Terms of Service

1. What The Cast Index is

The Cast Index publishes an independent editorial ranking (the “Index”), a directory, an events directory, and a community vote (“People’s Choice”). Editorial rankings are compiled by our desk. The site is owned and operated by Elite Digital AI Solutions Ltd, registered in England & Wales, Company No. 17250017, and edited by Kaiser Khan.

2. Rankings are independent and not for sale

No payment, listing, submission, donation, commission, or vote buys, influences, or guarantees any editorial ranking, placement, or endorsement. People’s Choice is a separate public popularity vote and does not affect the editorial Index.

3. Affiliate links

Some outbound links on this site are affiliate links: if you buy through them, the retailer pays The Cast Index a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are always labelled with a disclosure placed before or alongside the link and carry rel="sponsored". Commissions never influence what we review, how we score it, or where anything ranks. Retailers’ own terms, prices and policies govern any purchase you make on their sites. Full details: Affiliate disclosure — how we make money.

4. Paid listings

A directory listing and an event listing are paid services (a profile/event page, verification where stated, and discoverability). A listing is not an endorsement, ranking, or guarantee of exposure. We review submissions and may decline any listing; declined listings are refunded (see Refund Policy).

The model register is free. Applicants must be 18 or over, apply in their own name, give accurate details, and upload or link to only photos of themselves that they own or have permission to use (clothed photos only). By applying, you allow us to review your photos and, if approved, to display them on your listing for its duration. We review every application before publication and may decline, edit for length or remove any listing. A register listing is not an editorial ranking, endorsement, representation or booking, and it expires after one year unless renewed. We never charge models to apply or to be listed.

5. Event listings

Event listings are submitted by organisers. Inclusion is not verification or endorsement. Confirm details directly with the organiser. You must be authorised to submit an event and its information must be accurate.

6. Voting

Votes require a confirmed email and are one per email, per nominee. Manipulation (bots, bought votes, disposable-email abuse) is prohibited and voided. We may adjust or cancel results affected by manipulation.

7. Age — 18 and over only

Paid listings, People’s Choice nominations, and other submissions of personal details are for people aged 18 or over. We do not knowingly accept submissions from, or nominations of, anyone under 18, and we will remove such entries. Young people should pursue modelling through a reputable agency with a parent or guardian involved. See our guide, Modelling under 18.

8. Content & likeness

You must have the rights to any names, images, and content you submit. The editorial Index and profiles are published on a public-interest editorial basis; individuals may request corrections via the editorial desk.

9. Imagery & copyright

Imagery on this site falls into five buckets, and real photographs come first: (1) freely licensed photographs from Wikimedia Commons, Unsplash, Pexels and equivalent public-domain sources — portraits, city views and page scenes — shown with author, licence, and source attribution where they appear and on Image credits; (2) event, runway and model photographs used with permission, credited to the photographer or publication that published them; (3) official product packshots — the brand’s own image of the product, or the listing image of an authorised retailer — shown to identify the products we write about; they remain the property of those brands and retailers and are credited on each product guide and on Image credits; (4) AI-generated editorial assets, used only where no suitable real photograph exists — finish mood studies, a few page scenes, and a clearly labelled product still-life where no genuine packshot is available — always labelled and never AI likenesses of named real people; (5) initials or other non-photographic placeholders where no licensed photograph exists. We do not republish press photography without permission. Atmospheric scenes do not identify ranked individuals unless a credited photograph says so. If you submit an image, you warrant that you own it or hold a valid licence. Rights-holders can request review or removal via desk@thecastindex.com.

10. Liability & changes

The service is provided “as is” to the extent permitted by law. We may update these terms; material changes will be posted here.