Website Terms

1. Operator and acceptance

This website and the HOV Studios service are operated by Ronald Jeffery Derby, ABN 62 863 813 949, in Western Australia. By using the website or submitting a form, you agree to these Website Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not submit information or material.

2. Information, not a service promise

Website content describes HOV Studios’ current creative approach and possible services. It is general information, not professional, legal or financial advice, a quote, an offer capable of immediate acceptance, or a guarantee that any project will be accepted or achieve a particular creative or commercial result.

3. Applications and Discovery Briefs

A project application or Discovery Brief is an enquiry and assessment tool only. Submission does not create a client relationship, production commitment, partnership, employment relationship, fiduciary duty or obligation to accept the project. Paid work begins only after both parties agree to separate written scope, fees, rights, responsibilities and other project terms.

4. Your submissions and ownership

You retain ownership of material you submit. You give HOV Studios a limited, non-exclusive permission to receive, store, copy internally and review that material only as reasonably necessary to assess your enquiry, communicate with you, maintain records and, if later agreed in writing, perform the service.

You promise that you own or control the submitted material and have authority to provide it. You must not submit material that infringes another person’s copyright, privacy, publicity or other rights; contains unlawful content; requests deceptive impersonation or unauthorised voice cloning; or contains malware or deliberately harmful code.

5. Confidentiality

HOV Studios will treat unpublished application and brief material as private and will not intentionally publish or exploit it without permission. However, submitting a form does not create legal professional privilege, an NDA or an absolute duty of confidentiality. Do not disclose trade secrets or exceptionally sensitive material before a separate confidentiality agreement is signed if that protection is required.

6. AI-assisted production

HOV Studios uses a human-led, AI-assisted creative process. Generative tools can produce unpredictable results and third-party services have their own terms, limitations and data practices. No particular output, platform acceptance, copyright position, exclusivity, commercial performance or absence of similarity to existing work is guaranteed. Project-specific tool use and rights allocation must be set out in the client agreement.

7. Website content and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the website’s text, branding, layout, production framework and original media are owned by or licensed to the operator. You may view and share links to public pages for personal or ordinary business reference. You may not reproduce, scrape, sell, republish, train systems on, misrepresent or commercially exploit substantial website content without written permission.

8. Acceptable use and access

You must not interfere with the website, bypass invitation controls, test stolen or guessed tokens, submit false or misleading information, overload forms, attempt unauthorised access, or use the service unlawfully. HOV Studios may block access, reject submissions or revoke invitation links where reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance or project integrity.

9. Third-party services

The website links to and relies on third-party services. HOV Studios does not control their availability, content, security, terms or privacy practices and is not responsible for loss caused solely by those services, subject to rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

10. Liability and Australian consumer rights

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, including applicable rights under the Australian Consumer Law. To the maximum extent permitted by law, HOV Studios is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the public website or reliance on general website content. Any liability connected with paid services will be governed by the applicable client agreement and mandatory law.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia and applicable Commonwealth laws of Australia. Courts with jurisdiction in Western Australia may hear disputes, without limiting any non-excludable rights you may have elsewhere.

12. Contact and changes

Questions may be sent to houseofvalestudios@gmail.com. These terms may be updated as the website and services develop. The current version and effective date will remain published here.