Terms & Conditions

Terms of Service

Effective Date: November 1, 2026

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. THEY CONTAIN A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER (SECTION 17), AN ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY (SECTIONS 12 AND 13), A DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES (SECTION 14), A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY (SECTION 15), AND A MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY NOTICE (SECTION 4). THEY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION WITHIN 30 DAYS, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 17.9.

BY PLACING AN ORDER, DOWNLOADING OR ACCESSING ANY PRODUCT, OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT BUY, ACCESS, OR USE THE PRODUCTS OR THE SITE.

1. Who We Are; Scope; Changes

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a contract between you and Mindset Publishing LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). They apply to the website nolansteele.com (the "Site"), to Banned Blueprint and any other book or audiobook we publish, in any format (the "Products"), and to all content, requirements, exercises, emails, and materials we make available (together with the Site and Products, the "Services").

We may update these Terms. Updated Terms apply to purchases and use after the new effective date and are posted on the Site. For material changes, we will email customers on our mailing list or post a notice on the Site. Changes do not apply to a dispute that began before the change. Changes to the arbitration provision are covered in Section 17.12. All questions go to nolan@nolansteele.com.

2. Educational and Entertainment Purposes Only; No Professional Advice

2.1 Purpose. The Services are offered for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. Banned Blueprint is a work of self-development written in the voice of a fictional narrator. The narrator is a literary device, not a real person, a clinician, or a diagnosis.

2.2 No professional advice. Nothing in the Services is medical, psychological, psychiatric, therapeutic, counseling, legal, financial, tax, or investment advice, or a substitute for any of them. The author is not a licensed therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, physician, attorney, or financial advisor.

2.3 No professional relationship. No therapist-client, doctor-patient, attorney-client, coach-client, advisory, or fiduciary relationship is created between you and the Company, the author, or anyone associated with us, whether through your purchase, reading, listening, emailing us, or applying anything in the Services.

2.4 Your own judgment. You choose whether, when, and how to read the Products and to do any requirement or exercise. You are solely responsible for your decisions and actions. Consult a qualified professional before making any health, legal, financial, or major life decision.

3. No Guarantee of Results; Testimonials

We do not promise, represent, or guarantee any result. Without limitation, we do not promise that the Services will improve your mental or emotional health, change your behavior, habits, income, relationships, or career, or produce any outcome in any timeframe, or at all. Results depend on many factors outside our control, including your circumstances, history, effort, and judgment. Some people experience no benefit, unexpected effects, or discomfort.

Any testimonial, review, quote, or example on the Site or in marketing reflects one person's individual experience. Individual experiences are not typical and do not guarantee that you will have the same or similar results. The 90-Day Execution Guarantee in our Refund Policy is a refund policy only. It is not a promise of any result.

4. Mental Health and Safety Notice

THIS SECTION CONTAINS IMPORTANT WARNINGS. BY USING THE PRODUCTS YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THEM. A shorter version is also on our Disclaimer page.

4.1 Nature of the material. Banned Blueprint is narrated in first person by a fictional psychological entity. Its voice is intentionally cold, possessive, and confrontational, and it does not soften or offer encouragement at any point, including the ending. The requirements at the end of each chapter are designed to interrupt automatic patterns and may bring up painful memories, strong emotions, and discomfort. These effects are expected and are part of the book's design.

4.2 Not therapy or treatment. The Services are not therapy, counseling, psychiatric care, medical treatment, or a replacement for professional help of any kind.

4.3 Who should not use the Products right now. Do not use the Products, or pause, if you are in crisis, are experiencing suicidal thoughts, psychosis, or severe dissociation, are in active trauma treatment and your provider has not cleared you, or are looking for emotional comfort or reassurance. If you are in therapy or under a doctor's care, tell your provider before you begin.

4.4 If you need help now. In the United States, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line), or go to your nearest emergency room. Outside the U.S., contact your local emergency number.

4.5 Discomfort versus emergency. Wanting to stop, resistance, and fatigue are common and expected. A psychological emergency is different and includes losing contact with reality, uncontrollable flashbacks, feeling unable to keep yourself safe, or persistent dissociation. Seek professional help right away if you experience dissociation lasting more than 24 hours after a requirement, flashbacks or intrusive memories that disrupt daily life, inability to sleep for two consecutive nights, panic attacks that do not subside, thoughts of harming yourself or others, or difficulty telling the book's framework from reality. If you are unsure, contact a licensed professional.

4.6 Physical exercises. Some requirements involve physical practices, including brief cold-water exposure. These carry physical risk. Check with your doctor first if you have a heart or breathing condition, high blood pressure, are pregnant, or have any medical condition or concern. Stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, or distress. Never do any requirement in a way that is unsafe, illegal, or harmful to you or anyone else. You may modify or skip any exercise.

4.7 Your responsibility. You may stop at any time. You are solely responsible for your own wellbeing, for deciding whether and how to engage with the Products, and for seeking professional help when you need it.

5. Eligibility

The Services are not intended for anyone under 18. By using them, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old, have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms, are not barred from receiving the Services under applicable law, and have read and understood Section 4. If you are under 18, do not purchase or use the Services.

6. Orders, Prices, and Payment

6.1 Products. We sell the Ebook, the Audiobook (both delivered digitally through BookFunnel), and the Hardcover (printed on demand and shipped by Lulu), individually or in bundles.

6.2 Price and payment. Prices are in U.S. dollars unless shown otherwise and are shown at checkout. Payment is due in full at purchase. By placing an order you represent that you are authorized to use the payment method, and you authorize us and our payment processors to charge it. We do not sell subscriptions or installment plans.

6.3 Errors and refusal. We may correct pricing or product errors and may refuse or cancel an order, including orders we reasonably suspect are fraudulent, resold in bulk, or in violation of these Terms. If we cancel an order we have charged, we will refund it.

6.4 Taxes and duties. You are responsible for any sales, use, import, or similar taxes, duties, and fees that apply to your order and are not collected at checkout.

6.5 Delivery and fulfillment. Delivery is governed by our Shipping Policy. Ownership of and risk of loss for a Hardcover pass to you on delivery to your shipping address. Digital products are delivered by email through BookFunnel. Your use of BookFunnel is also subject to its own terms.

6.6 Refunds. Refunds are governed solely by our Refund Policy, which is part of these Terms.

6.7 Accounts. If you create an account, you must give accurate information, keep your login secure, and tell us promptly of any unauthorized use. You are responsible for activity under your account.

7. Digital Products: License and Restrictions

When you buy an Ebook or Audiobook, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use it for your own non-commercial use. You may not copy, share, upload, resell, rent, lend, publicly perform, broadcast, or redistribute any digital Product or share your access link; remove or bypass any protection, watermark, or access control; extract or use any Product, in whole or in part, to train, fine-tune, or prompt any machine-learning or AI model; or create derivative works. The license ends automatically if you receive a refund, file a chargeback, or violate these Terms. Physical copies you purchase may be resold or given away under applicable law, but the copyright in the content remains ours.

8. Intellectual Property; Pen Name; Copyright Complaints

8.1 Ownership. The Services and all content, including text, audio, requirements, exercises, designs, and trademarks, are owned by the Company or its licensors and protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

8.2 Trademarks. "Nolan Steele," "Banned Blueprint," nolansteele.com, and our logos and slogans are trademarks or trade dress of the Company and may not be used without our written permission.

8.3 Pen name. "Nolan Steele" is a pen name and brand used by the author for privacy and safety. References to "Nolan Steele" mean the Company and its brand. Mindset Publishing LLC is the legal entity that provides the Services.

8.4 Copyright complaints. If you believe content on the Services infringes your copyright, send a notice to nolan@nolansteele.com with the subject "Copyright Notice" that identifies the work, identifies the infringing material and where it is located, gives your contact information, includes a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized and a statement under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the owner, and includes your signature.

9. Reviews, Feedback, and Submissions

Nothing in these Terms prevents you from posting an honest review or sharing your honest opinion or experience of the Products, the Company, or our service. If you submit a review, testimonial, comment, or other content to us, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, reproduce, display, and distribute it, with your name or initials, in connection with the Services and our marketing, and you confirm it is yours and lawful. If you send us feedback or ideas, we may use them without obligation or compensation to you.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Services in violation of any law or third-party right; harass or defame others; send spam; use bots, scrapers, or automated means to access the Services or extract data; introduce malware; interfere with or circumvent any security or access measure; or use the Services to pursue, plan, or justify any unlawful or harmful act toward yourself or anyone else. The requirements and exercises in Banned Blueprint are never instructions to do anything unlawful, unsafe, or unethical.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

The Services rely on third parties such as Shopify (store and checkout), our payment processors, Lulu (print fulfillment), BookFunnel (digital delivery), email and analytics providers, and advertising platforms. The Services may link to third-party sites. We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their content, terms, privacy practices, or actions. Your use of them is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

12. Assumption of Risk

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE ENTRENCHED PATTERNS, THAT THE REQUIREMENTS AND EXERCISES CAN PRODUCE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISCOMFORT, UNEXPECTED REACTIONS, AND, FOR PHYSICAL PRACTICES, PHYSICAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, AND THAT YOUR PURCHASE AND USE ARE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. YOU EXPRESSLY ASSUME ALL RISKS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND YOUR PERFORMANCE OF ANY REQUIREMENT OR EXERCISE, INCLUDING RISKS THAT ARE UNKNOWN OR UNFORESEEN, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE PRODUCTS AND EXERCISES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.

13. Release of Liability

13.1 Release. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release, waive, and discharge, and covenant not to sue, the Company, its members, owners, managers, officers, employees, contractors, agents, authors, licensors, service providers, successors, and assigns (the "Released Parties") from all claims, liabilities, demands, damages, and causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, arising from or related to your use of, reliance on, or inability to use the Services, or your performance of any requirement or exercise, including claims for emotional, psychological, physical, financial, relational, or other loss or harm, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other theory.

13.2 What this does not release. This Section does not release claims for fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence by a Released Party, claims that cannot lawfully be released in advance, or your rights under the Refund Policy.

13.3 Waiver of unknown claims. You waive the benefit of California Civil Code § 1542 and any similar law of any state or jurisdiction. Section 1542 states: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party."

13.4 Your lawful use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of any concept from the Services complies with all applicable laws.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY PRODUCT, REQUIREMENT, OR EXERCISE WILL PRODUCE ANY RESULT; THAT IT IS SAFE OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, HEALTH, OR HISTORY; THAT THE SITE OR DOWNLOADS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR CURRENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION LIMITS OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REFUND POLICY OR ANY WARRANTY THAT CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

15. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (A) THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; AND (B) THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID TO THE COMPANY FOR THE PRODUCT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE. THESE LIMITS APPLY TO ALL CLAIMS REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations or exclusions, so some of the above may not apply to you. These limits do not apply to liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence, or to any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, and in those cases our liability is limited to the maximum extent the law allows. Any claim must be brought within one (1) year after it arises, or it is permanently barred, to the extent permitted by law.

16. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Released Parties from claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, brought by a third party and arising out of: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your violation of law or of any third party's rights; (c) any content you submit; or (d) your use of the Services or any requirement or exercise in a way that harms another person. We will notify you of any such claim and you will cooperate with us.

17. Dispute Resolution: Binding Individual Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. IT REQUIRES YOU AND THE COMPANY TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION INSTEAD OF IN COURT, WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO BRING OR JOIN A CLASS ACTION. YOU MAY OPT OUT WITHIN 30 DAYS (SECTION 17.9).

17.1 Informal resolution first. Before starting any arbitration or court case, you and we agree to try to resolve the dispute informally. You must send a written notice of dispute to nolan@nolansteele.com (subject: "Notice of Dispute") with your name, the email and order number used at purchase, a description of the dispute, and the relief you want. We will do the same by email to you. If it is not resolved within 30 days of the notice, either of us may begin arbitration or, where permitted, small claims court.

17.2 Agreement to arbitrate. Except as stated in Sections 17.5 and 17.6, you and the Company agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Services, the Products, your purchase, our advertising or marketing, or our privacy practices, whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other theory, and whether it arose before or after these Terms (a "Dispute"), will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration on an individual basis, and not in court before a judge or jury. This includes disputes about the scope, validity, enforceability, or applicability of this Section, which the arbitrator, not a court, will decide, except that a court will decide the enforceability of the class action waiver in Section 17.4 and Section 17.10.

17.3 Rules, fees, and procedures. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect when the claim is filed (available at adr.org). If AAA is unavailable, the arbitration will be administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures and applicable consumer minimum standards (jamsadr.com). The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., governs this Section. Filing and arbitrator fees are governed by the applicable consumer fee schedule; we will pay all fees and costs beyond what you would pay to file a case in court, as required by the rules, and we will not seek reimbursement of our fees unless the arbitrator finds your claim was frivolous or filed for an improper purpose. For claims of $10,000 or less, you may choose whether the arbitration proceeds on documents only, by telephone or video, or in person. Any in-person hearing will take place in the county where you live, or another location we agree on. The arbitrator must apply applicable law and the terms of these Terms, may award any individual relief a court could award (including attorney's fees where applicable law allows), and must issue a reasoned written decision on request. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction. Arbitration will be confidential except as needed to enforce an award or as the law requires; you may tell others about your own dispute.

