
Terms & Conditions
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Effective date: 01 November 2026
Last updated: 01 November 2026
1. Acceptance of these Terms
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of https://www.brendonmario.com (the "Website"), the personal music portfolio of Brendon Mario Fernandes, professionally known as Brendon Mario (the "Artist"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms, the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
These Terms are an electronic record under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it, and do not require any physical or digital signature.
2. About the Website
The Website showcases the Artist’s music, the Artist’s musical journey, biography, photographs, videos, release information and links to the Artist’s music on streaming and video platforms. It is provided for general information and entertainment purposes. The Website does not sell products or services directly, and nothing on it is an offer capable of acceptance.
3. Eligibility
You may use the Website for browsing and listening at any age. To submit the contact form or enter into any discussion or arrangement with the Artist, you must be at least 18 years old and competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, or act with the involvement and consent of a parent or lawful guardian.
4. Intellectual property
4.1 Ownership
All content on the Website – including musical works and compositions, sound recordings, lyrics, music videos, performances, photographs, artwork, logos, the Artist’s name and stage name, text, design and layout (together, the "Content") – is owned by the Artist or used under licence from its respective owners (such as co-writers, producers, labels, photographers and directors). The Content is protected by the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and other applicable intellectual property laws in India and internationally. All rights are reserved.
4.2 What you may do
You may view the Website, listen to and watch the Content through the players and links provided, and share links to the Website and its pages on social media and elsewhere, for your personal, non-commercial use.
4.3 What you may not do
Unless you have the Artist’s prior written permission, you must not:
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download, rip, record, copy, reproduce, store or redistribute any music, audio, video, images or other Content, other than through the official functions of a streaming platform under its own terms;
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remix, sample, edit, adapt, translate, cover for commercial release, or create derivative works from the Content;
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use the Content in any film, advertisement, video, podcast, game, reel or other production (synchronisation), or publicly perform or broadcast it;
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use any Content, in whole or in part, to train, fine-tune, test or develop any artificial intelligence or machine-learning model, or to generate imitations of the Artist’s voice, likeness or style;
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scrape, crawl or systematically extract data or Content from the Website by automated means;
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use the Artist’s name, stage name, logo, image or likeness in a way that suggests endorsement, sponsorship or association without the Artist’s consent;
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remove or alter any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notice.
4.4 Licensing requests
If you would like to license the Artist’s music for a film, advertisement, video, event or any other use, please contact the Artist through the contact form with details of the proposed use. No licence is granted unless agreed in a separate signed written agreement.
5. Streaming platforms and third-party content
The Website contains embedded players and links to third-party platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, JioSaavn, Instagram. Your use of those platforms is governed solely by their own terms and privacy policies. The Artist does not control, and is not responsible for, the availability, content, advertising or practices of any third-party platform or website. Including a link or embed does not mean the Artist endorses any content on that third-party service other than the Artist’s own.
6. Contact form and enquiries
When you use the contact form, you agree to:
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provide accurate information, including a valid email address that belongs to you;
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not impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or organisation;
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not send content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, infringing, misleading or that contains malware, spam or unsolicited advertising.
Submitting an enquiry (including a booking, performance, collaboration, licensing, endorsement or press request) does not create any contract, booking or obligation between you and the Artist. Any engagement is subject to availability and to mutually agreed terms recorded in a separate written agreement. The Artist is not obliged to respond to every enquiry, though the Artist tries to respond to genuine ones.
7. Unsolicited submissions
The Artist does not accept unsolicited demos, lyrics, compositions, beats, scripts, concepts or creative ideas through the Website. If you choose to send any such material anyway, you agree that: (a) it is not confidential; (b) the Artist has no obligation to review, return or compensate you for it; and (c) the Artist may already be developing, or may in future independently create, works that are similar to it, and you will have no claim against the Artist in respect of such works. Please send creative material only if the Artist has specifically requested it in writing.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Website to:
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break any applicable law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000;
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attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its servers or any connected system, or interfere with its security or functioning;
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introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code, or carry out denial-of-service or similar attacks;
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harvest or collect information about other users or about the Artist;
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use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable or impair it or the Artist’s reputation.
9. Availability and changes to the Website
The Artist may update, change, suspend or discontinue any part of the Website or its Content at any time without notice. The Artist does not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, timely or error-free, or that release dates, tour dates or other information shown are current, as they may change.
10. Disclaimer
The Website and its Content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Artist makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the Website, including as to accuracy, completeness, availability, fitness for a particular purpose or freedom from viruses. Opinions expressed on the Website are the Artist’s personal and artistic expressions.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Artist will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive loss or damage, or any loss of data, profit, revenue, goodwill or opportunity, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website, its Content or any linked third-party service. As the Website is provided free of charge, the Artist’s total aggregate liability to you for any claim relating to the Website shall not exceed INR {{1,000}}.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud or wilful misconduct.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the Artist, the Artist’s team and representatives harmless from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the Website or the Content, or your infringement of any rights of another person.
13. Reporting copyright infringement
The Artist respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that any material on the Website infringes your copyright or other rights, you may contact us via the contact form on the website with: (a) your name and contact details; (b) a description of the work you claim has been infringed and evidence of your ownership; (c) the exact location (URL) of the material on the Website; and (d) a statement that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorised to act on the owner's behalf. The Artist will review all valid notices and take appropriate action, which may include removing the material.
Similarly, if you come across unauthorised uploads or uses of the Artist’s music elsewhere, the Artist would be grateful to be informed.
14. Privacy
Your use of the Website and any personal data you provide through the contact form are governed by the Privacy Policy at https://www.brendonmario.com/privacy-policy and the Cookie Policy at https://www.brendonmario.com/cookie-policy.
15. Suspension of access
The Artist may, at the Artist’s discretion and without notice, restrict or block your access to the Website or the contact form if the Artist reasonably believes you have breached these Terms or applicable law.
16. Changes to these Terms
The Artist may revise these Terms from time to time. The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date and will apply from the date of posting. Your continued use of the Website after that date means you accept the revised Terms.
17. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Subject to applicable law, the courts at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Website. Before starting any legal proceedings, both parties agree to first try in good faith to resolve the dispute informally by contacting each other.
18. General
Severability: if any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force.
No waiver: the Artist’s failure to enforce any right does not waive that right.
Entire agreement: these Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, form the entire agreement between you and the Artist regarding your use of the Website.
Assignment: you may not transfer your rights under these Terms. The Artist may assign these rights to any person who takes over the management of the Artist’s music or the Website.
19. Contact and grievances
For any questions or complaints about these Terms or the Website, you may contact us via the contact form.
The Artist will acknowledge your complaint within 48 hours and aims to resolve it within 30 days of receipt.