WVVD™︎ 利用規約/配信契約

By using the Service, Users agree to these Terms, the Distribution Guidelines established separately by the Company, and the Company’s Privacy Policy.

The Service is a music distribution service that delivers audio recordings, artwork, metadata, and other content provided by Users to music streaming and download platforms through the Company or its affiliated partners.

The Company makes no guarantee regarding release dates, playlist placement, sales figures, stream counts, or any other outcome or result.

A service agreement is formed when a User completes the Company’s designated application process and the Company approves the application.

The Company may decline any application based on the results of its screening process or for any other reason. The Company is under no obligation to disclose the reason for any such refusal.

If a User is a minor, they must obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian before using the Service. If a minor agrees to these Terms and begins using the Service, it shall be deemed that the required consent has been obtained.

The Company’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31 of the following year.

New subscribers are required to commit to a minimum of three (3) consecutive fiscal periods as a condition of trade with certain affiliated distribution platforms (hereinafter “Initial Contract Period”). The Initial Contract Period begins on the date of sign-up and ends on the last day of the fiscal year in which the sign-up month falls (March 31), plus two (2) additional full fiscal years.

(Example) If signing up in October 2026: the Initial Contract Period runs from October 2026 through March 31, 2029 (30 months).

From the fourth fiscal period onward, the agreement shall be renewed on a one-year basis, taking effect upon the User’s payment of the applicable renewal fee.

Service fees are as set forth in the Company’s separately published fee schedule.

Users shall pay the subscription fee and any applicable charges corresponding to their selected plan.

A registration fee applies at the time of initial sign-up, in addition to the subscription fee.

Fees and charges already paid are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms.

The Service does not renew automatically.

Each March, the Company will send renewal reminders to Users. A renewal is deemed effective upon the User’s payment of the applicable renewal fee by credit card or bank transfer.

If a User fails to pay by the renewal deadline without notifying the Company of their intent to cancel, the Company may suspend all services without prior notice.

During any period of non-payment, the User may not claim royalty payments. Royalties accrued during any period of suspension shall be settled and paid to the User upon full payment of all outstanding fees and reactivation charges.

To reactivate a suspended account, the User shall pay one (1) year’s renewal fee (regardless of the length of the suspension period), plus an account reactivation fee of ¥5,000 (excluding tax).

If the Company is unable to contact a User for an extended period, or if non-payment continues, the Company may terminate the service agreement without prior notice. In the event of termination, the Company shall settle any remaining royalties after deducting all outstanding fees and other amounts owed. However, if the Company is unable to reach the User despite reasonable attempts to do so, and no royalty claim is made within twenty-four (24) months of the date on which the termination notice was issued, all rights to claim such royalties shall be deemed to have expired.

The Solo Artist Plan is limited to use under a single artist name registered at the time of sign-up. Changes to the registered artist name are not permitted during the contract period. Distribution under joint, alternative, or additional artist names is not permitted.

The Label Owner Plan allows distribution of multiple artists and multiple releases, subject to any operational restrictions separately defined by the Company.

Plan changes are not permitted during the contract period.

All copyrights (rights relating to composition and lyrics) and neighboring rights (rights relating to sound recordings and masters, hereinafter “Master Rights”) in distributed works remain with the User.

Works distributed under the Solo Artist Plan are released under the WVVD™︎RECORDS label. The © and ℗ credits displayed on all distribution platforms will appear as WVVD™︎RECORDS. However, these credits are used solely as a label display convention in connection with the Service and do not constitute a transfer, assignment, or attribution to the Company of any copyright or Master Rights as defined in the preceding paragraph.

Works distributed under the Label Owner Plan are released under the label name registered by the User. In this case, the Company’s name and the WVVD™︎RECORDS designation shall not appear on any distribution platform.

All intellectual property rights in the artwork, designs, logos, and other visual materials used by the Company in connection with Solo Artist Plan releases (hereinafter “Company Design Materials”) belong to the Company.

Users may use Company Design Materials freely on their own social media accounts, blogs, websites, and other personal media for the purpose of promoting or sharing information about their distributed works.

