Terms of Use

Version: 1.0

Effective date: 31 October 2026

Language: English

1. Service and operator

PNAM Library is the Tape Music Stories service for browsing, sharing and downloading audio models in PNAM format. The operator is Riccardo Consolandi; contact: riccardo.consolandi.eng@gmail.com.

Available public browsing and downloads do not require an account. An account enables you to manage your profile, contributions and the other features shown in the interface. The service is free of charge: there are no subscriptions, purchases, behavioural advertising or commercial newsletters.

These Terms govern the Library, do not grant licences to PNAM Studio or RealNAM code and do not replace their respective EULAs 1.0. Models have their own conditions, separate from the software and access to the service. Features can be used when made available on the website; this text does not announce the opening of the Library.

2. Related documents

The Model Sharing Policy governs eligible contributions; the model licensing information explains CC0 sharing and independent rights in models. The reporting and moderation and review procedures govern action on content and accounts.

The Privacy Policy and cookie/storage information describe data processing: reading them does not amount to giving general consent or granting rights in content. The operator information identifies the operator and contact channels.

3. Accounts and access

Accounts are restricted to people who expressly declare that they are at least 18 years old. The declaration is recorded by version; it is not documentary age verification. Provide accurate information and protect passwords, sessions and authorisations without using anyone else's credentials. For actions that require it, you must verify your email and keep the required declarations up to date.

The absence of a current declaration may prevent new contributions and Studio authorisation, without constituting a new automatic acceptance. Security, revocation, data-reduction and closure functions remain available within their actual scope; you may contact the operator about access problems.

Private account identity is separate from the public author profile. The latter appears when at least one model is published and currently distributable. The public identifier, username, optional display name and biography, and approved models are visible. Email and private identifiers are not published in the profile; unapproved avatars and profile links are not exposed by the current catalogue.

4. Submitting models with PNAM Studio

Files and revisions are published through PNAM Studio. From the website you can connect Studio, manage accounts and model entries, prepare descriptive drafts and check status; the “Publish with Studio” page is not a web uploader for .pnam files.

Connection requires signing in through the browser and approving the request you initiated. Studio receives a limited authorisation with expiry and revocation; connecting does not automatically submit a model. Before submission you must separately confirm the necessary rights, the current Terms and Sharing Policy, and confirm that, if approved and published, the contribution will be made available under CC0 1.0 Universal. No declaration is preselected or reconstructed retroactively.

The service checks the file and associated signature, integrity, compatibility and technical trust conditions. Original files are handled privately until any publication; the checks are not a definitive verification of rights or audio quality. A failed attempt, a saved draft and pending content are not publications.

The Library is not a general private cloud-storage service. It does not automatically acquire or retain PNAM Studio projects, recordings or local models that have not been expressly sent to the service. Files and data actually sent to the Library may be retained privately during the submission, moderation, security and retention workflow in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Keep your own copies of your original projects, recordings and models.

5. Content and the author's responsibility

You may submit models created by you or by a creator you lawfully represent, with sufficient rights in the files and associated materials. The normal workflow does not allow simply reuploading other people's models from other catalogues: this admission rule does not cancel permissions under an external licence.

Descriptions, categories and device references must be accurate. Do not submit unlawful or malicious content, material lacking the necessary rights, unnecessary personal data or material excluded by the Sharing Policy. The technical availability of a capture, possession of a device or a valid signature do not, by themselves, establish rights in the content.

6. Model licensing and service operations

For new public sharing the service accepts only CC0 1.0 Universal, expressly selected by a person holding the necessary rights. Content already distributed retains its respective recorded conditions; it is not automatically relabelled.

Selecting CC0 during submission constitutes the user's instruction to make the contribution available under CC0 1.0 Universal if it is approved and published by the Library. Merely exporting locally, creating a draft, making a private submission, receiving a rejection or sending material that is never published does not automatically apply CC0 by virtue of these Library conditions. Any dedications or licences already independently applied by the author to the file or material remain unaffected: these conditions neither cancel them nor retroactively postpone their effect.

CC0 applies to the uploader's rights in the .pnam model file and in the original textual metadata created by the uploader and identified as part of the public contribution, to the extent of the rights they hold. Signatures, hashes, attestations, trust information and technical records generated by PNAM Studio or the Library do not form part of the contribution made available under CC0 unless expressly indicated by a party entitled to dispose of those rights. This exclusion does not automatically confer exclusive rights over mere technical data or facts and does not alter authenticity checks.

Signatures, hashes, attestations and other technical verification data are not included in the CC0 dedication of the model contribution. When made available together with the model, they may be retained, copied and redistributed without alteration to the extent necessary to verify the model's integrity, authenticity or provenance, without granting rights in PNAM software, trade marks or trust systems and without implying endorsement of subsequent uses of the model. This permission applies to rights that PNAM can grant, without prejudice to any third-party rights and freedoms already provided by law in relation to mere data or facts. The availability of evidence does not guarantee that it remains valid: revocations, expiry and current checks continue to apply.

A .pnam intended for CC0 publication must not contain artwork, photographs or other separately protected material that the uploader cannot include in the CC0 dedication applicable to the contribution. Every embedded element needed to redistribute the complete file must be compatible with that distribution. If the signed file contains incompatible material, a new export without that material must be generated and signed before a submission can be published: the Library does not alter the bytes of the signed file.

Artwork and photographs intended solely for presentation on the website are distinct from the model contribution and do not automatically become CC0. They may be managed separately only where a process is actually available and the necessary permissions for their display and distribution exist. A separate image-upload feature is not promised if it is unavailable in the release. The mere presence of an image in the .pnam does not make it a separate object from the downloaded file. Rights in trade marks, patents, likeness and personal data that CC0 does not eliminate remain unaffected.

By submitting, you authorise, for the rights you hold, the operations necessary to provide the service: receipt, storage, technical and security checks, moderation, display, distribution of approved content, backup and recovery. This technical authorisation is non-exclusive, applies where necessary to provision of the service and to providers strictly involved, does not transfer ownership and does not grant third-party rights that you cannot grant. After removal, new public distribution by the Library ceases; only private operations necessary for the stated retention, security and dispute handling remain. The technical authorisation also operates during private stages before publication and is separate from applying CC0 to the public contribution. For any presentation materials managed separately from the file, you must hold the permissions needed for service operations, without this automatically dedicating those materials under CC0. This separation does not permit including in a public .pnam an element incompatible with redistribution of the complete file under the rule above.

PNAM does not use submissions, merely because they are submitted or published, for model training, dataset creation, research or internal R&D. Any future programme of this kind will be separate and voluntary and will require dedicated conditions and choices. The ordinary validation, integrity, security, moderation, backup and recovery operations necessary for the service are distinct from such activities. This undertaking by the operator does not impose restrictions on third parties' rights in a contribution lawfully obtained under CC0.

7. Approval, corrections and revisions

Publication requires approval and continued satisfaction of technical and access conditions. A material metadata change to a published model is subject to review; the approved text remains visible until the proposal is approved. New file revisions undergo their own checks and moderation without altering previous signed files.

If a first model is rejected, you may correct the same entry and submit a new file from Studio with its corresponding signature, where the process is available and the evidence has not already been deleted. The entry returns to pending approval and the history of previous decisions remains separate. This is not automatic publication or restoration of removed models or closed accounts. Revisions are subject to technical constraints, including consistency of family and licence.

8. Reports, interventions and review

You may report a public model without creating an account, or use the general contact address. Submitting a report does not automatically cause removal. The operator may reject, restrict or remove content or suspend accounts for relevant security, rights or rule-compliance reasons, with a reasoned decision through the applicable process.

For rejections, removals and suspensions supported by the system, the internal V1 procedure allows an ordinary reasoned review request within 30 days of explicit acknowledgement of receipt of the decision in the personal area, subject to any longer period mandatorily required by applicable law. You may use the general contact address to exercise a mandatory remedy not covered by the interface; the technical limitation does not extinguish that right. Suspended accounts have restricted access to their own suspension decision and the related review process, without regaining ordinary contribution permissions. Reporters without an account and others whose cases are not covered may contact the operator. These procedures do not limit mandatory rights or remedies and are not presented as an independent external review.

9. Proper access and security

Do not circumvent authentication, authorisations, rate limits or file protections; do not make abusive requests or perform automated operations that compromise the service. Public access does not authorise bypassing controls. No unlimited public API for third-party integrations is promised.

These rules concern access to the service; they do not add prohibitions on commercial use, modification or redistribution to the rights of a model obtained under its licence. They do not automatically grant the operator exclusive rights in formats, ideas or independent implementations.

10. Removal, accounts and retention

Removal stops the model's availability in the catalogue and for new Library downloads. Account closure revokes credentials, removes the public profile, deletes drafts and stops public distribution of its models. Data and evidence still needed may be retained privately in accordance with the Privacy Policy: closure does not mean immediate deletion of every copy or backup.

PNAM cannot recall files already downloaded. Removal does not automatically revoke CC0 or other conditions validly applied to copies already obtained.

11. Communications and availability

Communications concern accounts, security, contributions and decisions, not marketing. Information available in the personal area remains relevant even if an email is not delivered. Merely queuing a message does not prove delivery or start the review period.

The service may be temporarily unavailable and may change or cease for technical, operational, financial, security or legal reasons. For a planned ordinary closure, the operator aims to provide approximately 30 days' indicative notice where reasonably possible, and an opportunity to retrieve your content within technical and legal limits. Permanent retention is not guaranteed; emergencies may require faster action.

Document updates will be identifiable by version and date and communicated where necessary. Actions requiring acceptance check the current versions; continued use alone is not treated here as proof of a new automatic acceptance.

12. Warranties, liability and disputes

A published model is not a guarantee of creator identity, reproduction accuracy, rights, absolute security, quality or endorsement by the device manufacturer. Assess compatibility, content and audio levels, and retain your working copies.

Any limitations of warranty and liability apply only to the extent permitted by law. Mandatory rights and liabilities remain unaffected, including any protections available to consumers. No arbitrary financial cap or general waiver of remedies is imposed. Applicable law and jurisdiction are determined by the relevant rules without imposing an exclusive court.