TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective Date: August 29, 2026

Last Updated: October 18, 2026

Welcome to the official Mecklenburg Records website (“Website”). By accessing or browsing this Website, you agree to the following Terms of Service.

1. Website Purpose

This Website is an informational, promotional, and creative website for Mecklenburg Records, an independent creative record-label project.

Mecklenburg Records was created and is operated as an independent creative project by James Michael and is managed and supported by Gio Celenza MGMT.

Mecklenburg Records is not presented through this Website as a corporation, registered company, incorporated business, or formally established record-label corporation.

The Website is hosted through Cloudflare, with content delivery, domain and DNS, security, and reliability services. Other associated websites may continue to use Google Sites. A change of hosting does not, by itself, transfer ownership of music, artwork, or other creative works.

2. Mecklenburg Records and Gio Celenza MGMT

Gio Celenza MGMT may provide management, administrative, organizational, or other support to Mecklenburg Records.

The involvement of Gio Celenza MGMT does not necessarily mean that Gio Celenza MGMT owns Mecklenburg Records, its name, music, artwork, graphics, or other creative works.

Ownership and applicable rights in individual creative works remain with their respective creators or rights holders unless otherwise agreed.

Nothing on this Website should be interpreted as creating a formal corporate, employment, partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship merely because Mecklenburg Records is managed or supported by Gio Celenza MGMT.

3. Website Content

The Website may contain:

• Music;
• Album, EP, and single information;
• Music videos;
• Official audio;
• Lyric videos;
• Photographs;
• Artwork and graphics;
• Artist information;
• Written content;
• Social media links;
• YouTube and SoundCloud content; and
• Other creative or promotional materials.

Content may be added, changed, relocated, or removed at any time.

4. Ownership and Rights

Mecklenburg Records does not necessarily own every piece of content displayed on the Website.

Music, artwork, photographs, videos, graphics, names, logos, and other creative works may belong to individual artists, creators, producers, collaborators, or other rights holders.

Visitors should not assume that content displayed on the Website is owned by Mecklenburg Records unless ownership is specifically indicated.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership or intellectual-property rights from one person or rights holder to another.

5. Music Distribution & Royalties

Music released through Gio Celenza MGMT, its affiliated labels, or associated projects may be distributed to digital streaming services, download stores, and other music platforms through third-party music distributors, including RouteNote.

RouteNote may facilitate the delivery of releases to participating digital music services and may provide royalty collection, reporting, and related distribution services in accordance with its applicable agreements and policies.

The specific platforms on which a release becomes available may vary depending on the distribution service, release eligibility, territory, platform requirements, and other applicable factors.

Royalties generated through distributed music are subject to the applicable distribution agreement, platform fees or commissions, taxes, adjustments, and other applicable deductions. Artists and rights holders should review the applicable RouteNote terms and agreements for the specific financial terms governing their release.

Use of a third-party distributor does not, by itself, transfer ownership of the underlying copyright in music to Gio Celenza MGMT, RouteNote, or a digital music service. Ownership and other rights remain with the applicable rights holder unless otherwise established by a separate written agreement.

6. Use of Website Content

Visitors may view and access the Website and its content for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes.

Unless permission has been provided by the applicable rights holder, visitors should not:

• Copy or reproduce music, artwork, photographs, videos, or other creative works for unauthorized purposes;
• Re-upload or redistribute releases or other content;
• Modify or edit creative works and present them as their own;
• Use Website content commercially without appropriate permission;
• Remove applicable credits or ownership information; or
• Represent another person's creative work as their own.

Certain content may be intentionally made available for sharing through third-party platforms. Sharing content through the platform's normal sharing features is permitted where allowed by that platform.

7. Music and Third-Party Platforms

Mecklenburg Records may use third-party platforms such as YouTube and SoundCloud to distribute, display, or promote music and other creative content.

Third-party platforms operate independently from Mecklenburg Records.

Their availability, functionality, content, terms, privacy practices, copyright systems, and policies are controlled by the applicable platform.

Your use of those platforms is subject to their respective terms and policies.

8. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, music platforms, video platforms, and other third-party services.

These links may include platforms such as YouTube, SoundCloud, Instagram, TikTok, and other services.

Mecklenburg Records does not control these external services and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, policies, or practices.

9. Content Removal and Copyright Concerns

If you believe that material displayed on the Mecklenburg Records Website infringes your copyright or other applicable rights, you may contact:

mecklenburgrecords@giocelenzamgmt.com

Please provide enough information for us to understand and evaluate your concern.

Where applicable, a request should include:

• Your name or preferred name;
• Your contact information;
• A description of the copyrighted work or material;
• A description of the material you believe is infringing;
• The URL or location where the material appears;
• An explanation of your relationship to the material or rights holder; and
• Any other information that may reasonably help us evaluate the request.

Providing additional information may help us process a request more efficiently.

10. Content Removal Requests

You may also contact us if you would like information, photographs, videos, graphics, or other content relating to you or your work reviewed for removal.

Send requests to:

mecklenburgrecords@giocelenzamgmt.com

Please identify the content and, where possible, provide the page or location where it appears.

Requests will be reviewed and considered in good faith.

A request does not automatically guarantee that content will be removed.

11. Artist and Creator Information

The Website may feature artists, creators, collaborators, and other individuals associated with Mecklenburg Records.

Being featured on the Website does not necessarily establish a formal employment, partnership, contractual, or other legal relationship unless separately agreed between the relevant parties.

Information regarding individual artists or creators may be changed or removed when appropriate.

12. Accuracy

Reasonable efforts may be made to keep Website information accurate and current.

However, release information, artist information, links, credits, dates, availability, and other information may change or become outdated.

Mecklenburg Records does not guarantee that all information displayed on the Website will always be complete, accurate, or current.

13. Website Availability

The Website may be updated, modified, temporarily unavailable, relocated, or discontinued at any time without notice.

Mecklenburg Records does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Website or any particular feature, release, page, or external service.

14. No Professional or Legal Advice

Information provided through the Website is intended for general informational, promotional, and creative purposes.

Nothing on the Website constitutes legal, financial, tax, business, or other professional advice.

15. Limitation of Responsibility

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Mecklenburg Records is not responsible for losses, damages, or issues resulting from a visitor's use of or reliance upon Website content, third-party platforms, external websites, or information contained on the Website.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit any responsibility that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

16. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated or changed from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, Mecklenburg Records, its content, or its practices.

The updated version will be posted on this page along with a revised “Last Updated” date.

17. Contact

For questions regarding the Website, these Terms, Mecklenburg Records, or content removal and rights-related requests, please contact:

Mecklenburg Records

mecklenburgrecords@giocelenzamgmt.com

Managed and supported by Gio Celenza MGMT

https://www.giocelenzamgmt.com

Last Updated: October 18, 2026