Terms of Use

Welcome to Catalog. We’re excited to have you join our community. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) outline your rights and responsibilities when using our platform and services. Please read them carefully.

The Catalog music supervision platform, including any associated websites, applications, and services (collectively, the “Platform”) is provided by Catalog Music Holding Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom, together with its operating subsidiaries Catalog Music France SARL (France), Catalog Music S.L. (Spain), and Catalog Music North America Inc. (USA) (collectively referred to herein as “Catalog,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

1. Agreement to terms

These Terms govern your access to and use of the Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you (“User,” “you,” or “your”) agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you are not permitted to access or use the Platform.

2. Description of service

Catalog is a curated music supervision platform designed to connect visual media professionals and music industry professionals (including artists, labels, and publishers) for licensing purposes. Our aim is to facilitate the discovery and potential licensing of music for use in visual media. The Platform may offer features such as user profiles, curated music collections, advanced search functionalities, project management tools, communication features, and other related services (collectively, the “Services”).

3. User accounts

3.1. Membership requirement: Access to and use of the Platform is exclusively for approved members. To become a member, you must either: a) Submit an application for membership, which is subject to approval by the Catalog membership committee; or b) Receive and accept a direct invitation from Catalog to join. Catalog reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or reject any membership application or invitation.

3.2. Age restriction: The Platform is intended for use by individuals who are at least 18 years of age or the age of legal majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater. By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.

3.3. Account creation: Upon approval of your membership application or your acceptance of an invitation, you may be required to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to promptly update such information as needed to maintain its accuracy and completeness.

3.4. Account security: You are solely responsible for safeguarding your account password and for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify Catalog immediately at support@catalog.ac of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Catalog is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this security obligation.

3.5. Eligibility and authority: You represent and warrant that you have the full right, power, and legal authority to enter into and comply with these Terms on behalf of yourself and any entity for whom you are acting.

4. Community guidelines

These Community Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) are essential to these Terms and help us build and maintain a positive, respectful, and productive community for everyone on the Catalog Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to abide by these Guidelines at all times:

Respect artists and their work. We are a community that values artistry and the effort behind creating music. We encourage and expect all members to honour artists’ rights, respect their licensing choices and terms, and ensure fair compensation is always part of the process. Please embrace and uphold principles of artistic integrity and informed consent in all your dealings related to music accessed through Catalog.

Membership is personal. Your Catalog membership is granted to you (or your registered company for authorized users) personally and is non-transferable. Sharing your login credentials (username and password) with any third party or unauthorized individuals is strictly prohibited and may compromise your account security and our community’s integrity.

No platform bypassing. Catalog has invested significantly in curating its collection and building relationships with artists and rights holders to provide a streamlined licensing experience. To ensure fairness for our artists, label partners, and the entire Catalog ecosystem, any music discovered via the Catalog Platform must be licensed directly through our platform. Taking these discoveries offline, attempting to transact directly with rights holders for music found on Catalog, or otherwise circumventing our established processes undermines the integrity of our collaborative ecosystem. It is considered a serious breach of these Terms. Such actions may result in the immediate suspension or termination of your membership.

Professional and respectful interaction. We expect all members to interact courteously, professionally, and respectfully when engaging with artists, rights holders, fellow members, and the Catalog team. Remember that artists and their representatives (rights holders) retain the final say on how their music is used. Harassment, bullying, discriminatory language, or any form of offensive or threatening behaviour is unacceptable and will be addressed with appropriate action, including potential membership termination.

Maintaining trust with accurate information. Our professional community thrives on trust and transparency. Please ensure that all information you provide in your interactions, project submissions, production scopes, creative descriptions, and any other communications on or through the Platform is accurate, truthful, honest, and not misleading. Knowingly providing false, misleading, or deceptive details (such as inaccurate project scopes intended to lower licensing fees, or misleading creative descriptions) fundamentally goes against our community standards and may significantly impact your membership status.

Ensuring financial integrity. Members are responsible for the timely and full payment of all agreed-upon licensing fees for music secured through Catalog, as per the finalized terms and relevant invoices. For projects to proceed with the legal right to use the licensed music, all licenses typically require full payment before the project goes live, airs, or is otherwise exploited, unless specific alternative payment terms have been explicitly agreed in your license agreement.

Adherence to these Community Guidelines is essential for maintaining a thriving, trustworthy, and valuable Catalog community for all dedicated music professionals.

Violations of these Guidelines can result in warnings, suspension of platform privileges, or, in severe or repeated cases, permanent termination of your membership, at Catalog’s sole discretion.

5. User Conduct

You agree that you will not use the Platform to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

Infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights of Catalog or any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets.

Upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.

Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

Interfere with, disrupt, or negatively affect the operation of the Platform or the servers or networks connected to the Platform, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Platform.

Engage in any form of “spamming,” unsolicited promotions, or unauthorized advertising.

Collect, solicit, or store personal information or data of other users without their express prior consent or in violation of applicable data protection laws.

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform, other user accounts, or any portion or feature of the Platform, including any computer systems or networks connected to the Platform.

Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or interface not provided by us to access the Platform or extract data.

Violate these Terms of Use or the Community Guidelines.

Fail to enforce the terms of any music license obtained through the Platform or disrespect the agreed-upon scope of use (e.g., media, term, territory).

Provide inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete information regarding the scope of use for music licensing requests.

Make financial offers for music licenses that are clearly unreasonable or not made in good faith, with the intent to devalue music or exploit rights holders.

Fail to provide accurate, truthful, and sufficient creative information related to your music licensing requests when such information is necessary for rights holders to make an informed decision.

Engage in any conduct, whether on or off the Platform, that is defamatory, disparaging, or harmful to artists, rights holders, or the reputation of Catalog.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1. Catalog’s platform content: The Platform itself, including its original content (such as text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, flows and software), features, design, code, and overall functionality, are and will remain the exclusive property of Catalog (as defined in the preamble) and its licensors. The Platform is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United Kingdom, Spain, France, the United States, and other foreign countries as applicable. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.

6.2. User content and limited license to Catalog: You may upload, post, submit, or otherwise make available content on or through the Platform, including project information, creative briefs, feedback, messages, and other materials (“User Content”). You retain all ownership rights that you hold in your User Content. We are committed to handling your User Content, particularly confidential project information, with care and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

However, to enable us to operate, maintain, and provide the Platform and Services to you effectively and securely, by submitting User Content to the Platform, you grant Catalog a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:

a) Host, store, transfer, process, reproduce, and display your User Content as technically necessary to provide the Services to you, your authorized team members, and as you otherwise direct through your use of the Platform (for example, when you save a project or create a playlist).

b) Use, modify (e.g., to reformat files for optimal viewing or to create display thumbnails), and transmit your User Content strictly as instructed or initiated by you through your use of the Platform and its Services. This includes, for instance, transmitting project information to specific rights holders when you choose to make a licensing offer, or sharing content within your designated team on the Platform.

c) Use your User Content on an aggregated and anonymized basis for the limited internal purposes of analyzing usage patterns, improving the functionality and user experience of our Platform and Services, and for developing new features. Such use will not involve the public disclosure of your personally identifiable or project-specific confidential User Content, as further detailed in our Privacy Policy.

This license is granted to Catalog solely for these limited purposes.

This license is transferable by us only in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets related to the Platform, and only to a successor entity bound by terms no less protective of your User Content than these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

We may sublicense these limited rights to our trusted third-party service providers (e.g., cloud hosting providers, data processing services, technical infrastructure support) who assist us in operating, providing, maintaining, and improving the Platform and Services, provided that such third parties are bound by written agreements containing confidentiality, data protection, and security obligations consistent with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Apart from these limited rights necessary for operating and improving the Platform and Services as described, Catalog will not use, access, publish, or distribute your confidential User Content for any other purpose without your explicit prior consent. Your trust is paramount to us, and we handle your User Content responsibly. For more detailed information, please see our Privacy Policy, which is available on our Platform.

