HOW TO PROTECT YOUR REVELATOR ACCOUNT & PERFORM DISTRIBUTION INSPECTION

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LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED ON APRIL 10, 2025. Please refer to the end of this document for its update history.

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Revelator empowers partners to create a better landscape for the music industry. This guide serves as your reference for ensuring content compliance, verifying client legitimacy, and safeguarding our ecosystem from fraudulent and violative content.

Each section below specifies:

• RULE – Mandatory policy that must be followed.
• GUIDELINE – Best practice to help ensure quality, legitimacy, and reduce risk.

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REVELATOR’S WARNING SYSTEM

A warning will be issued for:

1. Any release that is approved for distribution in violation of the rules and policies outlined in this guide
2. Any misrepresentation to Revelator, or activity violating Revelator’s trust and safety initiatives

• Revelator will detail the reasons for the warning and offer recommendations on how to avoid repeating the issue.
• Warnings remain in effect for 6 months from the incident date.
• Upon receiving a third warning, the client's account will be subject to termination (or to the loss of access to Revelator distribution deals).
• Clients facing termination may appeal if they believe a warning was issued in error. However, if the warnings are deemed justified, no exceptions will be made.

Examples of misrepresentations or violative behavior:

• Submission of fake documents
• Illegitimate DMCA Counter Notices
• Assertions about the nature of the content on your YouTube channels
• Improper confirmation of rights for Spotify-watched artists
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🔐 1. Protect Your Account

To ensure your account is not misused, it's important to control who can register as a client.

RULE: Disable Open Signups if do not want anyone creating a new account without your authorization (Account Settings > Client Features > Open Signups).

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• Revelator also allows you to manually create client accounts through you dashboard.
• Using the Revelator API you can also create your own signup & login page to direct all signups to your own account review system. Contact our support to learn more.
• Restrict signups by geography if your operations do not target certain regions. Email [email protected] with a list of countries to exclude. </aside>

✅ 2. Verify Your Clients

Legitimate artists should have a real online presence: active social media or official websites.

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Revelator also assists you with this by attributing each account a Trust Score from the moment they sign up. This score is calculated from multiple data points which are kept confidential to protect the integrity of our system. Client accounts with a Low Trust Score (LTS) will be marked as such on the Inspection page when inspecting their releases, as well as on their Client page.

Note: The Trust Score feature is not currently available for clients using the Revelator API to control signups.

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RULE: Verify that releases are tied to the artist’s official Apple or Spotify profile. Uploading to alternate or unknown profiles is a red flag.

GUIDELINE: Whenever inspecting a release, check the account’s Trust Score. A LTS indicates potential risk and should trigger more thorough review.