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SoundGenius Terms of Service

Date of Last Revision: July 7, 2026

Acceptance of These Terms

SoundGenius (“SoundGenius,” “we,” “us,” or “our“) is a service operated by AdverGroup LLC that lets you generate AI music, voiceovers, and sound effects. We provide the service through our website at https://soundgenius.com/ and through any related applications, tools, features, and technology we make available (collectively, the “Service“).

All access to and use of the Service is subject to these Terms of Service (as amended from time to time, these “Terms“). By accessing, browsing, registering for, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Service.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. THEY CONTAIN AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, A CLASS-ACTION WAIVER, AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. Except as described in the “Dispute Resolution” section below, disputes between you and SoundGenius will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration — not in court and not on a class or representative basis.

Your privacy is governed by our Privacy Policy, available at https://soundgenius.com/privacy. By using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information as described there.

Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. If we do, we will post the updated Terms and revise the “Date of Last Revision” above, and we will notify you of material changes by a reasonable means (for example, an in-Service notice, a pop-up, or email). Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. Please review this page periodically.

Description of the Service

The Service processes inputs you provide — including text prompts, descriptions, audio, and other materials (collectively, “Inputs” or “Submissions“) — and generates and returns audio and related output, such as music, voiceovers, and sound effects (“Outputs“). Inputs and Outputs are together referred to as “Content.”

You may only upload or submit Submissions that you have the right to use. By uploading any Submission, you represent and warrant that:

  • you have obtained all rights, licenses, consents, and permissions necessary to submit and use (and to allow us and our providers to use) the Submission in connection with the Service;
  • your Submission and its use by the Service will not violate any law or infringe or misappropriate the rights of any third party; and
  • no additional licenses, consents, or payments to any third party are required for our use of your Submission to generate your Output.

Eligibility and Registration

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. We require this in part because the Service relies on a third-party AI provider (see “Third-Party AI Provider” below) whose terms require users to be 18 or older. (Operator note: if you intend to permit minors 13–17 with verified parental consent, this must be reconciled with the ElevenLabs terms before publishing — flagged for legal review.)

To access certain features you may be required to register and provide accurate information about yourself (such as name and email). You agree to keep that information true, accurate, current, and complete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use or security breach. You may not share your credentials or permit others to use your account. We may terminate accounts that are inactive for an extended period.

If we offer a free tier, you may not create multiple accounts to exploit it, and we may suspend or terminate access if we believe the free tier is being used in bad faith.

Third-Party AI Provider (ElevenLabs)

The Service is powered in part by the application programming interfaces and AI models of Eleven Labs, Inc. (“ElevenLabs”). As a result:

  • Your use of the Service — including your Inputs, your Outputs, and any voice models — is subject to ElevenLabs’ applicable terms and prohibited-use rules, and you agree to comply with them as they apply to your activity through the Service.
  • The rights we grant you in your Outputs are limited to, and subject to, the rights ElevenLabs grants to us. We cannot grant you rights greater than we hold.
  • ElevenLabs’ availability, performance, and policies are outside our control and may affect the Service. We are not responsible for interruptions, changes, or limitations caused by ElevenLabs.

We may add, remove, or change third-party AI providers at any time.

Your Content: Inputs and Outputs

As between you and SoundGenius, and except as expressly stated in these Terms, you retain the rights you hold in your Inputs.

Because of how AI works, Outputs may not be unique. The Service may generate the same or similar Output for other users who provide similar Inputs. An Input submitted by another user is not your Submission, and an Output generated for another user is not your Output.

License you grant to us. To operate and improve the Service, you grant SoundGenius and AdverGroup LLC (and our affiliates, successors, and designees) a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, publicly perform and display, transmit, and otherwise use your Content in connection with providing, securing, supporting, improving, and developing the Service and related products. To the extent your Content includes your voice or likeness, this license extends to those indicia of your persona for the purposes described above. We will not commercialize your voice on a standalone basis without your permission.

You may request deletion of your personal data as permitted under applicable law, as described in our Privacy Policy. Where our AI provider offers an opt-out from using your Content to train its models, we will honor applicable opt-out requests to the extent supported by that provider.

Voice Models

The Service may let you create a voice model that generates Output resembling a voice (“Voice Model“). To create a Voice Model, you may need to upload audio recordings as Input.

You may only create a Voice Model of your own voice, or of a voice you are expressly authorized to use. You agree not to create, or attempt to create, a Voice Model of any other person without their documented consent, and not to upload recordings of another person’s voice without the necessary rights. You are solely responsible for obtaining all required consents. We may remove any Voice Model at any time, in our sole discretion, including if we determine it does not comply with these Terms or with our AI provider’s requirements.

You may request deletion of Voice Models you created through your account settings, subject to any retention we are required to maintain.

Ownership of Outputs and Permitted Use

Paid and credit-based use. Subject to your compliance with these Terms and to the rights available to us from our AI provider, we assign to you our right, title, and interest (if any) in Outputs you generate while your paid subscription or purchased credits are active, so that you may use those Outputs for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Because of the nature of machine learning, we make no representation or warranty that any copyright vests in any Output, or that your use of an Output will not infringe a third party’s rights.

Free-tier use. If you use the Service without payment, you may use Outputs solely for your lawful, personal, and non-commercial purposes.

In all cases, your rights in Outputs are subject to and limited by the terms of our third-party AI provider, and you may not use any Output in a way that violates these Terms, our Acceptable Use rules, or applicable law. You may not use the Service or any Output to build, train, or improve a competing product, service, or AI model.

Acceptable Use

You are solely responsible for your Submissions, Outputs, and Voice Models and for all activity under your account. You agree not to use the Service to:

  • infringe, violate, or misappropriate any intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other right of any party;
  • submit Content you do not have the right to submit or use;
  • generate Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, hateful, discriminatory, or otherwise objectionable;
  • impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation, including by generating, labeling, or distributing Output or a Voice Model in a way that falsely suggests it was created by or is associated with someone else;
  • create a Voice Model of any person without that person’s consent and the rights required;
  • transmit viruses or code designed to disrupt, damage, or limit any software, hardware, or network;
  • distribute spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or unauthorized advertising or solicitation;
  • solicit personal information from, or otherwise target, minors;
  • interfere with or disrupt the Service, its servers, or connected networks, or circumvent any access, geographic, or content-protection restriction (including via VPN or proxy after being blocked);
  • use data mining, scraping, robots, or similar extraction methods; or
  • use the Service, any Output, or any Voice Model to develop, improve, power, or train any competing product, service, or AI or machine-learning model.

We may investigate and take appropriate action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates these rules, including removing Content, suspending or terminating accounts, and reporting to law enforcement. We may (but are not obligated to) monitor, review, edit, or remove Content at any time.

Credits

We may offer prepaid usage credits (“Credits“) that provide a limited, revocable right to access certain features. Credits:

  • are not money, a deposit, or stored value, and do not create any custodial or fiduciary relationship;
  • may be purchased or, from time to time, issued for free as part of a promotion (subject to any additional promotional conditions);
  • may be used only for eligible features in connection with your account, at the consumption rates in effect at time of use;
  • may not be transferred, sold, gifted, traded, or assigned, and any attempt to do so is void and may result in forfeiture;
  • are non-refundable, including upon account suspension or termination, except where required by law; and
  • may expire if we specify an expiration period at the time of purchase or issuance.

You are responsible for reviewing your Credit balance and all additions and deductions.

Subscriptions, Fees, and Payment

Certain features require a paid subscription or the purchase of Credits. You agree to pay all applicable fees and taxes (other than taxes on our net income) at the prices in effect when charges are incurred. You represent that any payment information you provide is accurate and that you are authorized to use the payment method, and you agree to keep it current.

Automatic renewal. If you purchase a subscription, it will automatically renew at the then-current price and for the same period unless you cancel before the renewal date. You authorize us (through our payment processor) to charge your payment method on each renewal until you cancel.

Cancellation. You may cancel through your account settings or by emailing us at the address below. To avoid the next charge, cancel at least seven (7) days before your renewal date. After cancellation, you retain access to paid features through the end of the current paid period.

Price changes. We may change prices. We will provide notice of a price change by a reasonable means at least fifteen (15) days before it takes effect. Continued use after the change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the new price. If you do not agree, cancel before the change takes effect.

Free trials. If we offer a free trial, it lasts for the period stated at sign-up (or seven (7) days if unspecified). If you do not cancel before the trial ends and we have told you the trial will convert, you authorize us to charge your payment method for the paid Service. You may cancel during the trial through your account settings or by emailing us.

Refunds. Except where required by law or otherwise determined by us in our sole discretion, all payments are final and non-refundable.

Payment Processing

SoundGenius does not itself process payments. Payment is handled by Stripe, Inc. and is subject to Stripe’s terms and privacy policy (available at https://stripe.com/legal and https://stripe.com/privacy). By using the paid features, you also agree to Stripe’s terms. You authorize Stripe to store and continue billing your payment method, including after it expires, to avoid interruptions. We assume no liability for payments processed by Stripe.

SoundGenius Intellectual Property

The Service and its underlying software, technology, text, graphics, and other content (the “Service Content“) are owned by AdverGroup LLC, SoundGenius, and our licensors, and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for Content you submit, you may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, distribute, sell, frame, scrape, or create derivative works from the Service or Service Content except as expressly permitted. The “SoundGenius” and “AdverGroup” names and logos are our marks and may not be used without our prior written permission. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Any feedback, suggestions, or ideas you provide about the Service are non-confidential, and we may use them for any purpose without compensation or attribution.

Copyright Complaints (DMCA)

We respect intellectual-property rights and ask you to do the same. If you believe Content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent that includes:

  1. your physical or electronic signature;
  2. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
  3. identification of the allegedly infringing material and enough detail for us to locate it;
  4. your address, telephone number, and email;
  5. a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Send notices to: legal@soundgenius.com (Subject: “DMCA Takedown Request”), or by mail to AdverGroup LLC at the address below.

We will respond to valid notices and counter-notices consistent with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and we will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of repeat infringers.

Third-Party Services and Content

The Service may link to or interoperate with third-party services, sites, and content, including our AI provider, payment processor, and login providers. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services or content, including their accuracy, availability, or privacy practices. Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and them, and may be subject to their own terms. We include third-party services as a convenience, and their inclusion is not an endorsement.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND ANY OUTPUT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE, OUTPUTS, AND VOICE MODELS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR THAT YOUR USE OF ANY OUTPUT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY. THE SERVICE USES EXPERIMENTAL AI TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY PRODUCE INACCURATE OR OFFENSIVE OUTPUT. OUTPUTS MAY NOT BE UNIQUE ACROSS USERS.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER SOUNDGENIUS, ADVERGROUP LLC, NOR OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (THE “SOUNDGENIUS PARTIES“) WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE SOUNDGENIUS PARTIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICE IS TO STOP USING IT.

Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the SoundGenius Parties from any claims, losses, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your use of the Service; your Content, Outputs, or Voice Models; your violation of these Terms; or your violation of any law or any right of another party. We may assume the exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate. You may not settle any such matter without our written consent.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account or access to the Service at any time, in our sole discretion, including for violation of these Terms or for any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity, with or without notice. We may also discontinue or modify the Service, in whole or in part, at any time. Upon termination, we may delete your account and associated Content, and any unused Credits may be forfeited without refund except where required by law. The SoundGenius Parties will not be liable for any termination of your access.

Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY — IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS.

Agreement to arbitrate. You and SoundGenius agree that any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved exclusively through final and binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, except that (a) either party may bring qualifying claims in small-claims court, and (b) either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief for actual or threatened infringement or misuse of intellectual property. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section.

Class-action and jury-trial waiver. YOU AND SOUNDGENIUS AGREE THAT CLAIMS MAY BE BROUGHT ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF. YOU AND SOUNDGENIUS WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

Informal resolution first. Before starting an arbitration, the party with a dispute must send a written notice describing the dispute and the relief sought to the other party (to SoundGenius at the address below; to you at your account email). If the dispute is not resolved within sixty (60) days, either party may begin arbitration.

Arbitration procedures. Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, as modified by these Terms. The arbitrator may award the same individual relief a court could. The arbitration will take place in a location reasonably convenient to both parties or, at your election for claims of $10,000 or less, by documents, phone, or video.

Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms by sending written notice, including your name, address, and email and a clear statement that you wish to opt out, to the address below.

Severability. If the class-action waiver is found unenforceable, the entire arbitration agreement will be void as to the affected claims. Otherwise, any unenforceable provision will be severed and the remainder enforced.

Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, you and SoundGenius submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in DuPage County, Illinois.

Export Controls

The Service and any related software are subject to U.S. export-control laws. You represent that you are not located in, and will not use the Service in or on behalf of, any country or party subject to U.S. sanctions or embargoes, and that you will comply with all applicable export and trade laws. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

General

These Terms (together with any terms incorporated by reference, including our Privacy Policy) are the entire agreement between you and SoundGenius regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. If any provision is found invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them freely. Any claim relating to the Service must be filed within one (1) year after it arises or be permanently barred. Section titles are for convenience only. “Including” means “including without limitation.” We will not be liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

Contact

Questions, concerns, notices, or requests regarding these Terms or the Service:

AdverGroup LLC (SoundGenius) 2021 Midwest Road, Ste 200 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: 847-401-6733 Email: info@soundgenius.com