You, the undersigned, understand and agree that any idea, story line, script, artwork, pitch deck or other material (collectively the “Material”) you submit to Thundersnow Pictures Inc., or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or related companies (“Thundersnow”), shall be submitted to, received, considered and/or accepted by Thundersnow only on the following conditions:

  1. You understand and acknowledge that Thundersnow is in the business of developing and producing audiovisual works, including motion pictures, series and other content, all of which Thundersnow is continuously developing and creating its own ideas and materials. In addition, employees of Thundersnow may currently be working on or previously have worked on ideas or materials similar to the Material and Thundersnow may have received or may someday receive from others ideas or materials similar to the Material.
  2. You understand and acknowledge that Thundersnow may currently have or previously have had access to and/or may independently create or have developed idea, story line, script, artwork, pitch deck and/or other materials which may be similar or identical to the idea, story line, script, artwork, pitch deck or other elements of the Material now being submitted by you. You agree that you will not be entitled to any compensation by reason of the use by Thundersnow of any such material and that Thundersnow has no obligation to you with respect to the Material unless and until Thundersnow enters into a subsequent written agreement, fully executed by you and Thundersnow with respect to such submission.
  3. Thundersnow shall have no obligation to return any Material submitted by you or for any Material or any portion thereof which is lost, misplaced, stolen or destroyed while in its possession. You should keep a duplicate for your own records.
  4. Thundersnow shall have no obligation with respect to the Material submitted by you other than to make a reasonable effort to advise you as to Thundersnow’s interest or lack of interest in acquiring rights to the Material. Thundersnow has no obligation to give reasons for rejecting any Material submitted by you.
  5. You warrant that i) you are the sole owner, creator and author of the Material, ii) you have the full right and authorization to submit the Material, and iii) that no other person or entity, unless disclosed to Thundersnow by you in writing, has or shall have any right, title or interest in or to the Material.
  6. No submission of Material will be accepted from you based on a confidential relationship nor shall any such submission by you to Thundersnow be deemed a confidential communication.
  7. All rights and remedies arising out of a submission shall be limited to those rights and remedies existing under the copyright or trademark laws of Canada and, if applicable, the laws of the province of Manitoba.
  8. All submissions of Material must be made in writing. Thundersnow shall not review or consider any oral submissions.
  9. You acknowledge and agree that any and all controversies arising out of or in any way relating to the Material submitted by you to Thundersnow shall be settled by final and binding arbitration which will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba pursuant to the Arbitration Act (Manitoba). At the request of either party, the arbitrators, lawyers, parties to the arbitration, witnesses, experts, court reporters, or other persons present at the arbitration shall agree in writing to maintain the strict confidentiality of the arbitration proceedings. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single, neutral arbitrator appointed in accordance with the applicable rules referred to above. The award of the arbitrator shall be enforceable according to the applicable laws of the province of Manitoba. The arbitrator shall only award damages, with the maximum amount that can be awarded to you not to exceed $5,000. Any proceeding that you may choose to bring shall be initiated within six (6) months after the date of alleged first use by Thundersnow of the Material. If proper notice of any hearing has been given, the arbitrator will have full power to proceed to take evidence or to perform any other acts necessary to arbitrate the matter in the absence of any party that fails to appear.
  10. You understand and acknowledge that any part of the Material which is not novel or original and not legally protected may be used by Thundersnow without any liability on its part to you and that nothing herein shall place Thundersnow in any different position with respect to such non-novel or non-original Material by reason of such use as a member of the general public.
  11. You agree that no contract or obligation of any kind is assumed by Thundersnow or may be implied against Thundersnow by reason of Thundersnow’s review of the Material or any discussions or negotiations you and Thundersnow may have concerning the Material. Specifically, it is understood that Thundersnow’s review of the Material neither constitutes nor creates an implied-in-fact or implied-in-law contract, even if there exists an industry custom to the contrary.
  12. You acknowledge and agree that your entitlement to any compensation whatsoever is subject to the parties entering into a written contract (separate from this form) signed by both parties related to Thundersnow’s use of the Material. You understand that Thundersnow may only have an obligation to get permission from you, and to compensate you, for those portions of the Material that are expressed in sufficient detail that they can be protected, and are actually protected, under copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property laws.
  13. Thundersnow’s consideration of the Material or decision to negotiate an agreement with respect to the Material does not waive Thundersnow’s right to contest your rights to copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property.
  14. The above conditions may not be waived or changed except in writing and signed by an officer of Thundersnow.
  15. This form applies to all current and future submissions, and in exchange for Thundersnow’s willingness to consider this current submission of the Material, you also agree that this form applies to any submissions previously submitted by you to Thundersnow, regardless of whether the previous submission was submitted under a prior version of this form or without any idea submission form at all.

I agree that any Material I deliver to Thundersnow is or will be under and subject to the conditions set forth above. I represent and affirm that I have read each and every word of the foregoing and that I am at least 18 years old.