COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Eligibility and Access

Access to the LSC requires:

• Active enrollment in LOT LOGIC™ Level 2 (CLS™ Certification) or any higher tier
• Completion of all required Level 2 coursework and certification assessment (for full designation status)
• Annual renewal of CLS™ designation fee ($195/year) to maintain active status

Access is suspended automatically if your annual renewal lapses. Access is terminated immediately upon violation of these Guidelines or upon termination of your account under the Terms of Use. 

The Five Professional Standards

Standard 1 — Professionals Only

Every member has earned their CLS™ designation. Conduct yourself accordingly. Generic questions that belong in a beginner forum do not belong here. If a question can be answered by a Google search, do the Google search first. The LSC is for practitioners applying the LOT LOGIC™ system to real-world transactions.

Standard 2 — Real Deals Only

When you share a deal or ask for feedback, bring real numbers, real properties, and real circumstances. Hypothetical scenarios, academic exercises, and general-interest questions are not appropriate for deal review threads. This community is for practitioners who are actively working. Share what you're actually evaluating.

Standard 3 — Give Before You Take

The members who get the most from the LSC are the ones who contribute first. Before you post a question, ask yourself: What have I contributed this week? Share what you're seeing in your market. Respond to other members' deal threads. Post observations from your field work. The community is only as valuable as what everyone puts into it.

Standard 4 — No Solicitation

The LSC is not a lead generation platform. You may not use the community to solicit business from other members, promote third-party products or services, recruit for external programs, or pitch investments. Referrals happen organically when members know and trust each other. Unsolicited pitching — public or private message — is not permitted and will result in immediate removal.

Standard 5 — Confidentiality

What gets shared in the LSC stays in the LSC. Deal specifics, client situations, financial details, proprietary frameworks shared by other members, and any information disclosed in community threads is shared in confidence. You may not screenshot, republish, share, or distribute content from the LSC to any outside party, platform, or person. Violations result in permanent removal.

Additional Community Rules

• Treat all members with professional respect. Personal attacks, harassment, discrimination, or hostile conduct of any kind will result in immediate removal.
• Do not post content that infringes any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right.
• Do not post confidential client information, personally identifying information of third parties, or sensitive financial data without proper redaction.
• Do not post content that is misleading, defamatory, fraudulent, or in violation of any applicable law.
• Do not attempt to circumvent or undermine the moderation of the community.

User-Generated Content (UGC) Policy

When you post content in the LSC — including deal threads, resource uploads, comments, documents, photos, or any other material ("Member Content") — the following terms apply:

You Own Your Content. You retain full ownership of any Member Content you post.

License to Land Specialist Academy. By posting Member Content, you grant Land Specialist Academy a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to display, reproduce, and use your Member Content within the LSC platform and in educational materials (such as anonymized case studies or training examples), with identifying information redacted unless you provide explicit written consent to be identified.

Your Responsibility. You are solely responsible for any Member Content you post. You represent and warrant that: (a) you have the right to share the content; (b) it does not violate any third-party rights; and (c) it complies with these Guidelines and the Terms of Use.

Removal. Land Specialist Academy reserves the right to remove any Member Content that violates these Guidelines, at our sole discretion and without prior notice.

DMCA — Copyright Infringement Notice

Land Specialist Academy respects intellectual property rights and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe that content posted in the LSC community or elsewhere on the Site infringes your copyright, please submit a written DMCA Notice to our designated agent containing the following:

Your DMCA Notice must include:

• Your full legal name, address, telephone number, and email address
• A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
• A description of the specific location (URL or community thread) where the infringing material appears
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
• A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf
• Your electronic or physical signature

Submit DMCA Notices to:

Land Specialist Academy — DMCA Agent

Email: [INSERT DMCA EMAIL]

We will respond to valid DMCA notices promptly and take appropriate action, which may include removal of the infringing content and/or termination of the responsible member's account.

Counter-Notification : If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notification. Contact us at the address above. We will provide counter-notification procedures upon request. 

Enforcement

These Guidelines are enforced by Land Specialist Academy at our sole discretion. The following enforcement framework applies:

First Violation

Written warning issued by a community moderator. The offending content will be removed.

Second Violation or Serious First Violation

Permanent removal from the LSC without refund. Serious first violations include confidentiality breach, solicitation, harassment, copyright infringement, or any conduct determined to be harmful to the community or the designation.

CLS™ Revocation

Reserved for violations that materially harm the reputation of the CLS™ designation, the community, or Land Specialist Academy, or that involve fraudulent misrepresentation. Revocation is final.

Appeals

A member who has been removed may submit a written appeal to info@landspecialistacademy.com within 14 calendar days of removal. The appeal must include a clear explanation of the circumstances and the relief requested. Appeals are reviewed by Don Leske personally. All decisions on appeal are final.