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Effective Date: Jul 15, 2020

Last Updated: 2 October 2026

This version applies from 1 November 2026. The previous version (last updated 4 February 2026) applies until then and remains available at https://paidtabs.com/legal/terms/2026-02-04.

These PaidTabs terms of use (the "Terms"), govern your use of the online platform PaidTabs and related services (together “PaidTabs”). PaidTabs is provided by Tabbit AB, a limited liability company having a registered place of business at Annelundsvägen 8B, Alingsås, 44141, Sweden (the "Company", “we”, and “us”). By registering or using PaidTabs, you (“you”, “your”, and “User”) accept these Terms. The agreement is entered into between the Company and You.

The policies and other documents available on PaidTabs and/or referenced in these Terms form an integrated part of these Terms and govern the terms and conditions for your access and use of PaidTabs. Any references to the “Terms” also includes such policies and other documents. In case of any conflicts between such policies / documents and what is set out herein in these Terms, what is set out herein shall prevail (unless otherwise is expressly stated).

These Terms apply to PaidTabs only; they do not apply to any third-party software, websites, and services integrated with PaidTabs.

PaidTabs does not itself provide payment services. Payments are processed by third-party payment processors, through which PaidTabs collects the Buyer's payment on the Provider's behalf and pays the Provider after deduction of the Commission. In order to be able to make and receive payment, you will also have to accept the separate third-party payments processor terms, see further below. This does not form an agreement between Company and you, but only between you and the third-party payment provider.

1. About PaidTabs

PaidTabs is an online marketplace that connects independent music transcription providers (“Providers”) with purchasers seeking digital sheet music, guitar tablature, and other music notation services (“Buyers”). PaidTabs operates solely as a digital marketplace and hosting intermediary, providing the technical infrastructure that enables Providers and Buyers (together, the “Contractors”) to communicate and enter into paid service agreements for music transcription, music notation, and guitar tablature services (“Service Contracts”).

The Company is not a party to any Service Contract and does not participate in, supervise or verify the negotiation, conclusion or performance of such contracts. All Service Contracts, Deliverables, and related obligations exist exclusively between the relevant Provider and Buyer. The Company’s role is strictly limited to making PaidTabs available and providing marketplace and hosting services. The Company does not select, curate, edit or exercise editorial control over Provider content. Full Deliverables are accessible only through completed purchases; a limited preview (a sample page and a short audio excerpt) is displayed to allow Buyers to assess a listing. PaidTabs is not a content-sharing service, streaming service, or content distribution platform.

Providers are solely responsible for performing the services and delivering the Deliverables under the Service Contracts. Buyers acknowledge and agree that the Company makes no representations or warranties regarding the existence, quality, safety, legality, accuracy, originality, or suitability of any Deliverables, user-generated content, listings, Feedback, or services made available through PaidTabs, nor regarding the ability or willingness of a Provider or Buyer to fulfil or complete a transaction, Service Contract, or return of a Deliverable.

PaidTabs does not guarantee the quality, performance, or outcome of any Service Contract. Any complaints, claims, or disputes arising out of a Service Contract shall be handled between the Contractors. However, the Company has implemented a separate dispute and refund handling procedure which a Buyer may use in accordance with the applicable terms. If, within such procedure, the Company determines that a Provider has not delivered in accordance with the agreed Service Contract, the Company may, in its discretion, issue a refund to the Buyer and flag the relevant Provider or Deliverable on PaidTabs. Any buyer protection or compensation offered by the Company is governed separately and does not imply that the Company becomes a party to the Service Contract or assumes the Provider’s obligations or liability.

Buyers and Providers have full discretion to negotiate the terms of their engagement, including scope, deadlines, compensation, and rights assignments, provided that no such terms may amend or override these Terms. In the event of any conflict, these Terms shall prevail.

Each Provider warrants that it will,:

Ensure that it has the skills, experience and ability necessary to perform the services it offers under the Service Contracts, in accordance with the service descriptions provided to the Buyer;
Ensure that it has the necessary licenses, authorisations, and permissions to perform the Service Contracts;
Ensure that the Deliverables do not violate any applicable laws, including intellectual property laws and that all rights in and to the Deliverables are owned by the Provider or, in case third-party materials or rights are used in the Deliverables, that the Provider has explicit rights to use such material/rights;
Prepare, negotiate, conclude, and execute the Service Contracts; and
Cooperate with the Company and any of their service providers in any audits by providing information and records about the Service Contracts, invoices, tax returns, and other financial reports issued under the Service Contracts.

