Friends in Film

Terms of Use
Effective/Updated 02/05/24

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Friends in Film (“Friends in Film”, “FIF”, “FIF, Inc.”, “Friends in Film.com”, “Craft Certification Program”, “A-list Prep” “Prep” “breakinprofessionally.com”, “Alistmethod.com”, “Yammer A-List Mastermind Group”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”) and all of our related products and services (collectively the “Site”, “Service”, or “Company”).

These Terms of Use govern your access and use of the Site, along with all related products and services, including but not limited to Friends In Film’s Craft Certification Program, A-list Mastermind, A-List Work-study, A-list Prep, Prep, Into the Industry, and The 20 Shoots System (collectively the “Content” or “Products”)

Together, with our Privacy Policy and any other terms specifically referred to in any of those documents, all of which are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use, constitute a legally binding contract (the “Agreement”), between you and Friends in Film in relation to your use of the Website

We ask that you also review our Privacy Policy Notice for more information on how We collect and use data relating to the use of the Website and all affiliated Programs, as well as Our responsibilities and your right in regards to any processing of your personal data.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF USE

We provide visitors(collectively, “Students”, “You”, or “Visitors”) access to the Website subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by us from time to time. By accessing, registering an account, viewing, streaming, uploading or downloading any information or content, or interacting in any general way that is provided by the Website and all related Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference (collectively, this “Agreement”). If you do not agree to any of these terms, please cease using this site immediately.

Because the Site is available only to individuals and entities that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law, without limiting the foregoing, Friends in Film and all its Services are not available to minors. By using, viewing, and/or utilizing the Site and any of its Services, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have agreed to and are legally bound by the Terms.

CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE

We reserve the right to change, alter, replace, or otherwise modify these Terms of Use at any time, for example to address change in policy or changes to features or functionality made available through the Site, at our discretion. The date of last modification is stated at the beginning of these Terms of Use.

Friends in Film may send Registered Users an email notifying them of any changes to these Terms, but is not obligated to do so. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable, you must immediately leave the Site and cease all use of the Service and the Site.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, Conditions, and Notices.

  • You will comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, export control laws, regulatory requirements, etc.
  • You will use the Site in a professional manner, and you may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site.
  • You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided through the Site.
  • You will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy the Site or the contents or information contained therein without our prior express written consent.
  • You agree that you will not use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted through the Site.
  • The information you provide to us
    1. shall not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or information; and
    2. shall not create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers.
  • You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly display any content (except for any information in which you have an ownership interest) from the Site without our prior express written consent or that of the appropriate third party.
  • You may not print, download, and/or use the underlying HTML, text, audio clips, video clips, and other content that is made available to you on this Site for anything other than your personal information. These restrictions will apply except in cases where the Company otherwise agrees in writing. Please see the section on Copyright below.
  • Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not include such content in or with any product or service that you create or distribute;
    1. reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, rent, resell, or exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site.
    2. establish:
      1. a hyperlink, including a deep link, to any page or location on the Site; or
      2. a frame containing any portion of the Site, on any other Web site or text document with hyperlink capabilities without the express written permission of the Company;
  • copy such content onto your or any other Web site or publication; or
  • direct any other person to do any of the foregoing.

In the event you gain access to information or material not intended to be accessed by you, you agree that you will immediately notify us and destroy all copies of such information in your possession and not forward such information to any third parties

DESCRIPTION AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE

Friends in Film is an online program with an emphasis on the creation of professional connections within the Feature Film, Commercial, Music Video, and Episodic TV community. We allow Students to build their careers on professional film shoots under the guidance of online mentors, course-work, weekly video meetups, and an online mentorship mastermind group. We provide Visitors and Registered Users (collectively “Users”) with access to the Services as described below. Visitors, as the term implies, are people who do not register with us, but want to explore the Website. No login is required for Visitors, nor are Visitors obligated or required to register for the Site, but are still held to the same Agreement as Registered Users.

