Terms of Service

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of thebassco.com and any content, features, or services made available through it (collectively, the "Site"). The Site is operated by Rixx City Studios, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company doing business as B.A.S.S. — Black Artists Surpassing Standards ("B.A.S.S.," "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Site you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. These Terms incorporate our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy by reference.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least thirteen years old to use the Site. Portions of our catalog contain mature themes, explicit language, violence, and adult sexual content, and are intended for readers eighteen and older. By accessing such material you represent that you are of legal age to do so in your jurisdiction. If you are under the age of majority, you may use the Site only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

3. What the Site is

The Site is an informational catalog and promotional storefront for books, music, brands, and platforms published, managed, or produced by B.A.S.S. The Site does not itself sell goods, process payments, or fulfil orders. Purchases are completed on third-party retail platforms subject to their own terms.

4. Intellectual property

4.1 Our rights

All content on the Site — including text, book descriptions, cover artwork, logos, marks, photographs, audio, video, software, code, design, layout, and the selection and arrangement of all of it — is owned by Rixx City Studios, LLC or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade dress, and other intellectual property laws.

"B.A.S.S.," "Black Artists Surpassing Standards," "Blackstarz Insignia," "Black Insignia Group," "BlvckMeta," "Rixx City Studios," "LYRIXX," and "Renegade Rixx," together with associated logos and marks, are trademarks or service marks of Rixx City Studios, LLC. Nothing on the Site grants any licence to use them.

All literary works in our catalog are the copyrighted property of their respective authors and are licensed to B.A.S.S. for publication and distribution. All sound recordings and musical compositions are the property of their respective rights holders.

4.2 Limited licence to you

We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and view the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not, without our prior written permission:

• Reproduce, republish, distribute, publicly display, or perform any content from the Site.
• Create derivative works from any content on the Site.
• Use any content for commercial purposes, including training machine learning or artificial intelligence systems.
• Systematically retrieve content to create any collection, compilation, or database, whether by automated means or otherwise.
• Frame, mirror, or otherwise incorporate the Site into another site or application.
• Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice.

4.3 Third-party content

Artist artwork, album art, and audio previews are supplied by Apple Inc. through the Apple Music API and remain the property of their respective owners. They are displayed under Apple's developer terms and may not be extracted or reused.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, its servers, or any connected system.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or breach any security or authentication measure.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site, including by transmitting malware, launching denial-of-service attacks, or imposing unreasonable load on our infrastructure.
• Use scrapers, crawlers, bots, or other automated means to access the Site except for well-behaved search engine indexing that respects our robots.txt file.
• Harvest email addresses or other contact information from the Site.
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Site.
• Circumvent any access control, rate limit, or usage restriction.

We may investigate suspected violations, cooperate with law enforcement, and block access without notice.

6. Third-party links and services

The Site links to and embeds services operated by others, including retail platforms and Apple Music. We do not control those services, do not endorse their content, and are not responsible for their availability, accuracy, practices, terms, pricing, or the products they sell. Your dealings with any third party are solely between you and that party.

7. Prices, availability, and catalog accuracy

Prices, formats, availability, release dates, and descriptions shown on the Site are drawn from our distribution records and from third-party platforms and are provided for information only. They may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Prices at retailers vary by territory, currency, promotion, and format, and the retailer's displayed price at the time of purchase governs. Preorder release dates are estimates and may change. We reserve the right to correct any error at any time without notice.

8. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights and expect users to do the same. If you believe material on the Site infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent containing:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act for them.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to locate it.
• Your address, telephone number, and email address.
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf.

Designated agent: Rixx City Studios, LLC, Attn: DMCA Agent, 1617 Farnam Street #62, Omaha, NE 68101, United States, info@thebassco.com.

We will respond to properly submitted notices as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe material was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification meeting the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). Be aware that knowingly making a material misrepresentation in either a notice or a counter-notification may expose you to liability for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

9. Submissions

We welcome enquiries but do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, recordings, artwork, or other creative materials. Any unsolicited material you send is submitted at your own risk. We do not agree to keep it confidential, we are not obliged to review or return it, and we assume no liability for any similarity between it and material we independently develop or acquire. If you nonetheless send us material, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use it for the purpose of evaluating your enquiry.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, error free, or free of harmful components, that defects will be corrected, or that any information on the Site is accurate, complete, or current. You use the Site at your own risk.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, RIXX CITY STUDIOS, LLC, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Rixx City Studios, LLC and its members, officers, employees, agents, and licensors from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, cost, or expense, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or relating to your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any right of a third party.

13. Modification and availability

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site or any part of it at any time, with or without notice. We may also revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version with a new effective date. Material changes will be indicated on the Site. Your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree to a revision, stop using the Site.

14. Governing law and venue

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Nebraska, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Douglas County, Nebraska, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens.

15. Informal resolution

Before filing any claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting info@thebassco.com and allowing us sixty days to respond and attempt a resolution in good faith.

16. General

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site and supersede all prior understandings.

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign them freely in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms create no rights in any third party except as expressly stated.

Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

Survival. Sections concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law survive termination.

17. Contact

Rixx City Studios, LLC d/b/a B.A.S.S.
1617 Farnam Street #62
Omaha, NE 68101, United States
Mail: PO Box #62, Omaha, NE 68102, ATTN: Rixx City Studios, LLC
info@thebassco.com