Each Buyer warrants that it will:

If it requests a transcription of a specific song, ensure that it has the legal right to commission a transcription of such song (because the song is in the public domain, is owned by the Buyer, or the Buyer has obtained all necessary licenses or permissions). The Provider is not responsible for verifying the Buyer's authorisation for a commissioned transcription, and remains responsible under Section 7 ("The Deliverables") and Section 11.4 ("Your Content") for any Deliverable the Provider lists for sale on the marketplace.

Each User acknowledges that:

Transcribing a copyrighted song may constitute creating a "derivative work" under copyright law;
Authorization from the copyright holder may be required;
The Company does NOT verify whether a Buyer or a Provider (as applicable) has obtained necessary rights;
You are solely responsible for any claims arising from your Deliverables or requests for Deliverables (as applicable), and shall hold the Company and the counterparty indemnified and harmless against all claims, damages, liabilities, losses and expenses arising out of such claims.

1.1 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 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, invoices, tax returns, and other financial reports related to Provider’s transactions on PaidTabs.

2. Provision of Digital Services and Right of Withdrawal

The Company will begin providing PaidTabs to you as soon as you have accepted these Terms. Unless you and the Company agree otherwise, you expressly consent to the commencement of the provision of PaidTabs and acknowledge that you do not have a right of withdrawal under the Swedish The Act on Distance Contracts and Off-Premises Contracts (SFS 2005:59) once the provision of PaidTabs has begun.

3. Use of Third Parties

3.1 Third-Party Services

The following third-party services are integrated / embedded (through APIs or otherwise) with PaidTabs and may be used in connection with PaidTabs if a user so chooses, e.g. if a Provider wishes to embed a Youtube video to an advertisement for digital sheet music. If you are using any such third-party services in connection with PaidTabs, this is subject to such third-party service’s own terms. If you are using such third-party service, you agree to be bound by their terms which we have linked to below:

3.2 Payment Processors

All payments are processed by third-party payment processors:

Stripe
PayPal

Payments made in these services will be subject to the applicable third-party payment processor’s terms. In the check-out, you will be provided with the applicable processor’s terms, which forms an agreement between you and the third-party processor. See further below under the “Payment Processors” section under the “Service Fees, Compensation, and Commission” heading.

4. The Account

4.1 Registration and acceptance.

In order to access the full functionality of PaidTabs, you must create a User account (“Account”). During the registration process, you will be asked to submit your personal details, read our Privacy Policy and all other applicable policies and documents which form part of the Terms, and accept these Terms. The Company reserves the right to decline registration of any Account, at its sole discretion, if such new account violates these Terms or belongs to a User which has an account that has been cancelled for violating these Terms.

4.2 Account Confirmation.

By registering the Account, you acknowledge and agree that:

You have read the policies and documents part of the Terms and agree to abide by them;
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, including intellectual property laws;
You are over 18 years old and 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 may only register one single Account (multiple Accounts registered by the same person or entity are not allowed); and
You are a physical person and not a machine (machine-generated Accounts are not allowed).

4.3 Capacity.

You may use PaidTabs as a private individual or in a commercial or professional capacity. Providers who sell in a commercial or professional capacity act as independent traders towards Buyers and must comply with the consumer protection law that applies to their sales, including the Buyer's right of withdrawal and the information duties that apply to traders. Where these Terms give rights to consumers, they apply to Users acting as consumers.

4.4 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 will be displayed on PaidTabs and can be accessed by other users of PaidTabs and other users of the general internet. The Company does not verify the Profiles and, therefore, the Company is not responsible for the truthfulness, completeness, and accuracy of the said information. PaidTabs displays the Profiles as created by the Users. The Company does not endorse any Users, but only ranks individual advertisements for Deliverables as set out below in these Terms.

4.5 Account types.

You may register two types of Accounts on PaidTabs as specified below:

Provider Account. The Provider Account can be registered by Providers, i.e. the Users that intend to create and sell their own transcription, notation and tablature work as digital products through the PaidTabs marketplace as independent contractors; and
Buyer Account. The Buyer Account can be registered by Buyers, i.e. the Users that intend to purchase music transcribing, music notation, and creation of guitar tablature services offered by the Providers through PaidTabs.

4.6 Provider Verification (Required).

For Provider Accounts:

Before listing any Deliverables for sale, Providers must complete identity verification. This may be collected by third-party service providers. PaidTabs verifies Providers before they can sell, as a voluntary measure modelled on Article 30 of the Digital Services Act.

Required Information:

Full legal name
Address (street, city, postal code, country)
Email address
Telephone number
Copy of government-issued ID where our payment processors require it
Payment account details for receiving payouts

Verification Process:

Submit required documents through your Account settings
Verification typically completed within a few days
You cannot list or sell Deliverables until verification is complete
We may request additional documentation if needed
Accounts may be suspended if verification fails or information is found to be false

Ongoing Obligations:

Update your information within 14 days of any changes
Re-verify annually or upon our request
Provide additional documentation for compliance audits

The Company reserves the right to conduct random verification checks at any time.

