Last updated: 24 October 2026
This English version is provided for convenience only. The French version (Mentions légales) is the legally binding text.
In accordance with Article 1-1 of French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy (LCEN), as introduced by Law No. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024 on securing and regulating the digital space (SREN) and Articles L111-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, users of https://val-u-music.com (the “Site”) are informed of the following.
1. Site publisher
- Publisher: Valery Shpolansky, sole trader (Entrepreneur individuel – EI), trading as Val-U-Music Studios
- Status: micro-entrepreneur (French simplified sole-trader scheme) – non-regulated independent profession
- SIREN: 952 183 184 – SIRET: 952 183 184 00011
- Registration: French National Business Register (RNE) – not subject to registration in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) or the Trades Register (RM)
- Activities: recording studio, music production, sound design, mixing, mastering; music lessons (guitar, music theory, music production / Cubase)
- APE code: 59.20Z – Sound recording and music publishing
- Address: Rue Henri Dunant, 37540 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France
- Phone: +33 (0)7 81 20 10 31 (also on WhatsApp)
- Email: valumusicstudios@gmail.com
- VAT: VAT not applicable, Article 293 B of the French General Tax Code
2. Publication director
Valery Shpolansky, as sole trader – valumusicstudios@gmail.com.
3. Website design and maintenance
Design: Laura Shpolansky – laurashpo.fr – laura.shpo@gmail.com.
4. Host
o2switch, SAS with share capital of €100,000, Clermont-Ferrand Trade Register 510 909 807
Registered office: Chemin des Pardiaux, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Phone: +33 4 44 44 60 40 – https://www.o2switch.fr
5. Access to the Site
The Site is available free of charge, 24/7, except for maintenance, updates or force majeure. The publisher cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability and is not liable for any interruption, whatever its cause. Internet access costs are borne by the user.
6. Intellectual property
All elements of the Site (texts, logos, trademarks, photographs, videos, musical works and sound recordings, audio previews, layouts, code) are protected by the French Intellectual Property Code and international conventions. They are owned by the publisher or used with the permission of their rights holders (artists, authors, composers, producers and partners).
Any reproduction, representation, modification, extraction or use, in whole or in part, without the publisher’s prior written consent is prohibited and constitutes infringement under Articles L335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. Digital Products bought on the Site may only be used within the licence set out in the Terms of Sale.
Names of artists and titles of original works mentioned (for example for instrumental covers) belong to their respective owners; their mention does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
7. Liability
The publisher strives to provide accurate, up-to-date information but cannot guarantee that content is complete or error-free; it is provided for information only. The publisher is not liable for indirect damage resulting from use of the Site, nor for intrusions, viruses or malfunctions of the user’s equipment.
The Site contains links to third-party sites (SoundCloud, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Google, WhatsApp, etc.). The publisher has no control over them and accepts no liability for their content or their personal-data practices.
8. Reporting unlawful content
Any manifestly unlawful content (including in reviews or messages) can be reported to valumusicstudios@gmail.com, stating the date, the page address, a description of the content and the reasons.
9. Personal data and cookies
How personal data and cookies are handled is explained in the Privacy & Cookie Policy. You can change your choices at any time using the “Cookies” link at the bottom of every page.
10. Online sales
Sales of studio services and Digital Products are governed by the Terms of Sale.
Consumer mediation: under Articles L611-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, consumers have the right to refer a dispute free of charge to a consumer mediator for an amicable settlement, after first trying to resolve it directly through a written complaint (see Article 16 of the Terms of Sale).
11. Governing law
These legal notices are governed by French law. Failing an amicable solution, French courts have jurisdiction, subject to the mandatory rules protecting consumers.