These terms explain how you may use the taffye website, what applies when you apply to be represented by us, and the principles on which we introduce our models to clients. Please read them carefully. By using this website you accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.
1. Who we are
This website is operated by Taffye Limited ("taffye", "we", "us", "our"), a company registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at 30 Churchill Place, London, England, E14 5RE.
taffye is a model and talent agency. We represent models and hostesses and introduce them to brands, production companies, photographers, event organisers and other clients for photographic, video, runway, catalogue, promotional and event work. When we act for our models in finding them work, we act as an employment agency within the meaning of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and we follow the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
You can contact us at [email protected]. We work with offices and partners in London, Prague, Zagreb, Krakow and Kyiv; the contracting entity for this website is Taffye Limited unless we tell you otherwise in writing.
2. A few definitions
- Client - a business or person who engages, or asks to engage, one of our models.
- Partner - a Client that has signed a commercial agreement with us and has been issued a partner token.
- Model - any model, hostess or other talent represented by taffye, whether or not shown on this website.
- Engagement - any assignment for a Model: a shoot, show, campaign, event, casting, fitting or similar work.
- Confirmation - our written confirmation of an Engagement, which sets out the date, place, fee, usage rights and any special conditions.
- Materials - all photographs, video, measurements, names, biographies and other content about our Models on this website or sent by us.
3. Access to the website and partner tokens
Parts of this website are private. Access may require an access link or a token issued by us. Tokens are personal to the organisation they were issued to, are confidential and may not be shared, published or transferred. We may change, suspend or withdraw any token or any part of the website at any time and without notice, in particular if we believe a token has been shared or misused.
The full board of our Models is available only to Partners. To become a Partner you can request a commercial proposal through the website. Submitting a request does not oblige either of us to enter into an agreement, and we may decline a request without giving reasons.
4. Our Materials and how you may use them
All Materials are protected by copyright, image and personality rights, and other rights belonging to taffye, our Models and the photographers we work with. You may view the Materials only to consider our Models for a genuine Engagement with taffye.
Unless we have agreed otherwise in writing, you must not:
- download, copy, screenshot for distribution, reproduce, publish or share the Materials outside your organisation;
- use any Material in a pitch, mood board, layout, test or presentation to a third party without our prior written consent;
- use any image of a Model in advertising, on packaging, on social media or in any other publication;
- scrape, harvest or systematically extract Materials, or use them to build a database or directory;
- use any Material to train, fine-tune or prompt artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems, or to create synthetic, digitally altered or "look-alike" images, voices or avatars of a Model;
- remove or alter any credit, watermark or notice.
The right to use a Model's image arises only from a Confirmation, and only for the media, territory and period stated in it.
5. Model profiles
We take care to keep profiles accurate, but measurements, hair colour, appearance and city of residence change. Measurements shown are indicative; please confirm the details that matter to you before an Engagement. Appearance on the website is not a statement that a Model is available on a particular date.
Our Models choose their own work. Every proposal is presented to the Model, who may accept or decline it for any reason. We do not guarantee that a Model will accept a proposal, and a Model declining a proposal gives rise to no liability for taffye or the Model.
6. Proposals and Engagements
6.1 How an Engagement is made. All proposals for our Models must be made through taffye. An Engagement exists only when we have issued a Confirmation and the Client has accepted it in writing (including by email). Quotes and options are not binding until then. Our Partner agreement, where one exists, and the Confirmation take precedence over these terms.
6.2 The brief. The Client must give us a complete and honest brief before a Confirmation is issued, including the nature of the work, the products or services involved, the wardrobe, the hours, the location, the intended use of the images and any element that may involve nudity, lingerie or swimwear, hazardous activities, contact with animals, extreme conditions, alcohol, tobacco or similar products, or political, religious or sensitive content. A Model is not required to do anything that was not set out in the Confirmation and may refuse any such request without penalty.
6.3 Usage rights. Fees are made up of a fee for the Model's time and a fee for the use of the resulting images. Usage is limited to the media, territory and period stated in the Confirmation. Any use beyond them, including continued use after the period ends, requires an extension agreed and paid for in advance. Unauthorised use will be charged at our then current rates for the use actually made, without prejudice to our and the Model's other rights.
6.4 Hours and overtime. Days and half days are as stated in the Confirmation and include reasonable hair, make-up and fitting time. Time beyond the agreed hours is charged as overtime. Reasonable breaks, refreshments and a private, lockable changing area must be provided.
6.5 Expenses. Unless the Confirmation states otherwise, travel, accommodation and per diems for Engagements outside the Model's home city are paid by the Client. Travel for Engagements abroad must be booked in a way that meets reasonable standards of safety and comfort.
