VIBE by HitFluence

Terms

These are the conditions for using the VIBE apps and this website. They are written to match how VIBE works today, and they will be finalized after legal review.

Draft, pending legal review

This page describes how VIBE works today. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer yet and its wording may change.

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About these terms

VIBE is a product of HitFluence Media & Technology Group (“HitFluence”, “we”). “VIBE” means VIBE Studio, Vibe AF, the VIBE listener app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and this website. By using any of them you agree to these terms, to the Privacy & Security page, and, if you publish music, to Music Rights & Responsibilities.

Accounts and eligibility

  • You must be 18 or older to use VIBE.
  • VIBE works only on Apple devices. You need an Apple Account, and the listener app and VIBE Studio need you to be signed in to iCloud on the device.
  • You are responsible for what happens under your Apple Account and on your devices. Keep them secure.
  • Listener access is by invitation from a musician. There is no public sign-up for the listener app.

If you are a listener

  • Your invitation is personal. It is tied to your iCloud account and you may not pass it on.
  • Music you hear on VIBE is shared with you privately, often before release. You may not record, copy, share, post or redistribute it, or help anyone else to.
  • During the beta you accept a tester agreement in the app before you start, and again if its text changes. That agreement includes confidentiality duties.
  • The musician who invited you can see your plays and likes of their songs and can remove your access at any time.
  • Messages you send go to the musician. Be respectful.

If you are a musician

  • You confirm that you own or control the rights to everything you add to VIBE and publish to listeners. The details are in Music Rights & Responsibilities.
  • You keep ownership of your music. VIBE does not take it.
  • You choose who listens. You are responsible for inviting only people you intend to, and a catalogue can be shared with up to 100 iCloud accounts.
  • Your published catalogue, messages and listener activity are stored in your own iCloud and count against your iCloud storage.
  • VIBE Studio is a direct download for musician accounts and is not available on the Mac App Store.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • upload or publish anything you do not have the rights to;
  • use VIBE to harass, threaten or deceive anyone, or to break the law;
  • try to get around how access works, including invitations, iCloud sharing and the limits on sharing or exporting music;
  • copy, modify, reverse engineer or resell the apps, except where the law allows it;
  • send automated or abusive traffic to this website or its forms.

Platform limits

  • VIBE Studio needs macOS 27 on a Mac with Apple silicon. Vibe AF needs macOS 27. The listener app needs iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27.
  • There is no web player and no version for other platforms.
  • Some features depend on Apple services, such as iCloud, Apple Intelligence, Private Cloud Compute and TestFlight. Apple decides where and on which devices those are available, and they are governed by Apple’s own terms.
  • Features marked “In development” on this website are not promised for any date and may change or be withdrawn.

Beta software

The listener app is a private beta distributed through Apple’s TestFlight, and VIBE Studio is in early access. Beta software can have faults, can change without notice and can lose data. Keep your own copies of anything important. TestFlight builds expire on a schedule Apple sets.

AI features

  • AI in VIBE assists you. You make the decisions and you are responsible for what you publish. How it works is set out in Our AI Manifesto.
  • AI output can be wrong. Check it before you rely on it, and listen to any audio change before you keep it.
  • Whether work made with AI assistance can be protected by copyright depends on the law and on how much of it you authored. Music Rights & Responsibilities explains more.

Third-party services

Optional features can use services run by other companies, listed on the Privacy & Security page. If you use one, that company’s terms apply to what you send it, and any fees it charges are yours.In development

Ending access

  • You can stop using VIBE at any time by deleting the apps.
  • A musician can remove a listener at any time.
  • We may suspend or end access for anyone who breaks these terms, including repeated copyright infringement, where that applies.

VIBE is provided as it is, without warranties, to the extent the law allows. The limits on HitFluence’s liability, the governing law and how disputes are resolved will be set out here after legal review. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer law that cannot be limited.

Changes and contact

We will update this page when the terms change and change the date at the top. For questions, use the contact form on the Support page.