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Effective Date: Jul 15, 2020

Last Updated: October 05, 2023

These PaidTabs - Tabbit AB terms of use (the “Terms”), a limited liability company having a registered place of business at Östermalmsgatan 26A, 11426, Stockholm, Sweden (the “Company”) and an individual user or an entity (“you”, “your”, and “User”) accessing or using the online platform https://paidtabs.com and the related services (collectively, “PaidTabs”). These Terms apply to PaidTabs only; they do not apply to any third-party software, websites, and services integrated with PaidTabs. You must agree to all provisions of these Terms to be eligible to access or use PaidTabs. If you do not agree with one or more provisions of the Terms, you are not allowed to use PaidTabs.

Participation of third parties

We use these third-party APIs to facilitate our users' use of our service. Using our website means you agree to be bound by the terms of service for Google, YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, and Instagram.

Google Privacy & Terms.
YouTube Terms of Service.
Spotify Terms of Use.
TikTok Terms of Service.
Instagram Terms of Use.

YouTube API

PaidTabs uses Google's YouTube API to enable users to search through YouTube content. We remind our users to respect copyright laws when accessing content on YouTube through our platform. Users are responsible for ensuring that the content they access complies with all applicable copyright laws and YouTube's terms of service. Therefore by using our service, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, UNITED STATES. The YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

Each time you visit one of our pages that has a YouTube API Client, this creates a connection to YouTube servers. This informs the YouTube server which of our webpages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, it is possible for YouTube to match your browsing behaviour to your personal profile directly.

You can prevent this from happening by logging out of your YouTube account. We use YouTube in the interests of displaying our online services in an appealing way. This constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1f) GDPR. You can find more information about how user data is handled in the Google privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/privacy

YouTube and Google will receive information through the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call to our website is logged in on YouTube; this occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off from their own YouTube account before a call-up to our website is made.

YouTube's data protection provisions, available at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube

On this website, the controller has integrated components of YouTube. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set video clips and other users free of charge, which also provides free viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube allows you to publish all kinds of videos, so you can access both full movies and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users via the Internet portal.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component. Further information about YouTube may be obtained under https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. During the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in on YouTube, YouTube recognizes with each call-up to a sub-page that contains a YouTube video, which specific sub-page of our Internet site was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google+

On this website, the controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos and network through friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically downloads a display of the corresponding Google+ button of Google through the respective Google+ button component. During the course of this technical procedure, Google is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available under https://developers.google.com/.

Through the Google+ button, Google receives information that the data subject visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call-up to our website is logged in to Google+. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks or doesn’t click on the Google+ button.

If the data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, he or she may prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before calling up our website.

Further information and the data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. More references from Google about the Google+ 1 button may be obtained under https://developers.google.com/+/web/policies.

Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.

For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the application "_gat. _anonymizeIp". By means of this application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymised when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.

If the data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, he or she may prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before calling up our website.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

1. The Account

Section 1 provides an overview of the requirements that you must meet before registering your Account on PaidTabs.

1.1. Registration and acceptance. In order to access the full functionality of PaidTabs, you must create a User account (the “Account”). During the registration process, you will be asked to submit your personal details, read our privacy policy, and accept these Terms. The Company reserves the right to decline registration of any Account for any reason whatsoever, at its sole discretion.
1.2. Account eligibility. By registering the Account, you acknowledge and agree that:
- You have read the documents specified in section 1.1 and agree to abide by them;
- You agree to comply with all applicable laws, including intellectual property laws;
- You have the capacity to conclude legally binding agreements;
- You will provide full, complete, and accurate information, including personal data, and agree to amend it as soon as any changes to it occur;
- You are solely responsible for any activity that occurs through your Account and shall not hold the Company liable in this regard, for any reason whatsoever;
- You will register a single Account (multiple Accounts registered by the same person or entity are not allowed); and
- You are a human individual or an individual acting on behalf of a business entity, and not a machine (machine-generated Accounts are not allowed).
1.3. Authorisation. If you act on behalf of a business entity in accepting these Terms or registering the Account, you warrant and undertake that you have the requisite power and authority to act on behalf of that entity and bind the entity to these Terms. By creating the Account and providing details of a business entity, you confirm that you are an authorised employee, contractor, or representative of the business entity. The Company shall not be responsible in any manner and bear no liability for your activities carried out without such authorisation.
1.4. Your Profile. To complete the registration of the Account, you will be requested to complete your User profile (the “Profile”). You acknowledge and agree the Profile can be visible to other Users of PaidTabs and the general Internet public. You must (i) provide true, complete, accurate, and up-to-date information when completing your Profile and (ii) update the Profile information as soon as any changes thereto occur. You are not allowed to provide any information about yourself or any third parties that is false, misleading, defamatory, or erroneous, including, without limitation, information about your identity, location, education, skills, professional experience, clients, certifications, business, or the services that you provide. The Company does not verify the Profiles and, therefore, the Company is not responsible for the truthfulness, completeness, and accuracy of the said information. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate any Account that provides false or misleading information or otherwise violates any provision of these Terms. PaidTabs provides general information about the Users and displays the Profiles as created by the Users. The Company does not endorse any Users and PaidTabs features only a limited list of the available service providers in the given area.
1.5. Account types. You may register two types of Accounts on PaidTabs as specified below:
- Provider Account. The Provider Account can be registered by the Users of PaidTabs that intend to offer services in the field of music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature through PaidTabs as independent contractors (the “Providers”); and
- Buyer Account. The Buyer Account can be registered by Platform Users that intend to search and order music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services offered by the Providers through PaidTabs (the “Buyers”).
1.6. Identity and location verification. The Company reserves the right but is not under obligation to verify the Accounts and the Profiles, including, without limitation, verifying the identity, location, payment methods, and email addresses, during the registration of the Account or from time to time thereafter. The verification may include requesting official documents (e.g. government issued ID) confirming User’s identity, location, and authorisation to act on behalf of a business entity. You agree to supply to the Company the requested information to keep your Account active. The Company reserves the right to temporarily suspend your Account during the verification process and terminate the Account if the verification fails.
1.7. Prohibited use. You are not permitted to use PaidTabs in any manner that substitutes or contributes to the following activities (the list is representative and not exhaustive):
- Any unlawful activity, including violation of any laws, statutes, ordinances, or regulations;
- Fraud;
- Anticompetitive practices;
- Defamation;
- Provision of false, inaccurate, or misleading information;
- Dissemination of information about the acts that may result in injuries and physical harm;
- Posting of content that depicts or incites others to commit acts of violence or cause emotional distress to children;
- Gambling, including contests, lotteries, games of chance, bidding fee auctions, sports forecasting or odds making, Internet gaming, fantasy sports leagues with cash prizes, and sweepstakes;
- Advertising third-party goods and services;
- Spreading of malware (e.g., viruses, worms, Trojan horses), spam, and other illegal messaging;
- Spreading of ethnically, racially, or otherwise objectionable information;
- Spreading of sexually explicit, libellous, harassing, defamatory, abusive, profane, vulgar, threatening, hateful, obscene behaviour and terrorism-related content;
- Advertising or encouraging the use of tobacco, alcohol, and any illegal substances;
- Copying, distributing, renting, reselling, modifying, compromising, damaging, disabling, impairing, and overburdening PaidTabs;
- Interfering with or abusing other users of PaidTabs;
- Using bots, scripts, and other automated methods; and
- Collecting and disclosing any information about other users of PaidTabs.
1.8. Breach of the Terms. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to monitor Users’ use of PaidTabs, including any message exchanged between the Users for the purpose of enforcing the Terms. If the Company believes, at its sole discretion, that you violate these Terms and it is appropriate, necessary or desirable to do so, the Company may:
- Send you a formal warning;
- Temporary suspend your Account;
- Delete your Account;
- Temporarily or permanently prohibit your use of PaidTabs;
- Report you to the relevant public authorities; or
- Commence a legal action against you.

2. Purpose of PaidTabs

Section 2 discusses the rules governing the relationship between the Company and the Users.

2.1. Your relationship with the Company. The Company provides PaidTabs for the purpose of facilitating transaction between the Buyers and the Providers (collectively, the “Contractors”), including negotiating and concluding service contracts for music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services (the “Service Contracts”). The Company does not intervene into the communication between the Contractors as well as negotiation, conclusion, and execution of the Service Contracts. Unless explicitly specified otherwise on PaidTabs, the Company’s responsibilities with regard to the Service Contracts are limited to facilitating the availability of PaidTabs. By using PaidTabs, the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Provider and not the Company is solely responsible for providing music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services under the Service Contracts and any information or warranties related thereto. The Company is not a party to the Service Contracts and, therefore, the Company will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential loss or damage that results from the Service Contracts and any business transactions made between the Contractors as a result of their interactions through PaidTabs. The Contractors are entitled to (i) enter into additional agreements governing the Service Contracts (e.g. non-disclosure agreements) and (ii) agree on the terms and conditions of the Services Contracts, provided that (i) the agreed terms shall not expand or amend these Terms and, (ii) in case there is a conflict between the terms of the Service Contract and these Terms, these Terms shall prevail. The Providers are solely responsible for:
- Ensuring that they are qualified in providing services under the Service Contracts;
- Ensuring that the services are provided in accordance with the standards of skill and care reasonably expected from a leading service provider in Provider’s industry;
- Preparing, negotiating, concluding, and executing the Service Contracts; and;
- Cooperating with the Company in any audits by providing information and records about the Service Contracts, invoices, tax returns, and other financial reports issued under the Service Contracts.
2.2. Taxes and benefits. The Providers are responsible for:
- Paying all applicable taxes, levies, duties, and other fees associated with payments made under the Service Contracts;
- Determining whether necessary and, if necessary, issuing invoices for any the services rendered under the Service Contracts;
- Determining whether necessary and, if necessary, paying value added tax (or its equivalent) in Provider’s jurisdiction, maintaining records as required by tax authorities, and submitting records to relevant authorities, as appropriate;
- Informing the Company in writing if the Company is required by the applicable laws to withhold any amounts and indemnifying the Company for any requirement to pay any amounts to the authorities; and
- Upon Company’s request, cooperating with the Company in any audits by providing information and records about the Service Contracts, Provider’s independent business activities, invoices, tax returns, and other financial reports related to Provider’s transactions on PaidTabs.
2.3. Feedback. The Users are entitled to leave feedback about other Users of PaidTabs in a form of reviews, comments, indicators of satisfaction, or ratings (collectively, the “Feedback”). None of the references provided by the Company or the Users in relation to any User of PaidTabs, including the Feedback, represents endorsement, certification or guarantee about any User, as well as the information or services provided by that User. The said references are based solely on unverified data that the Users voluntarily provide; the Company features references solely for the convenience of the Users. The Users acknowledge and agree that:
- Provision of the Feedback is essential for the efficiency of PaidTabs, therefore, the Feedback must be submitted after completion of each Service Contract;
- The Feedback will be available to all Users of PaidTabs and a part of it may also be visible to the general Internet public;
- The Feedback must not contain any false, misleading, defamatory or unlawfully disclosed information;
- The Company does not control, monitor, influence, contribute to or censor the Feedback
- The Company is not responsible for the accuracy of the Feedback, even if the information in the Feedback violates the Terms;
- The Company reserves the right but is not under any obligation to remove the Feedback that, in Company’s sole judgement, violates the Terms or has an adverse effect on the reputation of PaidTabs or Company’s business interests; and
- The Feedback cannot be used for making employment, credit, underwriting, or similar decisions regarding the Users.

3. Contractual Relationships between the Providers and the Buyers

Section 3 contains the terms and conditions with regard to the Service Contracts concluded between the Providers and the Buyers through PaidTabs.