You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights, permissions, and consents to submit your User Content to the Platform and to grant Catalog this limited license for its use in accordance with these Terms.

6.3. Music content: The Platform provides access to musical compositions and sound recordings (“Music Content”) owned by third-party rights holders (e.g., labels, publishers, artists). Your access to and use of such Music Content is strictly for evaluation and discovery purposes within the Platform, unless and until you secure a formal license for broader use. Any subsequent licensing and use of Music Content obtained through the Platform is subject to the specific terms and conditions of the individual license agreement you enter into with the respective rights holder(s). You agree not to use any Music Content accessed through the Platform in any manner that violates such license terms or applicable copyright laws. Catalog does not grant you any rights to Music Content beyond the ability to audition it on the Platform, other than as may be explicitly set forth in a separate license agreement.

7. Music licensing process

7.1. Supported license uses: The Platform is designed to facilitate music licensing primarily for the following professional uses: advertising, film and television productions, video games, editorial content, catwalk/fashion shows, and podcasts. The Platform currently does not support micro-licensing or licensing for individual content creator/influencer-style content.

7.2. Steps to license music: To license Music Content through the Platform, Users typically must: a) Create a "Production" within the Platform, providing accurate and comprehensive details about the project and the intended use of the music. b) Clearly define the specific terms of the desired license, including but not limited to the media, territory, duration (term), and any other relevant usage parameters. c) Place a good-faith financial offer for the license through the Platform’s offer mechanism. d) If the relevant rights holder(s) accept your offer and terms, you may proceed to the checkout process. e) You must pay the agreed-upon licensing fees in full, according to the payment terms, to obtain the valid license.

7.3. User responsibilities in licensing: You are solely responsible for accurately representing your intended use of any Music Content and for strictly adhering to all terms and conditions of any music license agreement obtained through the Platform. This includes respecting the agreed-upon scope of use (media, term, territory, etc.). Failure to comply may result in termination of the license and other legal consequences.

8. Fees and payments

8.1. License fees: Payment terms for music licenses secured through the Platform will be specified at the time of the transaction or in the individual license agreement.

8.2. Platform access and potential subscription fees: Access to the platform’s core features is currently provided free of charge to approved members. While core access to the Platform is currently free for approved members, Catalog reserves the right to introduce subscription fees for certain new, advanced, or premium features, or high-volume usage tiers, in the future. The details of any such potential subscription offerings, including applicable fees, billing cycles, and payment methods, would be clearly outlined on a dedicated pricing page or within the Platform at the time of their introduction.

8.3. General fee policies: Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all fees paid to Catalog are non-refundable. Information regarding cancellation policies for any future subscription services will be provided at the time of subscription. We reserve the right to modify our fees, fee structures, and billing practices at any time. We will provide you with reasonable notice of any material changes to fees that may affect you.

9. Termination

9.1. Termination by you: You are free to terminate your Catalog account and your agreement to these Terms at any time. To do so, you can follow any account deletion instructions provided on the Platform, or you may contact our support team at support@catalog.ac for assistance with the process. It’s important to understand that terminating your Catalog platform account does not alter or terminate any separate music license agreements you have already finalized and secured through the Platform for your productions. Your legal obligations, as well as your rights concerning any music already licensed, will continue to be governed by the specific terms and conditions (such as usage duration, media, and territory restrictions) set forth in those individual license agreements.

9.2. Termination or suspension by Catalog: Catalog is committed to fostering a secure, respectful, and legally compliant platform environment for all members. While we aim for enduring professional relationships, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Platform if we determine, acting in good faith and with reasonable discretion, that such action is necessary. Grounds for such action may include, but are not limited to: a material or repeated breach of these Terms (including our Community Guidelines as detailed in Section 4); engagement in illegal, fraudulent, misleading, or abusive activities; actions that cause or threaten to cause harm to Catalog, our Platform integrity, our rights holder partners, or other Users; if required by applicable law or legitimate authorities; or due to extended periods of account inactivity subject to our policies. Where feasible and appropriate for the circumstances, Catalog will endeavour to provide you with reasonable prior notice of an impending suspension or termination and, for inevitable less severe breaches, an opportunity to rectify the issue within a specified timeframe. However, Catalog reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account immediately and without prior notice if the violation is severe (such as, but not limited to, illegal activities, actions causing immediate or significant harm, or posing serious security risks) or if we are legally compelled to do so. Catalog will make the final determination as to whether a User’s conduct or a specific situation warrants suspension or termination, based on a reasonable assessment of the available information and the potential impact on our community and Platform.

