Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using Pawòl Ayiti, you agree to follow these Terms of Use and any applicable rules or policies published on the website. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the service.

2. The Pawòl Ayiti Service

Pawòl Ayiti is a platform for discovering Haitian music, artists, songs, albums, lyrics, annotations, and related information. Features may change, be added, or be removed over time.

3. Accounts

Some features require an account. You are responsible for providing accurate information when creating an account and for keeping your account credentials reasonably secure.

You should not use another person's account, impersonate another person, or provide misleading information about your identity or authorization.

4. Artist Accounts and Authorization

Artist-specific features are intended for artists or people who are authorized to manage an artist profile. You must not claim authority to represent an artist, label, or rights holder when you do not have that authority.

5. User and Artist Content

If you submit biographies, images, social links, songs, albums, annotations, artwork, or other content, you represent that you have the rights, permissions, or authorization necessary to submit and publish that content.

You remain responsible for content you submit. Pawòl Ayiti does not grant you ownership of content belonging to other artists, creators, publishers, labels, or rights holders.

6. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Copyright and other intellectual-property rights remain with their respective owners unless expressly stated otherwise. Nothing on Pawòl Ayiti should be interpreted as transferring ownership of third-party intellectual property to the website or its users.

If you believe content on Pawòl Ayiti infringes your rights, please use the copyright complaint process provided on the website.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to misuse the website, interfere with its operation, attempt unauthorized access, circumvent security controls, upload malicious code, abuse automated systems, or use the service for unlawful purposes.

8. Accuracy of Information

Pawòl Ayiti aims to provide useful music and artist information, but information may contain errors, omissions, outdated material, or user-submitted content. We do not guarantee that every piece of information is complete or current.

9. Third-Party Services and Links

Pawòl Ayiti may link to or integrate with third-party websites and music services. Third-party services have their own terms, privacy practices, and availability. Your use of those services is governed by their respective terms.

10. Availability and Changes

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features or portions of Pawòl Ayiti at any time. We may also perform maintenance or experience interruptions caused by technical or third-party services.

11. Suspension or Termination

Access may be restricted or terminated when reasonably necessary to protect the service, its users, rights holders, or the integrity of the platform, including where these Terms are violated.

12. Disclaimer

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Pawòl Ayiti is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or that the service will always be free from errors or security issues.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Pawòl Ayiti and its operators will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or other losses arising from use of the service, except where such limitation is not permitted by law.

14. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated as Pawòl Ayiti develops or as legal and operational requirements change. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a revised date. Continued use of the service after an update may constitute acceptance of the updated terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.