4.7 Prohibited use.

You may only use PaidTabs provided you comply with these Terms and applicable law. When you use or have access to PaidTabs, you may not (the following 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 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; or
Collecting and disclosing any information about other users of PaidTabs.

You may further not use PaidTabs in any way which is in breach of these Terms or applicable law. A breach of what is set out herein may result in any of the consequences listed below (“Misuse of PaidTabs”).

4.8 Misuse of PaidTabs.

The Company has the right to take appropriate action where there are reasonable grounds to believe a User is in breach of these Terms, applicable law or the rights of third parties. The Company reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor Users' use of PaidTabs, including any message exchanged between Users for the purpose of enforcing the Terms. The Company does not assume editorial control over any content uploaded by Users. If the Company reasonably believes that you violate these Terms, applicable law or the rights of third parties, the Company may, depending on the breach:

Send you a formal warning;
Limit your use of PaidTabs;
Temporarily suspend your Account;
Delete your Account;
Temporarily or permanently prohibit your use of PaidTabs (including by suspending or deleting active advertisements); or
Take legal or technical action to prohibit your use of PaidTabs.

We will, to the extent legally possible, notify you in connection with taking any of the above actions and will in such notice inform you of the basis of the action.

This provision shall not limit any other remedies available to the Company. Where an issue arises involving a Buyer or Provider, the Company may, in applying these Terms, take into account prior incidents and the specific circumstances of the case. In each individual case, the Company shall carry out a proportionate assessment, having regard to any previous breaches and the circumstances at hand.

4.9 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 may 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 may remove the Feedback that violates the Terms;
The Feedback cannot be used for making employment, credit, underwriting, or similar decisions regarding the Users.

4.10 How Content is Ranked.

To comply with the Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation, we disclose how Deliverables are ranked and displayed on PaidTabs:

Main Ranking Parameters (in order of importance):

Relevance to Search Query (Highest Weight)

Keyword matching in title, description, and tags
Category and genre alignment

Quality Signals

Average rating and number of reviews
Completion rate and customer satisfaction
Provider verification status

Sales Performance

Historical sales volume
Recent sales activity

Recency

Date of listing
Date of last update

Provider Factors

Response time
Account standing
Verification completeness

What Does NOT Affect Ranking:

Payment of fees to PaidTabs (we do not offer paid placement)
Personal relationships with PaidTabs staff
Provider's location or nationality

Personalization:

Search results may be personalized based on your browsing history and preferences. You can disable personalization in your Account settings.

Collections:

PaidTabs may group Deliverables into collections generated automatically from the ranking parameters above (for example new listings, top rated, by instrument). No collection is compiled by manual selection.

4.11 Provider Data Access.

Providers have access to the following data through their Account dashboard:

Data You Can Access:

Sales history and transaction details
Customer ratings and reviews (anonymized buyer info)
View counts and click-through rates for your listings
Payout history and pending payments
Account performance metrics

5. Disputes between Users

The Company is not responsible for resolving or mediating disputes between Buyers and Providers. Unless the dispute directly concerns the Company’s own obligations under these Terms or can be managed under PaidTabs’ dispute refund procedure, all conflicts must be resolved independently between the Users.

The User agrees to use reasonable efforts to inform the Company in advance of any proceedings seeking injunctive or similar relief, where such notice is lawfully permitted.

6. Confidentiality and Legal Use of Content

All Users agree to maintain strict confidentiality over proprietary or sensitive information exchanged through PaidTabs. This includes but is not limited to technical data, business strategies, contact details, internal communications, pricing, and project-specific documentation.

Furthermore, Users must ensure that all content shared, requested, or created through the platform is legally permitted. Users may not upload or request work based on any material that violates the intellectual property or contractual rights of others.

The Company disclaims all liability arising from the use or distribution of copyrighted, confidential, or otherwise restricted materials without proper authorization. Each User is solely responsible for ensuring legal compliance in all content submissions and project requests.

7. The Deliverables

All Deliverables on PaidTabs are digital products offered for sale by Providers. Full Deliverables require a completed purchase; a limited preview is displayed. PaidTabs functions as a marketplace facilitating these commercial transactions.

Any work product or outcome produced through a Service Contract whether written, visual, musical, technical, coded, designed, or otherwise shall be referred to as a “Deliverable”.

Deliverables must be used by the Buyer in accordance with applicable laws, including intellectual property and copyright regulations. The Buyer receives a limited, non-exclusive license to use the Deliverables for lawful purposes related to the Service Contract. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Provider allows the Buyer to use the Deliverables for commercial purposes.

