NOTICE REGARDING FRANCHISE OFFERS OR SALES

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise.  It is for information purposes only.  There are many countries and 15 U.S. states that regulate the offer and sale of franchises.  The countries include Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada (provinces of Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Venezuela, and the United States of America.  The U.S. states are California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.  If you are a resident of one of these states or countries, or intend to operate a franchise in any of these provinces, states or Countries, we will not offer you a franchise unless and until we have complied with any applicable pre-sale registration and/or disclosure requirements in the applicable jurisdiction.

This advertisement is not an offering of a franchise.  In New York (USA), an offering of a franchise can only be made by a prospectus that has been previously filed and registered with the Department of Law of the State of New York.  The application for registration of an offering prospectus or the acceptance and filing thereof by the Department of Law as required by the New York law does not constitute approval of the offering or the sale of such franchise by the Department of Law or the attorney general of New York.

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Likewise, our website has not been reviewed or approved by any other federal or state governmental or regulatory agency.