SoundMint Platform Terms of Service and Seller Agreement

Effective Date: July 10, 2026

These Platform Terms of Service and Seller Agreement (the "Terms," the "Agreement") are a binding contract between you and Bradley Jackson, a sole proprietorship doing business as SoundMint ("SoundMint," "we," "us," or "our"), located in Michigan, USA (public mailing address pending; contact hello@soundmint.com). These Terms govern your access to and use of the SoundMint websites, applications, marketplace, and related services made available at https://soundmint.com (collectively, the "Platform" or the "Services").

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. They contain important provisions that affect your legal rights, including:

an acknowledgment that SoundMint is the merchant of record for sales made through the Platform (Section 4);
if you sell through the Platform, binding intellectual-property representations, a rights attestation, and a broad indemnification obligation under which you agree to reimburse and defend SoundMint and its operator personally, and under which SoundMint may reserve, withhold, delay, offset, reverse, and directly pursue amounts you owe (Sections 6 and 7);
a disclaimer of warranties and a limitation of liability that caps SoundMint's liability (Sections 15 and 16); and
a MANDATORY, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND A WAIVER OF CLASS ACTIONS AND JURY TRIALS (Section 18), which you may opt out of within thirty (30) days as described in Section 18.9.

BY CLICKING "I AGREE" (OR A SIMILAR CONTROL), CREATING AN ACCOUNT, OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Services.

1. Introduction and Structure of This Agreement

1.1 What SoundMint is. SoundMint is a music-ownership platform and marketplace that lets creators upload, organize, protect, release, and monetize music, and lets fans discover, purchase, collect, and access that music. SoundMint offers, among other things: fan membership subscriptions ("Vault"), sound packs, beat licenses, and blockchain-based collector and ownership tokens.

1.2 Combined agreement. These Terms combine (a) general terms applicable to everyone who uses the Services and (b) additional seller terms applicable to Creators (defined below). The general terms apply to all Users. The seller-specific terms in Sections 5, 6, 9, and related provisions apply only when you act as a Creator. Where a provision conflicts, the more specific provision controls for the applicable role.

1.3 Related policies incorporated by reference. The following policies are incorporated into and form part of these Terms, and you agree to each as a condition of using the Services:

the Refund Policy (Section 12);
the Prohibited-Use Policy (Section 13);
the DMCA and Copyright Policy (Section 14);
the Privacy Policy; and
for Creators, the Stripe Connected Account Agreement and Stripe Services Agreement (Section 4.6).

If any related policy conflicts with the body of these Terms, these Terms control unless the policy expressly states otherwise.

1.4 Operator status; future successor entity. SoundMint is currently operated by Bradley Jackson as a sole proprietor. The operator may, at any time and without your further consent, assign or novate these Terms and all rights and obligations under them to a successor entity (for example, a limited liability company or corporation formed by the operator) as described in Section 21. References in these Terms to "SoundMint," "we," "us," and "our" include any such successor entity.

2. Definitions

Capitalized terms have the meanings given below or where first defined in these Terms.

2.1 "Account" means a registered SoundMint user account.

2.2 "Buyer" or "Fan" means a User who purchases, collects, subscribes to, or otherwise acquires Digital Goods or Tokens through the Services.

2.3 "Chargeback" means a reversal, dispute, or return of a payment initiated through a card network, bank, or other payment method, including any related fees, fines, or assessments.

2.4 "Connected Account" means a Creator's Stripe Express connected account through which the Creator receives Payouts.

2.5 "Content" means any audio, music, artwork, images, metadata, text, or other material uploaded, submitted, listed, sold, or otherwise made available through the Services by a User.

2.6 "Creator" or "Seller" means a User who lists, offers, sells, licenses, distributes, or mints Digital Goods or Tokens through the Services.

2.7 "Digital Goods" means digital products offered through the Services, including Vault subscriptions, sound packs, beat licenses and leases, and downloadable audio or music files.

2.8 "Fees" means the amounts SoundMint charges as described in Section 11, including the Platform Fee.

2.9 "Listing" means an offer to sell or license a Digital Good or Token that a Creator makes available through the Services.

2.10 "Merchant of Record" or "MoR" means the party that is the seller of record for a transaction — the party that appears on the Buyer's payment statement, transacts with the Buyer, collects payment, and bears the associated payment-processing, tax-collection, refund, and Chargeback responsibilities. As described in Section 4, SoundMint is the Merchant of Record for sales of Digital Goods through the Services.

2.11 "Onchain," "Blockchain," "Token" means blockchain-based assets minted, offered, or transacted through the Services, including ERC-1155 collector tokens, ERC-20 ownership tokens, and ERC-721 master/asset tokens, which settle in USDC or another digital asset on a supported blockchain network (currently the Base network).

2.12 "Payout" means the transfer of a Creator's net proceeds from sales of Digital Goods to the Creator's Connected Account and, ultimately, the Creator's linked bank account.

2.13 "Platform Fee" means the fee SoundMint charges on sales of Digital Goods, equal to five percent (5%) of the sale price (exclusive of taxes), as further described in Section 4.5, or such other amount as SoundMint discloses.

2.14 "Reserve" means funds SoundMint or its payment processor holds back, delays, or withholds from a Creator's proceeds to cover actual or anticipated refunds, Chargebacks, Fees, fines, negative balances, indemnification obligations, or other amounts a Creator owes.

2.15 "Rights Attestation" means the per-Listing representation and attestation of ownership and rights that a Creator must make before a Listing becomes payable, as described in Section 5.3.

2.16 "Stripe" means Stripe, Inc. and its affiliates, SoundMint's third-party payment processor.

2.17 "User," "you," "your" means any person or entity that accesses or uses the Services, whether as a Creator, a Fan, or otherwise.

