Terms of Purchase | The Direct Standard

By purchasing any digital product from The Direct Standard, you agree to the following terms. Please read them before completing your purchase. They exist to protect both of us.

Intellectual Property

All digital products sold by The Direct Standard (including but not limited to toolkits, workbooks, templates, frameworks, scripts, and mini-courses) are the original intellectual property of The Direct Standard and its creator. All rights are reserved.

Your purchase grants you a single-user, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the product for your own personal or professional practice. It does not transfer ownership of any kind.

Permitted Use

You may use your purchased product to:

Support your own management, leadership, or professional development practice
Use frameworks, scripts, and templates in your own conversations and documents
Reference concepts and frameworks in your own original written work, with attribution to The Direct Standard

Prohibited Use

The following are expressly prohibited without prior written permission from The Direct Standard:

Reselling, redistributing, or sharing the product file with anyone who has not purchased it
Reproducing the content (in whole or in part) in any product, course, toolkit, or resource you create or sell
Using the content as the basis for a training program, workshop, or coaching offering without a separate licensing agreement
Uploading the file to any platform, file-sharing service, or group where it can be accessed by non-purchasers
Removing, altering, or obscuring any branding, authorship, or copyright notices within the product

Team or organizational use? If you'd like to use this product across a team or embed it in internal training, please contact us about a team or organizational license. We're happy to accommodate that. It just requires a separate agreement.

No Refund Policy

Due to the immediate, digital nature of this product, all sales are final. No refunds will be issued once a purchase is complete and the file has been delivered.

Please review all available product information (including descriptions, previews, and content summaries) before completing your purchase. If you have a question about whether a product is right for you, reach out before buying.

Disclaimer

The content in this product is designed to support performance conversations within a direct management context. It provides frameworks, language guidance, and professional tools based on the creator's expertise and experience.

It does not constitute legal advice, HR policy, or a substitute for consultation with a qualified employment attorney or HR professional. Outcomes of any conversation or action taken using this material are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. The Direct Standard is not liable for any individual or organizational outcomes resulting from use of this product.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Any disputes arising from the purchase or use of this product will be subject to the jurisdiction of Washington State courts.

Questions or Permissions

If you have a question about these terms, would like to request a licensing agreement for team or organizational use, or have a concern about an unauthorized use of this product, please reach out directly.

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info@thedirectstandard.com