The Big Pitch :: Legal Notes

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Moxie Makers’ relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term “Moxie Makers” or “us” or “we” refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 1 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW. Our company registration number is 6275543 (England and Wales). The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.

· The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

· Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

· Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

· This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited.

· Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

· From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

· You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Moxie Makers’ prior written consent.

· Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

This privacy policy sets out how Moxie Makers uses and protects any information that you give Moxie Makers when you use this website.

Moxie Makers is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Moxie Makers may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from October 24^th 2008.

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

· We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

· From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.

· We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

· whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes

· if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at info@moxiemakers.com

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you don't tell us that you don't wish this to happen.

From time to time it may be necessary for us to transfer your personal data out of the European Union. You agree that we may do so provided that we continue to operate our privacy policy with respect to that data.

You agree that we may at all times deal with demographic data (i.e. data which does not identify you personally) supplied by you without reference to you.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Moxie Makers, 1 Pink Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DW.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Voting Rules

The aim of The Big Pitch online vote is to find which of The Big Pitch final projects the public would most like to see produced. The vote is a non-commercial enterprise and positions on the vote cannot be purchased. The winning project will be decided when online votes are added to the live audience votes at The Big Pitch final event on December 6^th 2008. The winning project will be awarded production finance from Moxie Makers for their film (a minimum of £150,000) together with a post-production deal with Molinare, guaranteed UK distribution with Soda Makers and international sales representation with Moxiehouse Entertainment. The film will receive its red-carpet Gala Premiere as part of the Northern Lights Film Festival in 2009.

Voting is open during the advertised voting window to everyone registered at www.the-big-pitch.co.uk or www.the-big-pitch.com and to individuals who attend the live Big Pitch Final event. The weighting of the vote will be split equally between the online votes and the votes at the live Big Pitch Final. Fifty percent of the final decision comes from the live audience and fifty percent from the online votes.

· Voters must provide a valid email address to register and thus be able to vote.

· At the Moxie Makers’ discretion, multiple votes cast from a single IP address may be counted as one vote.

· Moxie Makers reserve the right to remove any project from The Big Pitch competition.

Teams may promote the vote to the online public by any method they deem fit excluding: offering any financial or material inducement designed to encourage voting, and misrepresenting their own or competing projects to the voting public.

Moxie Makers does not accept any responsibility for votes which fail to be received by us due to the Internet.

Voting means that you have accepted these rules and have agreed to be bound by them.

Moxie Makers reserve the right to discount any vote which Moxie Makers believes has been submitted in contradiction with any of these rules. Further, Moxie Makers reserve the right to disqualify any contestant that Moxie Makers believes to have attempted to subvert any of the competition rules.

Website Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Moxie Makers and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Moxie Makers. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Moxie Makers takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Notice and takedown policy

Any infringement of copyright on this site is entirely inadvertant and accidental. Where infringement has occurred the Big Pitch will be pleased to acknowledge and remove within 7 days of notification in writing by the copyright holder. If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found copyrighted material on this website please contact us stating the following:

Your contact details.
The title of the recording or recordings.
The website address (URL) of the material(s).
An explanation of why the material(s) should not be on The Big Pitch Website.