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• Introduction
• Purchases and Returns
• Privacy Policy & Cookies
• General Conduct & Limited License
• Third Party Material
• Intellectual Property
• Submissions to the Site
• Compliance with Applicable Laws; Export Control Laws
• Jurisdiction and Venue
• Disclaimers & Indemnification by You
• Termination and Survival
• Site Material
• Wholesale and Print Music Dealer/Store Purchases
• Piano Pedagogy Program
• Texting

Introduction
The “Site” means ComposeCreate.com and WendysPianoStudio.com and any websites that are linked to or from the Site and that we own or control. “We” means Compose Create, LLC, ComposeCreate.com or its owners, subsidiaries, agents and affiliates.

By using this Site you agree that you are over the age of eighteen and that you agree to the terms and conditions in each section of this “Agreement.” If you do not agree with these terms and conditions you should stop using the Site immediately.

Please note that this Agreement may change from time to time. We expect that most changes will be minor. Any changes will be posted on this page and we encourage you to review this Agreement from time to time.

If you have questions regarding this Site or this Agreement, please contact us here.

“Material” means the products, services, resources, information, data, specifications, photographs, text, audio, video and other content displayed on the Site.

Note that the use of certain Material or the conduct of certain transactions on the Site could be subject to additional terms and conditions that we will make available to you prior to using such Material or completing such transactions.

Purchases and Returns

Digital products purchased from the Site may not be returned but will be replaced upon reasonable request with a replacement copy in the event of purchaser’s loss of data or media failure. Because of the nature of digital products, we do not offer exchanges. No returns or refunds will be issued except in the case of duplicate purchases of products with identical SKUs. However, no returns or refunds, even in the case of duplicate purchases, will be issued after 90 days. Physical products may not be returned.

Purchasers shall use Stripe when paying for products. Other options may be available at times. You may also use third-party tools to authenticate to this Site. Such transactions may also governed by other third-parties’ terms of use and various legal agreements including those found at stripe.com, paypal.com, facebook.com, google.com, infusionsoft.com, leadpages.com, and amazon.com.

Digital Products: by purchasing and downloading digital product materials from the Site, you agree to the following license terms depending on the type of product you purchase. When you purchase any type of digital product Materials from the Site, you are granted a personal and non-exclusive license to utilize the Material you purchase consistent with the one of the following license types:

1. Studio License—You are only permitted to use the purchased digital PDF Materials with any number of your own students taught in real time as an individual teacher; this license may not be shared with any other teachers in the same studio or different studios; rhythm curriculum audio tracks may be used with students in a teacher’s studio but may not be electronically distributed. Students will need to purchase their own rhythm curriculum audio tracks to use at home with any members of that family residing in the same household. You may email or securely share studio-licensed PDF music, rhythm book PDFs, and non-rhythm curriculum single mp3 performance samples of pieces to students to whom you are directly teaching the piece (emailing accompaniment tracks for rhythm curriculum is prohibited). Students are prohibited from sharing these files. Emailing or any other electronic distribution to anyone who is not a student of the teacher is prohibited. Rhythm curriculum audio tracks may be purchased separately by parents and students. Print shops may freely print music or a resource for you provided you show your email receipt when possible;

2. Single User License—You are only permitted to use the purchased digital Materials for or as a single student for whom the Material was purchased regardless of whether the purchase was made by a teacher or by the end user of the material;

3. Group Licenses:

   (a) Duet License: You are permitted to use the purchased digital Materials for one duet team (2 players and optional percussionist) and a teacher for whom the Material was purchased regardless of whether the purchase was made by a teacher or by the end user of the material; and,

   (b) Studio Duet License: You, as a teacher, are permitted to use the purchased digital Materials for any number of your own student duet teams (2 players and optional percussionist); this license may not be shared with any other teachers in the same studio or different studios.

