Terms of Service

Who can use SoundCheck

You must be at least 13 years old. If you are under 18 (or under the age of adulthood where you live), you confirm that a parent or guardian has reviewed these Terms and is okay with you using the Service. You also confirm that you are not barred from using the Service under any law that applies to you.

What SoundCheck is

SoundCheck lets you build a music ranking game from your favorite artists and songs, share it by link, and let friends play, guess rankings, and compare scores on a leaderboard. The Service is free. We may add, change, or remove features at any time, and we may stop running the Service entirely. If we ever add ads, sponsorships, or paid features, we will update these Terms and our Privacy Policy before they start.

Accounts

You can play as a guest or create an account with an email and password, or by signing in with Google or Apple. If you create an account:

• give us accurate information and keep your password and sign-in secure;
• you are responsible for activity on your account;
• tell us at soundcheckgame@gmail.com if you think someone else has gained access to it.

You can delete your account at any time in Account Settings > Delete Account. Our Privacy Policy explains what deletion does.

Your content

“Your content” means the display name, nicknames, game selections (such as your top 5 artists and songs), guesses, and any messages you send us.

• You own it, and you're responsible for it. You promise that your content doesn't break these Terms or the law and doesn't infringe anyone's rights.
• You give us a limited license. You give us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, display, and share your content as needed to run SoundCheck: for example, showing your game, your nickname, and your score to anyone with the game's link and generating shareable result cards. The license lasts as long as your content is on the Service and ends when you delete it, apart from copies that remain in backups for a short time as described in our Privacy Policy.
• It's public by link. Anyone with a game's link can see the creator's display name, the five artists and songs, and the leaderboard with every player's nickname and score. Use a nickname or first name rather than your full legal name, and never include personal information about yourself or anyone else.
• Other people can copy what they see. Once something is visible by link, we can't control what someone does with a screenshot or a shared result.

Rules of the road

Don't use SoundCheck to:

• harass, threaten, bully, or hate on anyone, or post sexual, violent, or otherwise offensive nicknames or display names;
• impersonate another person or pretend to be affiliated with an artist, label, or company;
• share anyone's personal information;
• break the law or violate anyone else's rights;
• use bots, scripts, or scrapers, or otherwise automate your use of the Service, except as ordinary browsers do;
• get around rate limits, bot checks, or other security measures, or probe, attack, or overload the Service;
• try to access accounts, games, or data that aren't yours;
• copy, resell, or build a competing service from our code, design, or data, or reverse engineer the Service except where the law allows it.

We may remove content, delete games, or suspend or close accounts that break these rules or that we reasonably think put people or the Service at risk. We'll try to give notice when it's practical, but we don't have to.

Music, Apple Music, and third parties

SoundCheck uses the Apple Music API to search for artists and songs and to show artwork and 30-second previews. All music, artwork, artist names, and previews belong to Apple, the artists, labels, and other rights holders, not to us. You may use them only through SoundCheck for your own personal, non-commercial enjoyment. SoundCheck is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Apple.

The availability of music and previews depends on Apple, and may differ by country or change at any time. Third-party services you use with SoundCheck, such as Google or Apple sign-in, are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, not these Terms.

Our property

The SoundCheck name, logo, code, design, and the way the game works belong to us (apart from your content and the third-party material described above). We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service as these Terms allow. Everything not expressly granted is reserved.

If you send us feedback or ideas, we may use them without owing you anything.

Ending your use

You can stop using SoundCheck at any time, and you can delete your account in settings. We may suspend or end your access, or discontinue the Service, at any time. After that, the parts of these Terms that by their nature should continue (such as your responsibility for your content, the disclaimers, the liability limits, and the governing-law section) will continue to apply.

No warranties

SoundCheck is a free hobby project, provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent the law allows, we make no promises that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, accurate, or error-free, or that games, scores, or accounts will always be saved or available. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. You use SoundCheck at your own risk.

Limit on our liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost data, scores, or profits, arising from your use of the Service. Because SoundCheck is free, our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to US$100. Some places don't allow certain limits, so parts of this section may not apply to you, and nothing in these Terms limits liability that can't be limited by law.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use it. It is part of these Terms.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We'll change the date at the top, and for material changes we'll post a notice on the site and email account holders. If you keep using SoundCheck after the changes take effect, you agree to the new Terms. If you don't agree, stop using the Service and delete your account.

Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. If we have a disagreement, please email us first so we can try to work it out informally. If that doesn't resolve it, either of us may bring the claim in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you and we consent to those courts. If you're a consumer, you also keep any rights you have under mandatory consumer-protection laws where you live.

General

These Terms and our Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about the Service. If a part is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If we don't enforce a part right away, we haven't given it up. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms; we may transfer ours, for example to a company that takes over SoundCheck.