3.1. Service Contracts. If the Contractors decide to enter into the Service Contract through PaidTabs, the Service Contract is the contractual relationship between the Contractors and the Contractors have complete discretion with regard to whether to enter into the Service Contract and the terms of the Service Contract. The Contractors acknowledge and agree that the Company is not a party to the Service Contracts and the formation of the Service Contracts does not create employment, partnership, joint venture, or other service relationships between the Contractors and the Company. The Contractors are entitled to enter into any agreements as they deem to be appropriate (e.g., a confidentiality or assignment agreements), provided that such agreements do not conflict with, narrow, or expand these Terms. By concluding the Service Contracts through PaidTabs, the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is purchasing services from the respective Provider and not directly from the Company, and the Provider is solely responsible for delivering those services. Therefore, for any specifics related to the Service Contracts, the Buyer is requested to contact the respective Provider directly. The Buyer is solely responsible for carrying out appropriate checks regarding the Providers, including, without limitation, their relevant trade and industry accreditations, qualifications, and availability schedule prior to concluding the Service Contracts. The Users agree to report any abuse related to the Service Contracts without undue delay to the Company. The Company reserves the right but is not under any obligation to investigate the reported abuse and impose proportional sanctions on the Users suspected to abuse. The Company shall not be responsible for any late or incorrect reporting of abuse. The Service Contracts cannot be cancelled, unless the applicable law requires otherwise.
3.2 Disputes between Users. The Company is not responsible for any disputes that arise between the Users, nor is the Company obliged to receive or process complaints against the Users or resolve disputes between the Users, unless (i) the complaint concerns the performance of Company’s legal or contractual obligations under these Terms or (ii) the Company makes available its dispute resolution mechanism. In case the User intends to obtain an order from any arbitrator or any court that might direct the Company to take any action regarding the dispute, the User agrees to: (i) give the Company at least 5 business days notice of the hearing and (ii) pay to the Company in full the fees corresponding to the reasonable value of the services to be rendered pursuant to the order.
3.3. Confidentiality and Copyright Compliance. The Users agree to keep in confidentiality and not use, disclose, or communicate in any manner any proprietary information about the Service Contracts, each other, their officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, operations, marketing strategies, software, codes, passwords and login information to email accounts, web pages, phone systems, ticket systems, pricing structure, clientele, or any other proprietary information that relates to the Users. Additionally, Users must ensure that any Deliverables created, shared, or used through PaidTabs are either original works, you have obtained necessary rights or licenses, fall under public domain, or are used in compliance with existing contracts with copyright holders for which the Company has obtained rights and pays appropriate royalties. This includes adherence to any terms of use specified by copyright holders or licensing agreements. The Company shall not be liable for any use of copyrighted material by users without proper authorization. Users are responsible for obtaining necessary permissions for any copyrighted content they wish to use and ensuring their actions do not infringe upon the rights of any third party. On the disclosing party's request, the receiving party shall promptly destroy or return all confidential information.
3.4. The Deliverables. Any and all deliverables arising from or related to the Service Contracts, including, but not limited to, musical notation, transcription, tablature, digital content, documents, texts, graphic designs, logos, strategies and ideas, audio and video materials, or any other materials and services commissioned by the Buyer from the Provider (collectively, the “Deliverables”) shall be used in compliance with all applicable copyright laws. The Deliverables created through our service are intended primarily for personal, educational, or other non-commercial uses that fall under fair use or are otherwise legally permissible. The Buyer must obtain necessary permissions or licenses for any commercial use of these Deliverables, especially when they are based on copyrighted material. In the event a court of law or an arbitration panel finds this section to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect and for any reason, the Provider hereby grants to the Buyer non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable and worldwide rights to reproduce, make derivative works from, and publicly perform the Deliverables, subject to compliance with applicable copyright laws. The Deliverables can be used by the Buyer for lawful purposes only and cannot be sublicensed to any third parties without ensuring adherence to copyright laws and obtaining necessary permissions.
3.5. Company’s right to use the Deliverables. The Buyer grants to the Company a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable and worldwide rights, with rights to sub-license through multiple levels of sub-licenses, to reproduce, make derivative works from, distribute, publicly display in any form or medium, whether now known or later developed, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, and exercise any and all present or future rights in the Deliverables.
3.6 Delivery of the Deliverables. The Deliverables shall be delivered by the Provider to the Buyer within the time period agreed upon by and between the Contractors. Should the Provider fail to deliver the Deliverables by the deadline agreed upon by the Contractors, the Buyer is entitled to raise a dispute.
3.7. Faulty Deliverables. If the Buyer finds that the received Deliverables are faulty, the Buyer is entitled, within 14 days from the receipt of the Deliverables, contact the Provider and:
- Request a partial or full refund; or
- Request to replace the Deliverables with non-faulty Deliverables.
3.3. PaidTabs library. All Deliverables commissioned by the Buyer from the Provider shall be added to the PaidTabs library and, subsequently, offered for sale to the Users as “Library Items”. The Library Items are sold by the Company and the Company is entitled to all fees related thereto.

