Terms of Use

Effective Date: June 15, 2026 | Last Updated: June 8, 2026 Thomas Abram, Inc. | legal@abram.network

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the ABRAM Network platform (the "Platform," available at app.abram.network and abram.network), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree, you must not access or use the Platform.

If you are accessing the Platform on behalf of an organization (a "Company Account"), you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and these Terms apply to both you individually and the organization.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Thomas Abram, Inc. ("ABRAM," "we," "us," or "our").

2. What Is ABRAM

ABRAM is a creative intelligence platform that provides production management, AI-assisted crew assembly, project management tools, scheduling, financial workflows, and talent discovery for the creative and film production industries. ABRAM operates as a platform intermediary — we connect clients and contractors and provide the tools to manage those relationships, but we are not a party to any agreement made between users.

3. User Roles & Eligibility

3.1 Account Types

The Platform supports two primary user roles:

Clients: Organizations or individuals who post production projects, discover and invite contractors, manage crew, and issue payments through the Platform.
Contractors: Creative professionals or production companies who offer services, receive project invitations, complete work, and receive payouts through the Platform.

You may only register for the role that accurately describes your intended use. Misrepresenting your role is grounds for account termination.

3.2 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into contracts in your jurisdiction to use the Platform.

3.3 Organization Accounts

Clients and contractors may operate within a Company Account. The account administrator ("Admin") who creates or controls a Company Account:

Accepts these Terms on behalf of the organization;
Is responsible for the conduct of all members added to that account;
May grant or restrict member permissions in accordance with Platform features.

Each individual member of a Company Account must also individually accept these Terms upon account creation. Both the Admin and each member are individually bound by these Terms.

4. Platform Role — ABRAM as a Marketplace Intermediary

IMPORTANT: ABRAM is not a party to any payment, contract, work agreement, or service engagement between Clients and Contractors.

4.1 No Payment Liability

ABRAM provides payment infrastructure (including Stripe-powered invoicing and payouts) as a convenience to facilitate transactions between Clients and Contractors. ABRAM is not responsible for:

A Client's failure to pay a Contractor;
A Contractor's failure to deliver services;
Disputes over the quality, scope, or completion of work;
Chargeback or fraud losses arising from transactions between users.

4.2 No Employment Relationship

Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between ABRAM and any user. Contractors are independent professionals, not employees of ABRAM.

4.3 No Endorsement

ABRAM does not vet, verify, guarantee, or endorse the work quality, credentials, or legal compliance of any Contractor or Client listed on the Platform. AI-generated matches and recommendations are tools to assist decision-making — final hiring and engagement decisions are the responsibility of the parties involved.

5. Role-Specific Obligations

5.1 Client Obligations

As a Client, you agree to:

Provide accurate and complete project briefs and requirements;
Honor payment obligations for completed work orders and invoices issued through the Platform;
Not engage Contractors discovered through ABRAM outside the Platform for the purpose of circumventing fees or agreements;
Comply with all applicable employment, labor, and tax laws when engaging Contractors;
Ensure your organization's use of the Platform complies with these Terms.

5.2 Contractor Obligations

As a Contractor, you agree to:

Maintain accurate and truthful profile information, including skills, availability, and experience;
Honor accepted work orders and project invitations in good faith;
Connect a valid Stripe account to receive payouts through the Platform;
Comply with all applicable tax, labor, and licensing laws, including obligations arising from union or guild memberships (see Section 15);
Not misrepresent your qualifications, availability, or the services you can provide.

6. AI Features & Automated Processing

6.1 How AI Is Used

ABRAM uses AI and machine learning to:

Parse and analyze uploaded resumes and professional profiles;
Extract skills and attributes from project briefs;
Match Contractors to projects based on availability, skills, location, and other criteria;
Generate call sheets, run-of-shows, and production documents;
Suggest crew compositions and team structures;
Power the ABRAM AI Assistant chatbot;
Search and rank talent via smart search;
Analyze project timelines, hours, and resource allocation;
Other AI-powered features and services as ABRAM evolves the Platform.

AI training use of your data requires your separate, explicit, optional consent. Accepting these Terms does not constitute consent to AI training use of your data, and your access to and use of the Platform is not conditioned on providing such consent.