However, modification of Company Design Materials (including cropping, editing, compositing, or any other alteration) and use for commercial purposes (including placement in paid advertisements, merchandise production, or incorporation into products for sale) are prohibited. Any use beyond the above requires the Company’s prior written consent.

Users represent and warrant that they hold all rights necessary in all content submitted to the Company.

Users represent and warrant that such content does not infringe upon the copyright, moral rights, trademark rights, publicity rights, or any other rights of any third party.

Users shall explicitly confirm and agree to the foregoing through the Company’s designated online confirmation process each time a distribution request is submitted.

Users grant the Company a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use submitted audio recordings to the extent necessary for the provision of the Service.

The license granted under this Article is limited solely to music distribution purposes. Users are not restricted from distributing the same works through other distribution services or by their own means.

Company Design Materials are not subject to the license granted under this Article; their use is governed by Article 8.

The Company shall retain 20% of gross royalties—calculated after deduction of platform fees and other charges—as a distribution fee. The remaining 80% shall be paid to the User as royalties.

Royalty reports shall be issued in CSV format by the last day of the following months, based on the User’s plan:

Solo Artist Plan

March, June, September, and December each year

Label Owner Plan

March, June, September, and December each year

Issued reports may be viewed and downloaded at any time from the User’s dedicated account page on the Service.

Royalties are calculated in US dollars and converted into Japanese yen for payment. The exchange rate and conversion method shall be determined by the Company using a commercially reasonable methodology. The Company reserves the right to amend this methodology as necessary.

Under the Label Owner Plan, when cumulative royalties reach USD 100, the Company will transfer the full amount in Japanese yen to the User’s designated bank account, as a rule by the end of the month following the report month.

Under the Label Owner Plan, if cumulative royalties are below USD 100, the balance will be carried over to the next report period.

Under the Solo Artist Plan, no interim payments based on the USD 100 threshold set forth in the preceding two paragraphs are made; instead, royalties for the year are paid in a lump sum in Japanese yen to the User’s designated bank account, as a rule by the end of April each year, based on the report closed at the end of March.

While a User of the Label Owner Plan is enrolled in the Company’s Break Option, no interim payments are made even if cumulative royalties reach USD 100, and royalties shall be paid in the same manner as under the Solo Artist Plan described in the preceding paragraph.

In all cases, bank transfer fees are covered by the Company.

For the March year-end report only, the full royalty balance will be paid out regardless of amount, and the carried-over balance will be reset to zero. However, if the cumulative royalty balance is less than JPY 500 as of the said March closing date, the balance will not be reset and will instead be carried over to the following period. This ensures that, as a general rule, Users receive at least one royalty payment per fiscal year while the Service agreement is active.

If royalties are reduced due to a determination of fraudulent streaming by a distribution platform, a chargeback, a refund, or any other cause, the Company may offset the reduced amount against future royalties. The criteria for determining fraudulent streaming shall follow the terms and policies of the applicable distribution platform.

If the Company determines that fraudulent activity is suspected, it may temporarily withhold royalty payments without prior notice until the investigation is complete. If the investigation concludes that no fraudulent activity occurred, the Company shall promptly release the withheld payment.

Users must not engage in any of the following:

1. Distribution of content that infringes third-party rights
2. Submission of false or misleading information
3. Artificial manipulation of stream counts or purchase numbers through bots, automation tools, third-party services, or any other artificial means (fraudulent streaming)
4. Any act that violates applicable laws or regulations, or public order and morality
5. Any act substantially similar to the foregoing, or any act that disrupts or interferes with the operation of the Service

If a User violates these Terms, the Company may, without prior notice, suspend or remove any distributed works, suspend the User’s account, or terminate the service agreement.

If a User violates Article 13, Item 3 (fraudulent streaming), the Company may, in addition to suspending distribution and the User’s account, seek compensation for any damages incurred as a result of such violation.

If any act by a User causes damage to the Company or any third party, the User shall be liable for all such damages.

In particular, if the Company incurs legal costs, damage payments, or any other losses as a result of a User distributing content that infringes the rights of any third party, the User shall fully indemnify the Company for all such losses.

