Learning Management System Terms of Use for Users

Last Revised: July 2026

1. Agreement

These Terms also govern the use of the learning management system ("LMS") related registration or service site, and all services provided through those sites, including digital learning materials and other educational functions made available by Yamaha Corporation or a participating music school.

Use of the Services may also be subject to separate terms, notices, policies, or other rules established by Yamaha Corporation or Yamaha Canada Music (hereinafter referred to as “Yamaha”, “we”, “us” or “our” or the “Company”), including the Yamaha Music ID Terms of Use, LMS-specific terms, privacy policy, and cookie policy. If there is any conflict between these Terms and such related terms, these Terms will prevail unless the related terms expressly state otherwise with respect to the specific service or matter in question.

Use of the Site or Services is conditional upon the user’s agreement to these Terms and any applicable related terms. By accessing or using the Site or Services, the user is deemed to have agreed to those terms.

We welcome you to our website at https://register.school.ca.yamaha.com/en-ca/home (the “Site”).

By accessing and using this Site, you signify that you have read, fully understand and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use (the "Terms of Use" or "Agreement") and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations as they may change from time to time. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. We suggest you print a copy of these Terms of Use for your records.

Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to modify all or any portion of this Agreement at any time without incurring any liability or obligation whatsoever to you or any other person or entity. Any changes will become effective upon posting to the Site, along with the date on which it was most recently updated as indicated by the "Last Updated" date on this page. Your continued access to or use of the Site after any such changes indicates your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Use as modified. It is your responsibility to review the Terms and Conditions of Use regularly for updates.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that we reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue the whole, or any part of, the Site, without notice, and that we will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, to you or any other person or entity for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any such modifications or discontinuance.

The Services are provided to facilitate music education, including the delivery of instructional content, lesson scheduling, student progress tracking, communications between students, parents, instructors and Yamaha, and other educational services offered by Yamaha and participating music schools. The Services are intended solely for educational purposes and may not be used for any commercial purpose without Yamaha's prior written consent.

2. Registration and Account Security

Where the Services require Yamaha Music ID or another Yamaha-designated account, the user must complete the required registration process and comply with the applicable account terms. Yamaha Music ID is a common ID that may be used for various Yamaha services; services unrelated to the Site or Services are used at the user’s own responsibility, judgment, and expense.

The user is responsible for managing the account credentials required to use the Site and Services. The Company will not be responsible for damages arising from negligent management, misuse, errors in use, or unauthorized use by a third party, except to the extent required by applicable law.

Access to the LMS and Services may be contingent on an active lesson enrolment agreement for an applicable course. If such enrolment is terminated, including withdrawal during the enrolment period, access to the applicable LMS services may cease from the termination date.

The Services are intended for:

• (a) students enrolled in Yamaha music education programs;
• (b) parents or legal guardians of enrolled students;
• (c) instructors;
• (d) Yamaha personnel; and
• (e) authorized administrators of participating music schools.

You may only create an Account if you have been authorized by Yamaha or a participating music school. To access the Services you are require you to complete a registration process and create an account (“Account”) in order to obtain access and/or participate. When registering with us to use any such features and/or portions of the Services, you agree: (i) that you will provide complete and accurate information about yourself; and (ii) to update such information as it changes. In the event that you do not provide or update such information, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that you have not provided or updated such information, we shall have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to disable your password and prevent you from using the Services, or any such features or portions of the Services.

Where the Services are used by a child who has not reached the applicable age of majority, the child's parent or legal guardian must create or authorize the Account and accept these Terms on the child's behalf where required by applicable law.

Parents and legal guardians are responsible for supervising their child's use of the Services and for ensuring compliance with these Terms.

It is your responsibility to keep the password provided to you confidential and secure. In the event that your username or password is used without your consent or that you discover any other breach of security, you agree to promptly notify us at https://ca.yamaha.com/en/support/contacts/. We are not responsible for your failure to comply with this clause, or for any delay in shutting down your Account after you have reported a breach of security to us. You are solely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your user Account.

3. Code of Conduct

Users must not use the Services after termination of eligibility, allow a third party to use their account, impersonate another person, copy or distribute lesson materials without permission, infringe intellectual property, privacy, portrait, publicity, reputation, or other rights, or use the Services in a manner contrary to their educational purpose.

