Effective date: 20.09.2026

Business name: NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, registered with ASIC
ABN: 60 349 600 938
Operator: Alexander A. Solovev, trading as NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Contact: founder@nanotriz.com

1. Acceptance and Scope

These Terms apply to all NanoTRIZ programs, tracks, projects, internal roles, affiliate roles and collaborations. They form part of the written offer issued to each applicant and take effect when that offer is accepted in writing. For participants under 18, acceptance must be given by a parent or legal guardian.

NanoTRIZ may revise these Terms. A revision applies only to engagements commencing after its effective date and does not alter the terms of an engagement already in progress.

These Terms address: legal and regulatory status; the nature of participation and internal designations; the Research and Venture tracks; delivery of supervision; fees, cancellation and refunds; selection and progression; the absence of an employment relationship; authority to represent NanoTRIZ; intellectual property; authorship, credit and publications; permitted and prohibited public descriptions; obligations to external institutions; participants under 18; data and privacy; use of artificial intelligence; suspension and termination; liability; and governing law.

2. Legal Status

NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute is a registered business name under which Alexander A. Solovev operates as an Australian sole trader. It is not a separately incorporated company and has no legal personality distinct from its operator. Any agreement with NanoTRIZ is entered into with Alexander A. Solovev individually.
 

3. Regulatory Status

NanoTRIZ is not a university, not a TEQSA-registered higher education provider, not an ASQA-registered training organisation, not a CRICOS-registered provider, and is not authorised to issue AQF qualifications.

NanoTRIZ programs are optional, non-accredited research-development, innovation and portfolio-development activities. They do not constitute TEQSA-regulated higher education, ASQA-accredited training, nationally recognised VET training, CRICOS enrolment or AQF-recognised instruction.

4. Nature of Participation and Internal Designations

Participation is project-based, milestone-based and internally reviewed. Internal review is not equivalent to independent peer review.

NanoTRIZ internal designations describe a participant's function, level of responsibility and project maturity within NanoTRIZ activities only. They do not constitute employment, a university appointment, faculty rank, academic enrolment, degree candidacy, an AQF qualification, CRICOS enrolment, a scholarship, a regulated professional title, or any visa or migration outcome.

Unless a separate signed written agreement provides otherwise, participants are not employees, agents, partners, contractors, officers or legal representatives of NanoTRIZ.

Current designations and the criteria for each are set out in Schedule A.

5. Certificates and References

NanoTRIZ may issue a certificate recording participation or completion of agreed milestones, and may provide a reference letter where the participant's work supports one. Certificates and references are internal NanoTRIZ documents. They are not AQF qualifications, VET qualifications, university degrees or government-accredited awards. A reference letter is not a guaranteed outcome of participation and is issued on merit.

NanoTRIZ will, on request, confirm to a third party the factual record of a participant's involvement: dates, internal designation, project title, supervisor and activities completed.

6. Research and Venture Tracks
 

6.1 Research Program. The Research Program supports structured research-development activities, including topic selection, literature and evidence analysis, documented AI-assisted workflows, academic writing, scientific communication, portfolio development and internal review.

Possible outputs include a research proposal, short report, review-style or perspective-style article, visual abstract, presentation, conference-style abstract, SciViD-style media output, manuscript draft or portfolio artefact. Advanced outputs depend on participant performance, project suitability, internal review and available supervision, and are subject to clause 12.

6.2 Venture Program. The Venture Program is a selective, project-based track for technical participants, engineers, AI developers, prototype builders and innovation-oriented collaborators. Project areas may include AI research-workflow tools, scientific visualisation, research automation, simulation and validation workflows, SciViD infrastructure, TRIZ-based invention tools, education-technology prototypes and deep-tech venture concepts.

Venture Program participation does not create employment, equity, partnership, co-founder status, revenue share, ownership rights or commercial rights unless expressly agreed in a separate signed written agreement. No such work commences before that agreement is signed (clause 11).

6.3 Delivery of supervision. Supervision may be provided by the operator or by affiliated researchers engaged by NanoTRIZ. Affiliated researchers may receive remuneration, including a share of program fees, for supervision they provide. Participants are informed of their assigned supervisor before an engagement commences.
 

7. Fees, Payment and Refunds
 

7.1 What fees cover. NanoTRIZ may charge program fees, infrastructure fees, platform access fees or project-specific fees depending on the relevant program, track, cohort or agreement. Fees support digital research-workflow infrastructure, AI-assisted research tools, templates and learning materials, supervisor coordination, review processes, hosting and storage, portfolio-development infrastructure, and program administration.

Fees do not purchase academic credit, degree enrolment, accredited training, or any of the outcomes listed in clause 12.

7.2 Payment and cancellation. Fees are payable in [currency] according to the schedule stated in the written offer. A participant may cancel within [N] days of accepting the offer and before the first supervision session for a full refund. After that point, fees are refundable pro rata for milestones not yet delivered.

7.3 Refund on suspension or termination. Where NanoTRIZ suspends or terminates participation under clause 19, fees for milestones not yet delivered are refunded, except where termination follows a substantiated breach of academic integrity or a material breach of these Terms, in which case NanoTRIZ may retain fees for work already performed. Where NanoTRIZ is unable to deliver the agreed program for any other reason, unused fees are refunded in full.

7.4 Consumer guarantees. Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies any guarantee, right or remedy that applies under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law and that cannot lawfully be excluded.

7.5 Exemptions. Fee exemptions, scholarships, sponsored places, venture-builder arrangements or affiliate arrangements may be offered at NanoTRIZ's discretion and must be confirmed in writing.
 

8. Selection and Progression

Selection and progression are based on motivation, academic or technical background, project suitability, research readiness, communication ability, execution capability, quality of deliverables, academic integrity and documented use of AI tools. Selection is made independently of payment.

Progression from one track to another is not automatic. NanoTRIZ may decline, pause, suspend or terminate participation in accordance with clause 19.

9. No Employment Relationship

Unless expressly stated in a separate signed agreement, participation does not create an employment relationship. Participants are not entitled to employee benefits, superannuation, paid leave, workers' compensation, employment protections, wages, contractor payments or other employment-related entitlements by virtue of participation alone.

Participants may not represent themselves as employees, staff, managers, officers, agents or authorised representatives of NanoTRIZ unless expressly authorised in writing.
 

10. Authority to Represent NanoTRIZ

Participants and collaborators may not sign contracts, make commitments, issue offers, recruit participants, accept payments, negotiate partnerships, use NanoTRIZ branding or represent NanoTRIZ externally unless expressly authorised in writing.

NanoTRIZ may require immediate correction or removal of misleading public statements, websites, profiles, social-media posts or marketing materials.

11. Intellectual Property

NanoTRIZ does not claim ownership of a participant's pre-existing intellectual property, prior work, prior publications, personal portfolio or independently developed background materials.

NanoTRIZ retains ownership of its templates, workflows, methodology materials and digital infrastructure. Participants receive a non-transferable licence to use these materials for their NanoTRIZ project only.

Ownership and permitted use of intellectual property created during participation are defined in a written agreement before substantive work begins. This applies in particular to Venture Program projects and to any project with foreseeable commercial or patentable subject matter. Commercialisation, equity, revenue share, IP assignment, licensing and spin-off rights must be governed by a separate signed written agreement.

Participants must not submit, upload, disclose or use confidential information, third-party intellectual property, unpublished data, employer or university materials, proprietary code, images, datasets or restricted content without appropriate permission. Participants are responsible for confirming that their own institution or employer does not claim rights in work produced during the program.

12. Authorship, Credit and Publications

Authorship, acknowledgement, affiliation and contribution statements must reflect actual intellectual and technical contribution. Authorship is assessed against ICMJE criteria and recorded using CRediT roles. Authorship and author order are never determined by payment, program duration, age or academic status, and are never promised in advance.

Use of NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute as an institutional affiliation on a publication requires separate written approval and is granted per research output, where the relevant research was genuinely developed and supervised within the NanoTRIZ framework. Participation alone does not confer affiliation rights, and approval for one output does not extend to any other.

NanoTRIZ does not sell authorship, publication, DOI assignment, conference participation, patents or academic credentials.

No participant is guaranteed publication, DOI assignment, journal or conference acceptance, citation, indexing, patent filing or grant, university admission, academic credit, scholarship, funding, investment, employment, internship, visa or migration outcome, academic appointment, commercial success, or any other external recognition. All such outcomes depend on independent third-party decisions, participant performance, project quality, eligibility and applicable rules.
 

13. Public Description of NanoTRIZ Involvement

Participants may describe their NanoTRIZ involvement only in a way that is accurate, proportionate and not misleading.

Required short form for CVs, LinkedIn and application materials:

[Internal Role] (Remote), NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, Australia — [project or deliverable], [dates]

Where a participant has a primary school, university, employer or institutional affiliation, NanoTRIZ is normally listed as a secondary, project-based role unless otherwise agreed in writing. The word "Remote" must be retained where the participant did not work in Australia.

Suggested affiliation line for outputs substantially developed within NanoTRIZ, subject to the written approval required by clause 12:

NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

On request, NanoTRIZ will provide a verification letter setting out the full description of the role for any institution requiring it.

14. Prohibited Public Statements

Participants must not use wording that falsely implies employment, university appointment, accredited education status, enrolment or formal academic rank.

14.1 Employment — prohibited unless expressly true under a separate agreement: "Employee at NanoTRIZ", "Full-time staff at NanoTRIZ", "Research Scientist, NanoTRIZ", "Manager at NanoTRIZ", "NanoTRIZ representative", "NanoTRIZ agent".

14.2 University faculty rank — prohibited: "Professor at NanoTRIZ", "Assistant Professor at NanoTRIZ", "Faculty Member", "Lecturer at NanoTRIZ", "University supervisor at NanoTRIZ".

14.3 Enrolment or degree candidacy — prohibited: "Student at NanoTRIZ", "Enrolled at NanoTRIZ", "PhD Candidate at NanoTRIZ", "NanoTRIZ degree student".

14.4 Accreditation or degree authority — prohibited: "NanoTRIZ University", "NanoTRIZ Graduate School", "Accredited degree provider", "AQF qualification provider", "CRICOS provider", "RTO provider", and any wording implying TEQSA, ASQA, AQF, VET, university or CRICOS recognition unless such recognition has been obtained and publicly confirmed.

15. External Institutions and Conflicts of Interest

15.1 Participants are responsible for ensuring that their involvement with NanoTRIZ is consistent with the policies of their school, university, employer, funding body, scholarship provider or other primary institution. NanoTRIZ does not require exclusivity unless agreed in writing. Participants must disclose potential conflicts of interest where relevant.

15.2 Work submitted for academic assessment. Where a participant's project may contribute to a thesis, dissertation, coursework assignment or any other work submitted for academic assessment, NanoTRIZ requires written confirmation from the participant's supervisor or institution that external research mentoring of the kind described in the program documents is permitted. NanoTRIZ will not commence or continue such an engagement without that confirmation on file.
 

15.3 NanoTRIZ does not prepare, draft, write, edit or complete any part of a work that a participant submits for academic assessment.
 

16. Participants Under 18
 

16.1 Consent. Participation by a person under 18 requires written consent from a parent or legal guardian, who is party to these Terms. NanoTRIZ may also require consent from the participant's school, college or pathway provider where participation is connected to that institution.

16.2 Supervision. Any person providing supervision to a participant under 18 must hold the child-related screening required in Queensland and comply with any equivalent requirement in their own jurisdiction. [Confirm scope and applicability with Blue Card Services before publishing this clause.]

16.3 Communication. Sessions with participants under 18 take place through channels agreed in advance with the parent or guardian, who may attend any session. Supervisors do not contact participants under 18 through private or unrecorded channels.

16.4 Restrictions. Participants under 18 may be restricted from commercial projects, confidential work, Venture Program projects, higher-risk activities and public-facing outputs unless appropriate consent and safeguards are in place.

16.5 Concerns. Concerns about the conduct of any NanoTRIZ supervisor may be raised with [named person] at [address] and will receive a substantive response within [N] business days.

17. Data, Privacy and Communications

17.1 Participants may be required to provide personal information, academic background, CVs, portfolios, project materials and contact details. NanoTRIZ uses this information for application review, program administration, communication, project management, internal review, documentation and related purposes.

17.2 Personal information and project materials may be disclosed to affiliated supervisors, who may be located outside Australia. By accepting these Terms, the participant consents to that disclosure for the purpose of delivering supervision.

17.3 NanoTRIZ retains participant records for [N] years after completion, for verification of participation and research-integrity purposes. Participants may request access to, or correction of, their personal information at founder@nanotriz.com.

17.4 Participants in the European Union and the United Kingdom have rights under the GDPR, including access, rectification, erasure and objection, as set out in the NanoTRIZ Privacy Policy.

17.5 Participants should not submit sensitive, confidential, third-party, restricted or proprietary information unless authorised and necessary for the project.

18. Use of Artificial Intelligence

NanoTRIZ trains participants in verified and documented use of AI tools. AI may assist analysis and drafting; it does not replace the participant's own verification, reasoning and decisions.

Participants remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, citation and interpretation of their work, and for disclosing AI use in accordance with the requirements of any institution, journal or conference to which the work is submitted. NanoTRIZ maintains an internal record of substantive AI use in each project.
 

19. Suspension and Termination

Either party may end an engagement by written notice. NanoTRIZ may suspend or terminate participation where a participant misrepresents their role or affiliation, breaches academic integrity expectations, misuses AI tools, fails to meet agreed milestones, breaches confidentiality or intellectual-property obligations, behaves unprofessionally, makes misleading public statements, or otherwise breaches these Terms or a project-specific agreement.

Clause 7.3 governs any refund on termination. Clauses 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 and 20 survive termination.

20. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, and subject to clause 7.4, NanoTRIZ's liability arising from an engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement. NanoTRIZ is not liable for admission, publication, funding, patent or institutional decisions made by third parties.

21. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the law of Queensland, Australia. Participants resident outside Australia may also have rights under the mandatory consumer protection law of their own jurisdiction, which these Terms do not exclude.

If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.

22. Contact

Questions or notices relating to these Terms: founder@nanotriz.com

Schedule A — Internal Designations
 

DesignationEligibilityScope of roleExpected independence
 

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These designations are internal NanoTRIZ program roles only. They do not imply employment, university academic rank, faculty status, degree enrolment or accredited qualification status.