Terms of Service

1. Definitions and Interpretation

In this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set out below:

• "Track" — any audio recording, music video, artwork, or associated metadata uploaded to the wavbee platform
• "Owner" — the person or entity that holds the intellectual property rights to a Track
• "Distributor" — wavbee, acting as the distribution service provider
• "Marketing Materials" — any promotional content, artwork, or media associated with a Track
• "Intellectual Property Rights" — all copyrights, moral rights, neighbouring rights, trademarks, and related rights
• "Gross Royalties" — all royalty and revenue amounts actually received by wavbee from Partners/DSPs, sub-licensors, or collection partners in respect of your content, in the currency in which they are received
• "Platform & Collection Costs" — the real costs of collecting your royalties and paying them out to you, namely: (a) foreign-exchange conversion losses, spreads, and bank or payment-processor charges on incoming royalty payments; (b) deductions, adjustments, recoupments, or rate changes applied by wavbee's upstream licensors, sub-licensors, or collection partners; (c) payment-processing, remittance, and disbursement fees on paying you; (d) chargebacks, refunds, and reversals applied by Partners/DSPs or upstream parties; (e) any foreign withholding or transactional taxes imposed on the incoming royalty flow; and (f) reasonable administrative costs of collection, reconciliation, and remittance. Because many of these costs are reported by upstream parties only as combined or netted amounts, wavbee may apply and report Platform & Collection Costs as a single aggregate figure where a component-by-component split is not separately available
• "Net Revenue" (also referred to as "Net Royalties") — Gross Royalties less Platform & Collection Costs; this is the figure shown as "Net Revenue" on your royalty statements
• "wavbee Commission" — the percentage of Net Revenue that wavbee retains for its distribution and administration services, as set by the plan you select on the wavbee website at the time of release (for example, 10% on a plan that pays you 90%)
• "Royalties" / "Artist Share" — Net Revenue less the wavbee Commission, less any statutory taxes deductible at source (including TDS under applicable Indian law) and any amounts you authorise wavbee to deduct or set off; this is the amount payable to you
• "Partners/DSPs" — digital service providers and streaming platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube)
• "You" — the individual or entity accepting this Agreement and using the wavbee platform

2. Duration and Termination

This Agreement begins upon uploading any content to the wavbee platform and remains valid until terminated by either party.

• Either party may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice
• wavbee may terminate immediately if you breach any term of this Agreement
• Upon termination, wavbee will initiate removal of your content from all Partners/DSPs
• Removal from DSPs typically takes 1–3 months depending on the platform
• Obligations related to royalties, licensing, and indemnification survive termination

3. Grant of License

By uploading content to wavbee, you grant wavbee the following rights:

• A non-exclusive, worldwide right to store, distribute, market, and sub-license your content to Partners/DSPs
• The right to use your name, likeness, and Marketing Materials for promotional purposes related to distribution
• You may not distribute the same Tracks through other distributors while they are live on the wavbee platform
• You retain all intellectual property rights to your content — wavbee does not claim ownership
• An active subscription (Artist, Artist Pro, Label, Label Growth, or Label Pro) is required to access distribution and premium platform features
• Users with legacy or grandfathered access — including artists and labels onboarded under prior plans or under a separate arrangement confirmed by email or signed agreement with wavbee — retain their agreed-upon terms and are not required to hold a current subscription

This license is granted for the duration of this Agreement and is necessary for wavbee to perform its distribution services on your behalf.

4. wavbee's Role and Responsibilities

wavbee acts as your distribution partner and makes commercially reasonable efforts to deliver your content to Partners/DSPs. However:

• wavbee does not guarantee sales, streams, playlist placement, or any specific level of revenue
• wavbee reserves the right to decline or remove content that is repetitive, uses generic titles, or is considered low-effort
• AI-generated material lacking artistic merit may be declined at wavbee's discretion
• Content that violates intellectual property rights of third parties will be removed
• wavbee may update platform features, pricing, and distribution partnerships at any time

5. Content Requirements and Submissions

All content submitted to wavbee must meet the following requirements:

• Tracks must be submitted in accepted audio formats with accurate and complete metadata
• You must fully own or have obtained all necessary rights to every component of your submission, including samples, vocals, master recordings, and compositions
• Cover songs require appropriate mechanical licenses before submission
• AI-generated content is permitted only if: (a) it is disclosed at submission, (b) AI models were trained on properly licensed datasets, and (c) AI contributions are properly attributed
• Artwork must be original or properly licensed — stock images and copyrighted material are not permitted

wavbee reserves the right to request documentation proving ownership or licensing at any time.

