Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 26, 2025

Welcome to Pastewaves. By accessing or using our audio sharing platform ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, uploading content, or using any part of our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Your Content Remains Yours. All audio files and content you upload to Pastewaves ("Your Content") remain your intellectual property. By uploading content to our Service, you retain full ownership and all rights to Your Content.

What We Don't Do: Pastewaves will never:

Use Your Content for any purpose other than providing the Service to you
Sell, license, or monetize Your Content
Analyze or process the actual audio content of your files
Share Your Content with third parties (except as necessary to provide the Service, such as cloud storage providers)

What We May Collect: To enhance and improve our Service, we may collect and analyze technical metadata from your audio files, including but not limited to:

File size and format
Bitrate and bit depth
Sample rate and duration
Codec information
Upload timestamps and storage statistics

This metadata is used solely for analytical purposes to improve service performance, optimize storage, and enhance user experience. We do not analyze or process the actual audio content itself.

3. License Grant

By uploading Your Content, you grant Pastewaves a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to:

Store Your Content on our servers and cloud infrastructure
Process Your Content as necessary to provide the Service (e.g., format conversion, compression)
Transmit Your Content to you and users you choose to share with
Create backup copies for service reliability

This license exists solely to enable us to provide the Service and terminates when you delete Your Content or close your account.

4. User Responsibilities and Prohibited Content

Copyright Compliance Required. You must not upload copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or have explicit permission from the copyright holder.

By uploading content to Pastewaves, you represent and warrant that:

You own all rights to the content, or have obtained all necessary permissions and licenses
Your Content does not infringe on any third-party intellectual property rights
Your Content does not violate any applicable laws or regulations

Prohibited Content: You may not upload content that:

Infringes on copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights
Contains malware, viruses, or malicious code
Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, or otherwise objectionable
Contains personal information of others without their consent
Violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law

5. Copyright Infringement and DMCA

User Responsibility: Pastewaves is not responsible for content uploaded by users. Users are solely responsible for ensuring they have the right to upload and share their content.

If you believe that content on our Service infringes your copyright, please contact us with:

A description of the copyrighted work
The URL or location of the infringing content
Your contact information
A statement of good faith belief that the use is not authorized
A statement that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner

We will investigate valid complaints and may remove infringing content. Repeat infringers may have their accounts terminated.

6. Service Availability and Limitations

Pastewaves provides the Service on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee:

Uninterrupted or error-free service
Permanent storage of your files
Any specific uptime or availability metrics

We reserve the right to:

Modify or discontinue the Service at any time
Impose storage limits or file retention policies
Remove content that violates these Terms
Suspend or terminate accounts for violations

7. Storage and File Retention

File retention periods may vary based on your account type:

Free accounts: Files may be retained for up to 7 days
Paid accounts: Files may be retained for up to 90 days

We may delete files after these periods to manage storage capacity. We recommend maintaining your own backups of important content.

8. Privacy and Data Collection

We collect minimal personal information necessary to provide the Service. Please review our Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use, and protect your data.

We use CloudWatch and similar services to monitor service health and performance. This may include aggregated usage statistics but does not include analysis of your actual audio content.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PASTEWAVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:

Loss of data, files, or content
Indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
Loss of profits, revenue, or business opportunities
Damages resulting from unauthorized access to your account
Content uploaded by other users

Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid to Pastewaves in the 12 months preceding the claim, or $100, whichever is greater.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pastewaves, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

Your violation of these Terms
Your violation of any third-party rights, including copyright infringement
Your use of the Service
Content you upload to the Service

11. Account Termination

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or using the account deletion feature.

We may suspend or terminate your account if:

You violate these Terms
You upload prohibited content
We receive valid copyright infringement complaints
Your account is inactive for an extended period
We are required to do so by law

12. Our Philosophy: Don't Be Evil

We are committed to being a trustworthy platform that respects your rights and privacy. We will never use your content for purposes beyond providing you with our Service. Your audio files are yours, and we treat them with respect.

13. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify users of material changes by:

Posting the updated Terms on our website
Updating the "Last Updated" date
Sending email notifications for significant changes (if we have your email)

Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Pastewaves operates, without regard to conflict of law principles.

15. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: legal@pastewaves.com
Website: https://pastewaves.com

By using Pastewaves, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms of Service and agree to be bound by them.