Licensing & Permissions

We are grateful that you find value in the ST:AR Model and related materials.Our goal is to make these resources widely useful while protecting the integrity of the framework and ensuring they are used responsibly.This page explains what is generally permitted, what requires permission, and how to request additional licensing.

Personal Use

Unless otherwise stated, products purchased through Leaving Survival Mode include a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the purchaser.Personal use includes activities such as:reading the materialspersonal study and reflectioncompleting worksheetsdiscussing concepts with friends or familyprinting copies for your own usePersonal-use purchases may not be shared, copied, distributed, uploaded, or resold.

Practitioner Use

Contact us if you are interested in using the ST:AR Model.

Group, Organizational, and Educational Use

Contact us if you are interested in using ST:AR materials for:

  • workshops

  • support groups

  • classrooms

  • training

  • programs

  • organizations

  • clinics

  • universities

  • churches

  • conferences

If you are unsure whether your intended use requires additional permission, please contact us.

What You May Not Do

  • Unless expressly authorized in writing, you may not:

  • reproduce materials for public distribution

  • upload materials to websites or shared drives

  • resell or redistribute digital products

  • modify materials and present them as original work

  • remove copyright notices or trademarks

  • create derivative products that substantially reproduce ST:AR content

  • incorporate ST:AR materials into commercial courses or paid memberships without permission

  • use ST:AR branding in a way that implies endorsement or certification

Quotations and Attribution

Brief quotations may be used for:reviewsacademic discussioncommentaryeducational referencePlease provide appropriate attribution to:

Sam Daines
Leaving Survival Mode
The ST:AR Model™

Longer excerpts, worksheets, diagrams, illustrations, or State maps require written permission unless otherwise permitted by the applicable license.

Presentations and Teaching

Creating independent courses, certification programs, workshops, or commercial training based substantially on ST:AR requires written permission.

Translation and Adaptation

Translations, adaptations, or derivative works require written permission.This helps preserve the accuracy and integrity of the model across different languages and contexts.

AI and Automated Systems

ST:AR materials may not be used to train artificial intelligence models, machine learning systems, or automated knowledge bases without written permission.Likewise, the materials may not be uploaded to publicly accessible AI systems for redistribution or commercial reuse except as reasonably necessary for the purchaser's own personal or practitioner use.

Copyright and Ownership

Purchasing or downloading ST:AR materials does not transfer ownership.All intellectual property rights remain with:Sam Daines
Leaving Survival ModeProtected materials include, but are not limited to:written contentworksheetsillustrationsState mapsdiagramsgraphicsterminologyeducational materialspresentationsdownloadable resourcesbrandinglogos

Permission Requests

We are happy to consider requests for:educational useorganizational licensingtranslationsresearchconference presentationsworkshopsmedia usepublishingcommercial partnershipsPlease contact:connect@leavingsurvivalmode.comInclude:your organization (if applicable)how you would like to use the materialestimated audience sizewhether the use is commercial or non-commercialWe will do our best to respond promptly.

Our Philosophy

Our goal is to see the ST:AR Model used thoughtfully, responsibly, and with integrity.If you have an idea that is not clearly addressed here, please ask.We would much rather help you find an appropriate way to use the materials than have you guess.Thank you for respecting the work and helping preserve its quality for everyone.