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1. Scope and addressees

This website is operated and administered by The Way to Happiness Foundation, located in Los Angeles, California, USA (see "About Us"), and therefore complies with the applicable US law.

If users access The Way to Happiness Foundation websites from the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA)/Council of Europe (COE) they should be aware that it is in their own responsibility and they can not expect that the applicable US law will provide the same safeguards and rights as the national law of the user's residence.

2. Data Privacy Protection

Personally identifiable data of the user of The Way to Happiness Foundation websites will be collected, used and processed in compliance with applicable laws on data privacy protection and The Way to Happiness Foundation website “Privacy Notice”, which is also available per hyperlink at the bottom of The Way to Happiness Foundation website www.thewaytohappiness.org.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1. Copyright Information

All materials available on this site are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaty provisions. This material has been placed on this Internet site under the authority of the copyright owner for the sole purpose of viewing of the materials by users of this site. Users are not authorized to download or transmit any of these materials electronically, or to otherwise reproduce any of the materials in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including data storage and retrieval systems, recording, printing or photocopying unless otherwise expressly stated on this site.

© 1996-2011 The Way to Happiness Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Grateful acknowledgement is made to L. Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections from the copyrighted works of L. Ron Hubbard.

3.2. Photographs of L. Ron Hubbard

© 1953, 1958, 1979, 1991, 1996 L. RON HUBBARD LIBRARY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

3.2. Trademark Information

THE WAY TO HAPPINESS and the “Road & Sun” design are trademarks and service marks owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library in the USA and in other countries (trademark registrations issued and other registrations pending) and are used with its permission.

4. Hyperlinks

The Site may contain hyperlinks to the web pages of third parties. The Way to Happiness Foundation shall have no liability for the contents of such web pages and does not make representations about or endorse such web pages or their contents as its own, as The Way to Happiness Foundation does not control the information on such web pages and is not responsible for the contents and information given thereon. The use of such web pages shall be at the sole risk of the user.

5. Applicable Law, Place of Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use including its disclaimers, terms and conditions shall be governed by - and all disputes relating to or in connection with these Terms of Use or their subject matter shall be resolved in accordance with - the laws of the State of California, USA, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. The Way to Happiness Foundation reserves the right to make changes to this site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time. User hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California and of the United States of America located in the State of California for any litigation arising out of or relating to use of this site (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the State of California and agrees not to plead or claim in any California Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient form.

6. Severability

The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.