> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.beatpass.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sample-Safe Warranty

> Learn about the Sample-Safe Warranty on BeatPass. Understand how to certify your tracks and inform buyers about sample clearance status.

The **Sample-Safe(TM) Warranty** section tells BeatPass whether your beat is fully cleared or whether a buyer should expect extra sample-clearance work.

This is producer self-certification. BeatPass relies on the status you choose when showing sample-related warnings to buyers.

<Warning>
  Sample-Safe is about sample clearance. It does not replace BeatPass's AI Audio Policy, human-made beat requirement, AI disclosure obligations, or Proof of Rights requirements for AI-generated elements.
</Warning>

***

## Current Sample-Safe States

When uploading or editing a beat, BeatPass currently gives you two main choices:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Cleared" icon="shield">
    Use this when the beat is 100% original or all samples are fully cleared.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Needs Clearance" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    Use this when the beat includes samples that still require outside clearance.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How to Set It

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Protection & Verification">
    On the track form, go to the section that includes **Sample-Safe(TM) Warranty**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the status card">
    Click either **Cleared** or **Needs Clearance**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add notes if needed">
    BeatPass only shows the **Sample details** field when you choose **Needs Clearance**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the track">
    Your selected state is saved with the beat.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What Buyers See

The current UI behavior is:

* **Cleared** → BeatPass shows the beat as sample-safe certified
* **Needs Clearance** → BeatPass shows a buyer-facing clearance warning

That warning is important because it changes how comfortable a buyer may be using the beat commercially.

## What Counts as Cleared?

Choose **Cleared** only when one of these is true:

* The beat is built entirely from original material
* All sampled material is properly licensed or cleared
* The sample source is truly safe for your intended distribution

## What Counts as Needs Clearance?

Choose **Needs Clearance** when:

* You sampled another recording or composition without full clearance
* You used material that could trigger outside permissions
* You are unsure whether the sample use is fully cleared

<Warning>
  When in doubt, **Needs Clearance** is the safer choice. Mislabeling a beat as cleared can create legal and business problems for both you and the buyer.
</Warning>

## Notes for Uncleared Samples

If you choose **Needs Clearance**, use the notes field to add context such as:

* What type of sample was used
* Whether clearance is in progress
* Anything the buyer should understand before release

Keep the note short and practical.

## Best Practices

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Document your sample sources">
    Keep receipts, licenses, and written permissions for sample packs and cleared content.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Update the status if things change">
    If you later clear the sample, come back and switch the beat from **Needs Clearance** to **Cleared**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do not treat this as legal advice">
    Sample clearance rules vary by situation. BeatPass helps surface the issue, but you are still responsible for your own sample use.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## How This Differs From AI Use

Sample-Safe and AI Use & Rights Verification are separate checks:

| Area                             | What it answers                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sample-Safe**                  | Are samples original, cleared, or still needing outside clearance?                                              |
| **AI Use & Rights Verification** | Was AI used, does the beat remain human-made, and can the producer prove commercial-use rights for AI material? |

Choosing **Needs Clearance** for sample status does not make unverifiable AI content acceptable. If an AI sample, loop, vocal, stem, or generated source cannot be verified or licensed through BeatPass, it should not remain in your catalog.

See [AI Audio and Human-Made Content](/help/legal/ai-audio-human-made-content) for the AI policy.

***

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Upload Page" icon="cloud-arrow-up" href="/help/uploading/upload-page">
    See where Sample-Safe appears in the upload form.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Audio Fingerprinting" icon="fingerprint" href="/help/uploading/audio-fingerprinting">
    Understand the separate duplicate-check and fingerprint system.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI Audio Policy" icon="sparkles" href="/help/legal/ai-audio-human-made-content">
    Understand the separate AI use and rights-verification standard.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>