Effective date: 2026/07/06
Last reviewed: 2026/07/06

These Terms & Conditions govern your use of the Carlos Simpson Music Production website. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms to the extent applicable to your use of the site. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the website.

These terms apply to the public website, including its pages, text, images, project materials, release pages, music-related content, contact routes and other publicly accessible materials unless a separate written agreement, licence, rights statement or other terms expressly apply to a specific item, service or activity.

Quick links

• About these terms

• Who operates the website

• Use of the website

• Intellectual property and site content

• Music, recordings, lyrics and artwork

• Permissions, licensing and rights requests

• Accuracy of information and no professional advice

• Third-party links, platforms and embedded content

• Acceptable use

• Privacy, cookies and personal data

• Liability and disclaimers

• Changes to the website and these terms

• Governing law

• Contact

1. About these terms

These Terms & Conditions explain the basis on which the Carlos Simpson Music Production website is made available to visitors and users. They set out the rules for using the site and clarify how website content, music-related materials, images, release information, project pages and related materials may be accessed and used.

These terms should be read together with the website’s:

• Content Rights Policy

• Privacy Notice

• any cookie notice or cookie policy used on the website

• any specific permissions, licensing, rights or contractual terms that may apply to a particular project, enquiry, commission, release or collaboration

If there is any conflict between these Terms & Conditions and a specific written licence, permissions agreement, collaboration agreement or other signed agreement, the more specific written agreement will generally prevail in relation to that subject matter.

2. Who operates the website

This website is operated in connection with CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production.

Depending on the nature of the content, rights or activity in question, references on this website may also relate to Carlos Simpson, CARLOS SIMPSON™, Carlos Simpson Design Studio, or another associated Carlos Simpson rights-holding or publishing entity where relevant and clearly indicated by the context.

For general website enquiries, you can contact:

CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production
Email: designstudio@carlossimpson.com
Location: London, United Kingdom

3. Use of the website

You may use this website for lawful personal, editorial, professional, research, informational or reference purposes only. Your use of the website must be consistent with these Terms & Conditions and with any applicable law or regulation.

You may access, browse and read publicly available pages of the website for ordinary informational purposes. You may also link to public pages in a fair and lawful manner, provided that doing so does not misrepresent ownership, endorsement, affiliation or rights.

Use of the website does not grant you any ownership rights in the site, its content, its music-related materials or any associated intellectual property.

4. Intellectual property and site content

Unless otherwise stated, original content published on this website is protected by copyright, design rights, database rights, trademark law and other applicable intellectual property rights.

This includes, where rights subsist and unless otherwise stated:

• website copy and editorial text;

• project pages, release notes and descriptive materials;

• music-related written content;

• artwork, graphics, page imagery and promotional visuals;

• site structure, design elements and original visual arrangements;

• selected metadata-linked images or other public-facing assets;

• names, marks, titles, logos, brand identifiers and other distinctive materials used on the site.

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions transfers ownership of those rights to you.

For detailed guidance on reuse, permissions, image licensing, rights requests and AI-related restrictions, please refer to the Content Rights Policy for Carlos Simpson Music Production.

5. Music, recordings, lyrics and artwork

This website may refer to or contain information about music recordings, compositions, lyrics, release materials, album or single artwork, promotional visuals, audiovisual materials, project pages and other music-related content.

Separate rights may subsist in different elements of a music project, including:

• sound recordings;

• musical compositions;

• lyrics;

• cover artwork;

• photography and promotional stills;

• visualisers, music videos or other audiovisual materials;

• collaborator contributions or third-party materials.

The presence of music-related content on the website does not mean that it is free to reproduce, republish, synchronise, adapt, sample, quote extensively, commercially exploit or use for AI training or machine ingestion.

If you want to use a recording, lyric extract, artwork, image, project visual or related material, you should consult the Content Rights Policy and request permission where required.

6. Permissions, licensing and rights requests

If you wish to request permission to use music-related materials, artwork, site content, images, lyrics, release visuals, editorial text or other protected materials from this website, you should contact Carlos Simpson Music Production using the contact details provided on the website and in the relevant rights or policy pages.

No permission, licence or approval is granted merely because content is publicly accessible online.

A licence or permission is only granted where express written confirmation has been issued by Carlos Simpson Music Production, Carlos Simpson or another authorised rights holder, as applicable.

Any licensing, permissions or rights request may be accepted; declined; limited; or made subject to conditions, attribution requirements, fees, restrictions, additional approvals or separate contractual terms.

7. Accuracy of information and no professional advice

Reasonable efforts may be made to ensure that the content published on this website is accurate, up to date and presented in good faith. However, the website may contain errors, omissions, outdated material, archived references, release information that changes over time, or materials that are subject to revision.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, financial advice, investment advice, regulated professional advice or any guarantee of outcome.

