Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using PsychillSpace ("the Platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.

2. Description of Service

PsychillSpace is a community-driven platform for psychill, psybient, ambient, and psychedelic downtempo music. Born from the PsyDowntempo Discord (2021), which became the Psychill Community and later Psychill Space, the website launched as a blog in 2025 and grew into a full music community platform in 2026. It provides a curated music database, social features (feed, threads, friends), community voting on mood profiles and genre affinity, and a blog — all built with an artist-first philosophy.

3. User Accounts

• You must sign in via Google OAuth to access community features
• You are responsible for all activity under your account
• You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform
• One account per person — alternate accounts may be suspended

4. User Content

You retain ownership of content you post (reviews, ratings, comments, messages). By posting, you grant PsychillSpace a non-exclusive license to display, distribute, and store your content as part of the Platform's functionality.

You agree not to post content that:

• Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or harassing
• Infringes on intellectual property rights
• Contains spam, malware, or deceptive links
• Impersonates another person or entity
• Violates the privacy of others

5. Music Content & Artist-First Values

The music database on PsychillSpace is curated for informational and community purposes. Album art, track listings, and metadata are used under fair use for reference and community discussion. Streaming links direct users to official platforms where artists are compensated.

Track previews, where available, are provided from sources we are authorised to use. PsychillSpace does not require users to connect streaming accounts and does not share user account data with streaming platforms for previews.

If you upload an audio preview, you confirm that you own or control the rights needed to do so, and you grant PsychillSpace a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to host, cache, stream, display, and redistribute that preview clip as part of the Platform. Preview uploads may be limited to verified artist profiles or submissions with approved ownership proof.

We are committed to supporting artists and labels. We will always prioritise linking to artist-friendly platforms (Bandcamp, artist websites) and will not host full copyrighted tracks unless the rights holder has granted explicit permission.

6. Community Guidelines

• Be respectful and constructive in all interactions
• Stay on topic — keep discussions relevant to psychill music and culture
• No hate speech, discrimination, or personal attacks
• No excessive self-promotion or commercial spam
• Respect moderator decisions

7. Moderation & Enforcement

We reserve the right to:

• Remove content that violates these terms
• Temporarily or permanently suspend accounts
• Modify or implement new community guidelines

8. DMCA & Copyright Policy

PsychillSpace respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe that content on this platform infringes your copyright, please submit a takedown notice as described on our DMCA Policy page.

We will promptly investigate valid claims and remove infringing material. Repeat infringers may have their accounts terminated. Counter-notices may be filed by users who believe content was removed in error.

9. Analytics & Session Recording

PsychillSpace uses privacy-friendly analytics tools to understand how the Platform is used and to improve it:

• Umami Cloud Analytics — cookie-free, privacy-first page analytics. No personal identifiers are collected for advertising or cross-site tracking.
• Microsoft Clarity — session behaviour analytics including heatmaps and session recordings, used in cookie-free mode. No cookies are set. Session recordings may capture interactions with the Platform UI. Data is processed by Microsoft under their Privacy Statement.

Neither tool is used for advertising or cross-site tracking. Full details are in our Privacy Policy.

10. Limitation of Liability

PsychillSpace is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the Platform, including data loss, service interruptions, or third-party content.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms? Visit our Discord server.