Terms of Use

myRecordedMusic Portal Terms of Use

This service is intended for use only by Rights Holders and Recording Artists (and/or their authorised representatives) who are registered with Recorded Music NZ (“Users”).

Users of this service (i) may use the information available from it for their internal business purposes only and shall not use it for any other purpose and (ii) shall not acquire rights, simply by using this service, in any of the information provided or the copyright works to which the information relates.

Users are required to:

  • Keep a secure password for their access to myRecordedMusic
  • Change their password no less frequently than every three months
  • Keep their password confidential and not communicate it to anyone else or authorise, allow or suffer anyone else to use it

Recorded Music, via its relationship with business service provider PPL UK, aims to keep this service running smoothly but will not be liable for this service being temporarily unavailable and reserves the right to amend, suspend or withdraw this service at any time without notice.

Use of this service is also subject to the Website Terms of Use below and our Privacy Policy. The provisions of the Master Rights Agreement and Direct-to-Recording Artist Scheme also apply to users of the portal. Recorded Music NZ relies on the licence granted by Rights Holders under their Master Rights Agreement, and the information provided by them (including via the portal), to grant licences to third parties and to collect and distribute funds.

Most importantly, in the Master Rights Agreement each Rights Holder:

  • Warrants to Recorded Music NZ that it is the owner or licensee of copyright in the relevant sound recordings, and that it has the rights necessary to grant the required licence to Recorded Music NZ;
  • Agrees to indemnify Recorded Music NZ in respect of any breaches of this warranty; and
  • has an ongoing obligation to provide a range of up-to-date and accurate information to Recorded Music NZ.

By logging in to the myRecordedMusic portal, you are acknowledging and accepting the above conditions of use (which are subject to New Zealand law and jurisdiction).

Website Terms of Use

By accessing and using this website (referred to below as the “site”) you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and our privacy policy, which together govern such access and use (collectively the “user terms”).

Specific services offered on this site may also have additional terms and conditions applicable to them.

If you do not agree with these user terms, please do not continue using this site.

Owner

This site is owned and operated by Recorded Music NZ Ltd (“Recorded Music NZ”), a company registered in New Zealand with registered number 1O515 and with its registered office at Level 1, 2A Hakanoa Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.

Agreement

By agreeing to be bound by the user terms, you are entering into a legally binding agreement between yourself and Recorded Music NZ.

Disclaimer

The information provided on this site (“content”) is only provided as general information and not as professional or legal advice (or as a substitute for such advice). You should seek your own specific advice if you require it.

Recorded Music NZ does not warrant or represent that this site or the content meet any requirements of accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose. Except to the extent expressly stated, Recorded Music NZ does not assume any responsibility for your use of this site or the content, and all warranties, terms or conditions in respect of your use of this site and the content are disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Recorded Music NZ and each of Recorded Music NZ’s officers, employees, agents, suppliers and contractors, also exclude liability for any losses and expenses of whatever nature, including (without limitation) any direct, consequential or indirect losses or for any equitable or restitutory claim.

Use of content

All rights in the site’s content are owned by Recorded Music NZ. You may copy the content or any part of it to your hard disk and print such content for your personal, non-commercial use only or to the extent that you need to so in order to be able to use a specific service being offered by Recorded Music NZ on this site. You may not otherwise copy, or make available in any way the content without the prior consent of Recorded Music NZ.

This site includes a number of registered and unregistered trademarks, business names and logos of Recorded Music NZ and other organisations (“trademarks”). By making these trademarks available on this site, neither Recorded Music NZ nor the other organisations are granting you any right or licence to use them.

You may only use this site and the services made available on it for their intended purposes and in accordance with applicable law. You must also comply with any additional terms and conditions where these are provided in relation to any service appearing on this site.

Useful links

This site contains links to third party websites which are not owned or under the control of Recorded Music NZ. These links are made available for your convenience only and Recorded Music NZ does not endorse nor shall be responsible for the material on such third party sites or for your use of such websites.

Privacy

By accessing and using this site you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of the user terms, and you agree that any personal data (including, without limitation, contact details such as your name, address, telephone number, email and any other data that may be used to individually identify you) that you submit or make available to Recorded Music NZ through this site will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Accordingly, you should review the Privacy Policy in addition to these user terms.

NZ law

This site is provided in New Zealand and these user terms are governed by and will be construed in accordance with New Zealand law. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand Courts where any dispute arises in relation to use of this site or the content.

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