Effective September 21, 2026 · Version 1.2
Clear terms for every way you listen.
This Legal Center explains how the Aston River website, song previews, future downloads, licensing inquiries and related services work. It is written for a United States first launch. The final document contains additional information for visitors in the European Union and United Kingdom.
The website presents music, lyrics, stories and previews. The Aston River Club supports accounts, favorites, playlists and full-song streaming through an invitation or membership. A Stripe test checkout is active and cannot create a real charge. Newsletters, advertising technology and nonessential cookies are not active.
01 · Site operator information
Legal Notice
Aston River is an independent artist project and stage name. Aston River operates this website and presents the music, lyrics, artwork, stories and artist information made available here.
Contact
Aston River
music@astonriver.com
There is no public office, retail location or customer-facing studio. Contact is handled electronically. No social media account should be treated as an official contact channel unless it is later linked directly from this website.
Status of commerce
The Aston River Club currently uses Stripe's test checkout to verify a $7.99 monthly streaming membership. Test checkout cannot create a real charge. Before live billing begins, checkout will identify the recurring price, renewal frequency, payment obligation and cancellation method before an order is submitted.
Editorial responsibility
Questions about this website, song credits, rights, licensing or legal notices may be sent to the email address above. Nothing on this page identifies Aston River as a corporation, record label, publisher, collecting society, law firm or licensed professional service.
02 · Website rules
Terms of Use
These Terms of Use govern access to astonriver.com and any page, player, preview, text, image, download or service made available through it. By using the website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website.
Eligibility
The website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. You must be at least 13 to use interactive features and at least 18, or the age of legal majority where you live, to make a purchase or enter a license agreement. A parent or legal guardian must complete a transaction for a minor.
Limited permission to use the site
Aston River grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive and nontransferable permission to access the website for personal, lawful use. This permission does not transfer ownership of any song, recording, composition, lyric, artwork, story, brand asset, data or software.
Prohibited conduct
- Do not copy, scrape, mirror, frame, republish, sell or commercially exploit the website or catalog without written permission.
- Do not download audio through circumvention, extract streams, remove rights information, defeat access controls or interfere with playback limits.
- Do not use any song, voice, lyric, artwork or story to train, fine-tune, evaluate or build an artificial intelligence model without a separate written license.
- Do not impersonate Aston River, create misleading artist accounts, register confusing domains or suggest endorsement, affiliation or authorization that does not exist.
- Do not introduce malicious code, probe private systems, overload the service or attempt access beyond the public interface.
- Do not use the website in a way that violates law or another person's rights.
Availability and changes
Song order, previews, artwork, credits, release status and site features may change. Aston River may correct errors, remove material, limit access or discontinue a feature without guaranteeing continuous availability. Purchased rights already granted in a completed order remain subject to the terms accepted with that order.
Third-party services
Future distribution, payment, streaming or social links may lead to independent services. Their terms and privacy practices apply to their systems. A link does not make Aston River responsible for an outside service, and an outside listing does not alter the rights stated in the Aston River song credits.
Disclaimers
The website is provided on an "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aston River disclaims implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and noninfringement. This does not exclude a warranty or consumer right that applicable law does not allow to be waived.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aston River will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, lost profits, lost data or business interruption arising from use of the website. For a paid consumer transaction, aggregate liability relating to that transaction will not exceed the amount paid for the affected product, except where law requires a different remedy or limit.
Disputes and governing rules
Before filing a claim, contact music@astonriver.com and allow 30 days for an informal response. No mandatory arbitration clause or class action waiver is created by these terms. Unless a checkout or signed license states a valid governing law and forum, applicable law and a court with lawful jurisdiction control. Mandatory consumer rights remain unaffected.
Changes
Updated terms apply prospectively from the effective date shown in this Legal Center. Material changes to an active paid relationship will be communicated through a reasonable channel where required. Continued browsing does not replace affirmative consent when law requires it.
03 · Data practices
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains personal information handled through the Aston River website and direct email contact. Aston River aims to collect only what is needed to operate the site, answer messages, complete transactions when enabled and protect the catalog.
Information collected
| Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|
| Contact information | Email address, display name and message content you send | Respond to inquiries, licensing requests, support and rights notices |
| Club account information | Email address, favorites, playlists and invitation or membership access | Maintain the Club account and provide the requested music library |
| Transaction information | Membership, price, currency, order identifier, tax status and access status | Complete and document membership purchases |
| Payment information | Payment token, card type and limited billing details supplied by a processor | Process payment, refunds, disputes and fraud checks. Aston River does not intend to store full card numbers |
| Technical information | IP address, browser, device, requested page, timestamp, referrer and security logs | Deliver the site, maintain security, diagnose errors and prevent abuse |
| Preference information | Cookie choices or account preferences if those functions are later enabled | Remember choices and provide requested features |
How information is collected
Information may come directly from you, automatically from the hosting and security infrastructure when you request a page, or from a payment, distribution or delivery provider you choose to use. The Aston River Club collects an email address when a listener creates an account. Stripe receives payment and billing information when a listener opens or manages a membership checkout. The current checkout is in test mode and cannot create a real charge. The site has no newsletter signup.
Hosting and server logs
The website is hosted through GoDaddy web hosting infrastructure, with North America selected as the primary data center region. GoDaddy and service providers supporting its infrastructure may process IP addresses, request details, device and browser information, timestamps and security logs as needed to deliver and protect the website. Their processing is also governed by the applicable GoDaddy privacy terms.
How information is used
- Provide, maintain and secure the website and audio experience.
- Respond to messages, rights questions and licensing requests.
- Process and support membership payments when live billing is enabled.
- Keep accounting, tax, fraud-prevention and transaction records.
- Enforce terms, protect rights and comply with lawful requests.
- Improve the service using aggregated or deidentified information where practical.
Disclosure to service providers
Information may be disclosed to hosting, security, email, payment, tax, accounting, digital delivery, distribution and professional advisers only as reasonably needed for their role. Information may also be disclosed to comply with law, protect rights, investigate fraud, respond to an emergency or support a business transfer. Providers may process information under their own policies when they act independently.
No sale or targeted advertising
Aston River does not currently sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. The website does not currently use behavioral advertising technology. If that changes, this policy and any required opt-out control will be updated before the practice begins.
Retention
Club account information is retained while the account remains active or until deletion is requested, subject to security and legal needs. Contact messages are retained while the conversation or rights issue remains active and for a reasonable record period afterward. Transaction and tax records may be retained for the period required by law. Security logs are kept only as long as reasonably needed for operation, investigation and defense. Information is deleted or deidentified when it is no longer needed, unless a legal obligation, dispute or rights record requires retention.
Security
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used in proportion to the information handled. No online system can promise absolute security. Do not send passwords, government identifiers, full payment card numbers, medical records or other sensitive information by ordinary email.
Children
The site is not directed to children under 13, and Aston River does not knowingly collect personal information from a child under 13. If you believe a child supplied information, contact Aston River so it can be reviewed and deleted where appropriate.
Your choices and requests
You may request access, correction or deletion of personal information, or object to certain use, by emailing music@astonriver.com with the subject "Privacy Request." Aston River may verify the request using information already available and may retain information where legally permitted or required. Authorized agents may act where law permits, subject to proof of authority.
International access
The website may be accessed internationally. Information may be processed where Aston River or a service provider operates. The EU and UK Addendum below describes additional terms for those regions.
04 · California and other state rights
U.S. State Privacy Notice
This notice supplements the Privacy Policy for residents of U.S. states with comprehensive privacy laws. A law may apply only after legal thresholds are met. Aston River will honor rights required by applicable law and may voluntarily honor a reasonable request even when a threshold is not met.
Categories for the preceding 12 months
The categories described in the Privacy Policy may include identifiers, commercial information, internet or electronic activity and inferences limited to preferences expressed through site use or direct contact. These categories are collected from you, your browser, service providers or transaction partners for operation, security, support, delivery, accounting and rights management.
Aston River does not currently sell these categories, share them for cross-context behavioral advertising, use them for targeted advertising or use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics. Personal information may be disclosed for business purposes to the service-provider categories named in the Privacy Policy.
Potential state rights
- Know or confirm whether personal information is processed and obtain access.
- Request deletion, subject to lawful exceptions.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Receive a portable copy of certain information.
- Opt out of sale, targeted advertising or qualifying profiling if any begins.
- Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where that right applies.
- Receive equal service and not be discriminated against for exercising a right.
- Appeal a denied request where state law provides an appeal.
Submitting and verifying a request
Email music@astonriver.com with the subject "U.S. Privacy Request" and describe the right you wish to exercise. Aston River may request information reasonably necessary to match the request to an existing record. Do not send identity documents unless a secure method is specifically provided. An authorized agent may be required to show signed authorization, and direct confirmation may be requested from the consumer.
Appeals
If a request is denied, reply with the subject "Privacy Appeal" within 60 days. The decision will be reviewed and a written explanation will be provided, including information about contacting a state regulator where applicable.
Global Privacy Control and browser signals
Where legally required, a recognized Global Privacy Control signal will be treated as an opt-out request for the browser or device sending it. Because Aston River does not currently sell or share personal information for targeted advertising, the signal does not change the current experience. Other "Do Not Track" signals do not have a uniform legal standard and may not be acted on.
California disclosure
California residents may request the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, sources, purposes, categories of recipients, correction, deletion and portability, subject to exceptions. Aston River does not offer a financial incentive for personal information and does not knowingly sell or share personal information of consumers under 16.
05 · Browser storage
Cookie Notice
The Aston River Club uses one strictly necessary sign-in cookie after a listener signs in. The website does not intentionally set advertising, analytics or other nonessential cookies. Song playback, search, sliders and legal navigation do not create a marketing profile.
Strictly necessary technology
The Club sign-in cookie can remain on the device for up to one year so the listener stays signed in. It is limited to the Club, unavailable to browser scripts and used only to find the server-side account session. Hosting and security providers may use technical identifiers required to deliver a request, prevent abuse and preserve a secure session. Stripe may also use technical identifiers needed to secure checkout, prevent fraud, preserve a payment session or manage billing.
Future changes
If analytics, embedded media, personalization or advertising technology is introduced, this notice will identify the provider, purpose and duration. A consent control will be added before nonessential technologies are activated where consent is required. Rejecting a nonessential category will not block basic access to the catalog.
Your browser controls
You may block or delete cookies through your browser. Blocking strictly necessary technology may prevent secure checkout, account access or another requested function from working. The absence of a cookie banner currently means that Aston River has not intentionally activated optional cookie categories, not that every hosting request is free of all technical logs.
06 · Membership and shop rules
Terms of Sale
These Terms of Sale govern Aston River Club memberships and any later purchase function for digital music, bundles, albums, licenses or related products.
Product information and checkout
Before payment, checkout will identify the product, included files or access, license scope, price, currency, tax or fees, delivery method and any material compatibility limits. Review the final order screen. Submitting an order through a button clearly associated with payment constitutes an offer to purchase and acceptance of the terms linked at checkout.
Club membership
When live billing is enabled, the Aston River Club costs $7.99 per month in U.S. dollars. It provides full-song streaming, favorites and personal playlists while the membership remains active. Downloads are not included. The membership renews monthly until canceled. Cancellation is available through the account's Stripe billing portal and takes effect at the end of the paid period. Access continues through that period.
Order acceptance
An automated receipt confirms that the order was received, not necessarily that it was accepted. Acceptance occurs when payment is approved and a delivery confirmation or license confirmation is issued. Aston River may reject or cancel an order for pricing error, rights conflict, fraud concern, territorial restriction, technical impossibility or legal requirement. An amount collected for a rejected order will be returned.
Prices, taxes and currency
Prices are shown in the currency stated at checkout, expected to be U.S. dollars for the United States launch. Applicable sales, use, value-added or similar tax may be added or collected by the payment or marketplace provider. Your bank may charge conversion or processing fees that are not controlled by Aston River.
Payment
Membership payments are processed by Stripe. You authorize Stripe to charge the displayed amount and confirm that you are permitted to use the selected payment method. Aston River does not receive or store complete payment card credentials.
Delivery
Digital delivery may occur through an on-screen link, email, account library or third-party platform. You are responsible for supplying a valid email address, keeping the confirmation and downloading within any clearly disclosed availability period. Contact Aston River if a paid file is not delivered.
No hidden subscription
The Aston River Club is a monthly subscription. Checkout will clearly identify the amount, billing interval, automatic renewal and cancellation method before the subscription is submitted. A later one-time music purchase will not create a subscription unless checkout clearly states otherwise.
Personal purchase versus professional license
A standard retail download carries only the personal-use license stated in the Music Rights and Licensing notice. A synchronization, master-use, commercial, advertising, film, game, broadcast, venue, remix, sample, stem or other professional license requires a separate written agreement.
Errors and availability
Aston River may correct a genuine price, description or availability error before acceptance. If the error is discovered after acceptance and materially affects the order, you may choose the corrected transaction or receive a refund for the affected item. Catalog availability can change because rights, distribution or territorial terms change.
Sanctions and export controls
You may not purchase or use products where prohibited by U.S. sanctions, export controls or other applicable trade restrictions. You represent that you are not using the transaction to evade a legal restriction.
07 · Digital delivery
Downloads and Refund Policy
Nature of digital products
Music files and digital bundles are delivered electronically and can ordinarily be copied once access is provided. Except where law requires otherwise, a completed digital order is final after the download, access link or stream has been supplied.
Membership cancellations and refunds
Cancellation stops future renewals and does not ordinarily create a refund for a partial billing period. Access continues through the paid period. This does not limit any refund or cancellation right required by applicable law, or correction of a duplicate, unauthorized or erroneous charge.
When Aston River will help
Contact music@astonriver.com within 14 days of purchase if you were charged twice, received the wrong item, cannot access the item because of an Aston River delivery failure, or received a corrupted file that cannot be replaced. Include the order identifier and a concise description. Do not email full card details.
If the issue is confirmed, Aston River may replace the file, restore access, correct the order or refund the affected amount. A change of mind, dislike of the music, failure to review a preview, incompatible equipment not contrary to disclosed requirements or use outside the license is not ordinarily a refund basis under the U.S. policy.
Chargebacks
Please contact Aston River before initiating a payment dispute so a delivery or duplicate-charge problem can be investigated. This request does not remove any right to dispute an unauthorized or invalid charge under applicable law.
Technical responsibility
File format, approximate size and material compatibility information will be shown before purchase where relevant. You are responsible for maintaining a compatible device, software and backup after successful delivery. Aston River may place reasonable limits on repeated link generation to prevent unauthorized distribution.
EU and UK customers
Mandatory withdrawal and conformity rights described in the EU and UK Addendum override this policy where they apply. Immediate digital delivery to an EU or UK consumer will not begin until any legally required express consent and acknowledgment concerning the withdrawal right are obtained.
08 · Composition, master and catalog use
Music Rights and Licensing
A song may involve separate rights in the underlying musical composition, lyrics, sound recording, artwork and audiovisual material. The credits and written agreements applicable to a particular song control ownership. Nothing in this notice changes a co-writer's, producer's, performer's or other rightsholder's valid rights.
Aston River creator rights
Aston River retains all rights he holds in his original human-authored lyrics, written stories, narrative expression, poetry, artwork, creative direction and melodies composed or supplied by him. Those contributions came from Aston River and are not transferred to a listener, purchaser, platform visitor or license requester merely because Suno was used to produce the recording.
Where a melody, lyric, instrumental or other contribution was created with or supplied by another person, the named contributor's rights remain intact and the song-specific credits and agreements control. Where a musical element was generated by Suno rather than composed by Aston River, Aston River claims only the ownership, contractual rights and legally protectable human contribution that actually apply.
Ownership statement
Unless a song's credits state otherwise, the website text, original lyrics, human-authored melodies and other musical contributions, song stories, selection, editing, arrangement of site materials, artwork and brand presentation are owned or controlled by Aston River or used with permission, to the extent protected by applicable law. Sound recording and composition rights are not interchangeable.
Preview permission
The site player grants a temporary personal permission to listen through the provided interface. It does not authorize downloading, capturing, rebroadcasting, public performance, synchronization, remixing, sampling, distribution, resale, model training or creation of a competing catalog.
Retail download license
Unless checkout says otherwise, a purchased music download gives the purchaser a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license for personal, noncommercial listening. You may make reasonable personal backup copies. You may not upload the file to a public or shared service, sell it, sublicense it, register it in a content identification system, claim authorship or use it in a video, podcast, game, advertisement, public event or commercial project.
Uses requiring written clearance
- Film, television, advertising, trailer, social campaign, game or other synchronization.
- Use of a particular recording, alternate mix, instrumental, stem or vocal.
- Any new recording, mechanical reproduction or distribution beyond a statutory license that independently applies.
- Sample, interpolation, remix, translation, adaptation or derivative work.
- Broadcast, venue, theatrical, branded, educational, institutional or other public use not independently licensed through an applicable rights organization.
- Artist recording, label release, publishing administration or exclusive rights.
How to request a license
Email music@astonriver.com with the song title, intended use, media, territory, term, audience, release date, budget and whether you need composition rights, master rights or both. A request, conversation, file delivery or price discussion is not permission. A license exists only when the required rightsholders approve it in a written agreement.
Third-party material
Where a song includes a co-writer, preexisting instrumental, sample, interpolation or other third-party contribution, additional clearance may be required. Aston River will not knowingly grant rights it does not control. The requester remains responsible for obtaining every permission necessary for the proposed use.
No content identification claims by purchasers
A purchaser or nonexclusive licensee may not register an Aston River song or recording with YouTube Content ID, Meta Rights Manager, TikTok rights tools or a similar fingerprinting system unless a written license expressly authorizes that registration and defines conflict handling.
09 · Creative process disclosure
AI-Assisted Production Notice
All Aston River songs currently presented on this website were produced through Suno. The lyrics, stories behind the songs, creative direction and Aston River's original melodic contributions come from Aston River unless the individual song credits identify another writer or source. Suno was used as the production environment that turned those contributions and directions into the recordings presented here.
No blanket claim about copyright scope
Copyright treatment of AI-assisted material depends on the law, the work and the nature of the human contribution. Aston River does not claim that every generated sound or element is independently copyrightable in every country. Copyright notices apply to protected human-authored contributions and other rights owned or controlled by Aston River or the credited rightsholders.
Contract terms still apply
A question about statutory copyright scope does not turn the website or delivered files into unrestricted material. Access, purchase and licensing remain governed by contract, platform terms, trademark law, publicity rights, unfair competition rules and any valid third-party rights in addition to copyright law.
Voices and identities
Unless a credit expressly identifies a performer, a generated or synthetic vocal should not be represented as the performance, endorsement or identity of a real singer. Do not use Aston River material to create a misleading impersonation, voice clone or false attribution.
Production credits
Song-specific credits are intended to identify known writers, co-writers, source material, production participation and tools where relevant. If you believe a credit is incomplete or incorrect, contact music@astonriver.com with supporting information.
10 · Suno platform rights and conditions
Suno Production Terms
All recordings in the current Aston River catalog were produced through Suno. Suno, Inc. provides the generation and production service. Aston River is an independent artist project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Suno.
Aston River's original submissions
Aston River retains the rights he holds in original material supplied to Suno, including his human-written lyrics, stories, poetry, original melodies, uploaded audio and other creative submissions, subject to the rights of credited co-creators and the license granted to Suno under Suno's Terms of Service. Use of Suno does not make a website visitor, listener or purchaser an owner of those submissions.
Paid-tier outputs
Under Suno's terms and help guidance reviewed on August 30, 2026, a user subscribed to a Pro or Premier paid plan is assigned Suno's right, title and interest in qualifying output generated from that user's submissions during the paid subscription, subject to compliance with Suno's terms. Suno also describes those tracks as carrying commercial-use rights that continue after the paid subscription ends.
Basic-tier outputs and timing
Output made on Suno's free Basic tier is limited by Suno to personal, noncommercial use and attribution requirements. Starting a paid subscription later does not normally grant retroactive commercial rights to an earlier Basic-tier song. For that reason, Aston River will sell, monetize, distribute or license a Suno-produced recording only where the plan status, creation history, song rights and applicable Suno terms support that use.
Copyright is a separate question
Suno's assignment or commercial-use permission is not a guarantee that every generated element qualifies for copyright protection. Copyright eligibility depends on the governing law and the human authorship present in the work. Aston River separately claims his protectable human-authored lyrics, melodies, stories, selection, edits and other contributions to the extent supported by the facts and applicable law.
License granted to Suno
Suno's current Terms of Service state that users grant Suno a broad, worldwide license relating to submitted and generated content for operating, monetizing, promoting and improving its products and services. That platform license is between the Suno user and Suno. It does not give a listener, customer, distributor or other third party permission to copy, sample, remix, resell, train on or commercially exploit Aston River material.
Third-party rights and uploaded material
Only material that Aston River owns or is authorized to use may be supplied to Suno. A co-written lyric, preexisting instrumental, sample, uploaded recording, voice or other third-party contribution may require separate permission. Suno commercial-use rights do not clear rights belonging to another person. Song-specific credits and written clearances remain decisive.
Remixes, extensions and public settings
Rights can differ when a track extends or remixes another user's work, begins from Basic-tier output or uses a platform remix feature. Public sharing settings may also permit platform users to access content within the scope of Suno's terms. Aston River does not offer a commercial release or third-party license for a track unless the complete creation chain has been reviewed.
Records and controlling terms
Aston River should retain creation dates, subscription invoices, source lyrics, uploaded melodies or demos, version history, exports and song credits as evidence of the creative and contractual record. Suno may change its terms. The Suno terms applicable to the account, plan, feature and creation date control the relationship with Suno, not this summary.
Official references: Suno Terms of Service, Suno ownership guidance, paid subscription rights and retroactive rights guidance.
11 · Rights notices
Copyright Complaints
Aston River respects the rights of songwriters, composers, performers, producers, visual artists and other creators. If you believe material on the website infringes a right you own or are authorized to enforce, send a written notice to music@astonriver.com with the subject "Copyright Notice."
Information to include
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- Identification of the copyrighted work or other protected material.
- The exact URL, song title or other information sufficient to locate the challenged material.
- Your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address.
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the owner, its agent or law.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.
Incomplete notices may delay review. Aston River may remove or restrict material while a claim is investigated and may forward the notice to the person or provider associated with the material.
Response or counter-notice
If material you supplied was removed by mistake or misidentification, send a response identifying the material, its former location, your contact details, the basis for your position and any statements or consent to jurisdiction required by applicable law. Obtain legal advice before submitting a sworn notice.
DMCA status
The current site does not offer public uploads or user-hosted content. The email address above is a general copyright contact and is not represented as a Designated Agent registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. If Aston River later operates a service that relies on the safe harbors of 17 U.S.C. Section 512, the required public agent details and Copyright Office registration will be completed and identified separately.
Misrepresentation
Knowingly making a material misrepresentation in an infringement notice or counter-notice may create liability. Do not submit a complaint merely because you dislike a work, disagree with its message or want to suppress lawful criticism or fair use.
12 · Direct communication
Email Communications
Emailing Aston River authorizes a reply concerning your message. A reply to a contact, order, licensing or rights inquiry is transactional and does not enroll you in marketing.
Marketing status
Aston River does not currently operate a promotional mailing list through this website. Commercial email campaigns will not begin until a lawful subscription process, accurate sender identification, a valid postal address, clear advertising identification where required and a working opt-out method are configured.
Future subscriptions
If a newsletter is later offered, signup will be voluntary and the purpose will be stated near the field. You may unsubscribe through the message control or by emailing music@astonriver.com. A request will be honored within the legally required time. Transactional messages necessary to deliver an order, respond to a request or provide a legal notice may still be sent.
No sensitive material by ordinary email
Do not send payment card numbers, passwords, government identifiers or confidential unreleased media unless Aston River provides a suitable transfer method. Email can be delayed, misdirected or intercepted.
13 · Inclusive access
Accessibility Statement
Aston River wants the catalog, stories and legal information to be usable by people with disabilities. The site is being developed toward the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, with WCAG 2.2 Level AA used as a practical reference where appropriate. This is a continuing effort, not a claim of certified conformance.
Measures in the current experience
- Keyboard-operable navigation, song cards, dialogs and playback controls.
- Visible labels, semantic headings, descriptive button names and alternative text for meaningful images.
- Lyrics and written stories accompanying many audio works.
- Reduced-motion behavior for visitors who request it through system settings.
- Responsive layouts intended for mobile, tablet and desktop use.
Feedback and alternative access
If you encounter a barrier, email music@astonriver.com with the page, song or control involved, the assistive technology and browser used if you wish to share them, and the format or information you need. Aston River will make a reasonable effort to provide the content another way and improve the underlying experience.
Third-party content
Future streaming, payment or social platforms may have separate accessibility features and limitations outside Aston River's control. Feedback is still welcome so an alternative path can be considered.
14 · Responsible reporting
Security Notice
Aston River uses proportionate security measures and asks researchers to report a suspected vulnerability responsibly. Send a concise report to music@astonriver.com with the subject "Security Report."
Helpful report details
Include the affected URL or function, reproduction steps, observed impact and a safe way to contact you. Do not include unrelated personal information or publish exploit details before Aston River has had a reasonable opportunity to investigate.
Rules for testing
- Do not access, alter, download or retain data belonging to another person.
