TERMS & CONDITIONS

Effective Date: September 19, 2026

Welcome to the Clear Tone Studio website, www.cleartoneaudio.net.

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Clear Tone Studio website (the "Website") and apply to visitors, prospective customers, and users of the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.

1. About Clear Tone Studio

Clear Tone Studio provides professional audio-related services, which may include:

Services are provided based on the specific requirements of each project.

Information displayed on the Website is provided for general informational purposes and does not automatically constitute a binding offer to provide services.

2. Quotes and Project Agreements

Requests submitted through the Website, email, telephone, Facebook, or other communication methods may be used to discuss a potential project.

A quote, estimate, or project discussion does not automatically create a binding contract.

A project may become binding only after Clear Tone Studio and the customer agree to the applicable project scope, pricing, payment terms, delivery requirements, and other applicable conditions.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Clear Tone Studio reserves the right to decline a project.

3. Audio Quality and Results

Audio restoration, editing, mixing, mastering, and post-production involve technical and artistic processes.

Results may vary depending on:

Clear Tone Studio will use reasonable professional efforts to improve the submitted material; however, we cannot guarantee that every defect, noise, distortion, recording problem, or technical issue can be completely removed.

The existence of a service description on the Website does not guarantee a particular result.

4. Customer Responsibilities

Customers are responsible for providing materials that they have the legal right to provide to Clear Tone Studio.

You represent that you have the necessary rights, permissions, licenses, and authorizations for any audio recordings, music, voices, performances, artwork, videos, or other materials you submit.

You agree not to submit material that you do not have permission to use or provide.

5. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Customers retain ownership of their original materials unless otherwise agreed in writing.

By submitting material to Clear Tone Studio for professional services, you grant Clear Tone Studio permission to access, copy, process, edit, modify, render, and otherwise use the submitted material solely as reasonably necessary to perform the requested services.

Clear Tone Studio does not claim ownership of a customer's original creative work merely because the customer submits it for processing.

Customers remain responsible for obtaining any necessary copyright, synchronization, mechanical, performance, master-use, or other permissions associated with their material.

6. Clear Tone Studio Intellectual Property

The Website, including its original text, branding, logos, graphics, design elements, photographs, videos, demonstrations, and other original content, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property laws.

Unless permission is provided in writing, you may not reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, publish, or commercially exploit Clear Tone Studio Website content.

Third-party names, brands, software, products, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.

7. Third-Party Software and Services

Clear Tone Studio may use professional software and third-party platforms in connection with its services.

The Website may reference or display products and services such as Ableton Live, iZotope RX, iZotope Ozone, YouTube, Facebook, Google, and other third-party services.

Reference to a third-party product or service does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation unless expressly stated.

Third-party services are governed by their respective terms and policies.

8. Website Content

Clear Tone Studio makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and useful information on the Website.

However, website content may change, become outdated, contain errors, or be modified without notice.

Service descriptions, pricing information, examples, demonstrations, photographs, videos, and other content are provided for informational and promotional purposes unless expressly stated otherwise.

9. Demonstrations and Before-and-After Examples

The Website may display audio demonstrations, before-and-after examples, performances, videos, or other media.

Examples are provided to demonstrate the type of work Clear Tone Studio may perform.

Individual project results will vary depending upon the source material and project requirements.

A demonstration should not be interpreted as a guarantee that identical results will be achieved for another recording.

10. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to external websites and platforms.

These may include social-media platforms, video platforms, and other third-party websites.

Clear Tone Studio does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms of third-party websites.

Visiting a third-party website is at your own discretion and subject to that website's terms and policies.

11. Prohibited Use

You agree not to use the Website to:

Clear Tone Studio reserves the right to restrict or terminate access to the Website when reasonably necessary to protect the Website, its users, or its business.

12. Website Availability

Clear Tone Studio does not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or free from security vulnerabilities.

The Website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, Internet problems, third-party service interruptions, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

Clear Tone Studio makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding:

Service-specific warranties, if any, will be established separately in the applicable customer agreement or project documentation.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Clear Tone Studio shall not be responsible for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to use of the Website.

This may include, where permitted by law, loss of data, loss of profits, loss of business opportunities, interruption of business, or other indirect losses.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

15. Customer Materials

Customers should maintain their own backup copies of original recordings and project files.

Clear Tone Studio recommends that customers maintain secure backups before submitting any material for processing.

Unless a separate written agreement states otherwise, Clear Tone Studio does not guarantee indefinite storage or archival of customer files after completion of a project.

16. Communications

By contacting Clear Tone Studio through the Website or by providing contact information for purposes of discussing a project, you agree that Clear Tone Studio may communicate with you regarding your inquiry or project.

Communication may occur through email, telephone, social-media messaging, or other reasonable communication methods.

17. Pricing and Payment

Prices displayed or discussed may be subject to change unless a price has been formally agreed upon for a specific project.

Project pricing, deposits, payment schedules, revisions, turnaround times, and delivery requirements may be established separately between Clear Tone Studio and the customer.

A customer may be responsible for additional charges resulting from changes to the original scope of work, additional revisions, rush services, additional materials, or other services requested after the original agreement.

18. Revisions and Approvals

Where a project includes an opportunity for customer review or approval, customers are responsible for reviewing delivered work and communicating requested revisions within the agreed timeframe.

The number of revisions included in a project may vary depending on the project agreement.

Additional revisions or changes outside the agreed scope may result in additional charges.

19. Force Majeure

Clear Tone Studio shall not be responsible for delays or inability to perform caused by circumstances beyond reasonable control, including natural disasters, power outages, Internet or hosting failures, equipment failures, third-party service interruptions, government actions, labor disruptions, or other unforeseen circumstances.

20. Changes to These Terms

Clear Tone Studio may update these Terms from time to time.

Updated Terms will be posted on the Website with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

21. Governing Law

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which Clear Tone Studio operates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

22. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

23. Entire Agreement

These Website Terms constitute the general terms governing use of the Website.

Separate written agreements, work orders, invoices, project agreements, or service agreements may contain additional terms governing specific services.

If a specific written customer agreement conflicts with these Website Terms regarding a particular project, the specific written agreement will control for that project to the extent permitted by law.

24. Contact Clear Tone Studio

Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:

Clear Tone Studio

Email: cleartoneaudiomastering@gmail.com
Phone: 351-355-2292
Website: www.cleartoneaudio.net