ABRAM may request your consent to use your data (including profile information, project interactions, and platform usage patterns) to train and improve ABRAM's AI models and algorithms. You may provide, manage, or withdraw this consent at any time through your account settings under Privacy & Consent.

Withdrawal of consent applies prospectively. Data already incorporated into trained model weights cannot be retroactively removed from those models, but no new training use of your data will occur following withdrawal of consent.

Company Brain Exception: Data stored in your organization's Company Brain (private organizational knowledge base) is never used to train ABRAM's shared AI models, regardless of your AI training consent setting.

6.3 No Guarantee of AI Accuracy

AI-generated results — including contractor matches, project estimates, document drafts, and recommendations — are provided as suggestions only. ABRAM makes no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any AI output. Users are responsible for reviewing and verifying all AI-generated content before relying on it.

7. Content Ownership & Licenses

7.1 Your Content

You retain full ownership of all content you upload to the Platform ("User Content"), including resumes, portfolio materials, project files, documents, media, and any other materials. ABRAM claims no ownership rights in your User Content.

7.2 License to ABRAM

By uploading User Content, you grant ABRAM a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, process, reproduce, and display your User Content solely for the purpose of operating and providing the Platform and facilitating connections between Clients and Contractors.

This license does not include the right to use your User Content — including images, video, audio, or creative work — to train any AI model. AI training use is governed exclusively by your separate, optional consent under Section 6.2.

This license terminates upon deletion of your account. Anonymized, non-attributable aggregated data may be retained for legal compliance and platform improvement purposes, but will not contain or be traceable to your User Content.

7.3 ABRAM's Use of AI

ABRAM is an AI-assisted platform, not an AI system. ABRAM does not operate its own AI models. AI-powered features are powered by third-party AI providers (including Anthropic, PBC) acting as underlying technology. Your User Content may be passed to these providers as necessary to deliver Platform features, subject to their data handling terms. ABRAM does not use your User Content to train or fine-tune any AI model, including third-party models, without your separate explicit consent under Section 6.2.

7.4 Your Responsibility for Content

You are solely responsible for the User Content you upload. You represent and warrant that you own or have all necessary rights to upload the content and that your content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights, and does not violate any applicable law.

7.5 Copyright Infringement — DMCA Notice & Takedown

ABRAM respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe content on the Platform infringes your copyright, please submit a written notice to legal@abram.network including:

Identification of the copyrighted work;
Identification of the infringing material and its location;
Your contact information;
A statement of good faith belief; and
A statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate.

ABRAM will respond to valid notices by removing or disabling access to the identified content. Repeat infringers may have their accounts terminated.

7.6 ABRAM Platform IP

All Platform code, design, interfaces, trademarks, logos, proprietary workflows, and technology developed by Thomas Abram, Inc. remain the exclusive property of Thomas Abram, Inc. Third-party AI models and technology integrated into the Platform (such as Anthropic's Claude) remain the property of their respective owners.

8. Payments, Billing & Subscriptions

8.1 Subscription Plans

Access to certain Platform features requires a paid subscription. Subscription fees are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis.

Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. No refunds are issued for partial billing periods.

Upgrades: Upgrades take effect immediately and are billed pro-rated for the remainder of the current billing period.

8.2 Payment Processing

All subscription payments are processed via Stripe. By providing payment information, you authorize ABRAM to charge your payment method on a recurring basis. ABRAM does not store raw payment card information.

8.3 Contractor Payouts

Contractors must connect a valid Stripe Connect account to receive payouts through the Platform. ABRAM is not responsible for delays caused by Stripe's processing timelines, bank holds, or incorrect banking information provided by users.

8.4 Taxes

You are responsible for all applicable taxes arising from your use of the Platform and any transactions you enter into through it. ABRAM may collect and remit certain taxes where required by law.

9. Organization & Team Management

Clients and Contractors may create or join organizational accounts enabling multi-user collaboration with granular permission controls. Admins are responsible for:

Ensuring all members comply with these Terms;
Managing member roles and access permissions appropriately; and
Ensuring invitations are sent only to authorized individuals.

Admins may remove members from their organization at any time.

10. Third-Party Integrations

The Platform integrates with third-party services. When you connect a third-party account, you authorize ABRAM to exchange data with that service as necessary to provide the integration. Integrations include:

Stripe (payments)
WorkOS (authentication/SSO)
Frame.io (video review)
Slack (notifications)
Google/Microsoft Calendar (scheduling)
Resend (transactional email)

Use of these services is subject to their respective Terms and Privacy Policies. ABRAM has executed Data Processing Agreements with each of these service providers where required by applicable law.

11. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

Circumvent or misuse the Platform's matching or discovery tools;
Upload false, misleading, or fraudulent profile or project information;
Engage in harassment, discrimination, or abusive conduct toward other users;
Attempt to access another user's account without authorization;
Reverse engineer, scrape, or extract data from the Platform;
Upload malware, viruses, or malicious code;
Use the Platform for any unlawful purpose;
Violate any applicable intellectual property rights.

12. Platform Availability, Maintenance & Diagnostics

12.1 Availability

ABRAM strives to maintain Platform availability but does not guarantee uninterrupted access. The Platform may be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance, emergency repairs, or circumstances beyond our control.

12.2 Automatic Diagnostics and Crash Reports

To maintain platform integrity, security, and stability, the Platform automatically monitors performance and records system errors and crashes. By using the Platform, you acknowledge and agree that we may collect and analyze diagnostic reports — which may include browser and system specifications and associated account identifiers — to resolve bugs and optimize the service.

Diagnostic data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This collection is carried out under our legitimate interest in ensuring the safe, secure, and reliable operation of the Platform.

13. Termination

ABRAM may suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these Terms. You may delete your account through account settings. Upon termination:

Your access to the Platform ceases immediately;
Personal data is deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy retention timelines; and
Anonymized financial and transaction records are retained for legal compliance purposes.

14. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ABRAM disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

ABRAM IS NOT LIABLE FOR:

Any payments, disputes, or financial losses arising between Clients and Contractors;
Loss of data, revenue, or business opportunities;
Errors or inaccuracies in AI-generated outputs;
Service interruptions or downtime;
Actions of third-party integration providers.

ABRAM's total liability to you for any claim shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total subscription fees you paid to ABRAM in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the claim, or (b) USD $500.

Nothing in this Section limits ABRAM's liability for: (i) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (ii) death or personal injury caused by ABRAM's negligence; or (iii) any liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law, including statutory obligations under GDPR, CCPA, or equivalent privacy regulations.

15. Industry-Specific Notices

15.1 Union & Guild Compliance

The Platform is used by professionals covered by union or guild agreements (e.g., SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, DGA, WGA, Teamsters). It is your sole responsibility to ensure that engagements made through the Platform comply with applicable union, guild, or collective bargaining agreements. ABRAM does not manage, verify, or guarantee union compliance for any project or engagement.

15.2 Production Permits & Insurance

Clients are responsible for obtaining all required production permits, location agreements, and insurance for any project. ABRAM does not provide, arrange, or verify insurance coverage.

15.3 Contractor Classification

Clients are solely responsible for correctly classifying workers under applicable federal, state, and local law, including California AB5, New York's Freelance Isn't Free Act, and equivalent statutes. ABRAM's Platform tools do not constitute a determination of employment status. Clients in California and other jurisdictions with stringent classification requirements are strongly encouraged to obtain qualified legal counsel.

16. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach, ABRAM will notify relevant supervisory authorities within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach where required by applicable law (including GDPR Article 33). Where a breach is likely to result in high risk to affected individuals, ABRAM will also notify affected users without undue delay. All breaches are documented in an internal breach register.

Report suspected breaches to security@abram.network.

17. B2B Data Processing Agreements

If you use ABRAM on behalf of a business and upload personal data of third parties (including employees, crew members, or contractors), ABRAM acts as a data processor and you act as the data controller. Business users may request ABRAM's standard Data Processing Agreement by contacting legal@abram.network. EU and EEA business users are required to execute a DPA before uploading personal data of third parties.

18. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, with arbitration conducted in Washington, D.C.

Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm pending arbitration. Nothing in this Section prevents EU/EEA or UK users from bringing claims before their local courts or supervisory authorities as permitted by applicable law.

19. Changes to These Terms

ABRAM may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or in-app notification at least 30 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

20. Contact

Thomas Abram, Inc.

Email: legal@abram.network
Address: Washington, DC
Website: abram.network