Providers warrant that all Deliverables they create, upload, or deliver through PaidTabs are original works or that they have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions. Providers agree not to upload infringing content. Buyers warrant that all requests for Deliverables they make are original works or that they have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions. Buyers agree not to request infringing content. If a Deliverable is identified in a sufficiently precise and substantiated notice as infringing, or the Company otherwise becomes aware that it is illegal content or incompatible with these Terms, the Company may disable access to it or remove it, withhold or forfeit related payments, and apply Section 7.5 ("Repeated breaches"), in each case with a statement of reasons under Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons").

7.1 Notices of infringing content.

PaidTabs respects the intellectual property rights of others. Anyone may notify us of content on PaidTabs that they consider infringes their rights or is otherwise illegal, under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (the Digital Services Act) or, for the United States, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Notices may be sent to [email protected] or submitted through https://paidtabs.com/dmca-takedown-request. A notice under Article 16 of the Digital Services Act should contain: an explanation of why you consider the content illegal; the exact URL of each listing concerned; your name and email address; and a statement that the notice is submitted in good faith and that the information in it is accurate and complete.

Our Designated Agent:

Tabbit AB
Attn: Copyright Agent
DMCA Registration No: DMCA-1063735
Annelundsvägen 8B
Alingsås, 44141, Sweden
Email: [email protected]
Online Form: https://paidtabs.com/dmca-takedown-request

A notification under the DMCA (United States) must include:

Your physical or electronic signature
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed
Identification of the material to be removed, with sufficient information to locate it (URL)
Your contact information (address, phone number, email)
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner

What happens after we receive a notice:

We acknowledge receipt and give the notice a reference number
We assess the notice; where it does not contain enough information to act on, we ask the notifier for it
Where the notice is sufficiently precise and substantiated, we disable access to or remove the identified listings and send the affected Provider a statement of reasons (see Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons"))
We notify the notifier of our decision and of the available redress
We keep a record of the notice and of our decision

Bad Faith Notices: You may be liable for damages (including costs and attorney's fees) if you materially misrepresent that material is infringing. If you are unsure whether content infringes your copyright, consult an attorney before submitting a notice.

7.2 Statement of reasons.

If we restrict the visibility of, disable access to or remove a listing, restrict the ability to buy it, or restrict payments, an account or the use of PaidTabs, on the ground that the content is illegal or incompatible with these Terms, we send the affected User a statement of reasons by email, and show it in the User's account, at the latest when the restriction takes effect. The statement sets out: what the restriction is and, where relevant, its territorial scope and duration; the facts and circumstances relied on, including whether we acted on a notice or on our own review and, where strictly necessary, the identity of the notifier; whether automated means were used in taking the decision or in identifying the content; the legal ground or the provision of these Terms relied on, and why the content is considered to fall under it; and how to contest the decision (see Section 18.1 ("Contesting a content decision")) and your right to bring the matter before a court. Where the restriction followed a notification under the DMCA sent to our designated agent, the statement also explains how to file a counter-notification (see Section 7.3 ("Counter-notification (United States)")).

7.3 Counter-notification (United States).

If your listing was removed or disabled following a notification under the DMCA sent to our designated agent, and you believe it was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification. A restriction imposed on any other basis is contested as described under Section 18.1 ("Contesting a content decision").

Your Counter-Notification Must Include:

Your physical or electronic signature
Identification of the material that was removed and its location before removal
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification
Your name, address, and telephone number
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located or, if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which PaidTabs may be found
A statement that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or their agent.

Send Counter-Notifications To:

Tabbit AB
Attn: Copyright Agent
Annelundsvägen 8B
Alingsås, 44141, Sweden
Email: [email protected]

What Happens After We Receive a Valid Counter-Notification:

We will forward your counter-notification to the original complainant
We will inform them that we will restore the content in 10-14 business days
If the complainant does not notify us of court action within that period, we will restore your content
If the complainant files a court action, the content will remain disabled pending resolution

Warning: You may be liable for damages if you materially misrepresent that your content was removed by mistake. Consult an attorney if you are unsure.

7.4 No pre-publication review.

PaidTabs does not review or pre-screen Deliverables for copyright compliance before publication and has no independent knowledge of the rights position of any listing. New submissions are checked automatically against the sources and works that have been restricted following a notice or our own review, and a match is restricted with a statement of reasons (see Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons")). Providers and Buyers give the warranties set out under Section 1 ("About PaidTabs"), Section 7 ("The Deliverables"), Section 7.6 ("What may be listed for sale") and Section 11.4 ("Your Content"). PaidTabs acts on sufficiently precise and substantiated notices and on its own review as described under Section 7 ("The Deliverables") and Section 7.1 ("Notices of infringing content"). If you believe content on PaidTabs infringes your rights, please submit a notice as described under Section 7.1 ("Notices of infringing content").

