Terms of use | CONIPO

A. General Terms and Conditions for the use of the CONIPO service

1. Subject and basis for using CONIPO

2. Conditions of use, conclusion of contract and warranties upon conclusion of contract

3. Right of cancellation for consumers

4. General obligations of the user and special provisions for using the social network

5. Changes to services and contractual terms

6. Fees, billing, invoicing, payment terms

7. Term, termination of contract, sanctions, reimbursement of advance payments

8. Responsibility for the user’s content, data and/or other information, availability

9. Liability of CONIPO

10. Data protection

11. Applicable law, place of jurisdiction, miscellaneous

B. Additional terms for using the events platform

1. Conditions of use, conclusion of contract and warranties upon conclusion of contract

2. Right of cancellation for consumers

3. Obligations of the user and special provisions for users

4. Fees, billing, invoicing, payment terms

5. Validity of the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service

C. Additional terms for using the employer review platform

1. Obligations of the user and special provisions for users

2. Validity of the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service

3. General Terms and Conditions for the use of the CONIPO Talent Manager

4. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO Company Profiles

5. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO Jobs – Online customers

6. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO Jobs – Offline customers

7. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO Projects

8. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO applications

9. General Terms and Conditions for the use of CONIPO Enterprise Groups

10. General Terms and Conditions for the use of the AdCreator

11. General Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 17 March 2014

“CONIPO” means the service as described below (including all applications) and/or the provider of this service, CONIPO AG (together with CONIPO S.à r.l. as of 1 May 2014 and in those cases listed in Section A.6.6 below).

A. General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service

The CONIPO service is rendered via websites (e.g. conipo.com, conipo.de, amiando.com, amiando.de, amiando.ch, kununu.com, kununu.at, kununu.de, contaxt.de), a number of different sub-domains and domain aliases, and via mobile applications (“apps”), background applications, web services and third-party-site integrations (e.g. iFrame). All websites, sub-domains, aliases, mobile applications, background applications, web services and third-party-site integrations provided by CONIPO and where CONIPO is available are hereinafter referred to as “CONIPO Websites”.

The CONIPO service applications include, in particular, contact and communication forums (hereinafter referred to as “social network”) for which the user can obtain membership, an “events platform” and an “employer review platform”. Some of the CONIPO applications may appear under other brand names or by using other CONIPO Websites.

These General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service govern the contractual relationship between the user and CONIPO, irrespective of which CONIPO Websites the User visits to take use CONIPO services.

Additional terms may also apply to the use of individual applications in addition to these General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service. In the event of an objection, the additional terms and conditions for the use of the respective application shall take precedence over these General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service, provided such precedence is not excluded in the additional terms for the use of the respective application.

The General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service and any additional terms for the use of individual applications are hereinafter referred to as “OU”.

The contract is concluded with CONIPO AG, Elsa-Brändström-Straßse 7, 30453 Hannover, Germany. Further contact details, commercial register details as well as the name of a person authorised to represent CONIPO UG.

1. Subject and basis for using CONIPO

General

1.1 CONIPO is a service that pursues the aim of improving and simplifying the user’s working life by providing a variety of different applications.

1.2 Working and private lives are converging all the time. In light of this, CONIPO focuses both on professional and private domains.

1.3 CONIPO would particularly like to provide the user with new opportunities (mainly within a professional context, but also within a private context), make it easier for the user to form horizontal networks, democratise information, foster the exchange of information, and promote lifelong learning. In order to meet these aims, CONIPO collects information in order to provide the user with certain information, offers, recommendations and services, and to promote interaction within the user’s network. This takes place in line with the user’s privacy settings and declarations of consent.

1.4 The social network is the core application of the CONIPO service. The profile page created by the user on the social network (hereinafter referred to as “user profile”) represents the identity of the user within the CONIPO service, on CONIPO Websites, and in the service’s applications. In order to use CONIPO, the user requires a user profile that is visible on the social network. Only individual applications of the CONIPO service can be used where the user profile is not visible on the social network. Also, there are individual applications of the CONIPO service where the user does not appear and is not displayed with their user profile. Registration with the CONIPO service is, however, always required.

Social network

1.5 The social network provides the user with various options to present themselves with a personal user profile and to present its activities on CONIPO Websites and, where applicable, outside of the CONIPO Websites, and to interact with other users and, where applicable, with third parties in real time.

1.6 A user who registers with the social network initially becomes a free member of the social network (hereinafter referred to as “free membership”).

1.7 The user has the option of switching its free membership to a paid membership on the social network (paid membership on the social network is hereinafter referred to as “Premium membership”). In contrast to free membership, Premium membership provides a number of additional and advanced features. Special paid memberships for specific target groups, e.g. recruiters, are also covered by the term “Premium membership”. Depending on the user’s choice of payment method for the Premium membership as offered by CONIPO, the specific provisions as laid out in Section 6.6 (“Special provisions regarding the payment methods offered by CONIPO”) shall apply as of 1 May 2014. Free membership and Premium membership will hereinafter be collectively referred to as “CONIPO membership”.

1.8 If CONIPO offers the user the option to book one or more free or paid third-party supplementary services, the user shall enter into separate agreements with the respective third party that have no legal connection to the user's CONIPO membership. The amendment, discontinuation, other termination or exchange of such third-party services or any default of performance thereof in relations between the user and third party does not have any impact on the contractual relationship between CONIPO and the user in terms of the user's CONIPO membership. The terms and conditions and privacy policies of the respective third parties, who are also the contractual and contact partners of the user, apply to all third-party supplementary services.

2. Conditions of use, conclusion of contract and warranties upon conclusion of contract

General

2.1 If the user uses a CONIPO service application which can also be used by users without a user profile that is visible on the social network, a user account will be created for said user if they do not already have one. Thereby, the agreement to use CONIPO is entered into by the user and CONIPO. A user account is a user profile that is not initially visible on the social network. To start with, the user can only use its user account with CONIPO service applications that can also be used without a user profile that is visible on the social network. If the user would like to use CONIPO service applications that require a user profile that is visible on the social network, the user must first allow its user profile to be visible on the social network.

2.2 The option to use applications offered on the CONIPO Websites does not constitute an offer, but merely an invitation to issue an offer. By completing the booking process, the user consents to enter into the agreement to use the corresponding CONIPO application. CONIPO in turn accepts the user’s consent by rendering the corresponding services. The agreement takes effect upon the aforementioned acceptance by CONIPO. CONIPO is not obliged to enter into the agreement. By using paid services, the user accepts the related payment obligation and, depending on the choice of payment method and as of 1 May 2014, the special provisions as laid out in Section 6.6 (“Special provisions regarding the payment methods offered by CONIPO”) by clicking on the confirmation button which is displayed in such cases.

2.3 The user warrants and represents that all of the data they provide is accurate and complete. The user is obliged to ensure that the data for all of the applications they use is accurate and complete for the entire duration of the agreement. In the event that the CONIPO customer service team makes any manual changes to the user’s data on the user’s behalf, CONIPO reserves the right to bill the user for any costs they incur in connection with said changes, insofar as the user is responsible for the event that triggers these costs.

2.4 The user warrants that they are of legal age. In the event that the user acts on behalf of a legal person for certain applications, the user warrants that they are authorised to act in the name of the legal person. Upon request, the user shall submit proof thereof.

2.5 It is technically impossible for CONIPO to determine with certainty whether any user registered on the CONIPO Websites is in fact the person he or she claims to be. Therefore, CONIPO assumes no liability for the actual identity of a user.

Social network

2.6 In order to acquire CONIPO membership, the user must register on the platform and select a password.

2.7 The user is obliged to keep this password secret. CONIPO shall not disclose the password to any third party, shall only use it during the login process, and shall not ask for the user's password at any time other than during the login process. For security reasons and to prevent misuse, the user is recommended to change its password at regular intervals. The user is solely responsible for safeguarding and storing its CONIPO member account login details (username and password).

2.8 Each user may only create one user profile. The user is not permitted to allow third parties to use its user profile.

3. Right of cancellation for consumers

Right of cancellation

You may cancel your contractual agreement with CONIPO in writing (e.g. by letter, fax or e-mail) within fourteen (14) days without stating a reason. The two-week period begins upon receipt of these instructions, but not before the contract has been executed, and also not prior to our fulfilment of our informational duties as per Article 246 Section 2 in connection with Section 1 (1 and 2) EGBGB, as well as our duties as per Section 312g (1) line 1 BGB in connection with Article 246 Section 3 EGBGB. The contract can be cancelled by sending timely notification to:

CONIPO AG

Dammtorstraße 30

20354 Hamburg

Njemačka

Faks: +49 40 419 131 11

E-mail: en-invoice@CONIPO.com

The user can submit notice of termination to CONIPO using the contact form available on all CONIPO Websites.

Consequences of cancellation

In the event of a valid contract termination, services and fees provided by both parties are to be returned, and any economic advantages gained (e.g. interest) are to be repaid. If you are not able to return the services and utilisation (exercised benefits) rendered fully or in part, or only in a lesser form, you are obliged to reimburse us for the value lost. This may mean that you are required to fulfil the contractual payment obligations for the time period until cancellation. Obligations to reimburse payments must be fulfilled within 30 days. This period begins for you when you send your contract termination, for us when we receive it.

Additional information:

The user’s right of cancellation lapses before the end of the right of cancellation period if the contract has been completely fulfilled to the satisfaction of both parties before the user exercises its right of cancellation.

- End of right of cancellation -

Exclusion of right of cancellation:

The right of cancellation does not exist if, when entering into a legal transaction, you act in exercise of your trade, business or profession and are therefore deemed to be an entrepreneur (Section 14 BGB).

Other additional information:

You expressly agree that we will start to render the service before the end of the cancellation period.

You are required to pay the fees agreed for services we render up until the time you submit a cancellation.

4. General obligations of the user and special provisions for using the social network

4.1 The user is obliged

(a) to provide only true and non-misleading statements along with its real name, and to refrain from using pseudonyms or pen names,

(b) to only use as the profile picture for its social network user profile a photo where the user can be clearly identified. The user warrants and represents that the public display of the profile photo delivered by the user to the CONIPO Websites is not prohibited by applicable law. The user shall not use photos or images of any person other than the user, nor of non-existent persons or other beings (such as animals, imaginary creatures, etc.), nor use logos as its profile picture.

(c) to comply with all applicable legislation and respect all third-party rights when using CONIPO and the content served on CONIPO Websites. In particular, the user shall not use any insulting or defamatory contents, regardless of whether said contents are directed at another user or XING personnel or other companies, use any pornographic, abusive, immoral or violence-glorifying materials or any contents that violate any applicable legislation for the protection of minors; or advertise or promote, offer or distribute any pornographic, abusive, immoral or violence-glorifying product or products which do not comply with any applicable legislation for the protection of minors, unreasonably annoy, particularly with spam, any other user (cf. Section 7 of the German Unfair Competition Act - UWG), use without authorisation any contents protected by law (e.g. by copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, or design patent laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law, or use or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, multilevel selling or pyramid sales).

(d) to refrain from engaging in any of the following annoying activities, even if they do not constitute a breach of any applicable laws:

Sending chain letters
Performing, advertising and promoting any form of structural distribution measures (such as multi-level marketing or multi-level network marketing) and
Communicating in any insinuating or sexual way (suggestive or explicit).

