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TERMS & AGREEMENT

Please read these Terms & Agreement carefully before using GrooveUrban services.

This website is operated by GrooveUrban. Throughout the site, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to GrooveUrban. GrooveUrban offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.

This Agreement governs the relationship between GrooveUrban Private Limited and the Artist/Label in respect of any musical works or sound recordings submitted for distribution and related services.

1. Grant of Rights

In consideration of the services provided by GrooveUrban, you grant us and our licensees an exclusive worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, publicly perform, broadcast and make available the submitted works for distribution and promotional purposes.

2. Rights Granted to GrooveUrban

  • Mobile Telephony Rights
  • Digital, Internet & OTT Rights
  • Radio Rights
  • Storage & Mechanical Rights
  • Synchronization Rights
  • Formatting Rights
  • Artwork & Promotional Material Rights

3. Payments & Royalties

Payment shall only be made if accumulated earnings exceed ₹5000 / $58 in the wallet balance. Payments are processed within 30 business days after withdrawal requests and are based on actual royalties received from DSPs, retailers, distributors and partners.

Any applicable Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) will be deducted according to Indian government regulations.

4. Account Suspension

GrooveUrban reserves the right to freeze accounts, earnings, royalties or services if submitted material is illegal, fraudulent, misleading or violates these terms or partner platform policies.

5. Content Ownership

By uploading content, you confirm that:

  • You own or control all rights to the content.
  • You have permission to distribute the content.
  • The content does not infringe any third-party rights.
  • The content does not contain unlawful, defamatory or prohibited material.

6. Artist Warranties

You warrant that all submitted works are original or properly licensed and that you have full authority to enter into this Agreement and grant the rights described herein.

7. Termination

This Agreement cannot be terminated before completion of two years from the signing date of the GrooveUrban B2B/LOA/NOC agreement unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Upon termination, GrooveUrban may instruct partners to remove recordings from platforms within 30 days.

8. Distribution & DSP Policies

GrooveUrban is not responsible for delays, failures, removals or actions performed by third-party platforms, distributors, DSPs or service providers.

GrooveUrban reserves the right to reject, hold, suspend or remove any content from distribution if duplicate, fraudulent or policy-violating content is detected.

9. Royalty Policy

GrooveUrban does not deduct commission from artist royalties. However, third-party platforms may deduct their own commissions before remitting revenue to GrooveUrban.

The amount received from DSPs and partners is transferred to users after applicable deductions such as taxes.

10. Fair Usage Policy

All membership plans are subject to a fair usage policy and are intended only for legitimate artists and labels uploading their own content through GrooveUrban.

11. Confidentiality

Both parties agree to keep confidential all information disclosed under this Agreement during the term and for two years following termination.

12. Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for delays or failure to perform obligations due to circumstances beyond reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, strikes or government actions.

13. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India. Any disputes shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of courts located in Pattamundai, Odisha.

14. Service Changes

GrooveUrban reserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue or update any service, pricing or platform integration without prior notice.

15. Copyright Complaints

If you believe content on our platform infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately at:

info@grooveurban.com

16. Important Content Rules

  • Only original content is permitted.
  • Cover songs, remixes, Lo-Fi versions and live recordings require proper rights ownership.
  • Political content is prohibited.
  • Copyright infringement may result in account suspension or termination.
  • Unauthorized use of actor, actress or model images in artwork may result in takedown within 24–48 hours.
  • Fraudulent Content ID usage may result in content removal and forfeiture of royalties.

Contact Us

GrooveUrban Private Limited
At/Po: Beltal, Pattamundai, Odisha, India – 754215
Email: info@grooveurban.com