  1. Visitors can;
    1. View all publicly available content on the website
    2. Email us
  2. Registered Users have the same level of access to the Site as Visitors, along with;
    • Purchase products and services through our Website, along with sign up for our
      various programs including but not limited to Craft Certification, A List Method, A-list Prep, Prep, and the 20 Shoots
      System
    • Access exclusive content available only to registered users
    • Create, access, manage, and update their own personal accounts on the Website
    • Post Comments and other content in designated areas provided by Friends in Film
    • Sign up for alerts and other notifications
    • Become part of the Friends in Film community.

The Website contains materials, such as videos, coursework, lesson plans, training modules, photographs, software, text, graphics, images, sound recordings, and other material provided by or on behalf of Friends in Film (collectively the “Content”). The Content may be owned by Us or Third Parties. The Content is protected under both United States and foreign laws (see “Applicable Laws” & “Copyright”). Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

  1. Visitors may view all publicly-available Content for their own personal, non-commercial use.
  2. Registered Users who have purchased any product or service may view any Content contained insuch purchased product or service for their own personal, non-commercial use.

Other than expressly set forth above in the bullet points above, you have no other rights in or to the Content (other than your own Registered User Content that you post to the Website), and you will not use the Content except as permitted under this Agreement. No other use is permitted without the prior written consent of Friends in Film.

You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, display, rent, lease, loan, share, translate, create derivative works of, exploit, livestream or distribute in any manner or medium any of the Content, Recordings, Methods, or other Materials related to this course, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any non-personal, public or commercial purpose. You are purchasing access to material for your personal use. Your purchase does not include transfer of ownership of material.

The use or posting of the Content on any other website, social media page, or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is expressly prohibited.

SIGN-IN NAME; PASSWORD; UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS

During the registration process for Registered Users, We will ask you to create an account, which requires a Sign-In Name, Password, and perhaps certain additional information that will assist in authenticating your identity when you log-in in the future (“Unique Identifiers”). When creating your account, you must provide true, accurate, current, and complete information. Each Sign-In Name and corresponding Password can be used by only one Registered User, and sharing your access credentials with others (especially if they are using your credentials to access our proprietary Content (as defined below)) is a material breach of this Agreement. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of your Sign-In Name, Password, and Unique Identifiers, as well as for any use, misuse, or communications entered through the Website or its dedicated communications sections. You will promptly inform us of any need to deactivate a Password or Sign-In Name, or change any Unique Identifier. We reserve the right to delete or change your Password, Sign-In Name, or Unique Identifier at any time and for any reason and shall have no liability to you for any loss or damage caused by such action.

Media Release – Live, In Person, Virtual Events, podcast, and Yammer

By attending/participating in any Friends in Film function, live, in person, or virtual event, podcast, training, workshop, (the “Event”), including any live coaching calls, you hereby authorize Friends in Film to use your name, image and likeness, including but not limited to as may be captured in photographs, audio recordings, videos, artwork, quotes, and any other art or media in connection with the Event (the “Materials”). You hereby release Friends in Film and any affiliated or related persons or entities from any and all claims and causes of action you may have based upon Friends in Film’s use of the Materials, and grant Friends in Film permission to use, publish, exhibit and/or reproduce the Materials in any manner and in any and all media now known or later developed, without obligation to pay you any royalty or compensation of any kind. Such rights include but are not limited to use in connection with advertising, social media, publicity, marketing, fundraising, promotional and other commercial purposes. If you do not wish to or are not authorized to grant such rights, releases and waivers, you should not attend the Events.

YOU CERTIFY THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS RELEASE AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO AND DO AGREE TO ITS TERMS. THE RIGHTS GRANTED HEREIN ARE GRANTED IN CONSIDERATION OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT AND YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH PARTICIPATION WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CONSENT AND RELEASE GRANTED HEREIN.

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

Although we encourage you to communicate with us through channels we provide you access to, we do not want you to, and you should not, provide us with any content that contains confidential information. With respect to all emails and communications you send to us, including, but not limited to, feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, and the like, we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in your communications for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, the development, production, and marketing of products and services that incorporate such information without compensation or attribution to you.

SMS Terms and Conditions

1. If you provided your phone number to receive text messages, you consent to receive one or more automated texts at the phone number from which you texted. You can opt out of text messaging at anytime by replying “Stop”.

2. We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your mobile service operator. SMS MESSAGE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND WE MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

3. Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your cell phone number, your carrier’s name, and the date, time and content of your messages, as well as other information that you provide. We may use this information to contact you and to provide the services you request from us.

4. By subscribing, you consent to receive text messages including alerts and updates. Up to {4} messages / month.

5. By subscribing or otherwise using the service, you acknowledge and agree that we will have the right to change and/or terminate the service at any time, with or without cause and/or advance notice.

6. To cancel your SMS subscriptions, text STOP in reply to a text message you receive. You may receive a subsequent message confirming your opt-out request.

7. For additional help, text HELP in reply to a text message you receive.

8. Message and Data Rates May Apply.

9. T-Mobile® is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

10. United States Participating Carriers Include AT&T, T-Mobile®, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Boost, U.S. Cellular®, MetroPCS®, InterOp, Cellcom, C Spire Wireless, Cricket, Virgin Mobile and others.

Questions / Support:

You can contact us at janet@friendsinfilm.com or support@friendsinfilm.com at any time.

COMMUNICATION SERVICES GUIDELINES

The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, video conferencing and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate within a group or directly with the Site (collectively, “Communication Services”). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send, and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • Publish, post, upload, distribute, or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material, or information.
  • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
  • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of the Site or another’s computer.
  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
  • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, or chain letters.
  • Download and/or distribute any file posted by another user of the Communication Services that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal, or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Please note that we have no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to review all activity and materials related to the Communication Services and to stop activity and remove any materials at any time, for any reason, without notice to you. We also reserve the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Further, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request or to edit, refuse to post, or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at our sole discretion. We shall not be liable to you for any loss you may incur as a result of our taking any action relating to removal, editing, or disclosure to regulatory bodies or law enforcement, nor for the actions or inactions of other users, including anything contained in your or any third party’s contributions. You agree to indemnify us for any cost, expenses, damages, or liabilities we incur due to your use of the Site or otherwise relating to any of your contributions.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or others in any Communication Service. Friends in Film does not control or endorse the content, messages, or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, We specifically disclaim any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service.

COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Friends in Film’s community, like any community, functions best when its users follow a few simple rules. By accessing and/or using the Website, along with any of the Sites purchased or non-purchased content, or any of its affiliated platforms, you agree to comply with these community guidelines (the “Community Guidelines”) and that:

  • You will not upload, post, email, transmit, stream during live video calls, or otherwise make content available that:
    1. Infringes any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any person or entity; or
    2. Is defamatory, libelous, indecent, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, invasive of another’s privacy, promotes violence, or contains hate speech (i.e., speech that attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and/or sexual orientation/gender identity; or
    3. Discloses any sensitive information about another person, including that person’s email address, postal address, phone number, credit/debit/banking information, or any similar information thereof.
  • You will not stalk, threaten, or otherwise harass another person or groups of persons;
  • You will not retaliate for any reason
  • You will not hang up abruptly on others when you are on a live call of any kind.
  • You will not spam or use the Website to engage in any commercial activities (advertisement of private services, goods, or products of any kind);
  • If you post and Registered User Content, you will stay on topic;
  • You will not access or use the Website to collect any market research for a competing business;
  • You will not impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • You will not interfere with or attempt to interrupt the proper operation of the Website through the use of any virus, device, information collection or transmission mechanism, software or routine, or access or attempt to gain access to any data, files, or passwords related to the Website through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means;
  • You will not cover, obscure, block, or in any way interfere with any advertisements and/or safety features (e.g., report abuse button) on the Website;
  • You will not use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Website for any purpose without our express written permission; provided, however, we grant the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the public portions of the Website for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly-available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials;
  • You will not take any action that imposes or may impose (in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technical infrastructure; and
  • You will let us know about inappropriate content of which you become aware. If you find something that violates our Community Guidelines, please let us know, and we’ll review it.
  • You will not directly contact any coach, instructor, or employee of Friends in Film for any reason

We reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to deny you access to the Site, or any portion of the Site, without notice, and to remove any content that does not adhere to these Community Guidelines.

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FRIENDS IN FILM OR POSTED ON THE SITE

Other than personal information that you may submit in order to submit an employment application through the Site, we do not claim ownership of the materials or information you provide to us (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input, or submit to any Site or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”), in any format whatsoever, including but not limited to, text, audio, or video. However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission, you are granting us, Our affiliated companies and necessary sub licensees, permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of the Site and its businesses, including, without limitation, the rights to: utilize, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission, except to the extent prohibited by law. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on our part, and we shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions.

Without limitation of the foregoing, we shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose without compensation to the provider of the Submissions. All personal information provided to this Site will be handled in accordance with the Site’s online Privacy Policy, the provisions of which are incorporated into the Terms. We are under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may in our sole discretion remove any Submission at any time, for any reason, without notice to you.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section, including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input, or submit the Submissions.

In the course of using the Site, you may submit your personal data and/or the personal data of others. It is your responsibility to ensure this information is accurate and up to date.

REGISTERED USER CONTENT; LICENSES

As noted above, the Website provides Registered Users the ability to post and upload Registered User Content. You expressly acknowledge and agree that once you submit your Registered User Content for inclusion into the Website, it will be accessible by others, and that there is no confidentiality or privacy with respect to such Registered User Content, including, without limitation, any personally identifying information that you may make available. You, and not Friends in Film, are entirely responsible for all your Registered User Content that you upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit via the website or any other form of communication with Friends in Film or its Representatives.

You retain all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in and to your own Registered User Content. You do, however, hereby grant us and our sublicensees a non-exclusive, royalty- free, freely sub licensable, perpetual license to modify, compile, combine with other content, copy, record, synchronize, transmit, translate, format, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, and otherwise use or exploit (including for profit) your Registered User Content and by or in any means, methods, media, or technology now known or hereafter devised. You also grant us and our sublicensees the right, but not the obligation, to use your Registered User Content, your Sign-In Name, name, likeness, and photograph in connection with any use of the related Registered User Content permitted by the previous sentence and/or to advertise and promote the Website, Friends in Film, and our products and services. Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that uses of your Registered User Content, name, likeness, and photograph permitted by the foregoing rights and licenses may include the display of such Registered User Content, name, likeness, and photograph adjacent to advertising and other material or content, including for profit.

If you submit Registered User Content to us, each such submission constitutes a representation and warranty to Friends in Film that such Registered User Content is your original creation (or that you otherwise have the right to provide the Registered User Content), that you have the rights necessary to grant the license to the Registered User Content under the prior paragraph, and that it and its use by Friends in Film and its content partners as permitted by this Agreement does not and will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property or moral rights of any person or contain any libelous, defamatory, or obscene material or content that violates our Community Guidelines.

FEES AND PAYMENT

As consideration for any purchase of products or services, you shall pay FIF, Inc all applicable fees and taxes. We (or our third- party payment processor) shall authorize your credit card, debit card, bank account, or other approved payment method you provided during the registration process, or any updated payment method for the full payment of the outstanding balances, fees, and any applicable taxes, and you hereby consent to the same. All payments will be charged and made in U.S. dollars. By initiating the purchase you agree that we are authorized to automatically withdraw amounts due to us on or after the date the payment is due using the payment methods provided.

You must provide current, complete, and accurate billing and information regarding your credit card, debit card, or other means of payment. You must promptly update all billing information (such as billing address, account number, card number, and expiration date) to keep your account current, complete, and accurate, and you must promptly contact us if your payment card is lost or stolen, or if you become aware of a potential breach of account security (such as an unauthorized disclosure or use of your Sign-In Name or Password). You agree to promptly provide updated or replacement expiration dates for your payment card in the event that the payment card you provided us expires, and hereby authorize FIF, Inc. to obtain or determine the renewal date if reasonably practicable. We reserve the right to charge any renewal card issued to you to the same extent as the expired card. If payment is not received from your payment card issuer, bank, or other payment provider, you hereby agree to pay all amounts due upon demand. You agree to pay all costs of collection, including attorney’s fees and costs, on any outstanding balance. In certain instances, the issuer of your payment card may charge you a foreign transaction fee or related charges, which you will be responsible to pay. Some banks charge fees when the account used for making payments do not have sufficient funds. You will be responsible for these fees. You are advised to check with your bank and credit card issuer for details.

Billing runs on a 30-day cycle and not a monthly cycle so payments may not occur on the same day every month.

Purchases is for access only to the product for your own personal use. You do not retain any interest, right, or ownership of the products beyond what is stated in the Terms of Use.

Payments to some programs can be used as credit towards purchase of either the Gold or Platinum Craft Certification Programs. This credit is non-transferrable and has no cash value. Credit will be applied when paying in full, or applied to the final balance when using an available payment plan.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY

All sales are final, and the Website does not offer any money-back guarantees. Upon purchase of any of the Services, including Content, provided by the Site, you agree and understand that you forego any right to claim, whether partial or full, any refund or purchases paid for access and use of the Services provided by the Website, including but not limited to any products or services provided by the Site.

Please do not enroll in our programs if you just want to “check it out”. We put an extraordinary amount of time and effort into our Programs, and we expect you to do the same. Should you decide to cancel, opt-out, or quit from the Program, you agree to be charged in full and understand the Sites policy in regards to refunds and cancellations stated above.

THIRD PARTY SITES

We may provide links to third-party integrations. Third-party integrations are websites or platforms that synchronize with our Site to provide you with additional functionality, tools, or services such as processing payments, sending newsletters, or providing translations.

Along with the aforementioned information above, The Site may contain links to other websites not associated, affiliated, or endorsed by Friends in Film (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. By providing these links, we do not endorse, sponsor, or recommend such sites or the materials disseminated by or services provided by them, and we are not responsible for the materials, services, or other situations at or related to or from any other site. We are not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us of the site or any association with its operators. We reserve the right to disable links from any third-party sites to the Site.

Please exercise discretion while browsing the internet and using the Site. You should be aware that when you are using the Site, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control.

You acknowledge and agree we are not responsible for the availability of such sites or resources and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, goods, services, or other materials on, available through, or provided by such sites or resources.

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTIES

We may allow third-party companies that use tracking technologies, such as cookies or pixels, to record IP information about users who visit or interact with our Site. Our Site does not provide any personal information to these third parties. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness. Some of these third-party advertising companies may be advertising networks that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative, which offers a single location to opt out of ad targeting from member companies. For additional information, please see our Privacy Policy.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Notice (18 U.S.C. §§2701-2711)

We make no guarantee of confidentiality or privacy of any communication or information transmitted on the Site or any website linked to the Site. We will not be liable for the privacy of the information, email addresses, registration and identification information, disk space, communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other content transmitted over networks accessed by the site, or otherwise connected with your use of the Site.

RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE

We may prohibit you from participating in or utilizing the Site if, in our sole and absolute discretion, you show a disregard for the Terms or act in an unacceptable manner, with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person, or in any other disruptive manner. We also reserve the right to refuse service, terminate your access, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole and absolute discretion.

