About these terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply to services provided by Logos & Telos LLC ("Logos & Telos," "we," "us") to you, the person or organization engaging us ("Client," "you"). Each project is described in a written quote, proposal, or statement of work (a "Quote"). By accepting a Quote, paying a deposit, or submitting materials for a project, you agree to these Terms. If a Quote conflicts with these Terms, the Quote controls for that project.
Your Quote describes the specific project. These Terms cover everything else.
Our services
We offer two kinds of services:
- Creative services, including worship and original song production, song development, alternate versions, lyric videos, and related visuals ("Creative Services").
- Business services, including data migration, ERP onboarding, process automation, and AI adoption ("Business Services").
The scope, deliverables, number of revision rounds, timeline, and price of each project are set out in its Quote. Work outside that scope requires a new or updated Quote.
How we use AI
We use artificial intelligence tools as part of our work, combined with human direction, review, and editing by Logos & Telos. You acknowledge that deliverables may be created in whole or in part with AI tools. We select the tools, services, and methods used to produce your project, and our production process, prompts, workflows, and tool choices are our confidential business information.
Every deliverable is reviewed by a person before it is delivered to you, and nothing is final until you approve it.
We use AI to work faster, and Elijah reviews everything. How we make it is our trade secret; what we make for you is covered in Section 6.
Your responsibilities
- You will provide accurate information, timely feedback, and the materials we need, such as lyrics, recordings, brand assets, data exports, and system access ("Client Materials").
- You confirm that you own or have permission to use all Client Materials, and that they do not infringe anyone else's rights.
- You will not ask us to copy an existing song, imitate a specific artist's voice, or use another person's name, likeness, or recordings without their permission.
- You are responsible for keeping your own backups of data and files you share with us.
Quotes, fees, and payment
Fees are stated in each Quote. Unless the Quote says otherwise, a deposit of 50% is due before work begins, and the balance is due on delivery of final files. Invoices are due within 14 days. We may pause work on overdue accounts. Final deliverables and the rights described in Section 6 are provided once the project is paid in full.
Creative works and your rights
6.1 What stays yours
You keep all rights you hold in your Client Materials, including lyrics you wrote, melodies you wrote, and vocal or instrumental performances you record. Nothing in these Terms transfers those rights to us.
6.2 Your right to use your song
When your project is paid in full, Logos & Telos grants you a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable right to use, perform, reproduce, record, adapt, display, stream, distribute, and sell the final deliverables, including:
- live performance in worship services, gatherings, and events;
- playback of the recording and display of lyrics during services;
- livestreams, service recordings, and social media;
- release on streaming and download platforms, with income retained by you.
To the extent we hold any copyright or other rights in the final deliverables, we assign those rights to you on full payment. You do not need further permission from us, and you will not owe us royalties.
6.3 Limits of AI-generated material
Under current United States law, material generated by AI without sufficient human authorship may not be protected by copyright. Accordingly:
- We do not guarantee that any deliverable, or any part of it, can be registered for copyright or enforced against others.
- AI tools can produce similar results for different users, so we do not guarantee that AI-generated portions are exclusive to you.
- If you register a work with the U.S. Copyright Office, you are responsible for identifying and excluding AI-generated material as the Office requires.
6.4 Strengthening your ownership
Human contributions are what copyright protects. On request, we can deliver the instrumental separately so you can record your own lead vocals, and you may change the melody or arrangement. Your recorded performances, and any lyrics or melodies you write or meaningfully change, are your own authorship. We will provide a written summary of the human contributions to your project on request, to support registration or licensing.
| Part of the song | Who holds it |
|---|---|
| Lyrics you wrote | You |
| Vocals or instruments you perform and record | You |
| Melody you wrote or meaningfully changed | You |
| AI-generated music, melody, or vocals | Licensed to you to use without limit (6.2); may not be protectable by anyone (6.3) |
6.5 CCLI and licensing services
Your church does not need a CCLI or similar license to use its own original song. If you choose to register a song with CCLI, a performing rights organization, or a distributor, you are responsible for that registration and for meeting each service's requirements, including any rules about AI-generated content.
6.6 Showing our work
We may include short excerpts of your project in our portfolio and marketing after it is released, unless you ask us in writing not to.
Once it's paid for, the song is yours to sing in church, play in services, stream online, and sell, with no royalties to us. Your lyrics and your voice are fully yours. Purely AI-made parts may not be protectable by copyright, so recording your own vocals makes your claim stronger.
Business projects and your data
- Your data stays yours. We use it only to perform your project.
- We do not use your data to train AI models, and we use AI tools only in ways consistent with keeping your data confidential.
- We will handle system credentials securely and ask you to revoke our access when the project ends.
- You approve migration results, mappings, and configurations before go-live. Go-live happens only with your sign-off.
- Unless a Quote says otherwise, work product created specifically for you, such as mapping documents, scripts, and process documentation, is assigned to you on full payment. We keep ownership of our general methods, templates, and tools.
Confidentiality
Each party will keep the other's non-public information confidential and use it only for the project. This includes your data and unreleased songs, and our pricing, methods, and production process. This obligation does not apply to information that is public, already known to the receiving party, or required to be disclosed by law.
LYJAH ERP
LYJAH ERP is a software product of Logos & Telos LLC. Subscriptions to LYJAH ERP are governed by the separate terms presented at signup at app.lyjah.live. Migration or onboarding services for LYJAH ERP are Business Services under these Terms.
Warranties and liability
We will perform services with reasonable care and skill. Except as stated in these Terms, services and deliverables are provided "as is," and we disclaim all other warranties to the extent permitted by law, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of AI-generated material.
Our total liability for any claim relating to a project is limited to the fees you paid for that project. Neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits or lost data, to the extent permitted by law.
You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from Client Materials you provide or from your use of deliverables in violation of these Terms.
Cancelling a project
Either party may end a project with written notice. You will pay for work completed up to the date of cancellation. The deposit is non-refundable once work has begun, unless the Quote says otherwise. The rights in Section 6 apply only to deliverables that have been paid for in full.
General terms
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon. We may update these Terms for future projects; the version in effect when you accepted your Quote applies to that project. If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Questions can be sent to hello@logosandtelos.com.