NHSBBQA® NDA & ACCESS POLICY | National High School BBQ Association® (NHSBBQA®)

 NHSBBQA® NDA & ACCESS POLICY

• 1️⃣ PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

  The National High School BBQ Association® (NHSBBQA®) protects student safety, educational integrity, proprietary systems, and intellectual property through a tiered access and confidentiality framework.

  This policy governs:

  • What information may be accessed

  • By whom

  • For what purpose

  • Under what restrictions

  Access is role-based, need-to-know, and revocable.

  2️⃣ WHAT THIS POLICY COVERS

  This policy applies to any individual or organization that:

  • Applies for partnership

  • Is approved as a partner

  • Participates in governance, certification, judging, or leadership

  • Receives non-public NHSBBQA® materials

  • Interacts with students, schools, or districts through NHSBBQA®

  3️⃣ DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

  Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to:

  • Student data (PII, participation, performance)

  • School and district verification records

  • Certification systems, rubrics, and scoring models

  • Project BASTE Learning™ curriculum and frameworks

  • LIVE FIRE LEARNING LAB® content and methodologies

  • Partner lists, pipeline strategies, and pathway mappings

  • Internal governance documents

  • Contracts, agreements, and licensing terms

  • Technology platforms, workflows, and data schemas

  Public-facing marketing content is not confidential unless explicitly stated.

  4️⃣ ACCESS TIERS (VERY IMPORTANT)

  Tier 1 — Public Access

  Includes:

  • Website content

  • Published certification overviews

  • Public-facing partner titles

  • Marketing and informational materials

  No NDA required

  Tier 2 — Limited Access

  Includes:

  • Partner prospectus

  • Non-public program details

  • Draft pathway concepts

  • Preliminary collaboration discussions

  Requires acknowledgment of NDA & Access Policy
  (Constructive notice via form submission)

  Tier 3 — Restricted Access

  Includes:

  • Detailed curriculum

  • Certification rubrics

  • Student data

  • Internal training materials

  • Governance documentation

  Requires executed NDA or formal agreement

  Tier 4 — Controlled Access

  Includes:

  • System-level IP

  • Platform architecture

  • Licensing models

  • National or state expansion strategies

  Invitation-only access with enhanced NDA

  5️⃣ USE RESTRICTIONS

  Recipients of any non-public NHSBBQA® information agree that they will:

  • Use information solely for evaluation or approved collaboration

  • Not share, copy, or distribute materials

  • Not reverse-engineer systems or frameworks

  • Not represent themselves as owners, licensors, or authorities

  • Not use access to recruit for competing programs or sanctioning bodies

  6️⃣ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ALIGNMENT

  Access is denied or revoked if an individual or organization:

  • Represents a competing youth sanctioning body

  • Promotes adult competition organizations to students

  • Uses access to undermine NHSBBQA® authority

  • Misrepresents partnership status or scope

  This aligns directly with the Partner Eligibility & Ethics Policy.

  7️⃣ ACKNOWLEDGMENT LANGUAGE

  Final Acknowledgment & Legal Notice
  

  NHSBBQA® partnerships are selective, mission-driven, and governed by eligibility and ethics standards. Partnership does not imply sanctioning authority or endorsement.

• By submitting this form, I acknowledge and agree that:

  • NHSBBQA®, National High School BBQ Association®, Project BASTE Learning®,

  LIVE FIRE LEARNING LAB®, THE S.L.A.B.®, COME EAT OUR HOMEWORK!®,

  and WHERE DREAMS IGNITE!® are protected intellectual property.

  • Submission of this form does not grant partnership, endorsement,

  sanctioning authority, or access to non-public materials.

  • Any non-public information shared is subject to NHSBBQA®’s

  NDA & Access Policy and may not be disclosed or used without authorization.

  • NHSBBQA® reserves the right to limit, revoke, or deny access

  at its sole discretion.

  ☑ Required checkbox:

  I acknowledge and agree to the NDA & Access Policy above.