Terms of use

The service

Downbeat lets a band propose and vote on songs, keep a repertoire with charts, build setlists, plan gigs and read the set on stage. It is free. If paid features are ever added, they will be announced beforehand and you will never be charged without choosing to pay.

Downbeat may change, add or remove features to improve the service.

Your account

• You must be at least 14 years old.
• Use your real email address and keep your password to yourself. You are responsible for what happens with your account.
• New accounts may need approval before they can use the app.
• One account per person. You can belong to up to three bands.

Bands and permissions

Whoever creates a band is its founder. Every member can invite people, propose songs, vote, edit the repertoire, setlists and gigs. Only the founder can edit the band, remove members or remove songs from the repertoire. What you add to a band is visible to all its members.

If you connect Claude, it acts as you and only within what you can do: it cannot do more than you can. You are responsible for what you ask it to do, and what it reads may include what other members wrote. Disconnect it in Settings whenever you like.

Your content

What you add (proposals, notes, charts, PDFs, setlists, gig details) stays yours. You allow Downbeat to store it and show it to the members of your band, only as needed to run the service.

Upload only material you have the right to share with your band. Lyrics, sheet music and recordings are often protected by copyright. Downbeat removes content when it is told, with good reason, that it breaks the law or someone's rights.

Fair use

• Don't use Downbeat for anything illegal, to harass people or to send spam.
• Don't try to get into other people's accounts or bands, overload the service, or get around its limits.
• Don't copy the service or its data with automated tools.

Downbeat may suspend or close an account that breaks these rules. Except in serious cases, you will be told first and given the chance to explain.

Limits

To keep the service running for everyone there are limits, for example on the number of members, songs, setlists and gigs and on the size of chart PDFs (512 KB). The app tells you when you reach one.

Tips

Tips are voluntary, are paid through Stripe and unlock nothing extra. They are not refundable, except where the law says otherwise.

Availability and responsibility

Downbeat is offered as it is, by one person, without a guarantee that it will always be available or free of errors. Keep your own copy of anything you cannot afford to lose, for example a printed or PDF setlist for an important gig.

As far as the law allows, Downbeat is not liable for indirect damage or lost data. This does not limit liability for intent or gross negligence, or any right you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.

Ending

You can stop using Downbeat at any time and ask for your account to be deleted by writing to admin.downbeat@gmail.com. If Downbeat ever shuts down, you will be told at least 30 days in advance so you can save your content.

Changes to these terms

If these terms change in a way that matters, you will be told in the app before the change applies. If you don't agree, you can stop using Downbeat and delete your account.

Law and disputes

These terms are governed by Italian law. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the law of the country where you live, and any dispute goes to the court of your place of residence.