Sonobolt Copyright Policy
Draft. Pending final legal review before launch.
Version 2026-11-09. This policy forms part of our Terms of Service.
The operator of Sonobolt, named in section 2 ("the Operator", "we" or "us"), respects copyright and related rights, and we act on valid complaints. The Service is offered only in the United Arab Emirates, where Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2021 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights applies. Anyone, anywhere, can use this policy to report material. Its notice steps follow section 512 of the US Copyright Act, because rights holders know them.
1. How the Service works
Sonobolt is a private tool. Users choose and upload their own audio, and our software makes a mix for that user. We have no catalogue, no public pages and no sharing between users. We do not review uploads for rights before processing. Each user confirms at every upload that they hold the rights for the service they chose, and we keep a record of that confirmation. Audio is deleted under the Audio deletion rule in clause 9.1 of our Terms: songs and stems as soon as the mix render is ready, and the mix when its download period ends, when its download link is cancelled. We keep no backup of any of them. A deletion log, which holds no audio, shows when each file was deleted. Material may already be gone when your notice reaches us. We will tell you if it is, and we will keep the records we hold.
2. Our copyright agent
Send notices and counter-notices to our designated agent:
Copyright Agent
Quotesdone Technologies (Sonobolt)
Botanica, Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +971 56 791 8605
3. How to send a notice
Your notice must be in writing and must include all of the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorised to act for the owner of the right.
- The work you say is infringed. If a single notice covers several works, include a representative list.
- The material you say is infringing, and enough information for us to find it: the order number or download link if you have it, and otherwise the title, the artist, the date, and how you came to know of it.
- Your name, address, telephone number and email.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorised to act for the owner.
If your notice is incomplete, we may ask you to complete it.
4. Other illegal content
Anyone reporting content they consider illegal for reasons other than copyright can write to [email protected], or use a notice form if the App shows one. Please give:
- an explanation of why you consider the content illegal;
- its exact location, such as the link or order number, or as much detail as you have;
- your name and email; and
- a statement that you believe in good faith that the information and allegations are accurate and complete.
We will confirm receipt without undue delay, handle your notice in a timely, careful and objective way and tell you our decision and how to challenge it.
5. What we do when we receive a valid notice
We act quickly. We stop any running job for the material, disable access to it and disable the download link. The material is then deleted under the Audio deletion rule, unless we must keep it for a specific legal claim (clause 9.7 of our Terms). We put the SHA-256 hash of each file named in the notice on a block list, so that the identical file is refused in later jobs. We promptly tell the user and give them a copy or summary of the notice unless the law prevents it, along with our reasons and how they can challenge the decision. We record the notice against the account. We may keep the evidence record and order record for the job, as our Privacy Policy explains.
6. Counter-notice
If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, send our agent a written counter-notice containing:
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- The material removed and where it was before removal, such as the order number.
- A statement that the information is true and that you believe in good faith the material was removed by mistake or misidentification.
- Your name, address, telephone number and email, and your consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Emirate of Dubai in any claim by the person who sent the notice.
We will promptly send a copy to the person who sent the notice and tell them we will restore the material in 10 business days. We will restore it not less than 10 and not more than 14 business days after we receive the counter-notice, unless our agent first receives notice that they have filed a court action to restrain the alleged infringement.
Because audio is deleted on a schedule, we may no longer hold the material. We cannot restore what has been deleted. In that case we will remove the strike if the counter-notice stands, and you may place a new order subject to our Terms.
7. False statements
A person who knowingly and materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake or misidentification, must compensate the harm it causes (Civil Transactions Law, Article 246). US law has a similar rule in section 512(f) of the Copyright Act. We may stop acting on notices from anyone who repeatedly sends notices that are plainly unfounded.
8. Repeat infringers
8.1 We terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly upload material without the rights our Terms require. An upload counts even if the mix is never shared.
8.2 We record each valid notice that is not withdrawn or successfully countered as a strike. Three strikes within any 12 months normally leads to permanent termination. We may terminate sooner, for example for a serious case, for a false confirmation of rights, or where we learn in another way that a user repeatedly infringes.
8.3 A strike is removed if a counter-notice stands, or if the notice is withdrawn or shown to be wrong.
8.4 Strikes apply across all accounts we reasonably believe the same person controls. A person we have terminated may not open a new account or place orders in another name.
8.5 Before termination we tell the user the reasons and how to challenge the decision. Unpaid jobs are cancelled. Whether anything is refunded is decided under clause 10 of our Terms.
9. Requests from courts and authorities
Rights holders can also go to the UAE courts, which may order the measures in Article 35 of Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2021. We comply with court orders and with orders of the competent UAE authorities, and we respond to other valid court orders, subpoenas and requests from authorities. We may disclose the account, order and evidence records we hold as the law requires. Apart from passing a notice to the user concerned and a counter-notice to the person who sent the notice (sections 5 and 6), we do not give out personal data to a person who makes a complaint unless the law requires it or we need to do so to bring or defend a claim.
10. Questions
Write to [email protected].