4.2 The user is prohibited from the following:

(a) Employing any mechanisms, software or scripts when using CONIPO Websites. The user is also prohibited from directly or indirectly advertising or distributing such mechanisms, software or scripts. The user may, however, use, advertise or distribute interfaces or software that have been authorised by CONIPO

(b) Blocking, overwriting, modifying and copying any contents of the CONIPO Websites, unless said actions are necessary for the proper use of CONIPO

(c) Distributing or publicly disclosing the contents of any of the CONIPO Websites or any other user, unless such a distribution or public disclosure is intended within the scope of the respective CONIPO application, or unless the other user consented to said distribution or public disclosure, and/or

(d) Performing any actions which may impair the operability of CONIPO's infrastructure, particularly actions which may overload said infrastructure.

4.3 CONIPO is not obliged to serve data provided by the user and/or information to other users if said data and/or information is not in line with Sections 4.1 and 4.2. CONIPO is entitled to remove from the CONIPO Websites any data and/or information that is prohibited according to Sections 4.1 and 4.2, without notifying the user in advance.

5. Changes to services and GTC

Changes to services

5.1 CONIPO reserves the right to modify the services offered on the CONIPO Websites or to offer services different from those offered at the time of the user’s registration at any time unless this is unreasonable for the user.

5.2 CONIPO furthermore reserves the right to modify the services offered on the CONIPO Websites or to offer services different from those offered at the time of the user’s registration at any time

(a) to the extent CONIPO is obliged to ensure the services that they offer are in compliance with legislation incumbent upon the services, particularly in the event of a change to said legislation,

(b) to the extent CONIPO is therefore deemed to have complied with a legal judgement or decision by the authorities,

(d) if the modification is only beneficial to the user, or

(e) if the modification is of a purely technical or process-related nature without any material impact on the user.

5.3 Modifications that only have a minor impact on CONIPO’s functionality do not represent changes to the services described in this section. This shall apply in particular to changes of a purely graphical nature and to a change of layout and/or placement of features.

Changes to GTC

5.4 CONIPO reserves the right to amend these GTC at any time, without giving reasons, unless an amendment is unreasonable to the user. CONIPO shall give due notice to the user regarding amendments to these GTC. If the user does not object to the validity of the revised GTC within six (6) weeks of receipt of said notice, the amended GTC shall be deemed accepted by the user. In its notice, CONIPO shall inform the user about the user’s right to object and the importance of the objection deadline.

5.5 CONIPO also reserves the right to modify the GTC

(a) if the modification is only beneficial to the user,

(b) if the modification is of a purely technical or process-related nature without any material impact for the user,

(c) to the extent CONIPO is obliged to ensure the GTC comply with legislation incumbent thereon, particularly in the event of a change to said legislation,

(d) to the extent CONIPO is therefore deemed to have complied with a legal judgement or decision by the authorities, or

(e) to the extent CONIPO introduces supplementary, completely new services or service components requiring a service description in the GTC, unless this has a detrimental impact on the use relationship to date. CONIPO shall notify users of such changes to its GTC, e.g. via the CONIPO Websites.

5.6 Products that are booked separately and not offered within the scope of a continuing obligation (e.g. booking ads or posting events) are subject to a separate agreement for which additional terms and conditions will be explicitly displayed prior to booking. The corresponding contractual terms and services can be modified for future bookings irrespective of the service modification requirements stipulated here.

5.7 The user’s right to cancellation pursuant to Section 7 remains unaffected in the event of modifications to services or GTC governed by this provision.

6. Fees, billing, invoicing, payment terms

General

6.1 The user can settle invoices using the payment methods offered by CONIPO. If CONIPO is unable to collect any fees from an account designated by the user due to lack of funds, the user shall bear all costs CONIPO incurs as a result thereof, including bank charges related to any debit entries or similar charges, insofar as the user is responsible for the event that triggers these costs.

6.2 CONIPO is permitted to only send invoices and payment reminders electronically.

6.3 Provided the user does not object, CONIPO reserves the right to switch invoices from euros to the user’s respective local currency at any time.

Premium membership

6.4 Premium membership fees are due immediately for the full term.

6.5 CONIPO reserves the right to reasonably increase the fees charged for Premium membership with effect from the start of a new renewal period, either after the initial term or the respective current renewal period. Prices may only be increased once per calendar year. In such cases, CONIPO shall inform the user at least six (6) weeks prior to expiry of the initial term or respective current renewal period. Should the user not agree to this increase, they may object to the validity of the increase within three (3) weeks of notification via the contact form, letter, fax or e-mail. The user’s submission of an objection is tantamount to cancelling its Premium membership, meaning that said membership will expire at the end of the initial term or respective current renewal period.

Please note: Section 6.5 does not apply to existing customers who registered with CONIPO before 17 March 2014, except in the following cases:

An older version of the GTC containing a corresponding price modification provision (in Section 12.2) in effect at the time of registration was already explicitly agreed to. A price modification provision was already explicitly agreed to before 17 March 2014, e.g. when switching from the old Premium to the New Premium version

A price modification provision was explicitly agreed to after 17 March 2014.

These GTC including the price modification provision (Section 6.5) are explicitly agreed to from 17 March 2014 (e.g. when taking out Premium membership).

This price modification provision (Section 6.5) shall apply without limitation to new customers.

6.6 Special provisions regarding the payment methods offered by CONIPO

Please note: This Section 6.6 will become effective as of 1 May 2014.

In case the user opts for a Premium membership as of 1 May 2014, chooses credit card as the applicable payment method, and pays with his MasterCard or Visa Card (not American Express), the following special provisions shall apply:

Party to the contract are both CONIPO AG and CONIPO S.à r.l. who are jointly and severally liable towards the user. This means, inter alia, that the provision of a service by one party fulfils the contractual obligation of the other. Events such as contestation, termination or withdrawal of the contract by the user, default or impossibility of performance or any other event listed in Section 425 (2) of the German Civil Code (BGB) will take effect for and against both parties.

CONIPO AG and CONIPO S.à r.l. do not form one company but act for themselves respectively. CONIPO AG and CONIPO S.à r.l. exclusively act in their own name vis-à-vis the user unless expressly stated otherwise.

Even though CONIPO AG and CONIPO S.à r.l. are both entitled to claim payment in the full amount from the user, the user is of course only obliged to make such payment once. The user must, however, bear in mind that they are not entitled (notwithstanding Section 428 sentence 1 of the German Civil Code) to make payment at their discretion to either CONIPO AG or CONIPO S.à r.l., but that they are required to exclusively make payment to the party demanding payment from them (unreal joint creditors, Section 428 sentence 1 of the German Civil Code). To this end, the user only needs to follow the instructions on the CONIPO Websites.

The user’s contact person for all questions regarding their membership or the CONIPO Websites is exclusively CONIPO AG. The contact details can be found on the CONIPO Websites.

When a user opts for a non-paid membership or chooses to pay for their Premium membership with a payment method other than MasterCard or Visa Card, only CONIPO AG becomes a party to the contract (in this case the name “CONIPO” in these GTC refers exclusively to CONIPO AG). The special provisions regarding the joint and several liability and joint creditors in case of payment by MasterCard or Visa Card do not apply.

As soon as the user has chosen a payment method for their Premium membership, they will receive information stating the parties to the contract as well as details as to which party will provide the contractual service.

7. Term, termination of contract, sanctions, reimbursement of advance payments

General

7.1 Unless specifically precluded by separate terms and conditions regarding the term and termination of individual applications or CONIPO memberships, the contractual relationship may be terminated by either party at any time.

Unpaid membership

7.2 CONIPO and the user may terminate free membership at any time without cause. In order to protect the user from unauthorised deletion of their user profile by third parties, CONIPO may perform an identity check upon termination, e.g. by requesting the username and an e-mail address registered on the CONIPO Websites.

Premium membership

7.3 Premium membership shall run for the initial term selected by the user during the upgrade process. After this term, the Premium membership will be renewed by a term of the same length as the initial term, unless terminated in due time by the user or CONIPO. The user and CONIPO may each terminate Premium membership without cause to the end of the initial term selected by the user during registration process, or to the end of any renewal period after said minimum term expires, by serving notice of three (3) weeks via the contact form, letter, fax or e-mail. If Premium membership has been terminated, the user is entitled to retain free membership until this membership is terminated, meaning that the additional and advanced Premium membership features will no longer be available.

Cancellation and suspension for good cause

7.4 Even if separate terms and conditions regarding term and cancellation are in place, both parties are entitled to immediate extraordinary termination for good cause at any time. Extraordinary termination for good cause is defined as an event which makes it unacceptable for the terminating party to continue the agreement until the end of the termination period, taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and weighing up the interests of both parties. A good cause for CONIPO includes any of the following events:

If the user fails to comply with any applicable legal provisions
If the user breaches a contractual obligation
If the reputation of the services offered on the CONIPO Websites is substantially impaired by the online presence of the user (if, for example, it is discovered after registration that the user has been convicted of a criminal offence, and if said conviction is known to other users)
If the user promotes any communities or associations, or any of their methods or activities, which are under surveillance by authorities responsible for public safety or the protection of minors
If the user causes harm to any other user(s) or
If the user is a member of a religious sect or a denomination that is controversial in Germany.

7.5 In the event of a good cause in accordance with Section 7.4 and notwithstanding CONIPO’s right to terminate the contract in accordance with Section 7.4, CONIPO is entitled to

delete contents posted by the user
block the user’s access to the services on the CONIPO Websites or to individual applications, or to
issue a warning.

7.6 The user's right to claim reimbursement of any advance payments upon termination shall be excluded unless the user has terminated the agreement for good cause attributable to CONIPO. In the following cases, the user shall not be entitled to claim reimbursement of any advance payments:

If CONIPO has terminated the contract for good cause
If CONIPO has blocked the user’s access in accordance with Section 7.5

8. Responsibility for the user’s content, data and/or other information, availability

8.1 CONIPO does not accept any responsibility for any content, data and/or information provided or made available by users of the CONIPO Websites on any external websites linked to them. In particular, CONIPO does not warrant that said data and/or information is true or accurate, nor that it fulfils or serves any particular purpose.

8.2 The user may report any activities of any other user which violate applicable laws and/or any of these contractual terms (including the use of pseudonyms or false identities).

8.3 CONIPO is not obliged to prohibit third parties from saving data or content that is or was publicly available pursuant to the GTC, CONIPO Privacy Policy or user settings.

8.4 CONIPO merely provides the user with a platform and is not involved in the content of communication between users. This does not apply if CONIPO moderates a group. If users enter into agreements with one another via CONIPO Websites, CONIPO shall not be a contracting party to said agreements. Users are solely responsible for the execution and/or fulfilment of agreements they enter into with one another. CONIPO shall not be liable for breaches of duty in relation to agreements entered into between users.

8.5 The user acknowledges and agrees that it is technically impossible to achieve 100% availability of the CONIPO Websites. CONIPO shall nonetheless endeavour to keep CONIPO Websites available without interruption. Events related to maintenance, security or capacity requirements, and/or events beyond CONIPO’s control (e.g. disruptions to public communications networks, power failures, etc.), may result in malfunctions of or temporary interruptions to the service provided on CONIPO Websites.

9. Liability of CONIPO

9.1 CONIPO shall be liable without limitation for damages resulting from injury to life, limb or health which occur due to a breach of duty by CONIPO or one of its legal representatives or vicarious agents. CONIPO shall also be liable without limitation for damages owing to a lack of a characteristic warranted by CONIPO or due to malicious conduct by CONIPO. In addition, CONIPO shall be liable without limitation for damages due to intent or gross negligence by CONIPO or one of its legal representatives or vicarious agents.

9.2 Apart from the cases set out in sections 9.1 and 9.3, CONIPO’s liability shall be limited to typical foreseeable contractual damages in the event of a breach of any of its cardinal contractual duties due to slight negligence. Cardinal contractual duties are an abstract description of those obligations whose fulfilment is indispensable for the proper implementation of an agreement and on whose fulfilment the contracting parties can usually rely. Any other liability on the part of CONIPO is excluded.

9.3 Liability pursuant to the German Product Liability Act shall remain unaffected.

10. Data protection

10.1 Personal data is only collected, processed and/or used if the user grants consent to do so or if permitted by law. CONIPO uses personal data to the extent permitted by law, in particular to fulfil its contractual obligations vis-à-vis users. CONIPO provides the user with a range of customised features, i.e. CONIPO serves the user certain information, offers, recommendations and services, and promotes interaction within the user’s network based on collected data. In order to render these services, CONIPO needs to process and use the user’s personal data.

10.2 CONIPO provides users with the option of sending their personal data, in whole or in part, to other users, or to prevent other users from viewing their data. Such data is sent at the user’s own risk.

11. Applicable law, place of jurisdiction, miscellaneous

11.1 CONIPO is permitted to commission sub-contractors, but remains responsible for fulfilling its duties.

11.2 CONIPO is permitted to transfer rights and duties to third parties, in whole or in part.

11.3 Unless revoked by the user, the user agrees that CONIPO may transfer the contracts, in whole or in part, with users who registered with a Swiss address, to CONIPO Switzerland GmbH, Enetriederstrasse 22, 6060 Sarnen, Switzerland, to facilitate billing in the user’s local currency.

11.4 Unless otherwise governed by these GTC, CONIPO may send notices to the user by e-mail, fax or letter. CONIPO may also send declarations to the user’s CONIPO inbox which forms an integral part of the user’s CONIPO membership.

11.5 The place of performance under these GTC shall be CONIPO AG's main place of business.

11.6 Place of jurisdiction for merchants within the scope of the German Commercial Code (HGB) shall be the main place of business of CONIPO AG.

11.7 These GTC and the contractual relationship shall be governed by German law, excluding international private law and the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods that have been adopted by German law.

11.8 These GTC are available in English, German, French and Spanish. In the event of any contradiction between the different language versions of these GTC, the German version shall take precedence.

B. Additional terms for using the events platform

On its events platform, CONIPO provides its users with the opportunity to plan, organise and advertise private or commercial events, meetings, celebrations, get-togethers, conferences, virtual events, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "events"), to register people for events, and to sell tickets and other products and services and to have them billed by CONIPO (users who organise events shall hereinafter be referred to as "organiser"). CONIPO may also offer organisers other related services.

Conversely, CONIPO provides its users with the opportunity to attend such events and purchase tickets and other related products and services (participating users are hereinafter referred to as "participant").

CONIPO reserves the right to charge fees for certain services in connection with the events platform.

These additional terms and conditions for the use of the events platform supplement the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service.

1. Conditions of use, conclusion of contract and warranties upon conclusion of contract

1.1 The contractual obligation pertaining to events and buying/selling tickets is only entered into between the organiser and the participants. In this regard, CONIPO acts solely as a commercial representative or agent acting on behalf of and for the account of the organiser and processes the purchase agreement on the organiser’s behalf. For this reason, CONIPO excludes all liability should the organiser go into administration or if an event is cancelled.

1.2 Information about the respective event, number of available tickets, ticket prices and payment methods is based entirely on the settings adopted by the respective organiser when posting an event on the CONIPO Website. CONIPO has absolutely no influence over these settings, and the organiser is responsible for ensuring that the settings used are correct.

1.3 The organiser may implement their own additional terms and conditions for an event they organise. CONIPO has absolutely no influence in that regard.

