Playlist Jacket

Shelf Playlist: Cover Maker

Effective Date: October 28, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the Shelf Playlist mobile application for iPhone and iPad, its Home Screen widget, related features, and associated services, collectively referred to as the “App.”

The App is operated by William Brand under the name Shelf Playlist (“Shelf Playlist,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). The App was previously published as Cover Canvas and Playlist Jacket; these Terms replace the terms published under those names.

By downloading, installing, accessing, purchasing through, or using the App, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms and agree to be bound by them.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not download or use the App.

2. Apple App Store Terms

The App is distributed through Apple’s App Store.

Your license to use the App is also subject to Apple’s Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement and the applicable App Store Usage Rules. These Terms supplement Apple’s terms.

If these Terms conflict with Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement concerning your license to use the App on an Apple device, Apple’s terms will control to the extent of the conflict.

You acknowledge that:

  • These Terms are between you and Shelf Playlist, not Apple.
  • Shelf Playlist, not Apple, is responsible for the App and its content, except as otherwise required under Apple’s terms.
  • Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
  • Apple is not responsible for addressing claims relating to the App, including product-liability, consumer-protection, or intellectual-property claims, except where applicable law provides otherwise.
  • Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce applicable provisions concerning your use of the App.

3. Description of the App

Shelf Playlist is a playlist and album artwork design tool that allows you to create customized artwork for playlists and other personal music collections, display that artwork on a virtual record shelf, and play your playlists on a virtual turntable.

The App may provide:

  • Ready-made cover templates, including template collections downloaded from our website
  • Text, font, color, layout, and visual-effect tools
  • User-photo importing and on-device Depth Effect
  • Image searching through Unsplash
  • Apple Music playlist access
  • Artist-inspired cover layouts
  • Local project saving
  • High-resolution cover exporting
  • Instructions for applying exported covers to Apple Music or Spotify
  • A record shelf for your covers, with arrangeable spines and decorations
  • A turntable that plays Apple Music playlists and audio files you import
  • Local playlists built from audio files you import
  • The Midnight Turntable Home Screen widget
  • Free features and optional Shelf Playlist Pro features

The current version of Shelf Playlist does not connect to your Spotify account, retrieve your Spotify playlists, play Spotify music, or upload cover images directly to Spotify.

Covers created for Spotify must be exported from Shelf Playlist and applied manually through Spotify’s own app or website.

Shelf Playlist does not sell, provide, or license music. Music played in the App comes either from your Apple Music account or from audio files you supply.

We may add, modify, replace, suspend, or remove App features at any time.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App.

By using the App, you represent that:

  • You are at least 13 years old.
  • You have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms.
  • Your use of the App is permitted under applicable law.
  • If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

If you use the App on behalf of a business, organization, artist, or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

5. License to Use the App

Subject to these Terms and Apple’s applicable App Store terms, Shelf Playlist grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable license to install and use the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control.

The App is licensed, not sold.

Except where applicable law expressly permits otherwise, you may not:

  • Copy, distribute, sell, lease, rent, sublicense, or commercially exploit the App
  • Make the App available over a network for use by multiple unrelated users
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the App’s source code
  • Modify or create derivative versions of the App
  • Bypass subscription controls, access restrictions, or technical protections
  • Use automated systems to extract templates, template collections, images, metadata, or other App Content
  • Remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices
  • Use the App to build or support a competing product or service

No rights are granted except those expressly stated in these Terms.

6. Apple Music Access and Playback

Shelf Playlist may request permission to access your Apple Music library through Apple’s MusicKit framework.

If you grant permission, Shelf Playlist may access limited playlist and music-library information needed to provide App features, including:

  • Playlist names
  • Playlist descriptions
  • Playlist identifiers
  • Track counts
  • Track, album, and artist information
  • Playlist and album artwork
  • Artist artwork
  • Related playlist metadata

This information may be used to display your playlists, populate designs, provide artist-inspired cover options, show the albums in a playlist, and play the playlist on the App’s turntable.

Playing Apple Music content in the App requires an active Apple Music subscription, which is sold and managed by Apple separately from Shelf Playlist Pro. Shelf Playlist Pro does not include an Apple Music subscription. Apple Music playback is performed by Apple’s music player; Shelf Playlist does not download, copy, or store Apple Music audio.

Shelf Playlist does not obtain ownership of your playlists or music library.

You can revoke Apple Music access through your device’s privacy settings. Revoking access may prevent playlist-related and playback features from working.

Your use of Apple Music, including any music played through the App, remains subject to Apple’s applicable terms and policies.

7. Your Own Audio Files

Shelf Playlist lets you import audio files that you select from your device or cloud storage, build local playlists, and play them on the turntable.

By importing an audio file, you represent that:

  • You own the file or have the right to copy it to your device and play it
  • The file was not obtained in violation of copyright or other law
  • Your use of the file complies with any license or terms under which you obtained it

Imported audio is for your personal, private listening within the App. The App does not provide tools to share, broadcast, or distribute imported audio, and you may not use the App to publicly perform or distribute music you do not have the right to use.

Shelf Playlist does not review, verify, or claim ownership of audio files you import, and is not responsible for their content or for your right to use them. Imported files are copied into the App’s storage on your device; the original files remain where you keep them.

Some files may not import or play correctly, for example because of their format, digital rights management, or damage. We do not guarantee that every audio file will be supported.

8. App Content and Templates

The App’s templates, template collections, layouts, graphics, interface elements, artwork, shelf decorations, turntable artwork, icons, text styles, fonts, software, code, and other materials supplied by Shelf Playlist are collectively referred to as “App Content.”

App Content is owned by Shelf Playlist or used under an applicable license and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

App Content is licensed to you only for use through Shelf Playlist, including to create completed cover images.

You may use completed covers created through the App:

  • As playlist artwork
  • As album or music artwork where you have the necessary rights
  • In your personal music library
  • On compatible music platforms
  • In personal social-media posts
  • For other personal, non-commercial sharing

Unless Shelf Playlist gives you prior written permission, you may not:

  • Extract or redistribute templates, template components, shelf decorations, or turntable artwork separately from a completed cover
  • Sell, sublicense, license, or distribute App Content as standalone assets
  • Resell substantially unchanged templates
  • Upload App Content to stock-asset, template, or design marketplaces
  • Claim ownership of the underlying templates or App Content
  • Use App Content to create a competing template library or cover-design application
  • Remove required credits, notices, watermarks, or attribution
  • Use App Content in a way that infringes another person’s rights

Your ability to use a completed cover does not transfer ownership of its underlying templates, graphics, fonts, third-party images, or other App Content to you.

9. User Content

“User Content” means images, photographs, audio files, text, playlist names, and other material you import, enter, or select for use in the App.

You retain any ownership rights you already hold in your User Content.

You grant Shelf Playlist only the limited permission necessary for the App to process, display, edit, render, play, save, and export your User Content at your direction.

Because Shelf Playlist operates primarily on your device, Shelf Playlist does not claim a general license to publish or commercially exploit your User Content.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and represent that:

  • You own it or have permission to use it.
  • Its use does not infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other third-party rights.
  • You have any necessary consent from people shown in an image.
  • You are permitted to use any displayed logos, artwork, brands, or protected material.
  • Its use complies with applicable law and the rules of any platform where you publish it.

You may not use the App to create, import, or distribute content that:

  • Is unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, or defamatory
  • Exploits or endangers a child
  • Contains unlawful sexually explicit material
  • Promotes violence or unlawful discrimination
  • Infringes intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, or other legal rights
  • Contains malicious code or is intended to interfere with the App
  • Impersonates another person or falsely suggests an endorsement
  • Violates the applicable terms of Apple Music, Spotify, Unsplash, or another platform

We are not responsible for User Content or for claims arising from your use of it.

10. Unsplash Images

Shelf Playlist may allow you to search for and use photographs supplied through the Unsplash API.

Images made available by Unsplash are subject to Unsplash’s own license, terms, policies, and any rights associated with the contents of a particular image.

Although an image may be licensed under the Unsplash License, additional permission may still be required for:

  • Recognizable people
  • Trademarks, logos, and brands
  • Artwork or copyrighted works shown in an image
  • Private property
  • Commercial endorsements
  • Other third-party rights

You are responsible for determining whether your intended use of an Unsplash image requires additional authorization.

You may not use Shelf Playlist or Unsplash images to falsely imply that a person, artist, company, brand, or organization endorses you, your playlist, or your content.

Unsplash may change, restrict, suspend, or discontinue its API or image availability at any time. Shelf Playlist is not responsible for the continued availability of any Unsplash image or feature.

11. Exported Covers and Platform Rules

Shelf Playlist allows you to export completed cover images to your device.

You are responsible for:

  • Reviewing the completed cover before publishing it
  • Confirming that you have the necessary rights to all included material
  • Following the image, content, copyright, and community rules of the destination platform
  • Applying the cover through the destination platform
  • Maintaining backup copies of exported files you wish to retain

Shelf Playlist cannot guarantee that Apple Music, Spotify, or another service will accept, display, retain, or continue supporting a particular cover image.

Third-party platforms may crop, compress, reject, remove, replace, or otherwise modify a cover according to their own rules.

12. Saved Projects and Local Data

Shelf Playlist may store cover projects, thumbnails, imported photos, imported audio files, local playlists, your shelf arrangement, preferences, and related information locally on your device.

You are responsible for maintaining appropriate backups of any content you wish to preserve.

Projects, imported images, imported audio, local playlists, or your shelf arrangement may be lost if you:

  • Delete the App
  • Delete a project, track, or playlist
  • Clear the App’s storage
  • Lose, damage, restore, or replace your device
  • Experience a device, operating-system, or storage failure

Shelf Playlist does not guarantee that local projects or other local data can be recovered.

Exported images saved to your photo library are managed separately through Apple’s Photos app.

13. Subscriptions and In-App Purchases

Shelf Playlist may provide a free tier and an optional Shelf Playlist Pro subscription or purchase.

The specific price, duration, trial period, introductory offer, and included features are displayed in the App before purchase. Prices may vary by country, currency, tax requirements, and App Store storefront.

All purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store and are subject to Apple’s Media Services Terms and applicable App Store policies.

By purchasing an auto-renewable subscription, you understand that:

  • Payment is charged to the payment method associated with your Apple Account after you confirm the purchase.
  • The subscription automatically renews unless automatic renewal is turned off before the end of the current subscription period.
  • Apple may charge your account for renewal according to the price and billing terms shown in the App Store.
  • Any free trial or introductory offer may convert into a paid subscription unless canceled before the trial or offer ends.
  • Pro access may end when a subscription expires, is canceled, is refunded, or fails to renew.
  • Deleting Shelf Playlist does not cancel an active subscription.

You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account subscription settings.

Shelf Playlist Pro is separate from Apple Music. An Apple Music subscription, if you choose to have one, is purchased from and managed by Apple under Apple’s terms.

Purchase validation, entitlement status, and purchase restoration may be provided through RevenueCat.

Shelf Playlist does not receive or store your complete payment-card or banking information.

Refund requests are handled by Apple under Apple’s applicable refund policies. Shelf Playlist cannot independently issue an App Store refund unless Apple provides a mechanism that permits it.

Except where required by law or Apple’s policies, canceling a subscription does not entitle you to a refund for a partially used billing period.

We may change Pro features or future subscription prices. Any subscription-price change will be handled according to Apple’s applicable rules and notices.

14. Third-Party Services

Shelf Playlist may interact with or depend upon third-party platforms and services, including:

  • Apple and Apple Music
  • The App Store
  • MusicKit
  • Photos and Files
  • Unsplash
  • RevenueCat
  • The provider that hosts our website and template collections
  • Spotify, when you independently apply an exported cover
  • Other services available through your device’s share sheet

Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s own terms, policies, and agreements.

Shelf Playlist does not control and is not responsible for:

  • Third-party content
  • Service interruptions
  • Changes to third-party APIs or policies
  • Account restrictions or suspensions
  • Third-party data practices
  • Content removal or rejection
  • Lost playlists or account information
  • The availability of music in Apple Music
  • A third party’s decision to discontinue a feature
  • Actions you take outside Shelf Playlist

Third-party services may be unavailable in some locations or may change without notice.

15. No Affiliation or Endorsement

Shelf Playlist is an independent application.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Shelf Playlist is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with Apple, Apple Music, Spotify, Unsplash, RevenueCat, or any artist, record label, music publisher, brand, or platform shown or referenced through the App.

Apple, Apple Music, Spotify, Unsplash, RevenueCat, and other names and marks belong to their respective owners.

References to third-party services are used only to identify compatibility or describe App functionality.

16. Intellectual Property

The App and its underlying technology, including its:

  • Source and object code
  • User interface
  • Features
  • Templates
  • Original graphics, including shelf and turntable artwork
  • Branding
  • Icons
  • Text
  • Documentation
  • Selection and arrangement of content

are owned by Shelf Playlist or its licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

“Shelf Playlist,” associated logos, and related branding may not be used without prior written permission.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of the App or App Content to you.

17. Copyright Complaints

We respect the intellectual-property rights of others.

If you believe content made available by Shelf Playlist infringes a copyright or other intellectual-property right that you own or control, contact us at:

info@playlistjacket.com

Your notice should include:

  • Your name and contact information
  • Identification of the protected work
  • Identification of the allegedly infringing material
  • A description of where the material appears
  • A statement explaining why you believe the use is unauthorized
  • A statement that the information in your notice is accurate
  • Confirmation that you are the rights holder or authorized to act for the rights holder

We may request additional information before investigating a complaint.

Copyright claims involving User Content published on Apple Music, Spotify, social media, or another third-party service may also need to be submitted directly to that service.

18. Privacy

Your use of Shelf Playlist is also governed by the Shelf Playlist Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy explains what information the App accesses, how information is used, when third-party services may process information, and the choices available to you.

By using the App, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review the Privacy Policy.

19. App Availability and Updates

We may release updates, corrections, improvements, or new versions of the App.

Some updates may be required to continue using certain features. Older versions may stop functioning because of operating-system changes, security requirements, third-party service changes, or discontinued APIs.

Some features, such as template collections, Unsplash, Apple Music, and purchases, require an internet connection.

