Legal
Terms of Service
Last updated: 26 May 2025
1. Agreement to Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Sovereign Soundscapes website located at sovereignsoundscapes.com (the "Site"), operated by Sovereign Soundscapes (ABN: 84 252 676 273), a music label based in New South Wales, Australia ("we", "us", or "our").
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
2. About Sovereign Soundscapes
Sovereign Soundscapes is an independent music label specialising in dark cinematic soundscapes, electronic production, and bass design. The Site is used to promote our releases, artists, and brand. All content on this Site — including music, artwork, videos, blog posts, and written copy — is published for promotional and informational purposes.
3. Use of the Site
You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others. You must not:
- Use the Site in any way that violates applicable Australian or international laws or regulations
- Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its related systems
- Scrape, crawl, or harvest data from the Site without prior written permission
- Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site
- Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
- Upload or transmit viruses or any other malicious code
4. Intellectual Property
All content on this Site — including but not limited to music recordings, artwork, logos, photographs, videos, blog articles, and track names — is the intellectual property of Sovereign Soundscapes or its respective rights holders, and is protected by Australian and international copyright law.
You may not reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit any content from this Site without our express written permission. Personal, non-commercial sharing of links to our content (e.g., sharing a track link on social media) is permitted and encouraged.
5. Music & Streaming
Track link pages on this Site (e.g. /link/[track]) are promotional landing pages that link to third-party streaming and download platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, and others. We do not operate these platforms and are not responsible for their content, availability, or terms of use.
Clicking a streaming link will take you to a third-party platform governed by that platform's own terms of service and privacy policy.
6. Email Communications
If you subscribe to our mailing list, you consent to receive promotional emails from Sovereign Soundscapes including news, release announcements, and updates. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly.
We will not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
7. Third-Party Services & Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, streaming platforms, and social media pages. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or terms of those sites and accept no responsibility for them.
We use third-party services including Google Analytics (site traffic measurement) and Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram advertising analytics). Use of these tools is subject to their respective privacy policies. See our Privacy Policy for details.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site and all content on it are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, representations, and conditions of any kind with respect to the Site and its content.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable Australian law, Sovereign Soundscapes and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Site or its content.
Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any right or remedy, or any guarantee, warranty, or other term or condition implied or imposed by the Australian Consumer Law that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sovereign Soundscapes, its operators, and affiliates from any claim, demand, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another party.
11. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales for any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Site.
13. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: