Last updated: 18 June 2026

Halo Music — Terms of Service

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1. About these Terms

1.1 These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Halo Music LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Halo", "we", "us", "our"). They govern your access to and use of the Halo music-publishing administration platform, including any partner-branded ("white-label") instance of it, the writer portal, the submission tools, and any related applications, APIs, and services (together, the "Platform").

1.2 The Platform is a private, login-protected service. It is not a public website. Access is granted only to authorised users who have been invited or registered by Halo or by one of Halo's partners. There is no general public right of access.

1.3 By creating an account, accepting an invitation, clicking "I agree", or accessing or using the Platform, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our (/privacy.html) and (/cookies.html), which are incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, you must not use the Platform.

1.4 If you use the Platform on behalf of a company or other organisation (for example, as a publisher, label, or partner administrator), you represent that you are authorised to bind that organisation, and "you" includes that organisation.

2. Who these Terms apply to

The Platform serves two principal categories of user, and these Terms apply to both:

(a) Writers — songwriters, composers, and other rights-holders (and their invited co-writers) who register works, submit metadata, view royalty statements, and manage their account.

(b) Partner / publisher administrators — users associated with a Halo partner (for example, a publisher or catalogue owner operating a branded instance of the Platform) who manage their own roster of writers, works, and statements within the scope granted to them.

Where a term applies only to one category, it says so. Additional or different terms may apply to partners under a separate written commercial agreement; if there is a conflict, that signed agreement prevails over these Terms for that partner.

3. Eligibility and accounts

3.1 Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to hold an account. The Platform is not intended for, and we do not knowingly permit, use by children. If a writer is a minor, their works must be administered by an adult rights-holder or authorised representative under a separate arrangement.

3.2 Registration. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when registering and keep it up to date. This includes identity and payee information (such as legal name, contact details, and where applicable IPI/ISNI numbers, tax information, and payment details) needed to administer and pay royalties.

3.3 Account security. You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for all activity under your account. We use magic-link / email-based authentication and similar measures; you must keep your registered email secure. Notify us immediately at info@halomusic.us if you suspect unauthorised access. We are not liable for losses arising from your failure to keep credentials secure.

3.4 One identity. You must not share your account, impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation. Partner administrators may only access data for the writers and works within their authorised scope.

4. The service — what Halo does and does not do

4.1 What the Platform provides. The Platform is a technology service for music-publishing administration. It enables eligible users to register musical works and metadata, submit works for administration, track registration and royalty status, view statements, and manage related account information.

4.2 Role of the administrator. ** Halo provides the technology layer. The collection, processing, and distribution of publishing royalties for works administered through the Platform is carried out by Sentric Music Group Ltd. ("Sentric**") and/or other third-party administrators, collection societies, and the relevant mechanical/performance organisations, under their own agreements and rules. Halo acts as a conduit and administrator-of-record to these parties. Halo does not itself license your works to users of music, does not set the rates paid by collection societies or DSPs, and does not guarantee that any society, DSP, or licensee will pay any particular amount.

4.3 No guarantee of collection or amounts. Royalty amounts depend on third-party usage data, society and DSP accounting, exchange rates, and deductions/commissions applied by administrators and societies. We present this data to you for convenience and do not warrant its accuracy, completeness, or timeliness where it originates from third parties. Currency conversions shown are indicative only and provided for convenience; the source-currency remittance is the authoritative figure.

4.4 **Your relationship with Sentric and societies. ** Where your works are administered via Sentric or a partner's administration arrangement, separate terms (for example, a publishing administration agreement or the relevant partner's writer agreement) govern the underlying rights, splits, commission, and payment. Those terms — not these Terms — determine your royalty entitlements. These Terms govern only your use of the Platform software.

5. Your content and the rights you grant

5.1 Your content. "Your Content" means the works, recordings metadata, split information, identifiers, documents, and other materials you submit to the Platform. As between you and Halo, you retain all ownership rights in Your Content.

5.2 Licence to operate the Platform. You grant Halo (and our service providers and administrators acting on our behalf, including Sentric) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, process, transmit, and display Your Content solely as necessary to operate the Platform, administer the works, deliver data to societies/administrators, and provide the service to you. This licence ends when Your Content is deleted, except for residual copies retained as required by law or as needed to evidence registrations and royalty history.

5.3 Your warranties about Your Content. You represent and warrant that: (a) the information you submit (including writer splits, ownership shares, and identifiers) is accurate and complete; (b) you own or control the rights necessary to submit the works and to authorise their administration; (c) Your Content does not infringe any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights; and (d) you have obtained all necessary consents from any co-writers or other rights-holders whose data you submit.

5.4 Co-writers and shares. If you invite or name co-writers, you confirm you are authorised to do so and that the split information is correct. Disputes over splits or ownership are between the rights-holders; Halo is not responsible for resolving them and may suspend processing of a disputed work until it is resolved.

6. Acceptable use

You agree to use the Platform only for its intended purpose and in accordance with the (/cookies.html). In particular, you must not submit false or fraudulent ownership claims, upload works you do not have the right to administer, attempt to access data outside your authorised scope, or interfere with the security or integrity of the Platform.

7. Fees and payment

7.1 **Royalty commission. ** Any commission, administration fee, or deduction applied to your royalties is governed by your underlying administration or partner agreement, not by these Terms. The Platform may display such deductions for transparency.

7.2 Platform fees. Unless a separate written agreement says otherwise, access to the Platform is provided as part of your administration/partner relationship. Where Halo charges partners a fee for use of the Platform, that fee is set out in the applicable commercial agreement.

8. Intellectual property in the Platform

8.1 Halo (or its licensors) owns all intellectual property in the Platform — meaning the software, code, databases, design, layout, text, graphics, logos, and the Halo and partner marks, together with all copyright, trademark, design, database, and related rights in them, worldwide and for their full duration. Your Content is dealt with separately under Section 5 and remains yours.

8.2 We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Platform for its intended purpose, and nothing more. Every other right is reserved. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, scrape, frame, deep-link to, resell, or build derivative works from the Platform, except where the law permits or we have agreed in writing.

8.3 If you somehow come to hold any right in the Platform itself (as opposed to Your Content), you assign it to us worldwide and waive any moral rights in the Platform, so that ownership stays clear and undivided. This does not touch your ownership of Your Content.

9. Third-party services and links

9.1 The Platform integrates with and relies on third-party services and data sources, including Sentric, collection societies, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), Spotify, and others. Your use of features that depend on those services may be subject to their terms, and we are not responsible for their acts, omissions, data, or availability.

9.2 Where the Platform links out to third-party sites or partner microsites we don't control, those links are there for convenience. We haven't vetted or endorsed them, we aren't responsible for what's on them, and visiting them is at your own risk and on their terms.

9A. Viruses and security

We work to keep the Platform free of malicious code, but we can't promise your use of it will never affect your device, so please run your own up-to-date security and virus protection. In return, you must not introduce malware or anything harmful, and must not try to break into the Platform, its servers, or any connected database. That kind of activity can be a criminal offence; if it happens we will report it to the authorities and help them pursue it.

10. Disclaimers

10.1 The Platform is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

10.2 We do not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that data obtained from third parties (including royalty, registration, and market data) is accurate or complete.

11. Limitation of liability

11.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither Halo nor its officers, employees, or service providers will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, royalties, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the Platform.

11.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Halo's total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform will not exceed the greater of (a) the total Platform fees you paid to Halo (if any) in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) US $100.

11.3 Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (for example, for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence).

11.4 **Royalty entitlements excluded. ** For clarity, Halo's liability under these Terms does not extend to the amount of any royalties owed to you, which are determined and paid under your separate administration/partner agreement and the applicable society/administrator accounting.

12. Indemnification

12.1 Your indemnity to Halo. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Halo and its affiliates and personnel from any claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses (including legal fees) arising out of: (a) Your Content; (b) your breach of these Terms or applicable law; (c) your infringement of any third party's rights; or (d) inaccurate ownership, split, or identity information you submit.

12.2 **Administrator indemnities. ** The parties acknowledge that warranties and indemnities relating to the administration, licensing, and collection of royalties (including indemnities against mis-collection, rights-clearance, and society/DSP claims) flow principally from Halo's administrator, Sentric Music Group Ltd., under the relevant administration agreement, and/or from the applicable partner.

13. Suspension and termination

13.1 You may stop using the Platform at any time and request closure of your account. Closure does not affect your underlying administration/partner agreement or accrued royalty entitlements.

13.2 We may suspend or terminate your access (in whole or in part) if you breach these Terms, submit fraudulent or infringing content, create security or legal risk, or if your underlying administration/partner relationship ends.

13.3 On termination, your licence to use the Platform ends. We may retain Your Content and account data as required to comply with law, evidence registrations and royalty history, and resolve disputes, as described in the Privacy Policy.

14. Changes to the Platform and these Terms

We may modify the Platform and these Terms from time to time. If we make a material change to these Terms, we will update the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, notify you (for example, by email or an in-Platform notice). Your continued use after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Platform.

15. Governing law and disputes

15.1 These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Platform are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.

15.2 Subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have in your country of residence, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for any dispute not subject to arbitration.

16. General

16.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, the Cookie & Acceptable Use Policy, and any signed partner/administration agreement, are the entire agreement between you and Halo regarding the Platform.

16.2 Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.

16.3 No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver.

16.4 Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

16.5 Contact. Questions about these Terms: info@halomusic.us (Halo Music LLC).