- Do not use social engineering, credential attacks, malware, denial of service or physical intrusion.
- Do not disrupt playback, checkout, email or another visitor's access.
- Stop testing and report promptly if you encounter personal information or a path beyond the intended public interface.
This notice does not authorize conduct that violates law, provider terms or the Terms of Use, and it does not promise a reward. Aston River will nevertheless consider good-faith, minimally invasive reporting when deciding how to respond.
15 · Additional regional terms
EU and UK Addendum
This addendum applies only where European Union, European Economic Area or United Kingdom law governs the handling of personal data or a consumer transaction. It supplements the preceding notices and overrides them only where mandatory regional law requires a different result.
Controller and launch status
Aston River is the contact for data handled through this artist website and can be reached at music@astonriver.com. Paid sales targeted to EU or UK consumers will not be activated until all legally required trader identity, geographic address, tax, withdrawal and supervisory information has been completed. The artist name and email alone may not satisfy those requirements.
Legal bases
- Contract and pre-contract steps for orders, delivery, support and licensing requests.
- Legitimate interests for site security, fraud prevention, rights protection, basic operation and reasonable business records, balanced against individual rights.
- Legal obligation for tax, accounting, consumer protection and lawful requests.
- Consent for optional marketing, nonessential cookies or another activity where consent is required. Consent may be withdrawn prospectively.
European privacy rights
Subject to applicable conditions, you may request access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability or objection; withdraw consent; and complain to the data protection authority where you live, work or believe an infringement occurred. You may also object to direct marketing at any time. Submit a request to the email above. Aston River may verify identity and will respond within the period required by law.
International transfers
Providers may process information outside your country. Where a restricted transfer occurs, Aston River will use an available legal mechanism appropriate to the provider and transfer, such as an adequacy decision, approved contractual clauses or another lawful safeguard. Details may be requested through the privacy contact.
Cookies and communications
Nonessential cookies or similar storage will not be activated for EU or UK visitors before the required information and consent are provided. Marketing email will require the consent or other lawful basis applicable to the relationship and region, and every promotional message will include an effective opt-out.
Digital content and withdrawal
Before a paid digital download begins immediately, checkout will provide the required information about functionality, compatibility, price, trader identity and the right of withdrawal. Where law permits loss of the 14-day withdrawal right after performance begins, immediate delivery will start only after the consumer expressly consents and acknowledges that consequence. Statutory remedies for faulty or nonconforming digital content remain available.
Mandatory consumer protection
Nothing in the Terms of Use, Terms of Sale, refund language, governing-law language, warranty disclaimer or liability limitation removes a nonwaivable consumer right. The law of a consumer's habitual residence and its competent courts may apply despite a different contractual clause.
Representative and authority details
If Aston River becomes subject to a legal duty to appoint an EU or UK representative, that representative's details will be added before the relevant processing begins. No representative or data protection officer is currently claimed in this notice.
Aston River / Emotion
UnsentYou write the message, delete it and start again. You want to reach out, but you know what another reply could do to you. This is the pause between missing someone and deciding whether to let them back in.
Quiet RoomOn some days, even ordinary tasks feel out of reach. Plans wait and calls go unanswered while the world carries on outside. This song stays with the person in that room, without demanding an explanation or pretending there is an easy answer.
We GoldA younger self arrives in the future and meets the man he becomes. He can see the home, the peace and the life he once thought impossible. He has to go back, but now he knows what he is fighting for.
Street Side TableI wrote this about my best friend, who enjoyed his own life while hoping to share it with someone. He could sit alone at his favorite café and still feel complete. Love was welcome, but his life had already begun.
Time to Time Part 2A return to the same room, with a different reason to stay. The person who once felt cut off begins to feel wanted and able to continue. The second part of this story makes room for connection, courage and the possibility of wanting life again.
Since I Was TenAn unexplained childhood experience stayed with me as I grew up. This song follows that feeling through friendship, love and the years I spent trying to make sense of it. Eventually, what I struggled to explain became part of the music.
In the CarYou have arrived, but you are not ready to get out. For a little longer, the parked car is the only place where nobody needs an answer from you. This song gives that pause its own space, before you return to everything waiting outside.
I Am Yours as I AmIt is easy to measure your life against the lives you might have lived. This song begins with that comparison and opens into worship, addressing Jesus directly. The imagined alternatives can stay unanswered. There is a life here, and someone to belong to.
