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Legal Notice

When you use this Site, you accept the Terms of Use; if you do not agree to the Terms of Use you may not use this Site. The Relationship Institute reserves the right to modify content on the Site and these Terms of Use periodically without prior notice.

The Relationship Institute at UCLA grants you a personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive limited license to access and use the Site and to download and print a single copy of Relationship Institute Content from the Site solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and provided that you do not delete or modify any copyright or other proprietary notices therefrom. Any other copying, use, distribution, transmission or modification of the Relationship Institute Content or any other property of the Relationship Institute, whether in electronic or hard copy form, is strictly prohibited. The Content on the Site is provided for your personal use only. You may not use the Content in connection with provision of counseling or other services, and the Relationship Institute shall incur no liability whatsoever in connection with such unauthorized use of the Content.

Disclaimer

The Relationship Institute publishes this Web site for our clients, friends, and other interested visitors for information purposes only. This site and the associated seminars provide general information, which may or may not be correct, complete or current. The content is not intended to be used as a substitute for any kind of professional counseling or therapy. No recipients of content from this site or from the seminars offered by the Relationship Institute should act or refrain from acting on the basis of content of the site or the seminars without seeking appropriate legal advice or other professional counseling.

The contents of the site and the seminars do not constitute advice and the information they contain does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Institute, its directors, or the University of California.

The Relationship Institute expressly disclaims all liability relating to actions taken or not taken based on any or all contents of the site or the seminars offered by the Institute. The transmission of information to and from this site and the Institute?s seminars, in part or in whole, does not create, and receipt does not constitute, a client relationship between senders and/or recipients and the Relationship Institute at UCLA. Any communication through the Web site or through e-mail does not constitute or create a client relationship. Except where otherwise stated, information sent via this Web site or through e-mail to the Relationship Institute or anyone associated with the Institute is not secure and is therefore not confidential.

You acknowledge that communication via the Internet may use potentially unsecure computers and links and that data may be lost, or intercepted by unauthorized parties during such transmission. You agree that the Relationship Institute at UCLA shall have no liability whatsoever in connection with such lost or intercepted data.

The Relationship Institute at UCLA welcomes suggestions for improving our current products and services, and for new products or services. The user understands that we are under no obligation to use any suggestion you may submit, but if we do, we are free to do so as we see fit, without any restrictions or limitations. By submitting a suggestion, you acknowledge that the Relationship Institute may use it without payment or other compensation to you of any kind and that we will own all rights in the suggestion and anything that results from it. You also expressly waive any rights you may have in the suggestion now and in the future, including any benefits of any provision of law known as droit moral or any similar law, and agree not to permit or prosecute any action or lawsuit on the ground that our use of the suggestion constitutes an infringement of your rights. This waiver applies to all uses of the suggestion, including any in which either or the both the attribution right or integrity right may be implicated.

The Relationship Institute is not responsible, and does not necessarily endorse, any third-party content that may be accessible through this Web site. The Relationship Institute expressly disclaims all liability for any actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of any third-party sites.

The Relationship Institute at UCLA has no control over other Web sites or other resources accessed through links on the Site. You agree that the Relationship Institute shall have no responsibility for any content, advertising, products or other material accessed through such links, and shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss incurred by you or any third party in connection with Web sites or resources accessed through links on the Site. Any opinions or recommendations expressed in these sites are solely those of the third party information providers and are not the opinions or recommendations of the Relationship Institute or UCLA. No endorsement of third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content referred to or included on, or linked from or to the Site.

Use of Content on the Site

You may view, download, and print contents from the Site subject to the following conditions:

  • The Relationship Institute's name and copyright notice must appear in all copies
  • the content may be used solely for information purposes; and
  • the content may not be modified or altered in any way.

You may not republish, distribute, prepare derivative works, or otherwise use the content other than as explicitly permitted herein. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of The Relationship Institute without the express written consent of The Relationship Institute.

You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing The Relationship Institute's name or trademarks without the express written consent of The Relationship Institute's legal counsel.

You may not use any The Relationship Institute logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission. You do not acquire any ownership rights to any content on the Site. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by The Relationship Institute.

User Conduct and Obligations

You agree to follow all applicable laws and regulations when using this website. Furthermore, you agree that you shall not:

  • Disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our Web site, its computer systems, servers or networks;
  • adversely affect the Site?s resources or the availability of the Site to others;
  • Provide false information about yourself to us, impersonate any other person, or otherwise attempt to mislead others about your identity or the origin of any content, message or other communication;
  • violate any local, state, national or international law, including without limitation laws regarding the export of data from the United States or the country in which You reside;
  • Transmit junk mail, chain letters, or other unsolicited bulk e-mail or duplicative messages;
  • Collect information about other visitors to our Web site without their consent or otherwise systematically extract data or data fields, including without limitation any financial data or e-mail addresses;
  • Sell access to or the use of this Web site, including any content contained on, downloaded or accessed from this Web site;
  • Redistribute any content, including financial data, provided by us in any manner whatsoever including by means of printed publication, fax broadcast, Web pages, e-mail, Web newsgroups or forums, or any other electronic or paper-based service or method;
  • Intentionally alter the format in which financial data is provided by us or otherwise circumvent our regular interfaces to such data;
  • Embed or import any financial data provided by us into any currency information services (whether or not Web-based), data files or application software, including without limitation accounting and payroll systems; and
  • delete or revise any content on the Site.

By uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting through or to our Web site any content, you grant to us, our successors and assigns, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, non-revocable license to use or distribute such content in any manner otherwise than as stated in our Privacy Policy.

Copyright Information

The Site and the content within the Site are the property of The Relationship Institute and are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.

The compilation, organization and display of the content as well as all software and inventions used on and in connection with this Site are the exclusive property of The Relationship Institute. The Relationship Institute reserves all rights in the Site and its contents not specifically granted in any agreements with The Relationship Institute or in the Terms of Use.

Products and Services offered by The Relationship Institute on this Site

The Relationship Institute offers products (i.e., seminars) and services on the Site. When you obtain a product or service from The Relationship Institute on the Site, you accept the specific agreement applicable to that product or service.

Your use of any such product or service offered on the Site is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for that product or service. Except as provided in that agreement, The Relationship Institute does not warrant that any product descriptions or content contained in this Web site is accurate, current, reliable, complete, or error-free.

Disclaimer

THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS WEBSITE.

Indemnity

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AND AGENTS ("INDEMNITEES") AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS, AND DAMAGES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES, THAT THE INDEMNITEES MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE ASSOCIATED SEMINARS, OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE.

Privacy Policy

THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE PROVIDES THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE BENEFIT OF USERS OF THIS WEB SITE AND CONSISTENT WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY. THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSES OUR INFORMATION GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION PRACTICES FOR THIS SITE. THE RELATIONSHIP INSTITUTE DOES NOT COLLECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT VISITORS EXCEPT WHEN SPECIFICALLY AND KNOWINGLY PROVIDED BY SUCH INDIVIDUALS.

Currently, the site collects information (e.g., name and e-mail addresses) from visitors who send electronic mail to The Relationship Institute at the places on the site where that capability is available.

In addition, the site may collect other information (e.g., name, address, company, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address) from individuals that choose to register for events or subscribe to e-mail listings through the site. In addition, The Relationship Institute obtains second-level domain information and, in some instances, IP addresses, regarding visitors to the site, but does not collect or maintain personally identifiable information.

The Relationship Institute does not sell or disclose personally identifiable information to third parties, except where necessary in order to fulfill a specific request from an individual, and in that instance would not disclose personally identifiable information for any unrelated purposes. This site contains links to other sites. The Relationship Institute is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites.


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