Legal

Risk Disclosure

Last updated: November 8, 2026

Backing a title on ArchMarket helps a creator make it. It is not shopping and it is not investing. Please read this page before you back anything, so you know what you get, when you pay, and what can go wrong.

What you get

Backing a Pilot Campaign is rewards-based. You get the perks listed on the campaign page, along with any coins and early access it offers. You do not get a share of the title, a share of its earnings, or any other financial interest in it, and you should not expect money back from it.

When you pay, and when you get your money back

Your card is charged at the moment you back a campaign. Every campaign has a minimum: a share of its goal in dollars and a number of different backers, both shown on the campaign page. If the campaign has not reached both by its deadline, every backer is refunded in full, automatically, to the card they used. You do not need to claim anything. Most banks show the refund within 5 to 10 business days.

Once a campaign reaches its minimum, the money is not refunded because the campaign later ends; it goes to making the title.

What can go wrong after a campaign is funded

Making a film or series is uncertain, even when the money is there. In particular:

The creator may deliver late, deliver less than planned, change the plan, or not finish.
Perks may arrive late or change.
Money is released to the creator in stages, as each piece of work is delivered. That limits how much a creator receives before showing work, but it does not remove the risk. Money already released cannot be taken back by ArchMarket.
A finished title may not find an audience, and may not be released on every screen it hoped for.
Titles on ArchMarket are made with AI tools. The law on AI-made work is new and changing, and that can affect how a title is protected, distributed or shown.
ArchMarket, the ArchTV app and the Arch and Madison channels are new. ArchMadison, LLC is a young company, and its services may change or end.

Funding beyond the pilot

We're exploring ways to fund the full season once a pilot proves viewers want more. The creator keeps full ownership. Our intention is to give a pilot's backers the first opportunity to take part, but backing a pilot does not guarantee you a place in it, and nothing on this page is an offer of one. Saying you would be interested in a future season is covered by the pledge disclaimer, and coins by the Coin Terms.

Questions

ArchMadison, LLC operates ArchMarket. Write to legal@archmarket.io with any question before you back a campaign.

When you pay, and when you get your money back

Once a campaign reaches its minimum, the money is not refunded because the campaign later ends; it goes to making the title.

What can go wrong after a campaign is funded

Making a film or series is uncertain, even when the money is there. In particular:

The creator may deliver late, deliver less than planned, change the plan, or not finish.
Perks may arrive late or change.
Money is released to the creator in stages, as each piece of work is delivered. That limits how much a creator receives before showing work, but it does not remove the risk. Money already released cannot be taken back by ArchMarket.
A finished title may not find an audience, and may not be released on every screen it hoped for.
Titles on ArchMarket are made with AI tools. The law on AI-made work is new and changing, and that can affect how a title is protected, distributed or shown.
ArchMarket, the ArchTV app and the Arch and Madison channels are new. ArchMadison, LLC is a young company, and its services may change or end.

Funding beyond the pilot