Frequently Asked Questions

Some answers to our most commonly asked questions.

We represent talent from 4 years upwards.
We do not represent babies or toddlers under the age of 4.
The most important quality to us is confidence and fun. When you are requested to cast or make a casting tape it can sometimes involve acting out a scene or mimic actions as well as speaking and learning lines.
Competition runs high in this industry, so a great attitude and resilience are paramount qualities for a Bondi Talent!
There's a nominal joining fee of £50 per talent which covers an internet profile with Bondi Talent.
Your child will also need to be on Spotlight at time of joining. Current fee’s are £114 for young performers and £169 for over 18’s for 12 months membership and is paid directly to Spotlight.
When you join us, once your initial paperwork is returned we send you out a joining link for Spotlight.
For more information about Spotlight, please click here.
Bondi Talent will arrange payment once a job has been completed. This is normally within 12 weeks however most are a lot quicker.
We earn by keeping a percentage of the work we find for you; normally 25%
Sometimes, yes. Many jobs occur during school hours, in which case we will work with you to obtain a child performance license. Usually, castings (auditions) are scheduled for after school.
A lot of initial castings are made through self taping, and once shortlisted you will be required to meet with casting directors normally in London or sometimes Manchester, and normally with only a couple of days notice.
Flexibility is the key with this industry, we expect you to be able to make a casting unless you have let us know your child is unavailable. We operate a 3 strike rule as we value our great reputation. It is also really important that you keep us updated with any unavailable dates/holiday dates so we don't submit your child for work.
There are no guarantees, however to increase the chance of success we only put our talent forward for jobs that we genuinely feel they will be suitable for.
We also recommend going to casting workshops / attend drama classes to gain a great insight in what to expect at auditions, these come up regularly and we arrange these too throughout the year.
No, it is not compulsory. We want to find real children from all walks of life - so no experience is necessary, just a love of performing and a natural confidence!
To apply for your child to join Bondi Talent, please view the application page on our website and email over accompanying head shots.
Our books open a few times a year, please do check in and follow us on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages for when our books next open.

This privacy notice provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data.

Bondi Talent are the data controller and we are responsible for your personal data.

Our email address is zoe@bonditalent.co.uk

Our postal address is: Bondi Talent, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RE

Information/Data We collect and why we collect the following data about you in order to deliver our services to you as these are characteristics relevant to briefs and jobs we have. These data is only used as and when specifically relevant to a job or submission. We collect the following data: -Identity - Contact - Age - Sexual orientation (within specific circumstances and ordinarily for those over the age of 18) - Information about your health.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA We will only use your personal data when legally permitted. The most common uses of your personal data are: - Where we need to perform the contract between us. This privacy notice provides you with details of how we collect and process your personal data. Bondi Tallent Agency, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street Leicester LE1 1RE -Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. - When we need to submit to briefs which has specifically asked for certain criteria to be met - Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation. Purposes for processing your personal data Set out below is a description of the ways we intend to use your personal data and the legal grounds on which we will process such data. We have also explained what our legitimate interests are where relevant. We may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground, depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data. Please email us at apply@bonditalent.co.uk if you need details about the specific legal ground we are relying on to process your personal data where more than one ground has been set out in the table below. - We will collect data about you, your identity and contact to register you as a new customer/model and to draw out a contract with you. We collect data about your contact to enable us contact you when needed. We collect data to submit you to briefs. We collect data about where you live to enable us apply for child performance licence from your local council. We will collect data about your bank in order to make payments to you.

DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA We sometimes may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in paragraph 3 above: HM Revenue & Customs, regulators and other authorities based in the United Kingdom and other relevant jurisdictions who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances. Local Councils for the purposes of child licencing. Schools for absence authorisation -IT and system administration service providers. Courts for issuance international child licencing Chaperones and Child Protection Officers Parties involved in jobs and castings from casting directors to production, advertising, wardrobe, photographers and all companies involved in the specifically booked shoot or casting where appropriate. We will ensure that all parties whom we transfer your data to respects the security of your personal data and treats it in accordance with the law. They will also be restricted to process your data only for the specific purposes intended.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS Professionals such as bankers, auditors, lawyers, insurers who provides their services to Bondi Talent Agency. As some of our service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA) we may have to share your data with them. We will do our best whenever the need arises to ensure that your data is respected and used only for intended purpose.

DATA SECURITY We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, disclosed or accessed in an unauthorised way. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know such data. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

DATA RETENTION We are required by law to keep basic information about customers such as contacts, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data for six years after they cease being our customer for the purpose of tax. We will only retain your personal data for this long to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS You have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data under certain circumstances. These include the right to: Request access to your personal data. Request correction of your personal data. Request erasure of your personal data. Object to processing of your personal data. Request restriction of processing your personal data. Request transfer of your personal data. Right to withdraw consent. You can see more about these rights at: https://ico.org.uk/fororganisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protectionregulation-gdpr/individualrights/ If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please email us at apply@bonditalent.co.uk We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated. May 2018