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Below you will find our standard non-exclusive licensing agreement. Updates to this agreement are published regularly at this website address: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/about/pdragree.php Please review it carefully, let me know if you have any problems with any it, and if not, please print, list the name of your Contribution(s) on the empty lines below, sign the agreement it in INK, and surface mail to me at:

Pioneer Development Resources, Inc.
Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D.
711 S. Carson St., Ste. 6
Carson City, NV 89701

or

FAX it to: 480-393-5570.

I. This agreement is between (print your first and last names)_________________________________,
and Pioneer Development Resources, Inc. (herein known as "PDR"), an Internet publishing company. Both parties enter into this agreement regarding publication of the submitted work(s), articles, blogs, cartoons, author interviews or teleworkshops titled or best described as:

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I. By signing below, the Contributor demonstrates understanding of and agreement to the following   conditions:

A. Articles & Blogs: PDR publishes two types of articles and one type of blog:

  1. Professional Articles and Professional Blogs are written exclusively by authors who have proficiency in the topic addressed in their "submitted work". Proficiency, for the sake of PDR Professional Articles and Blogs, is understood to mean that the Contributor attests to having:
    • a. earned at minimum, a master's degree from an accredited institution; and
    • b. has held, at some point in his or her lifetime, a state or local professional license.
    For example, psychologists or psychiatrists living in the United States who submit articles in the category of "Professional Article" warrant that they are licensed as psychologists or psychiatrists in their state of residence OR are current members of a professional association, such as the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, or a similarly recognizable professional association. Similarly, attorneys, coaches, counselors, chiropractors, marriage, family and child counselors, pastoral counselors, psychiatrists, physicians, social workers, body workers, etc. must be properly licensed or credential by their respective licensing or credentialing bodies, either now or in the past. If such membership was in the past, the professional hereby warrants that he or she was a member in good standing when he or she last held membership in such a professional association. Similarly, if the professional seeking to publish through PDR is now retired, he or she hereby warrants that they retired their license while it was still in good standing with all their states or provinces of licensure. In fields where licensing is not yet developed, such as coaches, coach Contributors must be credentialed by the their nationally recognized credentialing bodies, such as the International Federation of Coaches (ICF) prior to submitting articles or writing a Blog. While PDR does not police such credentials, the Contributor, by the act of submitting work to PDR, warrants that the above requirements are met. Professional articles are to contain at least one and preferably more, references to the professional literature in a "Reference" section placed toward the end of each article. Professional Blogs are to contain disclaimers regarding the function of the Blog, that is, that its function is solely for education and not by any means to be construed as treatment. Guest Bloggers also further attest that they will not engage with their readers in any manner except as an educator or under the purview of their licensure in the Guest Blogger's private geographical office if they engage with them outside the SelfhelpMagazine Blog. The Contributor of the Guest Blog further agrees to clarify for the reader which Blog contents are their personal observations, and which are based on existing research findings, published in the scientific literature for their specific profession, and to reference the work of other professionals in their discussions at least once every 15-20 Blog entries.

  2. Readers Articles are submissions by non-professionals, that is, everyone else. These articles are published in their own directory, and are clearly labeled for the "Reader's Article" and clearly designation as such when submitted by the author.

B. Copyright and Ownership.
Contributor grants to PDR and its affiliates, successors and assigns  a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to electronically publish all material submitted to PDR. Contributor acknowledges and agrees that copyright notice to be displayed in the publication is that of PDR, as a compilation copyright. The Contributor also grants to PDR, the right to publish the submitted material in any format, electronic or not, in PDR publications or products, including (but not by way of limitation) to web sites, newsletters, blogs, ebooks, podcasts, or future compilations or derivatives. Contributor will not have the right to remove any publication or product from PDR publications after it has been published by PDR. Contributor also grants PDR the right to convey free re-print permission of articles to other educational publications, be they for-profit or non-profit publications. In all such cases, reprinting publishers will be instructed to follow these guidelines as updated on the website in which the Contributed work appears.