Users may request cancellation at any time. Cancellation takes effect on the last day of the month in which the Company receives the cancellation request. Fees already paid are non-refundable.

If a User requests cancellation before the Initial Contract Period (minimum three fiscal periods as defined in Article 4) has expired, the Company may be unable to immediately remove distributed works from certain platforms due to obligations with affiliated distribution services. In such cases, removal from those platforms will be carried out in sequence after the Initial Contract Period has ended. Fees paid during the Initial Contract Period are non-refundable regardless of when cancellation is requested.

The Company shall submit takedown and removal requests to all applicable distribution platforms. The time required for complete removal varies by platform but typically takes between approximately six (6) weeks and three (3) months.

Following cancellation, the Company does not provide transfer or migration services for any distributed works (including release data and catalog) to other music distribution services.

ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) codes assigned to distributed works are available for disclosure to Users under both plans. EAN (JAN Code) codes will not be issued or disclosed under either plan. Neither code type will be reused, repurposed, or transferred to another music distribution service after the contract ends.

Users acknowledge and accept that even after distribution has ended, certain information, streaming history, archive data, and similar content relating to their works may remain accessible online for an indefinite period of time.

The Company is not responsible for any unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, or use of content by third parties, or any other acts occurring outside the Company’s control. Takedown requests submitted by the Company are limited to the accounts on distribution platforms through which the content was originally distributed via the Service.

The Company may add, modify, or remove supported distribution platforms at its sole discretion and without prior notice to Users. The Company shall not be liable for any damages arising from such changes.

The Company may amend these Terms at any time as it deems necessary. Amended Terms shall take effect thirty (30) days after the Company notifies Users via the Service’s official website, email, or other appropriate means.

Users who do not agree to the amended Terms may cancel the Service before the day the amendment takes effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of any amendment shall be deemed acceptance of the amended Terms.

The Company shall not be liable to Users for any delay in or inability to provide the Service caused by circumstances beyond the Company’s reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, pandemic or epidemic, server failures, telecommunications infrastructure outages, changes in laws or regulations, governmental actions, or changes to the specifications or termination of any distribution platform.

The Company shall manage all personal information collected from Users in connection with the Service in accordance with the Company’s separately published Privacy Policy.

Users represent and warrant that neither they nor any of their associates belong to or are affiliated with any organized crime group, organized crime group member, quasi-member, organization affiliated with an organized crime group, corporate racketeer, or any other antisocial force.

If a User is found to be in violation of this Article, the Company may immediately terminate the service agreement without prior notice. The Company reserves the right to seek compensation for any damages suffered as a result.

If the Company ceases operation of the Service, it shall provide Users with reasonable advance notice.

Any outstanding unpaid royalties shall be settled at the time of business closure.

In the event of a User’s death, their legal heir(s) may submit the required documentation—including proof of death and proof of succession—to the Company, and request either continuation of the agreement or cancellation.

To continue the agreement, the heir must agree to these Terms and complete the Company’s designated procedures. Cancellation requests shall be handled in accordance with Article 16.

If no heir makes contact within twenty-four (24) months of the date on which the Company becomes aware of the User’s death, the Company may terminate the service agreement.

Any outstanding royalties as of the date of termination shall be settled and transferred to the designated bank account of the heir upon submission of the required documentation.

The Company shall not be liable for any damages suffered by a User arising from:

1. Service outages, policy changes, specification changes, or service termination by any distribution platform
2. Unauthorized access, unauthorized reproduction, copyright infringement, or any other acts committed by third parties outside the Company’s control
3. Errors in information submitted by the User, incomplete or inaccurate metadata, or any other acts attributable to the User
4. Any lost profits, loss of opportunity, indirect damages, or other consequential damages arising in connection with the Service

Where the Company bears liability for damages to a User, and except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company’s total liability shall not exceed the total amount of service fees paid by the User in the relevant fiscal year.

In cases involving willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Company, the Company’s liability shall extend to direct and ordinary damages actually proven to have been incurred.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.

Any and all disputes arising in connection with the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Fukuoka District Court as the court of first instance.