Entities
The NorthStar Holdings portfolio is held across two Australian registered entities:
- NorthStar Holdings Trust (ABN 67 387 124 760) — an Australian-domiciled discretionary trust holding the analytical engine intellectual property. NorthStar Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 697 478 096) is the corporate trustee.
- BrightPlan Studio Pty Ltd (ABN 99 690 991 489 · ACN 690 991 489) — a separately registered Australian operating company holding the BPS workflow automation platform and four registered Australian trademarks.
These Terms govern engagements with NorthStar Holdings Trust. Engagement with BPS or with BrightPlan Studio Pty Ltd is governed by BrightPlan Studio Pty Ltd's own terms of service, which are issued separately.
Engagement
The NorthStar portfolio operates under directed engagement during the current platform-update period. All engagements are scoped directly with the Director by written correspondence. A written proposal precedes any commercial commitment. No automated commercial transaction is processed during this period.
Engagements are scoped and confirmed in writing. The scope, deliverable depth, timing, and commercials of any engagement are confirmed in a written proposal issued by the Director before work commences.
Director-Led Engagement
The Director is the sole commercial face of the portfolio during this period. Engagement enquiries are routed to [email protected]. The Director engages by written correspondence. Initial scoping is conducted by email. Engagement terms are confirmed per engagement in writing.
Engagement Outputs
Where an engagement results in a structured output (such as a Trust Score, Diligence Evidence Pack, Decision Governance Report, Audit Readiness Pack, Capability Architecture Score, or Unified Veracity Score), the output is a structured analytical instrument. It does not constitute legal, financial, audit, or compliance advice. It does not certify compliance with any law or standard. It does not guarantee any outcome with any third party. Qualified professional review is appropriate where outputs intersect regulation, transactions, or care obligations.
Submission Standard
Outputs are produced on the basis of the submission provided by the engaging party. The accuracy, completeness, and good faith of the submission is the responsibility of the engaging party. The Director and the portfolio do not independently verify submitted evidence except where specifically scoped in the engagement.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property within the NorthStar Holdings portfolio remains the property of the relevant entity. The Verimax synthesis architecture, the TCC, PAIR-X, iLOGIX, and Verdact engines, and the NorthStar IMS (TOWER, M8, Ascension) are held by NorthStar Holdings Trust. The BPS workflow automation platform and the four registered Australian trademarks are held by BrightPlan Studio Pty Ltd. No licence to use, copy, replicate, derive, or distribute any of this intellectual property is granted by engagement, by purchase of an output, or by access to public material. Licensing or acquisition engagements are scoped separately under written agreement.
Acquisition Engagement
Acquisition enquiries are routed to the Director and progressed under mutual non-disclosure agreement. Disclosure of NDA-gated material (including the NorthStar IMS Engineering Library, the Licensing Prospectus, and the NorthStar IMS Term Sheet) occurs only after a mutual NDA is executed in writing.
Australian Jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of South Australia, Australia. Any dispute relating to engagement with the NorthStar Holdings portfolio is to be resolved in the courts of South Australia.
Contact
Engagement enquiries, terms clarification, and acquisition matters are directed to [email protected].
This Terms of Engagement page reflects the current operating posture during the platform-update period. A consolidated Terms of Service document will be issued when the portfolio resumes catalogue commercial activity. Material affecting an active engagement will be confirmed in the written engagement proposal.