Pro Creator Subscription Service

Last update: 14 February 2025

1. Scope of Conditions 

These conditions apply to the Pro Creator Subscription Service, which a User can choose within the ProTunes One Service. In addition to these Pro Creator-Conditions the General Terms of Use of ProTunes One apply. Any terms defined within the General Terms of Use shall have the same meaning within these Conditions. Section 1.3 of the General Terms of Use shall apply to these Subscription Terms accordingly. 

2. Pro Creator Subscription 

2.1 The Pro Creator Subscription Service enables Users to select sound recordings from a catalogue of music titles and to use an unlimited number of recordings for their Productions. 

2.2 Licensed Media: The permission under the Pro Creator Subscription allows Users to use their Productions with the licensed music tracks on Websites or on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and others. In this context, the User is granted permission to use the Production on five (5) Channels (as defined within the General Terms and Conditions), five (5) Websites and/or five (5) Podcasts, including Digital Ads and Paid Media (as defined within the General Terms and Conditions). 

2.3 Excluded Media: The User is not allowed to and must not use the Production for TV-Shows, TV-Ads, Commercial Streaming, VOD, Apps, Software or Games. 

3. Royalty 

To use the Service the User is obliged to pay the subscription fee specified within the pricing plan. The subscription fee is due with the beginning of each Contract Period (see Section 6). 

4. Copyright and Grant of Rights 

4.1 The Recordings are protected by copyright and all corresponding rights remain with the respective rights holders. 

4.2 Subject to all terms and conditions of these terms of use, ProTunes hereby grants the User, during the term of this subscription agreement (see clause 6), the non-exclusive right to use the Recordings selected by the User for the creation of the Production and to use the Production containing the Recording within the Licensed Media. The User may, at its own discretion, shorten the Recording for synchronisation purposes. All other changes to the Recording require separate written permission from ProTunes.

4.3 The User agrees that he/she is only entitled to use the Recordings for the creation of Productions during the term of the subscription and that he/she is only entitled to use such Productions on the Licensed Media. In addition, the User represents and warrants that he/she will not the Production or has the Production used by third parties on Excluded Media (as defined above). After expiry or termination of the subscription, the User is not permitted to use any Recordings for the creation of Productions and to exploit the Production on Licensed Media. Notwithstanding the foregoing any Productions already exploited during the term of the Subscription Agreement may be retained and the user is not obliged to take down or otherwise withdraw such Production after the expiry of the Subscription Agreement, however, the User is not permitted to use such Productions after the end of the term in such media in which the Production was not used during the term. 

5. Claim Release Service 

During the Term of this Subscription Agreement, ProTunes shall provide the User with the service of claim release of third-party claims made on its Production on YouTube or other social media platforms which provide a similar service of with respect of the music titles licensed under this agreement. User therefore grants ProTunes, including its service providers, the right to remove or cause to be removed, during the term of the subscription, any claims made on his/her Production containing the Recordings licensed by User under this Agreement. In order to enable ProTunes to provide this Claim Release Service, the User must provide ProTunes with the necessary data relating to his/her Productions. Such data shall include the relevant Channel ID(s) and such other information as may be required by ProTunes (collectively, the "User Data"). ProTunes will use reasonable efforts to release claims or place claims to be released on its Production; however, ProTunes cannot guarantee that every claim placed will be removed.

6. Term

6.1 The Pro Creator Subscription Service Agreement is offered on a monthly or yearly basis.

a. If the User chooses the monthly subscription the Pro Creator Subscription Service Agreement commences on the date of execution (Execution Date) and is concluded for thirty (30) days (Contract Period). It will renew for additional Contract Periods of thirty (30) days each, unless one party provides notice of termination so that the Pro Creator Subscription Service Agreement terminates with the end of the running Contract Period. 

b. If the User chooses the yearly subscription the Pro Creator Subscription Service Agreement commences on the date of execution (Execution Date) and is concluded for one calendar year (Contract Period). It will renew for additional Contract Periods of one year each, unless one party provides notice of termination at least 30 days before the end of the running Contract Period so that the Pro Creator Subscription Service Agreement terminates with the end of the running year.

c. The User can also terminate the subscription within his/her user account at any time with effect from the end of the current thirty (30) days period or the current year, whichever is applicable. The User may change the Subscription Agreement (downgrade or upgrade) at any time. In case of an upgrade the compensation according to the upgraded Subscription Agreement will become applicable with the upgrade. In case of any downgrade the compensation according to the downgrade Subscription Agreement will apply starting on the next billing period; but no refund will take place.

6.2 Users may switch from monthly to annual billing at any time, with changes taking effect immediately (see Section 3).

6.3 Users may switch from annual to monthly billing at any time, with changes taking effect from the next applicable billing period (see Section 3).

6.4 The right to extraordinary termination for cause remains unaffected.

7. Right of Revocation/Widerrufsrecht

7.1 The user has the following right of revocation. But the right of revocation does not apply if the User concludes the contract in the course of his commercial or self-employed professional activity and thus acts as an entrepreneur within the meaning of § 14 BGB (German Civil Code). This is the case, for example, if the User indicates during checkout process that he is concluding the contract ‘as a business’.

Revocation Instruction 

You have the right to cancel this contract within fourteen (14) days without giving any reason. 

The withdrawal period is fourteen (14) days from the day of the conclusion of the contract (Section 356 II No. 2 German Civil Code (BGB)). To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us, ProTunes Europe GmbH, Bergmannstraße 21, 01309 Dresden, Germany, e-mail address: [email protected]) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear declaration (e.g. a letter or e-mail sent by post). You can use the sample which is available here, but you do not have to do this.

In order to comply with the cancellation period, it is sufficient that you send the notification of the exercise of the right of cancellation before the end of the cancellation period.

Consequences of cancellation

If you cancel this contract, we must refund all payments we have received from you, including the delivery costs (with the exception of the additional costs resulting from the fact that you have chosen a type of delivery other than the cheapest standard delivery offered by us), without delay and at the latest within fourteen (14) days from the day on which we received the notification of your cancellation of this contract. For this repayment, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no case will you be charged for this repayment.

Please note the following special features of our contract (contract for digital content):

The right of revocation expires in the case of contracts for the provision of digital content not stored on a physical data carrier under the following conditions (Section 356 V No. 2 lit. a-d German Civil Code (BGB): 

1. if we have begun to fulfil the contract (e.g. start of download or streaming), and 

2. you have expressly consented to our commencing performance of the contract before expiry of the revocation period, and

3. you have confirmed that you are aware that you will lose your right of revocation by your consent to the commencement of the performance of the contract, and

4. we have provided you with a confirmation to this effect (Section 312f BGB).

End of the instruction 

Widerrufsbelehrung

Widerrufsrecht

Du hast das Recht, binnen vierzehn (14) Tagen ohne Angabe von Gründen diesen Vertrag zu widerrufen.

Die Widerrufsfrist beträgt vierzehn (14) Tage ab dem Tag des Abschlusses des Vertrages (§ 356 Abs. 2 Nr. 2 BGB). Um dein Widerrufsrecht auszuüben, musst du uns, der ProTunes Europe GmbH, Bergmannstraße 21, 01309 Dresden, E-Mail-Adresse: [email protected]) mittels einer eindeutigen Erklärung (z. B. ein mit der Post versandter Brief oder E-Mail) über deinen Entschluss, diesen Vertrag zu widerrufen, informieren. Dazu kannst du das Muster verwenden, welches hier abrufbar ist, musst dies aber nicht tun.

Zur Wahrung der Widerrufsfrist reicht es aus, dass du die Mitteilung über die Ausübung des Widerrufsrechts vor Ablauf der Widerrufsfrist absendest.

Folgen des Widerrufs

Wenn du diesen Vertrag widerrufst, haben wir dir alle Zahlungen, die wir von dir erhalten haben, einschließlich der Lieferkosten (mit Ausnahme der zusätzlichen Kosten, die sich daraus ergeben, dass du eine andere Art der Lieferung als die von uns angebotene, günstigste Standardlieferung gewählt hast), unverzüglich und spätestens binnen vierzehn (14) Tagen ab dem Tag zurückzuzahlen, an dem die Mitteilung über deinen Widerruf dieses Vertrages bei uns eingegangen ist. Für diese Rückzahlung verwenden wir dasselbe Zahlungsmittel, das du bei der ursprünglichen Transaktion eingesetzt hast, es sei denn, mit dir wurde ausdrücklich etwas anderes vereinbart; in keinem Fall werden dir wegen dieser Rückzahlung Entgelte berechnet.

Beachte folgende Besonderheiten bei unserem Vertrag (Vertrag über digitale Inhalte):

Das Widerrufsrecht erlischt bei einem Vertrag über die Bereitstellung von nicht auf einem körperlichen Datenträger befindlichen digitalen Inhalten auch unter folgenden Voraussetzungen (§ 356 Abs. 5 Nr. 2 lit. a-d BGB): 

1. wenn wir mit der Erfüllung des Vertrags begonnen haben (z.B. Beginn des Downloads oder Streamings) und

2. du ausdrücklich zugestimmt hat, dass der Unternehmer mit der Ausführung des Vertrags vor Ablauf der Widerrufsfrist beginnt, und

3. deine Kenntnis davon bestätigt hast, dass du durch deine Zustimmung mit Beginn der Erfüllung des Vertrags dein Widerrufsrecht verlierst und

4. wir dir eine Bestätigung dessen zur Verfügung gestellt haben (§  312f BGB).

Ende der Widerrufsbelehrung

 7.2 The User expressly agrees that ProTunes may commence performance of the subscription prior to the expiry of the cancellation period referred to in clause 7.1. The User acknowledges that by giving this consent he loses the right to cancel the contract as soon as ProTunes has started to execute the contract.