TERMS OF USE
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1. SCOPE AND ADDRESSEES
This website is operated and administered by CSI, located in Los Angeles, California, USA (see Legal Notice), and therefore complies with the applicable laws.
2. DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION
Personally identifiable data of the user of the CSI website will be collected, used and processed in compliance with applicable laws on data privacy protection and the CSI website Privacy Policy, which is also available per hyperlink at the bottom of each page of this website.
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.
© 1996–2024 Church of Scientology International. All Rights Reserved.
Grateful acknowledgment 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.
3.3. Trademark Information
The following are trademarks and service marks owned by Religious Technology Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. These marks are licensed for use by the Church of Scientology International and its affiliated organizations and have been registered in many countries in the world:
Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard, L. Ron Hubbard Signature, LRH, Oxford Capacity Analysis, Scientology, Scientology Symbol, Scientology Cross (Pointed), Scientology Cross (Rounded) Minister’s Cross and Scientometric.
SCIENTOLOGIST is a collective membership mark indicating membership in a church and church membership services of the affiliated Scientology churches and missions.
4. HYPERLINKS
The site may contain hyperlinks to the webpages of third parties. CSI shall have no liability for the contents of such webpages and does not make representations about or endorse such webpages or their contents as its own, as CSI does not control the information on such webpages and is not responsible for the contents and information given thereon. The use of such webpages 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. CSI 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.