Terms of Service

1. Publisher and legal notice

The Service is published by Pierre-Albert Benlolo, sole proprietor (entrepreneur individuel) under French law, registered under SIREN number 522 424 209 (head-office SIRET: 522 424 209 00024), with registered office at 27 B rue Singer, 75016 Paris, France. Intra-community VAT number: FR86522424209. Publication director: Pierre-Albert Benlolo. Contact: via the form at www.musicpulse.app/contact.

Application hosting: Railway Corp., 548 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA (railway.com). Data hosting: Supabase, Inc., with data stored in the European Union (Ireland region). Payments are processed by Stripe (see section 7).

2. Purpose and acceptance

These Terms define the conditions under which MusicPulse provides the Service and the parties' mutual obligations. Together with the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, they form the entire agreement between you and the publisher.

You accept the Terms when creating an account, via a dedicated checkbox, and each time you use the Service. The applicable version is the one in force at the time of use; the current version is permanently available on this page.

3. Description of the services

MusicPulse is a platform for independent music artists and producers offering in particular: technical analysis of audio files (loudness, spectrum, dynamics, streaming readiness); version comparison of a track; automated mastering; matching against a database of independent playlists and curators, and generation of submission messages (“pitches”); cover art and video generation; music generation; career tools (release passport, provenance certificate, release plan, content calendar, smart links and fan contact collection, profitability tracking, file vault); streaming performance tracking; and an optional advertising campaign service (section 16).

Analyses, scores, matches and recommendations are strictly indicative: they are decision-support tools and in no way guarantee any specific outcome (streams, playlist placements, curator acceptance, revenue). The publisher is bound by an obligation of means.

4. User account

Account creation is reserved for natural persons aged fifteen (15) or over. Paid offers may only be purchased by adults or by minors represented by a holder of parental authority. The Service is intended for professional or personal use in connection with a musical activity; an account is personal and may not be shared.

You agree to provide accurate, up-to-date information and to keep your credentials confidential. Any activity from your account is deemed yours. Notify the publisher without delay of any unauthorised use of your account.

Thirty (30) credits are offered upon account creation; they are unlocked after email verification (accounts created with Google are verified automatically).

5. Credits

The Service works with credits, internal units of account used for paid features. As an indication at the date hereof: track analysis 10 credits; analysis of a reference track imported for a comparison 5 (a comparison between two of your already-analyzed tracks is free); new version of a track 10; mastering 5; cover art 10; video clip 20 to 40 depending on its length; music generation 5; pitch 2; sync one-pager 5; release plan 5; content calendar 5. The current price list is displayed in the Service before each paid action and on the Pricing page.

On a covered track, some actions do not use credits, within the limits set out in section 6a.

Credits have no monetary value and are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and non-refundable in cash. Credits never expire: unused credits remain on the account with no time limit, including after a subscription ends or is cancelled. They are only lost if the account is deleted (section 9).

If a generation fails for technical reasons attributable to the Service, the debited credits are automatically refunded to your balance.

6. Subscriptions, packs and prices

MusicPulse offers: (i) a one-time purchase without subscription, the “Release Pass” (USD 19), which covers one track; (ii) monthly auto-renewing subscriptions, at the date hereof Artist (USD 20 per month) and Pro (USD 50 per month), which cover all of the subscriber's tracks, and, where offered, their yearly versions billed ten (10) months per year (USD 200 and USD 500). The content of each offer and its coverage are described in section 6a and on the Pricing page. Subscriptions taken out before October 1, 2026, including the Solo (USD 9.99), Starter (USD 20) and Studio (USD 100) plans, keep their price and their monthly credits; they also benefit from coverage, Solo and Starter like Artist, Studio like Pro. Credits included in an offer are added to the account balance at purchase and, for subscriptions, at each billing period.

Artist trial: where it is offered, an account that has never held a subscription and has never activated a trial may try Artist for seven (7) days for USD 2, charged at checkout together with the registration of a payment method. During the trial, all of the account's tracks are covered as with Artist (section 6a) and thirty (30) credits are added to the balance. Unless the subscription is cancelled before the end of the seventh day, the trial automatically converts into an Artist subscription at USD 20 per month: the first month is charged to the registered payment method when the trial ends, then the subscription renews every month (section 9). Cancelling during the trial, from the account settings, prevents any further charge; the trial then ends on its scheduled date. One trial per person.

Prices are stated in US dollars (USD), inclusive of taxes unless otherwise indicated at checkout. The publisher may change its prices; any increase applicable to a current subscription will be notified at least thirty (30) days in advance and will only take effect from the next billing period, and you remain free to cancel before that date.

6a. Covered tracks and fair use

A track is “covered” when it is attached to an active Release Pass, or for as long as you hold an active Artist or Pro subscription (including during a trial period). On a covered track, the following actions do not use credits: analysis of the track and of each of its new versions, mastering, listening to the suggested EQ corrections, full playlist matching and curator pitches; with an Artist or Pro subscription, also the analysis of a reference track imported for a comparison; with Pro, also deep stem analysis.

