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PRE-CONTRACTUAL TERMS

The London Ghostwriting Company

Effective from: Jan 2026

Company: Ghostwriter Services UK Limited [trading as The London Ghostwriting Company “LGC” ]
Company number: 10482126

Registered office: Magnum House, 133 Half Moon Lane, London, SE24 9JY
[“LGC”, “we”, “us”, “our”]

For the purposes of these terms, you are referred to as “the Enquirer”, “you”, or “your”.

1. Purpose of Enquiry

1.1 Any enquiry made to LGC is for the sole purpose of evaluating a potential engagement of LGC to provide ghostwriting, editorial, consultancy, or related professional services.

1.2 Submission of an enquiry does not create a contract for services, but it does reinforce legally binding obligations under these pre-contractual terms.

2. Confidentiality of Information

2.1 All information disclosed by LGC to you at the enquiry, consultation, proposal, or exploratory stage shall be treated as confidential information, including but not limited to:

• business processes
• service structures
• pricing rationale
• timelines
• editorial methods
• industry insight
• personnel structure
• examples, explanations, or verbal guidance

2.2 You agree not to disclose, reproduce, share, exploit, or use such confidential information for any purpose other than assessing a potential engagement with LGC.

2.3 These confidentiality obligations apply whether or not a formal contract is entered into.

3. Non-Circumvention and Non-Solicitation

3.1 You acknowledge that LGC operates through a curated internal team and external network of professional writers, editors, and consultants [“the Writers”] and that they are identified on their website.

3.2 You agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly: contact, approach, solicit, engage, or attempt to engage, induce, encourage, or facilitate contact with any writer, editor, consultant, contractor, or representative associated with LGC during or following the enquiry process.

3.3 This restriction applies regardless of whether: a contract is entered into, the enquiry proceeds, or if you obtain such contact details independently, indirectly, or through inference.

3.4 This non-circumvention obligation shall apply for a period of 24 months from the date of your last communication with LGC.

3.5 You acknowledge that this restriction is reasonable and necessary to protect LGC’s legitimate business interests.

4. Use of Information and Industry Insight

4.1 Any guidance, explanation, advice, or commentary provided by LGC during the enquiry stage is provided: on a non-reliance basis, and without obligation to provide further services.

4.2 You may not use information obtained from LGC to: replicate LGC’s service model, brief third-party writers or agencies, self-produce work based on LGC’s proprietary processes, or otherwise bypass LGC after benefiting from its expertise.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 All intellectual property, know-how, methods, frameworks, and processes disclosed by LGC at the enquiry stage remain the sole property of LGC.

5.2 No licence, assignment, or right of use is granted unless and until a formal written agreement is executed.

6. No Obligation to Proceed

6.1 LGC reserves the absolute right, at its discretion, to: decline to proceed with an enquiry, decline to issue a proposal, or decline to enter into a contract without providing reasons.

6.2 Nothing in these terms obliges LGC to provide services, pricing, timelines, or availability beyond what it chooses to disclose.

7. Accuracy of Information

7.1 You warrant that all information you provide at the enquiry stage is accurate, lawful, and provided with proper authority.

7.2 LGC accepts no liability for reliance on inaccurate or misleading information supplied by you.

8. Limitation of Liability

8.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, LGC shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or claim arising from: use or misuse of information disclosed at the enquiry stage, a decision not to proceed with an engagement, or reliance on non-contractual discussions.

9. Governing Law

9.1 These pre-contractual terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

9.2 The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

10. Acceptance

By accessing or reading these Terms & Conditions, or by engaging in any enquiry or further communication with LGC, including via their website, forms, email, telephone, verbal communication, or by being sent this page link, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms & Conditions unless otherwise stated. Acceptance is deemed given either by ticking any acceptance checkbox provided, or, where no checkbox is selected or provided, by such on-going engagement with LGC or for a period of 24 months unless otherwise agreed.

11. Update to Terms

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in services, legal requirements, or industry. The current version will determine the Terms & Conditions which will be indicated by its effective date at the top of this page. You are encouraged to review the latest version each time you submit an enquiry or continue to engage with LGC. By doing so, or by continuing any enquiry or correspondence with LGC, you confirm that you accept and agree to the most current version of these Terms & Conditions.

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NDA & CONFIDENTIALITY

The London Ghostwriting Company

Effective: January 2026

At The London Ghostwriting Company (“LGC”), confidentiality, professional discretion, and respect for intellectual property are fundamental to how we operate.

From January 2026, and except in clearly defined and exceptional circumstances, LGC does not enter into signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with enquiring or prospective clients.

This page explains our NDA position, how confidentiality is already protected, and what applies instead.

1. Our Position on NDAs

LGC will receive a high volume of enquiries daily. Requiring individual NDAs at enquiry stage would be administratively unworkable and would prevent us from operating as an effective literary business.

More importantly, NDAs are not standard practice in publishing. In real-world publishing:

• Writers routinely submit their work to 100+ literary agents without NDAs
• Agents submit the work of their authors to 20–30 publishers without NDAs
• Manuscripts, proposals, outlines, and sample chapters are circulated widely
• Editors, assistants, readers, and consultants review material
• NDA terminology is contained within confidentiality clauses on entering any commercial contract

Expecting an NDA at first contact would require the same from every agent, editor, assistant, and publisher involved in the submission chain. This is not how books are acquired, developed, or published.

2. NDA-Level Confidentiality without Signature

Although LGC does not countersign NDAs at enquiry stage, we operate to NDA-equivalent standards as a matter of policy. Accordingly:

• LGC treats all non-public material submitted at enquiry stage as confidential
• We do not disclose such material to third parties without necessity or lawful obligation
• We restrict internal access to material on a need-to-know basis
• We apply the same degree of care to client material as we do to our own proprietary information

3. Governing Terms [binding without signature]

Confidentiality and use of information at enquiry stage are governed by our Pre-Contractual Terms & Conditions above. These terms are binding upon submission of an enquiry, regardless of whether a formal services contract is later entered into. Submitting material to LGC constitutes acceptance of those terms as laid out above and below.

4. Copyright & Ownership of Your Work

Under UK law, copyright is automatic. If you created the work, you already own the copyright and no NDA is required to establish this. Copyright transfers only: by statute, or by a written contract expressly assigning rights. Unless and until such a contract exists, all rights remain with you. This is the same legal framework relied upon by literary agents, publishers, broadcasters, and production companies operating under English law.

5. Similarity, Coincidence & Industry Reality

LGC operates simultaneously as:

• ghostwriters
• authors
• journalists
• scriptwriters
• editors
• consultants and developers

We receive a large volume of submissions across overlapping genres, subjects, and themes. As such:

• Ideas are not treated as unique in isolation
• Similar subject matter may arise independently
• Parallel development is an unavoidable feature of creative industries

By submitting material to LGC, you acknowledge that:

Any similarity between your submission and other works developed, commissioned, or produced by LGC or third parties is coincidental and does not constitute infringement.

LGC cannot undertake to compensate prospects for similarities arising independently or through third-party submissions.

6. What we aren’t Responsible for

Due to volume and standard industry practice:

• We cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited submissions
• We cannot guarantee review of all material received
• We cannot return physical submissions [which will be recycled unread]
• We cannot monitor or regulate idea overlap across the industry

This applies to all formats, including manuscripts, proposals, outlines, emails, attachments, and recordings.

7. Reciprocal Confidentiality

Where LGC discloses confidential information to you during the enquiry or consultation process, you are bound on a reciprocal basis to:

• treat such information as confidential
• restrict its use solely to evaluating a potential engagement
• not reproduce, disclose, or exploit it

8. Exceptional Circumstances

Signed NDAs may be issued in exceptional circumstances, such as:

• high-profile public figures
• sensitive commercial or regulated information

Any NDA is issued at LGC’s discretion and is not automatic.

Alternatively, prospective clients are welcome to request a signed NDA. A fee of £45.00 [excluding VAT if it is to be paid] is payable in advance for this service.

9. Proceeding With Us

If you are uncomfortable submitting material without a signed NDA, LGC may not be the appropriate company for you. If you proceed, you do so on the basis of:

• UK copyright law
• our Pre-Contractual Terms & Conditions
• standard publishing practice

This is the same framework under which the global publishing industry operates.

10. Deemed NDA Terms [no signature required]

For operational and administrative reasons, these below terms apply without the need for physical or electronic signature and are deemed accepted upon submission of material or continuation of correspondence with LGC.

Accordingly, for the purposes of pre-collaboration, the following NDA terms apply between Ghostwriter Services UK Ltd (“LGC”) and the submitting party (“the Subject”):

10.1 Confidentiality Obligation

LGC agrees not to disclose to any third party, without prior consent, any information or materials provided by the Subject in relation to a project under discussion. Prior to and during any writing collaboration agreement, LGC shall hold in confidence all Confidential Information disclosed by the Subject, save that LGC may disclose such information as is necessary to its professional advisers or as required by law.

10.2 Standard of Care

LGC undertakes to apply to all Confidential Information the same degree of care with which it treats and protects its own proprietary information against public disclosure. Such Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to any third party without the written consent of the Subject.

10.3 Permitted Use

LGC undertakes to restrict its use of Confidential Information solely to work performed in conjunction with the Subject and the project under discussion, and to ensure that dissemination of such information within its organisation and professional network is administered accordingly. In certain circumstances, confidentiality obligations may fall away, particularly where information becomes publicly available other than through a breach of obligation.

10.4 Exclusions

For the purposes of these terms, information shall not be considered Confidential Information if it:

• is or becomes part of the public domain other than by breach,
• was known to LGC prior to disclosure by the Subject,
• is disclosed to LGC by a third party lawfully entitled to do so, or
• is required to be disclosed by law.

10.5 Reciprocal Obligations

Where LGC discloses Confidential Information to the Subject, the Subject shall be bound on a reciprocal basis by the relevant confidentiality obligations set out in this section.

10.6 No Partnership or Agency

Nothing in these terms is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between the parties, constitute any party as agent of another, or authorise any party to make commitments on behalf of the other.

10.7 Governing Law

These confidentiality terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

11. Acceptance

Acceptance is confirmed either by ticking an acceptance box where provided, or, if any tick-box is not selected, by the act of submitting, initiating, or continuing an enquiry or correspondence with LGC, including by telephone or verbal communication.

12. Update to Terms

These NDA Terms may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in services, legal requirements, or industry. The current version will determine the NDA Terms which will be indicated by its effective date at the top of this page. You are encouraged to review the latest version each time you submit an enquiry or continue to engage with LGC. By doing so, or by continuing any enquiry or correspondence with LGC, you confirm that you accept and agree to the most current version of these NDA Terms.