> General Terms and Conditions (GTC)

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF

https://hls.global

Welcome to Happy Life Steps - HLS!

You will find various providers on this platform:

• Sanjay Sauldie: Research and development in the fields of law, economics and social sciences, linguistics, culture and the arts as well as digitalisation and artificial intelligence - to be found at https://hls.global/de/sauldie-digitaler-experte/
  VAT number: Sanjay Sauldie: DE 359494855
  Job title: Management Consultancy
  Awarding state: Germany
• Rita Anna Sauldie-Küffner: miReiki and aromatherapy specialist with extensive expertise in these areas. She combines traditional healing methods with modern approaches to offer holistic health solutions, which can be found at https://hls.global/de/vedaviva/
  VAT number: Rita Anna Sauldie-Küffner: DE 61372895805
  Job title: Management Consultancy
  Awarding state: Germany

Address:

Contact for Europe: Sanjay Sauldie, Lange Rötterstr. 34, 68167 Mannheim, email: kontakt@hls.global, phone: +49 (0)15140530884

1 Scope of application and provider

(1) The General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") govern the sale of products and services through the platform hls.global, which is operated by Sanjay Sauldie and Rita Anna Sauldie-Küffner on behalf of the owners of this website:

(hereinafter referred to as "Provider") to you in the version valid at the time of the order.

(2) Deviating general terms and conditions of the customer are rejected.

(3) Please read these terms and conditions carefully before placing an order with the provider. By placing an order on hls.global, you agree to the application of these terms and conditions to your order.

(4) On Happy Life Steps - HLS we offer you the sale of the following products:

Services and products are offered in the areas of consulting, coaching and business counselling and support by Sanjay Sauldie and Rita Anna Sauldie-Küffner.

(5) On Happy Life Steps - HLS we offer you the following services:

mireiki, aromatherapy, deep work, digital detox and everything to do with digitalisation and artificial intelligence

2 Conclusion of the contract

(1) Contracts on this portal can only be concluded in German or English.

(2) The offers are aimed exclusively at end customers with a billing and delivery address in:

Worldwide.

The possible delivery addresses and the place of delivery may be restricted for individual bulky goods items; the restriction is shown in the respective list price.

(3) The customer must have reached the age of 18.

(4) The presentation of the goods in the online shop does not constitute a legally effective offer. The presentation of the goods merely invites the customer to make an offer.

(5) Your order constitutes an offer to Happy Life Steps - HLS to conclude a purchase contract. The customer submits a binding offer when he has gone through the online ordering process by entering the information requested there and clicks on the button "order with obligation to pay" in the last order step.

(6) The purchase contract between the supplier and the customer is only concluded by a declaration of acceptance by the supplier. This takes place on the earlier of the two dates, either by sending the goods or by sending a dispatch confirmation by e-mail. Please note that the confirmation of receipt of your order does not constitute a declaration of acceptance in the aforementioned sense.

(7) The validity of contracts for larger than normal household quantities as well as the commercial resale of the object of purchase requires the express confirmation of the supplier. This applies both to the number of products ordered as part of a single order and to the placement of multiple orders for the same product, where the individual orders comprise a normal household quantity.

(8) Your orders will be stored by us after conclusion of the contract. If you lose your order documents, please contact us by e-mail or telephone. We will send you a copy of the order data.

(9) Access to the Happy Life Steps - HLS service requires registration.

(10) By registering, the customer recognises these GTC. Registration creates a contractual relationship between Happy Life Steps - HLS and the registered customer, which is governed by the provisions of these GTC.

(11) The presentation of the service on the website does not constitute a legally effective offer. The presentation of the service merely invites the customer to make an offer.

(12) By ordering a chargeable service, the registered customer enters into a further contractual relationship with Happy Life Steps - HLS that is separate from the registration. The user will be informed about the respective chargeable service and the terms of payment before the conclusion of this contractual relationship. The contractual relationship is established when the customer confirms the order and payment obligation by clicking on the button "order with obligation to pay".

