01. Who we are

TL;DR — You're dealing with Sukudo Studios, based in New Delhi.

"Sukudo Studios" (also referred to as "we," "us," or "our") operates the website sukudostudios.com and provides dubbing, voiceover, localization, subtitling, script adaptation, audio post-production, and related creative services.

Our registered office is at Shopping Centre, B-23, Block BA, Tagore Garden, Tagore Garden Extension, New Delhi, Delhi, 110027, India.

02. Accepting these terms

By visiting our website, requesting a quote, engaging us for services, or signing a project agreement with us, you ("you," "Client," or "User") agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions along with our Privacy Policy.

If you're accepting on behalf of a company, you confirm you have the authority to do so. If you don't agree with any part of these terms, we kindly ask that you don't use our services or website.

03. Quick definitions

• Services — anything we do for you: dubbing, voiceovers, translation, subtitling, mixing, mastering, QC, script writing, and related work.

• Deliverables — the final files, scripts, audio, or other outputs we hand over at the end of a project.

• Source Material — the raw content (video, audio, scripts, assets) you send us to work with.

• Project Agreement — any quote, statement of work (SOW), purchase order, or written confirmation describing a specific engagement.

• Confidential Information — any non-public info shared between us that a reasonable person would treat as sensitive.

04. What we do

TL;DR — We turn your content into other languages, beautifully.

We offer end-to-end localization services across 50+ languages, including but not limited to dubbing, voiceovers, script adaptation, subtitling, audio/video editing, sound mixing and mastering, and quality control. The exact scope, deliverables, languages, and timelines for your project will always be set out in a Project Agreement.

If something isn't spelled out in the Project Agreement, it isn't part of the scope. Additional work can absolutely be added — it just needs a written update and may affect pricing and timelines.

05. Your side of the deal

To help us do great work, you agree to:

• Provide complete, final, and usable Source Material on time (polished masters, clean audio stems where available, reference materials, pronunciation guides, etc.).

• Give us clear creative direction, style references, and feedback during defined review windows.

• Assign a point of contact who can make decisions and approvals promptly.

• Pay invoices on time (more on that in section 9).

• Not use our Services or Deliverables for anything illegal, hateful, defamatory, or that infringes someone else's rights.

Delays caused by late material, slow feedback, or changing requirements may shift the timeline and, in some cases, affect pricing — we'll always flag this transparently.

06. Content & rights warranty

TL;DR — You promise you actually own (or are licensed to use) what you send us.

When you send us Source Material, you confirm and warrant that:

• You own it, created it, or have all the necessary rights and licenses to use it and to authorize us to localize it.

• It doesn't infringe any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights.

• It complies with applicable laws and doesn't contain unlawful, harmful, or defamatory content.

• You have the right to distribute the Deliverables in the territories and languages you're targeting.

If something later turns out to be problematic on the rights side, that sits with you — see section 16 on indemnification.

07. Intellectual property

Your IP stays yours

You retain all rights, title, and interest in your Source Material. Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of your content to us.

Deliverables

Upon full payment of all fees for a project, we assign to you the rights in the final Deliverables specific to that project, on the terms set out in the Project Agreement. Until payment is received in full, all Deliverables remain our property and may not be used, published, or distributed.

Our IP stays ours

We retain ownership of everything that powers our studio: our production methodologies, workflows, internal templates, project-management tools, voice databases, training data, pre-existing know-how, and anything we develop independently of your project. Nothing here licenses any of that to you beyond what's needed for the Deliverables.

Portfolio & promotion

Unless your Project Agreement says otherwise, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive right to reference your project (title, logo, short excerpts, behind-the-scenes imagery) in our portfolio, showreels, case studies, website, social media, and pitch materials. If your project is under NDA, tell us — we'll respect it.

08. Voice talent & AI voices

TL;DR — Human voices are licensed for your project's scope. AI voice work is clearly flagged and consented to.

Voice artists engaged through Sukudo Studios perform under our arrangements with them. The license to use their recorded performances is granted to you as part of the Deliverables, within the usage scope set out in your Project Agreement (e.g., platforms, territories, duration, media type).

Using those performances outside the agreed scope — including re-editing them into new content, training AI models on them, cloning the voice, or resyndicating beyond the licensed territory or term — requires a separate written agreement and may involve additional fees.

If a project involves AI-generated voices, synthetic voices, or voice-cloning technology, we will only proceed where we have appropriate consents and licenses in place. You agree not to instruct us to clone or synthesize any voice (real person, celebrity, or otherwise) without providing proof of rights and consents. Industry standards and applicable AI and personality-rights laws apply.

09. Pricing & payments

Pricing is project-specific and confirmed in writing before work begins. Unless otherwise agreed:

• A non-refundable advance (typically 50% of the project fee) is payable before production starts.

• The balance is payable on or before delivery of final files.

• Invoices are due within 15 days of the invoice date unless your Project Agreement specifies something different.

• Overdue invoices may attract interest at 1.5% per month (or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower).

• All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes (including GST), which will be added where required.

• Bank charges, currency conversion fees, and payment-gateway fees are your responsibility unless expressly agreed otherwise.

