PLATFORM TERMS OF SERVICE & USER AGREEMENT

Last Updated: June 2026

This Terms of Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legally binding contract between you ("User", "Artist", or "Mixer") and Mix Market ("Platform", "we", "us"). By registering an account, uploading audio files, or downloading materials from the website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement.

1. DEFINITIONS

"Stems / Multitracks" means the individual audio tracks or groups of tracks of an unreleased musical work uploaded by an Artist.

"Finished Mix" means the completed stereo audio file processed and uploaded by a Mixer based on the Artist's Stems.

"Project" means the active listing created by an Artist containing Stems available for mixing.

2. USER VERIFICATION & ELIGIBILITY

2.1 Mixer Verification via Stripe

To access, stream, or download any Stems or Project files, Users registering as Mixers must complete identity verification through Stripe. Mixers must provide accurate personal identification and link a valid bank account. Anonymous or unverified accounts are strictly prohibited from downloading audio assets.

3. ARTIST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & LIMITED LICENSE

3.1 Ownership

The Artist retains 100% of all copyrights, master rights, publishing rights, and intellectual property in the uploaded Stems and the underlying musical composition. The Mixer acquires no ownership rights whatsoever.

3.2 Limited Conditional License to Mixer

By creating a Project and uploading Stems, the Artist grants verified Mixers a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, royalty-free license to download and modify (mix, process, equalize) the Stems solely and exclusively for the purpose of creating a Finished Mix to be submitted back to the Platform.

Duration: This license remains open and valid until the Artist explicitly closes or deletes the Project on the Platform.

Destruction of Files: Upon closure or deletion of a Project by the Artist, all downloaded copies of Stems held by the Mixer must be permanently destroyed immediately.

4. MIXER OBLIGATIONS & CONFIDENTIALITY (ANTI-LEAK)

4.1 Strict Confidentiality

All Stems and unreleased audio materials are strictly confidential. The Mixer shall not distribute, share, leak, upload, transmit, or exploit the Stems or the resulting Finished Mix on any external third-party platform (including, but not limited to, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Instagram, or personal websites) without explicit written consent from the Artist.

4.2 Liquidated Damages (The Leak Penalty)

The Mixer acknowledges that unauthorized distribution or leaking of an Artist's unreleased material causes severe, irreparable commercial and artistic harm.

Liquidated Damages: In the event that a Mixer leaks, distributes, or makes available any Stems, unreleased audio, or unbought Finished Mixes outside of the Platform, the Mixer shall be automatically liable to pay $5,000 USD (Five Thousand United States Dollars) per incident to the Artist as liquidated damages, plus any legal fees incurred to enforce this provision.

5. SUBMISSION, EVALUATION, AND RIGHTS TRANSFER

5.1 Free Preview Evaluation

By uploading a Finished Mix to the Platform, the Mixer grants the Artist a free, non-exclusive license to stream and evaluate the Finished Mix through the Platform's built-in audio player. The Artist cannot download the Finished Mix until purchase is completed.

5.2 Pricing

The Mixer determines and sets the purchase price for the Finished Mix at the time of uploading the mix to the Platform.

5.3 Transfer of Rights upon Purchase

If the Artist elects to purchase a Finished Mix, and the payment is successfully processed:

The Artist purchases and acquires exclusive ownership of the final Stereo Audio File (the Finished Mix). The Artist does not acquire the Mixer's session/project files (e.g., Pro Tools, Logic sessions).

No Future Royalties: The purchase is a one-time flat-fee transaction ("Work for Hire" equivalent for the mixing service). The Mixer explicitly waives all claims to future royalties, performance rights cuts, streaming residuals (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music), or publishing shares of the song.

5.4 Unsold Mixes & Portfolio Rights

If the Artist does not purchase the Finished Mix, the Mixer retains no rights to exploit, release, or sell the Finished Mix to any third party. The Mixer may not use the unsold mix in their public portfolio or showreel without obtaining explicit written permission from the Artist.

6. FEES & PLATFORM ANTI-CIRCUMVENTION

6.1 Platform Fee

The Platform charges a transaction fee of 2% on the total purchase price of any successfully sold Finished Mix. This fee is automatically deducted at the time of payment processing.

6.2 Anti-Circumvention (No Off-Platform Deals)

Users are strictly prohibited from bypassing the Platform to conduct business privately. Artists and Mixers shall not share external contact information (emails, phone numbers, social media handles) in Project descriptions or comment sections with the intent to arrange payment or delivery outside of the Platform.

Penalty: Any attempt to circumvent the Platform's payment system will result in immediate and permanent termination of all involved User accounts, and forfeiture of any pending balances.

7. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Sweden, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by the public courts of Sweden, with the District Court of Stockholm (Stockholms tingsrätt) as the court of first instance.