1. Purpose and scope

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website and application showcloser.app, owned by ShowCloser. By accessing the site or creating an account, the user fully accepts these terms. The platform is in operational beta: it is live and allows you to register, build a verified profile, post and answer show offers, negotiate over chat and close contracts. Being a beta, features may evolve or change without prior notice.

2. Description of the service

ShowCloser is a two-sided digital music booking platform connecting artists and managers with concert promoters, festivals and venues. The venue posts an offer with genre, date window, city, format and budget; matching artists apply; the venue advances finalists to a chat and closes the deal with one of them through a dual-signature contract. Payment is made directly between the parties: ShowCloser does not handle collection and invoices a commission on deals closed through the platform. Being a beta, some services may not be available without interruption.

3. Registration and user account

By creating a ShowCloser account, you declare that:

• You are over 16 (18 if you reside in Argentina)
• The data you provide is truthful and belongs to you, including any identity document you submit to verify your account
• You have read and accepted the Privacy Policy
• You consent to receiving communications relating to the operation of the service and your activity on the platform

You may request deletion of your account at any time as described in the Privacy Policy.

Sign-up process measurement. To detect at which step sign-up fails and be able to fix it, we record milestones of the sign-up process itself, tied to an anonymous identifier of your browser that is deleted when you close the tab and that becomes linked to your account from the moment you create it. We do not store your IP address, your browser, or which site you came from, and none of it is shared with third parties. The full detail is in section 2.6 of the Privacy Policy.

4. The contract between users

This is the most important section of these terms, because it describes what happens when two users close a deal.

4.1 Who the parties are

The contract generated on ShowCloser is entered into exclusively between the artist and the venue or promoter. ShowCloser is not a party to that contract, nor a surety, guarantor or escrow agent. We are not liable for payment of the fee, for the show taking place, for the quality of the performance, for the condition of the premises, or for any other commitment users make to one another.

ShowCloser reserves the right — but not the obligation — to step in in exceptionally serious situations between users. This is not a mediation or arbitration service, creates no right to demand such intervention, and does not alter the paragraph above.

4.2 Platform standard clauses

So that nobody has to draft a contract from scratch, ShowCloser provides a model with standard clauses that apply by default to every deal closed on the platform (among others: cancellation, force majeure, lateness tolerance and soundcheck, each party's representations, confidentiality of the fee, substitution of band members, and promotional use of image). That model:

• is an editable starting point: the parties may modify the negotiable points before signing;
• applies in the version in force at the time of signature. Later changes to the model do not alter contracts already signed, and do not apply retroactively;
• is not legal advice. ShowCloser is not a law firm. If the deal matters to you, consult a professional before signing.

A search is activated in one of two formats, chosen by whoever publishes it: a quick one, which puts only the essential points up for decision and leaves the rest on the standard, and a full one, which offers a review of every point. In both cases the resulting contract has the same validity, and both parties see in full what they are signing before they sign it. In the quick format, either party may ask for a point running on the standard to be opened; that request is handled like any other proposal and requires the other party's acceptance.

Contracts entered into before this model was introduced keep in full the content with which they were signed and do not incorporate these clauses.

4.3 Negotiation, signature and changes

Terms are agreed through proposals inside the chat: one party proposes, the other accepts, rejects or counter-proposes, and only what both have accepted becomes part of the contract. No party may accept its own proposal.

Signing takes place inside the platform through dual signature with a timestamp for each party, and the contract is only closed once both have signed. If the terms are modified after a signature, that signature is voided and both parties must sign again. Nor can a contract be signed while a proposal is awaiting a response.

A signed contract can only be modified through an addendum accepted by both parties. An addendum does not reopen the signature: the deal stays closed. Every change is recorded with its date, its author and the previous value, and that history forms part of the document.

ShowCloser does not provide qualified or advanced electronic signatures within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS) or its equivalents in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Signing inside the platform is a simple electronic signature with evidence of verified identity, date, time and document content. If you need a higher level of signature, the platform lets you download the contract with blank signature fields, with identical content, to process it however you prefer.

4.4 Law applicable to the contract between users

Unless the parties expressly agree otherwise, the performance contract is governed by the law of the country where the show takes place, as the most predictable criterion for both sides. This rule concerns the contract between users and is independent of clause 13 of these Terms, which governs your relationship with ShowCloser.

5. Reputation and ratings

After each show, both parties confirm that it took place and may rate each other. Ratings are users' opinions, not verifications by ShowCloser. Manipulating them through sham deals, fake accounts or reciprocal-rating arrangements is prohibited; detection may lead to suspension of the account.

6. Intellectual property

All site content — including text, design, logos, wordmark, icon, source code and any other element — is the exclusive property of ShowCloser or its licensors, protected by the intellectual property laws applicable in each jurisdiction. Reproduction, distribution or commercial use without prior written authorisation is prohibited.

The content you upload (artist name, biography, links, profile material) remains yours. By publishing it you grant us a non-exclusive, limited licence to display it within the service for the purpose of operating it.

7. Acceptable use

The user undertakes not to use the site to:

• Register third-party data without their consent
• Send unsolicited communications (spam)
• Scrape or automatically extract data
• Attempt to breach the security of the site or its systems
• Distribute illegal or offensive content, or content infringing third-party rights
• Impersonate another person, artist, venue or agency, or claim a representation that does not exist

8. Commissions

ShowCloser invoices a commission on deals closed through the platform. Its amount and conditions are disclosed within the service before any payment obligation arises. No commission is charged during the current beta; any change will be communicated by email with reasonable notice and will not affect deals already closed.

9. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the service and delete your account whenever you want. ShowCloser may suspend or close an account that breaches these terms, impersonates others, or manipulates the reputation system. Deleting an account does not erase the records of contracts already signed, which are retained in frozen form as explained in the Privacy Policy.

10. Project confidentiality

Information on this site regarding ShowCloser's business model, features, strategy and projections is confidential. The user undertakes not to disclose it to third parties for commercial or competitive purposes.

11. Limitation of liability

ShowCloser does not guarantee uninterrupted availability of the site nor the accuracy of all information published by users. In no event will ShowCloser be liable for indirect damages, loss of profit or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the site, nor for breach of a contract entered into between users. Nothing here excludes liability that applicable law does not permit to be excluded, particularly towards consumers.

12. Changes to these terms

ShowCloser reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated by email to registered users. Contracts already signed are governed by the version in force at the time of signature.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

For users in Spain and the EU, the relationship with ShowCloser is governed by Spanish law and the applicable European regulations, submitting to the competent courts of Spain. For users in Argentina, Chile and Mexico, local law on consumer protection and electronic commerce applies. If you are a consumer, you retain the right to bring proceedings before the courts of your place of residence.

14. Contact

For any question about these terms, write to hola@showcloser.app.