Terms of Service

1. Who I am

Kyle Kinard, sole proprietor, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. Services: private music lessons (jazz piano and music production), photography and video. Contact: kylejkinard@gmail.com.

2. Using this website

• You may browse the site and share links to it for personal, non-commercial purposes.
• Don’t try to break, overload or gain unauthorized access to the site, including the password-protected CV. The CV password is given to specific people; please don’t share it.
• Don’t use the contact form to send spam, advertising or unlawful content.

3. My content

Unless stated otherwise, the photos, videos, music, text and design on this site are my work and protected by copyright. You may not copy, republish, sell or use them (including to train AI models) without my written permission. Musicians and clients shown in my photo and video work keep their rights in their own performances. Book covers, film posters and album art shown in my Interests pages belong to their respective owners and are shown only to identify the works.

If you’d like to license a photo or video, email me.

4. Music lessons

Booking

Sending the booking form is a request, not a confirmed booking. A lesson is booked once I confirm a time by email. Prices are listed on the Lessons page in US dollars, and the price confirmed in that email is the one that applies.

Payment

I send payment details after confirming your time. Single lessons are paid before or at the lesson. Packs are paid in full before the first lesson. Monthly plans are billed at the start of each month.

Cancelling and rescheduling

• Reschedule or cancel for free with at least 24 hours’ notice.
• Lessons cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice, or missed, count as taught, unless something outside your control (such as illness or an emergency) prevented you, in which case we’ll reschedule.
• Monthly students get one make-up lesson a month for missed weeks.
• If I have to cancel, you choose between rescheduling and a full refund for that lesson.

Refunds are covered in the Refund Policy.

Online lessons

Online lessons happen over a video call. You’re responsible for your own device, internet connection and any software (such as GarageBand or Ableton Live). Lessons are not recorded unless we both agree beforehand.

What lessons can and can’t promise

I’ll teach to the best of my ability, but progress depends on practice, and I can’t guarantee specific results such as passing an exam or reaching a particular level by a particular date.

5. Liability

The site is provided as it is, and I don’t guarantee it will always be available or error-free. To the extent the law allows, I’m not liable for indirect or consequential losses, and my total liability for lessons is limited to the amount you paid for them. Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or anything else that can’t legally be limited.

6. Consumer rights

If you’re a consumer, nothing in these terms affects the rights you have under the law of the country where you live, including, in the EU, your right to withdraw from a distance contract within 14 days, explained in the Refund Policy.

7. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA. If you’re a consumer living in the EU or elsewhere, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your home country and can bring claims in your local courts. If something goes wrong, please email me first; most problems can be sorted out quickly.

8. Changes

I may update these terms. Changes apply from the date shown at the top and don’t affect lessons you’ve already paid for.