(13) You agree to receive invoices electronically. Electronic invoices will be made available to you by e-mail or in the customer account on the website. We will inform you for each delivery and service whether an electronic invoice is available. Further information about electronic invoices can be found on our website.

3 Description of the scope of services

The scope of Happy Life Steps - HLS consists of the following services:

The user can register on the website for various offers relating to management consultancy.

4 Prices and shipping costs

(1) Our prices include the applicable statutory VAT and do not include shipping costs or shipping surcharges. The shipping surcharges vary depending on the type of delivery and the nature of the item. If a supplier (see above) has a small business regulation, VAT is not applicable.

(2) Despite our best efforts, a small number of products in our catalogue may be incorrectly priced. We will check prices when we process your order and before we charge payment. If a product is incorrectly priced and the correct price is higher than the price on the website, we will contact you before dispatching the goods to ask you whether you wish to purchase the product at the correct price or cancel the order. If the correct price of a product is lower than the price quoted by us, we will charge the lower amount and dispatch the product to you.

(3) The prices at the time of the order shall apply. If list prices are available, the prices of the list price valid at the time of the order shall apply.

(4) To use Happy Life Steps - HLS, you must first register.

(5) If the user wishes to make use of a chargeable service, he shall be informed in advance of the chargeable nature of the service. In particular, the respective additional scope of services, the costs incurred and the method of payment shall be listed.

(6) The Provider reserves the right to charge different fee models for different booking times and user groups and in particular for different usage periods, as well as to offer different scopes of services.

5 Delivery and cancellation

(1) Unless otherwise agreed, delivery will be made to the delivery address specified by the customer. On the website you will find information on the availability of products sold by Happy Life Steps - HLS (e.g. on the respective product detail page). We would like to point out that all information on the availability, dispatch or delivery of a product is only an estimate and an approximate guide. They do not constitute binding and guaranteed dispatch or delivery dates, unless this is expressly stated as a binding date in the dispatch options for the respective product.

(2) If Happy Life Steps - HLS realises during the processing of your order that products ordered by you are not available, you will be informed separately by e-mail or by message in your customer account. The legal claims of the customer remain unaffected.

(3) If delivery to the customer is not possible because the delivered goods do not fit through the customer's front door, front door or staircase or because the customer is not found at the delivery address specified by him, although the delivery time was announced to the customer with a reasonable period of notice, the customer shall bear the costs for the unsuccessful delivery.

(4) Delivery shall be made according to the customer's method of payment. In the case of advance payment, delivery shall be made after the payment order has been issued to the transferring bank. In the case of payment by Paypal, credit card, gift card, direct debit, instant bank transfer or invoice, delivery shall take place after conclusion of the contract.

(5) If your order is dispatched in more than one parcel, you may receive a separate dispatch confirmation for each parcel. In this case, a separate purchase contract is concluded between us for each dispatch confirmation for the products listed in the respective dispatch confirmation. The contractual partner is the supplier. Irrespective of your right of cancellation, you can cancel your order for a product at any time free of charge before the associated shipping confirmation is sent.

Contact for Europe: Sanjay Sauldie, Lange Rötterstr. 34, 68167 Mannheim, email: kontakt@hls.global, phone: +49 (0)15140530884

(6) This right of cancellation does not apply to certain product groups and services, including digital content or software, which are not supplied on a physical data carrier (e.g. on a CD or DVD), provided that the download or use (whichever is the earlier) has begun.

6 Customs

(1) If you order products from Happy Life Steps - HLS for delivery outside the European Union, you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the parcel reaches the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges. Customs regulations vary greatly from country to country, so you should contact your local customs office for more information.

(2) Please also note that when ordering from Happy Life Steps - HLS, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you receive the products. The protection of your data is important to us and we would like to make our international customers aware that cross-border shipments are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities. For more information, please read our customs information.

7 Terms of payment

(1) Any fees incurred are to be paid in advance to Happy Life Steps - HLS at the due date without deduction.

(2) By registering, providing the information required for the payment procedure and using the chargeable service, the user authorises the operator to collect the corresponding amount.

(3) A fee-based service is automatically renewed for the booked period (subscription) unless it is cancelled by telephone, e-mail or letter.

(4) The subscription shall be collected on the following date: the first working day of each month.

(5) The customer can pay for the goods or services using the following payment methods:

- Paypal

- Credit card

- Instant bank transfer

- On account

Payment on account is only possible for consumers aged 18 and over. The delivery address, the home address and the billing address must be identical and located in the following countries:

Worldwide

Payment by invoice is not possible for services that are transmitted online (e.g. software for download) or for the purchase of gift cards. The invoice amount is due upon receipt of the invoice. hls.global reserves the right not to offer certain payment methods in individual cases.

If payment is made on account, a one-off fee of €0 (zero euros) including the applicable VAT per delivery will be charged in addition to any shipping costs for the complete shipment. The customer will always be informed separately before conclusion of the contract whether this fee will be charged.

If the invoice amount is not paid by the due date for reasons for which the customer is responsible, the provider shall charge a flat-rate compensation fee of €10 (ten euros). The customer can prove that no damage has been incurred at all or that it is significantly lower than the lump sum.

In the case of payment on account and in other cases where there is a justified reason, Happy Life Steps - HLS checks and evaluates the data provided by the customer.

- Prepayment

(6) Certain payment methods may be excluded by the provider in individual cases.

(7) The customer is not permitted to pay for the goods or services by sending cash or cheques.

(8) If the customer chooses an online payment method, the customer thereby authorises the supplier to collect the amounts due at the time of the order.

(9) If the supplier offers payment in advance and the customer chooses this method of payment, the customer must transfer the invoice amount to the supplier's account within five calendar days of receipt of the order. The supplier reserves the goods accordingly for five calendar days.

(10) If the supplier offers payment by credit card and the customer chooses this method of payment, the customer expressly authorises the supplier to collect the amounts due.

(11) If the supplier offers payment by direct debit and the customer chooses this payment method, the customer shall issue the supplier with a SEPA basic mandate. If a payment transaction is reversed when paying by direct debit due to a lack of funds in the account or due to incorrectly transmitted bank account details, the customer shall bear the costs.

(12) If the supplier offers payment in advance and the customer chooses this method of payment, the customer undertakes to pay the invoice amount within 14 days of dispatch of the goods, without any deduction of discount.

(13) Should the customer be in default of payment, the supplier reserves the right to claim damages for default.

8 Registration and cancellation

(1) Furthermore, the Customer declares that, to its knowledge, no member of its household has a criminal record for an intentional criminal offence that endangers the safety of third parties, in particular for an offence against sexual self-determination (§§ 174 ff. StGB, an offence against life (§§ 211 ff. StGB), an offence against physical integrity (§§ 223 ff. StGB), an offence against personal freedom (§§ 232 ff. StGB), or for theft and embezzlement (§§ 242 ff. StGB) or robbery and extortion (§§ 249 ff. StGB) or for drug abuse.

(2) A user is entitled, subject to reservation, to unsubscribe at any time in writing by post, e-mail or telephone without stating a reason. At the same time, it is possible to deactivate the user account completely and manually within the data and settings in the user account. The previously concluded contractual relationship is thereby terminated.

(3) If a user has registered for a paid service, they can cancel at the latest 10 days before the booking period. If this deadline is not met, the paid service will be extended by the selected booking period and the cancellation will only take effect at the end of the subsequent booking period. Cancellation is possible by telephone, e-mail or letter and will be confirmed by us in writing. The customer's full name, e-mail address and postal address must be given so that your cancellation can be assigned to you. In the case of cancellation by telephone, the individual telephone password is required.

(4) Happy Life Steps - HLS may terminate the contract at its own discretion, with or without prior notice and without giving reasons, at any time. Happy Life Steps - HLS further reserves the right to remove profiles and/or any content posted on the website by or on behalf of the user. If Happy Life Steps - HLS cancels the user's registration and/or removes the user's profiles or published content, Happy Life Steps - HLS is under no obligation to inform the user of this or the reason for the cancellation or removal.

(5) Following any termination of any individual use of the services of Happy Life Steps - HLS, Happy Life Steps - HLS reserves the right to send information about this to other registered users with whom Happy Life Steps - HLS assumes that they have been in contact with the user. Happy Life Steps - HLS's decision to terminate the user's registration and/or to notify other users with whom Happy Life Steps - HLS assumes that the user has been in contact does not imply or state in any way that Happy Life Steps - HLS makes statements about the individual character, general reputation, personal characteristics or lifestyle.

(6) Users are obliged not to make any deliberate or fraudulent false statements in their profile and other areas of the portal. Such statements may result in civil action. Furthermore, the operator reserves the right to cancel the existing contractual relationship with immediate effect in such a case.

(7) If a user's access is blocked due to a culpable breach of contract and/or the contractual relationship is cancelled, the user must pay compensation for the remaining term of the contract in the amount of the agreed fee less the expenses saved. The amount of expenses saved shall be set at a flat rate of 10 % of the fee. Both contracting parties are at liberty to prove that the damage and/or the expenses saved are actually higher or lower.

(8) After termination of the contractual relationship, all user data will be deleted by Happy Life Steps - HLS.

9 Limitation of liability (services)

(1) Happy Life Steps - HLS accepts no responsibility for the content and accuracy of the information in the registration and profile data of the customer or other content generated by the customer.

(2) With regard to the service sought or offered, the contract is concluded exclusively between the respective participating buyers. Therefore, Happy Life Steps - HLS is not liable for the services of the participating buyers. Accordingly, all matters pertaining to the relationship between the Ordering Parties, including, without limitation, services received by a Seeker or payments due to Ordering Parties, shall be addressed directly to the respective party. Happy Life Steps - HLS cannot be held responsible for and hereby expressly disclaims any and all liability of any kind whatsoever, including claims, benefits, direct or indirect damages of any kind, intentional or unintentional, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, of any kind whatsoever in connection with the aforementioned matters.

(3) hls.global is only liable for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health if they are based on an intentional or negligent breach of duty by hls.global or an intentional or negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent of hls.global.

(4) hls.global Europe is only liable for other damages, insofar as they are not based on the breach of cardinal obligations (obligations whose fulfilment is essential for the proper execution of the contract and on whose compliance the contractual partner may regularly rely), if they are based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by hls.global or on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent of hls.global.

(5) The claims for damages are limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. In the event of default, they shall amount to a maximum of 5% of the order value.

(6) Claims for damages based on injury to life, limb, health or freedom shall become time-barred after 30 years; otherwise after 1 year, whereby the limitation period shall commence at the end of the year in which the claim arose and the creditor becomes aware of the circumstances giving rise to the claim and the identity of the debtor or should have become aware of them without gross negligence (Section 199 (1) BGB).

(7) The provider reserves the right to check the content of a text written by a user as well as uploaded files for compliance with the law and, if necessary, to delete it in whole or in part.

10 Offsetting and right of retention

(1) The Purchaser shall only be entitled to set-off if the Purchaser's counterclaim has been recognised by declaratory judgement or has not been disputed by the Supplier.

(2) The customer may only exercise a right of retention if its counterclaim is based on the same contractual relationship.

11 Retention of title

hls.global retains ownership of the goods until full payment has been received.

12 Transport damage

(1) If the customer receives the goods with obvious transport damage, the supplier requests him to complain about this as soon as possible.

(2) Should the customer fail to lodge a complaint, this shall have no consequences for the statutory warranty rights. The purpose of the complaint is to enable the supplier to assert his own claims against the carrier.

13 Defect law

(1) If the customer is a consumer, the warranty and liability for defects of the delivered object of purchase shall be governed by the statutory provisions: Accordingly, in addition to your 30-day return guarantee, purchasers in the European Union have warranty rights for a period of two years from delivery of the goods and may request the repair or replacement of the products purchased on Happy Life Steps - HLS if they prove to be defective or not as described. If the goods cannot be repaired or replaced within a reasonable time or without difficulty, you may request a refund or reduction of the purchase price.

(2) In the case of used goods, the warranty period may be shorter than two years.

(3) If the customer is not a consumer, the defect shall be remedied by new delivery or new fulfilment.

(4) If the customer is not a consumer, the limitation period shall be one year. This shall apply insofar as no claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses relating to compensation for damage to body and health or to intent or gross negligence are asserted.

14 Limitation of liability (products)

(1) The supplier is liable for claims for damages by the customer arising from injury to life, limb or health or from the breach of essential contractual obligations, as well as for other damages based on their intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty, or one of the legal representatives or vicarious agents of the supplier.

(2) Essential contractual obligations are obligations whose fulfilment is necessary to achieve the objective of the contract.

(3) The provider shall be liable for breaches of essential contractual obligations that are based on foreseeable damage typical of the contract, provided that the damage was caused by simple negligence. This limitation does not apply to claims for damages by the customer that are based on injury to life, limb or health.

(4) The provisions of the Product Liability Act remain unaffected.

(5) Insofar as the liability of Happy Life Steps - HLS is excluded or limited, this also applies to the personal liability of employees, representatives and vicarious agents.

15 Cancellation policy

(1) If the customer is a consumer, he has a right of cancellation in accordance with the following provisions:

(2) Right of cancellation

You have the right to cancel this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason.

The cancellation period is fourteen days from the day on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier, have taken possession of the goods (or the last goods, partial consignment or piece in the case of a contract for several goods of a uniform order or the delivery of goods in several partial consignments or pieces) or from the day of the conclusion of the contract, in the case of digital content that is not delivered on a physical data carrier (e.g. CDs or DVDs), without giving reasons.

The cancellation period for services is fourteen days from the day the contract is concluded.

To exercise your right of cancellation, you must contact us:

Contact for Europe: Sanjay Sauldie, Lange Rötterstr. 34, 68167 Mannheim, email: widerruf@hls.global, phone: +49 (0)15140530884

of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You can use the sample cancellation form on our website or send us another clear declaration. If you make use of this option, we will immediately send you a confirmation of receipt of such a cancellation (e.g. by e-mail).

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your notification of exercising your right of cancellation before the cancellation period expires and to return the goods via our online returns centre within the period defined below.

For additional information regarding the scope, content and explanations of the exercise, please contact our customer service.

(3) Consequences of the cancellation

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. For this repayment, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no case will you be charged any fees for this repayment.

If you have requested that the services should commence during the cancellation period, you must pay us a reasonable amount corresponding to the proportion of the services already provided up to the time at which you inform us of the exercise of the right of cancellation with regard to this contract compared to the total scope of the services provided for in the contract.

We may refuse to refund you until we have received the goods back or until you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You must return the goods immediately and in any case within 14 days at the latest from the day on which you inform us of the cancellation of this contract to

Contact for Europe: Sanjay Sauldie, Lange Rötterstr. 34, 68167 Mannheim, email: kontakt@hls.global, phone: +49 (0)15140530884

to return or hand over the goods. The deadline is met if you dispatch the goods before the 14-day period has expired. We shall bear the costs of returning the goods.

(4) Exceptions to the right of cancellation

You only have to pay for any loss in value of the goods if this loss in value is due to handling of the goods that is not necessary for checking their condition, properties and functionality.

The right of cancellation does not exist or expires for the following contracts:

• for the delivery of goods which are not suitable for return for reasons of health protection or hygiene and whose seal has been removed after delivery or which have been inseparably mixed with other goods after delivery due to their nature;
• for the delivery of sound or video recordings or computer software in a sealed package if the seal has been removed after delivery;
• for the delivery of goods that are manufactured according to customer specifications or are clearly tailored to personal needs
• for the delivery of goods that can spoil quickly or whose expiry date would be quickly exceeded;
• in the case of services, if Happy Life Steps - HLS has provided these in full and you have acknowledged and expressly agreed before placing the order that we can start providing the service and you lose your right of cancellation upon complete fulfilment of the contract;
• for the supply of newspapers, periodicals or magazines, with the exception of subscription contracts; and
• for the supply of alcoholic beverages, the price of which was agreed when the purchase contract was concluded, but the delivery of which can only take place after 30 days and the current value of which depends on fluctuations in the market over which the entrepreneur has no influence.

16 Exclusion of the right of cancellation

(1) The right of cancellation does not apply to contracts

• for the delivery of goods which are not prefabricated and for the manufacture of which an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive or which are clearly customised to the personal needs of the consumer;
• for the delivery of goods that can spoil quickly or whose expiry date would be quickly exceeded;

(2) The right of cancellation expires prematurely for contracts

• for the delivery of sealed goods that are not suitable for return for reasons of health protection or hygiene if their seal has been removed after delivery;
• for the delivery of goods if these have been inseparably mixed with other goods after delivery due to their nature;
• for the delivery of sound or video recordings or computer software in a sealed package if the seal has been removed after delivery.

17 Data protection

(1) If personal data (e.g. name, address, e-mail address) is collected, we undertake to obtain your prior consent. We undertake not to pass on any data to third parties unless you have given your prior consent.

(2) We would like to point out that the transmission of data on the Internet (e.g. by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Accordingly, error-free and trouble-free protection of third-party data cannot be fully guaranteed. Our liability in this respect is excluded.

(3) Third parties are not authorised to use contact data for commercial activities unless the provider has given prior written consent to the persons concerned.

(4) You have the right at any time to obtain from Happy Life Steps - HLS complete and free information about the data concerning you.

(5) Furthermore, the user has the right to rectification/deletion of data/restriction of processing.

(6) Further information on data protection can be found in the separate privacy policy.

18 Cookies

(1) We may use cookies to display the product range. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor's Internet browser.

(2) Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID.

(3) The use of cookies can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies.

(4) We would like to point out that some of these cookies are transferred from our server to your computer system, whereby these are mostly so-called session-related cookies. Session-related cookies are characterised by the fact that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session. Other cookies remain on your computer system and enable us to recognise your computer system on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies).

(5) You can object to the storage of cookies by clicking on the banner to which you can object/accept.

(6) Of course, you can set your browser so that no cookies are stored on your hard drive or cookies that have already been stored are deleted. The instructions regarding the prevention and deletion of cookies can be found in the help function of your browser or software manufacturer.

19 Place of jurisdiction and applicable law

(1) For differences of opinion and disputes arising from this contract, the law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Contact for Europe: Sanjay Sauldie, Lange Rötterstr. 34, 68167 Mannheim, email: widerruf@hls.global, phone: +49 (0)15140530884

(2) The sole place of jurisdiction for orders from merchants, legal entities under public law or special funds under public law is the registered office of the provider.

20 Final provisions

(1) The contractual language is German.

(2) We do not offer products or services for purchase by minors. Our products for children can only be purchased by adults. If you are under 18, you may only use Happy Life Steps - HLS with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

(3) If you breach these Terms and Conditions and we take no action against you, we will continue to be entitled to exercise our rights on any other occasion on which you breach these Terms and Conditions.

(4) We reserve the right to make changes to our website, rules and regulations, terms and conditions including these GTC at any time. Your order will be subject to the terms of sale, contract terms and conditions in force at the time of your order, unless a change to these terms is required by law or governmental order (in which case they will also apply to orders previously placed by you). If any provision of these Terms of Sale is held to be invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

(5) The invalidity of a provision shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of the contract. Should this occur, the provision shall be replaced by another legally permissible provision that corresponds to the meaning and purpose of the invalid provision.