These terms apply to voice actors who accept assignments through Voices: from registration to recording and payment. They are separate from the general terms and conditions, which govern the relationship with the client.
You work as an independent service provider, not as an employee of Voices. You decide which assignments you accept and how you create your recordings, within the agreements for each assignment.
The demos, data, and samples you provide during registration are your own work and are truthful. We review every registration ourselves; being listed on the platform is not an an automatic right.
As a voice actor, you guarantee that all audio you deliver - demos, auditions, and assignments - is 100% your own authentic human voice performance. The use of AI voice bots, synthetic speech generation, or text-to-speech to record (part of) an assignment or audition is strictly forbidden and will result in immediate removal from the platform.
Normal audio editing of your own recording, such as EQ, compression, noise reduction, or cutting breaths, is, of course, permitted.
Furthermore, you must perform an assignment personally. You must not outsource the recording, even partially, to another voice actor, intern, or third party, unless you have explicitly agreed this with Voices beforehand.
You must treat scripts, briefings, and recordings for an assignment as strictly confidential. Do not share them on your own website, social media, or portfolio until the client has publicly launched the campaign or product, or until you have received explicit prior permission.
Audio delivered via our platform, including auditions and demos, may under no circumstances be used by clients or third parties to train an AI voice model, create a voice clone, or generate text-to-speech. This prohibition applies to any use outside of the assignment for which you created the recording.
This prohibition concerns the creation of a synthetic voice, a voice clone, or generative speech technology based on your recording. It does not exclude our use of automated software from reputable cloud providers to categorise your recordings, for example, for transcription, language recognition, or tagging voice characteristics. These functions solely serve to keep your profile discoverable and searchable, and we only engage parties who are contractually obliged not to use your audio to train their own models.
A completely different, custom-made process applies to an AI licence for your voice. This never automatically accompanies a regular assignment or buy-out. It always requires your prior, explicit, and written consent, with a separate, clear remuneration. You may always decline such a request, without needing to provide a reason.
Do not contact clients you find through the Voices platform outside of Voices for new assignments or separate agreements. Do not share personal contact details with clients through the platform. This ensures clear mediation and follow-up for everyone.
You deliver on time and in the requested audio quality and format. You will re-record free of charge for reading or pronunciation errors, or for a recording that does not match the requested style. Changes made by the client to the script after your recording may be charged separately.
As a voice actor, you work with Voices as an independent service provider, not an employee. This means you are responsible for your own tax and social security obligations to the government.
As a platform, we do not deduct withholding tax or issue 281.45 forms. Invoicing is based on a standard invoice, which you provide to us as a self-employed individual (or via your company) according to the agreed rates.
If you are a Belgian actor and wish to use the copyright regime for (part of) your fee, we will only accept invoices processed through a recognised social bureau for artists (SBK), such as Tentoo, Amplo, or Smart. They handle the correct qualification, withholding, and tax processing for that regime; in such cases, we pay the SBK, not you directly.
If you do not work through a recognised SBK and also do not invoice as a self-employed individual or a company, we cannot process your payment. If you are not a Belgian actor, the rules of your own country apply to you; if in doubt, please contact us before accepting an assignment.
Voices is not liable for incorrect or missing tax/social security processing on your part, or on the part of your chosen SBK.
Voices will only pay you once the client's funds have been securely received. If a client or bank reverses a payment after you have been paid, via a chargeback or clawback with the credit card or payment provider, regardless of the reason, you are obliged to refund that amount to Voices until the dispute is resolved.
We share that risk fairly, proportionate to the commission Voices retained on that payment.
Voices strives for effective mediation between you and the client, but is not liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from an assignment or the use of the platform.
We may adjust these terms to align them with legislation or our operational procedures. We will inform you of significant changes via the platform or your account.
The site-wide terms and conditions also apply to the use of voices.be. If you have questions about these terms, please contact us.
