INSPIRATION PRIVACY POLICY

Inspiration ("we" or "us") place great importance on visitor privacy and the security of all guests visiting http://www.inspiration2uk.com (the "Website"). We are dedicated to protecting your personal information and have notified the Information Commissioner of our role as data processor under the Data Protection Act 1998. This privacy policy (the "Policy") describes how we work to maintain your trust.

1. Use of the Website

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Policy. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use the Website. This Policy only applies to data collected on the Website, and does not apply to websites of affiliated companies. We reserve the right to modify the Policy at any time without notice. Any changes to our Policy in the future will be posted on the Website and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Policy for any updates and/or changes to the Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in two ways. First, we collect personal information provided to us directly by you, such as when you apply to become a model; place a booking; e-mail us; authenticate an order; or request information from us. Second, we automatically receive information from your browser, including but not limited to your internet protocol (IP) address, information about your browser, "cookie" and "web beacon" or "web bug" information.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons/Web Bugs

3.1 A cookie is a very small file sent to your web browser by a website’s server to process information more efficiently. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the Website uses to track the pages you have visited, however the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. Cookies cannot read data off your hard drive, destroy files, or send viruses. Cookies basically avoid duplication of information. For instance, by setting a cookie on the Website, you would not have to log in a password more than once and save time while visiting the Website. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our Website. You can set your browser to reject a cookie. If you do so, you will still be able to use the Website, but you may be limited in some areas of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our Website. For more information about cookies and how to turn them off, please visit the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s website at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

3.2 A web beacon or web bug is a file used to monitor your journey around a single website or collection of websites. They may be used in association with cookies to understand how visitors interact with the pages and content on the pages of a website. Being able to recognize you enables us to make the Website more user friendly.

4. Use of the Collected Information

4.1 We generally use information provided by you to enhance your experience of the Website, to customize the advertising and content you see, to fulfill your requests for products or services, to improve our products and services, to contact you, and to gather and review statistical information.

4.2 By providing us with your details, you agree that we may send you marketing and promotional material or other information about our products and services. We may also send you surveys or market research questionnaires which you may or may not choose to participate in.

4.3 We may use tracking information that is automatically sent to us to determine which areas of our Website are most (and least) popular based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page of the Website performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for our users.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

5.1 We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group of companies, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, (as defined in section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985).

5.2 We may disclose your information to third parties under the following circumstances:

5.2.1 where, in order for us to provide our products and services to you, we may need to appoint other organizations to carry out some of the processing activities on our behalf. These will include, for example, delivery organizations and mailing houses. In these circumstances, we will take all steps reasonably necessary to endeavour that your information will be used in a manner consistent with the Policy;

5.2.2 in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal proceedings, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;

5.2.3 where it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threats, violations of our terms and conditions, or as otherwise required by law; or

5.2.4 in connection with the sale, merger, joint venture, acquisition, or reorganization of us or any of our subsidiaries or parent companies and their respective assets, where we may have to disclose your information to our new business partners or owners.

5.3 Where you have consented by "opting in" when providing us with details, we may also allow carefully selected third parties, including in particular, our commercial sponsors, to contact you occasionally about products and services which may be of interest to you. They may contact you by post, telephone or fax, as well as by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted by these companies in the future, please contact the Privacy Policy manager to update your preferences at trisha@inspiration2uk.com.

5.4 We may also pass aggregate information on the usage of the Website to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to identify you.

5.5 Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

6. Use of Your Information Outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

6.1 The information you provide to us will be held on our computers and may be accessed by or given to our staff, companies within our group or other third parties who may be located outside the EEA. These parties act for us for the purposes set out in the Policy or for other purposes approved by you. Please note that if you submit your data to us, you will be giving your consent to the data being transferred outside the EEA.

6.2 Countries outside the EEA and the USA do not always have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is used by third parties in accordance with this Policy.

7. Security and Data Retention

7.1 We endeavour to protect personal information under our control in order to prevent the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or alteration of your information.

7.2 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will take reasonable steps to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

7.3 We will retain your information for a reasonable period as long as the law requires.

8. Links to Other Websites

The Website may contain links to other websites that are owned and operated by third parties. Even if the third party is affiliated with us, we have no control over these linked websites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee or be responsible for the data collection practices of such other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements for those linked websites.

9. Privacy of Children

The Website is not designed for, or directed to children. As such, we do not intend to collect and will not knowingly collect any personal information from children below the age of 16 without parental consent. If you are under 16, you must ask your parent or guardian before you send any information to us or ask us to e-mail anything to you. By sending us any information or asking us to send you information you are confirming that you have received the informed consent of your parent or guardian. Parents are encouraged to review their children’s e-mail and internet activities to ensure that the Website is being used by their child in accordance with parental consent and this Policy. Should parents wish to access their children’s personal information held by us, they should contact the Privacy Policy Manager at trisha@inspiration2uk.com .