If an invoice isn't paid on time, we may pause work, withhold Deliverables, or suspend active projects until the account is brought current.

Cancellations & refunds

Because dubbing involves booked talent, studio time, and engineering hours that are scheduled in advance, cancellations are treated as follows:

• Before production starts: the advance is refundable minus any costs already incurred (pre-production planning, casting, scheduling).

• During production: fees are payable for all work completed up to the cancellation date, plus any non-recoverable booked costs (talent, studios, engineers).

• After delivery: fees are non-refundable once final files have been accepted or used.

10. Timelines & delivery

We will share an estimated delivery schedule in your Project Agreement. Most standard projects wrap in 2–10 business days; larger series or multi-language slates follow a custom timeline.

Timelines assume timely delivery of Source Material, prompt approvals during review windows, and accurate briefs. Delays on the client side roll forward into the delivery date.

Delivery is made via the file-transfer method agreed in writing (secure link, cloud drive, FTP, etc.). Risk in the Deliverables passes to you on delivery.

11. Revisions & quality checks

We take QC seriously — every project runs through our internal quality checks before delivery.

Each project includes the number of revision rounds stated in the Project Agreement (typically one to two). Revisions must be consolidated, specific, and submitted within the agreed review window. Out-of-scope changes, rewrites, re-records due to changed source material, or revisions requested after the review window may be billed as additional work.

12. Confidentiality

We treat unreleased content like the crown jewels. Both parties agree to keep each other's Confidential Information — including unreleased scripts, content, pricing, business plans, and any information marked or reasonably understood to be confidential — private and used only for the purpose of the engagement.

These confidentiality obligations survive termination for three (3) years, or longer if required by a separate NDA. Disclosures required by law or court order are allowed, provided we give each other prompt notice where legally permissible.

13. Third-party tools

We sometimes use third-party software, cloud services, and collaboration tools to deliver our Services (for example, transfer platforms, accounting software, or DAW plugins). We choose reputable vendors, but we don't control them and aren't responsible for their availability or performance. Your use of any third-party service provided directly to you by another vendor is governed by that vendor's terms.

14. Warranties & disclaimers

We warrant that we'll perform our Services with professional skill and care, consistent with industry standards for dubbing and localization.

Beyond that, to the maximum extent allowed by law, Services and Deliverables are provided "as is" and "as available." We don't guarantee that dubbed content will achieve any specific commercial, audience, or subscriber outcome, nor do we make warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose except as expressly stated in a Project Agreement.

15. Liability limits

TL;DR — Our total responsibility is capped at what you paid us.

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

• Neither party will be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or business interruption — even if advised of the possibility.

• Our total aggregate liability arising out of or related to a project will not exceed the total fees actually paid to us by you under that specific Project Agreement in the six (6) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (e.g., fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct).

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sukudo Studios, its directors, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable costs (including legal fees) arising out of:

• Your breach of these terms or a Project Agreement;

• Any Source Material you provided (including IP, privacy, defamation, or publicity-rights claims);

• Your use or distribution of the Deliverables outside the licensed scope; or

• Your violation of any applicable law.

17. Termination

Either of us may terminate a project for material breach if the other party fails to fix the breach within fifteen (15) days of written notice. We may also suspend or terminate a project immediately if payment is significantly overdue, if Source Material is illegal or infringing, or if continuing would expose us to legal or reputational risk.

On termination, you'll pay for all Services performed and non-recoverable costs incurred up to the termination date. Sections on IP, confidentiality, warranties, liability, indemnification, and governing law survive termination.

18. Force majeure

Neither party is liable for delays or failure to perform caused by events beyond reasonable control — natural disasters, power/internet outages, strikes, war, pandemic, government action, or other acts of force majeure. We'll let you know promptly and work with you to reschedule as soon as practical.

19. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time — for example, to reflect new services, legal changes, or operational updates. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of our Services or website after changes means you accept the updated terms. For active projects, the version in effect when the Project Agreement was signed will govern that project unless otherwise agreed in writing.

20. Governing law

These Terms & Conditions and any Project Agreement are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.

21. Disputes

If a dispute arises, let's try to sort it out like grown-ups first — send an email to business@sukudostudios.com describing the issue, and we'll make a genuine effort to resolve it within thirty (30) days of the notice.

If that doesn't work, the dispute will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of New Delhi, India. Where both parties agree in writing, disputes may instead be referred to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seated in New Delhi, conducted in English, by a sole arbitrator mutually appointed.

22. Website use

Our website and its content — logos, images, copy, graphics, layouts — are owned by Sukudo Studios or our licensors and are protected by applicable IP laws. You're welcome to browse, share, and reference us, but please don't:

• Scrape, copy, or republish substantial portions without permission.

• Reverse-engineer, frame, or mirror the website.

• Use automated tools to overload our systems.

• Impersonate us or misrepresent your affiliation with us.

We may update, change, or remove website content at any time without notice. External links from our site are for convenience only — we're not responsible for third-party content.

23. Talk to us

Questions, concerns, contract requests, or just want to say hi? We'd love to hear from you.