Legal & Privacy

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Amapiano Sounds (amapianosounds.com, the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not use the Site. These Terms apply to all visitors, registered users, and anyone who accesses any feature of the Site.

Amapiano Sounds is operated as a community platform celebrating the amapiano music genre. It is not affiliated with any record label, management company, or talent agency.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site. By registering, you represent that you meet this age requirement. Users under 18 must have parental or guardian consent to register and use the Site.

If we become aware that a user under the age of 13 has created an account, we will delete that account and all associated data without notice.

3. User Accounts

To access certain features you must register for an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, complete, and current registration information
• Maintain the security of your password and accept responsibility for all activity under your account
• Notify us immediately via the Contact Us page of any unauthorised use of your account
• Not create accounts under false names, impersonate another person, or use another person's account
• Not create multiple accounts to circumvent bans, voting limits, or competition rules

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we determine, at our sole discretion, are being misused.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Post content that is defamatory, harassing, hateful, threatening, abusive, or discriminatory on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability
• Spread false, misleading, or deliberately deceptive information about any DJ, artist, or public figure
• Post private personal information about other individuals without their consent ("doxxing")
• Upload or share copyrighted audio, video, or other content that you do not own or have a valid licence for
• Engage in spam, unsolicited advertising, or commercial promotion without our written consent
• Attempt to access, scrape, or harvest data from the Site in automated bulk quantities
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security features of the Site
• Impersonate any DJ, artist, staff member, or other user

We may remove any content and suspend or ban any account at our discretion if these rules are violated.

5. User-Generated Content

The Site allows you to post gossip, comments, dance video links, wishlist entries, private messages, and other content ("User Content"). By posting User Content, you:

• Represent that you own or have the necessary rights and permissions to post that content
• Grant Amapiano Sounds a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to display, distribute, and promote your User Content in connection with operating the Site
• Remain fully responsible for the accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of your content
• Acknowledge that public content (gossip posts, comments, dance videos) may be visible to all visitors
• Acknowledge that private conversations are end-to-end between participating users but are stored on our servers

We do not endorse, verify, or take responsibility for any User Content. We reserve the right to remove any User Content at any time and for any reason, including legal requests, community standards violations, or at the request of the subject of the content.

7. Voting & Competitions

The Site hosts DJ voting, monthly Royalty voting (King, Queen, Prince, Princess of Amapiano), and Dance of the Month competitions. The following rules apply:

• Each registered user may cast one vote per category per voting period
• Vote manipulation through multiple accounts, bots, or automated means is prohibited and will result in account suspension
• Results are for community entertainment purposes only and carry no commercial or contractual weight
• We reserve the right to adjust, nullify, or recalculate results if we determine they have been manipulated
• No prizes, compensation, or benefits are offered or implied for winning any competition on this Site

8. Music Uploads

Registered users may upload audio files (MP3, WAV) to the Site's Community Playlists section. By uploading audio:

• You confirm you own the recording, have a licence to distribute it, or the track is in the public domain
• You confirm the upload does not infringe any third-party copyright, neighbouring rights, or performing rights
• Uploads of commercially released music without a valid licence are strictly prohibited and will be removed
• We accept no liability for copyright claims arising from your uploads; liability rests entirely with the uploader
• We may remove any upload at any time if we receive a valid copyright complaint or at our discretion
• File size is limited to 50 MB. Supported formats: MP3 and WAV only

9. Private Conversations

The Site offers a private messaging system between registered users, subject to a request-and-acceptance model. By using private conversations:

• You agree not to use private messages to harass, threaten, solicit, or spam other users
• You acknowledge that messages are stored on our servers and may be reviewed by administrators in response to a formal complaint or legal request
• Private conversations are not encrypted end-to-end; do not share sensitive personal or financial information through them
• Users retain the right to decline any conversation request and to set their privacy preference (auto-accept, auto-decline, or manual)

10. Intellectual Property

The Amapiano Sounds name, logo, site design, and original editorial content are the property of Amapiano Sounds and may not be reproduced without written permission. User Content remains the property of the respective users, subject to the licence granted in Section 5. The names, likenesses, and trademarks of DJs and artists referenced on this Site remain the property of those individuals and their respective rights holders.

11. Disclaimers

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components. Any content on the Site — including DJ biographies, news summaries, and user posts — is provided for entertainment and community purposes and should not be relied upon as factually verified or professionally authoritative.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Amapiano Sounds and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim shall not exceed the amount (if any) you have paid to access premium features of the Site.

13. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including a breach of these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Site ceases immediately. You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us via the Contact Us page.

14. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify registered users of material changes by posting a notice on the Site. Continued use of the Site after any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the date of the most recent revision.

15. Contact

For all legal enquiries, DJ removal requests, copyright notices, or Terms-related questions, contact the site administrator:

• DJ removal: Use the Request Removal button on any DJ's profile page — this initiates the automatic removal process
• Contact form: amapianosounds.com/contact (registered users)
• Response time: We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 business days. Verified DJ removal requests are processed automatically upon submission.