6. Account Usage and Security

Your wavbee account is subject to the following conditions:

• Accounts are for individual use only — one account per person or entity
• A small identity verification charge (e.g., $0.10 USD) is processed during the application to confirm your identity via Stripe or Razorpay
• Portal access is authenticated via email-based one-time passwords (OTP) — no traditional passwords are stored
• Sharing account credentials or OTP codes with third parties is strictly prohibited
• Creating multiple accounts without explicit permission from wavbee is not allowed
• You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account
• Violations of account policies result in immediate termination without refund

If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, contact [email protected] immediately.

7. Eligibility and Territory Restrictions

Access to wavbee is subject to eligibility and territory conditions. Some regions fall outside the areas we are currently able to serve, and as a company based in India we operate within the laws and regulations that apply to us:

• wavbee does not accept releases from, or onboard users resident or established in, certain restricted territories — currently including Turkey, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Applications and content originating from these territories will not be accepted
• By using wavbee, you confirm that you are not located in, and are not submitting content on behalf of anyone located in, a restricted territory
• This list may be updated from time to time as sanctions, banking, licensing, or distribution conditions change. We keep it as short as we reasonably can and update this page when it changes
• wavbee is based in India and operates in line with applicable Indian laws, regulations, and directions from competent authorities
• If a new law, regulation, or government direction comes into effect that prevents wavbee from continuing to serve you or distribute your content, we will let you know and aim to wind the arrangement down as smoothly as possible — giving you reasonable notice, helping you move your catalogue to another distributor where feasible, and paying out any royalties owed to you, subject to the usual reconciliation timelines

These conditions exist so that wavbee can operate lawfully and reliably for everyone on the platform. If your situation changes, or you believe a restriction has been applied in error, contact [email protected] and we'll be glad to help.

8. Royalties and Payout Conditions

wavbee collects your royalties from Partners/DSPs on your behalf, recovers the real costs of collecting and paying them out, retains its plan-based commission, and pays the rest to you. Your royalties are calculated in this order:

• wavbee receives Gross Royalties from Partners/DSPs, sub-licensors, and collection partners on your behalf
• wavbee first deducts Platform & Collection Costs — the real third-party and operational costs of collecting and remitting your royalties (foreign-exchange and bank/payment-processor charges, upstream licensor adjustments, payout fees, and similar, as defined in Section 1). What remains is your Net Revenue
• wavbee then deducts the wavbee Commission set by your plan, plus any statutory taxes such as TDS. The remaining Artist Share is paid to you
• Your plan percentage is your Artist Share of Net Revenue, and the wavbee Commission is the remainder — for example, on a 90% plan you keep 90% of Net Revenue and the wavbee Commission is 10%; on a 100% plan the wavbee Commission is 0%:
• Artist plan: 90% of Net Revenue — unlimited releases to 100+ stores, 1–4 day delivery
• Artist Pro plan: 100% of Net Revenue — priority delivery and priority release review
• Label plan: 90% of Net Revenue — unlimited artists and releases, detailed label analytics
• Label Growth plan: 95% of Net Revenue — priority delivery, priority review, and strategic partnership opportunities
• Label Pro plan: 100% of Net Revenue — fastest delivery, priority review, and dedicated partnership support
• Platform & Collection Costs are real costs of collection, not an additional commission, and their deduction is a condition of the distribution service. They typically range between 5% and 15% of Gross Royalties, varying with foreign-exchange conditions, upstream licensor adjustments, and the mix of Partners/DSPs your royalties come from
• From time to time, and entirely at its own discretion, wavbee may choose to bear some or all of the Platform & Collection Costs itself — for example by absorbing them out of subscription revenue rather than deducting them from your Gross Royalties. Any such absorption is voluntary and not consistent or guaranteed; it depends on wavbee's financial position at the relevant time, may be applied to some periods, plans, or accounts and not others, and may be started or stopped at any time. Bearing these costs in one period does not waive wavbee's right to deduct the full Platform & Collection Costs in any other period, and creates no commitment, precedent, or entitlement to the same treatment in future
• Legacy and grandfathered accounts — including artists and labels with royalty rates or plan terms agreed by email or signed agreement with wavbee prior to or outside the published plans — retain those agreed-upon terms for the duration specified in that arrangement
• Custom royalty arrangements may be offered to selected clients by separate written or emailed agreement, and take precedence over the published plan rates for those accounts
• wavbee remits your Artist Share within 30 days of the end of each calendar month in which royalties are received and reconciled
• Each month, your royalty statement shows: Gross Royalties received, the total Platform & Collection Costs deducted (as a single aggregate figure), the wavbee Commission, statutory taxes deducted, and the Artist Share paid to you
• Once per calendar year, on at least 30 days' written notice, you may request such summary information on Platform & Collection Costs as wavbee reasonably holds. You acknowledge that these costs are often reported by upstream parties only in aggregate, and that wavbee is not required to provide a component-level breakdown it does not separately receive, nor to disclose confidential third-party commercial terms
• You authorise wavbee to receive Gross Royalties into its account solely on your behalf, to deduct Platform & Collection Costs and the wavbee Commission, and to pay you the Artist Share. wavbee acquires no ownership of your Artist Share, copyrights, master rights, or other intellectual property, all of which remain yours
• Royalty reports are available through your dashboard and reflect DSP reporting timelines
• You must provide valid payout details (bank account or supported payment method) to receive royalties
• If you wish to cancel your account, you must provide at least 30 days' written notice to continue receiving outstanding royalties
• If no cancellation notice is given, your royalty share will automatically be reduced to 0%

Subscription pricing is published on our pricing page and may vary by currency (USD, EUR, INR). Payout schedules and minimum thresholds are detailed in your dashboard settings.

9. Fraud, Abuse, and Copyright Infringement

wavbee maintains zero tolerance for fraudulent activity. The following are strictly prohibited:

• Artificial streaming, stream manipulation, or bot-generated plays
• Uploading content you do not own or have rights to distribute
• False ownership claims or misrepresenting rights holders
• Undisclosed use of samples, loops, or AI-generated material
• Any activity designed to manipulate royalty calculations or platform metrics

Consequences include immediate content takedown, royalty withholding, escrow placement of disputed funds, account termination, and potential disabling of content across all DSPs.

10. Violation Handling Procedure

When a potential violation is detected, wavbee follows this procedure:

• You will be notified of the suspected violation via email
• Your account may be temporarily suspended pending investigation
• You have 5 business days to respond with corrections, government-issued ID, artist profile links, and any requested documentation
• wavbee will review your response and make a determination
• Failure to respond within the deadline results in permanent account termination
• Unpaid royalties may be forfeited if a violation is confirmed

11. Misrepresentation of Track Properties

Accurately representing your content is essential. Misrepresentation includes:

• Mislabelling cover songs, remixes, or derivative works as original content
• Failing to disclose the use of samples or AI-generated elements
• Providing incorrect genre, language, or release date metadata
• Misrepresenting the artists or contributors involved in a Track

Misrepresentation may result in DSP delivery delays, account warnings, or permanent suspension depending on severity and intent.

12. Compliance with UGC Platform Rules

Content distributed to user-generated content (UGC) platforms must comply with each platform's policies:

• YouTube Content ID — claims must be for content you fully own; false claims may result in penalties
• TikTok, Instagram/Facebook, and Snapchat — content must meet each platform's music licensing terms
• Lickd and similar licensing platforms — usage rights must be clearly defined
• Enabling monetization does not exempt your content from platform-specific requirements
• Partners/DSPs may change their rules, content policies, monetization terms, or the types of content they accept at any time and without notice. These changes are outside wavbee's control, and wavbee must follow each platform's current rules. As a result, content, claims, monetization, or distribution arrangements that were previously permitted — including any prior commitment wavbee made to you — may need to be modified, re-delivered, restricted, paused, or removed, and may no longer apply on the same terms as before

wavbee is not responsible for actions taken by individual platforms against your content, or for any loss arising from a platform changing its rules or the content it accepts.

13. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• wavbee is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
• wavbee is not liable for content removal or restrictions imposed by Partners/DSPs
• wavbee's total liability is limited to the fees you have paid in the 12 months preceding the claim
• You agree to indemnify and hold wavbee harmless against any third-party claims, damages, or legal costs arising from your content or use of the platform

14. Amendments and Governing Law

This Agreement is subject to the following terms regarding changes and jurisdiction:

• wavbee may amend these terms at any time by posting updated terms on this page
• Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms
• This Agreement is governed by the laws of India
• Any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be resolved in the courts of Kottayam, Kerala, India