Terms of Service
Effective Date: 01 08 2026
Welcome to Mirat Cultural Rights Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 17155091). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Mirat website, online services, member portal, and related services. By accessing or using our website or services, or by becoming a Mirat member, you agree to these Terms. If there is any conflict between these Terms and the Mirat Membership Agreement, the Membership Agreement will take precedence in relation to membership and rights administration. Where you become a Mirat member, these Terms should be read together with the Mirat Membership Agreement, Membership Rules, Fee Schedule, and Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to www.mirat.co.uk, www.mirat.krd, and any other websites or online platforms operated by Mirat Cultural Rights Limited unless stated otherwise.
1. Definitions
Mirat means Mirat Cultural Rights Limited. Member means an individual or organisation whose membership has been accepted by Mirat. Works means musical works, lyrics, sound recordings, performances, audiovisual content, or other copyright-protected material submitted to Mirat. Rights means any copyright, neighbouring rights, publishing rights, performing rights, mechanical rights, digital distribution rights, licensing rights, or other rights that you authorise Mirat to administer.
2. Membership
Membership is subject to Mirat’s published eligibility criteria and approval process. Applicants must:
- own or control the rights they submit;
- provide accurate information;
- complete the required verification process;
- accept the Mirat Membership Agreement;
- comply with applicable copyright laws.
Applicants under 18 years of age must apply through a parent or legal guardian acting as their representative. Acceptance of an application is at Mirat’s discretion. Mirat may request additional information or documentation at any time to verify eligibility, ownership or compliance with these Terms.
3. Rights Administration
Subject to the services selected by the member, Mirat may:
- register works and recordings;
- administer publishing rights;
- administer neighbouring rights;
- administer digital distribution;
- license works where authorised;
- collect royalties;
- distribute royalties;
- work with collection societies, publishers, distributors, digital service providers, and other authorised partners.
Mirat administers only those rights expressly authorised by the member.
Copyright ownership always remains with the member unless assigned separately in writing. Mirat may refuse or delay the registration or administration of any work where ownership cannot reasonably be verified or where conflicting claims exist.
4. Royalties and Administration Fees
Mirat uses reasonable efforts to collect royalties from authorised sources. Royalties are distributed after receipt, verification, and any necessary deductions. Mirat deducts administration fees in accordance with the current Mirat Fee Schedule. Mirat cannot guarantee that royalties will always be generated or successfully collected. Unidentified or unmatched royalties may be held until ownership can be confirmed. Royalty payments may be delayed where verification, legal, regulatory, banking or ownership requirements remain outstanding.
5. Member Responsibilities: Members agree to:
- provide accurate and complete information;
- keep their contact and payment details up to date;
- provide accurate ownership information and metadata;
- notify Mirat of any ownership changes;
- avoid registering conflicting rights;
- comply with applicable copyright laws.
- maintain the security of any Member Portal login credentials.
- promptly notify Mirat of any unauthorised access to their account.
Members remain responsible for the accuracy of all submitted information.
6. Suspension and Termination
Members may terminate their membership in accordance with the Mirat Membership Agreement. Mirat may suspend or terminate services where:
- false information has been provided;
- fraudulent activity is suspected;
- ownership cannot be verified;
- these Terms or the Membership Agreement have been materially breached;
- legal or regulatory requirements require suspension.
Termination does not affect royalties already collected or rights already administered before termination. Mirat will normally notify members of the reason for any suspension unless prohibited by law or where doing so may prejudice an investigation.
7. Limitation of Liability
Mirat acts as a rights administrator and cannot guarantee royalty collection from every country, platform, or licensee. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mirat is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or economic losses arising from the use of its services. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded under the laws of England and Wales. Mirat is not responsible for delays, decisions, payment practices or operational failures of third-party organisations, including collection societies, digital service providers, publishers, distributors, licensing agencies or payment providers.
8. Force Majeure
Mirat shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations where such delay or failure results from events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, industrial action, cyber incidents, governmental action, failures of communications networks, or failures of third-party systems.
9. Privacy
Mirat processes personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
9. Intellectual Property
The Mirat website, logo, trademarks, databases, software, and other content remain the property of Mirat or its licensors. No content may be copied, reproduced, or used without prior written permission, except as permitted by law. Members retain ownership of their own works and recordings. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of a member’s intellectual property to Mirat except where expressly agreed in writing.
10. Changes to these Terms
Mirat may update these Terms from time to time. Where changes are material, members will be given reasonable notice before they take effect. Continued use of Mirat’s services after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
11. Electronic Communications
You agree that Mirat may provide notices, policy updates and other communications electronically by email. Electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
12. Complain
Complaints about Mirat’s services are handled in accordance with our Complaints & Dispute Resolution Policy.
13. Website Domains
Mirat operates its services through multiple internet domains. www.mirat.co.uk is the official website for Mirat Cultural Rights Limited and is the domain used for all legal notices, contracts, policies and official communications. www.mirat.krd is operated as a promotional and marketing website and may redirect visitors to www.mirat.co.uk. References in these documents to the “Website” include both domains where applicable.
14. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales unless otherwise required by applicable law.
15. Contact
Mirat Cultural Rights Limited
Email: info@mirat.co.uk
Website: www.mirat.co.uk