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This website is owned and operated by Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago, a company registered in Trinidad and Tobago with its registered office at 139–141 Abercromby Street, Port of Spain (“COTT”). The following terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern the use of the Website by end users. Please review them thoroughly before utilising this Website.

USER OBLIGATION

By accessing, utilising, or downloading materials from this website, you consent on your own behalf and on behalf of any entity or individual you represent to adhere to these Terms and Conditions. Certain services provided on this website may also have additional terms of use that apply to them. You agree to abide by any such additional terms of use when they are provided in connection with any service. COTT reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online, and it is your responsibility to review and comply with them when accessing the website. Your continued use of this website after changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions as amended.

If you are unable to accept these Terms and Conditions in their entirety, you are not authorised to access the Website and must cease using it immediately.

In the event of any discrepancy between these Terms and Conditions and any rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on this Website pertaining to particular services, the latter shall take precedence.

USE OF THE WEBSITE

This Website is intended for lawful purposes only. Users must refrain from any actions that may infringe upon the rights of others or hinder their ability to use and enjoy the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, defamatory conduct, harassment, causing distress or inconvenience, and transmitting obscene or offensive content. Additionally, users should not disrupt the normal flow of dialogue within the Website.

If you are provided with a username, password, or other secure access credentials to access or use any of our services or any portion of this website, you must safeguard such information at all times and treat it with the utmost confidentiality. You are required to notify us immediately if such information is disclosed to or accessed by any third party, or if you become aware of any breach of confidentiality or unauthorised use of this website.

You may not create a link to any page of this Website without COTT’s prior written consent.

In cases where we suspect or have reason to believe that there has been a violation of these Terms and Conditions or any additional terms of use, or that our intellectual property rights (or those of our suppliers or licensors) have been infringed, we reserve the absolute right to conduct all necessary investigations into the potential breach of these Terms and take all actions deemed necessary against all parties involved in the unauthorized use of this Website, including employing blocking technology if any scraping of the Website is suspected. If we suspect any breach, your access to this Website may be suspended or terminated by us at any time with or without prior notice. We also reserve the right to add, remove, or modify content or alter or discontinue any or all of the services offered on this Website at any given time in the future without prior notice. COTT shall not be held liable to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the Website.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You hereby acknowledge and agree that all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright and trademarks, in all materials and content contained within this Website shall always remain the sole property of COTT or its licensors. You are only permitted to use this material as expressly authorized by COTT.

You may download or print portions of this Website for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of materials on this Website without the prior written consent of COTT is strictly prohibited.

You shall not (and shall not assist or facilitate any third party to):

engage in any form of automated data extraction, including the use of software, devices, automated scripts or programs, robots, or any other means or processes (such as crawlers, browser plugins and add-ons, or any other technology) to scrape data, records, information, or other material from this Website.

override any security feature or bypass or circumvent any access controls or use limits of the Website (such as caps on searches, views or downloads) in a manner that is not authorised by the Website owner.

duplicate, replicate, disseminate, publish, present, circulate, exploit commercially, or create derivative works of any information or content found on this website; or

save to the extent permitted by mandatory legal provisions that cannot be waived by agreement, you may not use, access, or extract material or content from this Website for text and data mining activities or for the purpose of training or otherwise developing or deploying an AI-based system.

CONTENT CHANGES and ACCURACY

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the content on this website. However, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted or completely reliable access to this website and, therefore, cannot guarantee that the information will always be completely up-to-date and error-free. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that this website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. To the extent permitted by applicable law, COTT disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, full functionality, or reliability of the information/services contained in any of the materials on this website and will accept no liability for any loss or damage arising as a result of access issues. Please report any errors on this website by emailing membership@cott.org.tt.

PERSONAL DATA / PRIVACY POLICY

Please see our separate  Privacy Policy  for information

LINKS FROM THIS WEBSITE

COTT does not monitor or review the content of third-party websites that may be linked from this Website. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of COTT. COTT is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any third-party websites.

INDEMINITY

You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified COTT from and against all claims, damages, expenses, costs and liabilities arising in any manner from your entry to and use of the Website other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and any terms of use that apply in relation to specific services offered on the Website.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Trinidad and Tobago. Any disputes arising from your access to this Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Trinidad and Tobago courts. Should any of these Terms or Conditions be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, but not limited to the exclusions and limitations set forth above), the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from these Terms and Conditions, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Please direct any questions or queries about these Terms and Conditions to: membership@cott.org.tt

Browser compatibility: The COTT website currently supports the following internet browsers:

Windows – Chrome 113, Firefox 113.0.1, Edge 113

Mac – Safari 15.6.1, Chrome 113, Firefox 113.0.1

Browser compatibility last updated: July 2024