9.3. Effect of termination: Upon termination of your account for any reason: a) Your right to access and use the Platform will immediately cease. b) Any licenses granted to you for Music Content will be governed by the terms of those individual license agreements; termination of your Platform account does not automatically terminate validly obtained and paid-for licenses unless the termination was due to a breach affecting those licenses. c) Regarding your User Content, we will handle it in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law. This may include retention for a certain period for legal or operational reasons, or deletion. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more details on data handling. d) Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive (including, without limitation, ownership provisions benefitting Catalog, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability).

10. Disclaimers of Warranties

THE PLATFORM AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

CATALOG CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY USER WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR ANY SPECIFIC REPERTOIRE THROUGH THE PLATFORM, AS LICENSING DECISIONS REST SOLELY WITH THE APPLICABLE RIGHTS HOLDERS. ANY ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, OR INFORMATION (INCLUDING PRICING ESTIMATES LIKE SMART PRICING™ BETA) PROVIDED BY THE PLATFORM OR OUR STAFF IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND.

CATALOG WILL MAKE REASONABLE, GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT PLATFORM ERRORS OR ISSUES. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

CATALOG IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR INOPERABILITY OF THE PLATFORM, PERFORMANCE ISSUES, OR DELAYS IN ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM. FURTHERMORE, CATALOG IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES, MISAPPROPRIATION, OR WRONGFUL USE OF ANY TRACK(S) OR MUSIC CONTENT BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF OR THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ISSUES, WE WILL PROMPTLY ASSIST IN INVESTIGATING AND SUPPORTING THE FINDING OF REMEDIES WHERE FEASIBLE AND APPROPRIATE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CATALOG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CATALOG (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS) BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IF CATALOG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF CATALOG TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE PLATFORM OR SERVICES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO CATALOG FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED EUROS (EUR €100.00), IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO CATALOG, AS APPLICABLE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Catalog and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, and licensors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to or use of the Platform or Services; (b) your User Content, including any claim that your User Content infringes or violates the rights of a third party; (c) your violation of these Terms or the Community Guidelines; (d) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (e) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property right, publicity, confidentiality, property, or privacy right. Catalog reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.

13. Governing Law and dispute resolution

Any dispute, claim, controversy, or cause of action arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or the Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in either Barcelona, Spain; London, UK; Los Angeles, USA; or Paris, France. The specific jurisdiction will depend on the Catalog entity (i.e., Catalog Music Holding Limited, Catalog Music France SARL, Catalog Music Spain S.L., or Catalog Music USA Inc.) that has issued your services invoice or is otherwise most directly connected to your production’s origin or the subject matter of the dispute. You hereby expressly consent to and waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such competent courts as determined by these criteria.

14. Changes to terms

Catalog reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or update these Terms at any time. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will provide you with reasonable notice, such as by posting the updated Terms on the Platform, sending you an email notification, or through other reasonable means, prior to the changes becoming effective. The "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms will indicate when the latest modifications were made.

Your continued use of the Platform after the effective date of any revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates.

15. Miscellaneous

15.1. Entire agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or guidelines published by Catalog on the Platform (such as the Community Guidelines), constitute the entire agreement between you and Catalog concerning your use of the Platform and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, concerning such subject matter.

15.2. Severability: If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of these Terms invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable. If modification is not possible, it shall be severed from these Terms, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

15.3. Waiver: No waiver by Catalog of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Catalog to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

15.4. Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Catalog’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and void. Catalog may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.

16. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at: support@catalog.ac