Terms & Conditions of Talent Collective Global Limited (a company incorporated in Scotland, Company Number SC822100), with its registered office at Hudson House, 8 Albany Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH1 3QB, for the Supply of the Services of Talent, or Talent by an Agent, to a Hirer.
Talent Collective and Kids Collective are trading names of Talent Collective Global Limited.
Last Updated: September 2025
1.1Key terms used. In these terms whenever the following words and phrases appear, they will have the following meaning, unless the context requires otherwise:
1.2What these terms cover. These are the terms and conditions which will govern your relationship and any Agreement with us. By registering for, using or otherwise accessing the Services through the Website or App, you are consenting to become a party to this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by and comply with the terms and conditions herein. TCG is able and willing to Introduce the Hirer to the Talent/Agent seeking to engage the Services via the Website and App, and can make the Services of the Talent available to the Hirer for engagement. The Hirer wishes to be introduced via the Website and App and is willing to pay TCG a Service Fee on the basis of these terms and conditions, and TCG is willing to Introduce such Talent or Agents available via the Website and App to the Hirer in return for the payment of the Fee as specified in these terms and conditions.
1.3Why you should read them. Please read these terms carefully before you enter into any Agreement with us. These terms tell you who we are, how we will Introduce the Talent/Agent to the Hirer, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms, please contact us to discuss.
2.1How to contact us. You can contact us via the Website or App.
2.2How we may contact you. If we have to contact you, we will do so by emailing you at the email address you provided to us when you signed up for the Website or App.
2.3"Writing" includes emails and the digital completion of forms on the Website or App. When we use the words "writing" or "written" in these terms, this includes emails and in-Service forms.
3.1These terms set out the entire agreement between the Hirer, the Talent/Agent and TCG for Introducer Services.
3.2The Hirer appoints TCG on a non-exclusive basis to identify suitable Talent for the Hirer via the Website and App, and to make Introductions of the Talent and their services directly, or via an Agent pursuant to the Agreement. The nature of the Introducer Services means that there may be periods when no suitable Talent is made available to the Hirer and TCG shall incur no liability to the Hirer in respect of such periods.
3.3TCG will discharge its obligations and responsibilities in respect of the provision of the Introducer Services in terms of any Agreement entered into between TCG and the Talent/Agent/Hirer with reasonable care and skill.
3.4TCG shall have no authority, and shall not hold itself out, or permit any person to hold itself out, or otherwise create the impression that it is authorised to bind the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent in any way, and shall not do any act which might reasonably create the impression that TCG is so authorised.
3.5TCG shall not make or enter into any contracts or commitments or incur any liability for or on behalf of the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent, including for the provision of the Services or the price for them, and shall not negotiate any terms for the provision of the Services with the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent.
3.6On the written request of the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent, TCG shall disclose to any third party that it is an Introducer and has no power, authority or ability to bind, negotiate or vary the Services or the terms of the Services or enter into any contract on behalf of the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent.
3.7TCG shall not make or give any representations, warranties or other promises to any third party concerning the Services.
4.1The Agreement between TCG and the Hirer, the Talent or the Agent commences when you access the Website or App and register for TCG’s Introducer Services by submitting a contact email address.
5.1The Hirer/Talent/Agent shall be under no obligation to follow up any Introduction made by TCG via the Website or App or to enter into any Relevant Contract.
5.2Each party shall at its own expense comply with all laws and regulations relating to its activities under the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent, as they may change from time to time, and with any conditions binding on it in any applicable licences, registrations, permits and approvals.
5.3The Hirer shall provide the following details to TCG:
(a)The date on which the Hirer intends the Talent to commence work and the duration, or likely duration, of the work;
(b)The date on which the Hirer intends to enter into a Relevant Contract with the Talent or the Agent;
(c)The position which the Hirer seeks to fill, including the type of work the Talent in that position would be required to do, the location at which, and the hours during which, the Talent would be required to work, and any risk to health or safety known to the Hirer and what steps the Hirer has taken to prevent or control such risks;
(d)The experience, training, qualifications and any authorisation which the Hirer considers are necessary or which are required by law, or by any professional body, for the Talent to possess in order to work in the position;
(e)Any expenses payable by or to the Talent.
5.4If the Talent/Agent does enter into a Relevant Contract with a Hirer, the Talent, or the Agent undertakes to procure that the Talent, will:
(a)Co-operate with the Hirer’s reasonable instructions and accept the direction, supervision and control of any responsible person in the Hirer’s organisation;
(b)Observe any relevant rules and regulations of the Hirer’s organisation (including hours of work) of which the Talent has been informed or of which the Talent should be reasonably aware;
(c)Take all reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of the Talent and that of any other person who may be present or affected by their actions and comply with the health and safety polices of the Hirer;
(d)Not engage in any conduct detrimental to the interests of the Hirer.
5.5The Hirer warrants that the information supplied to TCG via the Website or App in relation to the Services is correct and accurate.
5.6The Talent/Agent warrants that:
(a)The information supplied to TCG via the Website or App in relation to the Services is correct and accurate;
(b)The Talent has the experience, training, qualifications and any authorisation which the Hirer considers necessary or which are required by law or by any professional body for the Talent to possess in order to perform the Services;
(c)The Talent is not prevented by any other agreement, arrangement, restriction or any other reason, from fulfilling the Services or the Talent’s obligations under any Relevant Contract.
6.1TCG, the Hirer, the Talent and the Agent shall each comply with TCG’s equal opportunities policy (“EOP”), privacy policy (“PP”) and general data protection regulation data transfer agreement (“GDPRDTA”) in relation to the hiring of the Services of the Talent by the Hirer.
6.2For the avoidance of doubt, neither the EOP, PP nor GDPRDTA are contractually incorporated into the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent.
7.1Nothing in the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent shall limit or exclude the liability of either party for:
(a)Death or personal injury caused by its negligence;
(b)Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
(c)Any matter in respect of which it would be unlawful to exclude or restrict liability.
7.2Both parties shall under no circumstances whatever be liable to the other, whether in contract, delict (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for:
(a)Any loss of profit, sales, revenue, or business;
(b)Loss of anticipated savings;
(c)Loss of or damage to goodwill;
(d)Loss of agreements or contracts;
(e)Loss of use or corruption of software, data or information;
(f)Any loss arising out of the lawful termination of the Agreement;
(g)Any loss that is an indirect or secondary consequence of any act or omission of the party in question.
7.3The total liability of either party to the other in respect of all other loss or damage arising under or in connection with the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent whether in contract, delict (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed the Fee.
8.1Nothing in the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent is intended to, or shall be deemed to, constitute TCG as an Employment Business within the meaning of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/3319) or as a Temporary Work Agency within the meaning of Regulation 4(1) of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/93) (“AGWR”) on the basis of the terms of Regulation 4(2) of the AGWR. Nothing in the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Talent is intended to, or shall be deemed to constitute the Talent as an Agency Worker within the meaning of Regulation 3(1) of the AGWR.
8.2For the avoidance of doubt, any Agreement is entered into between TCG and the Talent/Agent as a contract for services and not as a contract of employment or worker contract (within the meaning of section 230(1), (2) and (3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996) and it is hereby agreed that any Relevant Contract entered into between the Talent/Agent and a Hirer is a contract for services and not a contract of employment or worker contract (within the meaning of section 230(1), (2) and (3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996).
8.3Nothing in the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, constitute any party as the agent of the other or another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.
8.4Each party confirms that it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person.
8.5TCG gives no warranty to the Hirer/Talent/Agent in respect of the suitability, fitness for purpose or quality of the Talent or the Agent.
9.1Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party, except as permitted by clause 9.2.
9.2Each party may disclose the other party’s confidential information:
(a)to its employees, officers, representatives, contractors, subcontractors or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of exercising the party’s rights or carrying out its obligations under or in connection with the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives, contractors, subcontractors or advisers to whom it discloses the other party’s confidential information comply with this clause 9;
(b)as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
9.3No party shall use any other party’s confidential information for any purpose other than to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent.
10.1Hirer: TCG shall be entitled to a Fee in return for the provision of the Introducer Services between the Introducer and the Hirer and paid on registration regardless of whether the Hirer enters into a Relevant Contract with the Talent/Agent for the provision of the Services.
10.2Talent/Agent: TCG may offer the provision of Introducer Services of the Talent/Agent to a Hirer in return for a Fee, regardless of whether the Hirer enters into a Relevant Contract with the Talent/Agent for the provision of the Services.
10.3The Service Fee purchasing options for Service Levels may include: one-time verification fee to confirm identity, subscriptions for levels of access, add-ons for additional features.
10.4All sums payable under the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent, including, without limitation, the Fee:
10.5All sums are payable via the third party Stripe Checkout. Payment must be made by a major credit card accepted by Stripe, or any other methods of payment as TCG may accept from time to time. If TCG does not receive payment from the credit card issuer or its agent, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by TCG. Your card issuer agreement governs your use of your designated card, and you must refer to that agreement and not this Agreement to determine your rights and liabilities as a cardholder.
10.6If you fail to make any payment due to the TCG under the Agreement by the due date for payment, then you shall pay interest on the overdue amount at the rate of 4% per annum above the Bank of England’s base lending rate from time to time. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You shall pay the interest together with the overdue amount.
10.7The Termination of the Agreement, howsoever and whenever arising, shall not affect the continuation in force of this Clause 10 and your obligation to pay the Fee to TCG in accordance with it.
10.8Changes to Service Level will have the following impact:
10.9At the end of your selected subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew, and you will be billed at your then-current service level, unless you terminate the Service as outlined in Clause 11. All Fees are nonrefundable.
10.10If, when registering, you signed up for a subscription with a Trial Period/Free Access Period, you will be allowed a period during which you can try out the Introduction Services. Certain content may not be available for access during your Trial Period/Free Access Period. The Trial Period/Free Access Period will expire upon the last day of the number of days indicated in the Trial Period/Free Access Period offer concerned – refer to the information provided on the Website or App in your user profile or via email for the specific terms of your Trial Period/Free Access Period. If you terminate the Agreement prior to the expiration of the Trial Period/Free Access Period, you will not have any further obligation with respect to the level of the Introduction Services to which you have committed.
11.1Without prejudice to Clause 4, without affecting any right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent with immediate effect by using the Account Termination form under ‘Account’ in the user profile, or by giving seven calendar days’ prior written notice to the other party.
11.2Any provision of the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination or expiry of such Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect.
11.3TCG reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to Services without notice if you breach any of the Terms or if your use of the Services is considered in our sole discretion to be unsuitable.
12.1No variation of these Terms or any Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties.
12.2A waiver of any right or remedy is only effective if given in writing and any delay or failure to exercise, or the single or partial exercise of, any right or remedy does not waive that or any other right or remedy, nor does it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
12.3TCG may transfer the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent to someone else, including their rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation.
12.4The Hirer/Talent/Agent may only transfer their rights or obligations under these terms and the Agreement entered into between themselves and TCG to another person with our written consent. Nobody else has any rights under such Agreement (except someone you pass your guarantee on to). Such Agreement is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.
12.5If a court finds part of the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
12.6These terms and the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer/Talent/Agent constitute the entire agreement between the parties and each party acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it does not rely on any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this Agreement. Each party agrees that it has no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation (or negligent misstatement) based on any statement in this Agreement.
13.1These terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Scotland and each party irrevocably agrees that the Scottish courts shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these terms or the Agreement entered into between TCG and the Hirer or its subject matter or formation.
14.1Purpose. Talent Collective Global Limited’s Equal Opportunities Statement is designed to ensure the integration of equality into our day-to-day working practices. Our statement should be a guiding light for all activities at Talent Collective Global Limited.
Our statement should empower everyone working with Talent Collective Global Limited, regardless of involvement, to:
14.2Our commitment. Talent Collective Global Limited is committed to providing the very best service to users, clients and companies involved with our work as well as our staff and volunteers. We value the diversity and creative potential that people from different backgrounds and with different skills and abilities bring to the workplace.
Barriers to assessment, e.g. physical/sensory, impairment, English as a second language or learning difficulties will be removed, provided this does not give an unfair advantage over other candidates.
We will do our very best to:
14.3Responsibility. The Directors: Murray Grant, Drew Gowland and Krzysztof Kopczynski, as directors of Talent Collective Global Limited, accept the responsibility of ensuring that we, as an organisation, do our best to ensure we always act with responsibility and with equality as a prime concern.
15.1TCG will treat any expression of dissatisfaction about our conduct and services as a complaint.
15.2Any complaints about Talent Collective Global Limited’s services should be directed in writing by email to support@talentcollective.global or via the Feedback button if logged into a user account or by post (to Talent Collective Global Limited, Hudson House, 8 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QB) so the matter can be considered properly.
15.3All complaints submitted above will be read and acknowledged within 3 working days.
15.4TCG will not tolerate verbal or physically threatening behaviour expressed towards our employees or service providers. All such conduct will be reported to the police or other such appropriate authority.
15.5This procedure is for the protection and safety of TCG staff and service providers. It also ensures a fair and balanced response to any genuine complaints.
16.1You acknowledge that the Website and App, and all material published on Website or App, including but not limited to logos, text, photos, images, graphics, icons, trademarks, audio and video clips, databases, data compilations, data and software (excluding any content you upload to your user account) is owned and controlled by or licensed to us. You may not copy, adapt, display, share or otherwise use this material except as enabled and permitted by TCG.
16.2Any advertisements on the Website or App must be approved by TCG.
17.1You acknowledge that content in another user’s account may be objectionable to you. You agree not to upload any content to your own account that is objectionable, inauthentic, or otherwise unsuitable.
17.2TCG reserves the right to remove User-uploaded content at any time if we find it objectionable, inauthentic or otherwise unsuitable, or for other operational reasons.
18.1TCG reserves the right to add, delete, change or modify parts of the Terms at our sole discretion at any time without liability to you. All notices of material changes will be sent to the contact email address registered with your account. Changes to these Terms will be indicated by the effective date at the top of the Terms page. It is important that you refer to this page from time to time to make sure you are aware of any changes we have made to the Terms. Your continued use of our Services constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.