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1. Scope and addressees

This website is operated and administered by CSI, located in Los Angeles, California, USA (see "About us").

If users access CSI websites from the 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 does 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 CSI website will be collected, used and processed in compliance with applicable laws on data privacy protection and the CSI website "Privacy Notice", which is also available per hyperlink at the bottom of the CSI website www.volunteerministers.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 CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 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.

3.3. Trademark Information

Trademarks:

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. ARC STRAIGHTWIRE, AUDITED NOTS, CELEBRITY, CELEBRITY CENTRE, CENTRE, CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL corporate symbol, CELEBRITY CENTRE INTERNATIONAL logo, CLASS IV AUDITOR badge, CLASS V AUDITOR badge, CLASS V GRADUATE AUDITOR badge, CLASS VIII AUDITOR badge, CLEARSOUND, CLEARSOUND LOGO, configuration MARK V, configuration MARK VII, DIANETICS, DIANETICS symbol, DIANETICS symbol in a circle, DIVISION 6 symbol, E-METER, FALSE PURPOSE RUNDOWN, FEBC, FLAG, FLAG SERVICE ORGANIZATION corporate symbol, FLAG OT EXECUTIVE RUNDOWN, FREEDOM, FREEWINDS, FLAG SHIP SERVICE ORG symbol, FREEWINDS logo, GOLDEN AGE OF KNOWLEDGE logo, GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS, GOLDEN ERA PRODUCTIONS symbol, HAPPINESS RUNDOWN, HUBBARD, HUBBARD LIFE ORIENTATION, HAT IN LIFE symbol, INCOMM, KEY TO LIFE, KEY TO LIFE symbol, L 10, L 11, L 12, L. RON HUBBARD, L. RON HUBBARD signature, LRH, LRH device, LRH microphone, METHOD ONE , NED, NEW ERA, NEW ERA DIANETICS, NEW LIFE RUNDOWN, NEW OT VII COMPLETION PIN, NEW VITALITY RUNDOWN, NEW WORLD CORPS symbol, NOTs, OCA, OEC, OT, OT symbol, OT symbol in wreath/NEW OT VIII symbol, PROFESSIONAL TRs symbol, RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER corporate symbol, RON signature, RON's ORG, SAINT HILL SPECIAL BRIEFING COURSE symbol, OXFORD CAPACITY ANALYSIS, PURIFICATION, PURIFICATION RUNDOWN, SCIENTOLOGY, SCIENTOLOGY symbol, SCIENTOLOGY cross (pointed) SCIENTOLOGY cross (rounded), SCIENTOLOGY MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL logo, SCIENTOLOGY VOLUNTEER MINISTER symbols, SCIENTOMETRIC, SEA ORG symbol, SHSBC, SOLO NOTS, SOLO AUDITOR symbol, SOURCE, STUDENT HAT, SUNSHINE RUNDOWN, STANDARD ADMIN badge, STANDARD TECH, STANDARD TECH symbol, SUPER POWER, THE BRIDGE, THE FLAG LAND BASE.

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 web pages of third parties. CSI 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 CSI 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. 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.