Terms of Use

By registering or leaving your email with PraiseCharts, you are accepting and agreeing to our Terms of Use (below) as well as our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Refund Policy which together and jointly make up the "Terms and Conditions" referenced throughout the site.

Below you will find information regarding the terms of use for Sheet Music, Chord Charts, Audio Tracks, Finale Files, Rehearsal Tracks, and PraiseCharts Pro.

Terms of Use for Sheet Music

The customer is ultimately responsible for their copyright compliance and the legal ramifications of their use and copy activity. Before downloading your music, please consider the following terms:

  1. COPIES - Your CCLI License does not grant you permission to make copies of music acquired from PraiseCharts. PraiseCharts offers a maximum of five copies with your initial purchase. Additional copies can be purchased online at any time for $1.00 per part, per copy. If your team is accessing the music digitally, you should calculate the total number of users to determine the number of copies required. 
  2. NON-TRANSFERABLE - Music acquired from PraiseCharts is non-transferable and cannot be shared with other churches. If you move to another church, you cannot take your music with you. Rather, you should create a new PraiseCharts account, and then purchase any music your require for that new location.  
  3. COMPLIANCE - All music downloaded from PraiseCharts is protected by copyright law, including lyrics, melody and the arrangement. You cannot change the fundamental nature of any song, and are ultimately responsible for any legal ramifications related to copyright compliance.

Terms of Use for Chord Charts

The customer is ultimately responsible for their copyright compliance and the legal ramifications of their use and copy activity. Before downloading your music, please consider the following terms:

  1. NON-TRANSFERABLE - Music acquired from PraiseCharts is non-transferable and cannot be shared with other churches. If you move to another church, you cannot take your music with you. Rather, you should create a new PraiseCharts account there, and then purchase any music your require for that new location.
  2. COMPLIANCE - All music downloaded from PraiseCharts is protected by copyright law, including lyrics, melody and the arrangement. You cannot change the fundamental nature of any song, and are ultimately responsible for any legal ramifications related to copyright compliance. 

Terms of Use for Audio Tracks

  1. COPIES -  Your initial purchase includes a maximum of five copies for rehearsal purposes. Additional copies can be purchased online at any time for $1.00 each for choir rehearsal tracks or $0.25 each for all other tracks. If your team is accessing the music digitally, you should calculate the total number of USERS to determine the number of copies required.
  2. NON-TRANSFERABLE - Music acquired from PraiseCharts is non-transferable and cannot be shared with other churches. If you move to another church, you cannot take your music with you. Rather, you should create a new PraiseCharts account, and then purchase any music your require for that new location.
  3. COMPLIANCE- In all cases, the customer is ultimately responsible for their copyright compliance and the legal ramifications of their use and copy activity.

Terms of Use for Finale Files

The customer is ultimately responsible for their copyright compliance and the legal ramifications of their use and copy activity. Before downloading your music, please consider the following terms:

  1. COMPLIANCE - All music downloaded from PraiseCharts is protected by copyright law, including lyrics, melody and the arrangement. If you purchase a Finale File and make any significant key changes or adaptions to the original arrangement, add the words "Adapted by ________" to the arranger credits below the existing credits. If credits are listed in a program or church bulletin, please include the same additional credits. You cannot change the fundamental nature of any song without express permission from the publisher, and are ultimately responsible for any legal ramifications related to copyright compliance.
  2. COPIES - Your CCLI License does not grant you permission to make copies of music acquired from PraiseCharts. PraiseCharts offers a maximum of five copies with your initial purchase. Additional copies can be purchased online at any time for $1.00 per part, per copy. If your team is accessing the music digitally, you should calculate the total number of users to determine the number of copies required.
  3. NON-TRANSFERABLE - Music acquired from PraiseCharts is non-transferable and cannot be shared with other churches. If you move to another church, you cannot take your music with you. Rather, you should create a new PraiseCharts account, and then purchase any music your require for that new location.

Terms of Use for Rehearsal Tracks

Before downloading your file, please review the terms below. To download the music, you must agree to the following terms:

  1. COPIES -  Your initial purchase includes a maximum of five copies for rehearsal purposes. Additional copies can be purchased online at any time for $0.25 each. If your team is accessing the music digitally, you should calculate the total number of users to determine the number of copies required.
  2. NON-TRANSFERABLE - Music acquired from PraiseCharts is non-transferable and cannot be shared with other churches. If you move to another church, you cannot take your music with you. Rather, you should create a new PraiseCharts account, and then purchase any music your require for that new location.
  3. COMPLIANCE- In all cases, the customer is ultimately responsible for their copyright compliance and the legal ramifications of their use and copy activity.
 

Terms of Use for Pro Subscriptions

  1. Subscription Renewal: Subscriptions will automatically renew and incur recurring fees, unless canceled in your online account one (1) full day before the billing date or by calling or emailing us three (3) business days before the billing date.
  2. Payment Terms: PraiseCharts will automatically collect subscription fees using your selected payment method. If your primary payment method is declined, PraiseCharts may cancel your subscription unless a new valid credit card is provided. If your subscription is cancelled due to non-payment, you can restart your subscription online by completing payment.
  3. Subscription Termination: You can cancel your subscription at any time via your Subscriptions page. All credits expire thirty (30) days from the day of cancellation or termination. Reactivate your subscription within thirty (30) days after cancellation/termination by making up the missed billing cycle to restore unused, unexpired credits and resume your original subscription schedule.
  4. Disclaimer: Website access and Pro Subscription access is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. PraiseCharts makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, or completeness of the content provided through the site or service. Additionally, PraiseCharts cannot guarantee that the access will be uninterrupted or error-free, and PraiseCharts is not liable for any damages arising from your use of or (in)ability to access the service.

Terms of Use for Pro Access

  1. Content restrictions: Some songs or resources from the onsite catalog may not be included in the Pro Access plans, and PraiseCharts reserves the right to add or remove content at any time without notice. Music accessed through a Pro plan is nontransferable, and is subject to all copyright law, incuding copying.
  2. Download Restrictions: PraiseCharts reserves the right to monitor your usage of the service and to take appropriate action if PraiseCharts detects any abuse or misuse of the service. This may include, but is not limited to, limiting, restricting, or suspending your access to the service at any time. The limitations that exist in the trials are separate from the limitations that exist in the paid subscription. There is a firm limitation of 200 songs per resource plan, per year, in the paid subscription. If you have concerns or questions about limitations you may have encountered, please contact support@praisecharts.com
  3. Refunds and Returns: Monthly auto-renewing subscribers can cancel and receive an adjusted refund within 5 days of each billing cycle. Annual subscriptions have 14 days after each billing cycle to cancel and receive an adjusted refund. Refunds are a pro-rated calculation based on the number of songs used in the new month's term. There are no returns or exchanges of music under a Pro Acess subscription.