Terms of service

1. Who we are and what this is

Cast Binder is a casting-call service operated by Project Binder LLC ("Cast Binder", "we", "us"). Producers use it to post casting calls and review submissions. Talent uses it to apply to those calls.

By creating an account, posting a call, or submitting an application, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use Cast Binder.

2. You must be 18 or older

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or to submit an application.

A person under 18 may only be submitted by their parent or legal guardian. If you submit for a performer under 18, you confirm that you are that performer's parent or legal guardian, that you have the authority to share their name, age and photos, and that you consent to the casting team reviewing them. We record that you gave this confirmation and when.

Performers under 18 may not create accounts or submit for themselves.

3. Talent accounts

An account is optional and free. You can always apply without one. If you create one, you sign in with a code sent to your email address; keep access to that address secure.

A parent or legal guardian may keep profiles for performers under 18 inside their own account. Only the parent or guardian can see or use those profiles. We ask you to confirm each child's details are current from time to time, and a child's profile closes when the performer turns 18.

When you apply with a saved profile, the casting team for that call receives a copy of the details and photos in it. You are responsible for keeping your profile accurate and for having the right to share its photos.

4. Producer accounts

Producers are responsible for keeping their sign-in details secure and for everything done through their account, including by collaborators they add to a call.

The information you give us must be accurate. You must have a genuine casting purpose for every call you post.

5. Rules for casting calls

Producers must use Cast Binder lawfully and honestly. In particular, producers may not:

• Charge talent any fee to apply, audition, or be considered.
• Ask for government-issued identification or ID numbers, Social Security or tax numbers, bank or payment details, or immigration status.
• Ask for health, medical or disability information, or for biometric data.
• Request nude or sexually explicit photos or content, or any sexualized content involving a person under 18.
• Post a call that is misleading, that is a pretext for anything other than genuine casting, or that discriminates unlawfully.
• Use applicants' details or photos for anything other than evaluating them for the call they applied to and contacting them about it.

We may remove a call, turn off a link, or close an account that breaks these rules.

6. Your submission and your photos

You keep ownership of everything you submit. You confirm that the photos and information are yours to share, or that you have permission to share them.

You give Cast Binder a limited permission to store your submission and show it to the producer who posted the call, their team, and people they choose to share a shortlist with, for the purpose of casting that project.

You give that producer a limited permission to view and evaluate your submission for casting that project. This permission does not allow them to publish your photos, use them commercially, or use them to train artificial intelligence systems. Any such use needs your separate agreement.

These permissions end when your submission is deleted.

7. Shortlists

Producers can share a shortlist through a link. A shortlist shows only a name, a headshot and the role. It never includes contact details, ratings or notes. Performers under 18 are shown by first name only. Producers are responsible for whom they send these links to and can switch a link off at any time.

8. People are judged by people

Cast Binder does not use facial recognition, face matching, or any other biometric analysis on your photos or videos, and does not create identifiers derived from your face.

Cast Binder does not use artificial intelligence to score, rank, filter or reject applicants. Decisions about people are made by people.

9. Things nobody may do

• Submit someone else's photos or identity without permission, or impersonate anyone.
• Upload content that is unlawful, infringing, hateful, or sexually explicit.
• Try to access data that is not yours, probe or disrupt the service, or collect information from it by automated means.
• Use Cast Binder to send spam or to harass anyone.

10. Copyright complaints (DMCA)

If you believe content on Cast Binder infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent at privacy@castbinder.com. Please include: a description of the copyrighted work; where the material appears on Cast Binder; your contact details; a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner; and your physical or electronic signature.

We remove material when we receive a valid notice and may close the accounts of repeat infringers. If your content was removed by mistake, you may send a counter-notice to the same address.

11. Deleting your information

You can ask us to delete your submission, including your photos, at any time by emailing privacy@castbinder.com from the address you applied with. Producers can delete their calls, which deletes the submissions made to them. Our privacy policy explains this in more detail.

12. Price

Applying to a casting call is free and always will be. Posting calls and reviewing submissions is free. We may offer optional paid features in future, such as hosted video. We will always tell you the price before you choose a paid feature.

13. What Cast Binder is not

Cast Binder is a tool. We are not a talent agency, an employer, or a party to any agreement between producers and talent. We do not verify producers, calls, or applicants, and we do not guarantee that any call is genuine, that anyone will be cast, or that anyone will be paid. Use your own judgment before sharing information or meeting anyone.

The service is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows. To the fullest extent the law allows, Project Binder LLC is not liable for indirect or consequential losses, and our total liability for any claim relating to the service is limited to one hundred US dollars.

14. Ending use

You may stop using Cast Binder at any time. We may suspend or end access for anyone who breaks these terms or puts others at risk.

15. Changes and governing law

We may update these terms. If a change is significant, we will tell producers by email or in the product. Continuing to use Cast Binder after a change means you accept the new terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Utah, USA, and disputes will be handled by the courts located in Utah.

16. Contact

Questions about these terms: privacy@castbinder.com.