ACCESS RESTRICTION

Access to parts of the Site may be restricted to authorized persons. If you believe you have been granted access to any document or file by mistake, please exit the restricted section immediately and contact us as soon as possible.

Parts of the Site incorporate encryption technology, but even if there is encryption technology in place, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized individuals will not be able to access confidential information hosted on or downloaded from the Site.

The documents and files hosted on restricted parts of the Site are confidential. You must not distribute the documents and files hosted in these areas except to persons authorized to read them. If you believe that you may have been granted access to a document or file by mistake, you must not download it, copy it, use it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person.

Access to the content and live calls are for your personal use only. You are responsible for maintaining the security of all devices used to access the Site, including but not limited to timely updates of the software security updates.

You will keep you login credentials (Account) in a safe place, taking all appropriate means to prevent others from accessing the site by using your devices or Account. Passwords must meet “STRONG” industry standards for password security, and must be changed if there is a possibility it has been compromised.

Failure to keep your Account secure from use or view of others will result in you relinquishing your right to access of the Site, Content and any monies paid for said access. Sharing of content can include but not be limited to peer-to-peer networks, remote access including use of VPN’s, unattended computers or other access devices. Compliance monitoring may include logging and tracking services as well as comparative analysis of login behaviors. We hold the right to limit, prohibit or excluded access to any account we deem to be in violation of the Terms of Use, without refund or compensation.

TECHNICAL ERRORS

The Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors or omissions. We are not responsible for any typographical, photographic, technical, or pricing errors listed on our Site. We reserve the right to make changes, corrections, and/or improvements to the Site, and to the products and programs described in such information, at any time without notice as described above in Modification of These Terms.

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER USERS

We do not control the information provided by other users, which is made available through the Site. You may find another user’s information to be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use caution and common sense when using the Site. Please note that there are also risks of dealing with people acting under false pretense

NO WARRANTY

The Visitor acknowledges and agrees that the Content, Product, and any provided information owned exclusively by Friends in Film is brought to you on an “AS IS” basis. Friends in Film HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Friends in Film DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Friends in Film’s liability to you is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. In no event shall we be liable for damages of any kind (including but not limited to special, incidental, or consequential damages, or lost profits, regardless of the foreseeability of those damages) arising out of or in connection with your use of the website or any other materials or services provided to you by the Site (including, without limitation, in the form of electronic mail or via telephone), or information available from this Site including, without limitation, any damages suffered as a result of errors, omissions, inaccuracies, interruptions, defects, delays, computer viruses, loss of use, data or profits, unauthorized access to and alteration of your transmissions and data, and other tangible and intangible losses, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the site, with the delay or inability to use the site or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or from any any actions we take or fail to take as a result of email messages or other communications you send us, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the site, or otherwise arising out of use of the site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if the Company or any of its Site Providers has been advised of the possibility of damages. Without limiting the foregoing, the Site Providers assume no liability or responsibility for damage or injury to persons or property arising from use of any product, information, idea, or instruction contained in the content of this site.

Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages and, as a result, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
You also agree that we are not responsible or liable in any way for injury, loss, or damage to your computer or interception or use of credit card information, related to or resulting from use of the Site or any sites, services, or materials linked or related thereto or therefrom and also are not responsible or liable in any way for any injury, loss, claim, or damage relating to or resulting from any part of the Site operating or not operating on computers or networks used by you or communicating with such computers or networks.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION|ARBITRATION|CHOICE OF LAW

It is hoped that should you and Friends In film, the Company ever have any differences, we will be able to work them out amicably through a phone conversation or email correspondence. However, should a dispute ever arise between us, we agree now that we will submit to binding arbitration before a single arbitrator, selected jointly in the state of California, in accordance with the American Arbitration Association Rules. Any judgment on an arbitrator’s award, if made, is binding and may be entered into any court having the appropriate jurisdiction. Prior to seeking arbitration, you must submit your complaint to Friends In Film via email. You understand and agree now that the only remedy that can be awarded to you through arbitration is a full refund of any Payment(s) made by you, up to the date of the award. You agree that no award of consequential or of any other damages may be granted to you and you agree not to seek the same.

You agree that, by using the Site, Content, any Service or any Products, you are waiving the right to a court or jury trial or to participate in a class action. You agree that you may bring claims against us only in your individual capacity and not as a Plaintiff or class member in any purported class, representative, or collective proceeding. Any and all arbitrations will take place on an individual basis, only. Class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted.

By signing up for/enrolling in/purchasing any of our Training Programs, Products, and Services, you are agreeing to a modification of the statute of limitations such that any arbitration must be commenced within one (1) year of the date of the act, omission, or other conduct complained of as submitted by you in email or shall otherwise be forfeited forever. You also agree that should arbitration take place, it will be held in Ventura County, California, and the prevailing party shall be entitled to all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs necessary to enforce the Agreement.

In the event of a dispute between us, you agree to not engage in any conduct or communications, public or private, designed to disparage us, our Company, or any of our Training Programs, Products, or Services. Where requested by law or arbitration, of course, you are not prohibited from sharing your thoughts and opinions as a part of the legal process.

INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, assigns, directors, employees, shareholders, licensors, representatives, and third-party service providers of the site (“Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, obligations, damages, losses, expenses, costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, whether by reason of death or of injury to any person or loss of or damage to any property or otherwise (“Claims”), resulting from:

  • any violation by you of these Terms of Use or our Community Guidelines;
  • any third party claim of infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights or invasion of privacy arising from the posting of Your Content on the Site, and/or your making available thereof to other users of the Site, and/or the actual use of Your Content by other users of the Site or Linked Services in accordance with these Terms of Use and the parameters set by you with respect to the distribution and sharing of Your Content;
  • any activity related to your account, be it by you or by any other person accessing your account with or without your consent unless such activity was caused by the act or default of the Company, or any of its Affiliates or Services.

In the event that any Claim is made or any action or proceeding is brought against the Indemnified Parties, or any of them, arising out of or connected with the Terms, any such Indemnified Party may, by reasonable notice to you, require you, at your expense, to resist such Claim or take over the defense of any such action or proceeding and employ counsel for such purpose, such counsel to be subject to the prior written approval of such Indemnified Party, which approval shall be deemed to have been given hereby in the case of counsel acting for your insurance underwriters engaged in such resistance or defense. You shall cooperate with us in the defense of any Claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

DISCLAIMER

Our goal at Friends in Film is to inspire and change the lives of creatives who are looking to go above and beyond with their careers. Although our programs, which include but are not limited to Friends In Film’s Craft Certification Program, A-List Mastermind, A-List Workstudy, the 20 Shoots System, or A-list Prep, Prep, contain subject matter such as, teaching you how to make $3,000/month as a Freelancer, film your own Professional Reel, and Reinvention through Self-Coaching, Friends in Film cannot guarantee your results, earnings, or future earnings achieved as a result of your use of our programs, nor can we provide you with professional, legal, and/or medical advice. Your results in your career/future will be completely dependent on your understanding of the material and your own work and efforts to apply it. By signing up, enrolling, viewing, or consuming in any way, in any of the Friends in Film Programs, Trainings, Products, or Services, you acknowledge and agree that Friends in Film is not responsible for your results, earnings, or future earnings and is not responsible for giving you professional and/or legal advice.

