These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Margo (the website, apps, and related services at trymargo.com — together, "Margo," "we," "us"). By creating an account or using Margo, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy and Copyright / DMCA Policy. If you do not agree, do not use Margo.
Margo is a music and lyric community. You can create an account, post lyric excerpts and related content, Resonate and Lyric Back, Replay others' posts, follow people, message them (subject to their settings), export shareable lyric cards, discover and play music hosted in Margo, and — if approved as an artist — upload and manage your own tracks through Studio.
Margo hosts audio and artwork for many songs directly (including via our storage providers). Some experiences also link out to third-party platforms when a post or catalog entry is redirect-only or includes external links. We may use third-party services for hosting, authentication, analytics, content moderation and related AI processing, and song metadata search to help operate Margo. Those providers can change over time. How we collect and share information — including through service providers — is described in our Privacy Policy.
Age. You must be at least 13 years old to use Margo. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use Margo only with a parent or guardian's consent where required by law. Margo is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
Accounts required. An account is required to post, message, or interact with content on Margo (including resonating, lyric-backing, replaying, following, reporting, and similar actions). You may browse some public content without signing in where we allow it.
Sign-up. You may register with email and password or through supported third-party sign-in (OAuth) providers. You are responsible for your account credentials and for activity under your account. Keep your password confidential and notify us if you believe your account has been compromised.
Usernames and profiles. When you create an account, Margo may suggest a username. You choose and may change your username subject to availability and our rules (for example length and allowed characters). Usernames are not sold as a guarantee of uniqueness forever, exclusivity, or identity verification. Do not impersonate others or use a username that infringes rights or violates these Terms.
Account settings. You may adjust settings such as private account, who can message you, and related preferences. Deactivating your account hides it in a reversible way from Settings; permanently deleting your account removes your data from our active systems as described in the Privacy Policy (subject to limited legal, security, or backup retention).
We may refuse, suspend, or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we reasonably believe pose legal, safety, or abuse risk.
What you can post. Subject to these Terms, you may post lyric excerpts, Lyric Backs, Replays, profile information, messages, and other content you submit ("Your Content"). You are solely responsible for Your Content and for having the rights and permissions needed to post it.
License to Margo. You retain ownership of Your Content. You grant Margo a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, distribute, and otherwise use Your Content as needed to operate, improve, promote, and protect the service (including generating share formats such as lyric cards and delivering content to people who are allowed to see it under your settings). This license does not include the right to use Your Content to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models. This license ends when Your Content is deleted from our active systems, except for reasonable technical remnants (caches, backups) and content that others have lawfully shared or that we must retain for legal reasons.
Lyrics and copyright. Short lyric excerpts may be shared as part of how people talk about music, but rights still belong to the rightsholders. Do not paste full songs, albums, or other copyrighted material you do not have rights to use. Margo may remove content that appears to infringe copyright or that we are required to remove. Copyright complaints are handled under our DMCA process (Section 9).
Prohibited content and conduct. You agree not to:
We may remove or limit distribution of content, and may warn, freeze, or remove accounts or artist access, when we believe these Terms or the law require it — including through automated tools (for example moderation and tagging systems described in the Privacy Policy) and human review.
Music on Margo falls into three practical categories. Labels in the product may evolve; this describes the rights model, not every UI badge.
a) Margo Originals
Tracks we publish as Margo's own catalog. We (or our licensors) own or control the rights needed to host and make those tracks available on Margo.
b) Independent / approved artists
Artists who apply and are approved (including independents who complete our verification flow, which may include verification against a third-party AI music profile) may upload and host audio and artwork in Studio.
c) Redirect-only content
Some posts or references point users to listen elsewhere (for example via outbound links to third-party platforms) without hosting full audio on Margo. We do not claim ownership of those third-party recordings by linking to them. Availability and terms of those platforms are controlled by those third parties.
Streaming links and metadata. When we show links or metadata from third parties, those materials remain subject to the third party's terms and rights. Metadata may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat it as legal clearance to use a work.
