Terms of Service

Overview

These are the terms for using my plugins. I'm Aiden, and I make the simpleSoundbank plugins on my own in the United Kingdom. I've kept them as short and plain as I can. By downloading or using a plugin, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the software.

1. The plugins

These terms cover every plugin on this site. They come in three kinds:

• Free. simpleTapeStop is free to use. You can leave a tip if you want to, but you don't have to.
• Free with a one-time unlock. simpleSF2 and simpleStutter are free for as long as you like, and the unlock adds the paid features listed on each one's page. Anything that's free today stays free. Only new features go behind the unlock.
• Trial, then buy. The desktop version of simpleSPU runs as a full 14-day trial and then needs a licence. The iPad version is sold on the App Store, where Apple's terms apply as well as these.

They also cover the MIDI player on this site. Playing MIDI files in it is free, and a one-time unlock adds the extras listed on its page. What these terms say about plugins and their licence keys goes for that unlock too.

2. What you can do with them

• Use them in any DAW, for anything, including commercial releases, client work and games
• Keep everything you make with them. The audio is yours, and you don't owe me royalties or credit
• Install them on the computers you own and use

What you can't do

• Share, resell or sublicense your licence key
• Redistribute or resell the plugins or their installers
• Reverse-engineer, decompile or modify the plugin binaries
• Get around the licence check or the trial

3. Buying

Purchases on this website go through Lemon Squeezy, which sells the plugins for me as the merchant of record. When you buy, you also agree to Lemon Squeezy's terms.

Every price is a one-time payment. There are no subscriptions. Prices can change, but a change never affects something you've already bought, and updates to a plugin you own are free.

4. Refunds

If a plugin doesn't work for you, email me within 14 days of buying it and I'll refund you, no questions asked. You can also ask through your Lemon Squeezy receipt. The money goes back to the way you paid, and the licence key stops working.

App Store purchases are refunded by Apple, at reportaproblem.apple.com.

5. Activation

When you activate a paid plugin, it sends your licence key and a one-way hash of your computer's hardware to my activation server, then saves a token so it doesn't need to check in every time it starts. Each key works on a limited number of computers at once. If you get a new computer or hit the limit, email me and I'll reset your activations. The MIDI player's unlock is activated in your browser instead: it sends your licence key and a random ID for that browser, and each key works in up to 5 browsers or devices at once. The privacy policy has the details of what's sent.

6. Updates

I keep fixing and improving the plugins, and updates are free for the plugins you own. I can't promise a schedule, or that every plugin will support every future operating system and DAW.

7. Open-source code

The plugins use open-source code, including JUCE in all of them and TinySoundFont in simpleSF2. Those parts are used under their own licences, and they don't give you extra rights to the rest of the plugin. The credits page lists the sounds and other code I've used.

8. No warranty

I test every release, but I can't guarantee that a plugin will be free of bugs or will work with every computer, DAW or sound file. Plugins run inside other people's software, and some problems are outside my control. The plugins are provided "as is". If something breaks, email me and I'll do what I can to fix it.

9. Liability

As far as the law allows, I'm not liable for indirect or consequential losses from using the plugins, such as lost work or lost income. My total liability for any claim is limited to what you paid for the plugin. Nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

10. Changes to these terms

I may update these terms. Changes go on this page with a new "Last updated" date. If you keep using the plugins after a change, the new terms apply.

11. Contact

For a question about these terms, a refund or an activation reset, email me at support@simplesoundbank.com.