This agreement is between you (the artist or rights holder) and Klaslead Productions Pvt. Ltd., operating DistriBeats. You confirm it every single time you submit a release.
Last updated · August 2026
1. What you're granting us
A non-exclusive, worldwide licence to deliver, host, reproduce, stream and sell your recordings and artwork on stores and platforms you select.
The right to encode, transcode and compress your masters and artwork as required by each store's technical spec.
The right to use your name, artist name, artwork and release metadata for delivery, store pages, playlist pitching and DistriBeats promotion.
You keep 100% ownership of your master recordings and compositions at all times. Nothing here transfers copyright.
2. Your warranties
You own or fully control every recording, composition, sample, vocal, artwork and asset you upload.
Nothing you submit infringes copyright, trademark, publicity or privacy rights, and no AI-generated voice or likeness of a real person is used without written consent.
All featured artists, producers, songwriters and remixers are correctly credited in the metadata.
The release is not a cover, remix or karaoke version without the required licence.
The recording is NOT currently distributed, live or pending on any store or platform through another distributor, aggregator or label — you must take it down and confirm full removal before submitting it to DistriBeats.
You are not submitting fully AI-generated or low-effort tracks; human authorship and creative effort are mandatory on every plan.
All contributor splits, publishing shares and label consents are settled before submission; DistriBeats is not a party to those arrangements.
3. Delivery and store acceptance
Delivery timelines depend on your plan (Collab Artist 7 working days, Artist 3 business days, Label instant queue) and start after QC approval.
Stores may reject, delay or remove any release at their own discretion. DistriBeats cannot guarantee acceptance, placement, playlisting or a specific go-live time.
Metadata must follow store style guides. We may correct or return releases that fail QC.
4. Royalties and payouts
Your royalty split is defined by your active plan. Collab Artist retains 70% (30% commission), Artist plan retains 90%.
Royalties are reported by stores with a lag of up to 180 days and appear in the Console once received and reconciled.
Withdrawals unlock once your balance crosses the USD 50 threshold and are processed within 7 working days to the payout method on file.
Any chargebacks, fraud deductions or store clawbacks are deducted from your balance.
5. Takedowns and termination
You may request a takedown at any time; a takedown fee of ₹2,000 per song applies on every plan.
Takedowns propagate to stores within 5–15 business days depending on the platform.
We may remove a release or suspend an account immediately for fraud, artificial streaming, infringement or repeated store rejections.
Terminating your account does not reverse royalties already reported or fees already paid.
6. Fair usage and account rules
“Unlimited releases” is subject to a fair usage policy of 24 releases per artist per year.
One artist name per account under the Collab Artist and Artist plans; the name given at sign-up cannot be changed later.
Streaming manipulation, bot streams or paid-stream services result in immediate removal, forfeiture of royalties and permanent account closure.
7. Exclusivity and duplicate distribution
One recording may sit with only one distributor at a time. Submitting a track that is already delivered by another distributor causes duplicate ISRC/UPC conflicts and store-side rejections.
If a duplicate delivery is detected, we may unsubmit or take the release down without notice and without refunding any fee paid.
Migrating a catalogue from another distributor is welcome: request the takedown there, wait for full removal from stores, then submit here with the original release date and existing ISRCs where available.
Repeated duplicate submissions are treated as a policy breach and can result in permanent account closure and forfeiture of unpaid royalties.
8. Content standards and prohibited material
No hate speech, incitement, sexual content involving minors, or material unlawful in India or in a delivery territory.
No fully AI-generated or low-effort tracks, noise/silence uploads, mass-produced sound-alike catalogues or metadata spam.
No misleading metadata, keyword stuffing in titles, or impersonation of another artist, label or release.
Cover versions require valid mechanical licences; remixes and samples require written clearance you can produce on demand.
9. Fees, taxes and refunds
Subscription fees are billed annually in INR and displayed inclusive of applicable Indian taxes; foreign-currency prices are indicative conversions.
Trials priced at ₹9 convert to the standard annual rate on renewal unless cancelled before the renewal date.
Fees already paid are non-refundable once a release has been delivered or a service term has begun, except where required by law.
Takedown fee: ₹2,000 per song. Bank charges, FX spreads and payment-gateway fees on payouts are borne by the artist.
10. Term, renewal and cancellation
The agreement runs for the term of your active subscription and renews annually unless cancelled from the Console or by written notice.
If a subscription lapses, existing deliveries may be removed from stores and royalty collection for that period stops.
Either party may terminate for material breach with immediate effect; sections on warranties, indemnity, liability and governing law survive termination.
11. Indemnity
You indemnify DistriBeats and Klaslead Productions Pvt. Ltd. against any claim, loss, legal cost or store penalty arising from your content, metadata or breach of this agreement.
You will co-operate fully with takedown notices, DMCA claims and store investigations, and provide licences or clearances within 7 days of request.
12. Data, privacy and confidentiality
We process your personal and payout data under our Privacy Policy and applicable Indian data-protection law, and share it with stores, payment and tax partners only as needed to deliver the service.
Royalty statements, rates and platform reports are confidential and may not be republished without written consent.
You are responsible for account security, including keeping two-factor authentication enabled and credentials private.
13. Service changes and force majeure
Features, store partners, plan limits and pricing may change; material changes are notified in the Console or by email before they take effect.
We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our control, including store outages, internet failure, strikes, natural events or government action.
Continuing to use the service after a change to these terms constitutes acceptance of the updated agreement.
14. Dispute resolution
Raise every dispute first with artists@distribeats.com; we aim to resolve support-level disputes within 15 working days.
Unresolved disputes go to arbitration by a sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seated in Kolkata, in English.
Nothing here prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief in a competent court.
15. Liability and governing law
DistriBeats is a distribution service; we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost profit or store-side outages.
Our total liability for any claim is limited to the fees you paid us in the preceding 12 months.
This agreement is governed by the laws of India, with exclusive jurisdiction in the courts of Kolkata, West Bengal.
Questions? Write to artists@distribeats.com before submitting your release.