TERMS OF SERVICE & AGREEMENTS

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and AI Casting Services, LLC, a California limited liability company ("AICS," "we," "us," or "our").

These Terms apply to all users of the AICS Platform, including individuals who establish Creator accounts ("Creators") and entertainment industry professionals and entities who establish Employer accounts ("Employers"), including production companies, advertising agencies, casting directors, and related entities.

By registering for an account, accessing the Platform, or using any AICS service, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, our Acceptable Use Policy, and any additional agreements applicable to your account type, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

AICS operates an online, subscription-based, two-sided casting marketplace platform that connects Creators with Employers through criteria-based matching tools and an anonymous submission workflow governed by the Identity Escrow System described in Section 8 of these Terms ("Platform").

The Platform provides: (a) Creator profile and portfolio hosting with mandatory content watermarking; (b) criteria-based matching that surfaces Creator profiles to Employers based on defined skill criteria; (c) a casting call submission system through which Creators may anonymously submit their interest in Employer-posted casting calls; (d) identity escrow and release functions tied to execution of the Standard Release Contract; and (e) related features as made available from time to time.

AICS is a technology platform operator only. AICS is not a talent agency, employment agency, casting agency, or theatrical agency under California law or any other applicable law. AICS does not procure employment for Creators, negotiate contracts on behalf of any user, or represent any user in any capacity. For a complete description of AICS's status and limitations, see our Marketplace Neutrality and No Talent Agency Disclaimer, incorporated into these Terms by reference.

AICS does not act as a payment intermediary between Creators and Employers. Payments for creative services flow directly between Creators and Employers outside of the Platform. AICS charges subscription fees to Creators and Employers for access to Platform tools, storage, and services, and charges a Conversion Fee to Employers as described in Section 8.5 and the Payment Terms.

Individual Users. If you are registering as an individual, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract under applicable law.

Entity Users. If you are registering on behalf of a business entity, you represent that you have full authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and that the entity is duly organized and in good standing under applicable law.

Geographic Scope. The Platform is operated from and governed by the laws of the State of California, United States. Use of the Platform from jurisdictions where its content or services are illegal is prohibited. Users accessing the Platform from outside the United States do so at their own risk and are solely responsible for compliance with local law.

AICS reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, or restrict access to any user at any time for any reason consistent with these Terms and applicable law.

Registration. To access the Platform, you must create an account and provide accurate, current, and complete information as prompted during registration. You agree to maintain and promptly update your account information to keep it accurate and current.

Account Security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify AICS immediately at support@AiCastingServices.com if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account. AICS is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account credentials.

One Account Per User. Each individual or entity may maintain only one active account of each type unless expressly authorized by AICS in writing.

Account Types. Creator accounts and Employer accounts are subject to their respective supplemental agreements — the Creator Agreement and Employer Agreement — each of which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and a supplemental agreement, the supplemental agreement controls with respect to the subject matter it addresses.

Identity Verification. AICS requires identity verification for all users as a condition of account activation. Verification is administered through AICS's third-party verification provider. Accounts that do not complete verification may be suspended or terminated.

Alternative Verification Method. Creators who do not wish to complete identity verification using facial biometric matching may request an alternative verification method by contacting support@AiCastingServices.com. AICS will, at its discretion and subject to availability, offer a live video verification call during which an AICS representative visually confirms the Creator's identity against their government-issued identification. This alternative method does not involve the collection or analysis of biometric identifiers. Creators who complete this alternative method are subject to the same account activation requirements as Creators who complete verification through Stripe.

Access to the Platform is provided on a subscription basis. Subscription fees, billing cycles, auto-renewal terms, refund eligibility, and cancellation procedures are governed by our Payment Terms, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Creator subscriptions are structured as purchases of Platform tools, content storage, provenance services, and related features. Creator subscription fees are not charges for procurement of employment or talent representation services.

Employer subscriptions are structured as purchases of access to Platform casting tools, Creator profile discovery features, and related services. Employer subscriptions do not include identity release of matched Creators, which is governed by the Identity Escrow and Conversion Fee provisions of Section 8 and the Payment Terms.

AICS reserves the right to modify subscription pricing upon notice to users as set forth in the Payment Terms. Continued use of the Platform following a price change constitutes acceptance of the updated pricing.

Platform IP. The Platform, including its software, matching algorithms, design, graphics, text, and all other content and technology made available by AICS, is owned by or licensed to AICS and is protected by United States and international intellectual property laws. No ownership interest in any Platform IP is transferred to you by virtue of your access or use.

Limited License to Users. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, AICS grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Platform for its intended purposes during your active subscription period.

User Content License. By uploading, submitting, or otherwise making content available on the Platform ("User Content"), you grant AICS a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, display, reproduce, watermark, and otherwise process your User Content solely as necessary to operate and provide the Platform. This license does not transfer ownership of your content and terminates when your content is removed from the Platform, subject to any archival or legal retention obligations.

Ownership of User Content. You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. AICS does not claim ownership of any content you upload. You represent and warrant that you own or have all necessary rights, licenses, and consents to upload your User Content and to grant the license described in Section 6.3.

Feedback. If you provide AICS with feedback, suggestions, or ideas regarding the Platform ("Feedback"), you grant AICS a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use such Feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution to you.

Creator content uploaded to the Platform is subject to mandatory, automated watermarking as part of AICS's content provenance infrastructure. By uploading content, you consent to the application of AICS watermarks to your content for purposes of content identification, provenance tracking, and protection of your portfolio materials on the Platform.

Watermarks applied by AICS serve dual purposes: (a) content provenance and creator protection, consistent with emerging C2PA content credential standards; and (b) identity protection within the Identity Escrow System, as Creator-identifying information is withheld from Employers until identity release conditions are satisfied under Section 8.

Watermarks applied by AICS do not constitute a claim of ownership over your content. They are a technical measure applied for Platform integrity and Creator protection purposes.

Where watermarking is applicable to a Creator's uploaded content, watermarks will be removed upon satisfaction of the identity release conditions set forth in Section 8.5. Not all content requires watermark removal; this provision applies only where watermarks were applied for identity protection purposes in connection with a specific casting call submission.

Intentional removal, circumvention, or alteration of AICS-applied watermarks by any user is prohibited and constitutes a material violation of these Terms.

Casting Calls. Employers may post casting calls on the Platform that define the skill criteria, project description, and other relevant parameters for a creative engagement ("Casting Call"). Casting Calls are viewable by all Creators on the Platform.

Criteria-Based Matching. Upon posting a Casting Call, the Platform's matching system automatically identifies Creators in the Platform database whose registered skills and profile attributes satisfy the Employer's defined criteria. Matching is performed on a criteria-only basis; AICS does not editorially select, recommend, or endorse any specific Creator for any Casting Call. All Creators whose profiles satisfy the defined criteria are surfaced to the Employer.

Creator Submission. Creators whose profiles are matched to a Casting Call will receive an email notification and may also view the Casting Call directly on the Platform. A matched Creator who is interested in and available for the engagement must actively submit to the Casting Call through the Platform ("Submission"). Submission is voluntary. Creators who are not interested or not available should not submit. All Submissions are presented to the Employer anonymously — the Employer may view the Creator's watermarked portfolio content and relevant profile attributes, but the Creator's identifying information is withheld by the Platform ("Identity Escrow").

Employer Selection and Ranking. Following the Submission period, the Employer may review all anonymous Submissions and use Platform tools to designate preferred Creators and rank them in priority order for potential engagement. The Platform will notify Creators of their selection status as determined by Platform features available at the time. Creators understand that selection by an Employer is not a commitment to engage and does not create any contractual obligation.

Statement of Work, Standard Release Contract, and Conversion Fee. (a) The Employer engages selected Creators in priority order, one at a time. Casting Calls are posted with fixed, pre-set compensation, deliverables, timeline, and deadlines established by the Employer at the time of posting as the Statement of Work ("SOW") for that Casting Call; these terms are not negotiated between the parties. If the Employer selects a Creator, the SOW associated with that Casting Call becomes the operative terms of the engagement.

Creator Visibility of Employer Identity. Creators may view the identity of the Employer posting a Casting Call and the general terms of the engagement throughout the Submission and selection process. Creator participation in the process at all stages is voluntary.

The Platform's matching system operates on a criteria-only basis. Creators are surfaced to Employers based exclusively on whether the Creator's registered skills and profile attributes satisfy the criteria the Employer has defined in a Casting Call. AICS does not editorially select, curate, rank, recommend, or endorse any Creator for any opportunity.

Matching outputs do not constitute a referral, endorsement, or representation by AICS regarding the suitability, qualifications, or quality of any Creator for any engagement. All decisions regarding whether to pursue any engagement are made solely and independently by the relevant Creator and Employer.

AICS does not guarantee any particular volume of matching results, any contact from Employers following a match, or any employment, booking, or commercial engagement of any kind.

Your use of the Platform is subject to our Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Violation of the Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a violation of these Terms.

Without limiting the Acceptable Use Policy, you agree not to: (a) use the Platform for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation; (b) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (c) use automated scripts, bots, or other tools to scrape, crawl, or extract data from the Platform without AICS's prior written consent; (d) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Platform or its underlying systems; (e) circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security, access control, watermarking, or identity escrow feature of the Platform; (f) use the Platform to transmit spam, unsolicited communications, or harmful code of any kind; or (g) attempt to identify or contact any Creator whose identity is protected by the Identity Escrow System prior to satisfaction of the identity release conditions in Section 8.5.

All User Content must comply with our Content Upload Terms and Acceptable Use Policy. AICS reserves the right to remove any content that violates these Terms without notice or liability.

AICS respects intellectual property rights and responds to properly submitted notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with our DMCA Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Your use of the Platform is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. The Privacy Policy describes how AICS collects, uses, stores, and shares your information, including your rights under applicable California privacy law.

Informal Resolution. Before initiating any formal dispute proceeding, you agree to contact AICS at support@AiCastingServices.com and provide a written description of the dispute, the relief sought, and your contact information. The parties agree to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute informally for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of notice.

Binding Arbitration. If informal resolution fails, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in Los Angeles County, California, unless the parties agree otherwise. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Exceptions. Nothing in this Section prevents either party from seeking emergency injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm pending resolution of a dispute.

Opt-Out. You may opt out of binding arbitration within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms by sending written notice to support@AiCastingServices.com with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out." If you opt out, disputes shall be resolved in state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

For any claims not subject to arbitration, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California.

AICS reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of material changes by posting updated Terms on the Platform with a revised effective date, and where appropriate, by email notification to registered users.

Your continued use of the Platform following the effective date of any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must discontinue use of the Platform and cancel your subscription in accordance with our Payment Terms.

By You. You may terminate your account at any time by following the cancellation procedures in our Payment Terms. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except as expressly provided in the Payment Terms.

By AICS. AICS may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, for: (a) violation of these Terms or any incorporated policy; (b) conduct that AICS reasonably determines to be harmful to other users, AICS, or third parties; (c) extended periods of inactivity as defined by AICS from time to time; or (d) any other reason at AICS's sole discretion.

Effect of Termination. Upon termination: (a) your license to use the Platform immediately ceases; (b) AICS may delete your account and User Content, subject to applicable retention requirements; and (c) provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including without limitation Sections 6, 7, 8.5(e), 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Payment Terms, AI Content Policy, Content Upload Terms, DMCA Policy, Repeat Infringer Policy, Marketplace Neutrality and No Talent Agency Disclaimer, and any supplemental agreement applicable to your account type, constitute the entire agreement between you and AICS with respect to the Platform and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Waiver. AICS's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without AICS's prior written consent. AICS may assign its rights and obligations without restriction, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of its assets.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries. These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

Eligibility. To register as a Creator, you must be at least 18 years of age, have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract, and be a human individual. Entity accounts are not eligible for Creator registration.

Account Accuracy. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your account information updated at all times. You represent that your profile, portfolio, professional credits, and any other information you provide accurately represent your identity, skills, and professional experience.

One Creator Account. Each individual may maintain only one active Creator account. Creating duplicate accounts is prohibited and may result in termination of all associated accounts.

Creator access to the Platform is provided on a subscription basis. Subscription tiers, pricing, billing cycles, auto-renewal terms, and cancellation procedures are governed by our Payment Terms, incorporated herein by reference.

Your subscription provides access to Platform tools and features available at your subscription tier, including profile and portfolio hosting, visibility to Employers through criteria-based matching, content watermarking, provenance infrastructure, and submission access to Casting Calls. AICS reserves the right to modify features available at each tier upon notice as described in the Payment Terms.

Creator subscriptions are structured as purchases of Platform tools, content storage, provenance services, and related features. Your subscription fee is not a charge for procurement of employment, talent representation, or any other service regulated under the California Talent Agencies Act or any equivalent applicable law.

Profile Content. As a Creator, you may upload, post, and maintain a professional profile that includes your professional name, headshots and photographs, demo reels and video content, audio samples, professional credits and experience, skills and specializations, and other professional information you choose to share ("Creator Content").

Profile Visibility. Your Creator profile and portfolio are made visible to Employer users on the Platform through our criteria-based matching tools. By maintaining an active Creator profile, you consent to this visibility as a core feature of your subscription. Employers view your profile content in watermarked form until identity release conditions are satisfied as described in Section 6 of this Agreement.

Content Standards. All Creator Content must comply with our Content Upload Terms and Acceptable Use Policy, both incorporated herein by reference. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your Creator Content complies with all applicable laws and does not infringe the rights of any third party.

Accuracy and Authenticity. You represent and warrant that your Creator Content is an accurate representation of your own identity, appearance, voice, skills, and professional experience. You may not upload content that depicts or purports to represent another individual without that individual's explicit written consent, or content that misrepresents your own identity, appearance, or qualifications.

License Grant to AICS. By uploading Creator Content to the Platform, you grant AICS a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, display, process, watermark, and distribute your Creator Content solely as necessary to operate the Platform, provide the services described in this Agreement, and fulfill AICS's obligations to you as a subscriber.

Scope Limitation. The license granted in Section 4.1 does not authorize AICS to: (a) sell, license, or otherwise transfer your Creator Content to any third party for that party's independent use; (b) use your Creator Content in AICS's own external marketing, advertising, or promotional materials without your separate written consent; or (c) create derivative works based on your Creator Content beyond the processing necessary to operate the Platform, including watermarking and criteria-based matching functions.

Retention of Ownership. You retain all intellectual property rights in your Creator Content. Nothing in this Agreement transfers ownership of your Creator Content to AICS.

Representations Regarding Content. You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to upload your Creator Content and grant the license described in Section 4.1; (b) your Creator Content does not infringe any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, right of privacy, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; and (c) your Creator Content does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

Consent to Watermarking. By uploading Creator Content to the Platform, you expressly consent to AICS applying digital watermarks to your content where applicable. Watermarking is applied to Creator Content for content identification, provenance tracking, identity protection within the Identity Escrow System, and Creator protection purposes.

Nature of Watermarks. Watermarks applied by AICS are a technical protection measure and do not constitute a claim of ownership over your content. AICS applies watermarks on your behalf as a service feature of your subscription, consistent with emerging content provenance standards including the C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity) framework.

Prohibition on Removal. You agree not to upload content from which a previously applied AICS watermark has been removed, circumvented, or altered. You further agree not to assist or instruct any third party to remove, circumvent, or alter AICS-applied watermarks on your content.

Third-Party Access. Watermarked Creator Content is viewable by Employer users on the Platform for discovery and matching purposes. AICS does not authorize Employers or other users to download, reproduce, or use your watermarked content outside of the Platform. Unauthorized use of your content by any third party is a violation of our Employer Agreement and AICS's policies.

Watermark Removal. Where watermarks have been applied to Creator Content in connection with a specific Casting Call submission, those watermarks will be removed, where applicable, only upon satisfaction of the identity release conditions set forth in Section 6.5 of this Agreement. Not all content requires watermark removal; this provision applies only where watermarks serve an identity protection function in connection with a specific submission.

Casting Calls. Employers post Casting Calls on the Platform that define the skill criteria, project description, and other relevant parameters for a creative engagement. All Casting Calls are viewable by all Creators on the Platform at all times, regardless of whether you are matched to a specific Casting Call.

Criteria-Based Matching and Notification. When an Employer posts a Casting Call, the Platform's matching system automatically identifies Creators whose registered skills and profile attributes satisfy the Employer's defined criteria. If your profile satisfies the criteria for a Casting Call, you will receive an email notification informing you of the match. Receipt of a match notification does not constitute a referral, selection, or endorsement by AICS, and does not obligate you to submit to the Casting Call.

Submission to Casting Calls. If you are interested in and available for a Casting Call for which you have been matched, you must actively submit to that Casting Call through the Platform ("Submission"). Submission is voluntary and constitutes your affirmative representation that you are interested in the engagement and available for the timeframe described in the Casting Call as of the date of your Submission.

Withdrawal of Submission. You may withdraw a Submission at any time prior to the Employer initiating execution of the Standard Release Contract with you as their selected Creator. Once an Employer has selected you and initiated SRC execution, you may still withdraw and decline to execute the SRC, but you must provide written notice to AICS at support@AiCastingServices.com promptly upon deciding not to proceed.

Identity Release Conditions. Your identity will be released to the Employer, and watermarks will be removed from your submitted content where applicable, only after all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (a) the Standard Release Contract incorporating the Casting Call's Statement of Work has been executed by both you and the Employer; and (b) the Conversion Fee has been collected from the Employer in full. No identity release or watermark removal will occur prior to satisfaction of both conditions. The Conversion Fee is an Employer-side charge; you will not be charged a Conversion Fee under any circumstances.

No Guarantee of Selection or Engagement. Submission to a Casting Call does not guarantee selection, SOW negotiation, engagement, or any commercial outcome. AICS makes no representation that any Casting Call will result in a booking, payment, or ongoing relationship of any kind.

Creator Visibility of Employer Identity. You may view the identity of the Employer posting a Casting Call and the general terms of the engagement throughout the submission and selection process. Your participation at every stage of the process is voluntary.

Each Casting Call is posted by the Employer with the fixed terms of the proposed engagement, including compensation, deliverables, timeline, and deadlines, established as the Statement of Work ("SOW") for that Casting Call at the time of posting. These terms are fixed by the Employer prior to any Creator submission and are not negotiated between you and the Employer. If you are selected, the SOW associated with the Casting Call becomes the operative terms of your engagement.

Upon your selection, you and the Employer will execute the Standard Release Contract ("SRC"), which incorporates the Casting Call's SOW by reference and governs the terms under which your identity is released and the engagement proceeds.

AICS is not a party to any SOW or SRC and is not responsible for the performance, breach, or enforcement of any agreement between you and an Employer. You are solely responsible for evaluating the terms of any SOW before executing it and for retaining qualified legal counsel if you deem appropriate.

You represent that your execution of any SOW and SRC does not violate any other agreement to which you are a party, including any applicable guild, union, or collective bargaining agreement.

How Matching Works. AICS's criteria-based matching tools process your Creator profile data, professional information, and portfolio content metadata to identify matches between your profile and Employer-posted Casting Calls based on defined skill criteria. This processing is performed automatically by AICS's systems without human editorial review of individual match decisions.

Nature of Matching Outputs. Matching surfaces your profile to Employers whose defined criteria are compatible with your registered skills and attributes. Being surfaced in a match does not constitute a referral, endorsement, or representation by AICS, and does not create any obligation on the part of any Employer to select you or engage you for any project.

Consent to Processing. By maintaining an active Creator profile, you consent to AICS processing your profile data and portfolio content metadata through our matching systems as described in this Section. This processing is a core feature of the Platform.

No Guarantee. AICS makes no representation or warranty that matching will result in any particular number of Casting Call notifications, any contact from Employers, or any employment, booking, or commercial engagement of any kind.

Definitions. "Digital Replica" means a synthetically generated, AI-produced, or digitally altered image, voice, likeness, or performance that is substantially similar in appearance or sound to you and that was not captured through direct recording of your actual performance or image.

AICS Does Not Create Digital Replicas. AICS does not, as part of its current Platform operations, create, generate, or commission Digital Replicas of any Creator's likeness, voice, or performance. Matching tools process profile metadata and content for discovery purposes only and do not generate synthetic representations of any individual Creator.

No Authorization to Employers. Nothing in this Agreement authorizes any Employer or other user of the Platform to create, generate, license, or use a Digital Replica of your likeness, voice, or performance. Any Employer seeking to create or use a Digital Replica of your likeness must obtain separate, express written consent from you outside of and independent from this Platform, consistent with applicable law including California AB 2602 (California Labor Code § 3344.1 et seq.) and any applicable union agreements.

Creator Rights Under California Law. You retain all rights under California law with respect to your likeness, voice, name, and performance, including without limitation your rights under California Civil Code § 3344, California Labor Code § 3344.1, and any applicable guild or union agreement. Nothing in this Agreement limits or waives those rights.

Reporting Unauthorized Replica Use. If you become aware that any Employer or third party has used the Platform to facilitate the unauthorized creation or use of a Digital Replica of your likeness, voice, or performance, please report it immediately to support@AiCastingServices.com.

Future Platform Features. If AICS introduces any Platform feature that involves the creation or use of Digital Replicas, AICS will obtain your separate, express, written consent prior to any such use, consistent with California AB 2602 and all applicable law.

Independent Status. You are an independent individual using the Platform to market your professional services. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment relationship, agency relationship, partnership, or joint venture between you and AICS.

No Representation by AICS. AICS does not represent you, advocate for your interests in any negotiation, or act as your agent in any capacity. AICS is a technology platform operator only. See our Marketplace Neutrality and No Talent Agency Disclaimer for a full description of AICS's status and limitations.

Your Responsibility for Professional Relationships. You are solely responsible for: (a) evaluating the legitimacy, suitability, and trustworthiness of any Employer you interact with through or following use of the Platform; (b) negotiating the terms of any engagement or agreement with an Employer; (c) retaining qualified legal, financial, or talent representation as you deem appropriate; and (d) complying with all applicable laws in connection with any engagement, including tax, labor, and union obligations.

In addition to the prohibitions in the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, as a Creator you specifically agree not to:

By You. You may cancel your Creator subscription at any time pursuant to the Payment Terms. Upon cancellation, your profile and Creator Content will be removed from Employer-facing discovery within a commercially reasonable time following subscription expiration, subject to applicable retention requirements.

By AICS. AICS may suspend or terminate your Creator account for violation of this Agreement, the Terms of Service, or any incorporated policy; conduct harmful to other users, Employers, or the Platform; a pattern of bad-faith submissions or SOW withdrawal as described in Section 6.4; or any other reason at AICS's discretion consistent with the Terms of Service.

Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your license to use the Platform ceases immediately. AICS will remove your profile and Creator Content from the Platform within a commercially reasonable time following termination, subject to applicable legal retention requirements. Provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall do so, including without limitation Sections 4, 7, 9, and 10.

You represent and warrant to AICS that:

AICS reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Material changes will be communicated by email and by posting updated terms on the Platform with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Platform following the effective date of any modification constitutes acceptance of the updated Agreement.

This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Dispute resolution is governed by the Terms of Service.

Eligibility. To register as an Employer, you must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract and, if registering on behalf of a business entity, have full authority to bind that entity to this Agreement. Employer accounts may be held by individuals or business entities, including production companies, advertising agencies, studios, casting directors, creative agencies, and other entertainment industry professionals and organizations.

Account Accuracy. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your account information updated at all times. You represent that your account information accurately reflects your professional identity and the entity on whose behalf you are engaging with Creators through the Platform.

One Active Account. Each individual or entity may maintain only one active Employer account unless expressly authorized by AICS in writing.

Identity Verification. AICS requires identity verification for all Employer accounts as a condition of account activation. Verification is administered through AICS's third-party verification provider. Accounts that do not complete verification will not be granted access to Casting Call creation or Creator discovery features.

Subscription Basis. Employer access to the Platform is provided on a subscription basis. Subscription fees, billing cycles, auto-renewal terms, and cancellation procedures are governed by our Payment Terms, incorporated herein by reference.

Subscription Features. Your subscription provides access to Platform tools and features available at your subscription tier, including the ability to post Casting Calls, access Creator profiles surfaced by the Platform's matching system, use Platform tools to review and rank submitted Creators, and access Statement of Work templates. AICS reserves the right to modify features available at each subscription tier upon notice as described in the Payment Terms.

Membership Tiers and Conversion Fee Rates. Employers are categorized by subscription status at the time a Conversion Fee is assessed. Subscription tiers and corresponding Conversion Fee rates are described in Section 6.4 and the Payment Terms.

Identity Release Contingent on Subscription. Your subscription provides access to Casting Call tools only. Creator identity release and watermark removal are made available only upon satisfaction of the identity release conditions set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.

Statement of Work Creation at Posting. When you post a Casting Call on the Platform, you must simultaneously create and attach a Statement of Work ("SOW") that sets forth all material terms of the proposed engagement, including:

SOW as Fixed Terms — Talent Agencies Act Compliance. AICS operates as a criteria-based matching platform. Under the California Talent Agencies Act (California Labor Code § 1700 et seq.), fixed, non-negotiable rates and scope of work — set by the employer at casting call posting and accepted or declined by the Creator without negotiation or modification — are a core structural feature that allows AICS to operate as a neutral marketplace rather than as a talent agency. Accordingly, AICS does not permit SOW negotiation, counter-offers, or modification of compensation or scope at any stage of the process. This is a non-negotiable operational constraint built into the Platform's architecture and is fundamental to its legal and structural design.

Casting Call Visibility and Good Faith. Casting Calls posted on the Platform are visible to all Creators on the Platform. The Platform's matching system identifies Creators whose registered skills satisfy your defined criteria and presents their submissions to you. All Casting Calls must be posted in good faith and must represent genuine, current engagement opportunities. Posting a Casting Call does not create any obligation to engage any Creator.

Content Standards. Casting Calls must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy and may not contain discriminatory criteria (except where a specific characteristic is a bona fide occupational requirement permitted by law), solicit illegal or prohibited content, misrepresent the nature or compensation of the engagement, or include off-Platform contact information or links designed to circumvent the Platform prior to identity release.

Criteria-Based Matching. Upon posting a Casting Call, the Platform's matching system automatically identifies Creators whose registered skills and profile attributes satisfy your defined criteria. Matching is performed on a criteria-only basis. AICS does not editorially select, curate, rank, or endorse any Creator for any opportunity. All Creators whose profiles satisfy your defined criteria are surfaced to you as part of the matched pool.

Anonymous Submission Pool. Creators who are matched to your Casting Call and who choose to submit will be presented to you anonymously. You will have access to each submitting Creator's watermarked portfolio content and relevant profile attributes, but the Creator's identifying information — including name, contact information, and any other personally identifying details — will be withheld by the Platform's Identity Escrow System until the identity release conditions in Section 6 are satisfied.

Employer Identity Visible to Creators. Creators may view your identity and the general terms of the Casting Call throughout the submission and selection process. Creator participation at every stage of the process is voluntary.

Prohibition on Circumvention. You may not attempt to identify, contact, or engage any Creator whose identity is protected by the Identity Escrow System prior to satisfaction of the identity release conditions in Section 6. Prohibited circumvention includes without limitation: (a) using reverse image search or other tools to identify watermarked Creator Content; (b) using any identifying information embedded in or inferable from watermarked content to locate Creators outside the Platform; (c) soliciting identifying information from Creators through Platform messaging prior to identity release; or (d) routing any part of the engagement process off the Platform prior to completion of the identity release process.

Permitted Use of Watermarked Content. Watermarked Creator Content made available to you through the Platform is provided solely for the purpose of evaluating Creators for potential engagement in connection with the specific Casting Call for which it was submitted. You may not download, reproduce, distribute, modify, or use watermarked Creator Content for any other purpose. Unauthorized use of watermarked Creator Content is a violation of this Agreement, the Creator Agreement, and applicable intellectual property law.

Anonymous Review of Submissions. Following the submission period for your Casting Call, you will receive submissions from Creators who are matched to your criteria. Creators will be presented to you anonymously, with access to their watermarked portfolio content and relevant profile attributes only. Identifying information remains withheld by the Platform's Identity Escrow System until the conditions in Section 6 are satisfied.

Selection and Ranking. You may use Platform tools to review submissions, designate preferred Creators, and organize Creators in priority order based on their fit for the Casting Call. Platform tools and features are subject to change at AICS's discretion.

One Creator at a Time. Upon identifying your highest-priority Creator, you will move to the Standard Release Contract execution process described in Section 6. If the SRC is not executed with your highest-priority Creator, you may proceed to your next-ranked Creator.

No Obligation to Engage. Ranking or selecting a Creator does not constitute an offer of employment, a commitment to engage, or any legally binding representation by AICS or by you.

Statement of Work — Pre-Existing and Fixed. The SOW was created and published by you at the time you posted the Casting Call (Section 3.1). The Creator to whom you have assigned the highest ranking ("Selected Creator") has received and reviewed this fixed SOW and has agreed to its terms by submitting to your Casting Call. The SOW is not subject to negotiation, modification, or counter-offer at any stage. Any engagement with the Selected Creator must proceed under the SOW terms as originally posted.

Standard Release Contract. Upon identifying your Selected Creator, you and the Creator will execute the Standard Release Contract ("SRC"). The SRC incorporates the SOW by reference and documents the Creator's final acceptance of the SOW terms and authorization for identity release and watermark removal upon Conversion Fee payment. Both parties must fully execute the SRC before the Conversion Fee is assessed and before identity is released to you.

Conversion Fee — Obligation and Timing. Upon full execution of the SRC by both parties, a Conversion Fee becomes due and payable by you to AICS. The Conversion Fee is assessed only upon full SRC execution. No fee is owed if an engagement does not proceed to full SRC execution. The Conversion Fee is an Employer-side charge and is not charged to Creators under any circumstances.

Conversion Fee Rate. The Conversion Fee rate is determined by your subscription status at the time the fee is assessed:

Identity Release — Hard Gate. Creator identity, contact information, and watermark removal (where applicable) will be released to you only after and only if all of the following conditions have been fully satisfied:

Creator Misrepresentation — Scope and Remedy. If, following identity release and commencement of the engagement, you discover that the Selected Creator has materially misrepresented their professional abilities or qualifications in a manner that prevents fulfillment of the SOW, AICS will investigate the claim.

Circumvention — Liquidated Damages. If you engage, hire, or otherwise enter into any creative services agreement with a Creator you discovered through the Platform — directly or through a third party — without completing the SRC execution and Conversion Fee payment process described in this Section, you agree that AICS will suffer damages difficult to calculate with precision. Accordingly, you agree to pay AICS liquidated damages equal to three (3) times the Conversion Fee that would have been owed based on the actual compensation paid to the Creator. This provision does not limit AICS's right to seek additional relief for other harms caused by circumvention.

AICS Not a Party to SOW or SRC. AICS is not a party to any SOW or SRC and is not responsible for performance, breach, or enforcement of agreements between you and a Creator. You are solely responsible for evaluating the SOW terms before posting, conducting due diligence on any Selected Creator during the watermarked review phase, and retaining qualified legal counsel if appropriate.

Permitted and Prohibited Uses. Creator content accessed through the Platform — whether watermarked or released following identity release — is provided to you solely for purposes of evaluating and engaging Creators for legitimate creative projects. You may not use Creator Content accessed through the Platform: (a) as input, source material, or training data for any artificial intelligence, machine learning, image generation, voice synthesis, or other computational system; (b) for any commercial, promotional, or distribution purpose prior to execution of a SOW and SRC granting you the applicable rights; (c) to create derivative works or to misrepresent the content as your own work or the work of any person other than the Creator; or (d) for any purpose that violates applicable law or the Creator's rights under California Civil Code § 3344, California Labor Code § 3344.1, or any other applicable statute.

Ownership and License Scope. Your rights to use any Creator's work product are governed solely by the terms of the executed SOW and SRC. AICS does not grant you any license or right to use Creator Content beyond what is expressly set forth in those agreements.

No Digital Replica Authorization. You may not use the Platform, or any Creator Content accessed through the Platform, to create, generate, commission, or use a digital replica of any Creator's likeness, voice, or performance, as those terms are defined under California AB 2602 (California Labor Code § 3344.1 et seq.) and California Civil Code § 3344, without obtaining separate, express written consent from the Creator obtained outside of and independent from this Platform.

Separate Consent Required. The Platform does not provide authorization for Digital Replica creation under any circumstances. Any engagement involving a Creator's digital likeness, synthetic voice, or AI-generated performance requires a separately negotiated and executed consent agreement that complies with all applicable California law and any applicable union or guild agreement.

Breach and Consequences. Violation of this Section is a material breach of this Agreement and may result in immediate account termination, in addition to any liability to the affected Creator under applicable law.

Independent Status. You are an independent party using the Platform to discover and engage creative talent. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment relationship, agency relationship, partnership, or joint venture between you and AICS.

No AICS Representation. AICS does not represent any Creator whose profile or Content you access through the Platform, and no agency relationship exists between AICS and any Creator for purposes of any transaction or negotiation. AICS is a technology platform operator only.

Your Responsibilities. You are solely responsible for: (a) conducting your own due diligence on any Creator with whom you enter into an SRC, including verifying credentials, reviewing watermarked portfolio work, and assessing suitability for your project; (b) ensuring that any engagement complies with all applicable labor, employment, tax, and entertainment industry laws; (c) obtaining all necessary rights, clearances, consents, and licenses in connection with your use of any Creator work product; and (d) complying with all applicable union and guild obligations in connection with any engagement.

Employer Prohibitions. In addition to the prohibitions in the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, as an Employer you specifically agree not to:

Cancellation by You. You may cancel your Employer subscription at any time pursuant to the Payment Terms. Cancellation does not relieve you of any Conversion Fee obligations that arose prior to cancellation.

Suspension and Termination by AICS. AICS may suspend or terminate your Employer account for violation of this Agreement, the Terms of Service, or any incorporated policy; circumvention or attempted circumvention of the Identity Escrow System; non-payment of any Conversion Fee; conduct harmful to Creators, other users, or the Platform; fraudulent or bad-faith claims; or any other reason at AICS's discretion consistent with the Terms of Service.

Effect of Termination. Upon termination, your license to use the Platform ceases immediately. Provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall do so, including without limitation Sections 4.4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Your Representations. You represent and warrant to AICS that:

Right to Modify. AICS reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Material changes will be communicated by email and by posting updated terms on the Platform with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Platform following the effective date of any modification constitutes acceptance of the updated Agreement.

Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Dispute resolution is governed by the Terms of Service.

AI Casting Services, LLC ("AICS," "we," "us," or "our") operates an online, subscription-based, two-sided casting marketplace platform that connects Creators with Employers through criteria-based matching tools and an anonymous submission workflow. AICS is a technology platform operator, not a talent agency, employment agency, casting agency, or theatrical agency of any kind.

AICS is not licensed as a talent agency under the California Talent Agencies Act (California Labor Code §§ 1700–1700.47) or under any equivalent federal, state, or local law. AICS does not hold, and does not represent that it holds, any license to procure employment for artists, performers, Creators, or any other individuals.

No Procurement of Employment. AICS does not procure, solicit, offer, promise, or attempt to obtain employment or engagements for any Creator or performer using the Platform. Surfacing a Creator's watermarked portfolio content to an Employer through our criteria-based matching tools does not constitute procurement of employment under any applicable law. The criteria-based matching system identifies Creators whose registered skills satisfy Employer-defined criteria; it does not introduce, refer, or recommend any individual Creator to any Employer.

No Contract Negotiation. AICS does not negotiate, advise on, or participate in the negotiation of any employment contract, engagement agreement, Statement of Work, or compensation arrangement between Creators and Employers. Any agreements reached between Creators and Employers as a result of connections made through the Platform are negotiated solely between those parties. AICS provides Statement of Work templates as a Platform tool only; providing a template does not constitute participation in or advice regarding any negotiation.

No Representation. AICS does not represent, advocate for, or act as an agent for any Creator, performer, Employer, production company, advertising agency, or other party using the Platform. No agency relationship of any kind is created between AICS and any user by virtue of Platform access or use.

Nature of Platform Fees. AICS charges two categories of fees, neither of which constitutes a commission, finder's fee, or compensation contingent upon a Creator's employment outcome or booking:

Technology Services Only. AICS provides subscription-based access to a two-sided casting marketplace platform. Platform services include: Creator profile and portfolio hosting; criteria-based matching that surfaces Creator profiles to Employers based on defined skill criteria; content watermarking and provenance infrastructure; an Identity Escrow System that withholds Creator identity from Employers until identity release conditions are satisfied; Statement of Work templates; and related Platform features as described in our Terms of Service.

Neutral Platform. AICS operates as a neutral technology intermediary. AICS does not favor, promote, curate, or recommend any individual Creator or Employer for employment or commercial purposes. The criteria-based matching system surfaces Creator profiles to Employers based exclusively on whether a Creator's registered skills satisfy the criteria defined by the Employer in a Casting Call. Matching outputs do not constitute endorsement, representation, referral, or introduction in any legally operative sense.

No Editorial Control Over Hiring Decisions. All hiring, casting, booking, and engagement decisions are made solely by Creators and Employers acting independently. AICS exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, any employment or commercial outcome that may result from connections made through the Platform.

No Curation at Any Tier. AICS does not editorially select, curate, rank, or endorse any Creator for any opportunity at any subscription tier. The criteria-based matching system operates algorithmically on registered profile data without human editorial review of individual match decisions.

Creators using the AICS Platform acknowledge and agree that AICS does not function as their talent representative and that AICS has made no representations to the contrary.

Creators who require licensed talent representation, procurement of employment opportunities, or contract negotiation services are solely responsible for engaging a licensed talent agent, attorney, or other qualified representative. AICS does not provide referrals to such professionals and makes no representation regarding the suitability of any representative for a Creator's individual circumstances.

Creators are responsible for conducting their own due diligence on any Employer with whom they enter into discussions or agreements through or following use of the AICS Platform. AICS does not vet, screen, or vouch for any Employer beyond identity verification conducted at account registration.

Creators acknowledge that the Conversion Fee is an Employer-side charge for a Platform service and does not affect the compensation owed to the Creator under any executed Statement of Work.

Employers using the AICS Platform acknowledge and agree that AICS does not represent any Creator whose profile or watermarked content they access through the Platform, and that no agency relationship exists between AICS and any Creator for purposes of any transaction or negotiation.

Employers are solely responsible for conducting their own due diligence on any Creator, verifying credentials, reviewing portfolio work, obtaining necessary rights, clearances, and consents, and ensuring compliance with all applicable labor, employment, and entertainment industry laws in connection with any engagement.

Employers acknowledge that the Conversion Fee is a charge for AICS's identity release service and does not constitute a commission paid on behalf of, or owed to, any Creator.

The criteria-based matching tools provided by AICS surface Creator profiles to Employers based on whether a Creator's registered skills satisfy the criteria defined in a Casting Call. These outputs are informational only. AICS makes no representation or warranty that any Creator surfaced by the matching system is suitable, qualified, available, or appropriate for any particular engagement.

Criteria-based matching does not constitute a referral, endorsement, recommendation, or introduction by AICS. Employers and Creators are independently responsible for evaluating the suitability of any potential engagement.

Creators whose profiles are surfaced by the matching system are surfaced based on registered profile data only. Being surfaced in a match does not constitute any representation by AICS regarding a Creator's qualifications, creditworthiness, or suitability for any specific project.

This Disclaimer is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Nothing in this Disclaimer limits or waives any right or protection available to Creators under applicable California law, including without limitation the California Talent Agencies Act.

AICS reserves the right to update or modify this Disclaimer at any time. Changes will be posted to the Platform with a revised effective date. Continued use of the Platform following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Disclaimer.

These Payment Terms govern all subscription purchases, Conversion Fee obligations, billing, payment processing, refunds, and cancellations on the AICS Platform. These Payment Terms are incorporated by reference into the Terms of Service, Creator Agreement, and Employer Agreement. In the event of a conflict between these Payment Terms and the Terms of Service with respect to payment-specific matters, these Payment Terms control. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings given in the Terms of Service.

By purchasing a subscription or incurring a Conversion Fee, you agree to these Payment Terms in full.

Creator Subscription Tiers. AICS offers the following Creator subscription plans, billed annually:

Submission Overage — Basic Tier. Basic tier subscribers who exceed their 20-submission allocation in a billing cycle may purchase additional submissions at $2.00 per submission. Overage submissions are charged at the time of submission. Unused submissions do not roll over to subsequent billing cycles.

Educational Content. Educational content available on the Platform is bundled within all Creator subscription tiers and is not sold separately. The bundled inclusion of educational content is a feature of the subscription and does not alter the characterization of the subscription fee as a charge for Platform tools, storage, and services.

Creator Subscription Characterization. Creator subscription fees are charges for access to Platform technology, content storage, provenance infrastructure, matching visibility, and related services. Creator subscription fees are not charges for procurement of employment, talent representation, or any service regulated under the California Talent Agencies Act or any equivalent applicable law.

Employer Subscription. Employers access the Platform on a flat annual subscription basis. Current Employer subscription pricing and features are published on the AICS website and Platform. AICS reserves the right to modify Employer subscription pricing and features upon notice as described in Section 6.

Annual Membership Status. An Employer who purchases and maintains an active annual subscription is an "Annual Member" for purposes of Conversion Fee rate determination. Annual membership status is assessed at the time the Conversion Fee is charged. An Employer whose annual subscription has lapsed, been cancelled, or was never purchased at the time of Conversion Fee assessment is not an Annual Member for that transaction, regardless of prior membership history.

Conversion Fee Obligation. A Conversion Fee is charged to the Employer upon full execution of both the Statement of Work and the Standard Release Contract by both parties to the engagement. The Conversion Fee is an Employer-side charge. Creators are not charged a Conversion Fee under any circumstances, and the amount of the Conversion Fee is not disclosed to Creators.

Trigger Conditions. The Conversion Fee becomes due and payable only upon satisfaction of all of the following conditions: (a) both the Employer and the Creator have executed the Statement of Work; and (b) both the Employer and the Creator have executed the Standard Release Contract incorporating the SOW. No Conversion Fee is owed if negotiations do not result in a fully executed SOW and SRC, regardless of how far negotiations progressed.

Conversion Fee Rates. The Conversion Fee rate is determined by the Employer's Annual Member status at the time the fee is assessed:

Conversion Fee as Condition of Identity Release. Creator identity will not be released, and watermarks will not be removed from submitted content where applicable, until the Conversion Fee has been collected in full. Collection of the Conversion Fee is a hard gate — identity release is not discretionary and will not occur prior to full payment under any circumstances.

Conversion Fee Payment. The Conversion Fee will be charged to the Employer's payment method on file at the time the fully executed SOW and SRC are confirmed by the Platform. Employers must maintain a valid payment method on file at all times. If the Conversion Fee charge is declined or fails, identity release will be withheld until the fee is successfully collected.

Circumvention. Circumvention of the Conversion Fee — including engaging a Creator discovered through the Platform outside of the SOW, SRC, and Conversion Fee process — is a material breach of the Employer Agreement and these Payment Terms. Liquidated damages for circumvention are described in the Employer Agreement, Section 6.6.

Billing Cycle. All Creator and Employer subscriptions are billed on an annual basis. Your billing cycle begins on the date your subscription is activated.

Automatic Renewal. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS AT THE END OF EACH ANNUAL BILLING CYCLE. On the renewal date, AICS will charge the payment method on file at the then-current subscription rate for your tier, without further action required by you.

Renewal Notice. AICS will send a renewal reminder notice to the email address associated with your account no fewer than thirty (30) days before your annual renewal date.

Consent to Automatic Renewal. By purchasing a subscription, you expressly authorize AICS to charge your payment method on a recurring annual basis as described in this Section. This authorization continues until you cancel your subscription in accordance with Section 8.

California Automatic Renewal Law. AICS's automatic renewal practices comply with the California Automatic Renewal Law (California Business and Professions Code §§ 17600–17606). If you believe AICS has not complied with these requirements, please contact us immediately at support@AiCastingServices.com.

AICS uses a third-party payment processor to process all subscription and Conversion Fee transactions. By purchasing a subscription or incurring a Conversion Fee, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete payment information and to promptly update that information as necessary to ensure successful billing.

Payment card information is processed directly by our payment processor and is not stored by AICS on its own systems. AICS is not responsible for errors, security incidents, or other issues arising from your payment processor relationship.

You authorize AICS and its payment processor to charge your designated payment method for all subscription fees, Conversion Fees, overage charges, applicable taxes, and any other charges you incur in connection with your Platform account.

If your payment method is declined or otherwise fails at the time of a scheduled charge, AICS may: (a) retry the charge one or more times within a reasonable period; (b) notify you by email of the failed payment; and (c) suspend your account access until payment is successfully processed. For Conversion Fee failures, identity release will remain withheld until the fee is collected. AICS is not responsible for any consequences of account suspension or identity release delay resulting from payment failure.

AICS reserves the right to change subscription pricing at any time. AICS will provide no fewer than thirty (30) days' advance notice of any price increase by email to the address associated with your account and by posting updated pricing on the Platform.

If you do not cancel your subscription before the effective date of a price increase, your continued use of the Platform following that date constitutes your acceptance of the new pricing, and your next renewal will be charged at the updated rate.

Price decreases and promotional pricing may be applied without advance notice and are not guaranteed to continue for any specific duration.

How to Cancel. You may cancel your subscription at any time by: (a) accessing your account settings on the Platform and following the cancellation procedure; or (b) contacting AICS at support@AiCastingServices.com with a written cancellation request that includes your account name and email address.

Cancellation Timing. Cancellations take effect at the end of your current annual billing cycle. You will retain access to your subscription features through the end of the paid period. AICS does not prorate or refund any portion of your current billing cycle upon cancellation, except as provided in Section 9.

Cancellation Confirmation. Upon cancellation, AICS will send a confirmation to the email address associated with your account. If you do not receive a confirmation within two (2) business days of submitting a cancellation request, please contact support@AiCastingServices.com to confirm that your cancellation was processed.

Effect of Cancellation on Creators. Upon cancellation of a Creator subscription, your profile and uploaded content will be removed from Employer-facing discovery within a commercially reasonable time following subscription expiration, subject to applicable retention requirements under these Payment Terms and the Privacy Policy.

