These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of our websites, such as NetworkISA.org (collectively, “Websites”), and your receipt of any product, program, service, and information (collectively, “Services”) made available through the Websites. Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing the Websites or using the Services, you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these Terms and agree, without limitation or qualification, to be legally bound by and to comply with them. If you do not agree with some or all of these Terms, you are not authorized to use the Websites or Services. The terms “ISA”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refer to the International Screenwriters' Association LLC, 8581 Santa Monica Blvd, #438, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Websites and Services.

By logging in or browsing the Websites, you are agreeing to allow us to use cookies.

All content provided by us on or in connection with the Websites or Services, such as information, names, text, graphics, images, audio, video, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade dresses, brands, designs, icons, downloads, data, software, patents, and other intellectual property or proprietary materials (collectively, “ISA Content”), and all right, title, and interest in and to the ISA Content, is the property of ISA and protected by United States and international intellectual property, proprietary, and other laws. Except as set forth herein, nothing herein should be construed as granting you any license or right to use any ISA Content without our prior written permission, including, without limitation, reproducing, modifying, publishing, transmitting, distributing, performing, displaying, selling, or adapting ISA Content; using ISA Content in connection with any other product or service; or using ISA Content in any disparaging or discrediting manner. Without limiting the foregoing, as a user of the Websites or Services, you are granted a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Websites or Services for non-commercial, non-profit, non-public, and personal use only in accordance with these Terms, and you may only print, download, or copy any portion of the Websites or Services to which you have properly gained access solely for such permitted uses, provided that you must keep intact all copyright, trademark, service mark, and other intellectual and proprietary rights notices intact. All other content on the Websites or Services that is not owned by ISA is the property of its respective owners. We do not claim ownership in any content or materials owned by you (collectively, “Your Content”) that you submit to us or authorize us to use in connection with the Websites or Services, but you hereby grant us the necessary rights to use Your Content as required by us to provide you with the Websites and Services herein, such as our (and our affiliates, successors, licensees, and assigns) worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, and non-exclusive license to use, copy, reproduce, display, submit, promote, and distribute Your Content, such as your name, likeness, and biography, in connection with the Websites, Services, and the promotion and advertising thereof. You understand that no compensation in any form shall be due or payable to you in connection with the exercise of the rights to Your Content as set forth herein. You also expressly acknowledge and agree that all of the rights that you grant regarding Your Content shall continue in full force until you request removal of Your Content from the Websites or Services as set forth in these Terms. All right, title, and interest not expressly granted by ISA are expressly reserved by ISA.

You agree to protect ISA’s rights hereunder and to comply with all reasonable written requests made by ISA to protect our rights. You agree to notify us in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any unauthorized access or use of the Website or Services by any party or of any claim that the Website or Services infringes upon any rights.

ISA is under no obligation to display, reproduce, or distribute Your Content and may remove Your Content from the Websites or Services at anytime without notice. ISA reserves the right to modify, add, cancel, or delete services, products, or features of the Websites of Services at any time without notice, and these Terms shall continue to apply thereto unless otherwise expressly stipulated. Your continued use of the Websites or Services shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

We provide links to third party sites for your convenience only. Such sites are beyond our control, and no representation, warranty, or guarantee is made by us with respect thereto, such as to their content, information, availability, completeness, correctness, accuracy, usefulness, timeliness, or reliability. Use or reliance on links to such third party sites and the content therein is at your own risk. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any information or material contained in such third party sites or as a result of your use of or reliance upon any information or material contained therein.

Users of the Websites who sign up for an account (“ISAConnect Members”) can create profiles, upload authorized content, post bios, enter into contests, connect with industry professionals, enroll into programs, request services, purchase products, submit to writing gigs, share success stories, read news, and utilize other member-only services. Once you have set up a password, you will be given access to your profile and other private areas of your account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and login information. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account, login information, and password. Passwords are subject to cancellation or suspension by us at any time.

Users who are not ISA Members may access the public areas of the Websites only. All users must be at least 18 years of age or have parental or guardian consent.

The retrieval of the Websites, Services, or ISA Content, via any methods such as data mining, robots, scraping, spider, or similar data gathering or extraction methods, to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a copy, collection, compilation, database, or directory without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited.

You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from the Website, Services, or ISA Content. You may not use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture or extract information about usage or users.

Your use of the Websites, Services, ISA Content, or Your Content for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms is strictly prohibited.

• We reserve the right to edit Your Content, including bio and success story, to meet ISA standards.
• Outside links/URLs are not to be posted within your profile or success stories and will be removed.
• You represent that all of Your Content is true and correct and agree that misrepresenting yourself in any way is prohibited. You will not tag Your Content, your profile, success stories, or other content inaccurately. Falsifying information will result in an immediate termination of your account and access to the Websites and Services.
• If you add a company name to your profile, it must be a true company and not a personal website or a website promoting a film or show. We reserve the right to delete such company name in your profile at our sole discretion.
• Your website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social media accounts listed in your profile must be your own.
• All material you upload under “My Screenplays” in the Websites must be an actual screenplay in .pdf or other formats acceptable by us.
• Industry professionals may request access to Your Content. It is your decision and right to grant or deny access. Once you grant access, you accept any and all risk. We are not responsible for Your Content.
• Any intellectual property you post on the Website, such as screenplays, are still owned fully by you subject to these Terms.
• You take full responsibility and release the ISA from any and all claims pertaining to the theft of Your Content posted to your profile or transmitted to a third party via the Website.

• Harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of other users, by electronic or other means, for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications
• Damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Websites or Services
• Use the Websites or Services in any unlawful manner
• Use automated scripts to collect information from or otherwise interact with the Websites or Services
• Frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any ISA Content without ISA’s express written consent
• Use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing the ISA Content without ISA’s express written consent
• Misuse or wrongly distribute your account information
• Upload, post, transmit, share, store, or otherwise make available any content that the ISA deems to be harmful, threatening, unlawful, defamatory, infringing, abusive, inflammatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene, fraudulent, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable
• Upload, post, transmit, share, store, or otherwise make available any content that violates any law or regulation or infringes, violates, or misappropriates any person’s or any entity’s rights, including, without limitation, any person’s or any entity’s intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, any privacy rights, or any contractual rights
• Upload, post, transmit, share, store, or otherwise make available any personal information regarding any person under the age of eighteen (18) years
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age, your credentials, or your affiliation with any person or entity
• Contacting “Industry Professionals” outside of the Websites without their express written permission
• Attempt to sign up for or otherwise create a membership for any person except for yourself
• Upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations, promotional materials, “junk mail”, “spam”, “chain letters”, “pyramid schemes” or any other form of solicitation or engage in any activity that violates the CAN-SPAM Act or any other law regulating the transmission of email
• Upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses, worms, malwares, trojans, or other harmful or destructive content, or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment
• Upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any material that contains unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third-party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing)
• Upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any pornographic or obscene content
• Engage in actions that threaten or incite violence or intimidate or harass others
• Defame or disparage the ISA, including writers, producers, agents, managers, directors, and all others
• Upload, post, transmit, share, store, or otherwise make available content that, in the sole judgment of the ISA, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Websites or Services, or which may expose the ISA or its users to any harm or liability of any type
• Use, transfer, distribute, or dispose of any information contained in the Websites or Services in any manner that could compete with the business of ISA
• Conduct activities that violate international law or common decency (at ISA’s sole discretion)
• Use the Websites or Services to publish information that you do not have the right to disclose or make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships
• Engage in actions inconsistent with the core values articulated on Websites or Services
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any security-related system, function, or feature of the Websites or Services, or any system, function, or feature designed to prevent or restrict the use or copying of content or otherwise effect one or more limitations on the use of the Websites, Services, or any content associated therewith

ISA reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms, and to take any action we deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses, and traffic information. Any unauthorized use of the Websites and Services is strictly prohibited and may be subject to civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws

• Registering for an ISAConnect membership authorizes ISA to bill your account monthly or yearly, dependent on the subscription selected. Modifications to your plan or billing information can be made on the Account Details page

• ISA Basic or ISAConnect: All sales for products, services, contests, events, ISAConnect Monthly and Yearly registrations and/or other are final and non-refundable. Monthly subscriptions to ISAConnect can be canceled at any time by going to your Account Details and clicking Cancel Plan. If you have trouble doing so, please email us at: Accounting@NetworkISA.org. Your account will remain ISAConnect through the end of the paid-up period.
• Third Parties: Please note that we do not bear any responsibility and therefore we do not satisfy any refund/return/exchange requests for any third-party products, services, contests, or events. All sales are final and non-refundable.
• Registration Errors: In the event of an error during registration, please email us at Accounting@NetworkISA.org within twenty-four (24) hours to request a refund explaining the error. No refund requests will be accepted or fulfilled after the first twenty-four (24) hours from registration and there are no exceptions. If your registration, purchase, application, or other is for a third-party resource listed on the Websites, please contact that resource for further assistance.
• Chargebacks: If you contact your credit card company before requesting a refund from us, you will be invoiced any chargeback or bank fees associated with that refund.