The Company may refuse, suspend, or terminate use of the Site or Services if the user has violated these Terms, applicable lesson enrolment terms, Yamaha Music ID terms, or other applicable rules, or if the Company reasonably determines that the user’s continued use would pose a risk to the security or integrity of the Services or other users.

Unless otherwise specified by Yamaha or the Company, the usage fee for the LMS portion of the Services is included in the applicable lesson fee or will be separately communicated by the classroom or participating music school. Internet communication fees, equipment costs, device settings, software, and network environments required to use the Site and Services are the user’s responsibility and expense. The Company is not responsible for malfunction of the user’s equipment or communication failures, except to the extent required by applicable law.

Certain features and/or portions of this Site may (or may in the future) permit you to transmit content that you have created to the Company (the “User Content”).

Certain features and/or portions of this Site may (or may in the future) permit you to upload, post or otherwise transmit content that you have created (the “User Content”).

1. You hereby agree that you shall not use the Site to upload, post, communicate or otherwise submit or transmit through, or to, the Site any User Content that:
   1. may, in the sole and absolute discretion of Company, degrade, disparage, tarnish or deprecate Company and/or the public image or standing in the community of Company provided it is understood that this shall not be interpreted to prohibit you from expressing your true and honest experience with Company or its services or products in a manner prohibited under applicable law;
   2. is deemed, in the sole and absolute discretion of Company, to be defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic or obscene;
   3. is deemed, in the sole and absolute discretion of Company, to contain, depict, include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following: nudity; alcohol/drug consumption or smoking; explicit or graphic sexual activity, or sexual innuendo; crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious or other groups; content that endorses, condones and/or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky behaviour or conduct; personal information of other individuals, including, without limitation, names, telephone numbers and addresses (physical or electronic); commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for products or services other than products of Company; any identifiable third party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos, other than those of Company; conduct or other activities in violation of these Terms of Use; and/or any other content that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion;
   4. contains any reference to or likeness of any identifiable third parties, unless consent has been obtained from each such individual and his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is under the age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence;
   5. infringes, or might infringe, the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, rights of publicity, or other proprietary rights of others or give rise to any claims for payment whatsoever;
   6. contains any viruses, trojan horses, time bombs, or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; and/or
   7. contains (in any format or media) any music, logos, trade-marks or other copyrighted materials (e.g. photographs, pictures, texts, lyrics, etc.) unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials.
2. You hereby agree that you shall not use the Site or the Services to:
   1. disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site or Services;
   2. use, copy, modify, download or transfer the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content), in whole or in part, except as expressly provided in this Agreement;
   3. (i) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or translate the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content); (ii) attempt to derive the source code of the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content); (iii) create any derivative work from the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content); and/or (iv) authorize or assist any third party to do any of the foregoing;
   4. rent, lease, loan, resell, or otherwise distribute the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content);
   5. remove or alter any proprietary notice or legend regarding Company’s, or any third party’s, proprietary rights in the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content);
   6. remove, circumvent or disable any rights management or protection tools we use on the site or in respect of any Content;
   7. use the Site or Services or any component of the Site or Services (including, without limitation, the Content) except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all applicable laws and regulations;
   8. collect information about others without their consent; and/or
   9. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that you do not have the right to disclose or make available.
3. You hereby agree that you shall not use the Site or the Services to:
   1. access another student's account;
   2. disclose another student's personal information;
   3. record lessons without authorization;
   4. distribute recordings or lesson materials without permission;
   5. interfere with online lessons;
   6. upload malware;
   7. impersonate teachers, students or administrators;
   8. use the LMS for advertising or commercial solicitation.
4. Further, you hereby agree that you shall not engage in prohibited or unauthorized use of the Site or Services, or of Company systems, including, but not limited to, unauthorized entry into the systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information on the Site or Services.

4. Our Intellectual Property Rights in the Site and its Content

All rights in the LMS, Services, Site Content, lesson materials, videos, audio, recordings, scores, exercises, data, software, and related content belong to Yamaha, the Company, their licensors,collaborative partners, or other rights holders designated by Yamaha. The user receives only a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Services for Yamaha music education purposes, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Users may use content provided through the Services solely for lessons and related educational activities and may not modify, reproduce, transmit, make available, transfer, republish, distribute, or make secondary use of such content beyond the scope expressly permitted by these Terms or applicable law.

All lesson plans, digital curriculum, videos, recordings, sheet music, exercises, software, graphics and educational materials made available through the Services remain the property of Yamaha or its licensors and are licensed, not sold, to users.

The Site consists of various graphics, texts, icons and buttons that have been provided by the Company and/or other entities under our direction (e.g. site designers). All such content is owned by the Company and/or the applicable third party entity. For greater certainty, the Company and applicable third party entities hold all right, title, and interest in and to any and all content provided by such parties for the Site, including, without limitation, all such information in text, graphical, video and audio formats, images, icons, designs, trade-marks, brand names and software (collectively, the “Site Content”).

You hereby acknowledge that the Site Content is protected by all copyright, trade-mark, and other applicable intellectual property laws. Your use of the Site does not grant or transfer to you any ownership or other rights in the Site Content, and except as expressly provided, nothing herein or within the Site shall be construed as conferring on you or any other person any license under any of the Company’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, any right to download, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, edit, alter or enhance any of the Site Content in any manner whatsoever.

Any rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use are expressly reserved by the Company. For greater certainty, you agree that you will not take any action that is inconsistent with the Company ownership of the Site and/or the Company ownership of, or any third party’s ownership of, any Site Content. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, users of this Site shall be entitled to copy Site Content contained within this Site only for their own personal and non-commercial use, but may not republish or reproduce any such Site Content in any manner without the prior written consent of the Company.

The Company hereby grants each user of this Site a limited, non-exclusive and revocable permission to make personal and non-commercial use of the Site and its Site Content. For greater certainty, this limited license only allows you to view, download or print materials from this Site for your own personal and non-commercial use (provided all original copyright, trade-mark and other notices are preserved in their original form). This limited license does not include any rights not specifically stated in these Terms of Use, and, for greater certainty, does not include permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce or republish, in any form, any content contained within this Site.

Certain names, graphics, logos, icons, designs, words, titles or phrases contained within the Site may constitute trade names, registered or unregistered trade-marks or service marks (collectively, “Trade-marks”) of the Company or other entities. Trade-marks may be registered in Canada and in other countries as applicable. All Trade-marks not owned by the Company are the property of their respective owners, and, where used by the Company are used under license or with permission. All Trade-marks are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of their respective owner(s). Any use of such Trade-marks, except as expressly provided for herein, without the express written consent of the applicable owner is strictly prohibited. Nothing contained herein or on this Site may be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license to use any Trade-mark(s). You agree that you will not take any actions inconsistent with the Company ownership of, or any third party’s ownership of, the Trade-marks.

5. You License your User Content to the Company

Certain features and/or portions of this Site permit you to transmit User Content. By providing User Content, you are giving the Company permission to forever use any User Content you submit on or through the Site.

By using the Site and providing User Content, you: (i) grant the Company a world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, and unrestricted license to copy, reproduce, adapt, transmit, edit, modify, or otherwise use, publicly display, distribute, translate and create compilations and derivative works from, any and all User Content (in any format or media) that you submit to or through, the Site; and (ii) waive all moral rights in and to all User Content that you post on, upload or otherwise submit to or through, the Site in favour of the Company. For greater certainty, this means that, among other things, the Company has the right to use any and all ideas you submit (including ideas about our plans, services, publications or campaigns) in any manner that we choose, without any notice or obligation to you whatsoever.

6. User Waivers and Representations

By using the Site and providing User Content, you (and your parent or legal guardian on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby acknowledge, agree, warrant and represent to Company that any and all User Content (in any format or media) you post on, upload to or otherwise submit to or through, the Site:

1. is original to you and that you have obtained all necessary rights in and to the User Content and all of its components (if applicable) to post, upload, or otherwise submit it to or through the Site; and
2. does not violate any law; and
3. complies with these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you (and your parent or legal guardian on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) also hereby acknowledge, agree, warrant and represent to Company that:

1. you shall be responsible for all acts or transactions that occur under your Account, including, without limitation, for ensuring the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any and all User Content you upload, post or otherwise transmit to or through the Site;
2. we cannot (nor are we required to) guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any User Content; and
3. we do not generally screen or edit User Content, but that we reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion and at any time, although we are under no legal obligation to do so, to monitor, edit or otherwise remove, without any notice and without obligation or incurring any liability, any User Content (or any portion of any User Content) on the Site.