Effect of Cancellation on Employers. Cancellation of an Employer subscription does not relieve you of any Conversion Fee obligations that arose prior to cancellation. Outstanding Conversion Fees remain due and payable regardless of subscription status.

Effect of Cancellation on Annual Member Status. Cancellation of an annual Employer subscription terminates Annual Member status as of the end of the paid subscription period. Conversion Fees assessed after that date will be assessed at the non-Annual-Member rate.

General Policy. All subscription fees are non-refundable except as expressly provided in this Section. AICS does not provide prorated refunds for unused portions of a subscription period. Conversion Fees are non-refundable once Creator identity has been released.

New Subscriber Refund Window. If you are a new subscriber and you cancel your subscription within seven (7) days of your initial subscription purchase and have not made material use of the Platform during that period — including submitting to any Casting Call, posting any Casting Call, or accessing Creator submissions — you may request a full refund of your initial subscription fee. To request a refund under this provision, contact support@AiCastingServices.com within the seven-day window with your account information and refund request. AICS will evaluate refund requests under this provision in its reasonable discretion.

Billing Errors. If you believe you have been charged in error — including duplicate charges, charges following a confirmed cancellation, or charges at an incorrect rate — please contact support@AiCastingServices.com within thirty (30) days of the disputed charge. AICS will investigate and, where a billing error is confirmed, issue a credit or refund for the erroneously charged amount.

Service Outages. In the event of a material Platform outage or service disruption that renders the Platform substantially inaccessible for an extended continuous period, AICS may, at its discretion, issue a prorated service credit to affected subscribers. Service credits are not automatic and must be requested within thirty (30) days of the relevant outage. Credits apply to future billing cycles and are not redeemable for cash.

Termination by AICS for Cause. If AICS terminates your account for violation of the Terms of Service, Creator Agreement, Employer Agreement, Acceptable Use Policy, or any other applicable Platform policy, you are not entitled to a refund of any subscription fees paid, and any outstanding Conversion Fees remain due.

Termination by AICS Without Cause. If AICS terminates your account without cause prior to the end of your active annual billing cycle, AICS will issue a prorated refund for the unused portion of your prepaid subscription period.

Chargebacks. If you initiate a chargeback or payment dispute with your financial institution for a charge that AICS determines was valid under these Payment Terms, AICS reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account pending resolution of the dispute and to contest the chargeback with supporting documentation. Where a chargeback relates to a Conversion Fee, identity release obligations will be suspended pending resolution. Repeated or bad-faith chargebacks may result in permanent account termination.

Subscription fees and Conversion Fees are exclusive of applicable taxes unless expressly stated otherwise. You are responsible for all applicable sales, use, value-added, and similar taxes arising from your subscription purchase or Conversion Fee obligation, except for taxes on AICS's net income.

Where AICS is required by law to collect taxes on fees charged, those taxes will be added to your charge and identified on your billing statement.

Before initiating any formal dispute process, you agree to contact AICS at support@AiCastingServices.com to attempt to resolve any billing dispute informally. AICS will respond to billing inquiries within five (5) business days.

Billing disputes that are not resolved informally are subject to the dispute resolution procedures in the Terms of Service.

AICS reserves the right to modify these Payment Terms at any time. Material changes — including changes to subscription pricing, Conversion Fee rates, billing cycles, or refund policies — will be communicated by email and by posting updated terms on the Platform with a revised effective date no fewer than thirty (30) days before the effective date of the change. Your continued use of the Platform following the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Payment Terms.

The DMCA requires that service providers seeking safe harbor protection adopt and reasonably implement a policy providing for the termination of accounts of users who are repeat copyright infringers. This Policy establishes AICS's standards for identifying repeat infringers and the consequences of repeat infringement on the Platform.

For purposes of this Policy, a "Repeat Infringer" is any user who:

A Takedown Notice is considered "valid" for purposes of this Policy where AICS determines that it substantially complies with the requirements of the DMCA Policy and provides a credible, good faith basis for believing infringement occurred. A notice that is clearly deficient, demonstrably submitted in bad faith, or that results in a successful Counter-Notice shall not count against the user for purposes of this Policy.

AICS maintains internal records of Takedown Notices received and the associated user accounts. These records are used to identify users who meet the Repeat Infringer threshold and to support AICS's enforcement decisions under this Policy.

Records of Takedown Notices are retained for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of receipt, regardless of whether the associated content was restored following a Counter-Notice.

First Valid Takedown Notice. Upon receipt of the first valid Takedown Notice associated with a user account, AICS will: (a) remove or disable access to the infringing content; (b) notify the user that a valid infringement notice has been received and that their account is now on notice; and (c) advise the user of their right to submit a Counter-Notice if they believe the removal was in error.

Second Valid Takedown Notice. Upon receipt of a second valid Takedown Notice within a rolling twelve (12) month period, AICS will: (a) remove or disable access to the infringing content; (b) issue a formal warning to the user that a subsequent valid notice may result in account termination; and (c) review the user's account for additional policy violations.

Third Valid Takedown Notice or Pattern of Infringement. Upon receipt of a third valid Takedown Notice within a rolling twelve (12) month period, or upon a determination that the user has engaged in a pattern of copyright infringement, AICS will permanently terminate the user's account. Account termination under this Section is not subject to cure or reinstatement except in extraordinary circumstances at AICS's sole discretion.

Termination for Egregious Infringement. Notwithstanding the graduated process described above, AICS reserves the right to immediately terminate any account where the infringing conduct is egregious — including upload of complete copyrighted works, systematic infringement, or infringement combined with other serious policy violations — without waiting for multiple notices.

When AICS takes action under this Policy, AICS will notify the affected user by email to the address associated with their account, identifying the basis for the action taken and, where applicable, the step in the graduated enforcement process that has been reached.

Notification under this Policy does not create any right of appeal or administrative review beyond the Counter-Notice process described in the DMCA Policy for disputed content removals.

Accounts terminated under Section 4.3 are not eligible for reinstatement as a matter of right. AICS may, in extraordinary circumstances and at its sole discretion, consider reinstatement requests submitted in writing to support@AiCastingServices.com. Reinstatement requests must include a detailed explanation of why the user believes the termination was in error and supporting documentation.

AICS is under no obligation to reinstate any terminated account and will not consider reinstatement where the pattern of infringement is clear and well-documented.

Submission of false or bad-faith Takedown Notices targeting other users is itself a violation of the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy and may subject the submitting user to account suspension or termination, in addition to potential liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

This Policy operates alongside and does not limit AICS's rights under the Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy, or any other Platform policy to take action against users for conduct that violates those policies independently of copyright infringement. In particular, Acceptable Use Policy violations involving CSAM, TVEC, or NCII result in immediate permanent termination regardless of the DMCA process.