10. Accessing and Updating

You are entitled to see the information that we hold about you or your child and you may ask us for a copy of such information. We may charge you a small administration fee of £10 for providing you with these details. If you believe that any of the data we hold about you or your child has changed or is incorrect, please ask us to change or update such data by contacting, the Privacy Policy Manager at trisha@inspiration2uk.com .

11. Your Choice

You may choose to stop receiving communications from us at any time. To request removal from our mailing list, to access your personal information or to ask us to remove your personal information from our database, please send a message with your request to the Privacy Policy Manager at trisha@inspiration2uk.com.

12. Questions and Contacting Us

If you have any comments, questions or suggestions relating to our use of your information, the information collected or your use of the Website please contact the Privacy Policy Manager at trisha@inspiration2uk.com .

 

 

 
INSPIRATION: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read this document carefully before booking an Inspiration model or artist. All clients must sign a booking confirmation before an assignment. By signing our agreement you have accepted our terms and conditions.

1. As required by Department of Employment regulations, Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency booking confirmation contained the terms of the booking must be signed and returned by the client.

Booking fees
2. Permitted Use. In general, booking fees cover the right to use one image for one year from the date of the booking, in the UK only, for the initial Permitted Use.

3. Daily/Hourly Rate. Booking fees are charged by the day or by the hour. The minimum booking period is 2 hours.

4. Overtime. Overtime rates apply before 9am,after 6pm and on all bookings over eight hours.
a) The overtime rate is one and a half times the normal rate between 1800 and 2400 hours
b) A special rate is negotiated for night work between 2400 and 0900 hours
c) Work on Saturdays is one and a half times the normal rate
d) Work on Sundays and Bank Holidays is at double the normal rate


5. Travel. Travel will be charged at half the hourly rate: this applies to travel outside a ten mile radius of Gillingham, Kent.

6. Fittings. Fees for fittings are charged at half the hourly rate with a minimum of £40 per hour.

7. Location Bookings. If a model on location is prevented from returning to London/Kent to work - half the daily fee is to be paid per day (NB: when a location booking is made the Client must provide information about transport there and back).

8. In the event that models from other agencies are working on the same assignment providing the same services as Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency, Inspiration reserve the right to charge at the same rate as the other agency.

Additional Fees - To be agreed at the time of booking:-
9.
a) Usage - Additional fees are payable for the right to use the photographs (or reproductions or adaptations of or drawings there from either complete or in part alone or in conjunction with any wording or drawings including electronic imaging) for all known or anticipated purposes other than the initial Permitted Use (e.g. packs, posters, show cards, record covers, swing tickets, etc.). In general the additional fees cover the right to use one image for one year from the date of the booking in the UK only for the purpose or purposes agreed whether or not appropriated.
b)Territory - Additional fees are also payable for the right to use the photographs (or reproductions or adaptations of or drawings there from either complete or in part alone or in conjunction with any wordings or drawings including electronic imaging) for all known or anticipated territories other than the UK. In general the additional fees cover the right to use one image for one year from the date of the booking in the territory or territories agreed.

10.
a) Usage -  It is the client's responsibility to notify the agent and negotiate additional fees (including extensions and existing agreements) for any usage which may be required or anticipated subsequent to the time of booking as per 9(a) above
b) Territory - It is the client's responsibility to notify the agent and negotiate additional fees (including extensions and existing agreements) for any territory which may be required or anticipated subsequent to the time of booking as per 9(b) above

11. All fees for the right to use pictures once agreed are payable irrespective of whether the pictures are used or not.

Agency Fees
12.
a)
All bookings excepting equity contract TV commercials subject to repeats: the agency charges a supplement of 20% on all hourly daily and usage fees. Both agency fees and model fees will be invoiced by the agent. Unless otherwise agreed at the time of booking the model disbursement is included at 66.67% and the agents' fee at 33.33% of the invoice total. VAT and any agreed expenses will be added where appropriate.
b) For TV Commercials involving an agreed buy out: The agency will charge a supplement 20% on both the shoot fee and the buy out fee

13. Payment - On all invoices payment is due on presentation of invoice. In all cases the person booking the model will be invoiced and solely responsible for payment unless otherwise agreed at the time of booking. We reserve the right to invoice the "ultimate client" (i.e. designer/manufacturer/owner of the product in question). No use of pictures is permitted unless and until all relevant fees have been paid.

14. Exclusivity. A special fee will be negotiated when the work is in conjunction with a produce which precludes works for competing products. It is the Client's responsibility to check whether conflicting work has been done. If a model advertises a product he/she is able to work for any competitor unless an exclusion fee is negotiated.

