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Submission
Terms

1. What These Terms Cover

These terms apply when you send music to Boreal through the form on this website or by email to submit@borealmusicgroup.com. When you tick the agreement box and submit, you accept these terms, including the publication permission in section 8 and the revenue arrangement in section 5. That permission only takes effect if we select your track.

2. Who We Are

Boreal Music Group is the parent brand of independent music and audio channels on YouTube, operated by Elias Gustavo Gonçalves de Araújo, an individual based in Brazil. Our current channels are:

  • Boreal Music — electronic music and related genres, including remixes and alternative versions, with a focus on independent artists.
  • Aurea : Audio Library — orchestral music, sound effects, soundtracks and similar audio.

Boreal is not a music distributor, record label, music publisher or artist-management agency. We do not deliver your music to Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer or any other streaming service, and we do not deliver it to distributors on your behalf.

3. How It Works

  1. You submit a track link with your artist name, email and genre, and accept these terms.
  2. We listen to it. Every submission is reviewed individually.
  3. We decide whether to select it and which Boreal channel fits its genre. For example, a deep house track may suit Boreal Music, and an orchestral piece or sound effect may suit Aurea : Audio Library. These are examples, not promises.
  4. If we select it, we email you to confirm details such as AI use, social links and artwork, and we ask you to have the Boreal channel allowlisted by your distributor (section 9).
  5. We produce the promotional video, publish it on the selected channel on a date we choose, and tell you the date. Where YouTube allows, we add you as a collaborator so you can follow the video's analytics.

4. Free Service

Our promotional service is free. We never charge you an upfront fee or a later fee for it.

5. Revenue From the Promotional Video

  • Where a Boreal channel and video are eligible for monetization under YouTube's rules, Boreal may monetize the video, and all revenue from that video on Boreal's channel belongs to Boreal.
  • You do not receive a share of that revenue, unless a separate written agreement signed by both of us says otherwise.
  • This is not a distribution, streaming-royalty or publishing arrangement. It does not affect revenue you earn from your music anywhere else, and it gives Boreal no right to that revenue.
  • Monetization is never guaranteed. YouTube decides whether a channel or video can earn revenue, and a copyright claim can direct a video's revenue to the claimant.

6. No Guarantees

Submitting a track does not guarantee that we select it. Selection does not guarantee a publication date, views, streams, followers, engagement or any other result. Neither submission nor selection creates a recording, publishing, management or exclusive agreement, or any partnership with Boreal.

7. Ownership Stays With You

You keep all the rights you hold in your music, artwork and name. Nothing in these terms transfers any copyright or related right to Boreal. We do not require exclusivity, and you remain free to release and promote your music anywhere.

8. The Permission You Give Us

If we select your track, you give Boreal a non-exclusive, free-of-charge (royalty-free), worldwide permission, limited to the following:

  • to synchronize the track with visuals and publish it as a promotional video on the official Boreal YouTube channel we select;
  • to make the technical edits needed for that video (format, fades, length, loudness), without changing the track's musical content;
  • to show your artist name, the track title and the artwork or photos you approve, in the video, its title, description and thumbnail;
  • to promote that video on the same channel;
  • to monetize that video on that channel, as described in section 5.

This permission covers only the rights you hold. It lasts while the video remains published, subject to section 13. It does not allow us to use your track on other platforms, to sell or license it to anyone else, to make it available for others to reuse, or to distribute it to streaming services. Any other use needs your separate agreement.

9. Content ID and Allowlisting

Content ID is YouTube's system for matching uploads against audio that rights holders have registered. It is managed by your distributor or rights administrator, not by Boreal. A Content ID match, or the absence of one, does not show who owns a track, and YouTube does not check ownership before a video is published.

If we select your track, we will ask you to have the Boreal channel added to your distributor's allowlist, where your distributor offers it, so its system does not claim our video. If allowlisting is not possible, we may still publish the video. In that case, or if another rights holder claims it, YouTube may limit or block the video in some countries, reduce its reach, or send its revenue to the claimant. We may mute, edit or remove a claimed video, and we may ask for your help to resolve a claim.

10. Your Promises

By submitting a track, you confirm that:

  • for an original track, you own or control the rights in both the composition and the recording, or you have permission from everyone who does (co-writers, performers, producers, label, publisher);
  • for a remix, edit or bootleg, you hold the rights in your own contribution, you tell us honestly whether the original rights holder authorized it, and you are responsible for that remix (section 11);
  • the track contains no samples or third-party material other than the original work being remixed;
  • you have the rights to any artwork, photos or logos you send us;
  • no agreement you have signed (for example, an exclusive label or distribution deal) prevents the use described in section 8;
  • the information you give us is accurate.

11. Remixes, Edits and Bootlegs

Remixes, edits and bootlegs are a core part of what Boreal Music features, as a way to bring attention to both the remixer and the original song. They are built on someone else's work. An official remix is authorized by the original rights holders; an unofficial remix or bootleg is not.

The original artists and rights holders keep all their rights. Publishing an unofficial version on Boreal does not make it authorized. The original rights holders may claim the video, monetize it, block it or ask for its removal, and we will delete the video immediately when the original artist or rights holder asks us at copyright@borealmusicgroup.com. Every video description includes this contact, and credits the original artist. The artist who submits a remix or bootleg is responsible for it, as set out in sections 10 and 18. Tell us whether your remix is official when you submit it.

12. AI-Generated and AI-Assisted Music

As an editorial rule, we do not accept tracks made entirely by AI. If AI was used in any part of your track, tell us where. We review AI-assisted tracks individually and select them only when the composition and production reflect genuine human creative work. This is our editorial choice. It is not a legal conclusion about whether a track is protected by copyright or who owns it.

13. Editorial Decisions, Withdrawal and Removal

  • We decide which tracks to select, which channel to use, and how the video is presented. We may decline any submission without giving a reason.
  • Before publication, you can withdraw your submission at any time by emailing contact@borealmusicgroup.com.
  • Within 30 days after the video is published, you can ask us to remove it by emailing copyright@borealmusicgroup.com, and we will remove it from Boreal's channels immediately.
  • After those 30 days the video may remain published. We will still remove it when the law requires, after a valid copyright complaint, or at our discretion.
  • We can only remove content from channels we control. We cannot remove copies, reposts or downloads made by others, or content YouTube retains under its own policies.

14. Featuring You on Our Website

We list your name, artwork and links on this website only if you tick the separate, optional box for it. You can withdraw that consent at any time, and we will remove the listing.

15. Future Platforms and Creator Use

Today we promote music only on our official YouTube channels. If we start using other platforms, such as TikTok or Instagram, we will ask for your authorization before using your track there.

In the future, Aurea : Audio Library may let content creators use some tracks in their own videos. We will do this only for tracks whose artist expressly opts in under separate terms, and we will state the conditions in the video description. Nothing in these terms gives anyone else the right to use your music.

16. Age

You must be at least 16 to submit music. If you are 16 or 17, your parent or legal guardian must also agree to these terms.

17. Copyright Complaints

If you believe content published by Boreal infringes your rights, email copyright@borealmusicgroup.com with: your contact details; the work you own; the link to the content; and a statement that you are the rights holder or authorized to act for them. When the request comes from the original artist or rights holder, we delete the video immediately; we review any other complaint promptly. Every Boreal video description includes this contact. You may also use YouTube's own copyright process.

18. Responsibility

You are responsible for the accuracy of your promises in section 10. If they are untrue, you are responsible for the resulting claims and losses to the extent permitted by law. We are not responsible for decisions made by YouTube or by other rights holders, such as claims, blocks, demonetization or removals. Nothing in these terms limits any liability or any right that cannot be limited under applicable law.

19. Privacy and Newsletter

We handle your information as described in our Privacy Policy. The newsletter is a separate, optional opt-in. It is not a condition of submitting music, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

20. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms and will show the new date on this page. Changes apply to submissions made after the update; they do not change the terms that applied to a track already published, unless you agree.

21. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Brazil. This does not remove any mandatory protection you have under the law of the country where you live.

22. Contact

Questions about these terms: contact@borealmusicgroup.com.