YouTube Licence Terms

The Track must serve as background audio accompanying original primary video content created by Licensee (e.g. vlogs, tutorials, gameplay, reviews, presentations, narrative videos, travel clips, cooking, or fitness content). Videos in which the music or the ambience is itself the point are outside this licence — see Section 4.1 for the formats this excludes.

Licensee is permitted to make standard editing adjustments to fit the background of the video, including:

(a) Trimming, cutting, and fading in/out.

(b) Looping or repeating the Track within the runtime of the video.

(c) Ordinary equalisation (EQ) or compression.

(d) Audio ducking under speech or narration.

(e) Mixing the Track underneath footage, narration, sound effects, or other audio.

Once the Content ID Claim is released ("whitelisting"), Licensee may monetize the video on YouTube via standard YouTube Partner Program features, channel memberships, and integrated creator sponsorships (i.e. a sponsored mention or segment inside your own video content).

Monetization is ultimately subject to YouTube's sole discretion and policies. Other rights holders may hold independent claims on other elements of the same video. Audio Sanctum does not guarantee or warrant that a video will be or remain monetized.

Once successfully whitelisted for a specific YouTube video, this licence remains in effect for that specific video indefinitely — even after a Subscription plan ends or is cancelled. Ending a Subscription stops future whitelisting releases but does not revoke previously whitelisted videos. "Indefinitely" is subject to Licensee keeping to this Agreement: a material breach of Section 4, or removal of the Credit Text required by Section 5, may void this licence, and Section 6 sets out the Content ID re-claim and takedown that follow.

If Licensee deletes the licensed video and uploads it again, the re-upload is a new video that this licence does not automatically cover. However, upon written request to contact@audiosanctum.com, once the original video has been taken down, and on reasonable proof that the replacement upload contains substantially the same content, Licensor will re-attach this licence to that replacement upload at no extra charge. The licence keeps its number and its original issue date, and this certificate is reissued naming the replacement video. Where a separate certificate was issued for that same replacement video, it shall be rendered null and void upon re-attachment, and only the updated reissued certificate shall remain in effect.

To release a Content ID claim, Licensee must connect the video through Licensor's designated Claims Page on the Audio Sanctum platform.

On submission or automatic detection the claim enters review. An automated auto-resolve check or a manual review verifies compliance, including the presence of the Credit Text required by Section 5.

(i) This licence is strictly conditional on that verification succeeding. The Track is not licensed, and no claim release is granted, until every issue raised on the Claims Page has been resolved by Licensee.

(ii) Licensee receives status updates and any required corrective action on the Claims Page and by email.

Licensor will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the review of a submitted or detected claim within forty-eight (48) hours. At the end of that review the Claims Page shows one of two things: the correction required from Licensee, or that the claim is ready to be released.

Releasing a claim whitelists the video with our licensing Partner, and that whitelisting is the clearance itself — there is no further step and no further waiting. Where Licensee has auto-resolve switched on, it happens the moment the claim passes review. Otherwise it happens when Licensee releases the claim on the Claims Page, and when that occurs is Licensee's own choice; no period is promised for a claim that is waiting on Licensee to act.

Licensee acknowledges that review and release depend on third-party platform infrastructure, our licensing Partner's processing pipeline, and automated synchronization between them. Delays caused by third-party technical issues, platform API outages, maintenance, or a manual review on the Partner's side do not constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and Licensor is not liable for them — subject to Sections 14.6 and 20 of the Terms of Use, which govern that exclusion and preserve liability for intent and gross negligence and the mandatory rights of consumers.

If, at the time of review, the required conditions — such as the Credit Text under Section 5 — are not met, the claim is not released and the video is not yet whitelisted. Licensee must cure every flagged deficiency on the Claims Page; once a re-check confirms the conditions are met, the claim is released and whitelisting protection begins. No Content ID re-claim or takedown arises from this pre-release state — that consequence applies only to the removal of Credit Text from an already-cleared video under (b).

If Licensee alters, removes or deletes the mandatory Credit Text from the public description of a cleared video:

(i) Licensor may immediately pause licensing services, whitelisting protection and active claim releases for the affected video and the associated account.

(ii) Licensor will notify Licensee by email or on the Claims Page, identifying the missing Credit Text.

(iii) Services stay paused until Licensee restores the Credit Text on YouTube and updates the Claims Page.