4. Fees, Compensation, and Commission

Section 4 describes the fees payable by the Users for the use of PaidTabs and the Deliverables.

4.1. The Service Fees payable by the Buyers to the Providers. As compensation for the provided music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services, the Provider is entitled to the fees payable by the Buyers for each Service Contract completed successfully through PaidTabs (the “Service Fees”). The Provider shall not be entitled to any further payments from the Buyer for any reason whatsoever, unless expressly agreed to by the Buyer. When the Buyer concludes a Service Contract through PaidTabs, the Buyer agrees to pay the Fees to the Provider, as agreed under the Service Contract in accordance with Provider’s individual pricing policy. The Service Fees are payable by using third-party payment service providers PayPal, Stripe, and BitPay (collectively, the “Payment Processors”). Should Buyer’s payment method be rejected or payment cancelled for any reason whatsoever, the Service Contract shall not commence. The Provider is entitled, but has no obligation, to provide discounts for the Fees. The discounts will be clearly indicated on PaidTabs. The Fees paid by the Buyer to the Provider through PaidTabs constitute the entire amount payable for the respective Service Contract and the Providers must not charge the Buyers any additional Fees, unless agreed otherwise.
4.2. The Commission. Provider’s use of PaidTabs is subject to the Commission payable by the Provider to the Company. The Commission rate and payment terms related thereto shall be specified on PaidTabs or communicated to the Provider. The Commission remains subject to change at Company’s sole discretion. The Commission rates remain valid (i) for as long as they are indicated on PaidTabs or (ii) for the time period communicated to the Users. Any changes to the Commission rates will be made available to the Provider and, if necessary, the Company will request the Provider to provide consent to the amendments of the Commission rates.
4.3. The Library Items and Copyright Compliance.The Library Items are subject to the applicable fees (the “Fees”) payable by the User in accordance with the schedule of the Fees available on the respective webpage of each Library Item. By concluding a sales contract with the Company (i.e., placing your order), you agree to pay the Fees in accordance with these Terms, the terms and conditions of the respective Fees, and other terms and conditions in force at the moment the service contract is concluded. Users who contribute to the Library Items must ensure that their submissions are either their original works, they have obtained necessary rights or licenses, fall under public domain, or are created and distributed under existing contracts with copyright holders for which the Company has obtained rights and pays appropriate royalties. The Company reserves the right to remove any content from the Library Items that is suspected of infringing on copyright laws or violating any licensing agreements. The Fees remain valid for as long as (i) they are indicated on PaidTabs or (ii) as communicated by us. The Fees are subject to a change without prior notice.
4.4. Taxes. Unless indicated otherwise, the Fees and the Service Fees exclude all applicable taxes (e.g., VAT, GST and other sales taxes), levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities. Unless otherwise stated in the schedule of the Fees, the Users are responsible for paying all applicable taxes, levies, and duties, including the tax applicable to the services provided or received under the Service Contract, the Library Items, and excluding local taxes based solely on Company’s income.
4.5. Payment Processors. All payments related to PaidTabs are processed by the Payment Processors. When you make a payment on PaidTabs, the Payment Processors collect some personal data from you which allows them to make the payments requested by you (e.g., your credit card number, expiration date, billing address, and security codes). The Payment Processors handle all steps in the payment process through their systems, including data collection and data processing. The Company does not have direct access to your full payment information - only a few details (e.g., your billing address) are made available to the Company. You are responsible for ensuring that all payment information is correct and the funds necessary for payment are available. You agree not to hold the Company liable for payments that do not reach the Company because you have quoted incorrect payment information or the Payment Processors refused the payment for any other reason.
4.6. No introduction. The Company does not engage in introducing the Buyers to the Providers and does not assist the Providers to secure projects on PaidTabs. The Company merely makes PaidTabs available for facilitating the communication and transactions between the Buyers and the Providers. Therefore, the Company does not charge any fees for the Buyers, the Providers, and the projects found on PaidTabs, as well as the Feedback related thereto.
4.7. Expenses Unless agreed otherwise by the Buyer, the Provider agrees to cover all reasonable expenses incurred with regard to the music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services, including, but not limited to, software costs, sub-contractors’ fees, fees for the services provided by third parties, postage and copying expenses, long-distance and/or international telecommunications expenses, transportation costs, lodging and meals. The Provider shall be solely responsible for providing evidence to the Buyer of the expenses incurred (e.g., invoices).
4.8. Refunds and exchanges. For any refunds with regard to the Deliverables, the Buyer must contact the respective Provider. If the Provider is not cooperative, you may contact the Company for a partial or full refund, at Company’s discretion. In regard to the Library Items, the Company does not provide refunds for the Fees paid because the Library Items constitute digital content and, by purchasing the Library Items, you get immediate access to the Library Items. If the Library Items are defective, you may contact the Company for a partial or full refund, at Company’s discretion. Neither the Deliverables nor the Library Items can be exchanged. Refunds are only possible via our credit system (coupon code, account balance).

5. Non-Circumvention

Section 5 discusses your obligation to make and receive payments through PaidTabs only. If you decide pay or accept payments outside PaidTabs, your Account will be suspended immediately.