7.5 Repeated breaches.

If your listings are restricted more than once following substantiated notices or our own review, we may warn you, suspend your listing or selling rights for a period, or close your account. We assess each case on its facts, including how many of your listings were affected and whether the breach was deliberate. You will receive a warning before any suspension, and reasons for any suspension or closure together with the ways to contest it. Business sellers receive 30 days' notice before closure unless the breaches are repeated or the law requires us to act sooner.

7.6 What may be listed for sale (Catalog Items).

Deliverables that a Provider lists for sale on the marketplace, as opposed to Deliverables commissioned through a request, are referred to as "Catalog Items". A Provider may list as Catalog Items: the Provider's own compositions; transcriptions and arrangements of works in the public domain; and transcriptions and arrangements of other works for which the Provider holds the rights and permissions necessary to sell them. By listing a Catalog Item, the Provider warrants that it falls within one of these categories and does not infringe any third-party right, and that the Provider can grant the licence described under Section 7 ("The Deliverables"). Buyers receive the licence described under Section 7 ("The Deliverables").

8. Service Fees, Compensation, and Commission

8.1 Service Fees payable by the Buyers to the Providers.

As compensation for the provided Deliverable pursuant to a Service Contract, the Provider is entitled to the fee payable by the Buyer for the 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 Service Fees to the Provider, as agreed under the Service Contract. The Service Fees will be paid using the third-party payment service providers used from time to time by the Company (collectively, the “Payment Processors”). Should the Buyer’s payment be rejected or payment cancelled for any reason whatsoever, the Service Contract shall automatically terminate, as PaidTabs is structured so that payment is not released to a Provider unless the Buyer has received a Deliverable. The Provider is entitled, but has no obligation, to provide discounts for the Service Fees. Any discounts shall be clearly indicated on PaidTabs.

8.2 Commission

Provider’s use of PaidTabs is subject to the commission payable by the Provider to the Company (the “Commission”). The Commission is structured as a percentage of the Service Fees payable under a Service Contract. The at each time applicable Commission rate and payment terms shall be specified on PaidTabs or communicated to the Provider. Any commission information does not form a part of these Terms. Changes to the Commission are notified to Providers in accordance with Section 18.2 ("Amendments"). The Commission rates remain valid (i) for as long as they are stated on PaidTabs or (ii) for the time period communicated to the Providers.

8.3 Taxes

Unless indicated otherwise, the Service Fees and the Commission 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 Commission, 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 Catalog Items, but excluding any local taxes based solely on Company’s income. The Users are further solely responsible and liable to determine and maintain any records required under tax law or other law.

8.4 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). Your use of a Payment Processor is subject to the Payment Processor’s separate terms, which will be made available to you before payment is made. This forms a separate agreement between you and the Payment Processor. The Payment Processors handle all steps in the payment process through their systems, including data collection and data processing. 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 a Provider because you have provided incorrect payment information, have insufficient funds or the Payment Processors refused the payment for any other reason.

8.5 Making payments through PaidTabs.

Payments for Deliverables sold or offered on PaidTabs need to be made through PaidTabs. When payment is processed through PaidTabs, we may be able to assist if there are any issues or if Providers or Buyers otherwise need our assistance, which we may not be able to otherwise do. Further, the Commission payable to PaidTabs as part of a payment of Service Fees is an important part of these Terms and our provision of PaidTabs to Users. Your violation of this Section may be a material breach of the Terms. If you decide to pay or accept payments outside PaidTabs, your Account may be suspended. By way of illustration, you are not allowed to:

Offer, solicit, accept any offers or solicitations from other Users outside PaidTabs for Deliverables offered on PaidTabs;
Provide contact details (phone number, e-mail address, or other contact details) provided it is not for upsell purposes through PaidTabs;
Use User’s contact details received through PaidTabs for marketing purposes; or
Provide, ask, or attempt to identify contact details of any User through public means.

9. Refunds

Refunds are generally provided as account credits or coupon codes, which may be more convenient for Buyers by avoiding additional payment processing fees and VAT on a money chargeback procedure. If a Buyer wants the relevant amount returned to the original payment method instead, the Buyer should follow the chargeback procedure set out below.

Where a Provider sells to a consumer, the consumer's right of withdrawal applies to the Service Contract. At checkout the Buyer is asked to consent to immediate delivery and to acknowledge that the right of withdrawal is lost once delivery begins; this consent is collected by PaidTabs on the Provider's behalf and recorded with the order.

