Terms of use

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These terms govern the use of Total WebRadio Player: the iOS app (iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, Apple Watch), the Android app (phone, tablet, Android Auto, Android Automotive OS) and the web player on webradio.apalala.be (together, “the app”). By installing or using the app, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the app.

1. Publisher

2. The service

The app is a radio player. It lets you listen to web radio stations broadcast on the Internet by third-party broadcasters, keep your favourite stations, see what is playing, keep a listening history, use a sleep timer and alarms, record what you are listening to and send a stream to a network player on your local network. Some features are not available on every platform.

The app is free. It contains no advertising and no in-app purchase, and it requires no account.

Apalala broadcasts no radio programme. The streams travel directly from the broadcasters' servers to your device.

3. Licence to use the app

Apalala grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to use the app on the devices you own or control, for your private and non-commercial use.

You may not:

The app, its code, its design, the name “Total WebRadio Player” and the Apalala dragon mascot belong to Apalala SRL and are protected by intellectual property law. These terms transfer no ownership right to you.

4. Radio stations and their content

The programmes, music, names and logos of the stations belong to the broadcasters and their rights holders. Apalala has no control over them and is not responsible for their content, quality, availability or legality.

The catalogue lists stations whose streams are publicly accessible. When a broadcaster has authorised its presence in the app, the station directory on this site says so (“Signed consent”). A broadcaster that wants its station removed or its information corrected can write to info@apalala.be: we act promptly.

A station may be unavailable in some countries, require a subscription with its broadcaster, or stop broadcasting at any time. Listening may be subject to the broadcaster's own conditions.

Stations you add yourself (from a stream address or from the Radio Browser directory) are your responsibility: make sure you are allowed to listen to them.

5. Recordings

The app lets you record the station you are listening to, on your device only. This feature is provided solely for your private use, for instance to listen to a programme later, within the limits of the private copying exception of copyright law (in Belgium, Article XI.190, 9° of the Code of Economic Law) or its equivalent in your country.

You may not distribute, publish, share, sell, broadcast or otherwise make available to the public the recordings you make, nor use them for commercial purposes. You alone are responsible for the use you make of them.

Recordings stay on your device and are not sent to Apalala. You can delete them at any time; depending on the platform, the settings can also delete them automatically. Uninstalling the app deletes them.

6. Safe use in the car

With CarPlay, Android Auto or Android Automotive OS, use the app only when it is safe and lawful to do so, and keep your attention on the road. Choose your stations before you drive. Apalala cannot be held responsible for an accident caused by inappropriate use while driving.

7. Alarms and sleep timer

Alarms depend on your device, its operating system, its battery-saving settings, the network connection and the availability of the station. We cannot guarantee that an alarm will always ring or that the sleep timer will always stop playback at the expected time. Do not rely on the app alone for an important wake-up.

8. Availability and updates

We do our best to keep the app and the catalogue working, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. We may modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the app, the catalogue or the web player at any time, in particular for maintenance, security or legal reasons.

Updates are distributed through the App Store and Google Play. Some features may require a recent version of the operating system.

9. Liability

The app is provided free of charge and “as is”. To the extent permitted by law, Apalala is not liable for indirect damage (loss of data, loss of enjoyment, mobile data costs, etc.) resulting from the use of the app or from the inability to use it, nor for the content of the stations, nor for the services of third parties (broadcasters, Radio Browser, manufacturers of network players, app stores).

Streaming uses mobile data, which your operator bills according to your plan. The app lets you choose a lighter stream for mobile data.

Nothing in these terms limits liability for wilful misconduct or gross negligence, or for death or personal injury, nor the rights that consumers derive from mandatory law, in particular the legal guarantee of conformity of digital content.

10. Personal data

The app works without an account and without tracking. How data is handled is described in our privacy policy, which forms part of these terms.

11. App stores

If you obtained the app from Apple's App Store, these terms are concluded between you and Apalala SRL only, not with Apple, and Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies. In particular:

If you obtained the app from Google Play, the Google Play Terms of Service also apply to its download.

12. Termination

You may stop using the app at any time by uninstalling it and, for the web player, by clearing the site data in your browser. Apalala may terminate your licence if you breach these terms. Clauses that by their nature survive (intellectual property, liability, applicable law) remain in force.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the app evolves or the law changes. The date at the top of the page shows the latest version. In the event of a substantial change, we will inform you in the app or on this site before it takes effect. If you continue to use the app after that date, you accept the new terms.

14. Applicable law and disputes

These terms are governed by Belgian law. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection granted to you by the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of habitual residence.

If a problem arises, please contact us first: we will look for an amicable solution. Failing that, the courts of the judicial district of Walloon Brabant (Belgium) have jurisdiction, without prejudice to a consumer's right to bring proceedings before the courts of their place of residence. Consumers can also turn to the Belgian Consumer Mediation Service (www.mediationconsommateur.be).

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