Proposal Terms and Conditions
Channel Four Television Corporation ('Channel 4') hereby thanks originators for their interest in this website. Please note however that Channel 4 is unable to accept programme proposals from members of the general public. In order for a programme proposal to be considered by Channel 4, the originator of such proposal must be:
(i) an independent production company (company registration number to be supplied); or (ii) an individual or partnership with previous production related experience.
Before deciding to submit a proposal to Channel 4 for consideration, please read the following terms and conditions carefully. The terms and conditions aim to put into practice the principals of the Code of Practice for Submission of Programme Proposals as agreed between the Alliance for the Protection of Copyright and Channel 4.
1. Offensive Material Channel 4 reserves the right to delete any submissions which are offensive, defamatory or libellous.
2. Ownership of Proposal Originators must (to the best of their knowledge) be the creator of the programme proposal and have the legal right to submit the proposal to Channel 4 for consideration.
3. Disclosure not Confidential The originator of the programme proposal accepts that Channel 4 may discuss any proposals submitted with its employees, and possibly others, to evaluate its suitability for Channel 4. The originator acknowledges that Channel 4’s consideration of a programme proposal does not create a confidential relationship between the originator and Channel 4.
4. Similarity of Proposals The originator acknowledges that Channel 4 may already be exploring similar programme proposals or and ideas which resemble the originator’s proposal and that, in some cases, similar or identical ideas may be generated independently.
5. Channel 4’s Intellectual Property Rights Channel 4’s consideration of programme proposals shall not adversely affect any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights which Channel 4 may already have or seek to assert in the future.
6. Materials Non Returnable Channel 4 is not obliged to return materials submitted by originators in connection with programme proposals. It is the sole responsibility of the originator to keep duplicates of any materials submitted to Channel 4.
7. Liability Channel 4 cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any originator. Channel 4 is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, telephone lines or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to originators’ or any other person’s computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials from this website.
8. Variation Channel 4 reserves the right to update or vary these terms and conditions at any time and originators are deemed to have notice of any such variation by virtue of the fact that these terms and conditions are available on this website at all times.
9. Subsidiaries and Affiliates of Channel 4 All references to Channel 4 shall be deemed to include 4 Ventures Limited and any other subsidiary or division of Channel 4, including E4, More4, 4Seven, FilmFour and any other channels operated by Channel4.
10. Data Protection Channel 4 shall use any personal information submitted with your proposal in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. Any personal details submitted on this website will be used by Channel 4 for the purpose of proposal tracking administration. As part of this administration, personal and company contact details supplied may be recorded on to Channel 4's internal production company database to ensure that Channel 4’s contact records are accurate and up to date. Channel 4 has taken appropriate measures to keep users' personal information secure.