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Talent Network Disclaimer of Liability

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What it is

Runway's Talent Network connects creative professionals with hiring parties, but Runway disclaims all responsibility for what happens in those relationships — including payment disputes or bad outcomes.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Talent and hiring parties using the Runway Talent Network have no recourse against Runway for payment failures, contract disputes, or harmful outcomes arising from connections made through the platform — all risk falls on the individual parties.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

If you are a creative professional using Runway's Talent Network and a hiring party fails to pay you or breaches an agreement, Runway bears no responsibility and will not intervene.

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The Runway Talent Network enables talent and hiring parties to connect with each other. Runway is not a party to these relationships and is not an employer of or agent for any talent or hiring parties. As users of the Runway Talent Network, talent and hiring parties are solely responsible for evaluating and entering into agreements with each other. Any resulting engagement is a direct legal relationship between the talent and hiring party, and Runway is not a party to, nor responsible or liable for, any agreements, disputes, payments, or outcomes that may arise from these relationships.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Platform liability disclaimers for marketplace transactions are evaluated under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. §230) in the US, which provides immunity for third-party content but not for platform's own conduct. The EU's Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065) imposes obligations on intermediary platforms regarding transparency and dispute resolution. FTC Act Section 5 applies where platform disclaimers may mislead users about the nature of protections available. State labor laws and contractor classification rules (California AB5, NLRA) may be implicated where the talent-hiring relationship approaches employment.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC Act Section 5 applies to platform liability disclaimers in marketplace services where consumers may be misled about available protections.
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  • State AG
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Runway Terms of Service
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Runway
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/runway/runway-terms-of-service/talent-network-disclaimer-of-liability/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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