The Music Teachers’ Association of California® Terms of Service
Last Modified: June 1, 2026
Thank you for using the website, content, products, and services (“Services”) of the Music Teachers’ Association of California®.
By using our Services, you are agreeing to these Terms of Service (“Terms”). Please read them carefully.
Our Services are diverse, and therefore, additional terms (such as age restrictions or other qualifications) may apply. Additional terms will be available with the relevant Services, and those additional terms become part of your agreement with MTAC if you use those Services.
Using Our Services
These Terms are an agreement between you (the “User” or “your”) and the Music Teachers’ Association of California® (“MTAC” “we” or “our” ), including MTAC’s affiliated Branches (“MTAC Branches”) (collectively the “Parties” and individually “Party”), regarding your access and use of our Services contained in, or available through, the MTAC website, www.mtac.org (the “Site”). Our Services are offered to you for your personal and educational use only, and are conditioned on your acceptance, without modification, of the terms contained herein. MTAC reserves the right to add, delete, modify, revise, suspend, limit or restrict our Services to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction, at any time, and in MTAC’s sole discretion. Your access and/or use of our Services constitutes your agreement to these Terms.
Your breach of any of these Terms will result in immediate termination of your access and use of our Services. You warrant to MTAC that you will not use our Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, or use it in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our Services or interfere with any other Party’s use and enjoyment of our Services. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available to you through our Services. MTAC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend and/or terminate your access to our Services at any time, without notice and without cause.
Some of our Services are available on mobile devices. Do not use such Services in a way that distracts you and prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws.
MTAC is committed to ensuring its website is accessible to all Users, including those with disabilities. If you experience difficulty accessing any portion of our Site, please contact us at mtacinfo@mtac.org.
User Accounts
You must provide your real name and information. Do not provide any false personal information, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without express permission. Contact information should be accurate and kept up-to-date. You will not share your password or let anyone else access your account, or do anything that might jeopardize the security of your account. You cannot transfer your account to anyone. If you select a username and password for your account, MTAC reserves the right to remove or reclaim them if MTAC deems appropriate, in its sole discretion.
Prohibited Use
You must not: (a) use the Services in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Services or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the Services, or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity; (b) you must not use the Services to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit, or other malicious computer software; (c) you must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction, and data harvesting) on or in relation to the Services without our express written consent; (d) you must not use the Services to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications; (e) you must not use the Services for any purposes related to marketing without our express written consent; and, (f) MTAC members who use the MTAC member portal may not use information in the member portal to send bulk or mass member communications, including but not limited to bulk or mass emails, to members without obtaining each recipient member’s prior written consent to the receive such bulk or mass member communications. MTAC reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend a member’s access to member information, if the member violates the prohibition against bulk or mass communication. Members should contact MTAC at mtacinfo@mtac.org regarding any questions about the foregoing prohibited uses.
Privacy
Protecting your privacy is very important to MTAC. MTAC may collect Personal Information (as defined in our Privacy Policy for children aged 13 and under. Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how MTAC treats your Personal Information and the Personal Information of children aged 13 and under when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that MTAC can use such data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Your Content
Some of our Services allow you to upload, submit, store, send or receive content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content.
When you upload, submit, store, send, or receive content to, or through, our Services, you give MTAC a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, communicate, publish, publicly display and distribute such content, only to the extent such use is necessary in carrying out the MTAC program to which the content was submitted. Make sure you have the necessary rights to grant us this license for any content that you submit to our Services.
Users are prohibited from posting the following content through the Services: (1) profanities and abusive language; (2) content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, violent, pornographic, libelous, or racially, sexually, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; (3) content that violates a third party’s privacy rights and rights to publicity; (4) content that violates a third party’s intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to copyrights; and (5) any fraudulent content or content that is otherwise in breach of any applicable law.
Electronic Communications
By using our Services or sending e-mail to MTAC, you consent to receive communications from MTAC electronically. MTAC will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this Site or through our Services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that MTAC provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. By using this Site, members consent and agree to receive MTAC news, announcements, and other communications and information electronically.
Site Content and Ownership Rights
All the forms, documents, publications, articles, and any other content, products, and services found on this Site are solely owned by MTAC and protected by copyright law and any other applicable intellectual property rights. The names, trademarks, service marks, and logos of MTAC appearing on this Site, or in connection with our Services, may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise, to indicate MTAC’s sponsorship or affiliation with any product or service, unless otherwise expressly permitted by MTAC, such as those permissions provided to qualified MTAC Branches or members. Your use of our Services does not entitle you to resell any of our Services or otherwise attempt to commercially benefit from MTAC’s Services without the express written agreement of MTAC. Your access, visitation, and use of this Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms.
Purchases
When you make a purchase and confirm a transaction on this Site, you agree to be bound by, and pay for, that purchase or transaction. Your total price may include taxes, fees, and shipping costs, which you are solely responsible for paying. All sales are final. If you order an item that becomes unavailable before it can be provided to you, you agree that the only remedy is to receive a refund of the price you paid. You may be presented with additional terms and conditions related to a specific purchase before you confirm the transaction, such as shipping terms, and those additional terms will also govern the transaction. MTAC makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to any products or services sold on or through this Site. The risk of loss and title for all items purchased in the online store on this Site shall pass to the user upon delivery of the item to the carrier.
