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3. Access to view and use gibbsonline.com is intended for individuals eighteen years of age and older.

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14. Notices hereunder must be in writing and be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service or a United States national overnight delivery service, addressed as follows. Notices to gibbsonline.com must be addressed to: Gibbs A. Williams, Ph.D., 41 5th Avenue, Suite 11-A, New York, NY 10003. Notices shall be deemed effective five business days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or two business days after deposit with a United States national overnight delivery service.

15. The parties agree that, regardless of any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any claim or cause of action against the other party arising out of or relating to this Agreement or viewing or use of gibbsonline.com must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose.

16. This Agreement incorporates by reference all other Agreements contained in the gibbsonline.com website in their entirety.

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18. No alleged past or present written or oral agreement or representation, course of conduct by you or gibbsonline.com, or any trade practice shall act to modify this Agreement. The provisions set forth in this Agreement are the only terms and conditions of the Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable and in the event any portion of this Agreement is deemed unenforceable, such unenforceability shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining portions of the Agreement.

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