Contributor terms

These terms apply whenever you send lyrics, a correction or a problem report to Padalgal. Sending something means you accept them.

What you send

Send only lyrics you typed yourself, or checked line by line against the song. Do not paste text copied from other lyrics websites, books or apps. Give the film, singers, composer and lyricist only when you are confident they are right.

Whose words these are

Song lyrics belong to their lyricists and the rights holders of the songs. Padalgal shows them, with full credits, so people can read, learn and sing along. Your contribution is your transcription, its layout and transliteration, and your corrections; you keep any rights you have in them.

Permission you give us

You give Padalgal a free, worldwide and lasting permission to publish, edit, reformat, transliterate and show what you send, on this site and in its feeds and share images. You confirm that you are allowed to give this permission.

Review

Everything you send is checked before it appears: first by an automatic review, then by an editor. Editors may change, merge or decline what you send, and do not have to explain every decision. Sending something does not guarantee it will be published.

Credit

When you send lyrics you can choose to show your display name on the song page once they are published. You can change your display name on your account page at any time.

Fair use of the site

Do not send spam, abusive or hateful text, advertising, personal details of other people, or credits you know are false. Editors may decline such contributions and block accounts that send them; a blocked account cannot send anything new.

Leaving

You can delete your account at any time. Anything still waiting for review is withdrawn. Lyrics already published stay on the site, without your name.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date above shows the current version, and each contribution records the version it was sent under.

Questions about these terms? Write to us through the contact form. Open the contact form