Contributor agrees to keep PDR informed of changes in email, street and telephone number. Two attempts at email contact by PDR will be considered adequate notice should the Contributor need to be contacted for any reason. Also, given the uncontrollable nature of the Internet, if the Contributor's works are illegally copied, PDR will not be held responsible for this violation of copyright law. It is understood that policing of copyright violations, then, is outside the scope of PDR's capacity or responsibility.

C. Client Confidentiality.
When writing or discussing clinical issues of any kind, the Contributor fully agrees to adequately conceal all names of patients or clients. Therefore, all submitted names and fact patterns will be unrecognizable compilations or otherwise devised to protect the privacy and confidentiality of clients/patients or their family, friends, or associates previously or currently known by this Contributor or any associates. The Contributor accepts full responsibility for maintaining confidentiality according to the Ethical Guidelines maintained by their respective professional associations, such as for psychologists, the American Psychological Association, and their relevant state, federal or regional laws.

D. Errors & Omissions & Hold Harmless.
The Contributor will not hold PDR, or any one of its Editors, Staff or Representatives responsible for typographical or informational errors in published material, or access issues related to server breakdowns, infiltration by hackers, phishers, spammers, or other mal-intended trespassers, staff, or any server outages. It is understood that submitted works need to be

  • spell-checked,
  • grammar-checked and
  • approved by the Contributor's own fact-finding resources

before original submission to PDR. The Contributor agrees to indemnify and hold PDR and all of its staff, volunteers, contributors, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors and subcontractors harmless for any and all liability due to the Contributor's errors and omissions; as well as harmless for any and all harm due to inclusion or exclusion of their submissions in any PDR publication or product . 

It is also understood that submitted material may be subject to editorial license in preparing text for publication according to the standards and guidelines set forth by PDR, available for review at this website address.

E. Compensation and Fees.

  1. Article/Blog/Cartoon Submissions: The Contributor is voluntarily donating his/her work to PDR for no monetary compensation. In turn, PDR agrees to, at a minimum, and for no charge, review the Contributor's 800-or-less word article or cartoon. Upon acceptance of the Contributor's work, PDR will also attach an 'About the Author' statement of up to 60 words. Such statements may contain the names of published books or articles, a street address, telephone number and a web address, but no email address. If a Contributor's work is accepted and published, it will be published and maintained at the sole expense of PDR. The Contributor warrants that everything submitted as a biographical statement is true, and understands that updates to this biographical statement at any point subsequent to being published online will incur a programming fee to update changes to telephone numbers, addresses, etc. Such fees will be billed at the prevailing hourly rate for web programmers.

  2. Guest Bloggers will be allowed a biographical page as detailed below. With a minimum acceptance and publication of 10 articles, significant Contributors will be allowed to develop and have published a full biographical page, which can serve as free advertising space for the Contributor. A good biographical sketch is written in narrative style, and contains:
    • Contributor name
    • address
    • contact numbers 
    • website addresses (single URL)
    • product descriptions
    • product pictures (compressed .gif or .jpeg format)
    • types of services or areas of specialty offered by the Contributor
    • academic or other professional affiliations
    • awards
    • compressed.gif or .jpeg formatted picture of the Contributor and
    • compressed.gif or .jpeg formatted picture of book(s), ebook or podcast cover(s).
    Email address(es) to the Contributor will not be published. The Contributor warrants that everything submitted as a biographical page is true, and understands that changes to this already published biographical statement at a later time to accommodate changes will incur a programming fee. A typical biographical page can be seen here: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/about/staff/trapp.html

  3. Author Interview/Telephone Book Tour If a Contributor has appropriate licensure/credential and has written a book, and has experience as a public speaker or media professional and is comfortable with large audiences, who ask personal and challenging questions, he or she is encouraged to consider applying for am "Author Interview", whereby our staff will arrange for the promotion and production of a telephone interview to showcase a published book. The event will also be heavily publicized in the PDR family of electronic venues, at no charge to the Contributor, but rather, as a form of repayment to the Contributor for granting us the interview and subsequent published material, if produced. To be considered for a Telephone Book Tour, a copy of the published book, a list of at least 20 'talking points' pr primary issues to be discussed during the interview, a current Curriculum Vitae, and this agreement can be submitted to the address at the top of this agreement. Applicants are encouraged to also establish email contact with the Editor-in-Chief of SelfhelpMagazine to be kept informed of the status of the application by submitting an email here.

  4. Application for SHM TeleWorkshop: Education programs are also offered to our readership. They usually consist of both telephone and webinar formats for contact to paid participants. To be considered for a TeleWorkshop, please send Curriculum Vitae here. If you do not get a response within 48 hours, please try again or send a fax to the number listed at the top of this agreement. The Contributor understands that SHM Telephone Book Tours and TeleWorkshops using interactive telephone  webinar (internet) connections to an audience of listeners. Edits cannot be made during such live events. Accepting audience questions is often a significant motivation for people to attend such calls, so the Contributor must be prepared to respond to audience questions.

F. Intellectual Property.
The Contributor warrants that he/she owns the full copyright of the intellectual property listed above, and has complete and unrestricted authority to enter into this agreement. The Contributor agrees to include at least two pertinent references to the scientific literature for each article, cited according to the publication guidelines used in PDR publications, that is, those of the American Psychological Association. For specifics, please refer to the online magazine and look at other articles at this website: http://selfhelpmagazine.com.

G. Contact with Readers/Listeners and Indemnification.
The Contributor agrees to indemnify and hold PDR and all of its staff, volunteers, affiliates and subcontractors harmless for any and all liability due to the Contributor's errors and omissions, as well as a result of direct or indirect contact with readers, callers or their family, friends, associates, employers, representatives or any other related person(s) or party (parties).

If contacted by readers of the publication, the Contributor agrees to make it clear to the reader that he/she is not affiliated with PDR or any other product published by PDR, beyond the relationship of a specific content or product development Contributor. Therefore, the Contributor understands and will not convey any representation of being a spokesperson for PDR or its publications in any and all matters and accepts full responsibility of being an independently licensed or credentialed professional. If the Contributor participates in a Teleseminar or Telephone Book Tour, the Contributor will answer questions from callers in a general manner, and not infer knowledge or understanding of the caller's specific situation or offer specific advice to any one caller.

H. Submission Guidelines
The Contributor warrants that submission guidelines linked through this page have been read and followed precisely: http://selfhelpmagazine.com/about/artguide.html  Acceptance of Contributor's submission(s) is not guaranteed. Feedback related to any rejection is not guaranteed. Professional Articles are also peer reviewed.

I. Arbitration.
It is mutually agreed that disputes between the parties shall be submitted to binding arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The place of arbitration shall be Carson City, Nevada; and the decision of the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall be binding upon all parties. This arbitration agreement will continue in perpetuity.

J. Entirety of Agreement. This document represents the entire agreement between the parties herein mentioned. Any verbal or email exchanges related to this matter are considered valid addenda. All valid changes to this agreement will be made in writing and signed by both parties.

Dated this ______ day of ______________, __________ (year) at Carson City, Nevada. A faxed copy of this signature will be considered legal and binding.

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Pioneer Development Resources, Inc.
Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D.
President/CEO

711 S. Carson St., Ste. 6
Carson City, NV 89701

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   Contributor's Full Printed Name

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   Contributor's Street Address

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   Contributor's City, State Zip Code & Country

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   Contributor's Primary Email Address                              Second Email Address

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   Contributor's Home Phone Number

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   Contributor's Employer

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   Contributor's Work Address

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   Contributor's License and State of License

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  Contributor's Highest Academic Degree Achieved, Name of Institution, Year of Graduation

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