Legal

Terms of Use

Version 1.2 — Effective: August 15, 2026

Fury Song Management LLC and James Song, individually (together, "Fury Song," "we," "us," or "our") provide this website and related services subject to these terms of use ("Terms"). The Terms constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Fury Song and govern all use of our website, newsletters, forms, and services, including all content, information, and functionality provided (collectively, the "Site"). James Song is a party to these Terms in his individual capacity and is an intended beneficiary of every protection given to Fury Song in them.

In consideration of Fury Song providing you access to the Site, including but not limited to access to our proprietary information and research, by accessing, browsing, or using the Site you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site.

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and otherwise have the legal capacity to form a binding contract. If you are between 16 and 18 years old, you may use the Site only with the involvement and consent of a parent or guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. You may not and must not use the Site if you are under 16 years old.

Prior versions of these Terms, and the SHA-256 digest of each, are published in the legal register at furysong.com/legal-archive.

Please read these Terms carefully. Again, using the Site in any way binds you to these Terms, and these Terms will remain in effect while you use the Site. The Terms include everything in this document, as well as our Privacy Policy. Section 15 affects how disputes between us are resolved and contains an arbitration provision, a waiver of class actions, and a shortened period for bringing claims. Section 12 limits our liability.

1. What this Site is

The Site is the professional website of Fury Song. It provides biographical information, speaking and engagement history, published writing, research, and forms for booking and verification inquiries. It also links to profiles, publications, and accounts hosted by third parties, including social media accounts and our newsletter; Section 10 governs those links.

The Site is informational. It is not a platform, marketplace, or financial service. We do not host user accounts, process payments, operate any digital asset or blockchain service, or provide any product beyond the content published here and our newsletter.

2. Acceptance, and the record of your agreement

2.1 How you accept

You accept these Terms in one or both of the following ways:

On entry. When you first visit the Site with a standard browser, a notice is presented that identifies these Terms and our Privacy Policy by link and asks you to click a button marked "I Agree & Accept". Clicking that button is your affirmative acceptance of these Terms and acknowledgment of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, close the page. You are not required to agree in order to send us a legal notice under Section 2.4.

That notice is how we present these Terms on entry. It is not a technical access control. Sections 4 and 9 state the conditions on which Site content is made available, whether or not the notice was displayed.

On submission. Each form other than the legal notice form on this Site includes a checkbox, adjacent to the submit control, stating that by submitting you agree to these Terms and acknowledge the Privacy Policy. The box is unchecked by default. You must check it yourself. Submitting a form with that box checked is a separate and independent acceptance of these Terms as of that date.

2.2 What we record

When you accept, we create and retain a record of that acceptance. The record contains:

For form submissions, the record is stored together with the submission.

We keep this record solely as evidence of the agreement between us and for the defense or assertion of legal claims. We do not use it for marketing, advertising, profiling, or any other purpose, and we do not sell or share it. See the Privacy Policy for retention and your rights.

2.3 The record is evidence of your agreement

You agree that a record created under Section 2.2 is a business record made and kept in the ordinary course of our operations, and that it constitutes evidence of your acceptance of the version of these Terms identified in that record. The document hash allows either party to confirm the exact text you were shown.

Nothing in this Section prevents you from disputing the accuracy of a particular record or offering evidence about the circumstances of your acceptance.

2.4 Sending us legal notice does not require agreement

You may send us a notice of dispute under Section 15.2, an arbitration opt-out under Section 15.5, or any other legal notice without accepting these Terms, by either of these routes:

By post, which always works and needs nothing from us:

Fury Song Management LLC
Attn: Legal Notices
4206 Bell Boulevard #313
Bayside, NY 11361

Or through the legal notice form. That form carries no acceptance checkbox and asks only for your name, a reply address, and your message. On submission it returns a reference number and timestamp, which is your receipt. Keep it.

We do not publish a general email address, and we are not obliged to receive notice by any route other than the two above.

2.5 Electronic records and signatures

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and our forms are presented electronically. You agree that clicking "I Agree & Accept," checking a form's acceptance box, and submitting a form each constitute your electronic signature and have the same legal effect as a handwritten signature, and that the records described in Section 2.2 satisfy any requirement that this agreement be evidenced in writing. Neither party will contest the validity or enforceability of these Terms on the ground that they were formed electronically.

3. Not professional advice

Content on the Site — including articles, research, working papers, presentations, audio, video, and newsletter issues — is published for general informational purposes. It is not legal, financial, investment, tax, medical, or other professional advice, and it does not create any professional or advisory relationship. Do not act on it without consulting a qualified professional about your specific circumstances.

4. Use of our content

We want this material read, quoted, and shared. Subject to these Terms, you may:

You may not republish a full article or working paper in its entirety, present our content as your own, or use our name, likeness, or marks to imply endorsement or affiliation we have not given in writing.

Text and data mining, and model training. We expressly reserve all rights in Site content in respect of text and data mining and the training, fine-tuning, or evaluation of machine learning models, including the reservation permitted by Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 and any national law implementing it. Collecting or using Site content for those purposes without our prior written permission is not permitted. This paragraph does not restrict indexing by standard search engine crawlers as permitted above.

All content is copyright © 2026 Fury Song Management LLC unless otherwise noted. Third-party content remains the property of its owners. Rights not expressly granted are reserved.

5. Biographical accuracy and verification

We maintain the biographical, professional, and credential information on this Site in good faith and update it as circumstances change. It is believed accurate as of the date shown on the relevant page; it describes past events and may become out of date. Third parties — including employers, fellowship and award committees, universities, journalists, conference organizers, and background screeners — are welcome to rely on it for the purpose of evaluating James Song.

This Section is not a warranty, and Section 11 applies to it. Nothing in Section 11 or 12, however, is intended to disclaim or limit responsibility for any statement we make knowing it to be false, and nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

If you need to verify a specific credential, engagement, publication, or claim, or if you believe any statement on the Site is inaccurate or out of date, let us know via our contact form. We respond to good-faith verification requests and correct confirmed errors promptly.

We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and this Site is not a consumer report. Nothing here is furnished for the purpose of establishing any person's eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, or any other purpose under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b.

6. Speaking and engagement inquiries

Information about availability, topics, or fees is provided for planning purposes only. It is not an offer. No engagement, booking, or obligation of any kind exists unless and until both parties sign a written agreement setting out the specific terms. Nothing on this Site or in correspondence about a possible engagement modifies that requirement.

These Terms do not govern an engagement. They cover use of the Site only. Engagements are governed by our Speaking Engagement Terms together with a signed confirmation, or by a separately negotiated agreement. Where the two conflict as to an engagement, the signed engagement agreement controls.

7. How to contact us

All general, booking, media, and verification correspondence must be sent through the forms on this Site. We do not publish a general-purpose email address, and we may not respond to correspondence sent by other means.

The sole exception is legal notice under Section 2.4, which may be sent by post or through the ungated legal notice form, without accepting these Terms.

8. Newsletter

Our newsletter is delivered by Substack, Inc. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any issue. Subscribing does not create any relationship beyond receipt of the newsletter.

9. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

10. Links to other sites

The Site links to third-party websites, publications, and platforms, including social media accounts and our newsletter, which we do not control. We provide those links as a convenience. We do not endorse and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, security, or privacy practices. Follow them at your own discretion.

11. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR ERROR-FREE.

This Section is subject to the second paragraph of Section 5. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. Where that is the case, the exclusions above apply to the maximum extent permitted.

12. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER FURY SONG MANAGEMENT LLC, JAMES SONG, NOR ANY OF THEIR MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or death or personal injury caused by our negligence. If you are a consumer in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the monetary cap above does not apply to you; instead, our liability is limited to loss that was reasonably foreseeable at the time you accepted these Terms.

13. Indemnification

If you use the Site in the course of a trade, business, or profession, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Fury Song Management LLC, James Song, and their members, managers, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.

This Section does not apply to consumers. If you use the Site for personal purposes, you have no indemnity obligation to us.

14. Suspension of access

We may suspend or block access to the Site, including our forms, our newsletter, or any other channel at any time, for any reason, including where we reasonably believe access is being used to harass any person, to breach these Terms, or to disrupt the Site. We are not liable to you for doing so.

15. Resolving disputes

Please read this section carefully. It affects how claims between us are resolved.

15.1 Where your local law gives you more, your local law wins

This Section 15.1 applies only if you are an individual acting wholly outside your trade, business, or profession. It does not apply to any business, or to any individual using the Site in the course of a trade, business, or profession, whatever their country of residence.

If this Section applies to you, and the mandatory law of the country or state where you live gives you rights this Section 15 would remove or reduce, that law prevails to the extent of the conflict. Nothing here is intended to deprive you of a protection you cannot lawfully waive.

The paragraphs below describe the effect of that mandatory law as we understand it. They are not independent grants of rights and give you nothing beyond what the law requires. If a court or arbitrator determines that a protection described below is not in fact mandatory as to you, the corresponding provision of this Section 15 applies to you in full.

15.2 Informal resolution first

Before starting any formal proceeding, you agree to first send us a written notice under Section 2.4 describing the claim, the specific facts supporting it, and the relief you seek. We will do the same. The parties agree to attempt in good faith to resolve the matter for sixty (60) days from the date the notice is received. This period is a precondition to filing. Any applicable limitations period is tolled while it runs. Sending this notice costs you nothing, and nothing in this Section prevents either party from seeking urgent interim relief.

15.3 Arbitration

If the dispute is not resolved within that sixty-day period, any dispute arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, before a single arbitrator, seated in New York, New York. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. This agreement to arbitrate is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

If the AAA is unavailable. If the AAA declines to administer the arbitration or is otherwise unavailable, the parties will attempt in good faith to agree on a substitute administrator applying comparable consumer rules. If they have not agreed within thirty (30) days, either party may bring the claim in court under Section 15.8, and Section 15.4 continues to apply.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if it qualifies, and either party may seek injunctive relief in court to stop actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, harassment, stalking, or unauthorized access to systems.

15.4 Individual claims only

Claims must be brought individually. You and we each waive any right to bring or participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action, and the arbitrator may not consolidate claims or preside over any form of representative proceeding. If this paragraph is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim proceeds in court under Section 15.8 and the remainder of this Section 15 continues to apply to all other claims.

15.5 Opt-out

You may opt out of Sections 15.3 and 15.4 by sending written notice under Section 2.4 within thirty (30) days of your first acceptance of any version of these Terms, stating your name and that you are opting out of arbitration. You do not need to accept these Terms, use any form, or provide any information beyond your name and the statement, in order to opt out. That thirty-day period runs from your first acceptance only. Accepting a later version under Section 17 does not restart it, and an opt-out you have already made remains effective as to every later version unless you tell us otherwise in writing. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms and will not be treated as a breach of them.

15.6 One-year limitations period

Any claim arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms must be brought within one (1) year after the claim accrues, or it is permanently barred, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

15.7 Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, subject to Section 15.1.

15.8 Forum for court proceedings

For any dispute not subject to arbitration, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Queens County, New York, and waive any objection to that venue. This Section does not apply to any person described in the first bullet of Section 15.1.

15.9 Jury waiver

To the extent any dispute proceeds in court, each party knowingly and voluntarily waives any right to a trial by jury.

15.10 Fees

If you use the Site in the course of a trade, business, or profession, the prevailing party in any proceeding between the parties is entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable arbitration rules.

This Section does not apply to consumers, and nothing in it displaces the cost and fee allocation of the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules or of any other administrator's consumer rules. Section 16 is not affected by this Section and applies to every user.

16. Protected speech and public participation

Nothing in these Terms, including Sections 13 and 15, limits, waives, or conditions any statutory right either party has to seek dismissal, costs, fees, or other relief under New York Civil Rights Law §§ 70-a and 76-a, CPLR 3211(g) and 3212(h), or any comparable law of any jurisdiction protecting public participation and speech on matters of public interest. This Section applies whether the proceeding is in court or in arbitration, applies to consumers and commercial users alike, and survives any finding that another provision of these Terms is unenforceable.

17. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. When we do, we will publish the new version with a new version number and effective date, record its digest in the legal register, archive the prior version in the legal register at furysong.com/legal-archive.html, and re-present the acceptance notice so that returning visitors are asked to accept the new version.

Changes take effect when posted and are not retroactive as to any dispute already pending. Your agreement is to the version identified in the acceptance record created under Section 2.2 at the time you accepted.

18. General

Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable, or severed if it cannot be, and the remainder of these Terms will continue in effect — except that if Section 15.4 is held unenforceable in its entirety, Section 15.3 is void as to the affected claims.

No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

Third-party beneficiaries. To the extent James Song, or any member, manager, officer, employee, or agent of Fury Song Management LLC, is not a party to these Terms, that person is an intended third-party beneficiary of them and may enforce them directly. There are no other third-party beneficiaries of these Terms.

Headings. Headings and section numbers are for convenience and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms. If a cross-reference is to a Section that has been renumbered, it refers to the corresponding provision as renumbered.

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site, and supersede any prior understanding. They do not govern speaking or services engagements; a signed engagement agreement governs that engagement and controls over these Terms to the extent of any conflict.

Survival. Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 survive any termination of your access.

Language. These Terms are published in English. Any translation is provided for convenience; the English text governs, except where the mandatory law of your country of residence requires otherwise.

19. Contact

FURY SONG MANAGEMENT LLC
4206 Bell Boulevard #313
Bayside, NY 11361

General, booking, media, and verification inquiries: use the forms on this Site.

Legal notices: by post to the address in Section 2.4, or through the legal notice form.