• The electronic or the physical signature of the individual that is authorized on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest
• A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you believe has been infringed upon
• A description of the location of the site which you allege has been infringing upon your work
• Your physical address, telephone number, and email address
• A statement, in which you state that the alleged and disputed use of your work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agents or the law
• And finally, a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the aforementioned information in your notice is truthful and accurate, and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner, representative or agent authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf

• You acknowledge that you are making your submission or posts voluntarily and that the ISA Parties and any other party have no obligation to you of any kind.
• You acknowledge that ISA has no obligation to screen any submission or post, ISA may arrange the submissions or posts at ISA’s sole discretion, and ISA may exclude or remove any submission or post for any or no reason
• You acknowledge that ISA cannot confirm the accuracy or completeness of any submission or post, including the identity of such user. ISA assumes no responsibility, and disclaims all liability for the content, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, or availability of any submission or post
• You represent and warrant that you are the sole and exclusive creator, author, and owner of your submission or post, and that to your knowledge no one else has any right thereto
• You acknowledge that other persons, including the ISA Parties, may have also submitted or made public, or may hereafter submit or make public, similar or identical material, and you understand that you will not be entitled to any compensation in the event such other similar or identical material is used.
• You agree that your submissions and posts and the contents thereof are part of Your Content and subject to the applicable provisions of the Terms herein.
• You agree not to contact the person who created a post unless such person contacts you directly
• You authorize ISA to redistribute your submissions or posts and the contents thereof to third parties.
• You agree that there is no obligation for ISA or any other party to review or select the submission or post
• You agree that there is no obligation to keep any submissions or posts confidential and that ISA or any other party is not obligated to return your submissions or posts or the contents thereof to you.
• You agree that should you bring any action against ISA or any other party, your sole remedy shall be limited to monetary damages, if any, and that you shall not be entitled to injunctive or equitable relief
• You acknowledge that the ISA and any other party are not responsible for any outcome or result of your submissions or posts, that you hereby release the ISA and any other party from all claims as set forth elsewhere in these Terms with respect to your submissions or posts, and that you shall comply with all other provisions of these Terms
• You acknowledge that once you submit to a post (whether in the form of a job application, resume, email, or otherwise), ISA does not have control over the use or disclosure of that information. If you want to request to delete, modify, or maintain confidence over any such information, you must make such a request directly to the post contact to which you submitted.
• You acknowledge that ISA is not responsible for the content of any submission, post, messages, screener questions, skills assessments, or related content and their format or method of delivery.
• You acknowledge that ISA does not choose the questions asked by potential employers or decide the job qualification criteria and that ISA cannot guarantee that potential employers will consider such submission or make a particular determination with regard to such submission.
• You acknowledge that ISA does not guarantee the identity of any potential employer or any individuals working for such employers and that ISA cannot make any guarantee regarding health and safety measures in such employer’s hiring or interviewing process. ISA recommends users to follow personal health and safety best practices as recommended by the World Health Organization or similar institution.
• You acknowledge that ISA does not guarantee the validity of a job offer and cautions users to verify the validity of a job offer before taking an adverse action regarding their current employment situations. Users are solely responsible for verifying the accuracy of any potential employer or job offer.
• You acknowledge that ISA is not responsible for offering alternative methods of screening, if so required by the Americans with Disabilities Act or any other equivalent state act, and that the responsibility for offering any such alternative method lies solely with the potential employer. If you require an accommodation, or any alternative method(s) of Assessment, screening or application, you must indicate it to the potential employer.
• You acknowledge that any rights you have under any applicable employment, equality or discrimination laws, the US Fair Credit Reporting Act, any corresponding state laws, or any similar laws regulating consumer or credit reporting agencies in other countries, may only be asserted against the user or potential employers.
• You acknowledge that that ISA is not acting as a job placement agency or staffing firm. You also understand that by referring to or using the Websites or Services, you are not guaranteed job interviews, job placement, or assurance of being hired or hiring others, and you take full responsibility therefor.
• While we endeavor to make this service the best it can be, employer websites are not controlled by us, and we cannot guarantee that your application will be properly received and logged by the third-party employer website upon transmission.
• You agree to comply with the applicable laws or regulations of the state and country where the job is to be performed, including laws relating to labor and employment, equal employment opportunity and employment eligibility requirements, data privacy, data access and use and intellectual property.
• You agree that no submission or posts shall contain false information or will solicit employees or employers by intentional misrepresentation, such as, misrepresentation of the terms of employment, the hiring entity, or the identity of the applicant or poster.