6.6 Cancellation and postponement. Once a Confirmation has been accepted, cancellation or postponement by the Client is charged as follows unless agreed otherwise: more than 5 working days before the Engagement, no charge; 2 to 5 working days before, 50% of the fee for the Model's time; less than 2 working days before, or on the day, 100% of that fee, together with any non-refundable expenses already incurred. Weather-permitting Engagements will be agreed separately. If a Model cannot attend because of illness or an emergency, we will try to propose a suitable replacement, and the Client will not pay for the missed Engagement.
6.7 Payment. Our invoices are payable in full within 30 days of the invoice date, without set-off, unless the Confirmation says otherwise. Prices are exclusive of VAT, which is added where applicable. We may charge interest on late payments under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 and may suspend usage rights until payment in full is received.
6.8 Credits. Where the Confirmation provides for it, the Client will credit the Model and taffye in editorial and digital use in the form we reasonably request.
7. Model welfare and conduct
The well-being of our Models comes first. On every Engagement the Client must:
- provide a safe working environment, carry out any risk assessment the work requires, and hold appropriate public liability insurance;
- treat Models with respect, and never subject them to harassment, discrimination, bullying, unwanted physical contact or pressure to go beyond the brief;
- not ask a Model to undress, pose nude or semi-nude, or wear lingerie or swimwear unless this was agreed in writing in the Confirmation, with a closed set and only essential crew present;
- not offer or encourage alcohol or drugs, and not ask a Model to make social media posts, attend after-parties or meet privately unless this was agreed through us;
- not photograph or film a Model during breaks or while changing, and not use behind-the-scenes images except as agreed.
A Model may leave an Engagement, without loss of fee, if any of these conditions is not met. We may refuse to work with a Client who does not respect them.
Adults only. taffye represents Models aged 18 or over only. We do not propose anyone under 18 for an Engagement.
8. Non-circumvention
Our Models are introduced to you by taffye. For 12 months after the last time you viewed a Model's Materials or worked with a Model through us, you must not engage, or try to engage, that Model directly or through another agency, whether for paid or unpaid work, without our written consent. If you do, you agree to pay us the commission we would have earned on that work, and in any case not less than the fee we would have charged for the same Engagement under our then current rates. Please also do not ask our Models for their personal contact details; all communication about work goes through taffye.
9. Applying to become a taffye model
You must be 18 or over to apply through the website. We do not accept applications from anyone under 18, and we delete such an application if we receive one. Applying is free: taffye never charges a fee for applying, for being considered, for being represented, or for finding you work, and we do not require you to use a particular photographer or buy a course to be represented. Any charges for services you choose to buy from us will always be explained in writing before you agree to them, as the law requires.
By applying, you confirm that the information you give is true, that the photographs are of you and recent, and that you have the right to send them to us. Sending an application does not create an agreement for representation; that only arises when you and taffye sign a representation agreement. We review every application, but we cannot reply individually to every applicant. How we use applicants' data is explained in our Privacy policy.
Beware of impersonators. We only contact applicants from an email address ending in @taffye.com. We never ask for payment by bank transfer, gift card or cryptocurrency, and we never ask for intimate images. If you receive such a request in our name, please do not respond and let us know at [email protected].
10. Acceptable use
You must not use the website in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, that interferes with its operation or security, or that attempts to access parts of it that are not intended for you. You must not send us material that is offensive, infringes anyone's rights, or contains viruses or other harmful code, and you must not submit false requests or applications in someone else's name.
11. Our liability
The website is provided free of charge and "as is". We do not guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted or free from errors. Nothing on the website is an offer capable of acceptance; Engagements are governed only by a Confirmation.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under English law. Subject to that, we are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill or anticipated savings, arising from your use of the website. Our total liability to a Client in connection with any Engagement is limited to the fees paid to us for that Engagement.
If you are a consumer, you also have legal rights that these terms do not affect.
12. Links to other websites
The website may link to websites run by others, such as social media accounts or partners' sites. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.
13. Privacy and cookies
We handle personal data in line with UK data protection law, as explained in our Privacy policy. Our use of cookies is described in our Cookie policy.
14. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The version shown on this page, with its "last updated" date, applies from the time it is published. Changes do not affect Engagements already confirmed.
15. General
If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest remains in force. If we do not enforce a right straight away, we can still enforce it later. You may not transfer your rights under these terms without our consent. These terms do not give any rights to third parties, except that our Models may enforce the provisions that protect them, including sections 4, 7 and 8.
16. Governing law
These terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a consumer living in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in your local courts.
17. Contact us
Taffye Limited, 30 Churchill Place, London, England, E14 5RE
Email: [email protected]