Refund Policy:

Refunds for Deliverables are processed by default through our credit system (account credit or coupon code). Buyers may request a cash refund to the original payment method as an alternative
Cash refunds to the original payment method are available upon request and are typically processed within 5-7 business days
No refunds are available for Catalog Items once downloaded, as these constitute digital content with immediate access

Requesting a Refund:

Contact the Provider directly to resolve the issue
If the Provider is unresponsive or uncooperative, contact [email protected] within 14 days of purchase
We may issue a partial or full credit at our discretion

Defective Content:

If Deliverables or Catalog Items are defective (e.g., corrupted files, incomplete content), contact [email protected] for a replacement or credit.

10. Chargebacks

10.1 Disputed Charges Should Be Reported to Company

If you believe a payment was unauthorised, incorrect, fraudulent, or otherwise disputed, we ask you to please notify the Company in writing at [email protected] within seven (7) calendar days of the transaction date and provide all information reasonably requested by the Company. Failure to do this does not affect any statutory rights you may have or any right you may have to dispute payment with your bank, card issues, Payment Processor or other competent authority.

10.2 Chargebacks / Payment Reversals

You agree to first use PaidTabs dispute procedure in the above section and allowing the Company a reasonable period of no fewer than fourteen (14) calendar days to resolve the dispute before you initiate any chargeback, payment reversal, or payment dispute through your bank, card issuer, PayPal, Stripe, or any other Payment Processor ("Chargeback"). If you initiate a fraudulent or abusive Chargeback without first engaging in the Company’s dispute process, the Company may take reasonable and proportionate measures including: (i) suspend or terminate your Account; or (ii) restrict your ability to access PaidTabs or conclude Service Contracts.

10.3 Administrative Fee; Recovery Rights

To the maximum extent permitted by law, if you initiate a Chargeback or otherwise cause a payment reversal, you agree that the Company may charge you an administrative fee to cover the Company's documented and reasonable processing and dispute-handling costs. Nothing in these Terms limits any statutory consumer rights or any right you may have to dispute a payment with your bank, card issuer, Payment Processor, or other competent authority.

11. Intellectual Property

11.1 The Company's Content

The platform itself, including its software, source code, design, logos, marks and the pages and tools the Company publishes, as distinct from the Deliverables and other content listed by Providers (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 applicable regulations. You are not allowed, without obtaining prior written authorisation from the Company, to use, 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.

11.2 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.

11.3 Third-party intellectual property

Some of the intellectual property assets, such as third-party trademarks, featured on PaidTabs (including Company’s Content) 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.

11.4 Your Content

By uploading any content onto PaidTabs or creating any content by using PaidTabs, including the Deliverables ("Your Content"), you guarantee that Your Content is your original transcription work or that you have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to (without limitation) use, upload, create, provide and license Your Content. Providers specifically warrant that Deliverables represent their own skilled transcription and notation work and are not unauthorized reproductions of existing published sheet music, copyrighted arrangements or material. This includes ensuring that Your Content is your original work, that you have obtained all necessary rights or licenses, that it is in the public domain, or that it is otherwise permitted under applicable law for you to use work or materials. You are solely responsible for ensuring, and warrant, that Your Content does not infringe any intellectual property rights of others. You must not infringe any intellectual property rights of others when uploading, requesting or creating Your Content. You grant the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, and reproduce Your Content solely as necessary to operate the marketplace, facilitate paid transactions between Buyers and Providers, and enforce these Terms. This license includes the right to display limited previews or metadata (such as titles, descriptions, and thumbnails) for the purpose of enabling Buyers to browse and purchase Deliverables. Full Deliverables are delivered only upon completed payment. We may sublicense these rights to service providers (such as hosting, CDN, and payment processors) as needed to deliver PaidTabs. This license ends when Your Content is removed from PaidTabs, except for reasonable periods required for backups, legal compliance, dispute resolution, and recordkeeping. You understand and agree that the Company has no obligation to monitor or review Your Content. The Company reserves the right to refuse, disable access to 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.

In addition to the terms outlined above, 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, is in the public domain, or is otherwise permitted under applicable law (including applicable copyright exceptions and limitations). PaidTabs may disable access to or remove content that is identified in a substantiated notice as infringing or that it otherwise becomes aware is illegal, with a statement of reasons under Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons"). Users whose listings are repeatedly restricted may have their accounts restricted or closed under Section 7.5 ("Repeated breaches").

11.5 Copyright infringement claims

Notices about content on PaidTabs are handled as set out under Section 7.1 ("Notices of infringing content"). Our designated agent under the DMCA is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (Registration No. DMCA-1063735); the contact details are given there.

12. 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. This is a requirement from the third-party payment suppliers, which are the ones storing and using this data.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

13. Records of Compliance

You are solely responsible for creating, maintaining, storing, and backing up your own records. Nothing in the Terms is construed as a requirement for the Company to monitor or assess your compliance with the Terms or the terms of the Service Contracts.

