Terms & Conditions

1. Who you are contracting with

StudioMike is operated by pushstart.llc ("pushstart.llc", "we", "us"), trading as StudioMike. These Terms form an agreement between you and pushstart.llc covering the StudioMike website and all of its services: the mastering rack, Verse Drop verse placement, the beat store, producer beat uploads and Freestyle Frenzy live sessions (together, the "Service").

2. Acceptance

By creating an account, uploading audio, buying a beat or otherwise continuing to use the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Service. If you are using StudioMike on behalf of a company, you confirm you have authority to bind it; if you are using it as an individual, you confirm you are of legal age to enter a contract where you live.

3. What we provide

StudioMike processes audio you supply (mastering and verse placement, largely in your own browser), sells beat licences, lets producers list their own beats for sale, and hosts live freestyle sessions where hosts can earn from listener airtime. Features may change, improve or be withdrawn over time.

4. Acceptable use

You must not:

• use the Service unlawfully, or for fraud, spam or harassment;
• upload, master, sell or broadcast audio you do not own or have permission to use, or anything that infringes another person's copyright, trademark or other rights;
• broadcast hateful, threatening, defamatory or illegal content during a Freestyle Frenzy session;
• interfere with the security of the Service — no malware, probing, scanning, scraping, rate-limit evasion or unauthorised access attempts;
• reverse engineer the Service, resell or redistribute beats or downloads beyond your licence, or circumvent technical limits such as free-tier allowances or download gates.

5. Your audio, and rights in uploads and outputs

You keep ownership of the audio you upload and of the mastered or arranged files you export. You grant pushstart.llc a limited licence to host, store, process and — where you publish it, such as listing a beat for sale or going live — transmit that content solely to operate the Service.

You are responsible for having the rights to everything you put into StudioMike, and for how you use what comes out. If you believe content on StudioMike infringes your rights, contact us with details of the work and the material concerned and we will investigate and remove infringing material where appropriate. We may remove content, refuse or filter outputs, end a live session, and suspend or terminate accounts of repeat infringers.

6. Our intellectual property

pushstart.llc retains all rights in the Service itself — the software, audio processing chains, presets, documentation, design and StudioMike branding. You get a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service, and to use purchased beats within the licence terms shown at purchase.

7. Payment terms

Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. Paddle provides all customer service inquiries and handles returns.

Payment, billing, currency, tax, cancellation and refund mechanics are governed by Paddle's Buyer Terms. See our Refund Policy for how to request a refund. Prices are shown before you pay; one-time purchases are charged once at checkout.

8. Creator earnings

Freestyle Frenzy hosts and producers may accrue earnings shown on their earnings page. Earnings are calculated from our own records of listener airtime and completed sales, are paid out only to a verified payout account, and may be adjusted or reversed where a sale is refunded, charged back or found to be fraudulent, or where content breached these Terms.

9. Accounts

Keep your login credentials confidential; you are responsible for activity under your account. Give us accurate information and keep it up to date.

10. Service level and warranties

The Service is provided as-is. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation, and audio processing results depend on the material you supply. To the fullest extent permitted by law we disclaim implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Keep your own backups of your audio.

11. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability is limited to the fees you paid us in the twelve months before the claim. We are not liable for indirect, consequential or special damages, including lost profits, lost data or lost goodwill. Nothing here excludes liability for fraud, death or personal injury where the law does not allow it.

You indemnify pushstart.llc against claims arising from content you upload or broadcast, your unlawful use of the Service, or your breach of these Terms.

12. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your access for material breach of these Terms, non-payment, security or fraud risk, or repeated or serious policy violations — including copyright infringement or abusive live broadcasts. You may stop using the Service at any time. On termination your right to use the Service ends; contact us within 30 days if you need to export content you stored with us, after which it may be deleted.

13. General

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, and the courts there have jurisdiction, without affecting consumer rights you have locally. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond reasonable control. We may update these Terms; material changes will be posted on this page with a new date.

14. Contact

pushstart.llc — questions about these Terms, copyright complaints or account issues can be sent through the contact details on our store pages. For anything about a payment, receipt or refund, Paddle is the Merchant of Record and can be reached at paddle.net.