Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service govern your use of the American Film Association website, memberships, programs, events, and related services. By using an AFA service or completing a purchase, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

Checking an agreement box, clicking a payment button beside an agreement notice, submitting an order, or paying an AFA invoice confirms that you reviewed and accepted these Terms, including the applicable no-refund policy. If you do not agree, do not complete the purchase or use the service.

You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter a binding agreement. If you act for a company or another organization, you confirm that you have authority to bind it.

2. Membership

Billing and renewal

Membership dues are billed at the amount and frequency shown during enrollment. By enrolling, you authorize recurring charges to your selected payment method until cancellation. AFA may change membership pricing after providing notice required by applicable law. A price change takes effect at a future renewal.

Cancellation

You may cancel future renewals through your account dashboard or by emailing [email protected]. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid term, and access continues through that date.

No-refund policy

AFA may suspend or end a membership for non-payment, violation of these Terms, or conduct that materially harms AFA, its members, or its operations. Termination for cause does not create a right to a refund.

3. Paid Programs and Other Purchases

This section applies to the 6-Week Film Accelerator, workshops, Screenplay Awards entries, program placements, and any paid AFA product or service that is not a membership or event purchase.

Program dates, instructors, speakers, formats, and schedules may change. If a material change is necessary, AFA may provide a reasonably comparable replacement session, benefit, date, or format.

4. Event Tickets, Tables, and Sponsorships

This section applies to AFA Conference, Summit, Gala, screening, gathering, and other event tickets, reserved tables, sponsorships, advertising, and related event purchases.

Changes and cancellation

Event schedules, speakers, programming, formats, and seating may change. If AFA cancels an event, AFA may reschedule it, provide a reasonably comparable substitute, or issue a credit. A refund will be provided only when required by applicable law. AFA is not responsible for related travel, lodging, transportation, or other incidental costs.

Conduct and recording

Attendees must act professionally and respectfully. AFA may remove an attendee without refund for disruptive, unsafe, unlawful, or materially harmful conduct. By attending, you consent to photography and recording by AFA or its authorized representatives for promotional, editorial, and archival use without further compensation, subject to applicable law.

5. Intellectual Property

AFA website content, course materials, recordings, graphics, logos, photographs, video, audio, and designs belong to AFA or its licensors and are protected by applicable law. You receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use purchased materials for their intended purpose.

You may not reproduce, resell, distribute, publicly display, modify, scrape, frame, or create derivative works from AFA content without written permission.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You may not use AFA services unlawfully, impersonate another person, harass others, interfere with AFA systems, gain unauthorized access, use automated tools to copy content, or use member access to solicit for a competing organization without permission.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

AFA services and content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent allowed by law, AFA disclaims implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. AFA does not promise uninterrupted service, a specific professional outcome, financing, distribution, employment, awards, or business results.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, AFA and its officers, directors, employees, agents, volunteers, partners, and licensors are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from AFA services, content, events, purchases, or these Terms.

AFA's total aggregate liability for all related claims will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid AFA during the 12 months before the claim or $100. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so they may not apply to you in full.

9. Governing Law and Disputes

Georgia law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any permitted court proceeding will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Fulton County, Georgia. Before filing a formal proceeding, each party will try in good faith to resolve the issue informally.

10. Contact for Legal Notices

Send legal notices and questions about these Terms to:

11. Changes to These Terms

AFA may update these Terms. Material changes will be identified by a new effective date and communicated when required by law. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms.