TERMS & CONDITIONS
Effective Date: September 20, 2026
Welcome to the official website of Walter Franks and related Walter Franks/Walt’Aire Studios brands (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing, viewing, purchasing from, subscribing to, or otherwise using this Website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.
If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the Website.
1. Ownership of Website Content
Unless otherwise expressly stated, all material displayed on this Website is owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by Walter Franks, Walt’Aire Studios, Walt’Aire Studios Publishing, or their respective rights holders.
Protected material includes, but is not limited to:
Photographs and portraits
Album and single artwork
Music recordings and compositions
Lyrics
Videos and performance footage
Artist biography and written material
Logos, symbols, trademarks, and branding
The Walter Franks name, stage names, signatures, and likeness
Graphics, promotional materials, designs, and website artwork
Audio clips and unreleased material
Merchandise designs
Behind-the-scenes content
All applicable copyright, trademark, publicity, and other intellectual-property rights are reserved.
2. No Unauthorized Use of Images
No photograph, portrait, artwork, album cover, graphic, screenshot, video frame, likeness, or other visual material appearing on this Website may be copied, downloaded, reproduced, modified, published, reposted, distributed, sold, licensed, displayed, transmitted, incorporated into another work, or otherwise used without the prior written consent of Walter Franks or the applicable copyright owner.
The fact that an image can technically be downloaded, screen-captured, saved, shared, or accessed online does not constitute permission to use it.
This prohibition includes use in:
Social-media posts or advertisements
Newsletters
Websites or blogs
Merchandise
Artificial-intelligence training datasets
AI-generated derivative works
Promotional campaigns
Commercial publications
Music artwork
Video productions
NFTs or digital collectibles
Advertising or endorsements
Print materials
Requests for image licensing or written permission should be sent to:
3. Name, Image, Voice, Signature, and Likeness
Nothing on this Website grants permission to use the name, image, photograph, voice, signature, likeness, persona, biography, or other identifying characteristics of Walter Franks for advertising, promotion, endorsement, commercial exploitation, artificial-intelligence generation, impersonation, or any other purpose.
No person or company may falsely imply that Walter Franks endorses, sponsors, supports, partners with, or is affiliated with any product, service, business, organization, political campaign, commercial enterprise, or other entity without written authorization.
4. Music and Lyrics
All songs, recordings, lyrics, compositions, demos, performances, and related musical materials appearing on this Website remain protected intellectual property.
Streaming, previewing, or listening to music through this Website does not transfer ownership or grant a license to reproduce, sample, remix, synchronize, publicly perform, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from that material.
Any licensing inquiry must be submitted in writing.
Publishing inquiries:
Walt’Aire Studios Publishing
Email: walter@sllllc.com
5. Use of Your Personal Information
Any personal information you voluntarily provide through this Website—including your name, email address, telephone number, mailing information, message, purchase information, fan-club registration, newsletter signup, booking request, or other information—will be used only for the legitimate purpose for which the information was provided, together with reasonably necessary administrative, security, legal, or operational purposes.
For example:
Information submitted for a newsletter signup may be used to send music news and related communications.
Information submitted for a merchandise purchase may be used to process and fulfill the order.
Information submitted through a booking form may be used to evaluate and respond to the booking inquiry.
Information submitted through a contact form may be used to respond to that communication.
We will not intentionally use your personal information for a materially unrelated purpose without your consent, except where necessary to comply with applicable law, protect the Website or its users, investigate fraud or misuse, enforce legal rights, or fulfill legitimate security obligations.
6. No Sale or Improper Exploitation of Personal Information
We do not intend for information supplied to this Website to be collected merely for resale or unrelated exploitation.
Personal information provided by visitors should not be sold, rented, transferred, harvested, scraped, compiled, or otherwise used by third parties for unsolicited marketing, profiling, data brokerage, artificial-intelligence training, identity databases, or unrelated commercial purposes.
Unauthorized collection or scraping of information from this Website is prohibited.
7. Mailing List and Communications
If you voluntarily subscribe to an email or promotional list, you authorize us to contact you regarding Walter Franks music, performances, releases, merchandise, appearances, projects, or related announcements.
You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in those communications.
Transactional messages, such as purchase confirmations or direct responses to inquiries, may still be sent where appropriate.
8. Prohibited Website Activity
Users may not:
Copy or scrape Website content
Automatically harvest images, text, contact details, or data
Use bots or automated systems to extract Website material
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website
Introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful files
Misrepresent themselves as Walter Franks or an authorized representative
Create misleading social-media accounts using protected content
Use Website content to train AI or machine-learning systems without written authorization
Remove copyright notices, watermarks, credits, trademarks, or ownership information
Use Website materials in defamatory, misleading, illegal, or deceptive contexts
Sell or commercially exploit Website content without authorization
9. Social Media
Links to Walter Franks’ official social-media pages may be provided for convenience.
Content posted on official social-media accounts may also be protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws. Availability on a social-media platform does not constitute permission for commercial reuse.
Visitors may share official social-media posts through the sharing functions provided by the applicable platform, subject to that platform’s rules and these Terms.
10. Third-Party Services
The Website may use or link to third-party services such as Bandzoogle, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, payment processors, merchandise providers, mailing-list providers, or other platforms.
Those companies operate under their own terms and privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, availability, content, or policies of independent third-party services.
11. Purchases and Merchandise
If merchandise, music, tickets, memberships, or other products are offered through the Website, additional purchase, shipping, return, refund, or fulfillment terms may apply.
Third-party fulfillment or payment providers may process information necessary to complete the transaction.
12. Copyright Infringement
If you believe content appearing on this Website infringes your copyright or other intellectual-property rights, please contact us with sufficient information to identify:
The protected work
The allegedly infringing material
Your contact information
Your basis for claiming ownership or authorization
Notices may be sent to:
Walter Franks / Walt’Aire Studios
Email: walter@sllllc.com
Phone: 510-877-2909
13. Unauthorized Commercial Use
Unauthorized commercial exploitation of Website content may result in legal action.
We expressly reserve the right to seek available remedies for infringement or unauthorized use, including injunctive relief, damages, profits attributable to infringement, licensing fees, costs, and attorneys’ fees where permitted by law.
14. No Implied License
Nothing contained on this Website should be interpreted as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use intellectual property belonging to Walter Franks, Walt’Aire Studios, Walt’Aire Studios Publishing, or any third party.
Permission must be obtained in writing.
15. Website Information
Although reasonable efforts may be made to maintain accurate information, artist schedules, release dates, appearances, pricing, availability, streaming links, merchandise, projects, and other Website information may change without notice.
We do not guarantee that every Website feature or piece of information will always be complete, current, or error-free.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Walter Franks, Walt’Aire Studios, Walt’Aire Studios Publishing, and their representatives shall not be liable for losses arising solely from reliance upon, inability to access, or use of this Website, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.
17. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, users who materially violate these Terms or unlawfully misuse Website content agree to be responsible for resulting claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable costs caused by that violation.
18. Changes to These Terms
These Terms & Conditions may be updated periodically.
Revised terms become effective when posted to the Website unless otherwise indicated.
Continued use of the Website following an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
19. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable federal law controls.
Any legal proceedings relating to these Terms shall be brought in a court having proper jurisdiction unless otherwise required by applicable law.
20. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms, licensing, media usage, photographs, music, publishing, permissions, or other Website matters may be directed to:
Walter Franks
Walt’Aire Studios / Walt’Aire Studios Publishing
Email: walter@sllllc.com
Phone: 510-877-2909
© 2026 Walter Franks / Walt’Aire Studios Publishing. All Rights Reserved.