content) it has the right to grant the license provided hereunder for access to and use of the Service and that all Intellectual Property Rights granted to you under such license are owned and controlled by Rythm and that use by you of such rights in accordance with this Agreement will not infringe the rights of any third party. Without limiting the foregoing, Rythm makes no warranty that: (a) the Service will meet your requirements; (b) the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (c) the results obtained from the use of the Service will be accurate, complete, reliable or effective; or (d) the quality of any content or services obtained by you from the Site, from us, or from any third parties' websites to which the Site is linked, will meet your expectations or be free from mistakes, errors or defects. The use of the Service is at your own risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any loss or damage that results from such activities.
17. Liability. Save for any loss incurred by you as a result of an adjudicated third party claim based on rights licensed to you by Rythm, you agree that the liability of Rythm to you hereunder shall be limited to the amount you have actually paid to us for its services hereunder or, if greater, US$100. Except as set out herein, we shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss of any kind in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of your use of the Site or the Content or in relation to the goods and/or services that we provide. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence of Rythm.
18. Trade Marks. The brands, products and service names used in the Site, Service and/or the Content (including without limitation, "Rythm" and "Rythm Bot") are trademarks or trade names of Rythm or its trading partners unless otherwise stated.
19. Hacking. You agree and undertake not to attempt to damage, deny service to, hack, crack, reverse-engineer, or otherwise interfere (collectively, "Interfere") with the Site and/or the Content in any manner. If you in any way Interfere with these, you agree to pay all damages we incur as a result. We will cooperate with the authorities in prosecuting any User who Interferes with the Site or the Content or otherwise attempts to defraud Rythm or any other parties through your use of the Site or the Content or any services provided hereunder. We reserve the right to deny any or all access or service to any User for any reason, at any time, at our sole discretion. You agree that we may block your access, and at our sole discretion to disallow your continued use of the Site and/or the Content. We reserve the right to take any action we may deem appropriate in our sole discretion with respect to violations or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, and we expressly reserve all rights and remedies available to us at law or in equity.
20. No Partnership. Your use of the Site, Service and/or the Content creates no partnership, client, fiduciary or other professional relationship.
21. Force Majeure. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations hereunder that is caused by events outside our reasonable control.
22. Severance. If any part, term or provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with any relevant law, the remaining portions or provisions shall still remain valid and continue in full force and effect.
23. No Waiver. No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any term or condition or of any breach by the other of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of any breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
24. Variation. This Agreement may be varied from time to time by our posting new terms on the Site, and any such amendment will be applicable to all Users from the date and time such revised terms have been posted on the Site (or other such date as shown in such notice). Your continued use of the Site and/or the Service constitutes agreement with and acceptance of any such amendment or other changes. We constantly experiment and innovate with the Site in order to provide a better experience and you hereby acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Service may change from time to time without prior notice to you. Where such variation or changed terms are materially detrimental to you, we will inform you in writing and such varied terms will be deemed accepted if you do not raise any objection in writing within 30 days of such notification.
25. Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of London, England.
26. Contacting Us. If you have any questions, please contact us at the following address: Rythm Inc, 8 The Green, STE R, Dover, DE 19901, USA, or email us via [email protected]