A Release Pass covers one track for sixty (60) days from its attachment to that track, which takes place at purchase when the pass is bought from the track's page, or otherwise at the first covered action on a track. It also adds ten (10) credits to the balance. Artist adds fifty (50) credits and Pro one hundred and fifty (150) credits at each monthly billing period. If you subscribe to Artist within thirty (30) days of buying a Release Pass, the price of the pass (USD 19) is deducted once from your first month. For a yearly subscription, twelve months of these credits are added at each yearly billing.

Coverage is provided under a fair use policy designed for the normal activity of an artist or producer. The following caps apply. Release Pass, over the life of the pass: 15 analyses or new versions, 15 masterings and 20 pitches. Artist, per monthly period: 30 analyses or new versions, 100 masterings and 40 pitches. Pro, per monthly period: 100 analyses or new versions, 300 masterings, 120 pitches and 30 deep stem analyses. Monthly periods start on the date the subscription (or its trial) began and renew on that date each month, following the billing period; unused allowances do not carry over.

Beyond a cap, the action is never blocked: it uses credits at the rate displayed in the Service, as for a track that is not covered. Coverage is personal to the account, has no monetary value and cannot be transferred or exchanged. In the event of abusive use (in particular automated use or account sharing), the publisher may suspend coverage under the conditions of section 11.

7. Payment and billing

Payments are processed by Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. (Ireland), a PCI-DSS certified payment service provider. The publisher never has access to card numbers. Subscriptions are billed in advance, at the start of each billing period (monthly or, for a yearly subscription, yearly), to the registered payment method.

If a payment fails, access to the credits of the affected period may be suspended until the situation is resolved. Invoices are available through the Stripe billing portal, accessible from the account settings.

8. Right of withdrawal

Under Articles L221-18 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, consumers in principle have fourteen (14) days to withdraw from a distance contract.

For credit and pack purchases (digital content and services performed immediately): by confirming the purchase you expressly request immediate performance and acknowledge that, pursuant to Article L221-28, 1° and 13° of the French Consumer Code, the right of withdrawal can no longer be exercised for credits already consumed. Unused credits from a one-time purchase may be refunded upon request made within fourteen (14) days of purchase.

For the Release Pass: it is a digital service whose performance can begin during the withdrawal period. Its coverage starts when it is attached to a track (at purchase when it is bought from the track's page, otherwise at the first covered action) and the credits it includes are available immediately. By confirming the purchase, you expressly request that performance begin before the end of the withdrawal period. If you withdraw within fourteen (14) days of the purchase: if the pass has not been attached to any track and none of its credits has been used, you are refunded in full; if the pass has started to be used, you owe, in accordance with Article L221-25 of the French Consumer Code, an amount proportional to the service provided until you informed us of your withdrawal, assessed on the covered actions already performed and the credits already used, and the balance is refunded to you. Credits already consumed cannot be refunded (Article L221-28, 13° of the French Consumer Code).

For subscriptions, monthly or yearly: you may withdraw within fourteen (14) days of subscribing, by any means (in particular via the contact form). If you requested immediate performance, the refund will be reduced by an amount proportional to the service already provided as at the date of withdrawal (in particular the credits consumed and the coverage used); for a yearly subscription, this proportion is calculated on the yearly amount paid.

For the Artist trial: the trial is the start of a subscription whose performance begins, at your express request, as soon as it is activated. The fourteen (14) day period runs from activation, including after the trial has converted into a paid subscription. If you withdraw, the trial fee and, where applicable, the first month charged are refunded, less an amount proportional to the service provided until the withdrawal (in particular the credits consumed and the coverage used).

9. Term, cancellation and account deletion

Subscriptions are entered into for the billing period chosen when subscribing, one month or one year (the yearly offer is billed ten (10) months for twelve), and renew automatically for the same period. You may cancel at any time, free of charge and without cause, from the account settings (Stripe billing portal). Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, that is, at the end of the month or, for a yearly subscription, at the end of the year paid for; the amount paid for the current period is not refunded pro rata, without prejudice to the right of withdrawal (section 8). Credits already granted never expire and remain on the account after cancellation. For a yearly subscription, you are informed in writing, no earlier than three months and no later than one month before the end of the yearly period, of your right not to renew it (Article L215-1 of the French Consumer Code).

You may delete your account at any time from the settings. Deletion is final: stored content (tracks, analyses, vault files) is erased and remaining credits are lost, without compensation.

The publisher may suspend or terminate an account for breach of these Terms, after formal notice remaining without effect except in urgent or serious cases (fraud, security breach, manifest violation of section 11). Credits obtained fraudulently are not refundable.

10. Statutory warranties

Consumers benefit as of right, for the digital content and services supplied, from the statutory warranty of conformity provided for in Articles L224-25-12 et seq. of the French Consumer Code and from the warranty against hidden defects under Articles 1641 et seq. of the French Civil Code. In the event of lack of conformity, the consumer may obtain the bringing into conformity of the service or, failing that, a price reduction or termination of the contract, under statutory conditions. These warranties apply independently of any commercial warranty.

