PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY.
In addition to this community is a blog, if you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes a copyright infringement, please contact us now. When a legitimate copyright infringement claim notification is received, we will respond under this process by taking it down. These materials will be removed in accordance with the Copyright Act, Cap C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (“Copyright Act”).
Please read these Terms of Use carefully (collectively with the Our Privacy Policy) before making use of the website, music community, mobile site, services, features, content and application offered in connection with Music Estate. These terms applies to all users of Music Estate which includes users in our music community who contribute to information, content and other services either registered or non registered. By using Music Estate you agree to these terms and conditions and other functional rules, procedures and policies that may be published from time to time on Music Estate.
These Terms of Use are subject to change without notice, therefore we advice that you review these Terms from time to time so that you will be abreast of any possible change(s). Your continued use after such change(s) will constitute acceptance by you of such change(s).
Usage and Sharing Information
When you publish content or information using the Public setting, this simply means you are allowing everyone to access and use that information, and to associate it with you.
Although you own and are responsible for all of the content and information you post on Music Estate, The information/content that appears on “blog” of this site is aimed for your personal, noncommercial use only, therefore you are to use these information solely for personal and non-commercial purposes only, commercial use of any of the Content of the Site is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise stated in this Terms.
Login/Registration
Though most features of this site are accessible to unregistered users, but in order to take advantage of most aspects of the site, you will need to register for an account. If registration is made available, you must provide accurate information during registration. Your account is for your personal use, you may not authorize others to use your account, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. Also you shall not select or use the name of another individual with the intent to impersonate Him/Her or use as your username, a name subject to any rights of a person or entity other than you without appropriate authorization. Additionally, you must not create more than one personal account, if your account is disabled for whatever reason, you must not create another one unless with permission from us. Music Estate is for individuals above 16, so you must not use Music Estate if you are under 16, ensure you keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
Account & Security
You are exclusively responsible for the security of your account and keeping its password safe/secure, and for the activity that occurs on your account and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use under such password. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. You should never publish, distribute or post login information for your account.
Access Rights
By using Music Estate you comprehend and agree that we, as an agent on your behalf, may access content from third party websites and services so that it is available to you through use of Music Estate, and you give Us permission to do so. You agree to grant us perpetual license to use, store and distribute any content that you share, upload or submit to public forums or a third Party Service, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google, with or without your approval, without payment or compensation, and nothing contained within your content would require us to seek permission of a third party in order to use the Content as described in these Terms of Use.
Acceptable Use of Conduct
We are under no obligation to monitor Content, but may review Content as time goes on at its sole discretion to review conformity with this Terms and condition. We will make all determinations as to what Content is appropriate in its sole discretion. We may include, edit or remove any Content at any time without notice. if you do not agree to this activity by Us, then you should not post any Content to the site.
We respect other people’s rights and expect you to do the same. If you notice any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy or other unacceptable behavior by any user, report such activity by reaching out to us.
The content you post or transmit on the site to other users is your responsibility so therefore you agree that you will not hold Us responsible for any Content from other users that you access on the site.
You shall not permit any third party to; take any action or upload, download, post, submit or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any Content or User Content on or through Music Estate that:
i. infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other right of any other person or entity or violates any law or contractual duty;
ii. is unlawful, such as content that is threatening, abusive, defamatory, libellous, fraudulent, harassing or that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual and that is invasive of someone else privacy, or tortuous;
iii. constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, junk or bulk e-mail (“spamming”), contains any advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters or any other form of solicitation.
iv. contains malware or any other computer codes, files, or programs that are designed to disrupt, damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data, password or other information of us or any third party
v. impersonates our employees or representatives and also any person or entity, includes anyone’s identification documents or sensitive financial information or is otherwise determined by us to be inappropriate at its sole discretion.
vi. You shall not (directly or indirectly): decipher, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any aspect, feature or part of Music Estate, except to the limited extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction, modify, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of any part of Music Estate; or copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer any of the rights that you receive here under. You shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
vii. We reserves the right to access, read, preserve, and reveal any information it reasonably believes is essential or required to meet the conditions of any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, enforce these Terms of Use, including analysis or investigation of potential violations hereof, detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, respond to user support requests or protect our rights, property or safety, or that of our users and the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and spam prevention. To protect user privacy, we will insist upon applicable formal legal process before complying with governmental requests.
Additionally, If you collect information from users, you will inform them and make it clear that you are the one collecting their information and not us (Music Estate), and post a privacy policy explaining the information you collect and how you intend to use it. You will not post anyone’s identification documents or sensitive financial information on Music Estate, you will not tag users or send email invitations to non-users without their consent.
Please note that when using the site, you might be exposed to Content from several sources, the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of such Content isn’t guaranteed by us, therefore you further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. If you object to this, you should decline from using the site.
Third Party Services
Music Estate may permit you to access content from or to link to other websites, services or resources on the Internet, and those other websites, services or resources may contain links to Us. When you access third party resources on the Internet, you do so at your own risk. These other resources are not under our control and you acknowledge that we are not responsible or liable for the content, functions, accuracy, legality, appropriateness or any other aspect of such websites or resources. Such inclusion does not imply endorsement by us or any association with our operators. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such website or resource.
Access Termination
If you perform any activities which contradicts our terms and conditions or applicable law or otherwise create risk or possible legal exposure for us, we may terminate your access to all part of Music Estate at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, with immediate effect, which may result in the suspension or termination of your account.
Links
This site may contain links or access to other web sites not maintained by us. These links may include listings that can provide you with further information, or links that have been included in materials uploaded to the site by a party other than Music Estate. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the terms and conditions and privacy statements of each and every web site that you visit. We are not responsible for the practices, links or content of such other web sites and do not endorse and are not affiliated with such third parties.
Our Proprietary Rights
Music Estate or its licensors are the exclusive owners of all software, graphics/designs and all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained on or used in connection with the site. Except as set forth herein, therefore you agree not to copy, distribute, modify or make derivative works of them (software, graphics/designs and all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property or proprietary rights) without or prior consent. If an input, feedback suggestions or recommendations for additional features or functionality is provided by you for improving this site, such contributions shall belong exclusively to us, and you shall retain no right to such contributions. All rights not granted under these Terms of Use are reserved by Music Estate.
No Warranties
We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You admit that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gains access to Music Estate, what Content you access via Music Estate, what effects the Content may have on you, how you may interpret or use the Content or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content.
You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through Music Estate, The Services may contain, or direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. We make no representations concerning any Content contained in or accessed through our website, and it will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through Music Estate.
MUSIC ESTATE AND ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WE, AND OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: MUSIC ESTATE WILL BE COMPLETELY SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT OR THROUGH MUSIC ESTATE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THE RESULTS OF USING MUSIC ESTATE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOUR USE OF MUSIC ESTATE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE MAKE NO GUARANTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANY COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED ON THE SERVICES OR ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO THE SERVICES.
We will not be responsible for the confidentiality of e-mail addresses, registration and identification information, communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other Content stored on our equipment, transmitted over networks accessed by Music Estate or connected with your use of our website.
If any part of these warranty disclaimers or limitations of liability is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason or we are found to be liable to you in any way, then our aggregate liability for all claims will not exceed fifty dollars ($50) or its Naira equivalent.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Music Estate, our affiliates and each of their respective employees, directors, contractors, business partners, agents, suppliers and representatives from all liabilities and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses including but not limited to attorney’s fees which may arise from; Any breach by you of any of these Terms and conditions, your use or misuse of, or access to Music Estate, Content, or which otherwise arise from your User Content, your use of materials or features available on the site, violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject, infringement by you of any person’s intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademark, or trade secret, violation of any person’s right to privacy or publicity, or any Content which defames another person. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will assist and cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Nigeria, including its conflicts of law rules. You agree that any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms and conditions shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts located in Lagos state, Nigeria for all matters arising in connection with these terms of use or your access or use of the service.
Claims stated by you in connection with this site must be in writing to Us within a year of the date such claim first arose, or such claim is forever waived by you. Each claim shall be adjudicated individually, you hereby agree not to combine your claim with the claim of any third party.
Entire agreement and Severability
These Terms of Use are the entire agreement between you and us with respect to Music Estate and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (be it electronic, oral or written) between you and us with respect to Music Estate. If any part of these Terms of Use is declared or found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Use will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
No Waiver
Our failure to partially or fully exercise any part of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of our right to later enforce that or any other part of these Terms of Use. Waiver of conformity in any particular instance does not mean that we will do so in the future. In order for any waiver of compliance with these Terms of Use to be binding, we must provide you with notice of such waiver, provided by our authorized representatives. Our rights and remedies under these Terms of Use shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit our right to exercise any other right or remedy.
Amendments
Before we make changes to these terms, we will notify and give you the opportunity to review and comment on the revised terms before continuing to use our Services. Same applies to our policies, guidelines or other terms referenced in or incorporated by this Statement. Continued use of Music Estate, after notice of the changes to our terms and conditions, policies or guidelines, means you have accepted our amended terms, policies or guidelines.
Contact Information
You may Contact Us if you have any questions.
Effective Date of Terms of Use: June 23rd, 2019