YOU MAY NOT USE THE MATERIALS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES OR DISTRIBUTE THEM ELECTRONICALLY; YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE THE MATERIALS IN PRINT EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT. WE MAY TERMINATE THIS LICENSE FOR PURCHASED MATERIALS “FOR CAUSE” IN THE EVENT THAT WE DETERMINE IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION THAT YOU HAVE BREACHED YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

You may not sell or re-sell any of the Materials to anyone including your students. However, to cover printing costs for Studio License items, you may charge your students a “printing fee” for the resource.

Physical Products: When you purchase physical Materials from the Site you are permitted to use the materials consistent with their respective Copyright terms.

Privacy Policy
We offer some services that do not require you to provide any personal information. In providing this Site we might collect the following types of information:

Cookies and Tracking Pixels: When you use the Site, we may send one or more small files containing a string of characters (as cookies or tracking pixel image files) to your computer, which uniquely identify your browser or computer. We use this method to improve the quality of our service, to store your preferences, and to track Site use. As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing content that is relevant to you, and providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Manage cookie preferences: You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the Consent Preferences button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away. In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies.

Server Log Information: When you use the Site our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit any website. Such server logs may include information such as your Internet Protocol address, web request, browser language, browser type, the date and time of your use and one or more cookies that can uniquely identify your browser.

Communications: When you email or contact us we may retain your communications in order to process your requests, respond to your inquiries and improve our Site, products and services.

Your Personal Information: When you register with a part of our Site we may ask you to provide “Personal Information” like your name, mailing address, phone number, email address or an account password. For some services, we might also request credit card or other payment account information. We may combine the information you submit in order to provide you with a better experience and to improve the Site quality.

Other sites: This Privacy Policy applies only to our Site. We do not have any control over other sites that we may link to from within our Site. You should be aware that other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you. Also, some of the services we use may include different privacy practices or terms of use and various legal agreements including those found at metorik.com, stripe.com, youtube.com, google.com, infusionsoft.com, and leadpages.com.

We will not provide your personally identifiable information to any other entity unless authorized by you, although we may securely store your information with services that we use, including the ones shown above. Some information may be shared in the aggregate with third parties for the purposes described in this Agreement or other supplementary privacy notices for specific transactions or Material. In addition to the above, such purposes may include:

• Ensuring the technical functioning of our network;
• Providing services, including the display of content;
• Auditing and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services;
• Identifying you if we believe we need to in order to enforce compliance with this
• Agreement or to protect the rights or property of our Company, Site, or customers; or
• Complying with applicable laws, including those pertaining to Technical Data or the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

Security of Personal Information: While we make a good faith effort to prevent third party, non-affiliate access to personal information, you agree and understand that internet communications may not be secure. Thus, we cannot warrant or guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed to or accessed by parties other than those authorized under this Agreement. Thus, to the extent allowed by law, you agree and understand that we will not be liable for actual or consequential damages caused by such disclosures of your personal information in excess of any funds you have paid to us in connection with your disclosure to us of Personal Information. If you wish to contact us to comply with GDPR or other applicable privacy laws, you may contact us at composecreate.com/contact/.

Updates to Your Personal Information: At your request, we will make reasonable efforts to update, change or delete any personal information you may have provided via the Site. Please contact via one of the means provided below to initiate updates to your Personal Information:  composecreate.com/contact/.

Email Communications: By purchasing products from the Site or contacting us, you consent to the use of email, and specifically your email address, for communications from us.  To unsubscribe at anytime by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of most of the communications you receive from us or by using composecreate.com/contact/. PLEASE NOTE: when you order from the site or download resources, you may be receiving emails from the Site via some of our service providers which will require you to unsubscribe separately from various types of emails that we send.  For instance, we may send you cart or browse abandonment emails that will require a separate unsubscribe.  So, if you unsubscribe from one type of email, you may still need to unsubscribe from other types of emails.  But, we do honor any of your unsubscribe requests as soon as possible.

You agree and understand that to enforce this Agreement, resolve disputes, or provide information to satisfy applicable laws, regulations or proceedings, we may need to retain your personal information. Additionally, you understand and agree that your personally identifiable information may be retained by us in residual back-up files that are a function of our server back-up systems.

General Conduct & Limited License
You may access, display, and print one copy of the Material solely for your personal, internal, non-commercial use, except as otherwise specified on this Site or on a particular item of Material. No other use of the Material is authorized. You agree that the copy of the Material shall retain all copyright, trademark and any other notice in the same form and manner as any such notice appears on the Material or on the Site. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or publish the Material without our prior, written consent.

You understand and agree that any permitted use of the Material and the Site is at your own discretion and risk. You will be solely responsible for any damage to your network, software or computer system, and for any loss of data that could result from the use of the Site or the Material.

While visiting the Site, you shall not submit, post, publish, distribute or transmit: (a) material that is illegal, indecent, obscene, libelous, defamatory, false or misleading; (b) material other than that which may be requested by an interactive application or tool on the Site; (c) unsolicited advertising, promotional material, or other forms of solicitation; (d) material that would infringe the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of third parties, (e) a computer virus, worm, Trojan horse or other element destructive to the Site or any of our hardware or software accessible through the Site, or (f) a digital or manual signature, password, or other element impersonating our employees, or any forged TCP/IP headers or parts of a header, in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computers, software, data, accounts or databases.

You may not, without our prior written consent, use any computer code, data mining software, “robot,” “bot,” “spider,” “scraper” or other automatic device, or program, algorithm or methodology having similar processes or functionality, or any manual process, to monitor or copy any of the web pages, data or content found on this Site or accessed through this Site. You also may not engage in the mass downloading of files from the Site; use the computer processing power of the Site for purposes other than those permitted above; or flood the Site with electronic traffic designed to slow or stop its operation.

Third Party Material

“Third Party Material” means Material owned by third parties, as well as links to websites owned by third parties. This Site may include or provide access to Third Party Material. Use of Third Party Material is at your own risk and we are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any Third Party Material. Our inclusion of Third Party Material on this Site shall not be construed as our endorsement of any third party or the Third Party Material, and no rights or licenses are granted to you in the Third Party Material. You agree to defend and hold us harmless from any liability that may result from your use of Third Party Material.

Intellectual Property
This Site and the Materials contain third party’s and our intellectual property that is protected by United States and International Law. Except as otherwise in this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting any license, patent, trademark, servicemark, copyright or other intellectual property right to you.

The following are our trademarks, servicemarks, or registered trademarks: Rhythm Menagerie®, Rhythm Manipulations®, Rhythm Cup Explorations®, The Heart Note Symbol®, Rote and Reading®, Stinky Socks™, Fishy Flashcards™, Stinky Stockings™, Affirm-a-term™, Cupcake Note Match™, Master it Faster™, Music Kids Love®, Music Teens Love®, Compose Create®, ComposeCreate.com™, Wendy’s Piano Studio™, and WendysPianoStudio.com™. Additionally, any trademarks, trade names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names, and URLs provided in the Material or displayed on the Site are our property or that of third parties, and no right to use such marks is granted to you by your use of this Site. Other company names, brand names, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners. The Site and the Materials are our or third party copyrighted property. You may not download, copy, or use the Site or Materials except as specified in this Agreement.

Submissions to the Site
Except as specified in our Privacy Policy, any information, feedback, comments, links, or other Material that you submit to the Site will be considered non-confidential and you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use your submissions in any way we choose. Therefore, we may, among other things, reproduce, transmit, distribute, adapt, perform, display and create derivative works from your submissions, and sublicense others to do any of the foregoing activities. You agree and understand that your submissions will meet all requirements for appropriate content in accordance with this Agreement. We reserve the right at any time and without notice to refuse to receive, post and to remove any submission in whole or in part.

Compliance with Applicable Laws; Export Control Laws
The Site and the Material may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may also be subject to the laws of the country where you reside. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Site and the Material. We do not represent that the Site or the Material is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdictions. If you choose to access this Site from any jurisdiction you do so at your own risk. The laws of the State of Kansas, United States of America, excluding choice of law principles, shall govern and construe any and all issues relating to use of the Site and the Materials.

Jurisdiction and Venue
Venue, or the place in which you may bring a law suit, for disputes about this Agreement, use of the Site, or use of the Materials or for claims and based on the subject matter of this Agreement shall be in the State District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas, or the United States District Court for the District of Kansas in Wichita, Kansas. By using this Site and the Materials you agree to such jurisdiction and venue, and you give up the right to select venue in any other forum.

Disclaimers & Indemnification by You
TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY SHALL WE, OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE SITE, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, THE MATERIAL, ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER LINKED WEBSITE, OR FOR DIRECT DAMAGES, ACTUALLY PROVEN, EXCEEDING THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US (YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION SHALL BE ENFORCED EVEN IF IT CAUSES AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE), OR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE MATERIAL PRESENTED, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ALL MATERIAL PROVIDED ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SALE OF GOODS, THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT AND THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD US HARMLESS WITH OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE SITE AND MATERIALS, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, DAMAGES, COSTS, OR OTHER EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS FEES) THAT ARISE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM: (A) USE OF THE SITE OR THE MATERIAL, (B) BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE; AND/OR (C) YOUR SUBMISSIONS.

Termination and Survival

This Agreement shall expire when you discontinue use of the Site and Materials. We reserve the right to change or modify these terms, or terminate this Agreement at any time. In the event that you breach or violate any part of this Agreement, we may terminate your current and future use of the Site and the Materials. The applicable portions of the following sections shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement: Introduction; Privacy Policy; General Conduct & Limited License; Third Party Material; Intellectual Property; Compliance with Applicable Laws; Export Control Laws; Disclaimers & Indemnification by You; and Termination and Survival.

Site Material

All Site Material, unless otherwise noted, is and shall remain our sole property. Any content you view, copy, print, download or use from the Site shall be solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Material on this Site may not be modified in anyway and may not be used, copied or distributed separate from accompanying text. You agree and understand that you may not use the content in any way that is misleading; that falsely suggests the existence of a business relationship between you and us; that is derogatory, disparaging, or which displays our products, employees, affiliates or representatives in a negative light. You also agree and understand that we may at any time and in our sole discretion revoke your authorization to use Site Material and we may require you to immediately cease using all Site Material.

Wholesale and Print Music Dealer/Store Purchases

The following terms and conditions apply to any and all Wholesale or Music Dealer/Store purchases, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary.

Prior to shipping any order, We must receive a copy, scan, or photo of a current and valid Tax ID certificate. Any communication about orders should be made via email. All sales are final. Wholesale prices are only offered for printed products. No wholesale price is given for digital products, nor may digital products be re-sold in any manner. Any orders placed by music stores or dealers for digital products will be void and the licenses shown elsewhere in these terms and conditions only apply to individual music teachers and/or their studios as may be applicable. Wholesale purchases may not be returned. Shipping is calculated at checkout and is made through the U.S. Post office. All shipping charges will be paid by the dealer at the time of checkout. Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to offer net terms or credit. Naturally, We reserve the right to refuse to do business with parties who do not abide by these terms and conditions. If you would like to be setup with a Wholesale dealer discount code, please contact Wendy.

Piano Pedagogy Program

Piano Pedagogy faculty and instructors who have been invited to participate in the program for college and university Pedagogy classes, hereby agree to these terms and additional terms and conditions as specified in the program materials provided by the Site.

Texting

By signing up for texting, the user agrees to receive promotional messages from ComposeCreate via an autodialer. Messages per month may vary – typically 4-6. This agreement isn’t a condition of any purchase. Msg & Data rates may apply. Text STOP to stop. Text HELP for assistance. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.