11. Acceptable use

You undertake in particular not to: upload content for which you do not hold the rights or which infringes third-party rights (infringement, uncleared samples, misuse of another person's voice or image); use the Service for streaming-platform fraud (purchased streams, fake accounts, playlist manipulation) — practices the Service actively fights; disrupt the Service, circumvent its technical limitations or perform unauthorised bulk extraction; resell or sublicense the Service without written consent; use the Service to send unsolicited communications.

Failure to comply may result in suspension or termination of the account under section 9, without prejudice to damages.

12. User content and intellectual property

You retain all rights in the content you submit to the Service (recordings, works, texts, visuals — “User Content”). You grant the publisher a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence, for the sole duration of hosting on your account, strictly for the technical operation of the Service: storage, transcoding, analysis (including by the processing providers referred to in section 13), display in your workspace and on pages you choose to make public (shared report, smart link, certificate).

You warrant that you hold all necessary rights in the User Content and indemnify the publisher against any third-party claim in this respect.

The MusicPulse platform (software, databases, interfaces, trademarks, designs) is protected by intellectual property law and remains the exclusive property of the publisher. Any unauthorised reproduction is prohibited.

13. Generated content and automated processing

Some features rely on automated models provided by third-party providers (notably Google, Anthropic, OpenAI, Suno and KIE) to analyse your audio files or produce content (written analyses, pitches, cover art, clips, music tracks, action plans). Files and data transmitted to these providers through their business APIs are not used by them to train their models, in accordance with their terms applicable to API services.

Generated content is provided for your use in connection with your musical activity. You are solely responsible for reviewing it before public use and for compliance with the rules of third-party platforms on which you distribute it, including any obligations to declare generated content. The Service provides provenance declaration tools for this purpose.

14. Third-party services and data

The Service displays public data from third-party platforms (notably Spotify) and links to third-party services (distributors, platforms). MusicPulse is not affiliated with any of these platforms; their trademarks belong to their respective owners. The availability and accuracy of third-party data are not guaranteed, and contractual relationships you enter into with third parties (curators, distributors) are your sole responsibility.

14a. Distribution by MusicPulse

MusicPulse offers, as an option, to distribute a track to digital streaming and download platforms (e.g. Spotify, Apple Music) through its partner DistroKid, from MusicPulse's own account. This service is governed by the electronic distribution agreement displayed in the Service (Distribute page) and accepted before each request, which prevails over these Terms as regards distribution.

At the date hereof, that agreement provides in particular: a cost of forty (40) credits per track; payment to the artist of 99% of the net royalties collected from the platforms, MusicPulse retaining 1% and the first ten (10) US dollars of royalties per track; payouts every month once the accrued balance reaches 100 US dollars, every quarter between 10 and 100 US dollars, with balances below 10 US dollars carried over. The artist retains all rights in their music. Using a third-party distributor directly (links on the Distribute page) is outside the Service (section 14).

15. Liability

The publisher uses reasonable means to provide continuous, secure access to the Service, without guaranteeing uninterrupted availability. The publisher shall not be liable in cases of force majeure, acts of third parties, failure of third-party providers or platforms, or non-compliant use of the Service.

To the extent permitted by law and except in cases of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, the publisher's total liability, all causes combined, is limited to the amounts actually paid by the user for the Service during the twelve (12) months preceding the triggering event. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for personal injury or where the law prohibits it, nor deprives consumers of their mandatory rights.

16. Meta Ads campaign service

MusicPulse offers an optional service for creating and managing advertising campaigns on Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram). The chosen advertising budget is entrusted to Meta; MusicPulse charges service fees displayed before payment. Campaign performance (reach, clicks, conversions) depends on Meta's platforms and is not guaranteed.

Advertising budget already spent with Meta is non-refundable. If a campaign cannot be launched due to MusicPulse, all sums paid are fully refunded. Ad content is subject to Meta's advertising policies; if rejected by Meta, MusicPulse will assist you in revising it. Campaign data is processed as described in the Privacy Policy.

17. Personal data

The processing of your personal data is described in the Privacy Policy, accessible from the site footer, and in the Cookie Policy. They form an integral part of these Terms.

18. Changes to the Terms

The publisher may amend these Terms at any time, in particular to reflect legal, technical or functional developments. Account holders will be informed of any substantial change at least fifteen (15) days before it takes effect, by email or in-Service notification. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance; otherwise you may cancel as described in section 9.

19. Governing law — mediation — disputes

These Terms are governed by French law, without prejudice to the mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the EU country in which the user habitually resides.

In accordance with Articles L611-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, any consumer is entitled to free recourse to a consumer mediator with a view to the amicable resolution of a dispute. Before any referral, a written complaint must first be sent to the publisher via the contact form. The up-to-date details of the competent mediator are provided on request and on this page. The European Commission also provides an online dispute resolution platform: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

Failing amicable resolution, the French courts shall have jurisdiction under ordinary rules; consumers may bring proceedings before any court having territorial jurisdiction under the French Code of Civil Procedure or Consumer Code.

20. Contact

For any question regarding these Terms or the Service: contact form at www.musicpulse.app/contact, or by post to the registered office address given in section 1.