Common Ground Ventures and its affiliated companies may provide advisory materials, strategic deliverables, and creative work product during the pre-engagement process. The following terms govern the use, ownership, and confidentiality of that work.
All materials, deliverables, concepts, strategies, designs, brand packages, logos, color palettes, typography systems, sample websites, sales protocols, pitch decks, revenue strategies, organizational recommendations, and any other work product created or shared by Common Ground Ventures, its principals, affiliates, employees, contractors, or subcontractors during pre-engagement interactions shall remain the exclusive intellectual property of Common Ground Ventures and its respective affiliated entities.
Work product may be generated by one or more of the following affiliated entities:
Recipients of pre-engagement work product may not use, reproduce, distribute, implement, share with third parties, or derive commercial benefit from any Work Product without the express written consent of Common Ground Ventures.
Consent may be granted through one of the following:
Absent such consent, all Work Product shared during the pre-engagement process is provided for evaluation purposes only and may not be acted upon, implemented, or repurposed in any form.
Common Ground Ventures and its affiliated entities reserve the right to use any Work Product created during the pre-engagement or engagement process for marketing, portfolio, case study, and promotional purposes.
This includes but is not limited to display on company websites, pitch decks, social media, and client-facing materials.
Common Ground Ventures may also reference advisory relationships in business development and marketing materials without disclosing confidential business information.
Both parties acknowledge that proprietary information may be exchanged during the pre-engagement process and agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information without disclosure to third parties absent written consent.
Confidential information includes but is not limited to:
This obligation shall survive the termination of the pre-engagement relationship for a period of two (2) years from the date of the last exchange of confidential information.
This consent governs pre-contractual exploratory work and advisory interactions. It does not constitute a formal engagement, retainer, or commitment to deliver services.
No obligation to deliver, continue, or complete any Work Product is created by this consent.
In the event a formal service agreement is executed between the parties, the terms of that agreement shall supersede these Pre-Engagement Terms only to the extent explicitly stated in such agreement.
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona.
Any disputes arising out of or related to these terms shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation between the parties. If negotiation fails, disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Maricopa County, Arizona.