Terms of Use

Last updated: February 15, 2026

1. Scope

These terms govern the use of contextdrivenpm.org, the whitepaper reader, and collaboration features (Contribute mode).

2. Copyright and Trademark Rights

The Context Driven PM methodology is protected by copyright. "Context Driven PM" and "CDPM" are protected names/trademarks.

2.1 Permitted Use

free application of the methodology within your organization
adaptation to your needs
internal training and internal sharing
citation/reference with proper attribution

2.2 Attribution Requirement

For public references, use:

"Based on Context Driven PM (www.contextdrivenpm.org)"

2.3 Licensed Use

The following uses require a separate commercial license:

commercial trainings/workshops
certification programs
software products marketed with CDPM as a primary feature
consulting services using "Context Driven PM" or "CDPM" in the name

Contact: license@contextdrivenpm.org

2.4 Prohibited Use

unauthorized use of protected marks
misrepresentation as an official partner/representative
claiming authorship of the original methodology
selling the methodology as your own product

3. Website Use

3.1 Availability

We aim for high availability but cannot guarantee uninterrupted operation. Maintenance and technical incidents may cause downtime.

3.2 Content

Website content is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, or other professional advice.

3.3 External Links

We are not responsible for external third-party content linked from this website.

4. Whitepaper Collaboration (Contribute)

4.1 Principle

The whitepaper allows anonymous inline suggestions (rolling-SSOT model). There is no claim to publication, acceptance, or response.

4.2 User Obligations

You may only submit content that:

is lawful,
does not infringe third-party rights,
does not include unauthorized confidential or personal data of third parties,
is not spam or abusive promotional content.

Unlawful, offensive, deceptive, or technically abusive submissions are prohibited.

4.3 Moderation and Governance

Submissions may be filtered, rejected, hidden, or removed. Distillation decisions and source updates are controlled exclusively by the Project Owner.

Votes (up/down) are prioritization signals and are not binding.

5. Rights to Submitted Suggestions

By submitting a suggestion, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license, unlimited in time and scope, to:

store and process your submission,
review, score, filter, and translate it,
edit, shorten, merge, and distill it,
publish it in the whitepaper, website, repository, and derived artifacts (for example PDF).

This license is used solely to operate, evolve, and document the whitepaper as SSOT.

6. Author Credits

Name display is only possible if all of the following apply:

you explicitly opted in during submission,
the suggestion was accepted/distilled,
the Project Owner approved the author credit.

There is no entitlement to name display. Published changes may remain permanently traceable in version histories.

7. Disclaimer and Liability

7.1 No Warranty

The website and methodology are provided "as is".

7.2 Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages arising from use or non-use of the website/methodology.

7.3 Own Responsibility

Application of the methodology is at your own responsibility.

8. Data Protection

Personal data processing is governed by our Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms with future effect. The version published on this website applies.

10. Final Provisions

10.1 Applicable Law

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

10.2 Place of Jurisdiction

Place of jurisdiction is Fürth, Germany, where legally permissible.

10.3 Severability

If any provision is invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

11. Contact

For questions about these terms:

Email: legal@contextdrivenpm.org