17.4 Class action and representative action waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH AGREE THAT DISPUTES WILL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any class or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only for the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent needed to provide relief for that party's individual claim.

17.5 Small claims; intellectual property. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court in your county of residence (or in Sheridan County, Wyoming) if it qualifies. Either party may also seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court for the actual or threatened infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights.

17.6 Public injunctive relief. If a court finds that the waiver in Section 17.4 is unenforceable as to a request for public injunctive relief, that request (and only that request) will be severed and stayed in court until the individual claims are resolved in arbitration.

17.7 Mass filings. If 25 or more similar Disputes are filed against us by the same or coordinated counsel or organizations, the parties agree that the AAA's mass arbitration supplementary rules (or, if unavailable, a reasonable bellwether process) will apply: arbitrations will be handled in batches of no more than 10 at a time, only the first batch will be filed and fees owed until it concludes, and the remainder are tolled. A court may enforce this Section 17.7 on request.

17.8 Jury waiver. If for any reason a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL, to the extent permitted by law.

17.9 30-day right to opt out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement and class action waiver by emailing nolan@nolansteele.com with the subject "Arbitration Opt-Out" within 30 days after you first accept these Terms (the date of your first order or use of the Services after November 1, 2026, or for existing customers, within 30 days after November 1, 2026). Include your full name, the email address and order number used at purchase, and a clear statement that you opt out. Opting out does not affect any other part of these Terms and will not change the way we treat you.

17.10 Severability of this Section. If the class action waiver in Section 17.4 is found unenforceable as to all or part of a Dispute, then that part of the Dispute (and only that part) will proceed in court, not arbitration, and will be stayed pending individual arbitration of the remainder. Otherwise, if any other part of this Section is found unenforceable, it will be severed and the rest remains in force.

17.11 Survival. This Section survives termination of these Terms and applies to Disputes that arise after your purchase or use, even if you stop using the Services.

17.12 Changes to this Section. If we make a material change to this Section 17 (other than updating contact information), we will give you at least 30 days' notice by email or on the Site, you may reject the change by emailing us within that period, and the change will apply only to Disputes that arise after it takes effect.

18. Governing Law; Venue

These Terms and any Dispute are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except that Section 17 is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. For any Dispute that is not subject to arbitration and is not brought in small claims court, you and the Company consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Wyoming, except where the law of the state where you live gives you the right to sue in your home courts, in which case that right is preserved. If you live outside the United States, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts to the extent permitted by the laws of your country.

19. Electronic Communications and Notices

You consent to receive notices and records from us electronically, including by email to the address you used at purchase and by posting on the Site. Legal notices to the Company must be sent by email to nolan@nolansteele.com, with a copy by mail to Mindset Publishing LLC, 30 N Gould St # 63112, Sheridan, WY 82801.

20. General

20.1 Entire agreement. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Refund Policy, and the Shipping Policy are the entire agreement between you and the Company about the Services and replace any earlier agreement or understanding.

20.2 Severability. If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the rest of the Terms will remain in force. Section 17.10 controls for the arbitration provision.

20.3 Waiver; assignment. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, sale, or reorganization.

20.4 Force majeure. We are not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including carrier, printer, internet, or platform outages, natural disasters, and government action.

20.5 No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms benefit only you and us, except that the Released Parties may enforce Sections 12 through 16.

20.6 Termination. We may suspend or terminate your access or license if you violate these Terms. We may modify or discontinue any Product or part of the Site at any time, subject to the Refund Policy for orders you have already paid for.

20.7 International users. The Services are operated from the United States. You are responsible for compliance with your local laws. Nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory consumer rights you have under the laws of your country or state that cannot be waived.

20.8 Survival. Sections 3, 7 through 9, and 12 through 20, and any other provisions that by their nature should survive, survive termination.

21. Contact

Mindset Publishing LLC
30 N Gould St # 63112
Sheridan, WY 82801
nolan@nolansteele.com