(iv) Where the affected whitelisting relies on a Subscription, billing follows this pause: the paid Subscription period runs to its scheduled end (no refund, and it is not cut short); no renewal payment is charged while the Account remains paused; and if the Subscription period expires during a pause, a new Subscription period shall commence and be billed only after the required Credit Text is fully restored and verified. Upon verification, the purchase restrictions are lifted and Licensee shall elect one of the following to resume Subscription Whitelisting: (a) reactivate under the same configuration (billed as of the date of election); (b) select a different plan; or (c) cancel the Subscription. Licensor will send electronic reminders while such election remains outstanding. If Licensee makes no election within thirty (30) days of the Credit Text being restored, the lapsed Subscription is cancelled automatically and the Account reverts to the free tier. Videos whitelisted before cancellation, carrying valid Credit Text, remain whitelisted under the Perpetual scope & subscription expiry clause above.

(v) The pause has no fixed time limit and lasts until the Credit Text is restored. But if it remains missing 30 days after the pause began, or if the Subscription supporting this licence ends or is downgraded to the free tier while the credit is missing, the video no longer holds a valid licence: this is a material breach, and Licensor may instruct our Partner to re-assert a Content ID claim or submit a YouTube copyright takedown request under Section 6.

No other post-clearance modification or content error is recognised as a ground for exception or cure. Any reuse, re-upload or transfer to another platform outside the scope of Section 3 remains a breach of Section 4 and voids this licence.

Licensee may synchronize the Track in a YouTube channel trailer, or in a video promoting Licensee's own channel, services or physical merchandise, provided the video complies with the rest of this Agreement — including one (1) video per Licence ID.

Licensee may use YouTube's own paid promotion features — the "Promote" button, or Google Ads for Video — to boost or sponsor the licensed video, provided the video is not itself a third-party commercial advertisement of the kind prohibited by Section 4(f).

Re-upload, redistribute, sub-licence, resell, lease, share, or make available the sound recording (in whole or in part, including any standalone audio file) anywhere outside the one (1) licensed YouTube video.

Claim, state, or imply, explicitly or implicitly, ownership of the Track or any underlying copyright, master rights, or publishing rights.

Register, submit, or upload the Track (in whole, in part, or embedded within a new work) to YouTube Content ID, any automatic audio fingerprinting system, collecting society, performance rights organization (PRO), digital distributor, or royalty management platform.

Label, tag, describe, or categorize the Track or video as "royalty-free", "copyright-free", "Creative Commons", or "public domain" in any title, description, tags, keywords, metadata field, platform, or social media post.

Use the Track for any artificial intelligence or machine learning purpose, including training, fine-tuning, dataset creation, algorithmic audio generation, voice cloning, fingerprinting, or model input.

Synchronize or broadcast the Track outside YouTube (e.g. TV, cinema, games, podcasts outside YouTube, standalone Instagram/TikTok posts) or in a video produced as an advertisement or commercial promo for a third party, without a separate direct licence. Promoting Licensee's own channel, services or merchandise, and paying YouTube to boost the licensed video, are permitted — see Section 3.3.

Extract stems, sample, isolate vocals or instruments, pitch/tempo-shift to create a new musical work, re-arrange, remix, sing/rap over, or build mashups, medleys, or continuous mixes. (Allowed editing is strictly limited to Section 3.)

Remove, alter, shorten, obscure, hide, or delete the mandatory Credit Text specified in Section 5 from the public text description of the licensed video for as long as the video uses the Track.

Attribution is a mandatory condition on every tier. The exact Credit Text must be included, unaltered, in the public description of the licensed YouTube video, and must remain in place for as long as the video uses the Track. Which Credit Text applies depends on how the video is licensed:

The track's own full Credit Text, shown on your claims page and printed on your certificate.

This Credit Text:

Audio Sanctum retains full, exclusive ownership, title, copyright, and Content ID rights to the Track. This licence is a limited authorization of synchronization, not a transfer of intellectual property.

If Licensee materially breaches this Agreement (e.g. violating Section 4 or removing Credit Text), Audio Sanctum reserves the right to issue a Content ID Re-Claim or initiate a YouTube Copyright Takedown Notice through our licensing Partner (Songmate/EpicElite) in accordance with our Terms of Use.

Nothing in this licence affects statutory consumer rights under applicable law. Right of withdrawal is governed by Section 12 of our Terms of Use; cancellation by Section 9 and refunds by Section 13.

This Agreement and the Audio Sanctum Terms of Use are read together. Pursuant to Section 24.7 of the Terms of Use, if a direct conflict arises on the specific scope of this licence, this Agreement prevails for this Licence ID. For dispute resolution and authoritative language, refer to the Terms of Use.