Talent, Casting & Audition Safety Policy

Effective Date: 2026

Last Updated: 2026

This Talent, Casting & Audition Safety Policy explains the rules for casting calls, auditions, performer recruitment, talent searches, acting opportunities, voiceover opportunities, film crew recruitment, collaboration requests, casting notices, model calls, audition videos, showreels, portfolios, and related talent activity on Playflick.com, operated by Playflick™ Media .ltd.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, Content Policy, Child Safety Policy, Online Safety Policy, Creator Collaboration & Co-Author Policy, Creator Marketplace & Services Policy, Official Communications Policy, External Links Policy, Privacy Policy, Complaint Handling Policy, and Account Suspension & Termination Policy.

1. Who We Are

Operator: Playflick™ Media .ltd

Website: https://playflick.com

Business Address:
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Safety Contact Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

2. Purpose of This Policy

Playflick may be used by creators, filmmakers, studios, production teams, performers, voice actors, editors, models, crew members, and collaborators to discover or discuss creative opportunities.

This policy helps protect users from:

Fake casting calls
Audition scams
Unsafe private meetings
Exploitation of performers
Unsafe contact with children
Identity theft
Harassment or coercion
Misleading job or talent offers
Requests for inappropriate images or videos
Payment or fee scams

3. Creator and Recruiter Responsibility

Anyone posting or promoting a casting call, audition, talent request, crew request, collaboration request, or similar opportunity is responsible for making sure the opportunity is lawful, safe, honest, and compliant with Playflick policies.

Recruiters must not mislead users about:

Who they are
What project they represent
Whether the role is paid or unpaid
What work is required
Where the work will happen
Whether travel is required
Who will receive audition materials
How personal information will be used
Whether Playflick is involved, sponsoring, or endorsing the opportunity

4. Playflick Is Not the Casting Employer Unless Stated

Unless Playflick clearly states otherwise in writing, casting calls, auditions, performer requests, crew requests, and creative opportunities posted by users are not run, sponsored, verified, endorsed, guaranteed, or administered by Playflick.

Users should carefully verify any opportunity before sharing personal information, attending meetings, sending audition materials, travelling, paying fees, or signing agreements.

5. Clear Casting Information

Casting or audition notices should be clear and accurate.

Useful information may include:

Project title
Production company or creator name
Role description
Age requirements
Location or remote-work details
Whether the role is paid, unpaid, expenses-only, or deferred payment
Expected dates and time commitment
Audition requirements
Submission deadline
Contact method
How submitted materials will be used

6. Prohibited Casting Activity

Users must not use Playflick for unsafe, deceptive, exploitative, or unlawful casting activity.

Prohibited activity includes:

Fake casting calls
Fake agency or studio claims
Requests for sexual images or intimate videos
Requests for nude auditions
Requests involving minors in sexual or exploitative content
Charging hidden or deceptive audition fees
Using casting calls for phishing or identity theft
Using auditions to harass, blackmail, or coerce users
Unsafe private meeting requests
Offering roles in illegal, harmful, or prohibited content

7. Fees and Payment Requests

Users should be cautious of casting calls or talent opportunities that ask for upfront payments.

Warning signs may include:

Paying to audition
Paying to secure a role
Paying for fake training before a promised role
Paying for fake portfolio packages
Paying for fake agency representation
Being asked to send money through unusual payment methods
Being promised guaranteed fame, followers, or income after payment

Playflick may restrict casting activity that appears to involve scams, fake fees, payment abuse, or misleading talent services.

8. Children and Young Performers

Casting activity involving children or young performers must be handled with extra care.

Users must not:

Request sexual, nude, intimate, or suggestive audition material from minors
Invite children to private meetings without appropriate parent or guardian involvement
Ask children to hide auditions from parents or guardians
Ask children to share private location, school, routine, or contact information
Use casting calls to groom, manipulate, or exploit children
Use children in unsafe, humiliating, or exploitative productions

Serious child-safety concerns may result in immediate content removal, account termination, evidence preservation, and reporting where appropriate or required.

9. Parent or Guardian Involvement

Where young performers are involved, parents or legal guardians should be involved in reviewing opportunities, communications, auditions, contracts, travel, filming arrangements, and payment terms.

Creators and recruiters should not pressure minors to communicate privately or secretly.

Users under 18 should not attend auditions, send sensitive information, or accept roles without appropriate parent or guardian permission.

10. Audition Materials

Audition materials may include videos, showreels, voice recordings, photographs, scripts, self-tapes, portfolios, CVs, resumes, or performance samples.

Users should avoid sending:

Passwords or login codes
Full payment card numbers
Bank passwords
Identity documents unless clearly required and handled safely
Private home addresses unless necessary and trusted
Sexual, nude, or intimate material
Private information about children

11. Use of Audition Materials

Recruiters and creators must use audition materials responsibly and only for the stated purpose.

Audition materials must not be:

Published without permission where permission is required
Used to embarrass, shame, harass, or exploit performers
Sold or transferred deceptively
Used for unrelated AI training, voice cloning, face cloning, or synthetic media without permission
Used in paid content or advertising without appropriate rights
Used to impersonate the performer

12. AI, Voice, and Likeness Misuse

Casting activity must not be used to collect faces, voices, performances, or personal information for deceptive or harmful AI use.

Users must not use audition materials to:

Clone a person’s voice without permission
Create fake endorsements
Create non-consensual intimate content
Impersonate performers
Create misleading synthetic performances
Use a performer’s likeness commercially without permission where required

More information is available in our AI-Generated Content Policy.

13. Meeting Safety

Users should be cautious before attending in-person auditions, filming sessions, rehearsals, meetings, or production events arranged through Playflick or by users found on Playflick.

Safer practices may include:

Verifying the person, company, or project first
Using public or professional locations where appropriate
Telling someone trusted where you are going
Avoiding isolated or private locations for first meetings
Not sharing unnecessary personal documents
Bringing a parent, guardian, agent, or trusted adult where appropriate
Leaving if you feel unsafe or pressured

14. Harassment, Pressure, and Coercion

Users must not use casting, auditions, creative opportunities, or collaboration requests to harass, pressure, threaten, manipulate, or exploit others.

Prohibited behaviour includes:

Pressuring users to send private images
Threatening to blacklist someone unless they comply
Demanding unpaid work after promising payment
Using a role offer to request romantic or sexual contact
Mocking or humiliating audition materials
Retaliating against users who refuse a role or report concerns

15. Accurate Identity and Representation

Users must not misrepresent their identity, company, agency, project, studio, casting authority, or relationship with Playflick.

You must not falsely claim to be:

Playflick staff
A verified casting director
A studio representative
A talent agent
A producer for a famous project
A brand representative
A filmmaker or creator you are not
Authorised to cast for a project when you are not

16. Job, Crew, and Production Opportunities

Crew, editing, production, acting, voiceover, music, design, marketing, or other creative opportunities should be described honestly and safely.

Job or crew notices should not:

Mislead users about payment
Hide dangerous working conditions
Request illegal or harmful work
Use unpaid labour deceptively
Collect unnecessary personal information
Require users to buy fake tools, courses, or access
Promise guaranteed fame, views, or monetisation

17. External Links and Forms

Casting calls may link to external forms or websites only where they are safe, lawful, and not misleading.

External casting links must not lead to:

Phishing pages
Fake Playflick login pages
Malware downloads
Fake agency pages
Unsafe payment pages
Adult exploitation services
Websites requesting unnecessary sensitive information
Websites that violate Playflick policies

18. Confidentiality and Private Projects

Casting and audition activity may involve confidential scripts, unreleased projects, private footage, personal information, or business plans.

Users should use written agreements where confidentiality, ownership, payment, or project secrecy matters.

Playflick is not responsible for enforcing private confidentiality agreements unless required by law or specific written agreement.

19. Disputes About Roles or Auditions

Casting disputes may involve role selection, payment, credit, use of audition materials, project ownership, deadlines, travel, expenses, or creative control.

Playflick may review disputes where they involve Playflick policies, safety, fraud, harassment, payment abuse, or rights issues.

Playflick may not resolve complex private contract, employment, talent, agency, or production disputes.

20. Reports About Casting Abuse

Users may report fake casting calls, unsafe auditions, harassment, child-safety concerns, scams, impersonation, payment abuse, or misuse of audition materials.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us

Please include:

The content, profile, message, link, or casting notice URL
The account, creator, company, or person involved
A clear explanation of the issue
Any screenshots, messages, payment requests, or supporting evidence
Whether a child, young person, or vulnerable person may be at risk

If someone is in immediate danger, contact emergency services or local law enforcement first.

21. Enforcement

Playflick may take action where casting, audition, talent, crew, or collaboration activity violates this policy or other Playflick rules.

Enforcement may include:

Removing casting notices
Removing unsafe links or forms
Restricting messaging or comments
Restricting marketplace or collaboration tools
Removing misleading profiles or claims
Restricting monetisation or paid features
Suspending or terminating accounts
Preserving evidence for safety, legal, fraud, payment, or moderation reasons
Reporting serious child-safety or safety concerns where appropriate or required

22. Appeals

If your casting notice, audition content, collaboration request, marketplace listing, account, or feature access was restricted and you believe Playflick made a mistake, you may request a review under our Appeals Policy where available.

Contact:

Email: hello@playflick.com

Please include:

Your account email
Your username, channel, business, or project name
The affected casting notice, content, or feature
The decision you are appealing
Why you believe the decision was incorrect
Any supporting project, identity, rights, safety, or payment information

23. Privacy and Data Retention

Playflick may process and retain casting reports, audition-related complaints, support messages, profile records, marketplace records, moderation decisions, appeal records, evidence, safety reports, payment records, and enforcement records.

These records may be retained for safety, legal compliance, fraud prevention, payment disputes, child protection, moderation, appeals, account security, and platform integrity.

More information is available in our Privacy Policy, Data Retention Policy, and Evidence Preservation Policy.

24. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Talent, Casting & Audition Safety Policy from time to time.

Changes may reflect new creator tools, marketplace tools, safety practices, child-safety requirements, fraud risks, AI risks, legal requirements, or platform updates.

Your continued use of Playflick after changes become effective means you agree to the updated policy.

25. Contact Us

For casting safety concerns, fake audition reports, performer safety complaints, child-safety concerns, marketplace issues, appeals, or policy enquiries, contact:

Playflick™ Media .ltd
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom

Safety Contact Email: hello@playflick.com
Contact Page: https://playflick.com/contact-us
Website: https://playflick.com

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