An account requires identifying and login information

To register, you generally provide an email, age or birthdate, postal code, username, and password; some social sign-ins may omit your email.

This applies if you register; the policy says email may be omitted with certain social sign-ins when you do not give permission to share it.

Links in private messages may be checked for security threats

SoundCloud may identify and assess URLs in private messages to detect phishing, malware, fraud, or similar threats.

A content report may lead to access to your communications

When content is reported, SoundCloud may access your content and Platform Communications, including private conversations, for service operation, enforcement, or legal compliance.

This applies when content is reported and where applicable law permits access.

Artists and other users may see how you engage with tracks

Artists can see your public profile and listening details; other users may also see some engagement, with settings to opt out of identification for certain activities.

Your activity and identifiers can be shared for targeted ads

SoundCloud may use activity, device, location, and inferred-interest data for targeted ads and share some data with ad partners; settings offer opt-outs.

Uploading grants limited rights to SoundCloud and other users

Uploading lets SoundCloud use content as needed for hosting and Platform functions, and lets users use it through features and within the settings you choose.

This applies when you upload content; the terms describe limited service-related rights for SoundCloud and feature- and settings-based rights for other users.

A deleted track may persist if shared or saved offline

Removing a track does not require linked services or users to delete copies; an offline copy may remain available for up to 30 days.

This applies if the track was distributed to a linked service or made available for offline listening.

You retain ownership of the content you upload

The terms say your content remains yours and SoundCloud does not claim ownership, although uploading grants the licenses described separately.

This applies to content you upload; the terms separately grant limited licenses for specified uses.

Terms bar voice-, music-, or likeness-replication training without opt-in

The terms say SoundCloud will not train generative AI to replicate or synthesize your voice, music, or likeness using your content without an affirmative opt-in.

The terms allow this use if you affirmatively consent through an opt-in mechanism; the promise is limited to models aimed at replicating or synthesizing voice, music, or likeness.

Comments and other contributions carry a lasting license

The terms make licenses for comments and other contributions perpetual and irrevocable, continuing even after your account ends.

This applies if you post comments or other contributions on the Platform.

Closing your account can permanently erase uploads and activity

When an account ends, SoundCloud says it irretrievably deletes account content and related activity data, subject to retention exceptions; activity data is not exportable as a CSV.

This applies when your account is terminated; the terms allow some content or data to be retained for legal or legitimate business reasons.

SoundCloud reserves broad discretion to suspend or terminate accounts

The terms allow suspension or termination for repeat breaches, material breaches, ending service in your jurisdiction, and other circumstances SoundCloud considers reasonable.

The terms specify German law and Berlin courts for disputes

The terms specify German law and exclusive jurisdiction in Berlin, except where mandatory U.S. or EU member-state law requires otherwise.

The terms' choice-of-law and court provisions are expressly subject to mandatory U.S. or EU member-state law.

The terms seek to cap SoundCloud’s liability for claims

The terms set a general cap at the greater of €100 or amounts paid for the relevant services in the prior year, subject to legal limits and stated exceptions.

The cap is subject to applicable law and the exceptions stated in the terms.

The terms seek to limit your remedies to money damages

The terms say a breach does not entitle you to seek an injunction or other equitable relief against SoundCloud, leaving monetary damages subject to the stated liability limits.

If you have a paid subscription, early exit means no refund

If you end the Agreement before a paid Subscription expires, the terms say the unused period is not refunded; some service-initiated terminations also get no refund.

This applies if you have a Subscription and the Agreement ends before that Subscription period ends; the terms describe different refund treatment for some service-initiated terminations.