STANDARD CONTRACT BETWEEN REEL FAN AND CONTENT CREATOR
  • Introduction: This Standard Contract between ReelFan and Content Creator ("this agreement") sets out the terms which govern each transaction between a ReelFan and a Content Creator on ReelMe
  • When does this agreement apply? Each time a ReelFan/ Content Creator Transaction is initiated on ReelMe, this Standard Contract between ReelFan and Content Creator will apply to the exclusion of any other terms which the ReelFan or Content Creator may propose, and this Standard Contract between ReelFan and Content Creator will legally bind the Fan and Content Creator participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction.
  • Parties: The only parties to this agreement are the ReelFan and Content Creator participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction. Neither Reel Me Limited nor any of its subsidiary companies is a party to this agreement and neither Reel Me Limited nor any of its subsidiary companies grants any rights in respect of, nor participates in, any ReelFan/ Content Creator Transaction, except that Reel Me Limited or any of its subsidiary companies may act as a payment intermediary in accordance with the Content Creator’s and ReelFan’s instructions set out in section 5 of this agreement.
  • Interpretation: In this agreement, defined terms have the following meanings:
    • “ReelMe" means the website accessed via the URL www.reelme.com or via any web browser;
    • "Content" means any material uploaded to ReelMe by any User (whether a Content Creator or a ReelFan), including any photos, videos, audio (for example music and other sounds), livestream material, data, text (such as comments and hashtags), metadata, images, interactive features, emojis, GIFs, memes, and any other material whatsoever;
    • “Content Creator" means a User who has set up their ReelMe account as a Content Creator account to post Content on ReelMe to be viewed by other Users;
    • "ReelFan" means a User who follows a Content Creator and is able to view the Content Creator's Content;
    • “ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction" means any transaction between a ReelFan and a Content Creator on ReelMe by which access is granted to the Content Creator's Content, including in any of the following ways: (i) a Subscription, (ii) payments made by a ReelFan to view a Content Creator's pay-per-view Content (pay-per-view media and pay-per-view live stream), and (iii) payments made by a ReelFan to use the ReelFan interaction function on a Content Creator's account;
    • "ReelFan Payment" means (i) any and all payments made by a ReelFan in respect of any ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction, and (ii) any and all tips;
    • "RM Fee" means the fee charged to Content Creators in accordance with section 5 of the ReelMe Terms of Use for Creators;
    • "Subscription" means a ReelFan's subscription to a Content Creator's account;
    • "VAT" means United Kingdom value added tax and any other tax imposed in addition to or in substitution for it at the rate from time to time imposed and any equivalent or similar governmental, state, federal, provincial, or municipal indirect tax, charge, duty, impost or levy in any other jurisdiction; and
    • "Tax" shall include all forms of tax and statutory, governmental, state, federal, provincial, local government or municipal charges, duties, imposts, contributions, levies, withholdings or liabilities wherever chargeable and whether of the UK or any other jurisdiction.
  • Pricing and payment: By entering into a ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction, the ReelFan agrees to pay the ReelFan Payment applicable to the relevant ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction in accordance with the pricing published in the Content Creator's account plus any VAT which is applicable. The ReelFan and Content Creator participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction authorize Reel Me Limited or any of its subsidiaries to act as a payment intermediary and to collect, hold, and process the ReelFan Payment and any applicable VAT, to deduct the RM Fee, and to pay out the sums due to Content Creators as described in the ReelMe Terms of Service.
  • License of Content: Once the ReelFan has made the ReelFan Payment for a ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction, the Content Creator grants to the ReelFan a limited license to access the applicable Content of that Content Creator to which the ReelFan/ Content Creator Transaction relates (the "Relevant Content"). This license is non-transferable, non-sublicensable and non-exclusive, and permits the ReelFan to access and view the Relevant Content on the ReelFan's personal device and via a normal web browser (and to make a temporary copy of such Content only to the extent that this is an incidental and technical process forming part of the ReelFan's accessing the Content (i.e. caching)), in accordance with the ReelMe Acceptable Use Policy.
  • Ownership of Content: The ReelFan participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction acknowledges and agrees that the license of the Relevant Content provided in section 6 of this agreement does not result in the ReelFan acquiring any rights in or to the Relevant Content, which rights shall be retained by the Content Creator of the Relevant Content.
  • Expiry of license: The license granted to a ReelFan in relation to the Relevant Content will expire automatically without notice in the following circumstances:
    • if the ReelFan Payment related to the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction was unsuccessful, or is charged back or reversed for any reason;
    • in respect of pay-per-view Content, once the Ree;Fan has completed viewing the Content;
    • in respect of Subscriptions, at the end of the subscription period, unless the Subscription is configured to automatically renew as described in section 8(h) of the ReelMe Terms of Use for ReelFans;
    • if the ReelFan's User account is suspended or terminated for any reason;
    • if the ReelFan acts in breach of the ReelMe Acceptable Use Policy (whether in relation to the Relevant Content or at all);
    • if the Content is removed from the Content Creator's account;
    • if the ReelFan closes their ReelMe User account.
  • Cancellation and refunds: In respect of every ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction:
    • The ReelFan acknowledges that the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction will result in a supply of the relevant Content to the ReelFan before the end of the period of 14 days from the date when the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction is entered into, and the ReelFan gives his or her express consent to this and confirms to the Content Creator that he or she is aware that any statutory right to cancel the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction which the ReelFan has under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 or any other applicable law will therefore be lost.
    • This agreement does not affect any statutory right to receive a refund from the Content Creator which a ReelFan may have under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 or any other applicable law.
  • Obligations between Content Creator and ReelFan: In respect of every ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction:
    • The ReelFan and the Content Creator participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction agree to comply at all times with the ReelMe Acceptable Use Policy in relation to the Relevant Content, including when accessing, viewing and interacting with it.
    • The ReelFan participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction agrees to make the ReelFan Payment required to access, view or interact with the Relevant Content, and agrees not to initiate a chargeback other than if the ReelFan disputes the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction in good faith.
    • The Content Creator participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction agrees to make the Relevant Content available to the ReelFan once the ReelFan has made the ReelFan Payment applicable to the Relevant Content.
    • The Content Creator warrants (makes a legally enforceable promise) that it possesses all necessary rights in and to the Relevant Content sufficient to license it to the ReelFan in the territory in which the ReelFan will be accessing the Relevant Content, and has obtained any and all permissions and consents needed to grant the license in section 6 of this agreement.
    • The Content Creator is solely responsible for creating and uploading the Relevant Content. The Content Creator provides no guarantees that it will continue to create and upload Relevant Content on an ongoing basis.
    • Unless there has been negligence or other breach of duty by the Content Creator, the accessing by the ReelFan of the Content Creator's Content is entirely at the ReelFan's own risk.
  • No guarantees: The ReelFan participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction acknowledges that Content Creators may add and remove Content at any time from their Content Creator account, and that Content Creators have the discretion to decide what sort of Content to make available on their account. In addition, the ReelFan participating in the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction acknowledges that there may be circumstances where it is not possible for the ReelFan to access to Relevant Content to be provided under the ReelFan/Content Creator Transaction, including:
    • if the Content Creator's account is suspended or deleted;
    • if the ReelFan's account is suspended or deleted;
    • if the availability of all or any part of ReelMe site is suspended or inaccessible; or
    • if the Content Creator is unable to create or upload Relevant Content in the future.
  • Terms relating to disputes:
    • This agreement is governed by English law and English law will apply to any claim that arises out of or relates to this agreement. The ReelFan will also be able to rely on mandatory rules of the law of the country where he or she lives.
    • Where claims can be brought:
      • If this agreement is with a ReelFan resident in the United Kingdom or the European Union, any claim under this agreement may be brought in the courts of England and Wales or the courts of the country where the ReelFan lives.
      • If this agreement is with a ReelFan resident outside of the United Kingdom or the European Union any claim under this agreement must be brought in the courts of England and Wales, unless the ReelFan and Creator otherwise agree.