Content published on the website is provided for general information, editorial, creative, cultural, artistic, music-related, research or reference purposes unless expressly stated otherwise.

You are responsible for evaluating the relevance and suitability of any information on the website for your own purposes.

8. Third-party links, platforms and embedded content

This website may include links to third-party websites, music platforms, streaming services, ticketing providers, video platforms, social platforms, publishers, media outlets or other external resources.

The website may also embed or reference third-party content, players, videos, widgets or platform elements where relevant to a release, project or public-facing music page.

Carlos Simpson Music Production does not control third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their content, privacy practices, terms, availability, security or accuracy.

A link to or reference to a third-party website, platform or service does not necessarily imply endorsement, partnership or approval unless expressly stated.

If you choose to access a third-party website or service, you do so at your own risk and should review that third party’s own terms and privacy information.

9. Acceptable use

You must not misuse the website or its content.

In particular, you must not:

• use the website in breach of applicable law or regulation;

• knowingly introduce malicious code, viruses, bots, scripts or harmful material;

• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its systems or associated services;

• interfere with the operation, security or integrity of the website;

• scrape, harvest or extract protected content from the site in a manner that breaches applicable law, these terms or the site’s rights policies;

• reproduce, republish, distribute or commercially exploit protected content without permission where permission is required;

• misrepresent your identity, authority, affiliation or purpose when making a request or enquiry;

• use the website or its materials in a way that infringes the rights of Carlos Simpson Music Production, Carlos Simpson, collaborators, third parties or other rights-holders.

10. AI, automated extraction and machine use

Unless explicitly authorised in writing, original Carlos Simpson Music Production content published on this website may not be used for AI training, machine learning training, dataset construction, model fine-tuning, embedding, automated ingestion, synthetic derivative generation, retrieval systems or large-scale automated extraction beyond ordinary search indexing and lawful technical access necessary to display public webpages.

This applies, where rights are held or controlled, to materials including the following:

• editorial text and project copy;

• release notes and descriptive materials;

• lyrics and lyric fragments;

• artwork, promotional visuals and selected images;

• graphics and public-facing page assets;

• other original protected materials published on the site.

Further detail about permitted and prohibited uses is set out in the Content Rights Policy.

11. Privacy, cookies and personal data

Use of this website may involve the collection and processing of personal data, technical data and cookies in accordance with the website’s Privacy Notice and any cookie-related notice or policy used on the site.

If you contact Carlos Simpson Music Production, submit a licensing enquiry, send a message through the website or otherwise provide personal data, that information may be processed in accordance with the Privacy Notice.

You should read the Privacy Notice to understand how personal data may be collected, used, stored and protected.

12. Liability and disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are made available on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

Carlos Simpson Music Production does not guarantee that:

• the website will always be available, uninterrupted or error-free;

• content will always be complete, current or suitable for your particular purpose;

• third-party services, embeds, platforms or linked content will remain available or function correctly;

• files or pages downloaded from or accessed through the website will always be free from technical issues or security risks.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Carlos Simpson Music Production, Carlos Simpson and associated rights-holding or publishing entities exclude liability for any indirect, incidental, consequential or special loss or damage arising out of or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the website or reliance on its content.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence where such liability cannot legally be excluded.

13. Availability of the website

Carlos Simpson Music Production may update, suspend, withdraw, replace, redesign or discontinue any part of the website, any page, any release information, any embedded content or any site feature at any time without notice.

There is no guarantee that any page, release page, archive, embedded media item or external integration will remain permanently available.

Archived pages, legacy content, older release information or historic materials may remain accessible for reference purposes without being actively updated.

14. Changes to these terms

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, legal requirements, rights practices, technical services, business activities or content structure.

The latest version published on this page will apply from the date shown at the top of the page.

You should review these terms periodically if you continue to use the website.

15. Governing law

These Terms & Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, the website or its use shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales, unless another mandatory legal framework applies.

Subject to applicable law, the courts of England and Wales shall have jurisdiction in relation to disputes arising from these terms or use of the website.

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms & Conditions or the use of the Carlos Simpson Music Production website, please contact:

CARLOS SIMPSON™ Music Production
Email: designstudio@carlossimpson.com
Location: London, United Kingdom

For permissions, licensing and content-use matters, please also consult the Content Rights Policy.

Policy note

These Terms & Conditions are intended to provide a clear public framework for the use of the Carlos Simpson Music Production website and its publicly accessible materials. They should be read alongside the website’s Content Rights Policy, Privacy Notice and any other relevant policy or permissions page published on the site.

Last reviewed: 2026/07/06