Provisional Bookings:
15.
Provisional bookings will be automatically cancelled if they are not confirmed within 24 hours of the proposed booking or a definite booking is offered and the provisional cannot be confirmed.

Cancellations
16.
a )
If a booking is cancelled within five working days of the starting time the full fee will be charged unless the same model is re-booked within 24 hours in which case half the fee will be charged.
b) If a booking is cancelled outside the five day period but within ten working days of the starting time then half the fee will be charged.
c) Bookings of more than three days duration: If the booking is cancelled within a period equal to the length of the booking then the full fee is charged. Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays are excluded from these calculations. This is a reciprocal arrangement between model and client. However, if a booking is cancelled because of illness or because of force majeur as defined in clause 26 the model shall not be liable for cancellation charges.

17. Weather-Permitting bookings. At the first cancellation, a half-fee is charged unless the client fails to cancel in time to prevent the model's attendance, when the full fee is payable. At the second cancellation the full fee is charged.

Meals
18.
Clients are responsible for models' meals on all bookings outside the London/Kent area.

Videos
19.
All fees will be invoiced to the record company. For all videos the normal daily rates will apply plus a buy-out to be negotiated.

Fashion Shows
20.
Payment of the agreed fee confers the right to make use of a model's services on the catwalk for the specified show and the right to use photographs and video of the show for reporting purposes only. Any other usage must be negotiated at the time of the booking.

Test and Experimental Photography
21.
A photographer is not entitled to use test and experimental photographs for commercial purposes unless specific arrangements have been made before the photographic session.

Copyright
22.
The photographer is not entitled to use any of the images he takes for any usage beyond that agreed under sections 2,9,10 above. The photographer to this extent agrees to restrict use of his copyright and, if the model agency client is not a photographer, the client is to draw these terms and conditions to the attention of the photographer and obtain his agreement before the shoot commences.

Complaints
23.
Any cause for complaint should be reported when it arises. Complaints cannot be considered in retrospect.

24. Indemnity and Insurance
a)
the Client shall indemnify Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency fully against all claims proceedings actions damages legal costs expense and any other liabilities in respect of death or personal injury or loss of or damages to any property which is caused directly or indirectly by any act or omission of the Client
b) the Client shall effect and maintain with a reputable insurance company any policy or policies of insurance providing an adequate level of cover in respect of all risks which may incurred by the Client arising out of the Client's performance of the contract in respect of death or personal injury or loss or damage to property
c) the Client shall produce to Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency on request copies of all insurance policies referred to in this condition or other evidence confirming the existence and extent of the cover given by those policies together with receipts or other evidence of payment of the latest premiums due under those properties
d) terms of any insurance or amount of cover shall not relieve the Client of any liabilities under this agreement  It shall be the responsibility of the Client to determine the amount of insurance cover that will adequately enable the Client to satisfy any liability referred to in this condition

25. Services of Notices and Communications
a)
Except as otherwise expressly provided for within the agreement no notice or other communication from one party to the other shall have any validity under the agreement unless made in writing or on behalf of the party concerned
b) Any notice or communication which is to be given by either party to the other shall be given by letter or by facsimile transmission confirmed by letter. Such letters shall be delivered by hand or sent pre-paid by First Class Post to the other party and for this purpose Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency, Woodlands School Community Centre, Woodland Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2DU. If the other party does not acknowledge receipt of any such letter or facsimile transmission and the mail is not returned as undelivered the notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given three working days after the day on which the letter was posted

26. Force Majeure
a)
Neither party shall be liable to the other party by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement which is due to force majeure where there is no practical means available to the party concerned to avoid such failure or delay
b) If either party becomes aware of any circumstances of force majeure which may give rise to any such failure or delay or which appear likely to do so that party shall promptly give notice of those circumstances as soon as practicable after becoming aware of them and shall inform the other party of the period for which it estimates the failure or delay shall continue
c) For the purposes of this condition force majeure means any event or occurrence which is outside the control of the party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventative action by the party concerned but shall not include any industrial action undertaken by the Client

27. This contract shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English Law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales. Please Note:

28. All fees are to be negotiated only with Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency.

29. Whilst every reasonable endeavour is made to provide satisfactory and efficient service to our clients we cannot be held responsible for a model's conduct on an assignment.

30. Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency cannot be held responsible for any costs incurred as a result of the lateness of a model in attending a booking

31. Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency reserve the right to negotiate within the structure of these Terms and Conditions

32. Models introduced by us to a client or his agent must be booked through Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency.

33. As the supplier of services these terms and conditions take precedence over any terms and conditions which may be received from the client, even if those terms and conditions have a clause similar to this

34. These contractual terms and conditions bind all clients who contract with Inspiration Model and Entertainment Agency and clients who are so must notify all third parties affected by the contract that these terms and conditions apply.

 


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