DISCLAIMER ON THE SUBJECT OF SELF-COACHING

  • Please note that any of the training found in Friends In Film’s Craft Certification Program, A-list Mastermind, A-list Prep, Prep, or the 20 Shoots System, along with any of the live calls does not guarantee results. IT IS ALSO NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR HEALTH/MEDICAL CARE. IF YOU REQUIRE HEALTH, MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, AND/OR PHYSIOLOGICAL CARE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO RETAIN THE SERVICES OF A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. FURTHER, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE UNPACKING ISSUES OF RACE, PRIVILEGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND/OR BIAS, AND EXPLORING HOW THESE THINGS HAVE SHAPED YOUR IDENTITY AND IMPACTED YOUR LIFE AND WORK, YOU SHOULD SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF A QUALIFIED DIVERSITY COACH WHO IS SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO ADDRESS THESE MATTERS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY AND OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND COACHING IN THE AREA OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
  • UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, THE IMPROPER USE OF, LACK OF USE, INABILITY TO USE THE INFORMATION OR STRATEGIES COMMUNICATED TO YOU THROUGH THE AREA OF SELF COACHING OR ANY RELATED SUBJECT MATTER. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE Friends in Film COMMUNITY, YOU HEREBY WAIVE AND RELEASE THE COMPANY TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF AND/OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT PROVIDED TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, THE COMPANY, BE HELD LIABLE FROM ANY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE USE OF, OR RELIANCE UPON, THE PROGRAM MATERIALS.

COPYRIGHT

All Friends in Film trademarks that appear on the Site are the exclusive property of the Company. The trademarks, logos, and all associated products and services represented on this site are protected under the laws of the United States and international law and their display on this Site does not convey or create any license or other rights in these trademarks, trade names, trade dress, and associated products and services. Any use of them without prior written authorization of the Company or the relevant trademark owner is strictly prohibited.

Any third-party trademarks mentioned on this Site which are not those of the Company are the trademarks of their respective owners. The display of these trademarks or trade names on this Site does not convey or create any license or other rights in these trademarks or trade names.

Any unauthorized use of those third-party trademarks is strictly prohibited.

Any unauthorized copying, redistribution, reproduction, or modification of the contents of this Site by any person may be a violation of federal, state or common law trademark, and/or copyright laws and could subject such person to legal action. For purposes of these Terms, the use of any such material on any other Web, internet, intranet, extranet, or other site or computer environment is prohibited. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name, trademarks, or other proprietary information without our prior express written consent.

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without our written permission or the permission of such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site.

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

The Website is based in the United States. We make no claims concerning whether the Content may be viewed, or is appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access the Website or the Content from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk. Whether inside or outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction.

EQUITABLE RELIEF

You acknowledge and agree that in the event of a breach or threatened violation of our intellectual property rights and confidential and proprietary information by you, we will suffer irreparable harm and will therefore be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement. We may, without waiving any other remedies under this Agreement, seek from any court having jurisdiction any interim, equitable, provisional, or injunctive relief that is necessary to protect our rights and property pending the outcome of any litigation, and you agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

CLASS ACTION WAIVER

SEVERABILITY; WAIVER. If, for whatever reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term or condition in these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

MISCELLANEOUS

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Any and all references in this Agreement to the Company and its affiliates shall, where the context so permits include the Company’s parent companies, sister companies, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, contractors, and agents. The headings contained herein are for convenience only and shall have no legal or interpretive effect. Additional terms and conditions may apply when you use other services, affiliate services, third- party content, or third-party software on or through a link provided on the Site.

TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of the Website, or any of its provided Services, Products, or Trainings, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. We reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of the Website or any of its provided Content at any time without prior notice or liability. The following sections shall survive any termination of this Agreement (see above)

  • Fees and Payment (until you pay all fees and taxes due hereunder)
  • Intellectual Property
  • Registered Use Content; Licenses
  • Communications With Us
  • No Warranty
  • Limitation of Liability
  • Indemnification
  • Termination of the Agreement
  • Compliance of Applicable Laws
  • Equitable Relief
  • Miscellaneous

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

Except as expressly agreed by us and you in writing, this Agreement and any documents incorporated by reference herein, constitutes the entire Agreement between you and us with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. The section headings are provided merely for convenience and shall not be given any legal import. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of our successors, assigns, licensees, and sublicensees. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. BY USING THE SERVICE OR ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

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