7. Indemnification by User

By using the Site, you hereby agree to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, and each of its respective agents, employees, directors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage or expense asserted by any entity relating in any way to your use of the Site, the Site Content, User Content, and/or breach of these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other cause of action.

8. Notice of Infringing Content

We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to modify, edit or remove any Site Content, if a complaint or notice of allegedly infringing materials is received with respect to the User Content, or for any other reason.

To complain about Site Content and/or to provide notice of allegedly infringing materials on the Site, please contact us at: https://ca.yamaha.com/en/support/contacts/.

9. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Site and Services and all information contained on or accessed from the Site or Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and without any representations, warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied. All conditions, representations and warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, are hereby disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Releasees make no representation or warranty that: (i) the Site or Services will be compatible with your computer, device and software; (ii) the Site or Services will be available or will function without interruption or error; (iii) the use of the Site or Services, including, without limitation, the browsing and downloading of any information, will be free of any viruses, Trojan horses, worms or other destructive, intrusive or disruptive components; (iv) the transmission of information to and from the Site or Services will be secure; (v) the use of the Site or Services will not infringe the rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights) of any person; or (vi) the use of the Site or Services will not cause any damage to your computer systems, devices, software or electronic files.

Comments or opinions expressed on the Services are those of their respective users only. The views expressed on the Services and in User Content do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the Company. The Releasees are not responsible for, and disclaim all liability in relation to, User Content posted, uploaded or otherwise submitted to or through the Services.

Any products and/or services described on the Site are offered only in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered. The information on the Services is not an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation cannot legally be made, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make a solicitation.

The Releasees will not under any circumstances be liable to you or any other person or entity for any damages whatsoever arising from, connected with, or relating to the Site. You expressly acknowledge that the Company has entered into this Agreement with you and makes the Site available to you in reliance upon the limitations and exclusions of liability and disclaimers set forth herein, and that the same form an essential basis of the bargain between you and the Company. You expressly agree that the limitations and exclusions of liability and disclaimers set forth herein will survive, and continue to apply in the case of a fundamental breach or breaches, failure of essential purpose of contract, failure of any exclusive remedy, or termination of this Agreement.

10. Electronic Transmissions

The transmission of data or information over the internet or other forms of networks may not be secure, and is subject to possible loss, interception or alteration while in transit. The Releasees do not assume any liability for any damage you may experience or costs you may incur as a result of any electronic transmissions over the internet or otherwise within the Site, such as transmissions involving the exchange of electronic messages of any kind (including those which may contain your personal information). Subject to applicable law, in no event will the information you provide on or through the Site be deemed to be confidential, create any fiduciary obligations to you on our part, or result in any liability to you on our part in the event that such information is inadvertently released by us or accessed by third parties without your consent. You should take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses, and ensure compatibility of the software with your specific computer system. You should ensure that you have a complete and current backup of the information contained on your computer system prior to installing any such software.

11. Privacy

Personal information obtained through the Site and Services will be handled in accordance with the applicable Yamaha or Company privacy policy and any LMS-specific privacy notice or policy. Please confirm and insert the correct privacy policy links before publication.

The Site and Services may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as confirming login status, maintaining security, improving functionality, and providing appropriate services and content. Users may configure browser settings to warn about or refuse cookies, but disabling cookies may restrict certain functions of the Site or Services.

The Services may permit the creation, storage and management of educational records, including lesson history, attendance, assignments, performance evaluations and student progress information. Such information will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Without limiting the generality of these Terms of Use, your use of the Site is also subject to the terms of our Site Privacy Policy. Please carefully review our Site Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree that you have read, fully understand and agree to our Site Privacy Policy.

12. Accuracy and Changes

Notices regarding the Site and Services may be provided by posting on the Site, sending electronic communications, or by other appropriate means. Unless otherwise specified, such notices take effect when posted or sent. Users are responsible for confirming notices, and the Company will not be liable for disadvantages caused by a user’s failure to review them, except to the extent required by applicable law.

The Company may add to, modify, temporarily suspend, discontinue, or terminate all or part of the Site or Services for maintenance, system updates, security reasons, communication or power interruption, excessive access, force majeure, or other operational or technical reasons. Where reasonably practicable, the Company will provide advance notice of planned maintenance or material changes to the Services. This provision is subject to applicable law.

Company may make changes to any information or content on this Site or remove such information and content, at any time and without prior notice. Please consult the Company for complete and up-to-date information on products and services. Unfortunately, there may sometimes be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, or that is out of date. We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to correct any such errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

For users who are not individuals residing in the province of Quebec, these Terms, and all related matters shall be governed solely by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada and the applicable federal laws of Canada, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction. You (and your parent or legal guardian on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in the City of Toronto in relation to all disputes arising from or related to this Agreement, and any related matters.

For users who are individuals residing in in the province of Quebec, these Terms, and all related matters shall be governed solely by the laws of the Province of Quebec, Canada and the applicable federal laws of Canada, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction. You (and your parent or legal guardian on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Quebec in the City of Montreal in relation to all disputes arising from or related to this Agreement, and any related matters.

14. Third-Party Servics

Where third-party technologies, platforms, cloud hosting providers, or learning management system providers are incorporated into or interoperate with the Services, use of those third-party services may be subject to their own terms, conditions, privacy policies, security rules, and service limitations.

The Services may incorporate or interoperate with third-party technologies, platforms or services, including learning management systems and cloud hosting providers. Your use of such third-party services may also be subject to their applicable terms and privacy policies.

15. Links

This Site may contain links to the websites of our subsidiaries and affiliates, and to websites that are independently owned and operated by third parties. These other websites may have their own privacy policies and terms and conditions that are not governed by these Terms of Use. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any website(s) owned and operated by any such subsidiaries, affiliates or third parties. Other websites may collect and treat information collected differently, so we encourage you to carefully read and review the privacy policy for each website you visit. Any links from this Site to other websites, or references to products, services or publications other than those of the Company, do not imply the endorsement or approval of such websites, products, services or publications by the Company.

16. Termination

Upon termination of the user’s permission to use the Site or Services, the user must immediately cease all use of the affected Site Content and Services. Provisions concerning intellectual property, user content, privacy, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, governing law, jurisdiction, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive termination will continue to apply.

The user may not assign, transfer, lend, pledge, sublicense, or otherwise cause any third party to succeed to the authority to use the Site or Services, or any rights or obligations arising from such use, without prior written consent.

If you breach any provision of these Terms of Use you may no longer use the Site. We may, in our sole discretion, change, suspend or terminate, temporarily or permanently, the Site or any part thereof or any of its features at any time, for any reason, without any notice or liability to you or any other entity. If these Terms of Use or your permission to use the Site is terminated by us for any reason, the Agreement formed by your (or, your parent’s or legal guardian’s on your behalf, if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) acceptance of these Terms of Use will nevertheless continue to apply and be binding upon you in respect of your prior use of the Site and anything relating to or arising from such use. If you are dissatisfied with the Site or with these Terms of Use, then your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site. The Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability, Intellectual Property and Indemnity provisions in this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

17. General

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable by any court having competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect. No failure to exercise or waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use. You agree to the use of electronic signatures and documents. You agree that your name and signature shall be affixed to this agreement and constitute your electronic signatures to the same extent as if you had used your written signature.

These Terms of Use are binding upon you, your heirs, executors, beneficiaries, successors and assigns and you may not assign this Agreement to any other party without our prior written consent, which consent may be withheld in our sole and absolute discretion.

18. Contact Us

Legal notices from users should be made in writing and sent to the mailing address designated by the Company, unless otherwise required by law or separately specified by the Company. Please confirm the appropriate local Yamaha entity, mailing address, telephone number, and email address before publication.

You may contact us at: https://ca.yamaha.com/en/support/contacts/