Intellectual Property, Confidentiality & Usage Agreement

Last Updated: January 3, 2026

This Agreement governs the use of all proprietary materials, frameworks, methods, tools, and services provided by Huff Blueprint LLC.

Please review this Agreement carefully.
You will be required to affirm your acceptance before engaging services.

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Plain-English Summary

To ensure clarity before we work together, here is what this Agreement means in simple terms:

• The tools, frameworks, methods, and materials you receive are protected intellectual property

• 1:1 engagements are licensed for individual use only

• You may not take what you learn and distribute it inside a company, team, or organization unless a separate business license is granted

• You may not record sessions, share notes, or input materials into AI tools

• You may not teach, train, coach, or consult others using this material

• All rights not expressly granted remain with Huff Blueprint LLC

If you are engaging services on behalf of a business, team, or organization, additional licensing is required.

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Who This Agreement Applies To

This Agreement applies to:

• 1:1 consulting or coaching clients

• Diagnostic sessions

• Strategy sessions

• Workshops or facilitated discussions

• Digital or physical materials provided

• Any interaction where proprietary methods or frameworks are shared

 

Protected Intellectual Property

This Agreement covers, including but not limited to:

• The Kinetic Method™

• The Kinetic Planner™

• Any future versions, evolutions, renames, or rebrands

• Frameworks, systems, methodologies, and models

• Templates, planners, worksheets, SOPs, and dashboards

• Language, structure, sequencing, and conceptual flow

• Any materials derived from or inspired by the above

Whether shared verbally, visually, digitally, live, recorded, or in writing.

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Usage License Overview

Individual-Only Use (Default)

• Licensed solely to the individual signer

• For personal understanding and individual decision-making

• Not permitted for business, team, or organizational use

Business, Team, or Enterprise Use

• Requires a separate written license

• Not included in 1:1 engagements

• Includes internal training, facilitation, documentation, or rollout

If you are unsure which applies, please clarify before engaging services.

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Recording, Notes & AI Use

To protect proprietary methods:

• Sessions may not be recorded without written consent

• Notes may be taken for personal use only

• Notes may not be shared, distributed, or repurposed

• Proprietary information may not be entered into:

  • AI tools

  • Transcription software

  • Note-taking or summarization systems

  • Internal or third-party automated tools

 

Full Legal Agreement

The following constitutes the full, binding legal agreement between you and Huff Blueprint LLC.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, CONFIDENTIALITY,

USAGE LICENSE & RECORDING AGREEMENT

This Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Usage License, and Recording Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between Huff Blueprint LLC (“Consultant”) and the individual or entity accepting this Agreement (“Client”). This Agreement is effective as of the date of electronic acceptance (“Effective Date”).

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By accepting this Agreement, Client agrees to be legally bound by the following terms.

 

1. Purpose

Consultant provides strategic consulting, coaching, facilitation, diagnostic, advisory, and executive-level services (“Services”). In connection with these Services, Consultant may disclose proprietary, confidential, and protected intellectual property.

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2. Definition of Proprietary Information

“Proprietary Information” includes, without limitation:

• The Kinetic Method™, The Kinetic Planner™, and all associated frameworks, systems, models, tools, diagnostics, planners, templates, and methodologies

• Any future versions, evolutions, extensions, renames, rebrands, or derivative works, whether or not explicitly named

• Strategic processes, assessments, workflows, and implementation structures

• Templates, worksheets, SOPs, dashboards, documentation, and planning tools

• Training materials, presentations, workshops, and session content

• Proprietary language, sequencing, logic, structure, and conceptual flow

• Any insights, outputs, or materials derived from Consultant’s work

Whether disclosed verbally, visually, digitally, physically, electronically, live, or in writing, and whether or not marked as confidential.

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3. Ownership of Intellectual Property

All Proprietary Information is and shall remain the sole and exclusive intellectual property of Consultant.

Nothing in this Agreement:

• Transfers ownership

• Creates a work-for-hire relationship

• Grants rights beyond those expressly stated

All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Consultant.

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4. Usage Licenses & Scope of Permission

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4.1 Individual-Only Use License (Default)

Unless expressly granted otherwise in writing, Client is granted an Individual-Only Use License.

This license permits use of Proprietary Information solely by the individual signer, for:

• Personal understanding

• Personal development

• Individual decision-making

This license does not permit:

• Use within any business, employer, or organization

• Distribution to employees, teams, partners, contractors, or clients

• Internal training, facilitation, or implementation

• Integration into SOPs, workflows, systems, or company processes

• Teaching, coaching, consulting, or advising others using the materials

Payment for a one-on-one engagement does not grant business or organizational usage rights.

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4.2 Internal Business Use License (Separate Authorization Required)

Any use of Proprietary Information within a business, organization, or team environment constitutes business use and requires a separate Internal Business Use License, expressly granted in writing by Consultant.

Absent such written authorization, business use is strictly prohibited, even if:

• Client is a business owner, executive, or leader

• The engagement relates to professional or organizational challenges

• The information influences business strategy or decisions

 

4.3 Enterprise, Team, or Training Use

Use of Proprietary Information to:

• Train or coach others

• Facilitate workshops or group sessions

• Roll out frameworks across teams or organizations

• Incorporate materials into onboarding, internal programs, software, or tools

• License, resell, publish, or distribute content

Requires a separate Enterprise or Licensing Agreement and is expressly excluded from this Agreement.

 

4.4 Prohibited Replication & Derivative Use

Client may not:

• Replicate, reverse-engineer, or copy Proprietary Information

• Create derivative frameworks, tools, or methodologies

• Repackage concepts, language, structure, or sequencing in a substantially similar form

• Claim ownership, authorship, or independent creation

These restrictions apply regardless of format, including verbal, written, digital, visual, or AI-assisted use.

 

4.5 No Implied License

No license is granted by implication, assumption, or payment alone. All rights not expressly granted remain with Consultant.

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5. Recording, Transcription & Note-Taking Restrictions

 

5.1 No Recording Without Written Consent

Client may not record (audio, video, screen capture, or otherwise) any session, workshop, or interaction without prior written consent from Consultant.

This includes, without limitation:

• Video conferencing recordings

• Screen captures

• Voice memos

• Automated or live transcription tools

 

5.2 Restrictions on Notes & Summaries

Client may take personal handwritten or private notes solely for Individual-Only use.

Client may not:

• Share notes with others

• Distribute summaries internally or externally

• Use notes to train, coach, or facilitate others

• Convert notes into documentation, SOPs, or training materials

 

6. Artificial Intelligence & Automated Tool Restrictions

Client may not, directly or indirectly:

• Input Proprietary Information into any AI or automated tools, including but not limited to:

  • Large language models

  • Embedded AI assistants

  • Transcription, summarization, or note-taking software

  • Internal or third-party automated systems

• Use Proprietary Information to train, fine-tune, prompt-engineer, or improve any AI or automated system

• Allow any system to store, learn from, or reproduce Consultant’s Proprietary Information

These restrictions apply regardless of whether the system is public or private, paid or unpaid.

 

7. Confidentiality

Client agrees to maintain strict confidentiality of all Proprietary Information and to prevent unauthorized disclosure or use.

Confidentiality obligations survive termination or completion of Services.

 

8. Return or Destruction of Materials

Upon request or completion of Services, Client agrees to:

• Return or permanently destroy all Proprietary Information

• Delete all digital files, recordings, and transcripts

• Certify destruction upon request

 

9. Injunctive Relief

Client acknowledges that unauthorized use, disclosure, recording, or AI-related misuse would cause irreparable harm. Consultant is entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal remedies, without posting bond.

 

10. No Guarantees

Consultant makes no guarantees regarding outcomes, performance, revenue, or results.

 

11. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

 

12. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties regarding intellectual property, confidentiality, usage rights, recording, and AI restrictions and supersedes all prior discussions or agreements on these matters.

 

13. Electronic Acceptance

Client agrees that electronic acceptance of this Agreement, including through website forms, checkboxes, or digital acknowledgments, constitutes a legally binding signature with the same force and effect as a handwritten signature.

 

END OF AGREEMENT

 

Acceptance & Electronic Agreement

 

By submitting a form, booking a service, or otherwise indicating acceptance on this website, you acknowledge that:

• You have read and understand this Agreement

• You agree to be legally bound by its terms

• Your electronic acceptance constitutes a valid signature

• This Agreement applies to all current and future engagements unless superseded in writing

 

Questions or Licensing Requests

If you are seeking:

• Business or organizational use

• Team or enterprise licensing

• Workshops or internal rollout

• Permission to record or document sessions

 

Please contact Shirah@huffblueprint.com prior to engagement.