5.1. Making payments through PaidTabs. You hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) all payments for the Service Contracts must be made and accepted through PaidTabs only, and (ii) your violation of this section 5.1 is a material breach of the Terms and, therefore, your Account may be permanently suspended. The said obligation is valid at all times when the communication or transactions are carried out by and between the Users through PaidTabs. By way of illustration, you are not allowed to:
- Offer, solicit, accept any offers or solicitations, contract, hire, pay, receive payments, or invoice other Users outside PaidTabs;
- Request or issue an invoice for an amount lower than the actual agreed Fees; and
- Refer other Users to third parties for making or receiving payments.
5.2. Not sharing contact details. The Users must use PaidTabs as a sole manner of communicating before entering the Service Contract. A violation of this section 5.2 is a material breach of the Terms and, therefore, your Account may be permanently suspended. Unless allowed otherwise on PaidTabs, the Users are not allowed to:
- Provide contact details to any User of PaidTabs. The term ‘contact details’ hereinafter should be understood broadly as a means to contact the User, including, without limitation, User’s phone number, email address, social media account, address, a link to a contact form, information about third-party communication tools like Skype, WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook, Slack, or Viber;
- Use User’s contact details to attempt to or to contact, communicate with, solicit, or find the contact information about the User outside PaidTabs;
- Provide, ask, or attempt to identify contact details of any User through public means; or
- Include your contact details into any proposal, job offering, description, message, invitation, or other pre-hiring communication.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 The Company’s Content. Most of the content available on PaidTabs, including all information, source code, data, logos, marks, designs, graphics, pictures, video files, sound files, illustrations, graphics, and similar (collectively, the “Company’s Content”) is owned by the Company, its partners, agents, licensors, vendors, and/or other content providers. The Company's Content is protected by applicable intellectual property laws and international treaties. You are not allowed, without obtaining prior written authorisation from the Company, to copy, distribute, make available, disassemble, make alterations, decompile, reverse engineer, translate, adapt, rent, loan, use, lease or attempt to grant other rights to the Company Content to third parties, or use any manual or automated means to scrape any content available on PaidTabs.
6.2 Our brand. You may not use the brand, the word or figurative trademarks associated with PaidTabs, the Company, or third-party trademarks without prior consent of a trademark owner. You are not allowed to use such brands and trademarks in any way that suggests that the Company sponsors, endorses, or associates with you without obtaining prior written consent from the Company.
6.3 Third-party intellectual property. Some of the intellectual property assets, such as third-party trademarks, featured on PaidTabs may be owned by other third parties (the “Third-Party Content”). The Third-Party Content does not belong to the Company (although it may be licensed to the Company) and it remains the property of the respective third-party proprietors. You may not use any Third-Party Content without the prior authorization of the owners of such content, notwithstanding any functionalities of PaidTabs. We do not guarantee that you will have access to the Third-Party Content at all times.
6.4 Your Content. By uploading any content onto PaidTabs or creating any content by using PaidTabs, including the Deliverables ("Your Content"), you guarantee that you have the legitimate rights to use Your Content. This includes ensuring that Your Content is either your original work, you have obtained all necessary rights or licenses, falls under public domain, or is covered by fair use provisions. You are solely responsible for ensuring that Your Content does not infringe any intellectual property rights of others. You must not infringe any intellectual property rights of others when uploading or creating Your Content. You grant the Company unrestricted, sub-licensable, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable rights to store, use, distribute, advertise, adapt, remix, modify, display, perform, excerpt, prepare derivative works of, reproduce, and sell Your Content for the purposes of providing you with the requested services and carrying out Company's legitimate business interests. You understand and agree that the Company has no obligation to monitor or review Your Content. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse to upload, modify, delete, or remove Your Content, in whole or in part, that violates these Terms or may harm the reputation of PaidTabs. The Company shall not be held liable for any copyright infringement or violation of licensing agreements resulting from Your Content.
6.5 Copyright infringement claims. The Company acts in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable copyright laws. However, the Company is not responsible for independently verifying the copyright status of uploaded content. Users are solely responsible for ensuring their uploads do not infringe on any copyrights. If you have any grounds to believe that any content available on PaidTabs violates your or third party's intellectual property rights, please contact the Company and express your concerns or request to remove the allegedly infringing content. The Company will reply to your copyright infringement claim as soon as possible but no later than 2 weeks. Please note that you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorney's fees, if you materially misrepresent that material is infringing your copyright(s). Therefore, if you are not sure if you are the proper copyright holder or if copyright laws protect the material of yours, you may need to consult a lawyer. In order to write a proper copyright infringement notice, please perform the following steps:
- Identify with sufficient detail the protected work that you believe has been infringed;
- Identify the material that, in your opinion, is infringing and provide sufficient information that permits us to locate the material;
- Provide us with your contact details or the contact details of the person that submits the complaint (address, telephone number, and email address);
- Add the following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law”;
- Add the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed”;
- Sign the document; and
- Send the written communication to the following address:
  - Sting - Tabbit AB
  - Attn: Copyright Agent
  - Östermalmsgatan 26A, 11426 Stockholm, Sweden
  - Subject: DMCA Notification
  - Alternatively, you can submit your request online by clicking the link below
    https://paidtabs.com/dmca-takedown-request.
6.6 If your content is removed due to operation of our notice and takedown procedure described in section 6.5 of the Terms and you believe the takedown was improper, you may file a counter-notification by email or regular mail. The Company would like to inform you that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorney’s fees) if you materially misrepresent that the takedown was improper. Therefore, in order to assess the takedown, you may need to consult a lawyer. To write a proper counter-notification, please perform the following steps:
- Identify the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
- Specify your name, address, and telephone number;
- Include the following statement: “I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the [insert the federal judicial district in which you are located]”;
- Include the following statement: “I will accept service of process from [insert the name of the person who submitted the infringement notification] or his/her agent”;
- Include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the affected material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled”;
- Sign the document; and
- Send the written communication to the following address:
  - Sting - Tabbit AB
  - Attn: Copyright Agent
  - Östermalmsgatan 26A, 11426 Stockholm, Sweden
  - Subject: DMCA Notification
  - Alternatively, Send the document to us by email [email protected]

Intellectual Property Rights and Permissions

In addition to the terms outlined in Section 6, users are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use, and for PaidTabs to host and display, any content uploaded or created on the platform. This includes ensuring that content is either original work, the user has obtained necessary rights or licenses, falls under public domain, or is covered under fair use provisions. PaidTabs reserves the right to remove content that is found or reported to be infringing on copyright without prior notice to the user. This "notice-and-takedown" procedure is designed to protect both copyright holders and our users while promoting the free flow of non-infringing content. Users who repeatedly upload infringing content may face account suspension or termination. PaidTabs takes copyright compliance seriously and endeavors to ensure that all content on our platform respects the rights of copyright holders.

7. KYC Compliance

This section outlines the requirements and procedures related to the Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance for users opting for cryptocurrency payouts, aimed at complying with legal and regulatory standards.

7.1 Introduction to KYC Compliance: To adhere to legal and regulatory requirements and to prevent money laundering or suspicious activities, we implement a Know Your Customer (KYC) process for users opting for cryptocurrency payouts. This is conducted in collaboration with Stripe, a third-party service provider.
7.2 KYC Process and User Requirements: During the KYC process, users are required to provide personal identification information, including but not limited to name, address, date of birth, and government-issued identification. Users must ensure that all information provided is accurate and up-to-date and promptly update any changes.
7.3 Data Privacy and Security: Information collected during the KYC process will be managed in accordance with Stripe's privacy policies , Stripe's Identity privacy policies and our Privacy Policy. We take serious measures to protect your personal data and ensure its confidentiality.
7.4 User Consent and Agreement: By participating in cryptocurrency payouts and providing necessary KYC information, users consent to our collection, processing, and sharing of this information with Stripe for identity verification and compliance with legal obligations.
7.5 Reporting Obligations: We are not required to proactively report user information to tax authorities. However, we may be obligated to respond to lawful requests from tax authorities and report any suspicious activities as per applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the right to comply with such legal requests without prior notice to the user.
7.6 Limitation of Liability: While we strive to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, we shall not be held liable for any non-compliance by users with these KYC procedures or any legal requirements. Users are solely responsible for the accuracy and legality of their information and actions.
7.7 Consequences of Non-Compliance: Users who fail to comply with the KYC process may face restrictions on accessing cryptocurrency payout features, and such non-compliance may lead to service suspension or account termination.
7.8 Changes to KYC Policies: We reserve the right to modify our KYC policies and procedures. Any changes will be communicated through updates to these Terms or directly to your account.

8. Records of Compliance

Section 8 states that you agree to make and keep all required records related to your use of PaidTabs.

8.1 You agree to create and maintain records that document your compliance with the Terms, including, but not limited to, payment obligations and compliance with tax and employment laws. Upon request of the Company, you agree to provide copies of the said records to the Company or any third parties acting on behalf of the Company. You are solely responsible for creating, maintaining, storing, and backing up your records. Nothing in the Terms is construed as a requirement for the Company to (i) monitor or assess your compliance with the Terms or the terms of the Service Contracts or (ii) store, backup, retain, or grant access to the records.

9. Warranty Disclaimer

Section 9 disclaims all our warranties with regard to PaidTabs.

9.1 The Company provides PaidTabs on "as available", "as is", and "with all faults" bases. To the extent permitted by the applicable law, the Company does not make any representations or warranties about the reliability, suitability, and accuracy, for any purpose, of PaidTabs, any content featured on PaidTabs, whether provided by the Company, the Users, or by third parties, and hereby disclaims all warranties regarding PaidTabs and its operation. The Company specifically disclaims any liability related to copyright infringement or violation of licensing agreements by users. It is your sole responsibility to verify and assess the fit for the purpose of PaidTabs prior to using it and to decide whether or not PaidTabs fits for the intended use. By using PaidTabs, you acknowledge that the Company may use third-party suppliers to provide software, hardware, storage, networking, and other technological services. The acts and omissions of third-party suppliers may be outside of the Company's reasonable control. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company excludes any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the acts and omissions of such third-party suppliers or from user-generated content. Nothing in the Terms shall affect any statutory rights that you are entitled to as a consumer and that you cannot contractually agree to alter or waive.
9.2 For security and verification purposes, the Company utilizes Google reCAPTCHA to ensure interactions on PaidTabs are made by humans and not by automated processes. While the Company doesn’t directly collect data via reCAPTCHA, Google may gather certain types of user data during this process. By using PaidTabs, you acknowledge this third-party data processing. For further details on how Google manages and uses this data, users are encouraged to refer to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
9.3 It is your sole responsibility to verify and assess the fit for the purpose of PaidTabs prior to using it and to decide whether or not PaidTabs fits for the intended use. By using PaidTabs, you acknowledge that the Company may use third-party suppliers to provide software, hardware, storage, networking, and other technological services. The acts and omissions of third-party suppliers may be outside of the Company’s reasonable control. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company excludes any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the acts and omissions of such third-party suppliers.
9.4 Nothing in the Terms shall affect any statutory rights that you are entitled to as a consumer and that you cannot contractually agree to alter or waive.

10. Limitation of Liability

Section 10 limits our liability with regard to PaidTabs.

10.1 Unless otherwise excluded or limited by the applicable law, the Company will not be liable for any damages, including, but not limited to, incidental, punitive, special or other related damages, arising out or in connection with your use of PaidTabs, the services provided under the Service Contract, any content made available through PaidTabs, whether provided by the Company, the Provider, the Buyer, or by third parties, or any transactions concluded through PaidTabs. This limitation of liability extends to any claims related to copyright infringement, violation of licensing agreements, or any other intellectual property disputes arising from user-generated content.

11. Release

Section 11 states that you agree to release us from legal claims.

11.1 You hereby absolutely and unconditionally release and forever discharge the Company and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which you have had, now has or have made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the time you start using PaidTabs, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.

12. Indemnification

Section 12 explains that you agree to defend us against all claims.

12.1 You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the Company, its members, officers, directors, and other agents from and against all claims, liabilities, causes of action, damages, judgments, attorneys' fees, court costs, and expenses which arise out of or are related to your use of PaidTabs, the Service Contracts, violation of the rights of a third party, failure to perform as required, or result from conduct while engaging in any activity outside the scope of this the Terms before, during or after the termination of the Terms. This indemnification explicitly includes any claims related to copyright infringement, violation of licensing agreements, or any other intellectual property disputes arising from content you upload or create on PaidTabs. This obligation of indemnification survives the expiration or termination of the Terms. You agree to cooperate with any and all litigation arising from or related to PaidTabs or the Company, as appropriate.

13. Term and Termination

Section 13 states when these Terms starts and terminates, and whether it is subject to amendments.

13.1 Term. These Terms shall commence on the day the User accepts it or starts using PaidTabs, whichever earlier, and continue until the User ceases to use PaidTabs (e.g. by deleting the Account), unless terminated earlier by the Company.
13.2 Termination. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion with or without a notice to the User, to terminate these Terms. The Terms shall be terminated automatically if the User breaches any provision of the Terms.
13.3 Amendments. The Company reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version on PaidTabs. Such amendments may be necessary due to the changes in the requirements of laws, regulations, new features of PaidTabs, or Company’s business practices. The Company will send you a notification (if it has your email address) about any material amendments to the Terms that may be of importance to you. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms to stay informed. Your continued use of PaidTabs after any changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. The Company also reserves the right to modify the services provided through PaidTabs at any time, at our sole discretion.
13.4 Account data on closure. Unless required otherwise by law, the Company shall disable your access to the Account and any data related thereto (including, without limitation, your messages, files, or any content store) upon closure of the Account for any reason. The Company shall not have any liability whatsoever for your inability to access the Account and the said data.
13.5 Survival. After termination of the Terms, the provisions of the Terms that expressly or by their nature contemplate performance after the Terms terminate or expire will survive and continue in full force and effect.

14. Disputes between the Company and the Users

Section 14 explains how disputes can be resolved and which law governs these Terms.

14.1 Dispute resolution. You agree to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms by means of negotiation with the Company. If the dispute cannot be resolved by means of negotiation, the dispute shall be submitted to the binding online arbitration. This Section 14.1 does not affect any statutory rights that you are entitled to as a consumer.
14.2 Governing law. These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Sweden, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
14.3 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR). ADR body acts as an independent middleman between an Internet service provider and a customer when an initial complaint cannot be resolved. You do not need (but may opt for) legal assistance or representation to take your case to an ADR scheme. The ADR body investigates complaints by looking at consumer’s and Internet service provider’s arguments and comes to a decision it deems to be fair. More information on the online ADR platform provided by the European Commission (for traders and consumers based in the European Union) is available at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/main/index.cfm?event=main.home.chooseLanguage.

15. Final Provisions

15.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the documents referred to therein, represent the entire agreement between the User and the Company regarding User’s relationship with the Company.
15.2 Waiver. A failure of either party to the Terms to enforce strictly a provision of the Terms shall in no event be considered a waiver of any part of such provision. No waiver by either party of any breach or default by the other party shall operate as a waiver of any succeeding breach or other default or breach by such other party. No waiver shall have any effect unless it is specific, irrevocable and in writing.
15.3 Assignability. You are not allowed to assign your rights under these Terms. The Company is entitled to transfer its rights and obligations under the Terms entirely or partially to a third party by giving a prior notice to you. If you do not agree to the transfer, you can terminate the Terms with immediate effect by deleting the Account and ceasing to use PaidTabs.
15.4 Severability. To the extent that any provision of the Terms is deemed unenforceable, all remaining provisions of the Terms shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
15.5 Force majeure. The availability of PaidTabs may be affected by factors, which the Company cannot reasonably control, such as bandwidth problems, equipment failure, acts and omissions of our third-party service Providers, or force majeure events; the Company takes no responsibility for the unavailability of PaidTabs caused by such factors. The parties to the Terms will not be responsible for the failure to perform or any delay in performance of, any obligation hereunder for a reasonable period due to the factors mentioned in the preceding sentence.
15.6 Prevailing language. The English language version of the Terms will be controlling in all respects and will prevail in case of any inconsistencies with translated versions.
15.7 Electronic records. Any notices related to your use of PaidTabs shall be delivered electronically and not in paper form.
15.8 Interpretation. In these Terms, words in the singular include the plural meaning and words in the plural include the singular meaning.

16. Contact

Email address [email protected]
Mail address Östermalmsgatan 26A, 11426, Stockholm, Sweden
Company’s registration number: 5592582547