3. Acceptance, Eligibility, and Accounts

3.1 Acceptance. You accept these Terms by clicking "I agree" (or a similar control), by creating an Account, or by accessing or using the Services. If you accept on behalf of an entity, you represent that you are authorized to bind that entity, and "you" refers to that entity.

3.2 Eligibility. You may use the Services only if you are at least eighteen (18) years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher) and able to form a binding contract. The Services are currently offered only to Users located in, and with billing addresses in, the United States. SoundMint may restrict or gate access to the Services or any feature by region, by invitation, or otherwise, and may enforce these restrictions on the server side. You may not use the Services if you are barred from doing so under applicable law, if you are located in or ordinarily resident in a country or region subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions, or if you are listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

3.3 Account registration. To use most features, you must create an Account and provide accurate, complete, and current information. Certain features (including selling and receiving Payouts) require additional verification and onboarding, including identity verification through Stripe. You must keep your information up to date.

3.4 Account security. You are responsible for safeguarding your Account credentials, wallet keys, and any authentication method, and for all activity that occurs under your Account. You must notify us immediately at hello@soundmint.com of any unauthorized use or security breach. SoundMint is not liable for any loss arising from unauthorized use of your Account that results from your failure to safeguard your credentials or keys.

3.5 One person, one Account. You may not maintain more than one Account except as we expressly permit, and you may not create an Account if you have previously been terminated, suspended, or blocked from the Services (including under the repeat-infringer policy in Section 14), whether under the same or a different identity.

3.6 Roles. A User may act as a Fan, a Creator, or both. Acting as a Creator requires meeting additional eligibility, verification, and attestation requirements, and, during closed beta or as SoundMint otherwise determines, may be limited to invited Users.

3.7 Wallets and third-party accounts. Certain features require you to connect a third-party cryptocurrency wallet or third-party login (for example, an embedded or self-custodial wallet). Your use of any wallet or third-party service is subject to that provider's terms. SoundMint does not custody your wallet, private keys, or Tokens except as expressly stated, and is not responsible for third-party services.

3.8 Connected third-party accounts (Cloud Import). The Services let you connect a third-party storage account (such as Google Drive or Dropbox) to import files you choose into your workspace. When you connect an account, you authorize SoundMint to access it on your behalf and solely to provide the import features you request. For Google Drive, SoundMint requests read-only access and reads only the metadata needed to let you browse plus the content of the specific files or folders you select; SoundMint does not create, modify, move, or delete anything in your connected account. If you enable the optional "Keep in sync" feature for a folder, you authorize SoundMint to periodically check that folder and import newly-added files on a recurring basis, including while you are not actively using the Services (offline/background access), until you pause or disconnect it; this feature is off by default. You may revoke SoundMint's access at any time by disconnecting in the Services (which also revokes the grant at the provider) or via the provider's own settings. SoundMint's access to, and use and transfer of, data received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements, and to our Privacy Policy. You represent that you have the right to connect the account and import the files you select.

4. Marketplace and Merchant-of-Record Model

4.1 Marketplace. The Services operate as a marketplace that connects Creators who offer Digital Goods and Tokens with Fans who acquire them. Creators are solely responsible for their Content, Listings, pricing, and compliance with law. SoundMint does not pre-screen, pre-clear, verify, or endorse Content, and does not guarantee the quality, legality, safety, ownership, or non-infringement of any Content, except as expressly stated.

4.2 SoundMint as Merchant of Record. For sales of Digital Goods through the Services, SoundMint is the Merchant of Record. This means that:

(a) the Buyer purchases the Digital Good from SoundMint, and SoundMint (or its payment processor on SoundMint's behalf) is the party that transacts with the Buyer, collects payment, and appears on the Buyer's payment statement and receipt;
(b) SoundMint is responsible for collecting and remitting applicable sales, use, value-added, and similar transaction taxes as described in Section 11; and
(c) SoundMint processes refunds and handles payment disputes and Chargebacks as described in Sections 6 and 12.

4.3 Appointment of SoundMint by Creators. By listing a Digital Good, each Creator appoints SoundMint as its limited payment collection agent and merchant of record for the purpose of listing, marketing, offering, selling, collecting payment for, invoicing, taxing, refunding, and handling disputes for that Digital Good, and authorizes SoundMint (and Stripe) to do each of those things on the Creator's behalf. This appointment does not make SoundMint the owner of, or a joint author of, the Creator's Content, and does not relieve the Creator of any representation, warranty, or obligation under these Terms.

4.4 Onchain products are non-custodial and protocol-based. Tokens (collector tokens, ownership tokens, and master/asset tokens) are transacted onchain in USDC or another digital asset through smart contracts, not through SoundMint's fiat payment rails. For Token transactions, SoundMint provides an interface to, and infrastructure for, decentralized smart contracts; settlement, custody, and revenue splits occur onchain and are enforced by the applicable smart contracts (including the MonetizationVault contract), not held or guaranteed by SoundMint. Section 4.2's merchant-of-record structure and Sections 11–12's fiat tax and refund mechanics apply to Digital Goods, not to onchain Token transactions. Token transactions are final and irreversible on the blockchain and are addressed separately in Sections 8 and 17.

4.5 Platform Fee. For each sale of a Digital Good, SoundMint charges a Platform Fee of five percent (5%) of the sale price (exclusive of taxes), and remits the remainder to the Creator through the Creator's Connected Account, net of applicable payment-processing costs, taxes, Reserves, and any amounts the Creator owes under these Terms. SoundMint may change the Platform Fee or introduce additional fees on a prospective basis with notice under Section 20. For onchain Token sales, SoundMint's fee and the revenue split are as disclosed in the applicable interface and enforced by the applicable smart contract.

