Terms of Use

Welcome to ShindigMusic.net. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Shindig Music website, newsletter and music submission services. By using the site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

1. About Shindig Music

Shindig Music is an independent music publication founded in 2017. We cover new releases, emerging artists and stories from people building careers outside the major-label system. All editorial decisions are made independently by our team.

2. Use of the site

You may use the site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to misuse the site, interfere with its operation, attempt to gain unauthorized access, scrape content automatically, or use it for any unlawful purpose.

3. Intellectual property

All articles, images, graphics, logos, designs and other content on this site are owned by Shindig Music or our contributors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may read, share links and quote short excerpts with proper attribution. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute or commercially exploit our content without written permission.

4. Music submissions

Artists, labels and publicists are welcome to submit music for editorial consideration. By submitting music, you confirm that you have the right to share the material and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

Submission does not guarantee coverage, placement, review or promotion. We reserve the right to decline, edit or remove any submission or published content at our discretion. We are not obligated to provide feedback on submissions.

5. User conduct

You agree not to submit false, misleading, defamatory, abusive, hateful, infringing or unlawful content. We may remove content or suspend access for violations of these Terms.

6. Third-party links and embeds

The site may contain links to third-party websites, streaming services and social media platforms. We are not responsible for the content, practices or policies of those third parties.

7. Disclaimer

The site and its content are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We do our best to ensure accuracy, but we make no guarantee that the site will always be available, error-free or complete. Opinions expressed in articles belong to the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Shindig Music as a whole.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Shindig Music and its team will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from your use of the site or any content published on it.

9. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

10. Contact

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at Contact@shindigmusic.net.