Terms & conditions
The rules, written down
This is a working draft, not a reviewed legal document. It states the same rules already published in OpenSet’s deal memo and How It Works page, in contract-style language. It has not yet been reviewed by a UAE lawyer, and nothing here is legal or financial advice. Do not treat it as binding until that review is complete.
1. Who runs this
OpenSet (“we,” “us”) is a production collective based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These terms apply to anyone who applies to, contributes to, or is listed as a sponsor on a project run through OpenSet (“you,” a “Contributor”).
2. Applying is not joining
Submitting an application does not guarantee a role on a project. Each project sets its own headcount and runs its own vetting step (portfolio, self-tape, reference, or interview review) before accepting anyone. We may decline an application without stating a reason.
3. What a contribution gets you
Accepted Contributors get real, hands-on experience on a currently shooting production, and guaranteed on-record credit for their role, published on The Ledger and the project page. Credit is never conditional on whether the project earns anything, and it is never withheld for work actually performed.
4. No guaranteed payout
Roles on OpenSet are volunteer and internship-based. There is no wage, no salary, and no guaranteed payout of any kind. A project may earn little or nothing. If a project does generate revenue, from a sponsor deal or distribution, the team working on it decides together how any surplus is shared as a discretionary bonus, after the fact, based on what actually came in. That decision is never owed, never formulaic, and never promised in advance. We do not promise a platform acquisition, a distribution deal, or any specific revenue outcome for any project.
5. This is not an investment offer
Nothing on OpenSet is an offer to sell a security. OpenSet does not accept cash, in any amount, in exchange for a share of profit, equity, or any other financial return, from anyone, under any tier or title. Participation is volunteer or internship-based, full stop; the discretionary bonus described in Clause 4 is the only financial upside offered, and it is never a promise. Paid sponsorship (a sponsor paying for exposure or integration on a specific project, with no share of profit or equity in return) is a separate, ordinary commercial arrangement and is not covered by this clause.
6. Eligibility
You must be legally permitted to perform the work you apply for, including any UAE work-authorization requirement that applies to on-set roles. We may ask for evidence of eligibility before confirming a role.
7. Releases and consent
Appearing on camera, in any format, requires a signed release before your footage is used. Formats built around real people and real personal disclosure (rather than a fictional performance) require a separate, stronger consent process. You’ll be told which applies before you are asked to sign anything.
8. Intellectual property
Scripts, format bibles, and platform content remain our property. Material you submit to apply (a self-tape, a portfolio, photos of a location or equipment) is used only to evaluate your application and, if accepted, to represent your contribution on the project unless you agree otherwise in writing.
9. Changes to these terms
How discretionary bonuses get decided, and what gets recorded on the Ledger, can change for future work, but never retroactively: work already performed is credited and treated under the terms that applied when it was done. We’ll note material changes to these terms on this page.
10. Governing law
Placeholder: to be set by counsel These terms are intended to be governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates. The specific applicable framework (onshore, free zone, or DIFC) has not yet been confirmed and will be set once this document receives legal review.
Questions about these terms: reach us directly. Contact details will be published here alongside the reviewed version.