4.6 Stripe and incorporation of the Connected Account Agreement. SoundMint uses Stripe to process payments and to make Payouts to Creators through Stripe Connect. Payment processing is governed by Stripe's terms, including the Stripe Services Agreement and, for Creators, the Stripe Connected Account Agreement (together, the "Stripe Terms"), which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. As a condition of receiving Payouts, each Creator must review, accept, and comply with the Stripe Terms and complete Stripe's onboarding, identity-verification, and information requirements. If there is a conflict between these Terms and the Stripe Terms with respect to payment processing, the Stripe Terms control as between the Creator and Stripe. SoundMint is not responsible for Stripe's acts or omissions, and Stripe's fees, holds, reserves, and account decisions are governed by the Stripe Terms.

4.7 No professional advice. SoundMint does not provide legal, tax, financial, investment, or accounting advice. Nothing in the Services or these Terms is such advice. You are responsible for obtaining your own professional advice.

5. Creator/Seller Terms; Intellectual-Property Representations; Rights Attestation; License Grants

This Section 5 applies to you when you act as a Creator. It is central to how SoundMint allocates the risk that a Creator sells music the Creator does not own or has not cleared.

5.1 Eligibility and onboarding to sell. To sell through the Services, you must (a) meet the eligibility requirements in Section 3, (b) complete Stripe onboarding and identity verification, (c) accept the Stripe Terms, and (d) provide the Rights Attestation in Section 5.3 for each Listing. SoundMint may require additional verification, may risk-tier or manually review Creators or Listings, and may limit selling to invited Creators.

5.2 Intellectual-property representations and warranties. For every Digital Good and Token you list, offer, sell, license, distribute, or mint through the Services, you represent, warrant, and covenant, on a continuing basis, that:

(a) you own or control all rights necessary to sell, license, distribute, reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display, make available, and (where applicable) mint the Content, including both the sound-recording (master) rights and the underlying musical-composition/publishing rights;
(b) all samples, interpolations, replays, loops, stems, vocals, features, and third-party material embodied in the Content have been fully and lawfully cleared and licensed for the uses offered through the Services, or the Content is entirely original to you and free of any third-party rights;
(c) the Content does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third party's copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or privacy, moral rights, contractual rights, or other rights, and does not defame any person;
(d) you have the right and authority to appoint SoundMint as Merchant of Record for the Content, to grant the licenses in Section 5.5, and to mint the Content onchain where applicable;
(e) the Content, your Listings, and your metadata are accurate and not misleading, and comply with these Terms, the Prohibited-Use Policy, and all applicable laws;
(f) you have obtained all necessary consents, releases, and permissions from any collaborator, co-writer, co-producer, featured artist, performer, or other rights-holder, and you are authorized to receive and allocate proceeds on their behalf; and
(g) the Content contains no malware, and no material that is illegal, harmful, or otherwise prohibited under Section 13.

These representations and warranties are made to SoundMint at the time of each Listing and each sale, and are a material inducement for SoundMint to provide the Services. A breach of any of them is a material breach of these Terms and gives rise to your indemnification obligations under Section 6.

5.3 Rights Attestation (per-Listing). Before a Listing becomes payable, you must complete a Rights Attestation in which you affirmatively attest, on a per-asset basis, that you own or control all rights to the specific Content and that the representations in Section 5.2 are true for that Content. SoundMint may record and log the Rights Attestation, including the identity of the attesting Creator, the specific asset, and the time of attestation, and may use that record as evidence in any dispute, Chargeback, takedown, or claim. Providing a false Rights Attestation is a material breach of these Terms and grounds for immediate termination, payout hold, and the recovery remedies in Section 6.

5.4 SoundMint's rights tools are not a guarantee. SoundMint may provide provenance, watermarking, watermark-detection, onchain sealing, and signed-license features. These tools support enforcement and evidence; they do not verify or guarantee that your Content is owned by you or non-infringing, and they do not relieve you of any representation, warranty, or obligation. SoundMint does not pre-clear rights, and the Creator — not SoundMint — is responsible for ownership and clearance.

5.5 License grant to SoundMint. For each Digital Good or Token you make available through the Services, you grant SoundMint a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license, during the term you maintain the Content on the Services and thereafter to the extent necessary to fulfill delivered sales and legal obligations, to host, store, reproduce, encode, watermark, format, transmit, publicly perform and display, preview, market, promote, distribute, sell, and deliver the Content and its metadata and artwork through the Services and SoundMint's promotional channels, and to mint, seal, and record the Content onchain where you initiate or authorize it. This license is limited to operating, providing, and promoting the Services and fulfilling transactions; SoundMint does not thereby acquire ownership of your Content.

5.6 License to Buyers. You authorize SoundMint, as your Merchant of Record and limited agent, to grant Buyers the license or access rights described in the applicable Listing, license document, or product terms (for example, a beat lease, an exclusive license, a sound-pack license, a Vault access right, or a token-gated listening right). You are responsible for ensuring that the license terms you set are accurate and that you have the rights to grant them.

5.7 Deliverables and content standards. You must deliver Content that matches your Listing and metadata, is free of undisclosed defects, and complies with any format, quality, and licensing-document requirements SoundMint specifies. You are responsible for the accuracy of splits, credits, and collaborator information, and for paying any collaborator, co-writer, sample owner, or third party any amounts owed. SoundMint may, but is not obligated to, generate signed license documents on your behalf; you remain responsible for their accuracy and for honoring them.

5.8 Pricing; no guarantee of sales. You set your prices within any limits SoundMint specifies (including any minimum price floor). SoundMint does not guarantee any level of sales, visibility, revenue, or Payout. SoundMint may display, discount, bundle, preview, or promote your Content consistent with the license in Section 5.5, and may apply a preview (for example, a time-limited audio preview) to Listings.

