These terms describe WTF’s current public submission process. They are not legal advice and may be updated after professional review or as the website changes.
Public problem submissions
WTF invites descriptions of real-world problems involving products, services, businesses, workplaces, apps, public services, home/property systems and other everyday experiences. Submitters should distinguish firsthand experience from information they only heard from others. Do not submit confidential invention details, unpublished technical drawings, patent-sensitive mechanisms, trade secrets, private medical information, government ID numbers, passwords, confidential employer information or unnecessary personal information about other people.
Submissions are leads, not verified facts
WTF may treat a public complaint or rant as a lead for research. Receipt does not mean WTF agrees that every statement is accurate or that any person or organization did something wrong. WTF may seek corroborating information, consider alternative explanations, decline the matter, develop an improvement opportunity, or contact an organization professionally when appropriate.
No automatic relationship
Submitting a problem or contacting WTF does not by itself create an inventor, partner, employee, consultant, agent, fiduciary, licensee, licensor, compensation, confidentiality or other special relationship with WTF Product Development LLC.
No promise to develop or pay
Receipt of a submission does not mean WTF accepts the submission, agrees that it is new, agrees to develop it, promises compensation, or agrees to enter a business relationship.
Controlled technical disclosure
Confidential or proprietary technical discussions should occur only after the appropriate written confidentiality or evaluation process is established.
Authority to bind WTF
Any binding agreement, price, royalty, license, NDA, purchase, payment, commitment, acceptance, rejection or commercial term on behalf of WTF Product Development LLC must be contained in a separate written agreement or written approval expressly authorized by Derek Kyle Fassett. Website forms, automated messages, drafts, general correspondence or informal discussions do not bind WTF.
Project status
Public project-stage labels are informational. They do not mean a product is patented, certified, tested, production-ready, commercially available or approved by a regulator unless expressly stated.
Updates
These terms should be reviewed by qualified counsel before the site is publicly launched and updated when the site's functionality or business practices materially change.