Copyright & Permissions Policy

Effective Date: August 8, 2026

Welcome to FiveStageTheory.com.

We appreciate your interest in sharing and building upon our educational work. This Copyright & Permissions Policy explains how our original content may be used.

Copyright Notice

Unless otherwise stated, all original content published on FiveStageTheory.com is protected under United States and international copyright laws.

Copyright © Roland Y. Kim, Ph.D. and DrPsychBot LLC.

All Rights Reserved.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • The Five-Stage Theory of Human Development

  • Silent Trauma Theory

  • Developmental Organization Theory (DOT)

  • Developmental Personality Organization

  • Developmental Relationship Organization

  • Developmental Family Organization

  • Developmental Empathy Organization

  • Developmental Caregiving Organization

  • Developmental Reward Organization

  • Developmental Dream Organization

  • Developmental Reorganization

  • Relationship Matrices

  • PPPI

  • SBRT

  • GEFindex

  • MFriend

  • Educational figures

  • Infographics

  • Original illustrations

  • Videos

  • Podcasts

  • Articles

  • Books

  • Educational downloads

  • Website design elements

  • Original educational resources

Educational Use

We encourage educators, students, researchers, clinicians, and the public to learn from and discuss the Five-Stage Theory.

You may:

  • cite our work in academic publications;

  • reference our theories in lectures;

  • link to our website;

  • quote brief passages with proper attribution;

  • discuss our ideas in classrooms;

  • share links to our articles.

Proper attribution is appreciated whenever our work is referenced.

Academic Citation

Researchers are encouraged to cite original publications whenever possible.

Please do not present the Five-Stage Theory or related developmental frameworks as your own original work.

Appropriate scholarly attribution helps maintain the integrity of academic communication.

Personal Use

Visitors may download materials for personal, educational, or non-commercial use unless otherwise indicated.

Downloaded materials may not be modified or redistributed without permission.

Commercial Use

You may not use our copyrighted materials for commercial purposes without prior written permission.

This includes:

  • selling our materials;

  • reproducing figures in commercial books;

  • incorporating our educational resources into paid courses;

  • licensing our models;

  • reproducing assessment tools;

  • using our graphics in commercial presentations;

  • developing commercial products based substantially upon our original content.

Website Content

You may not copy substantial portions of this Website into another website, blog, newsletter, or online platform without written permission.

Please link to the original article instead.

Figures and Infographics

Our diagrams, matrices, charts, illustrations, and infographics are protected by copyright.

Permission is required before reproducing them in:

  • books;

  • journals;

  • commercial presentations;

  • websites;

  • online courses;

  • educational products;

  • software;

  • AI systems;

  • printed materials.

Academic publications may request permission for scholarly use.

Books and Articles

Our books, journal articles, working papers, and educational publications remain protected by copyright.

Short quotations used in accordance with applicable copyright law are generally permitted.

Reproducing entire chapters or substantial portions requires written permission.

AI and Machine Learning

Our original content may not be used to train artificial intelligence models, large language models, commercial machine learning systems, or similar technologies without prior written authorization.

This includes:

  • scraping website content;

  • automated copying;

  • dataset creation;

  • commercial AI training;

  • model fine-tuning;

  • redistribution for AI development.

Trademarks

Names, logos, and brands associated with FiveStageTheory.com may be protected under trademark law, including but not limited to:

  • FiveStageTheory® (if registered)

  • Silent Trauma® (if registered)

  • PPPI® (if registered)

  • SBRT® (if registered)

  • MFriend® (if registered)

  • GEFindex® (if registered)

  • DrPsychBot®

Trademark protection applies where legally registered or otherwise protected under applicable law.

Permission Requests

Permission requests should include:

  • your name;

  • organization;

  • intended use;

  • material requested;

  • publication or presentation details;

  • whether the use is commercial or non-commercial.

Please contact:

permissions@fivestagetheory.com

Fair Use

Nothing in this policy limits rights available under applicable copyright laws, including fair use provisions for:

  • criticism;

  • commentary;

  • scholarship;

  • research;

  • news reporting;

  • teaching.

Fair use is determined under applicable law.

Reporting Copyright Concerns

If you believe copyrighted material from FiveStageTheory.com has been used improperly, please contact us with:

  • the location of the material;

  • a description of the concern;

  • your contact information.

We will review all legitimate requests promptly.

Collaboration

We welcome opportunities to collaborate with:

  • universities;

  • researchers;

  • educators;

  • publishers;

  • nonprofit organizations;

  • professional associations.

Please contact us if you are interested in licensing, translation, educational partnerships, or collaborative research.

Contact

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Email: permissions@fivestagetheory.com (replace with your preferred email address)

Thank you for respecting intellectual property and supporting the advancement of psychological science, education, and human development.

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