No payment processing (for now). Margo does not currently process payments for listening or posting. Any future paid features would be described separately before they apply.
Applying to become an artist (independent or label) is optional. Submitting an application does not guarantee approval.
Application. You may need to provide information such as display name, social or platform links, and other details we request. We may fetch public profile pages you point us to as part of verification (see Privacy Policy).
Rights warranty. By applying — and each time you upload or publish music through Studio after approval — you represent and warrant that:
We may reject applications, revoke approval, hide or remove uploads, and cooperate with rightsholders when we believe these warranties are breached.
Studio. Only approved artists with eligible account status may upload. Suspended, frozen, or removed artists may lose upload and/or public catalog access. You are responsible for the accuracy of titles, credits, artwork, and other metadata you provide.
Messaging is available between accounts according to each recipient's settings (for example everyone, followers only, or no one). Private accounts and follow acceptance may further limit who can see content or message. Do not use messaging to harass, spam, scam, or share unlawful content.
We may access, preserve, or disclose messages when required by law, to enforce these Terms, or to protect Margo, our users, or the public, as described in the Privacy Policy. If someone is bothering you, use in-product controls (block/follow/message settings where available) and report posts that violate these Terms. (Direct-message-specific report tooling may not be available for every surface; you may also contact us using the addresses in Section 16.)
You may report posts that appear to violate these Terms (for example spam, harassment, or inappropriate content). Reports are reviewed through our admin tools; outcomes may include no action, content hiding/removal, account warnings, artist freezes or removals, or other steps we consider appropriate.
We may also act without a user report — including automated moderation flags and human review — to hide content, limit features, or suspend or terminate accounts.
Content owners may have in-product controls (for example editing or managing their posts). Removal by you or by us does not eliminate copies that others have already saved, exported, or reshared outside Margo.
You may export or share lyric cards and links featuring content you are allowed to see. Exported cards may include Margo branding. Sharing does not transfer ownership of underlying music rights. Card export may be logged for signed-in users as described in the Privacy Policy (for product analytics), without blocking your download if logging fails.
If you believe content on Margo infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent as described in our Copyright / DMCA Policy:
Email: dmca@trymargo.com
Policy: /dmca
Do not send DMCA notices only to general inboxes; notices sent elsewhere may be delayed. We may remove or disable access to material, notify the poster, and suspend or terminate repeat infringers as described in that policy, including counter-notice procedures.
For non-copyright legal concerns, see Section 16.
Margo uses and may link to third-party services for things such as hosting, authentication, analytics, AI-assisted moderation and processing, metadata search, and outbound listening or profile platforms. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party sites or services we don't control.
Those providers can change over time. How we collect and share information — including through service providers — is described in our Privacy Policy.
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms with a new effective date. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, stop using Margo and delete your account if you wish.
Service "as is". Margo is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant uninterrupted or error-free operation, perfect metadata, unbroken third-party links, or that every piece of content is non-infringing. Music availability may change as rights, artist status, or moderation outcomes change.
Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Margo and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from your use of Margo or these Terms. Our aggregate liability for claims relating to Margo will not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, in the twelve months before the claim arose. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on liability; in those cases, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Margo and its operators, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) Your Content; (b) your use of Margo; (c) your violation of these Terms or applicable law; or (d) your infringement or misappropriation of any third party's rights. We may, at our expense, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense.
If your account is suspended or terminated by us, or if you permanently delete your account:
Suspension may be temporary or lead to permanent termination at our discretion where these Terms or the law allow.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Survival. The following survive account suspension or termination, and survive updates to these Terms to the extent they applied to your prior use: Sections 3 (to the extent licenses, ownership, and residual copies remain relevant), 9 (Copyright and DMCA), 12 (Disclaimers and limitation of liability), 13 (Indemnification), 14 (Termination), 15 (General provisions, including governing law and dispute resolution), and 16 (Contact), together with any other provisions that by their nature should survive.
Governing law and disputes. These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Margo's operating entity is organized, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of Margo will be resolved in the courts located in that jurisdiction, unless applicable law requires otherwise.