5.9 Collaborations and splits. Where Content involves multiple contributors, you are responsible for the accuracy of the revenue split you configure. For fiat sales, proceeds are paid to the designated Creator's Connected Account, and that Creator is responsible for distributing any collaborator shares unless SoundMint expressly supports multi-payee fiat settlement for that transaction. For onchain sales, revenue splits are enforced by the applicable smart contract's allocations.

6. Seller Financial Responsibility; Indemnification; Reserve, Withholding, Offset, Reversal, and Collection Rights

This Section 6 is a core part of the bargain between you and SoundMint. It applies to you when you act as a Creator, and it survives termination of these Terms.

6.1 Creator financial responsibility. As between you and SoundMint, you are financially responsible for, and agree to bear, all of the following that arise from or relate to your Listings, Content, sales, or conduct:

(a) all refunds (including goodwill, duplicate, accidental, and fraud-related refunds) issued on your sales;
(b) all Chargebacks, payment disputes, and reversals, and all related dispute fees, representment fees, fines, penalties, and assessments (including card-network fines);
(c) all negative balances on your Connected Account;
(d) all taxes, interest, and penalties you owe (as distinct from transaction taxes SoundMint collects and remits as MoR under Section 11);
(e) all Fees and payment-processing costs allocable to your transactions; and
(f) all losses, liabilities, damages, settlements, judgments, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that SoundMint or its operator incurs arising from or related to your Content, Listings, breach of these Terms, breach of your representations and warranties (including Section 5.2), violation of law, or third-party claims (including intellectual-property infringement claims).

6.2 Indemnification (defense and hold-harmless), including the operator personally. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SoundMint, its operator Bradley Jackson personally, and any successor entity, and each of their respective owners, officers, employees, agents, contractors, and representatives (the "SoundMint Indemnitees") from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, actions, investigations, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, settlements, judgments, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or relating to:

(a) your Content, Listings, or sales;
(b) any actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any third party's intellectual-property, publicity, privacy, moral, contractual, or other rights by your Content;
(c) your breach or alleged breach of these Terms, including any representation, warranty, or covenant in Section 5;
(d) your violation of any applicable law or third-party right;
(e) any refund, Chargeback, fine, penalty, tax, or negative balance described in Section 6.1; and
(f) any dispute between you and a Buyer, collaborator, or other third party.

SoundMint may, at its option, control the defense and settlement of any claim subject to indemnification, with counsel of its choosing, and you will cooperate and pay SoundMint's reasonable costs; alternatively, SoundMint may require you to assume the defense with counsel reasonably acceptable to SoundMint. You may not settle any claim in a way that imposes any obligation or admission on any SoundMint Indemnitee without SoundMint's prior written consent. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedy, and survives termination.

6.3 SoundMint's recovery rights. To secure and satisfy the amounts for which you are responsible under Sections 6.1 and 6.2, and any other amount you owe SoundMint, SoundMint may, at any time and in its sole discretion, without prior notice except as required by law, take any one or more of the following actions:

(a) Reserve — establish, hold, and adjust a Reserve against your proceeds or Connected Account balance, in a fixed amount, a percentage of sales, or otherwise, for as long as SoundMint reasonably determines is necessary to cover actual or anticipated liabilities;
(b) Withhold and delay Payouts — withhold, freeze, or delay Payouts, and set or extend a payout-delay period (for example, holding funds in your Connected Account balance for a period after each sale), including for new, unverified, flagged, or high-risk Creators;
(c) Offset and recoup — offset, deduct, net, or recoup any amount you owe against your current or future proceeds, Payouts, or balances, across any and all of your Listings and transactions;
(d) Reverse transfers — reverse, claw back, or debit transfers previously made to your Connected Account (including via Stripe reverse_transfer), and refund the Platform Fee where SoundMint determines it appropriate;
(e) Debit negative balances — cause negative balances to be debited from your Connected Account or linked bank account to the extent permitted by the Stripe Terms and applicable law; and
(f) Pursue the debt directly — invoice you for, and directly pursue collection of, any remaining amount you owe, including through collection agencies and legal proceedings, and recover the costs of collection (including reasonable attorneys' fees) to the extent permitted by law.

6.4 Security interest and setoff. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you grant SoundMint a security interest in, and a right of setoff against, your proceeds, Payouts, Reserves, and Connected Account balances to secure your obligations under these Terms, and you authorize SoundMint to take such actions and make such filings as are reasonably necessary to perfect and enforce that interest.

6.5 No limitation. Your obligations under this Section 6 are not subject to and not limited by the limitation of liability in Section 16, and apply regardless of whether SoundMint has been paid, whether you remain an active Creator, and whether you have withdrawn your funds. An inactive Creator who has withdrawn funds remains liable under this Section 6.

7. Fan/Buyer Terms

7.1 What you are buying. When you purchase a Digital Good, you acquire a limited license or access right to that Digital Good on the terms described in the applicable Listing, license document, or product terms — you do not acquire ownership of the underlying copyright or any right beyond what the Listing grants. For example, a beat lease grants the specific rights stated in the lease; a sound-pack purchase grants the stated usage rights; a Vault subscription grants access to gated content for the subscription period; and a collector token grants the listening or access right described for that token. You may not use, reproduce, distribute, resell, or exploit a Digital Good beyond the scope of the license granted.

7.2 Onchain Tokens — what they are and are not. Tokens are blockchain assets. Acquiring a Token gives you the rights expressly described for that Token (for example, a listening/access right, a collector position, or a protocol-defined ownership-token position). Unless expressly stated in writing, a Token does not convey ownership of copyright or master rights, is not a security or investment, and does not entitle you to royalties, dividends, equity, or any financial return. Token transactions occur onchain, are final and irreversible, settle in USDC or another digital asset, and are subject to blockchain, wallet, gas-fee, network-congestion, and smart-contract risks outside SoundMint's control. You are responsible for your wallet and keys. SoundMint does not guarantee the value, liquidity, transferability, or continued availability of any Token or any secondary market.