14. Liability

The Company strives to maintain a high level of security and availability in PaidTabs. However, PaidTabs is provided on “as available” and “as is” bases. the Company does not guarantee that PaidTabs will be available without interruptions or disruptions. Messaging or notification features do not occur in real time and may be subject to delays beyond the Company’s control.

14.1 Warranty disclaimers

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 content uploaded by Users. 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.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company (including its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, agents, and employees) shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential damages, including but not limited to loss of business, loss of data, loss of profits, loss of business opportunities, loss of goodwill, or business interruption.

The Company shall also not be liable for any damages, whether direct or indirect, arising out of or in connection with:

your use of, or inability to use, PaidTabs;
pricing, shipping, or other guidance provided by the Company;
delays or interruptions in PaidTabs;
viruses or other harmful code transmitted through PaidTabs or through links to third-party services;
the content, actions, or omissions of third parties;
measures taken following misuse of PaidTabs, including suspension of an account;
how, when, or whether your listing is displayed in search results or otherwise made visible through PaidTabs;
Service Contracts;
Any content made available through PaidTabs; or
any need to adapt your business as a result of changes to PaidTabs or these Terms of Use.

If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is found to be liable, the Company’s total aggregate liability (for any type of liability) to you or any third party shall be limited to the higher of:

the price of the relevant Deliverable;
the fees paid by you to the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the liability; or
SEK 1,000.

This limitation of liability shall not apply in cases of wilful misconduct or gross negligence, and shall not limit liability that cannot be excluded or restricted under mandatory applicable law.

This limitation of liability extends to any claims related to copyright infringement, violation of licensing agreements, or any other intellectual property disputes arising from content uploaded or created by Users on PaidTabs.

16. Indemnification

To the extent permitted under applicable law, You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the Company (including any affiliate, parent company, and any of its members, officers, directors, and other agents) from and against all claims, liabilities, causes of action, damages, judgments, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and expenses which arise out of or are related to:

your use of PaidTabs in breach of these Terms;
your use of PaidTabs in breach of applicable law;
your breach of Service Contracts; or
any infringement of third-party rights caused by your content or your actions;

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.

This indemnification shall cover all damages that are reasonably foreseeable and caused by the relevant action.

17. Term and Termination

17.1 Term.

These Terms shall commence on the day the User accepts them, and continue until the User ceases to use PaidTabs (e.g. by deleting the Account), unless terminated earlier as set out below.

17.2 Termination.

Termination by You:

You may terminate your account at any time by:

Using the account deletion feature in your Account settings, OR
Emailing [email protected] with your termination request

Your termination takes effect within 7 days. You remain responsible for any pending transactions and other rights and/or obligations.

Termination by Company:

For Serious Violations (Immediate Termination):

We may terminate your account immediately, without prior notice, for:

Fraud or illegal activity
Repeat copyright infringement
Uploading illegal content
Making payments outside of PaidTabs
If you have created a new account after a ban
Threatening or harassing other users or staff

For Other Violations (30-Day Notice):

For other violations of these Terms, we will:

Provide 30 days written notice via email
Specify the violation and evidence
Give you an opportunity to respond or cure the violation
Make a final decision following your response and cure. We may terminate your account immediately if we reasonably deem that you have not cured the violation.

Statement of reasons:

When we restrict, suspend or terminate your account, we send you a statement of reasons as described under Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons"), including how to contest the decision and your right to bring the matter before a court.

17.3 Account data after termination.

Unless required otherwise by law, upon termination of your Account / these Terms, the Company shall disable your access to the Account and any data related thereto (including, without limitation, your messages, files, or any content stored). The Company shall not have any liability whatsoever for your inability to access the Account and the said data, however, subject to what is set out below.

Upon account termination, the following will happen to your data:

Immediately Disabled:

Access to your Account
Ability to list or purchase content
Access to messaging and communications

Deleted Within 30 Days:

Profile information
Preferences and settings
Non-essential personal data

Retained for Legal Compliance:

Transaction records: 7 years (tax/legal requirements)
Notices about content, statements of reasons, contests and decisions: 10 years
Communications related to disputes: Until resolution + 1 year
Data required for pending legal proceedings: Until resolution

Your Data Export Right: Before terminating your account (or immediately after we have terminated it), you may request a copy of your data in accordance with the GDPR right to data portability. See further in our privacy policy.

18. Disputes between the Company and the Users

You agree to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms firstly by means of negotiation with the Company. If the dispute cannot be resolved by means of negotiation, the dispute shall be resolved exclusively by the courts of Stockholm, Sweden. This Section does not affect any statutory rights that you are entitled to as a consumer.

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Sweden, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

You have the right to refer a dispute to the Swedish National Board for Consumer Disputes (Sw. Allmänna reklamationsnämnden, “ARN”) or to another competent alternative dispute resolution body within the EU. More information on ARN is available here: www.arn.se. ARN’s postal address is: Box 174, 101 23 Stockholm.

18.1 Contesting a content decision.

If we restrict a listing, payments, an account or the use of PaidTabs on the ground that content is illegal or incompatible with these Terms, you may contest the decision by responding through the link in the statement of reasons, by replying to it, or by writing to [email protected], giving your reasons and any evidence (for example of your rights in a listing). A member of our staff, not an automated tool, reviews the contest and we notify you of the outcome, with reasons, without undue delay. The restriction remains in place during the review. Where the restriction followed a notice, we may ask the notifier for further information before deciding. This procedure does not limit your right to refer the matter to ARN where that applies, or to bring it before a court.

18.2 Amendments.

The Company reserves the right to modify the Terms at any time, effective within thirty (30) days after posting the updated version on PaidTabs unless the change is in your favour or required by law. Such amendments may be necessary due to the changes in laws or regulations, new features of PaidTabs, or due to Company’s business practices. The Company will send you a notification by e-mail (if it has your email address) or highlight it on PaidTabs about any material amendments to the Terms that may be of importance to you, and ask for your consent. If you do not agree to the changes, you are free to terminate your account. 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. If you do not agree to such changes, you are free to terminate your account.

19. Final Provisions

19.1 Entire agreement.

These Terms, together with the documents referred to herein, represent the entire agreement between the User and the Company regarding PaidTabs and replace all earlier oral or written agreements on the subject matter.

19.2 Waiver.

Any failure by the Company to enforce a remedy or rights under the Terms shall in no event be considered a waiver of any part of such remedy or right. No waiver by the Company of any breach or default by the User shall operate as a waiver of any succeeding breach or other default or breach by the User. No waiver shall have any effect unless it is in writing.

19.3 Assignability.

You are not allowed to assign your rights under these Terms without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company is entitled to transfer its rights and obligations under the Terms (in whole or in part) to a third party.

19.4 Severability.

To the extent that any provision of the Terms is deemed unenforceable (in whole or in part), all remaining provisions of the Terms shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. Where possible, the unenforceable provision shall be replaced with an enforceable provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the same purpose.

19.5 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 or any other delay or failure on its part caused by such factors.

19.6 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.

19.7 Notices.

Any notices related to you and your use of PaidTabs will be delivered electronically to your e-mail address or through PaidTabs and not in paper form. Notices to the Company will be sent as set out in these Terms.

19.8 Interpretation.

In these Terms, words in the singular include the plural meaning and words in the plural include the singular meaning.

19.9 Digital Services Act Point of Contact.

For matters related to the EU Digital Services Act:

Single Point of Contact:

Email: [email protected]
Address: Tabbit AB, Annelundsvägen 8B, Alingsås, 44141, Sweden
Languages: English, Swedish

For Authorities:

Member State authorities and the European Commission may contact us at the above address for DSA-related matters.

For Users:

Users may contact [email protected] for questions about:

Content moderation policies
Transparency
DSA compliance

19.10 Transparency

PaidTabs is a micro enterprise within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and is not required to publish transparency reports under Articles 15 and 24 of the Digital Services Act. Information about our content moderation policies and practices is set out under Section 4.8 ("Misuse of PaidTabs"), Section 7 ("The Deliverables"), Section 7.1 ("Notices of infringing content"), Section 7.2 ("Statement of reasons"), Section 7.4 ("No pre-publication review"), Section 7.5 ("Repeated breaches") and Section 18.1 ("Contesting a content decision"), and may be requested from [email protected]. We provide the information referred to in Article 24(3) of the Digital Services Act to the Digital Services Coordinator or the European Commission on request.

19.11 No Agency Relationship, etc.

Nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchise relationship between the Company and any User. Neither the Company nor any User shall have the authority to represent or bind the other party in any manner. A person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no right to enforce any provision of this agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise.

19.12 Survival

After termination of the Terms, the provisions of the Terms that expressly or by their nature contemplate performance after termination will survive and continue in full force and effect.

19.13 If you are a consumer

Mandatory consumer protection laws shall apply for consumers in addition to these Terms. Nothing in these Terms shall be interpreted as limiting any rights afforded to you under such mandatory legislation.

No provision of these Terms shall impose a greater liability on you than what is permitted under mandatory consumer protection laws. This applies in particular to the sections “Liability”, “Limitation of Liability” and “Indemnification”.

20. Contact Information

Email address [email protected]
Mail address Annelundsvägen 8B, Alingsås, 44141, Sweden
Company registration number: 5592582547