Last Updated: December 3, 2025

Owner: Red Velvet Studios, Los Angeles, CA (“Red Velvet Studios,” “we,” “our”)

This Content Release & Media Waiver Policy outlines the terms under which Red Velvet Studios captures, records, uses, and publishes media involving guests, artists, performers, creators, attendees, clients, and all other participants (“you”).

This Policy applies to any Red Velvet Studios activity, including but not limited to:

• Studio interviews and recorded conversations
• Photography and video sessions
• Behind-the-scenes recording
• Events, live performances, shows, showcases, networking nights, “Meet the Music,” “Pass the Aux,” and future gatherings
• Any space, venue, or property where Red Velvet Studios is capturing content
• Any production, stream, or media created by Red Velvet Studios
  

By attending, participating, entering a recorded space, appearing in frame, or signing our Content Release Form, you agree to the terms below.

1. Voluntary Participation & Awareness

1.1 Participation in any Red Velvet Studios session, event, or production is voluntary.

1.2 You acknowledge that audio, video, photography, livestreaming, or other recording may occur at any time.

1.3 Your presence or participation confirms your awareness that media may be captured for public use.

2. Scope of Content, Locations & Formats

2.1 This Policy applies to content captured:

• In-studio, on location, at venues, or outdoors
• At events, performances, pop-ups, or showcases
• Behind the scenes or incidentally
• Remotely via digital communication
• Using any equipment operated by Red Velvet Studios
  

2.2 Covered formats include, but are not limited to:

• Audio and video recordings
• Interviews and performances
• Livestreams
• Photographs
• Social media clips, reels, shorts
• Promotional edits and derivative works
  

2.3 This Policy applies whether you are a featured participant or appear incidentally (including background, audience, or walk-through appearances).

3. Contact Information & Address Verification

3.1 Individuals signing a Content Release Form must provide accurate contact information, including:

• Full legal name
• Email address
• Phone number
• A valid street address (including number, street name, city, state, and ZIP code)
  

3.2 City- or state-only entries are not sufficient.

3.3 Red Velvet Studios reserves the right to verify submitted information.

4. Consent to Be Recorded

4.1 You grant Red Velvet Studios and/or Joseph S. Brooks permission to record and use your:

• Voice
• Image and likeness
• Appearance, gestures, and performance
• Statements or interview responses
  

4.2 You consent to public use of such recordings.

5. Rights Granted to Red Velvet Studios

5.1 You grant Red Velvet Studios a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, edit, display, distribute, promote, and monetize your recorded content.

5.2 Content may be used across any media or platform, including social media, websites, promotional materials, podcasts, livestreams, advertisements, educational content, and future technologies.

5.3 Red Velvet Studios retains full creative discretion over if, when, and how content is released.

6. Posting, Publishing & Promotional Use

6.1 Captured content may be publicly posted or distributed at our discretion.

6.2 This includes content where you appear as a featured subject, background participant, attendee, performer, or speaker.

6.3 Your name, likeness, or participation may be used for promotional or portfolio purposes.

6.4 Red Velvet Studios is not obligated to remove published content.

7. Ownership & Compensation

7.1 All content captured or produced by Red Velvet Studios is our exclusive property, including footage, audio, photographs, edits, and derivative works.

7.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

• You do not own the content
• You have no control over editing or usage
• You are not entitled to compensation
  

7.3 Participation may be listed in our portfolio, case studies, artist features, or production history.

8. No Right to Removal

8.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, you waive the right to request deletion, removal, modification, or control of published content.

8.2 Takedown or alteration requests are not guaranteed once content is released.

9. Legal Waiver & Governing Law

9.1 This Policy is a legally binding media release agreement.

9.2 You release Red Velvet Studios and/or Joseph S. Brooks from claims related to recording, editing, distribution, monetization, privacy, publicity, or reputational impact, except where content is knowingly falsified.

9.3 This Policy is governed by California law.

9.4 Any disputes must be brought in Los Angeles County, California, unless prohibited by law.

10. Age, Capacity & Acceptance

10.1 You confirm that you are 18 years or older, or that a parent or legal guardian has provided consent.

10.2 Your participation or presence constitutes acceptance of this Policy.

10.3 Consent is intended to be permanent, except where revocation is required by law.

11. Automatic Application

This Policy applies to all individuals present at any Red Velvet Studios activity where content is being captured. Presence in a recorded space constitutes participation under this Policy.

12. Contact Information

Red Velvet Studios

Email: info@redvelvetstudio.com

Website: https://redvelvetstudio.com