Disclaimers, Release and Waiver
MTAC is providing our Services as a benefit and service in advancement of MTAC’s non-profit, tax-exempt purposes. USERS OF THIS SITE DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. MTAC PROVIDES THIS SITE “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SITE WILL BE SAFE OR SECURE. MTAC AND MTAC BRANCHES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR DATA OF THIRD PARTIES. YOU RELEASE MTAC, MTAC BRANCHES, AND THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND AGENTS OF MTAC AND MTAC BRANCHES, FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. ”
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MTAC AND MTAC BRANCHES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, OR DATA, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR SERVICES OR ANY PURCHASES THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MTAC OR MTAC BRANCHES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, MTAC AND MTAC BRANCHES’ LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation of Monetary Damages
If despite the release and waiver contained in these Terms, an arbitrator determines that a User is entitled to recover any monetary damages against MTAC in contract or tort, the maximum amount shall not exceed the amount of the applicable fee actually paid by the User for use of the Services.
Business Uses
If you are using these Services on behalf of a business, that business accepts these terms. Such business will hold harmless and indemnify MTAC, MTAC Branches, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and agents, from any third party’s claim, suit, or action arising from or related to the business’s use of these Services or violation of these Terms, including any liability or expense arising from claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees.
Third Party Links
This Site is comprised of various webpages operated by MTAC. This Site may contain links to articles, resources, and other businesses on the Internet. Those links are provided as references and aids to help you identify and locate other Internet resources that may be of interest, but are not intended to state or imply that MTAC, or MTAC Branches, are in any way affiliated or associated with, endorse or support, or are legally authorized to use any third party’s trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or any other copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the links.
MTAC and MTAC Branches affiliates are not responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage related to your use of any third party’s website linked to this Site, whether from errors or omissions in our Services or on this Site, or any other linked sites. Your use of our Site and your use of any third party’s website linked to this Site, is at your own risk.
Changes to these Terms
MTAC reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify, add, change, or delete portions of these Terms at any time without advance notice to you. Any changes will be posted and will indicate the date on which these Terms were revised. Your access, visitation, and use of the Site after the changes have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the new or revised Terms.
Miscellaneous
These Terms make up the entire agreement between the Parties regarding your use of our Services. If any portion of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining portions will continue in full force and effect. If MTAC fails to enforce any of these Terms, it will not constitute a waiver by MTAC. All of MTAC’s rights and obligations under these Terms are freely assignable by MTAC in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise. Nothing in these Terms shall prevent MTAC from complying with applicable law. You agree to comply with all applicable laws when using, visiting, or accessing our Services. The laws of the state of California shall apply to our Services and to any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms.
Dispute Resolution and Jury Trial Waiver
This Section shall be construed as a written agreement to arbitrate pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and you and MTAC agree that this Section satisfies the writing requirement of the FAA.
YOU AND MTAC EACH VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE except for disputes that qualify for small claims court or claims regarding intellectual property rights. Nothing in these terms bars either you or us from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies.
As more fully set forth below, YOU AND MTAC EACH AGREE THAT CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER MAY ONLY BE BROUGHT IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Except for disputes that qualify for small claims court or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court), you agree that all disputes arising out of or related to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or any aspect of the relationship between you and us, including, without limitation, any services offered by us and any use of the Site, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, shall be resolved through final and binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator instead of in a court by a judge or jury. This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any question, issue, or dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, unconscionability, or enforceability of these Terms, including the arbitrability of any claim.
All arbitration proceedings and outcomes are to be kept confidential except as required to enforce an award, comply with law, or obtain legal, tax, audit, insurance, or regulatory advice.
The arbitrator’s decision and award are final and binding, with some exceptions under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 1, et seq., and judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.
You and we agree that any arbitration will take place on (and only on) an individual basis. Each party agrees not to jointly administer, coordinate, or consolidate its claims with those of any other person or entity. You and we each agree to waive the right to have any dispute or claim subject to this arbitration agreement brought, heard, administered, resolved, or arbitrated as a class arbitration, class action, collective action, coordinated action, jointly administered action, or mass action, to the maximum extent permitted by law. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms specifically prohibit you from commencing any legal proceedings as a representative of others, participating in a class, representative, or collective action as a class representative, class member or an opt-in party, acting as a private attorney general, or joining or consolidating claims with claims or proceedings brought by any other person. If the arbitrator determines both that (1) any claim is nevertheless to be arbitrated in a class, collective, coordinated, jointly administered, consolidated, or mass arbitration proceeding, and (2) that the prohibition of class, collective, coordinated, jointly administered, consolidated, or mass arbitration proceeding is unenforceable, then this arbitration agreement is null and void as to that claim.
If you are an individual, the arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to the current AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, except to the extent modified by these Terms. The AAA rules and instructions are available on the AAA website at www.adr.org/consumer. Arbitration is to take place by remote/video, unless the arbitrator determines an in-person hearing is necessary.
If you are a business, the arbitration will be administered by the AAA pursuant to the current AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules, except to the extent modified by these Terms. Arbitration shall take place in San Francisco, California. The AAA rules and instructions are available on the AAA website at www.adr.org/commercial.
Alternatively, upon written consent of both you and us, any dispute may be settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such rules. The JAMS arbitration shall take place in San Francisco, California, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court.
Whether proceeding in front of AAA or JAMS, the arbitrator may award relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that individual party’s claim. The arbitrator may not award relief for or against anyone who is not a party, though the individual relief awarded by the arbitrator may incidentally affect non-parties.
This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms.