These are the terms and conditions on which we provide access to the Anamorphic Sounds platform and license digital audio content through our website https://anamorphicsounds.com (Site).

Please read these terms carefully before you register, apply for access or request a licence. They explain who we are, how platform access works, how licences are requested and granted, and other important information.

By registering for, accessing or using the platform, you accept these terms.

1. About us

We are Infinite Samples Ltd (we, us or our), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 12863736 and registered office at 131 Finsbury Pavement, London, EC2A 1NT.

You can contact us by email at info@anamorphicsounds.com. If we need to contact you, we will use the contact information you provided when creating your account.

2. Industry-only platform

The Anamorphic Sounds platform and sound design catalogue are provided on an industry only basis to approved users. By registering and using the catalogue, you confirm that you are acting wholly or mainly for the purposes of your trade, business, craft or profession, including as a trailer house, film studio, advertising agency, post-production company, brand or related creative industry business.

This platform does not provide services to individual consumers or members of the public.

3. Account approval and eligibility

Access to the catalogue is restricted. You must apply for access and may only use the catalogue if we approve your account. We may approve, refuse, suspend or revoke access at our discretion, including where we believe use is inconsistent with these terms, where there is suspected misuse, or where you breach any licence terms.

You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering and to keep it updated. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and credentials, and for all activity under your account.

Access to the platform is provided free of charge unless otherwise agreed with you in writing. Licence fees are payable separately on a per-use basis as set out below.

4. Browsing, auditioning and downloads

Approved users may browse, audition and download sounds from the catalogue solely for private audition, internal evaluation, mock-ups, demos and testing.

Browsing or downloading a sound does not grant any right to use it. Every use of a sound, in any context other than private internal evaluation, requires a licence granted by us in writing under these terms.

You must not publish, broadcast, distribute, sell, sublicense, share, upload or otherwise exploit any downloaded sound (or any part of it) in any project without a licence granted by us in writing for that specific use.

5. Every use must be licensed

No commercial, public, client, broadcast, sync, distribution or other external use of any sound is permitted without a written licence from us. No rights are granted by implication, waiver, prior conduct, or by reason of your having access to the platform.

If you wish to use any sound in any project, you must submit a licence request through the Site (or as otherwise directed by us) before any release, distribution, publication, broadcast or commercial use.

6. Licence requests, quotes and grant of rights

A licence is granted only when all of the following have occurred:

we confirm approval in writing;

you accept the quote and licence terms;

you pay the applicable fee in full (unless invoicing terms are agreed in writing); and

we provide written confirmation of the licence and, where relevant, deliver the licensed file.

Licence fees are quoted per use and may be calculated based on factors including (without limitation):

term (duration);

territory (geographic scope);

usage type (for example, advertising, trailer, film, episodic television or streaming, games, broadcast, online);

media and distribution channels;

exclusivity (if requested);

project context (for example, major brand campaigns or high-profile productions); and

any other factors relevant to scope, risk and value.

Licences are project specific. A licence granted for one project does not grant rights for any other project, edit, cutdown, campaign extension, sequel, version or reuse unless expressly agreed in writing.

We may also offer blanket or multi-project licence agreements by separate written arrangement. Details are available on request.

We may refuse any licence request at our discretion.

Prices quoted exclude VAT unless stated otherwise. VAT will be charged where applicable.

7. Permitted use after grant of licence

Where a licence is granted, your permitted use is strictly limited to the terms approved in writing and may include, depending on those terms, synchronisation within music productions, films, games, advertisements, trailers, podcasts, broadcasts or multimedia, and exploitation in linear and non-linear media within the agreed term and territory.

You may own the copyright in the resulting work as a whole, but you do not acquire any ownership in the individual sounds. Licence fees must be paid in accordance with the licence before the sound is used.

8. Custom sound variations

Approved users may request a custom variation of any sound in the catalogue through the request function on the Site. Custom variation requests are subject to availability, fees and a separate written agreement. Submission of a request does not guarantee delivery or grant any rights.

9. Availability of sounds

Sounds within the Anamorphic catalogue are clearly marked to indicate whether they are exclusive to the industry platform or also available elsewhere. You should check the availability status of any sound before making licensing decisions.

10. Transformations and derivatives do not avoid licensing

You must obtain a licence even if you alter, transform, process or modify a sound. This includes, without limitation, time stretching, pitch shifting, reversing, chopping, layering, EQ, compression, distortion, re-sampling, granular processing, convolution, de-noising, re-recording, or incorporating the sound into a derivative work.

Any use that incorporates the original sound or any portion of it, whether recognisable or not, and whether or not the sound has been transformed, constitutes use of the original sound and must be licensed.

11. Prohibited uses

You must not:

share account access or downloaded sounds with unauthorised third parties;

redistribute, resell, sublicense or repackage sounds as standalone audio, sample packs, preset packs, libraries or any competing catalogue;

register any sound or any part of a sound in your own name on YouTube or any other platform;

use any sound for any unlawful, defamatory, infringing or otherwise illegal purpose; or

use, input, upload or otherwise process any sound through any artificial intelligence system, machine learning model, large language model, data mining tool or any automated system designed to analyse, generate or manipulate data, content or code, including for training, fine-tuning or enhancing such systems. This applies to all sounds in the catalogue, in whole or in part, and any breach constitutes a material breach of these terms.

12. Watermarking and enforcement

All sounds are watermarked and linked to user accounts, company details and IP addresses. Watermarking enables identification of the source of any unauthorised use.

You must not attempt to remove, obscure, overwrite or otherwise interfere with any watermarking or identification measures.

Unauthorised use may result in immediate termination of access, revocation of licences and legal action.

13. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your account and access immediately where we believe there is misuse, unauthorised distribution, breach of these terms, breach of licence terms, failed payments under any licence, or where required by law.

On termination, you must stop using the platform. Any rights granted under paid licences remain subject to their specific terms, and all other use remains prohibited.

On termination for breach, you must immediately cease using, reproducing, modifying, displaying, distributing, possessing or otherwise using any sounds downloaded from the platform, and must immediately delete and remove all such sounds from all devices, save where retention is necessary to give effect to a paid licence that survives termination on its own terms.

Any provision of these terms which expressly or by implication is intended to survive termination shall continue in full force and effect.

14. Intellectual property

We own and control all rights in the sounds and other content made available through the platform. The catalogue and its content are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.

All sounds remain our property and are licensed, not sold, to you on the terms set out in these terms and any specific licence granted in writing. Any rights not specifically granted are reserved by us.

Each sound is embedded with a digital watermark linked to your account and the relevant project. If a sound, or content derived from it, ends up in a third party’s music, sound effects, audio files or other content without a licence, you may be held legally responsible. You must take all reasonable steps to protect downloaded sounds from unauthorised copying or use, and must notify us immediately of any actual or suspected unauthorised use, copying or distribution.

It is unlawful to deliberately circumvent, alter or delete any technological measures of protection or information provided by us which identify the sounds, their owner or the terms of their use.

15. Indemnity

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including all legal and professional fees) arising out of or in connection with:

your use of the platform or any sound in breach of these terms or any licence granted by us;

any violation by you of any applicable law or regulation;

any infringement or alleged infringement by you of any intellectual property or other rights of any third party; or

any other act or omission by you in connection with your use of the platform.

This indemnity includes the costs of enforcing it and survives the termination or expiry of these terms.

16. Liability

We will provide the platform with reasonable care and skill.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

Subject to the foregoing, we are not liable for any indirect or consequential losses, including loss of profits, loss of business or loss of data, arising under or in connection with these terms.

Subject to the foregoing, our total liability to you in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with these terms shall not exceed the total licence fees paid by you to us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

17. Remedies

We will have the right to injunct or otherwise restrain the exhibition, promotion or exploitation of any film or other work, or any of the allied or ancillary rights connected with any film or other work, for any cause arising under these terms, including any alleged infringement of moral rights arising under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Each clause and paragraph of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

Even if we delay in enforcing these terms, we can still enforce them later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you for breaking these terms, that will not mean you do not have to do those things and will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

18. Assignment

We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to a third party. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations without our prior written consent.

19. Data protection

We process personal data in accordance with our privacy policy and applicable UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

You warrant that you have obtained all necessary consents from your employees and any other individuals whose personal data you provide to us.

20. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time, including to reflect changes to the platform, workflows or technical measures. Where appropriate we will provide notice via the Site or by email. The version that applies to you is the version in force at the time you access the platform or submit a licence request.

21. Other terms

These terms are between you and us. No other person has any right to enforce any of their terms.

22. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.

23. Questions or complaints

If you have any questions or complaints, please email info@anamorphicsounds.com.