We do not guarantee that:

  • Every feature will remain available
  • The App will work on every device or operating-system version
  • Third-party integrations will continue indefinitely
  • Existing templates or template collections will remain available
  • Local projects created in one version will always be compatible with future versions
  • The App will be offered in every country or language

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the App without liability, subject to applicable consumer law.

20. Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the App and all related features, templates, content, and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, with all faults.

Shelf Playlist disclaims all warranties and conditions, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of:

  • Merchantability
  • Fitness for a particular purpose
  • Satisfactory quality
  • Accuracy
  • Availability
  • Quiet enjoyment
  • Non-infringement

We do not warrant that:

  • The App will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
  • Every exported image will render identically on every platform
  • A cover will be accepted by Apple Music, Spotify, or another service
  • Every audio file will import or play
  • Local files, projects, or playlists will never be lost
  • Third-party services will remain available
  • The App will meet every personal or commercial requirement
  • All defects will be corrected

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain warranty exclusions. In those jurisdictions, the exclusions apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any consumer warranty or statutory right that cannot legally be excluded.

21. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Shelf Playlist and its owners, developers, contractors, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to:

  • Your use of or inability to use the App
  • Lost or corrupted projects, images, audio files, playlists, or data
  • Unauthorized use of User Content
  • Rejected or removed cover images
  • Subscription interruptions
  • Third-party services
  • Business interruption
  • Lost profits, revenue, opportunities, goodwill, or reputation
  • Reliance on App content or instructions

This limitation applies regardless of whether a claim is based on contract, warranty, negligence, tort, strict liability, statute, or another legal theory, even if Shelf Playlist was advised that such damages were possible.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Shelf Playlist’s total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the App will not exceed the greater of:

  • The amount you paid directly for the App or a Shelf Playlist subscription during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim; or
  • Fifty United States dollars.

These limitations do not apply where liability cannot legally be excluded or limited, including any liability that applicable law requires us to accept.

22. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Shelf Playlist and its owners, developers, contractors, licensors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, and reasonable legal expenses arising out of or related to:

  • Your User Content, including audio files you import
  • Your use or misuse of the App
  • Your violation of these Terms
  • Your violation of applicable law
  • Your infringement of another person’s intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, contractual, or other rights
  • Your publication or commercial use of an exported cover
  • A dispute between you and a third party concerning content you created or used through the App

This provision does not require you to indemnify Shelf Playlist for conduct for which indemnification is prohibited by applicable law.

23. Suspension and Termination

These Terms remain effective until terminated.

You may terminate your use of the App at any time by stopping use and deleting the App from your device.

Deleting the App does not automatically cancel an active subscription.

Your license to use Shelf Playlist may terminate automatically if you materially violate these Terms.

Where technically and legally permitted, we may also:

  • Restrict access to online or third-party-dependent features
  • Refuse support for abusive or fraudulent conduct
  • Suspend access to Pro features obtained unlawfully
  • Discontinue the App
  • Take reasonable action to protect Shelf Playlist, its users, or third parties

Upon termination, your right to use the App ends. Provisions that by their nature should continue—including ownership, intellectual-property, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, and dispute provisions—will survive termination.

24. Legal Compliance and Export Restrictions

You may use the App only in compliance with applicable laws.

You may not export, re-export, or use the App in violation of United States export-control laws or the laws of the country where you obtained the App.

You represent that you are not:

  • Located in a country or territory where use of the App is prohibited by applicable sanctions
  • Listed on an applicable government restricted-party list
  • Using the App for a purpose prohibited by applicable law

25. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where Shelf Playlist is legally established, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute relating to these Terms or the App must be brought before a court with competent jurisdiction over Shelf Playlist, unless applicable consumer law gives you the right to bring a claim in another jurisdiction.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights or remedies that cannot be waived under the laws of the country, state, or province where you live.

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact us at info@playlistjacket.com and make a reasonable effort to resolve the dispute informally.

26. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes to:

  • The App
  • Available features
  • Subscription offerings
  • Third-party services
  • Applicable law
  • Our business practices

When these Terms are updated, we will revise the Effective Date displayed at the top.

Material changes may also be communicated through the App, our website, or the App Store listing when appropriate.

Your continued use of Shelf Playlist after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to an update, you must stop using the App.

27. General Terms

Entire agreement

These Terms, the Shelf Playlist Privacy Policy, and the applicable Apple terms constitute the agreement governing your use of the App.

Severability

If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the greatest extent permitted, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

No waiver

A failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written permission.

We may assign these Terms as part of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, asset transfer, or sale of the App or related business.

Headings

Section headings are provided for convenience and do not affect interpretation.

28. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, and legal notices regarding these Terms may be sent to:

Shelf Playlist
William Brand
Email: info@playlistjacket.com
Website: https://playlistjacket.com