TEKNOFONIC.COM is a web-based platform owned and operated by TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS LLC that assists in the professional growth of music creators. By creating an account on TEKNOFONIC.COM, or by uploading, downloading, viewing, streaming, or accessing any content or information from or to TEKNOFONIC.COM, you represent and warrant that you have read and understood these Terms of Service (‘Terms’), that you are of legal age (i.e. 18 years or older) and that you will abide by these Terms. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS has the right to change, withdraw, alter, replace, or otherwise modify these Terms at any time. Any changes to these Terms will be posted here. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS may release every now and then new features and tools or other services and/or features for the website TEKNOFONIC.COM. These new features, tools, and features are subject to these Terms (as well as any changes in the Terms). TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS reserves the right to modify entirely or partially, change, withdraw, (temporarily or permanently) suspend, discontinue, or terminate TEKNOFONIC.COM and/or any of its features and functionalities at any time and for any reason, without giving any reasons and without notice. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS also reserves the right to discontinue, suspend, terminate or cease providing access to the entire TEKNOFONIC.COM website or any part thereof, temporarily, or permanently, and whether in its entirety or with respect to individuals, groups of individuals, individual territories, states, or countries only. You hereby agree that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS and its employees, agents, directors, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, affiliates, and shareholders shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any changes or modifications to TEKNOFONIC.COM as mentioned above, or for any decision to suspend, discontinue, terminate access, or terminate TEKNOFONIC.COM as mentioned above.
Copyrights and Intellectual Property
Between you and TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, the TEKNOFONIC.COM platform, including its underlying idea, format, and designs, shall be considered as being a copyright-protected work. Therefore, you may not copy the TEKNOFONIC.COM format and/or exploit, publish, duplicate, or reproduce or otherwise use the TEKNOFONIC.COM format or similar platforms or formats. You may not copy, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decompile, modify, or adapt the object and source code of TEKNOFONIC.COM, or attempt to do so. Any such infringements may and will result (i) in the removal of your TEKNOFONIC.COM account and Content, (ii) in civil litigation, (iii) in criminal prosecution. You warrant that you shall always use TEKNOFONIC.COM in good faith and with good intentions and that you will always comply with the conditions of these Terms and specifically with the conditions mentioned above. You shall not harass, stalk, threaten, abuse, or otherwise annoy other users or TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS (including its employees). Note that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS has the right, without prior notice and in its sole discretion, to remove you and your TEKNOFONIC.COM account immediately or take such actions as it sees fit if you breach the Terms. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS has the right to remove or disallow any user-generated content from TEKNOFONIC.COM without giving reasons and without prior notice. By submitting, uploading, or posting (‘Your Content’) to TEKNOFONIC.COM, you grant TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, LLC a limited, non-exclusive, free, worldwide license to publish, display, make available, transmit, distribute, copy, reproduce and otherwise communicate Your Content on the TEKNOFONIC.COM platform and on all TEKNOFONIC online media platforms (such as but not limited to its YouTube channel, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, etc. and its website(s)). You hereby represent and warrant explicitly to TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS (including its employees, agents, directors, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, affiliates, and shareholders) as follows: a. Your Content is created by you, or you have obtained all rights, licenses, and permissions necessary to use (and to authorize TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS to use) Your Content in accordance with these Terms; b. Your Content does not and will not infringe upon, or violate, any third-party rights (such as, without limitation, any intellectual property rights, portrait rights, database rights, performers’ rights, rights of privacy); c. You have obtained all rights, licenses, and/or permissions from any persons appearing in Your Content in order to include their name, voice, appearance, portraits, performance, properties, or likeness in Your Content and to submit and publish those on TEKNOFONIC.COM; d. Your Content, including any messages and comments that you may submit to TEKNOFONIC.COM, are not and will not be indecent, obscene, sexually explicit, offensive, racist, abusive, libelous, defamatory, and shall not promote or glorify violence, terrorism, illegal acts, incite hatred or violence on grounds of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, or are otherwise objectionable in TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ reasonable discretion. Courses and educational resources that are available for purchase on this website are copyrighted by TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, and original materials that have been provided to you are for your individual use only and a single-user license. You are not authorized to use any of TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ intellectual property for your commercial purposes. All intellectual property, including TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ copyrighted programs and/or course materials, shall remain the sole property of the TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS. No license to sell or distribute Company’s materials is granted or implied. By purchasing TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ products and services, you agree (1) not to infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights, (2) that any Confidential Information shared by TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS is confidential and proprietary, and belongs solely and exclusively to TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, (3) you agree not to disclose such information to any other person or use it in any manner other than in discussion with TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS. Further, by purchasing TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ programs, you agree that if you violate, or display any likelihood of violating, any of your agreements contained in this paragraph, TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS will be entitled to injunctive relief to prohibit any such violations and to protect against the harm of such violations. Any registered trademarks of Teknofonic Recordings LLC may not be used in connection with any product or service without prior written consent.
Privacy
We care about the privacy of our Users. You understand that by using the TEKNOFONIC.COM platform you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as set forth in our Privacy Policy, and to have your personally identifiable information collected, used, transferred to, and processed in the United States. Your Account provides you with the ability to control your privacy settings on TEKNOFONIC.COM.
Third-Party Websites and Services
TEKNOFONIC.COM may provide you with access to third party websites, databases, networks, servers, information, software, programs, systems, directories, applications, products, or services, including without limitation, Linked Services (hereinafter “External Services”). TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS does not have or maintain any control over External Services and is not and cannot be responsible for their content, operation, or use. By linking or otherwise providing access to any External Services, TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS does not give any representation, warranty, or endorsement, express or implied, with respect to the legality, accuracy, quality, or authenticity of content, information, or services provided by such External Services. External Services may have their own terms of use and/or privacy policy and may have different practices and requirements to those operated by TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS with respect to TEKNOFONIC.COM. You are solely responsible for reviewing any terms of use, privacy policy, or other terms governing your use of these External Services, which you use at your own risk. You are advised to make reasonable inquiries and investigations before entering any transaction, financial or otherwise, and whether online or offline, with any third party related to any External Services. You are solely responsible for taking the precautions necessary to protect yourself from fraud when using External Services and to protect your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content and material that may be included on or may emanate from any External Services. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS disclaims all responsibility or liability for any harm resulting from your use of External Services, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS with respect to the content or operation of any External Services
Interactions with Other Users
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Users of TEKNOFONIC.COM and any other parties with whom you interact through this website; provided, however, that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS reserves the right, but has no obligation, to intercede in such disputes. You agree that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS will not be responsible for any liabilities incurred by you as the result of such interaction and TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS will not work to resolve any disputes among its users. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ACCESSING THE SERVICES, YOU FURTHER AGREE TO RELEASE TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED, DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY DISPUTE YOU HAVE WITH ONE OR MORE USERS.
TEKNOFONIC.COM may contain User Content provided by other Users. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS is not responsible for and does not control User Content. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS has no obligation to review or monitor, and does not approve, endorse, or make any representations or warranties with respect to User Content. You use all User Content and interact with other Users at your own risk.
Online Events and Live Streams
When there is a fee to attend a live stream, refunds will only be provided in situations where the customer is unable to watch the online event due to technical issues. Refunds will only be considered and processed on the first day of each respective event. THE TEKNOFONIC.COM LIVE STREAM AND ALL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, OR ANY OTHER FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIVE STREAM, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE LIVE STREAM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or redemption to be received by TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS on account of technical problems or traffic congestion online or on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to customer’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from downloading or streaming any materials consistent with this agreement or subsequent use of any TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS owned web properties. If, for any reason, the stream is not capable of running online as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS which threatens or corrupts or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of a live stream offer, TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate or suspend the offer and/or any subscription. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS OFFER MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR ATTEMPTED REDEMPTION AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM YOU TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
No Warranties on Courses
The courses available at TEKNOFONIC.COM are for educational purposes ONLY. If you enroll in one of the programs, you agree that you are 100% responsible for your progress and results. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees verbally or in writing. You understand that because of the nature of the programs and the extent, the results experienced by each person may significantly vary. The courses are also intended for a general audience and do not purport to be, nor should they be construed as specific advice tailored to any individual. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in any program materials.
Refund Policy on Mastering Services and Business Consultations
There are no refunds on mastering services and business consultations except under extenuating circumstances at the sole discretion of Teknofonic Recordings.
Refund Policy on Courses
We have a THIRTY (30)-day conditional refund policy for our courses. You must go through the training, do the assignments, and implement what you learn. If you reach out within 30 days to show us documentation that you’ve completed all the assignments, watched the training videos, and STILL haven’t seen any improvement in your work as a music producer, we will issue a full refund. Please do not enroll in our courses if you just want to “check them out”, or “look under the hood”. We have put an extraordinary amount of time, money, and effort into our programs, community, and customer support, and we will hold you to the same standard. Our programs are only for serious music producers.
Right to Record and Document
By signing up for our products, services, and/or online communities, you hereby agree that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS and/or its affiliates have the right use any recorded portion of mentoring sessions, consults, or any other interactions, including but not limited to emails, social media posts, posts in the product itself, or any other product available on TEKNOFONIC.COM, for promotional and archival purposes, including the non-exclusive right to use your name and likeness.
Earnings Disclaimer
The sales figures and results shown on TEKNOFONIC.COM include our personal results and the sales figures and results of previous or existing clients. Please understand these results are not typical. We’re not implying you’ll duplicate them (or do anything for that matter). The average person who watches “how to” information sees little to no results. We’re using these references for example purposes only. We know that your odds of success will be significantly improved if you apply what you learn. Your end results, however, will vary and depend on many factors including but not limited to your background, experience, and work ethic. All business entails risk as well as massive and consistent effort and action. We cannot and do not make any guarantees about your ability to get results or earn any money with our ideas, information, tools, or strategies. You alone are responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions, and results in life. By enrolling in our programs, you agree not to hold TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS and/or its affiliates liable for your decisions, actions, or results, at any time, under any circumstance.
Indemnification
You hereby explicitly agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, (including its employees, agents, directors, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, affiliates and shareholders) from and against any and all claims, obligations, damages, losses, expenses, and costs, including actual attorneys’ fees (in and out of court), resulting from: a. any violation by you of these Terms or any other unlawful act by you against TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS; b. any third party claim (justified or not) of infringement of any rights including but not limited to copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Your Content on TEKNOFONIC.COM, and/or your submitting, publishing and making available thereof to other users of TEKNOFONIC.COM; c. any activity on TEKNOFONIC.COM related to your TEKNOFONIC.COM account, be it by you or by any other person accessing your TEKNOFONIC.COM account with or without your consent.
Reporting Infringements
If you find any Content on TEKNOFONIC.COM that you believe infringes upon your rights of intellectual property, please report this to TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS providing the following information: a. Description and the exact name of the relevant TEKNOFONIC.COM account, and the content, including the URL (if possible); b. A statement that you have identified Content on TEKNOFONIC.COM that you believe infringes your rights or the rights of a third party on whose behalf you are entitled to act; c. a statement explaining which rights are (allegedly) infringed upon, that your information is accurate and that you are fully authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the right that is (allegedly) infringed upon; d. Your full name, address, and telephone number (including the international call prefix), a valid email address, and your TEKNOFONIC.COM username if you have one. Such reports may be sent by e-mail to members(at)TEKNOFONIC.COM or in writing to: Teknofonic Recordings, P.O. Box 10, New York, NY 10034 United States
Limitation on Liability
THE TEKNOFONIC.COM SITE AND ALL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, OR ANY OTHER FEATURES OR FUNCTIONALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH TEKNOFONIC.COM, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS DOES NOT GUARANTEE, REPRESENT, OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF TEKNOFONIC.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE TEKNOFONIC.COM OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS WILL DISQUALIFY YOUR ATTEMPTED ACCESS AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM YOU TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Any claim or cause of action against TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS related to your use of TEKNOFONIC.COM and/or arising out of your use of the TEKNOFONIC.COM must be notified to TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS as soon as possible and by registered mail, only to the aforementioned address. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes the liability of TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS (including its employees, agents, directors, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, affiliates, and shareholders) for any form of fraud or for any form of liability which cannot be limited or excluded by law. Note that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages; therefore, the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. If this is the case, you acknowledge and agree that such limitations and exclusions reflect a fair, reasonable allocation of risk between you and TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS, also given the fact that the use of TEKNOFONIC.COM is free of charge, and that TEKNOFONIC RECORDINGS’ liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
Governing Law
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You further submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Manhattan County, New York. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Last Updated: September 30, 2024