Electronic Signature Disclosure & Consent

Documents sent to you through FirstSlate, including proposals, agreements, and related records, can be reviewed and signed electronically. When you check a consent box or click to sign, you agree to conduct that transaction electronically under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (the “ESIGN Act”) and the applicable state Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”).

FirstSlate is not a party to the document you are signing. The party who sent it to you, typically a video producer, studio, or crew coordinator, is the party you are entering into an agreement with. FirstSlate provides the platform that presents the document and records your signature.

Typing your name, or adopting a drawn signature, together with the consent affirmation described above, constitutes your legal signature on the document. It carries the same legal weight as a signature made with pen and paper.

At the moment you sign, FirstSlate records the date and time of signing, the IP address and browser used to submit it, the exact contents of the document as presented to you, and a SHA-256 fingerprint, a unique digital fingerprint that mathematically ties your signature to that exact document content. If the document were altered afterward, the fingerprint would no longer match, so tampering is detectable.

Once signing is complete, a copy of the finished document, along with a Certificate of Completion summarizing these details, is emailed to you automatically.

You will receive the fully executed document by email as soon as signing is complete. Keep this copy for your records, for example by saving the PDF or keeping the email. You may also request a copy from the party who sent you the document at any time.

You may request a paper copy of any document you signed electronically. Send that request to the party who sent you the document, since they control the underlying record. FirstSlate does not charge a fee for providing or maintaining electronic records of a signed document.

You are not required to sign electronically. If you prefer to sign on paper, do not sign electronically, and contact the party who sent you the document to arrange an alternative.

Consent applies per document. Declining to sign one document electronically does not affect any consent you have given, or may give, for a different document.

To review and sign documents through FirstSlate, you need a current web browser, an email address you control and check regularly, and a PDF reader (or your browser's built-in PDF viewer) to open the copy we send you. No special software or account is required to sign, only the link you were sent.

If these requirements ever change in a way that creates a material risk you would not be able to access or retain your electronic records, the party who sent you the document should provide a reasonable alternative before asking you to sign again.

For questions about a specific document, contact the person or studio who sent it to you, since they are the party you are entering into the agreement with. For questions about how FirstSlate's electronic signature system works, contact FirstSlate support at hello@firstslate.co or through our contact page.

Disclosure version: 2026-07-07.v1. Effective July 7, 2026.