Terms & Conditions

About AVT

AVT is a specialist talent marketplace built to connect event organisers, production companies, and corporate clients with verified audio, video, and lighting professionals.

Clients can post jobs based on their requirements and AV professionals can submit proposals. A single job may receive multiple proposals; each professional may submit one proposal per job. Clients can review proposals, chat with candidates, negotiate terms, and hire their preferred professional to begin the engagement.

A task is considered complete based on mutual agreement between the client and the professional. Upon completion, the payment held in escrow is released to the professional, minus a small platform service fee.

Electronic Communications

Visiting the AVT platform or sending emails to AVT constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for restricting access to your devices. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.

You may not assign or transfer your account to any other person or entity. AVT is not responsible for third-party access to your account resulting from theft or misappropriation of your credentials.

AVT reserves the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content at its sole discretion.

Children Under Thirteen

AVT does not knowingly collect personal information from persons under the age of 13. If you are under 18, you may use this platform only with the permission of a parent or guardian.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Either party may cancel a contract at any time. Both parties will be required to leave feedback for the other. Funds held in escrow will be released back to the client after a waiting period of 7–10 days to ensure fair resolution for both parties.

If a professional has already completed the agreed work and a client cancels to avoid payment, the professional may raise a dispute with our support team. For questions contact info@avt.com.

Links to Third-Party Sites & Services

The AVT platform may contain links to third-party websites. These sites are not under AVT's control and AVT is not responsible for their content, any links they contain, or any changes or updates to them. Links are provided for convenience only and do not imply endorsement by AVT.

Certain services available through AVT are delivered by third-party organisations. By using any product or service originating from the AVT platform, you acknowledge and consent that AVT may share relevant information with third parties under contractual relationship to provide those services on behalf of AVT users.

No Unlawful Use & Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the AVT platform strictly in accordance with these Terms. You warrant that you will not use the platform for any unlawful purpose or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the platform or interfere with any other party's use.

All content included as part of the AVT service — including text, graphics, logos, and images — is the property of AVT or its suppliers and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You agree not to modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, resell, or exploit any such content without express written permission.

You do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content by virtue of using the platform. No licences are granted to AVT's intellectual property beyond what is expressly stated in these Terms.

Use of Communication Services

The platform may include messaging, forums, and other communication facilities. You agree to use these only to post, send, and receive messages appropriate to the service. You agree not to: harass or threaten other users; post unlawful, defamatory, or obscene material; upload files containing viruses or malware; conduct surveys, chain letters, or pyramid schemes; harvest email addresses or other personal information; or violate any applicable laws or regulations.

AVT has no obligation to monitor communication services but reserves the right to review and remove any materials at its sole discretion, and to terminate your access to any communication service at any time without notice.

AVT reserves the right to disclose information as required by law or governmental request. Always exercise caution when sharing personally identifying information. AVT does not control or endorse user-generated content and disclaims any liability with regard to it.

Materials Submitted to AVT

AVT does not claim ownership of content you submit to the platform. However, by submitting content you grant AVT and its affiliates permission to use that content in connection with the operation of the platform, including the rights to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat it, and to publish your name in connection with your submission.

No compensation will be paid for the use of your submission. AVT is under no obligation to post or use any submission and may remove submissions at any time at its sole discretion.

By submitting content you warrant that you own or control all rights necessary to grant AVT the permissions described above.

Third-Party Accounts

You may be able to connect your AVT account to third-party accounts. By doing so you consent to the continuous release of information about you to those third-party platforms in accordance with their privacy settings. If you do not wish to share information in this manner, do not use this feature.

International Users

The AVT platform is operated and administered from within the United States. If you access the platform from outside the US, you are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. You agree not to use AVT content in any country or manner prohibited by applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless AVT, its officers, directors, employees, and agents for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of your use of the platform, any content you post, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights or applicable laws. AVT reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or concerning these Terms that cannot be resolved between the parties shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, conducted by a single neutral arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association in a mutually agreed location. The arbitrator's award shall be final and may be entered as judgment in any court with jurisdiction. The prevailing party in any legal or arbitration proceeding shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorney's fees.

The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes — including Tort claims — arising directly or indirectly from these Terms. The scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the arbitrator. This provision survives termination of these Terms.

Class Action Waiver

All arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis. Class arbitrations and class, collective, or representative actions are not permitted.

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT CLAIMS MAY ONLY BE BROUGHT IN EACH PARTY'S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Unless both parties agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims.

Liability Disclaimer

Information available through the platform may include inaccuracies or errors. AVT and its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, or accuracy of any information, software, products, or services on the platform for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all such content is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. AVT disclaims all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, AVT shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of or inability to use the platform, including damages for loss of use, data, or profits. If you are dissatisfied with any part of the platform or these Terms, your sole remedy is to discontinue use.

Termination & Access Restriction

AVT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the platform or any part of it at any time without notice. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in Washington for all disputes arising from use of the platform.

No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and AVT as a result of this agreement. If any part of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be replaced by a valid provision that most closely matches the original intent, and the remainder of the agreement will continue in effect. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and AVT with respect to the platform and supersedes all prior communications or proposals.

Changes to Terms

AVT reserves the right to update these Terms at any time at its sole discretion. The most current version will supersede all previous versions. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

Contact Us

AVT welcomes your questions or comments regarding these Terms: