Terms of Service & Copyright Disclaimer

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing K-Lyrics.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use the website.

2. Intellectual Property, Educational Mission & Fair Use Statement

All song lyrics, original Hangeul transcriptions, album covers, and artist names presented on K-Lyrics.com are the intellectual property and copyright of their respective owners, songwriters, record labels, and music publishers.

K-Lyrics provides Korean song lyrics, English translations, and phonetic romanizations strictly for educational, non-commercial, personal sing-along, and commentary purposes under the principles of Fair Use (17 U.S.C. § 107). We do not claim ownership or royalty rights over any third-party song lyrics or musical compositions.

3. Third-Party Images & Public API Disclaimer

K-Lyrics does not claim ownership over any artist profile photos, headshot banners, album artwork, or embedded video media displayed across our platform.

• Artist & Album Media: Profile photographs, artist headshot banners, and album cover images remain property of their respective copyright owners (artists, record labels, and distribution providers such as Apple Music, iTunes, and Spotify).
• Public Search APIs: Media assets are aggregated programmatically via public web APIs (such as the Apple Music / iTunes Public Search API). K-Lyrics does not host proprietary image databases.
• Embedded Videos: All music videos are embedded directly via official YouTube API frames. Views and ad revenue remain 100% credited to the content owners.

4. User Conduct & Acceptable Use

When accessing K-Lyrics.com, you agree that you will not:

• Use automated scrapers, bots, or data harvesting software to extract database entries for commercial resale.
• Attempt to disrupt, overload, or compromise the technical infrastructure or security of our website.
• Republish our phonetic transcriptions or database entries in bulk without proper attribution to K-Lyrics.com.

5. Disclaimer of Accuracy & Warranties ("AS IS")

K-Lyrics strives to maintain accurate Hangeul lyrics, phonetic romanizations, and album metadata. However, all content is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without warranties of any kind.

We do not guarantee that all phonetic transcriptions or English transliterations are 100% error-free. K-Lyrics will not be held liable for any inaccuracies, typographical errors, or website downtime.

6. DMCA Copyright Notice & Takedown Policy

K-Lyrics respects the intellectual property rights of others and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you are a copyright owner, artist, or authorized agent and believe that content hosted on K-Lyrics infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a formal takedown request.

To request content removal, please review our full DMCA Policy or email our copyright agents directly at dmca@k-lyrics.com or copyright@k-lyrics.com. We process valid requests expeditiously.

7. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. Continued use of K-Lyrics.com following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.