Effective Date: [23 April 2025]
Plain-English note: We keep the language straightforward so everyone—whether a seasoned engineer or a newcomer to Hi-Fi—can understand their rights and obligations.
Term | Meaning |
---|---|
"Website" | The hifi.fan domain, sub-domains, and any related mobile or desktop applications we operate. |
"Content" | All text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio, video, code, files, and other material available on the Website, including User-Generated Content. |
"User-Generated Content" (UGC) | Content posted, uploaded, or otherwise provided to the Website by a user, including comments, reviews, setup photos, and sound samples. |
"Open-Source / Third-Party Content" | Content made available under an open-source, Creative Commons, or other third-party licence. |
HiFi.Fan publishes reviews and articles without accepting payment, gifts, or influence from manufacturers, advertisers, or affiliates. Opinions belong to the individual authors.
By posting UGC you grant HiFi.Fan a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, and irrevocable licence to use, reproduce, adapt, translate, publicly perform, display, distribute, and create derivative works from your UGC solely to operate, improve, and promote the Website and related services. You retain all moral rights to the extent permitted by law.
You confirm that:
Where Content on the Website is provided under an open-source or Creative Commons licence, that Content remains subject to its original licence terms. Nothing in these Terms restricts rights granted by such licences.
You agree not to:
We comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and similar laws.
We may suspend or terminate your account, remove UGC, or block access to the Website at our discretion for breach of these Terms, legal compliance, or to protect the community. You may stop using the Website at any time.
The Website and all Content are provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranties—express or implied—about accuracy, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Your use is at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue lie with the courts of Berlin, Germany.
We may update these Terms from time to time:
Effective Date: [23 April 2025]
Plain-English note: We keep the language straightforward so everyone—whether a seasoned engineer or a newcomer to Hi-Fi—can understand their rights and obligations.
Term | Meaning |
---|---|
"Website" | The hifi.fan domain, sub-domains, and any related mobile or desktop applications we operate. |
"Content" | All text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio, video, code, files, and other material available on the Website, including User-Generated Content. |
"User-Generated Content" (UGC) | Content posted, uploaded, or otherwise provided to the Website by a user, including comments, reviews, setup photos, and sound samples. |
"Open-Source / Third-Party Content" | Content made available under an open-source, Creative Commons, or other third-party licence. |
HiFi.Fan publishes reviews and articles without accepting payment, gifts, or influence from manufacturers, advertisers, or affiliates. Opinions belong to the individual authors.
By posting UGC you grant HiFi.Fan a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, and irrevocable licence to use, reproduce, adapt, translate, publicly perform, display, distribute, and create derivative works from your UGC solely to operate, improve, and promote the Website and related services. You retain all moral rights to the extent permitted by law.
You confirm that:
Where Content on the Website is provided under an open-source or Creative Commons licence, that Content remains subject to its original licence terms. Nothing in these Terms restricts rights granted by such licences.
You agree not to:
We comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and similar laws.
We may suspend or terminate your account, remove UGC, or block access to the Website at our discretion for breach of these Terms, legal compliance, or to protect the community. You may stop using the Website at any time.
The Website and all Content are provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranties—express or implied—about accuracy, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Your use is at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue lie with the courts of Berlin, Germany.
We may update these Terms from time to time: