These Terms of Use govern access to and use of soulfuss.com (the “Website”), published by Juan Andrés Chousa Pita (the “Publisher”). By browsing the Website, subscribing to any of its features, posting a comment or otherwise interacting with its content, you accept these Terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the Website.
1. Purpose of the Website
The Website is an editorial music publication covering news, releases, reviews and features about soul, funk and rhythm & blues and related genres. Its content is provided for informational and entertainment purposes.
2. Conditions of access
Access to the Website is free and does not require registration, except for the features that may require it (such as posting a comment). The Publisher may modify, suspend or discontinue the Website or any of its sections, contents or functions at any time and without prior notice.
3. Intellectual property
The design, source code, structure, editorial texts, original photographs, graphics and audio or video productions created for the Website belong to the Publisher or are used under licence or legal exception. Reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation or reuse, in whole or in part and in any medium, requires prior written authorisation, except for the uses permitted by law — such as quotation for review or news reporting, with attribution to soulfuss.com and a link to the original article.
Artist names, band names, album titles, label names, cover artwork and promotional material belong to their respective owners and are used for informational and journalistic purposes. See the Disclaimer for the full statement on third-party material.
4. User contributions
Where the Website allows comments or other contributions, the user is solely responsible for the content published and warrants that they hold the necessary rights to it and that it is lawful. The following are expressly prohibited:
- Content that is defamatory, insulting, threatening, discriminatory or obscene.
- Content that infringes intellectual property, image, honour or privacy rights.
- The impersonation of another person, artist, label or media outlet.
- Commercial advertising, spam, chain messages, links to fraudulent or illegal sites, and any attempt to artificially promote a product or release.
- The publication of personal data of third parties without their consent.
The Publisher reserves the right to remove any contribution that breaches these rules, and to block the user responsible, without prior notice and at its own discretion.
5. Advertising
The Website displays advertising served through third-party networks, including Google AdSense. Advertising is delivered by those networks and does not imply endorsement of the advertised products or services, nor does it influence editorial criteria. Advertising is not permitted on this page or on the Website’s legal pages.
6. External links
The Website contains links to third-party sites and platforms. The Publisher does not control and is not responsible for their content, availability, legality or privacy practices. Access to them is at the user’s own risk and subject to their own terms.
7. Liability
The Publisher prepares the content of the Website with care and in good faith, but does not guarantee that it is free of errors, complete or permanently up to date. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Publisher accepts no liability for decisions taken in reliance on the information published, nor for damage arising from the use of the Website. The Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”. This limitation does not apply in cases of fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, or liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law.
8. Privacy and cookies
The processing of personal data through the Website is governed by the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, which form part of these Terms.
9. Applicable law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by Spanish law. Unless a mandatory rule provides otherwise, the courts of the Publisher’s place of establishment shall have jurisdiction, without prejudice to the rights that consumer-protection legislation grants to consumers.
10. Contact
For any question about these Terms: info@soulfuss.com.