Guide for Parents and Guardians

Who this is for: Parents, mothers, fathers, and legal guardians of minor talent who want to use Cine Talent India. What you'll learn: How to register as a guardian, create your child's account, understand the approvals queue, and support your child's career safely.

Overview

CTI allows minors to have talent accounts, but every minor's account must be paired with a guardian account. You create your account first, and then you create your child's account from your Guardian Dashboard. A child under 15 cannot sign up on their own — this is the only way their account can come into being.

The two accounts stay separate. Your child gets their own username and their own login; you each sign in independently, and the two accounts are linked. As a guardian, you receive approval requests whenever your child tries to take an action that requires your consent. You review those requests and either approve or reject them. Nothing proceeds without your say.

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What is a Guardian account?

A Guardian account is a special profile type on CTI that exists solely to supervise and approve a linked minor's activities. Your guardian profile has minimal features compared to an Aspirant or Recruiter — it does not appear in talent search, does not post jobs, and does not have a public marketplace presence. Its purpose is oversight and safety.

As a guardian you can:

• Create one or more minor accounts, each linked to your guardian profile
• See a list of all linked minors
• Set and reset your child's password
• View your child's profile in read-only mode (including profiles that are set to private)
• Receive and act on approval requests from your child's account
• Approve or reject those requests, with an optional note on rejections

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Setting up

Creating a Guardian account

When you register on CTI you create a standard user account. On the profile creation screen, select Create Parent / Guardian Profile. This creates your guardian-type profile.

You do not need to be a talent yourself to create a guardian profile. You only need a valid registration. Guardian profiles are free — there is no plan to choose and no payment step.

Do this first. You cannot add your child until your Guardian profile exists.

Creating your child's account

You create your child's account — your child does not sign up separately. A child under 15 cannot register on CTI on their own, so there is no existing account to attach; you create the account, the talent profile, and the link between you in one step from your Guardian Dashboard.

1. Sign in to your guardian account.
2. Go to the Guardian Dashboard (your home screen as a guardian).
3. Open the Add a minor section.
4. Enter your child's display name — the name shown on their profile.
5. Choose a username for them. This is what they will sign in with, so pick something they will remember. It uses lowercase letters, numbers and underscores only.
6. Set a temporary password for them (at least 8 characters). You are the only person who ever sees it, so hand it over to your child securely — in person is best.
7. Enter your child's date of birth. They must be under 18.
8. Choose their role — Actor or Model. Those are the only two roles open to a minor.
9. Choose your relationship to the child — Mother, Father, Uncle / Aunty, Grandparent, or Others. If you pick Others, a short description is required (for example, "legal guardian" or "family friend").
10. Optionally, add your child's own email address and WhatsApp number. Both are optional and are labelled as such on the form — leave them blank if your child does not have their own.
11. Submit the form.

Your child's account, their Actor or Model profile, and the link to you are all created together. Their profile then appears in your Linked Minors list on the dashboard.

A note on what we do and do not check. The relationship you choose and the date of birth you enter are recorded exactly as you give them. CTI does not verify identity documents or legal guardianship, and does not check the relationship independently. What the platform enforces is the supervision described in the rest of this guide.

How your child signs in

Your child signs in with the username you chose and the password you set. Their account is created ready to use — there is no confirmation email for them to open.

Because the account is created this way, your child's login is not attached to a mailbox they can receive mail at, so the "Forgot password?" link cannot help them. If they forget their password, you set a new one for them from your Guardian Dashboard under Reset your child's password, and share it with them securely. This is deliberate: it keeps the account under your control.

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The approvals queue

The approvals queue is where your job as a guardian happens. When your child tries to do certain things on CTI, the action is held and sent to you for approval before it goes ahead.

Actions that require your approval

The following five actions always require your approval when the account belongs to a minor:

When any of these actions is triggered, it is held in a Pending state. Your child sees a notice that the action is awaiting your approval. You receive a notification.

How approval requests arrive

You will receive an in-platform notification when there is a new approval request waiting. You can also check the Approvals Queue section on your Guardian Dashboard at any time.

How to approve or reject

1. Open the Guardian Dashboard.
2. Scroll to the Approvals Queue section.
3. Each pending request shows:
   • The type of action your child wants to take (Go Public, Apply for Job, etc.)
   • Your child's display name
   • When the request was made
4. To approve: tap the green Approve button. The action proceeds immediately on your child's account.
5. To reject: tap the red Reject button. A small text field appears where you can leave an optional note explaining the rejection. Tap Reject again to confirm. The action is cancelled, and your child sees that it was not approved.

Once you make a decision (approve or reject) it cannot be undone. The request is removed from the queue and a record is kept.

What happens if you do not act

The action stays in Pending indefinitely until you make a decision. Your child's action does not proceed on its own. There is no automatic approval.

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Viewing your child's profile

From your Guardian Dashboard, under Linked Minors, you can tap your child's entry to view their profile. You see the profile as it is — even if it is private or incomplete. This is different from what a recruiter or the general public would see.

This view is read-only. You cannot edit your child's profile from your guardian account. Your child must edit their own profile when signed in to their account.

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How recruiters are informed

When a recruiter views a minor's profile (after it has been approved to go public), they see a clear indicator that the profile belongs to a guardian-managed minor. This tells the recruiter that this talent is under parental supervision and that certain actions on the minor's side will need guardian approval before proceeding.

This transparency is designed to build trust and ensure recruiters are aware of their obligations when engaging with minors.

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What minors can and cannot do without approval

Your child can do these things independently (no approval required):

• Sign in to their account
• Edit their profile information (name, bio, address, experience, skills, etc.)
• Upload photos and videos to their Gallery
• Browse jobs, events, and the Marketplace
• Read messages they receive
• Manage files in their own Drive (without sharing them)

Your child must wait for your approval before:

• Making their profile publicly visible
• Publishing a video to their Showcase
• Sharing a file or folder from their Drive
• Submitting a job application
• Sending a message to a recruiter

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Common questions

What age counts as a minor? Anyone under 18 years of age is treated as a minor on CTI. Once your child turns 18, the guardian approval requirement falls away and they can act independently. Their profile is no longer flagged as guardian-managed.

My child is 15 or older — do I still have to create their account? No. A child aged 15 to 17 can register on CTI themselves. They are asked for a parent or guardian's email address, and until that address is confirmed they cannot apply to jobs or message recruiters. Only a child under 15 must have their account created by you, from your Guardian Dashboard.

My child already made an account by themselves. Can I link it to mine? Not at the moment. There is no way to attach an account that already exists to a guardian account — the link is made when you create the account from your dashboard. If your child is under 15 they will not have got far, because they cannot create a talent profile on their own; create their account from your Guardian Dashboard instead. If you are stuck with an account you cannot use, contact CTI support.

What if I forget the password I set for my child? Go to your Guardian Dashboard and set a new one under Reset your child's password, then share it with them securely. Your child cannot reset it themselves, because their login is not attached to a mailbox that can receive mail.

Do I need my own separate account to do this? Yes, and it is free. You register on CTI in the normal way, create a Parent / Guardian profile — no plan and no payment is involved — and then add your child from your dashboard. If someone tries to register with a child's date of birth and the child is under 15, the registration form says so and helps them set up the parent's account instead.

Can the minor act on their own in an emergency? No. The five gated actions always go through the approval queue for minors. There is no bypass. Plan accordingly — if a deadline is approaching, act on the approval promptly.

What if I miss an approval request? The request stays pending until you decide. Your child cannot proceed without your decision, so there is no risk of an action happening by accident. Check your Guardian Dashboard regularly when your child is active on CTI.

Can my child have more than one guardian linked? In the current version, one minor can be linked to one guardian. Support for multiple guardians may be added in a future update.

Can I be a guardian for more than one child? Yes. You can link multiple minors to your guardian profile. Each minor appears separately in your Linked Minors list, and approvals from all of them appear in the same queue.

Does my child know I can see their profile? Yes. The guardian-linked relationship is visible to your child. The platform is designed so that both parties understand the arrangement.

Can the guardian account also be a talent account? Not on the same profile. A Guardian profile is its own profile type, focused on supervision. If you are also a talent or recruiter, you can create separate Aspirant or Recruiter profiles under the same CTI account. Switch between profiles from the profile selector.

What if I want to remove the guardian link? Contact CTI support to request removal of a guardian link. This should only be done when the minor turns 18 or if there is a legitimate change in the guardianship arrangement.

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Related help

• Guide for Aspirants (for understanding your child's Aspirant profile and features)