Redacted Radio - Terms & Conditions
Last Updated: August 1, 2025
Welcome to **Redacted Radio** ("we", "us", "our"), a media player Discord bot and companion website operated by **redacted96** (Discord User ID: 430656745992355845). By accessing or using the Redacted Radio bot or website (collectively, the "Service"), you signify your agreement to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree to all of these terms, do not use the Service.
1. Eligibility & Age Restrictions
- You must be at least **13 years old** to use the Service.
- Your use of the Service must comply with the Discord Terms of Service.
- If you are under 18 years of age, you confirm that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms & Conditions.
2. Description of Service
Redacted Radio functions as a versatile media player within Discord, designed to allow users to add and play various audio streams and direct media links.
- Core Functionality: The Service enables playback of radio streams, direct audio links, and other specified URLs within Discord voice channels.
- Premium Features: Certain enhanced functionalities, such as direct playback from platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and SoundCloud, are exclusively available to users with an active premium license.
- Service Modifications: We reserve the right to modify, add, or remove features, content, or aspects of the Service at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Service following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.
3. User Content & Responsibilities
Users may submit and queue various forms of content, including but not limited to URLs, radio station links, and other media links, for playback through the Service.
- Content Responsibility: You are solely responsible for all content you submit, play, or cause to be played via the Service. You must ensure that your content does not violate any applicable laws, Discord's policies (including their Terms of Service and Community Guidelines), or these Terms & Conditions.
- No Content Hosting: We want to make it clear that Redacted Radio **does not host, store, or preload any streams or media files**. All content played through the bot is directly sourced and streamed by the user from external URLs provided by the user.
- Content Monitoring & Removal: While we do not actively monitor all user-submitted content, we reserve the right to remove or block access to any content that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be illegal, abusive, harmful, or in violation of these terms or Discord's policies.
4. Acceptable Use Policy
By using the Service, you agree to adhere to the following acceptable use guidelines:
- Do not use the Service for any illegal, unauthorized, or harmful activities, including but not limited to harassment, hate speech, or promotion of illegal acts.
- Do not upload, play, or distribute copyrighted content without proper authorization or license.
- Do not attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise discover the source code of the Service.
- Do not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Service or the servers and networks connected to the Service, including but not limited to spamming, denial-of-service attacks, or introducing malware.
- Do not impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
5. Premium Licenses, Purchases & Refunds
Access to certain advanced features within Redacted Radio requires the purchase of a premium license.
- Payment Processing: All premium license payments are securely processed through **PayPal**. We do not directly process, store, or have access to your sensitive payment information.
- Refund Policy: **All purchases are final and non-refundable**, except where explicitly required by applicable law. We emphasize that users are responsible for carefully reviewing all purchase details, including the selected guild/server, before completing a transaction.
- License Transferability: Licenses linked to a specific Discord guild/server are generally **non-transferable** to another guild/server. Exceptions may be considered solely at our discretion under the following conditions:
- A formal support ticket must be submitted through our official community server (link provided in Section 12).
- The reason for the transfer request must be deemed reasonable and justifiable by us.
- Mistaken Purchases: Mistaken purchases, such as buying a license for the incorrect guild, are the sole responsibility of the user and do not qualify for a refund.
- Data Handling: For detailed information on how we collect and handle data related to premium licenses and purchases, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
6. Data Collection & Privacy
We are committed to protecting your privacy. Our data collection practices are minimal and focused solely on providing and improving the Service.
- Information Collected: We collect only essential information required for the operation of the bot and website, which includes Discord User IDs, Discord Guild IDs (for server-specific functionalities), and user-submitted radio station names/URLs.
- No Sensitive Data: We do not collect or store any sensitive personal data, such as your real name, email address (beyond what Discord provides and we momentarily process for authentication), payment details, or private messages.
- Full Details: For a comprehensive understanding of our data collection, usage, and protection measures, please review our dedicated Privacy Policy.
7. Termination of Service
- We reserve the right to suspend, terminate, or restrict your access to the Service, or any part thereof, at our sole discretion, with or without prior notice, for any reason, including but not limited to:
- Violations of these Terms & Conditions.
- Violation of Discord's Terms of Service or Community Guidelines.
- Activities that harm or disrupt the Service or other users.
- In the event of termination due to a violation of these terms, any active premium licenses may be revoked without refund.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability
- "As Is" Basis: The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
- User Content Responsibility: We are not responsible for the content submitted by users, nor for any loss or damage that may arise from your reliance on such content.
- Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Redacted Radio, its operators, or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
- Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Redacted Radio, its owner, affiliates, and employees from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms & Conditions; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your use of the Service caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms & Conditions and your use of the Service.
10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in England and Wales. By using the Service, you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of these courts.
11. Entire Agreement
These Terms & Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Redacted Radio regarding your use of the Service, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Redacted Radio with respect to the Service.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms & Conditions from time to time to reflect changes in our Service or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
13. Contact Information
Should you have any questions, concerns, or require support regarding these Terms & Conditions or the Redacted Radio Service, please reach out to us through the following channels: