iRest Teacher Permissions & Guidelines

Summary: iRest Copyright, Trademark, and Permissions Guidelines 

This summary is provided for your convenience but our work together will be governed by the wording of the license agreement set out below (see the Intellectual Property Standard Use License Agreement) so you should read it and consult with an attorney if you do not understand any portion of the document. 

We have done a lot of work modifying the permissions document to bring it in line with the opportunities that are available with online teaching and the many changes in teaching and communication that are available now via the internet. The permissions document represents our best efforts to make it most appropriate for teaching and marketing using the online teaching resources available and the reliance on the internet. 

In the document you are the “Licensee’ and the iRest Institute is the “Licensor”.

You are agreeing that the iRest Institute owns trademarks and copyrights that are useful materials for you to use in your teaching and you also agree that IRI continues to own the trademarks and copyrights and we are not giving you any ownership in those trademarks or copyrights. We are giving you a license to use the trademarks and copyrights, but we are also giving the same right to all other iRest teachers. This is not a permanent license, and it can be cancelled by us if you do not abide by the agreement, otherwise, the agreement will continue unless it is terminated by you or by us. 

This license applies to you once you have completed the iRest Level 1 teacher training and this license will continue to apply to you when you have completed the iRest Level 2 training and when you complete the iRest Certification training and become a Certified iRest Teacher. You must never describe yourself as having more training in the iRest protocol than you actually have completed. 

As an iRest Level 1, iRest Level 2, or a Certified iRest teacher you are allowed to teach in-person iRest classes, as well as to teach iRest classes online. You are allowed to record your in-person or your online classes and provide these recordings to the students who attended the classes. You may not sell recorded iRest classes or recorded iRest practices to anyone who did not actually attend the classes in person or online. 

In order to support you in building your own voice in your community you are permitted to provide free recordings to your community via your website so long as there is no payment required to access them. You are also permitted to put your recordings on websites like Soundcloud, Vimeo, YouTube etc. so long as there is no requirement for payment to access them and no payment back to you for making them available. 

However, you are not allowed to upload recordings done by Richard Miller or any of the other senior teachers, trainers, or supervisors, regardless of whether or not access to them is free. There are already many unauthorized uploads of Richard’s recorded material, and we need to have this practice eliminated, so your cooperation in this effort is greatly appreciated. 

You may use the trademarks for promotion in printed documentation or in advertisements on web pages, websites, and online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. You may also use the iRest logo and the names iRest, IRI, iRest Institute, and Integrative Restoration Institute in your promotional material. You may mention in your advertising that your teaching is informed by the works of Richard Miller and the iRest Institute if you wish. You may also use these names in resumes and online public profiles. If it is useful to you, you may provide a link to the iRest website irest.org on any promotional materials or website web pages or online platforms. 

You may not use the trademarks in any paid advertising on any web pages, websites, or online platforms and you must not use the trademarks or intellectual property in any business name, online profile names, user handles, email addresses, website URLs or any other online platforms including Facebook, Twitter, etc. Your current Level of training completed must be included in any promotional material and advertisements. 

As you have been advised during your training, you may not teach others how to provide iRest instruction and you may not license, sell, or reproduce for sale any of our products or materials. You agree that training in how to provide iRest may only be provided by the iRest Institute. As stated above, you do not have any ownership rights in the trademarks or copyrighted materials. 

With the exception of the documents listed in Schedule B of the license, you are not allowed to copy materials from the manuals to be given to your students. The documents in Schedule B that you are allowed to distribute to your students must contain the wording “This is the copyright property of the Integrative Restoration Institute, reproduction is strictly prohibited except where licensed”. 

You may not use the property listed in Schedule A as part of your business name, online profile name, user handles, email address, website URL, or any other identifier such as Facebook page name, Twitter or Instagram handles or reference hashtags. 

We may terminate this agreement immediately if you breach any portion of this agreement. You have the right to terminate this agreement on 30 days' written notice should you so wish to do so. 

If this license is terminated all rights granted by the license will immediately be terminated and you will discontinue using any of the material listed in Schedule A and Schedule B of the License. 

We may amend this agreement by posting a written amending statement on the IRI website and giving you email notice of that posting. 

If this agreement is terminated you will have no continuing right to use trademarks, copyrighted material or any other rights given to you by the agreement. 

Any disputes between us will be governed by the laws of the State of California. 

You may not assign your rights under this licensing agreement to any other person, the rights you are given by this agreement are not transferable. 

We hope this summary is helpful, but we repeat that you must read the licensing agreement and that the wording of the licensing agreement, not this summary, governs our ongoing relationships.