Intellectual Property Policy

6.1 Purpose

Innovation is one of Blinko's most valuable assets.

This Intellectual Property Policy establishes the ownership, protection, licensing, and permitted use of the intellectual property associated with the Blinko Platform.

The objective of this Policy is to protect Blinko's technology, brand, content, artificial intelligence systems, proprietary methodologies, and other creative works while clearly defining the rights retained by users and customers.

This Policy supplements the Master Terms of Service and all applicable agreements.

6.2 Scope

This Policy applies to all intellectual property associated with:

• Blinko LLC
• Growth OS
• Guide
• Blinko Local
• Blinko Consumer
• BKE (Blinko Knowledge Engine)
• Websites
• Mobile Applications
• APIs
• Documentation
• Training
• Marketing materials
• Product demonstrations
• Future products and services

6.3 Ownership

Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing, all intellectual property developed, owned, licensed, or made available by Blinko remains the exclusive property of Blinko or its licensors.

Nothing in this Handbook transfers ownership of Blinko intellectual property.

Users receive only the limited rights expressly granted by applicable agreements.

6.4 Blinko Intellectual Property

Blinko intellectual property includes, but is not limited to:

Software

• Growth OS
• Guide
• Blinko Local
• Blinko Consumer
• APIs
• Backend services
• Mobile applications
• Web applications

Artificial Intelligence

• Guide
• Reasoning architecture
• Prompt architecture
• AI workflows
• AI planning logic
• Recommendation systems
• Memory architecture
• AI orchestration
• Evaluation systems

Knowledge Assets

• Product Bible
• Engineering Handbook
• Governance & Trust Framework
• Growth Partner Playbooks
• BKE content
• Industry playbooks
• Sales methodologies
• Training materials
• Certification materials
• Product documentation

Brand Assets

• Blinko
• Growth OS
• Guide
• Blinko Local
• Blinko Consumer
• Logos
• Icons
• Trademarks
• Domain names
• Trade dress
• Marketing assets

Creative Assets

• User interface designs
• Visual systems
• Illustrations
• Videos
• Presentations
• Documentation
• Website content
• Product copy
• Product photography
• Design systems

6.5 Limited License

Subject to compliance with applicable agreements, Blinko grants users a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use Platform intellectual property solely for authorized use of the Platform.

The license terminates automatically upon termination of Platform access.

6.6 User Content

Users retain ownership of content they create and upload to the Platform.

Examples include:

• Notes
• Documents
• Images
• Business information
• Customer information
• Messages
• Uploaded media

Users grant Blinko a limited license to host, process, display, transmit, back up, analyze, and use such content solely for the operation, improvement, support, and security of the Platform in accordance with applicable agreements and the Privacy & Data Governance Policy.

6.7 AI-Generated Content

Guide may generate:

• Proposals
• Summaries
• Emails
• Marketing copy
• Reports
• Recommendations
• Plans
• Educational content

Ownership of AI-generated content shall be determined by applicable law and the specific agreements governing the Platform.

Nothing in this Policy transfers ownership of Blinko's underlying AI models, reasoning systems, prompts, algorithms, or proprietary methodologies.

Users remain responsible for reviewing AI-generated content before external use.

6.8 Feedback

Blinko welcomes suggestions, feedback, feature requests, and improvement ideas.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, users grant Blinko a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, incorporate, and commercialize feedback without obligation to compensate the submitting party.

This provision does not transfer ownership of independently protectable user-created intellectual property unrelated to the feedback itself.

6.9 Confidential Information

Certain intellectual property also constitutes confidential information.

Examples include:

• Source code
• Product roadmaps
• AI prompts
• AI reasoning architecture
• Algorithms
• Pricing strategies
• Internal documentation
• Security procedures
• Product specifications
• Research and development

Participants shall protect confidential information in accordance with applicable agreements.

6.10 Open Source Software

The Platform may include components licensed under open-source licenses.

Ownership of such components remains governed by their respective licenses.

Nothing in this Policy limits rights granted under applicable open-source licenses.

6.11 Restrictions

Users shall not, except where expressly permitted by law or written authorization:

• Copy proprietary software.
• Modify proprietary software.
• Reverse engineer proprietary systems.
• Remove copyright notices.
• Reproduce training materials.
• Redistribute documentation.
• Create competing products using confidential information.
• Misappropriate proprietary methodologies.
• Register confusingly similar trademarks or domain names.

6.12 Branding

Growth Partners may use approved Blinko branding solely in accordance with published Brand Guidelines.

Users shall not:

• Modify official logos.
• Alter trademarks.
• Create misleading branding.
• Imply corporate endorsement where none exists.
• Register social media accounts likely to confuse customers regarding official Blinko communications.

6.13 Copyright Compliance

Blinko respects the intellectual property rights of others.

Users shall not upload content that infringes copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights.

Blinko may remove allegedly infringing content and respond to valid legal notices in accordance with applicable law.

6.14 Protection of Proprietary AI

Guide represents a significant proprietary investment.

Users shall not intentionally attempt to:

• Extract proprietary prompts.
• Replicate Guide reasoning architecture.
• Systematically reconstruct proprietary AI workflows.
• Circumvent AI safeguards.
• Train competing systems using confidential Blinko information obtained through unauthorized means.

Nothing in this section limits rights provided under applicable law.

6.15 Monitoring

Blinko may monitor compliance with this Policy through reasonable administrative and technical measures consistent with applicable law and the Privacy Policy.

6.16 Violations

Violations of this Policy may result in:

• Removal of content.
• Suspension.
• Termination.
• Revocation of licenses.
• Legal action.
• Recovery of damages where permitted by law.

Blinko reserves all legal rights to protect its intellectual property.

6.17 Survival

The provisions relating to:

• Intellectual property ownership
• Confidentiality
• Feedback
• License restrictions
• Enforcement

shall survive termination of Platform participation to the extent permitted by law.

Innovation is one of Blinko's greatest competitive advantages.

This Policy protects the software, AI systems, knowledge assets, brand, documentation, methodologies, and creative works that comprise the Blinko ecosystem while respecting the rights of users to their own original content.

Responsible stewardship of intellectual property benefits Blinko, Growth Partners, Businesses, and the continued evolution of the Platform.