Terms of Service

Effective as of August 6, 2026.

Welcome to Riff. These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and The Creative League Company, a Connecticut corporation ("Riff," "we," "us," or "our"), and govern your use of the Riff mobile application, our website at theriffapp.com, and related services (the "Service"). By creating an account or using Riff, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.

Please note: Section 14 contains an arbitration agreement and class action waiver that affect your legal rights, along with a 30-day right to opt out. Please read it carefully.

Table of Contents

  1. Who Can Use Riff

  2. Your Account

  3. The Game

  4. Your Content

  5. Community Rules

  6. Music Content and Third-Party Services

  7. Our Intellectual Property

  8. Copyright Complaints

  9. Termination and Deletion

  10. Disclaimers

  11. Limitation of Liability

  12. Indemnification

  13. Apple App Store Terms

  14. Dispute Resolution — Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

  15. Governing Law

  16. Changes to These Terms

  17. Everything Else

  18. Contact

1. Who Can Use Riff

You must be at least 13 years old to use Riff. If you are between 13 and the age of majority where you live, you may only use Riff with the permission of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. By using Riff, you represent that you meet these requirements and that you have not previously been removed from the Service.

2. Your Account

You need an account to use Riff. You agree to provide accurate information, keep your password secure, and not share your account with others. You are responsible for all activity under your account. Tell us right away at admin@theriffapp.com if you suspect unauthorized access. You may not impersonate anyone or create an account for anyone other than yourself.

3. The Game

Riff lets you create and join private leagues, submit songs for themed rounds, rank other members' submissions, chat, post stories, and track results and standings. A few things worth knowing:

  • Scoring and standings are calculated by our systems according to the game's rules, which we may refine over time (for example, how absent voters or missed submissions are scored). Scores, standings, wins, and titles are for entertainment only — they have no monetary value and cannot be redeemed, transferred, or sold.

  • Commissioners and league creators have additional controls over their leagues (such as themes, timing, and membership). We are not responsible for how a commissioner runs their league.

  • We may adjust, correct, or void results affected by bugs, cheating, or abuse.

  • Riff involves no gambling, wagering, prizes, or entry fees.

4. Your Content

"Your Content" means everything you submit to Riff: song picks, votes, chat and direct messages, stories, photos, captions, league names and images, and profile details.

You own Your Content. By posting it, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute it solely as needed to operate, provide, and improve the Service — for example, showing your submission to your league, delivering your messages, or rendering a results card. This license ends when you delete Your Content or your account, except (a) where Your Content has been shared with others who have not deleted it, and (b) for anonymized gameplay records (such as submissions in an active league) that must be retained to preserve other players' results, as described in the Privacy Policy.

You are solely responsible for Your Content and represent that you have the rights to share it and that it does not violate the law or anyone else's rights.

5. Community Rules

Riff is meant to be fun. Don't ruin it. When using the Service, you agree not to:

  • Harass, bully, threaten, or defame anyone, or post hateful, discriminatory, or sexually explicit content;

  • Post content that is illegal, infringes intellectual property, or invades someone's privacy;

  • Spam, scam, phish, or send unsolicited promotions;

  • Cheat or manipulate gameplay, including vote manipulation, collusion to rig results, or creating multiple accounts;

  • Reverse engineer, scrape, data-mine, or access the Service through unofficial means, or interfere with its operation or security;

  • Upload malware or attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts or systems;

  • Use the Service if you are under 13, or use it on behalf of anyone under 13.

We may remove content, restrict features, or suspend or terminate accounts that we reasonably believe violate these Terms — with or without notice, depending on severity. You can block other users in Settings, and you can report concerns to admin@theriffapp.com.

6. Music Content and Third-Party Services

Song search results, 30-second previews, artwork, and metadata in Riff are provided through Deezer. Previews are for your personal, non-commercial use within the app only — you may not record, extract, redistribute, or commercially exploit them. All songs, recordings, artwork, artist names, and related trademarks belong to their respective owners; Riff does not claim any rights in them, and no artist or rights holder sponsors or endorses Riff.

Riff may link out to third-party services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube so you can hear full tracks. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them.

7. Our Intellectual Property

The Service itself — including the Riff name and logo, app design, software, and all content we create — is owned by The Creative League Company and protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app on your own devices for its intended purpose. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Service except as these Terms allow.

8. Copyright Complaints

We respect intellectual property rights and respond to notices that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe content on Riff infringes your copyright, send a notice including the required DMCA elements to admin@theriffapp.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice." We may remove the identified content and, where appropriate, terminate repeat infringers' accounts.

9. Termination and Deletion

You can stop using Riff at any time and delete your account in Settings → Danger Zone. We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or if we discontinue the Service. Upon termination, your license to use the app ends; sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive (including Sections 4, 6–8, and 10–15) will survive.

10. Disclaimers

RIFF IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that scores or results will always be accurate, or that content (including other users' content) will be appropriate. This is an early-stage app built by a small team — things will occasionally break, and we appreciate your patience. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE CREATIVE LEAGUE COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, GOODWILL, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Creative League Company from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from Your Content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or of anyone else's rights.

13. Apple App Store Terms

If you downloaded Riff from Apple's App Store: these Terms are between you and The Creative League Company only, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app and is not responsible for any claims relating to it, including product liability, legal compliance, consumer protection, or intellectual property claims. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo and are not on any U.S. government restricted-party list.

14. Dispute Resolution — Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Please read this section carefully — it affects your rights.

Informal resolution first. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at admin@theriffapp.com and give us 30 days to try to resolve the dispute informally. Most issues get fixed this way.

Binding arbitration. Except as noted below, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The arbitration will be conducted in Connecticut or remotely by videoconference, at your option. We will pay arbitration filing and administration fees beyond what a Connecticut state court filing would have cost you, unless the arbitrator finds your claim frivolous.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive relief in court for infringement or misuse of intellectual property.

Class action waiver. You and Riff each agree that disputes will be brought only in an individual capacity — NOT as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding — and the arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any representative proceeding. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) must proceed in court.

Your right to opt out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement and class action waiver by emailing admin@theriffapp.com with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out" — including your username and email address — within 30 days of first creating your account. Opting out will not affect any other part of these Terms.

15. Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute between you and Riff are governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, you and Riff consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Connecticut.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and notify you through the Service before the changes take effect. If you keep using Riff after updated Terms take effect, you accept them. If you do not agree, stop using the Service and delete your account.

17. Everything Else

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Riff about the Service. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, employment, or agency relationship.

18. Contact

The Creative League Company Email: admin@theriffapp.com

© 2026 The Creative League Company