Terms & Conditions

This site is owned and operated by Producers’ Alliance for Cinema and Television Ltd (“Pact”) a company registered in England and Wales under company registration number 02591474. Our registered office is at Fitzrovia House, Third Floor, 153-157 Cleveland Street, London W1T 6QW.  Our VAT registration number is 577284009.

Use of the
Pact Website

By using this website, you accept these Terms and Conditions ("Terms") and that these take effect from the first time you use this site. You agree to use www.pact.co.uk (“website”) only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights, restricts or inhibits anyone else’s use of the website.

We make no promise that the website is appropriate or available for use in locations outside of the UK. If you choose to access the website from locations outside the UK, you acknowledge you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws where they apply.

We try to make the website as accessible as possible. If you have any difficulties using the website, please contact us using the contact details at the bottom of these Terms.

Pact reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise change these Terms. We will post changes online and, on this page, unless otherwise stipulated. Your continued use of this site after changes constitutes your acceptance of these terms as modified. If these Terms are not accepted in full by you, you should cease using this website.

We may prevent or suspend your access to the website if you do not comply with these Terms or any applicable law.
Please also review the website privacy policy.
 

Ownership of
Content

This website and all of the content it contains, or may in the future contain, such as articles, opinions, other text, directories, guides, photographs, illustrations, images, video and audio clips and advertising copy, as well as the trademarks, logos, domain names, trade names, service marks and any and all copyrightable material (including source and object code) and/or any other form of intellectual property (collectively, the "Material") are owned by or licensed to Pact or other authorised third parties and are protected from unauthorised use, copying and dissemination by copyright, trademark, publicity and other laws and by international treaties.

Nothing contained in these Terms or on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Material in any manner without the prior written consent of Pact or such third party that may own the Material or intellectual property displayed on the website.

UNAUTHORISED USE, COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, PUBLICATION, REPUBLICATION, UPLOADING, FRAMING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING, DISTRIBUTING, DUPLICATING OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

You agree not to use the Material for any unlawful purposes and not to violate Pact’s rights or the rights of others. Such restriction or inhibition includes but is not limited to conduct which is defamatory, harassment or may be deemed to cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive information or interruption of this website. You are advised Pact has the right to enforce its rights to the fullest extent of the law. Pact may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any of the Material at any time, without notice and without liability.

Pact does not accept any treatment/ scripts/ submissions from any third party and is not a producer or a broadcaster, if Pact receives any such information or documentation, it will be discarded and deleted. Pact accepts no responsibility for any such documentation received.
 

Third Party
Sites/Links

Pact is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party websites or material you access through this website. By accessing or linking to this website, you assume the risk that the information on this website may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date, or may not meet your needs and requirements.

The information and features included in this website have been compiled from a variety of sources, are for informational and entertainment purposes only and are subject to change at any time without notice.

Pact is not responsible for any damage, loss or offence caused by or in connection with, any content, advertising, products, services or information available on any such third party websites or material. Any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the relevant provider of the service.

Links do not imply or are not to be construed as Pact endorsed, is affiliated or associated with any linked site unless otherwise stipulated, or is legally authorised to use any trade mark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links or that any linked site is authorized to use any trade mark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of Pact or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

This site and the information, names images, pictures, logos and icons relating to www.pact.co.uk and or any of Pact associated companies products and services (or this third party products and services is) is provided on an “As is ” and on an “As available” basis. To the extent permitted by law, Pact excludes all representations and warranties (whether express or implied) including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

The information and Material may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. Pact makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency or adequacy of any information, facts, views, opinions, statements or recommendations contained on this website and/or the Material (including and without limited the information provided through the use of any software).

The Internet may be subject to breaches of security. Pact is not responsible for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. You should also be aware that email submissions over the Internet may not be secure, and you should consider this before e-mailing Pact any information. Pact makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, availability or operation of this website. This website may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer software. Pact accepts no liability for such unavailability of this website. We are not liable to you if we fail to comply with these Terms because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
 

Indemnify

By using this website you agree to indemnify and keep indemnified Pact from and against all claims, damages, expenses, claims costs (including without limitation reasonable legal fees) arising in any manner form your entry to and use of the site other than in accordance with these Terms.
 

Pact
Products

All products and services mentioned on this website are subject to the availability and are available at the sole discretion of Pact.
 

Information
About You

Certain areas of the website may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or to access certain content. The website’s practices governing your personal information are disclosed in its Privacy Policy. Your decision to provide this information is optional, however if you chose not include such information some of the information and content from the website may not be made available to you.

Membership Application
& Renewal

Companies may join, and renew membership of, Pact online by providing certain information (including but not limited to annual accounts, and annual company turnover).  We will store this information on our database in line with our privacy policy.
 

Users With
Administration Privileges

When renewing membership of Pact, those individuals who have been given administration privileges when their contact account was created will see a pre-populated renewal form. 

Company membership details (including company contacts and their email addresses) and subscription history will be available on the MyPact portal of contacts from a member organisation that have been granted the appropriate administration privileges when their contact account was created.   

Users with administration privileges can: 

• add and remove other contacts at their organisation;
• grant and remove administration rights for other contacts at their organisation.  When adding a user, they will give Pact their name, email address and job title which will sign them up for Pact’s newsletter; 
• update the company’s entry (including company name, website address, logo, short company profile, genre and areas of business) in the Find a Member and Find a Professional databases on Pact’s website. 
   

Registration

Users will be able to register for an account, and register a production, online with Pact.

On account registration, the user will be asked to provide their email address, name and job title. We will store this information on our database in line with our privacy policy.

When registering a production the user will also provide the name and contact details of the main contact for the production, along with production details including budget information and a cast list. We will store this information on our database in line with our privacy policy.

Pact’s integrated events booking system allows users to book themselves and others at their organisation onto events. This information will be stored in our database in line with our privacy policy.

You accept responsibility for all activities which occur under your account or password if any, and you agree you will not transfer/ assign or sell your membership or membership rights without prior written approval in advance by Pact. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and membership information, if any, and for restricting access to your computers so that your information is protected. Pact reserves the right to terminate membership and/ or deny access to the website to any person at its sole discretion.

If we have reason to believe there is likely to be a breach of security or misuse of the website through your account or the use of your password, we may notify you and require you to change your password, or we may suspend or terminate your account.
 

Law &
Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the UK. Information contained on this website may not be appropriate for use in other locations and access to this website from territories where the content of this website may be illegal is strictly prohibited. By using this website you are solely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. By your use you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the law of England and the English courts for any cause arising in and to the Terms and use of this website.

If any of these Terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable it shall be severed and deleted from these Terms and the remaining Terms shall survive and continue to be binding and enforceable.

The failure or delay of Pact or its associated companies to exercise or enforce any right in these Terms does not waive Pact’s right to enforce that right.

No one other than us or you has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
 

Contact
Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our website or these Terms you may contact us at: Pact, 3rd Floor, Fitzrovia House, 153 -157 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QW.