7.3 Vault subscriptions; automatic renewal; cancellation. Vault memberships and other subscription products automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current price until you cancel. By subscribing, you authorize SoundMint (as Merchant of Record) to charge your payment method on a recurring basis for the disclosed amount and frequency until you cancel. Before you subscribe, SoundMint will present the subscription's price, billing frequency, and cancellation method, and will obtain your affirmative consent. You may cancel at any time through your Account settings or as otherwise disclosed at checkout; where required by law, an online/one-step cancellation method and renewal reminders will be provided. Cancellation stops future renewals; it does not retroactively cancel the current period. Access continues until the end of the then-current paid period, and subscription fees are not prorated or refunded upon cancellation except as required by law or as stated in the Refund Policy.

7.4 Delivery. Digital Goods are delivered electronically and are typically available immediately after purchase. You are responsible for having the equipment and connectivity needed to access, download, and store your Digital Goods. Because Digital Goods are delivered instantly and irrevocably, all sales are subject to the Refund Policy in Section 12.

7.5 Buyer conduct. You will not use the Services or any Digital Good or Token to infringe any third party's rights, to circumvent access controls, watermarking, or license restrictions, or in violation of the Prohibited-Use Policy or applicable law. You are responsible for all activity under your Account.

7.6 Buyer indemnification. You will indemnify and hold harmless the SoundMint Indemnitees from and against any claim arising out of your misuse of the Services, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of law or any third-party right.

7.7 No professional or endorsement relationship. SoundMint does not endorse, verify, or guarantee any Content, Creator, or Listing, and is not responsible for any Creator's conduct or any dispute between you and a Creator.

8. Blockchain, Wallets, and Token Risk Disclosures

8.1 Blockchain risks. Transactions involving Tokens are recorded on public blockchains and are generally irreversible. You acknowledge and accept the risks inherent in blockchain technology, including price volatility, loss of private keys, wallet or smart-contract vulnerabilities, forks, network failures, congestion, and regulatory uncertainty. SoundMint is not responsible for, and disclaims all liability for, losses arising from these risks.

8.2 Non-custodial. Except as expressly stated, SoundMint does not custody your digital assets, private keys, or Tokens, and cannot reverse, cancel, or recover an onchain transaction.

8.3 Not investment advice or a securities offering. Nothing in the Services is an offer or solicitation to buy or sell a security or investment, or investment, legal, or tax advice. You are solely responsible for evaluating any Token and for compliance with laws applicable to you.

8.4 Taxes on Token transactions. You are solely responsible for determining and paying any taxes arising from your Token transactions. SoundMint's merchant-of-record tax collection under Section 11 applies to fiat Digital Goods, not to onchain Token transactions, unless SoundMint states otherwise.

9. Payouts, Reserves, and Payout Timing (Creators)

9.1 Payouts through Stripe. SoundMint remits Creator proceeds, net of the Platform Fee, payment-processing costs, taxes, Reserves, and any amounts owed under Section 6, to the Creator's Connected Account, from which Stripe pays out to the Creator's linked bank account under the Stripe Terms.

9.2 Payout schedule and delay. SoundMint may set, and change, the payout schedule and payout-delay period applicable to your Connected Account, including holding funds in your Connected Account balance for a period after each sale (for example, to cover the Chargeback and takedown window), and may apply longer delays or manual payouts to new, unverified, flagged, or high-risk Creators. SoundMint may graduate you to faster Payouts based on tenure and history.

9.3 Reserves and negative balances. SoundMint and Stripe may impose Reserves and may debit negative balances as described in Sections 6.3 and 4.6 and the Stripe Terms. You authorize these holds and debits.

9.4 Accuracy of payout information. You are responsible for providing accurate Connected Account, tax (for example, W-9/TIN), and bank information. Mismatches between your legal name, tax identification, and bank details may delay or freeze Payouts.

9.5 Tax reporting. SoundMint (or Stripe on SoundMint's behalf) may issue tax-information forms (for example, Form 1099-K) to Creators as required by law. You are responsible for your own income and self-employment taxes on your proceeds.

9.6 Unclaimed funds. SoundMint may handle dormant or unclaimed Payout amounts as required by applicable unclaimed-property law.

10. SoundMint Intellectual Property; Feedback

10.1 Our IP. The Services, including SoundMint's software, design, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, and other materials (excluding User Content), are owned by SoundMint or its licensors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the limited rights expressly granted in these Terms, SoundMint grants you no rights in the Services.

10.2 Limited license to use the Services. Subject to these Terms, SoundMint grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for their intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of the Services except as permitted by law.

10.3 Feedback. If you provide suggestions or feedback, you grant SoundMint a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use it without restriction or obligation to you.

11. Fees and Taxes

11.1 Fees. You agree to pay all applicable Fees, including the Platform Fee (Section 4.5) and any other fees SoundMint discloses. Except as required by law or the Refund Policy, Fees are non-refundable.

11.2 Taxes collected by SoundMint as Merchant of Record. Because SoundMint is the Merchant of Record for Digital Goods, SoundMint is responsible for calculating, collecting, and remitting applicable sales, use, and similar transaction taxes on sales of Digital Goods, based on the Buyer's location and the product type, and for filing the corresponding returns where SoundMint is registered. Transaction taxes are collected in trust for the taxing authority and are not part of the Creator's proceeds or SoundMint's Platform Fee. SoundMint may withhold such taxes from the transaction amount so they are not transferred to the Creator. SoundMint may use a third-party tax service (for example, Stripe Tax) for these calculations.

11.3 Buyer tax obligations. Prices may be shown exclusive of tax, with applicable tax added at checkout. You authorize SoundMint to charge applicable taxes in addition to the listed price.

11.4 Creator and Buyer own taxes. Each Creator is responsible for its own income, self-employment, and other taxes on its proceeds, and each Buyer is responsible for any taxes arising from its use of a Digital Good or Token that SoundMint does not collect as Merchant of Record. Onchain Token transactions are addressed in Section 8.4.

11.5 Withholding. SoundMint may withhold and remit amounts from Payouts where required by tax or other law.

12. Refunds (Refund Policy)

12.1 Incorporation. SoundMint's Refund Policy is incorporated into these Terms. The summary below is subject to the full Refund Policy; if there is a conflict, the full Refund Policy controls.

12.2 No refunds after delivery (default). Because Digital Goods are delivered instantly and irrevocably and a license is issued upon delivery, all sales of Digital Goods are final and non-refundable once the Digital Good has been delivered (for example, upon download or issuance of the license), except as stated in the Refund Policy or as required by applicable law. This policy is disclosed before purchase, and your consent is captured at checkout.

12.3 Discretionary and required refunds. SoundMint may, in its discretion, issue goodwill, duplicate-purchase, accidental-purchase, or pre-download refunds, and may issue automatic refunds in response to fraud warnings (for example, a card-network early-fraud-warning) to prevent a Chargeback. On a full goodwill refund, SoundMint's Platform Fee may be returned and the corresponding Creator transfer reversed under Section 6.3. Partial refunds reverse the Creator transfer and Fee proportionally.

12.4 Subscriptions. Subscription fees are not prorated or refunded upon cancellation; access continues to the end of the paid period (Section 7.3), except as required by law.

12.5 Onchain Tokens. Onchain Token purchases are final and non-refundable because they settle irreversibly on the blockchain.

12.6 Chargebacks. A refund policy does not limit a Buyer's ability to initiate a Chargeback through its bank or card network. SoundMint may contest Chargebacks and, as between SoundMint and the Creator, the Creator remains financially responsible for Chargebacks under Section 6.

13. Prohibited Use (Prohibited-Use Policy)

13.1 Incorporation. SoundMint's Prohibited-Use / Acceptable-Use Policy is incorporated into these Terms, and you agree to comply with it. That policy incorporates the requirements of SoundMint's payment processor, including Stripe's Restricted Businesses list and applicable card-network rules.

13.2 Prohibited activities. Without limiting the Prohibited-Use Policy, you may not use the Services to:

(a) list, sell, distribute, or mint any Content that you do not own or control, that contains uncleared or stolen music, samples, or masters, or that infringes, misappropriates, or violates any third-party right;
(b) engage in any business or activity prohibited by Stripe's Restricted Businesses list, card-network rules, or applicable law;
(c) upload malware or engage in fraud, money laundering, sanctions evasion, or other illegal or harmful activity;
(d) infringe intellectual-property, publicity, or privacy rights, or post defamatory, obscene, or unlawful material;
(e) circumvent watermarking, access controls, license restrictions, geographic restrictions, or security measures;
(f) misrepresent your identity, ownership, or rights, or provide a false Rights Attestation; or
(g) interfere with, disrupt, scrape, or overload the Services.

13.3 Rights attestation required to sell. As a condition of selling, you must accept the applicable rights attestation and Rights Attestation (Section 5.3).

13.4 Enforcement. SoundMint may enforce this Section and the Prohibited-Use Policy by, among other things, holding or forfeiting Payouts, removing Listings or Content, imposing Reserves, suspending or terminating Accounts, and reporting to authorities or affected rights-holders. Enforcement is in addition to SoundMint's other remedies, including Section 6.

14. DMCA and Copyright Policy; Repeat-Infringer Policy

14.1 Incorporation. SoundMint's DMCA and Copyright Policy is incorporated into these Terms. SoundMint respects intellectual-property rights and expects Users to do the same.

14.2 Designated agent. SoundMint has designated an agent to receive notifications of claimed copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Notices may be sent to:

DMCA Designated Agent: Bradley Jackson Email: hello@soundmint.com (subject line: "DMCA Notice") Address: Mailing address pending U.S. Copyright Office designated-agent registration — email is the preferred and fastest channel

14.3 Notice and takedown. A copyright owner (or its agent) may submit a takedown notice containing the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Upon a compliant notice, SoundMint will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing Content and will notify the affected Creator.

14.4 Counter-notice. A Creator whose Content was removed may submit a counter-notice containing the information required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). SoundMint may restore the Content as permitted by the DMCA unless the original claimant files a court action.

14.5 Repeat-infringer policy. SoundMint maintains and reasonably implements a repeat-infringer policy: a Creator that accumulates three (3) strikes for infringement will have its Account terminated, and SoundMint may block re-onboarding by the same verified identity. SoundMint may immediately terminate an Account and remove Content for willful or obvious infringement (for example, where SoundMint's audio-watermark detection matches Content to another SoundMint Creator's work), without waiting for three strikes. Termination under this Section is in addition to SoundMint's other remedies, including payout holds and Section 6.

14.6 Misrepresentation. Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

15.1 "AS IS." THE SERVICES, THE PLATFORM, AND ALL CONTENT, DIGITAL GOODS, AND TOKENS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUNDMINT AND ITS OPERATOR, SUPPLIERS, AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

15.2 No verification of Content. SOUNDMINT DOES NOT PRE-SCREEN, PRE-CLEAR, OR VERIFY THAT ANY CONTENT IS OWNED BY THE CREATOR OR IS NON-INFRINGING, AND MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP, RIGHTS, LEGALITY, QUALITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT, DIGITAL GOOD, OR TOKEN. The Creator, not SoundMint, warrants ownership and clearance under Section 5.

15.3 No warranty of availability or results. SOUNDMINT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECT WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PARTICULAR RESULT, SALE, VISIBILITY, OR REVENUE WILL BE ACHIEVED.

15.4 Third-party and blockchain services. SOUNDMINT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THIRD-PARTY SERVICES (INCLUDING STRIPE, WALLET PROVIDERS, BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS, AND DSPs) AND REGARDING THE BLOCKCHAIN AND SMART-CONTRACT COMPONENTS OF THE SERVICES, WHICH ARE OUTSIDE SOUNDMINT'S CONTROL.

15.5 Statutory limits. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you; in that case, such warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.

16. Limitation of Liability

16.1 Exclusion of certain damages. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SOUNDMINT OR ITS OPERATOR, OR ANY OF THEIR OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, DATA, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES.

16.2 Aggregate cap. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOUNDMINT'S AND ITS OPERATOR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL FEES AND AMOUNTS THE CLAIMANT PAID TO SOUNDMINT IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100).

16.3 Carve-outs. The exclusions and cap in Sections 16.1 and 16.2 do not apply to, and nothing in these Terms limits: (a) your indemnification obligations under Sections 6 or 7; (b) your infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual-property or publicity rights; (c) your amounts owed to SoundMint under Sections 6, 9, and 11 (including refunds, Chargebacks, Fees, fines, and negative balances); (d) a party's fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct; (e) death or personal injury caused by a party's negligence; and (f) any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

16.4 Basis of the bargain. The limitations in this Section 16 are an essential basis of the bargain between you and SoundMint, apply even if a limited remedy fails of its essential purpose, and reflect a reasonable allocation of risk given the Fees charged.

17. Term, Termination, and Suspension

17.1 Term. These Terms apply from your first use of the Services and continue until terminated.

17.2 Termination or suspension by SoundMint. SoundMint may suspend, restrict, or terminate your Account, any Listing, or your access to the Services, in whole or in part, with or without notice, if SoundMint reasonably believes you have violated these Terms or any incorporated policy, engaged in fraud or infringement, created risk or legal exposure for SoundMint or others, provided false information, or where required by law or by SoundMint's payment processor. Where practicable and not prohibited, SoundMint will provide notice.

17.3 Termination by you. You may stop using the Services and close your Account at any time. Closing your Account does not relieve you of obligations incurred before closure, including under Sections 6, 11, and 12.

17.4 Effect of termination. On termination: (a) your right to use the Services ceases; (b) SoundMint may remove or disable your Content and Listings; (c) SoundMint may withhold Payouts and maintain Reserves to cover actual or anticipated liabilities under Section 6; and (d) delivered Digital Goods and completed Token transactions are not reversed by the termination.

17.5 Payout hold on termination. SoundMint may hold a terminated Creator's funds for a commercially reasonable period sufficient to cover potential refunds, Chargebacks, fines, indemnification claims, and negative balances, and may apply Section 6 remedies to those funds.

17.6 Survival. Sections 1.4, 2, 4.2–4.7, 5.2–5.6, 6, 7.6, 8, 9.3, 10, 11, 12, 14.5, 15, 16, 17.4–17.6, 18, 19, 20, 21, and any other provision that by its nature should survive, survive termination.

18. Dispute Resolution; Binding Individual Arbitration; Class-Action and Jury Waiver

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION 18 CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES YOU AND SOUNDMINT TO RESOLVE DISPUTES THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. YOU MAY OPT OUT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNDER SECTION 18.9.

18.1 Agreement to arbitrate. You and SoundMint agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services (a "Dispute") will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, except as expressly provided in this Section 18. This arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce.

18.2 Informal resolution (60-day precondition). Before starting an arbitration, the initiating party must first give the other party a written, individualized notice of Dispute and attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute informally for at least sixty (60) days. Your notice must be sent to hello@soundmint.com (or such address SoundMint designates) and must include your name, Account information, a description of the Dispute, and the relief sought; SoundMint's notice will be sent to the contact information associated with your Account. If the Dispute is not resolved within 60 days, either party may commence arbitration. This informal-resolution requirement is a condition precedent to arbitration, and the applicable limitations period is tolled during the 60-day period. A court or arbitrator may enjoin the filing or prosecution of an arbitration brought without completing this process.

18.3 Arbitration forum and rules. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules and, where applicable, its Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules, each as modified by this Section 18. The AAA's rules are available at adr.org. If the AAA is unavailable or unwilling to administer the arbitration consistent with this Section, the parties will select another established arbitration provider.

18.4 Arbitration procedure. A single arbitrator will resolve the Dispute. The arbitration will be conducted by videoconference or by written submissions unless the arbitrator determines an in-person hearing is necessary; any in-person hearing will take place in Menominee County, Michigan or, at your election, in the county of your residence. The arbitrator will apply the governing law in Section 19 and may award only individual relief necessary to satisfy the individual claim, and only to the party seeking relief. The arbitrator's award is final and binding, and judgment may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

18.5 Class-action, collective, and jury waiver. YOU AND SOUNDMINT AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of more than one person, and may not preside over any class, collective, or representative proceeding, except as expressly provided by the mass-arbitration procedures in Section 18.6. YOU AND SOUNDMINT WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. If this class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief, that claim or request will be severed and heard in court, while the remainder proceeds in arbitration.

18.6 Mass-arbitration procedures. If twenty-five (25) or more similar Demands for Arbitration are filed against SoundMint by or with the assistance of the same or coordinated counsel, the AAA Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules will apply, including the requirement that filings and pleadings be accompanied by the attestations/affirmations those rules require, and the appointment of a Process Arbitrator to resolve threshold and filing-compliance issues (including compliance with Section 18.2). The parties further agree to a bellwether/batching process: the parties will select a limited, representative number of cases to arbitrate first; the remaining cases will be stayed; and the outcomes and any global mediation may be used to inform resolution of the remaining cases. The requirements of this Section 18.6 are conditions precedent to the filing and administration of mass-arbitration demands.

18.7 Small-claims carve-out. Notwithstanding this Section 18, either party may bring an individual action in a small-claims court for a Dispute within that court's jurisdiction, so long as it remains an individual action. Where required by applicable law, if a Dispute otherwise subject to arbitration qualifies for small-claims court, you may elect to have it heard there instead of in arbitration.

18.8 Injunctive and IP relief carve-out. Either party may seek provisional or injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual-property rights or unauthorized access to the Services, without waiving this Section 18.

18.9 30-day right to opt out. You may opt out of this Section 18 (arbitration and class-action waiver) by sending written notice to hello@soundmint.com within thirty (30) days of the date you first accept these Terms. Your notice must state your name, your Account information, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, Disputes will be resolved in the courts identified in Section 19; opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms, and does not affect any prior arbitration agreement between you and SoundMint.

18.10 Delegation. The arbitrator has authority to decide the merits of a Dispute; however, disputes about the formation, existence, scope, or enforceability of this Section 18, and the enforceability of the class-action waiver in Section 18.5, are for a court to decide (this carve-out from the usual delegation rule is intended to keep those threshold questions with a court). All other threshold questions are for the arbitrator.

18.11 Severability and survival. If any part of this Section 18 (other than the class-action waiver, which is governed by Section 18.5) is found unenforceable, that part will be severed and the remainder will continue in effect. This Section 18 survives termination.

18.12 Changes to this Section. If SoundMint materially changes this Section 18 after you accept it, you may reject the change by written notice to hello@soundmint.com within thirty (30) days, in which case the most recent pre-change version applies to Disputes that have accrued.

19. Governing Law and Venue

19.1 Governing law. These Terms and any Dispute are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan and applicable U.S. federal law (including the FAA), without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, except that mandatory consumer-protection laws of your state of residence may apply where they cannot be waived.

19.2 Venue for non-arbitrable matters. For any Dispute not subject to arbitration (including matters within Section 18.7 or 18.8, or if you validly opt out under Section 18.9), the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Menominee County, Michigan, except where applicable law entitles a consumer to bring or defend an action in the consumer's home jurisdiction or requires application of the consumer's home-state law, in which case that law and venue apply to the extent required.

20. Changes to These Terms

20.1 SoundMint may modify these Terms or any incorporated policy from time to time. If SoundMint makes material changes, it will provide notice by reasonable means (for example, by posting the updated Terms with a new effective date, by email, or by in-Service notice). Changes are effective as of the stated effective date. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Services. Changes to Section 18 are governed by Section 18.12. Changes that increase the Platform Fee or introduce new Creator fees apply only prospectively.

21. Assignment; Successor Entity

21.1 Assignment by SoundMint. SoundMint may assign, transfer, delegate, or novate these Terms and any of its rights or obligations, in whole or in part, without your consent, including to a successor entity formed by the operator Bradley Jackson (for example, upon the operator's conversion from a sole proprietorship to a limited liability company or corporation), and in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, financing, or sale of assets. Upon such assignment, references to "SoundMint" and the "operator" include the successor entity, which assumes SoundMint's rights and obligations, and your continued use of the Services constitutes consent to the assignment.

21.2 Assignment by you. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any right or obligation under them without SoundMint's prior written consent, and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section is void.

21.3 Binding effect. These Terms bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

22. Miscellaneous

22.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the incorporated policies and the Stripe Terms, are the entire agreement between you and SoundMint regarding the Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings on that subject.

22.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. (The class-action waiver in Section 18.5 is governed by its own severability rule.)

22.3 No waiver. SoundMint's failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of its right to do so later. A waiver is effective only if in writing and signed by SoundMint.

22.4 Relationship of the parties. The parties are independent contractors. Except for the limited merchant-of-record/agency appointment in Section 4.3, nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise, or fiduciary relationship. Except as expressly stated, there are no third-party beneficiaries, provided that the operator and any successor entity, and the SoundMint Indemnitees, are intended beneficiaries of Sections 6, 7.6, 15, and 16.

22.5 Notices. SoundMint may provide notices to you by email to the address associated with your Account, by posting in the Services, or by other reasonable means; such notices are deemed received when sent or posted. You must send notices to SoundMint at hello@soundmint.com (and, for DMCA matters, to the agent in Section 14.2), except where a specific address is required by these Terms.

22.6 Electronic communications and signatures. You consent to receive communications, agreements, disclosures, and notices from SoundMint electronically, and you agree that electronic acceptance (including clicking "I agree") has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature.

22.7 Force majeure. SoundMint is not liable for any delay or failure to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, labor disputes, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, epidemics or pandemics, utility or internet failures, third-party service (including Stripe, wallet, and blockchain network) failures, and cyberattacks.

22.8 Export and sanctions compliance. You represent that you are not located in, and will not use the Services in violation of, any U.S. export-control or economic-sanctions law, and that you are not a prohibited or restricted party.

22.9 Headings and interpretation. Headings are for convenience only. "Including" means "including without limitation." The English-language version controls.

22.10 Contact. Questions about these Terms may be sent to hello@soundmint.com or to Bradley Jackson d/b/a SoundMint, Michigan, USA (public mailing address pending; contact hello@soundmint.com).

BY CLICKING "I AGREE," CREATING AN ACCOUNT, OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS-ACTION WAIVER IN SECTION 18 AND THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN SECTION 16, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

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