1.4 An uploaded event that offers tickets, states the number of available tickets, ticket prices, and payment methods constitutes an offer to conclude a purchase agreement. The participant enters into a purchase agreement by clicking on the respective button on the ticket order form. Valid acceptance of the offer by participants is contingent upon their completing all of the mandatory fields on the ticket order form. Immediately after entering into a purchase agreement, the participant shall receive an e-mail to confirm conclusion of the purchase agreement. The participant is obliged to inform CONIPO if they do not receive this confirmation e-mail at all or in good time.

1.5 CONIPO is permitted to cancel a participant’s order (unilateral right of cancellation) if the participant breaches the terms of the event stipulated in advance by the organiser or CONIPO, or if the participant attempts to circumvent said terms. A declaration of cancellation may also take place implicitly by means of crediting the paid fees. Section 350 BGB does not apply.

1.6 The organiser grants CONIPO permission to only send invoices to participants in electronic form.

2. Right of cancellation for consumers

Right of cancellation

You may cancel your contractual agreement with CONIPO in writing (e.g. by letter, fax or e-mail) within fourteen (14) days without stating a reason. The two-week period begins upon receipt of these instructions, but not before the contract has been executed, and also not prior to fulfilment of our informational duties as per Article 246 Section 2 in connection with Section 1 (1 and 2) EGBGB, as well as our duties as per Section 312g (1) line 1 BGB in connection with Article 246 Section 3 EGBGB. The contract can be cancelled by sending timely notification to:

CONIPO Events GmbH

Sandstraße 33

80335 München

Njemačka

Fax: +49 89 552 73 58 10

E-mail: info@CONIPO-events.com

Consequences of cancellation

In the event of a valid contract termination, services and fees provided by both parties are to be returned, and any economic advantages gained (e.g. interest) are to be repaid. If you are not able to return the services and utilisation (exercised benefits) rendered fully or in part, or only in a lesser form, you are obliged to reimburse us for the value lost. This can mean that you are required to fulfil the contractual payment obligations for the time period until cancellation. Obligations to reimburse payments must be fulfilled within 30 days. This period begins for you when you send your contract termination, for us when we receive it.

Additional information:

Your right of cancellation lapses before the end of the right of cancellation period if the contract has been completely fulfilled to the satisfaction of both parties before you exercise your right of cancellation.

- End of right of cancellation -

Exclusion of right of cancellation:

The right of cancellation vis-à-vis CONIPO does not apply to agreements you enter into with third parties, i.e. where CONIPO is not legally involved. Any such rights of cancellation may only be brought against the respective third party, which is why there is no right of cancellation vis-à-vis CONIPO when purchasing tickets on the events platform.

Other additional information:

You expressly agree that we will start to render the service before the end of the cancellation period.
You are required to pay the fees agreed for services we render up until the time you submit a cancellation.

3. Obligations of the user and special provisions for users

Terms for participants

3.1 Ticket delivery, loss and complaints

(a) Immediately after receipt of payment or after ordering (only when buying tickets on account), CONIPO will send a purchased ticket to the physical or e-mail address the participant entered during the order process unless an alternative option was agreed (e.g. ticket collection at the venue).

(b) The participant is responsible for checking that the received tickets are correct, and for arranging any amendments by CONIPO in good time before the event takes place.

(d) CONIPO shall not replace any tickets sent to the participant by post which the participant has lost or destroyed.

3.2 Return of tickets, reimbursement of purchase price

(a) If an event is cancelled or postponed, the participant’s right to return a purchased ticket depends on the law as well as any agreements entered into between the participant and the organiser.

(b) If the participant is entitled to return a ticket, CONIPO shall reimburse the participant for the ticket price agreed on between the participant and the organiser (in particular any applicable cancellation fees) within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the returned ticket should CONIPO not have already reimbursed the organiser for the ticket fees. If CONIPO has already reimbursed the organiser for the ticket fees, the participant cannot demand a reimbursement from CONIPO.

Terms for organisers

3.3 General requirements

(a) The organiser is obliged to correctly and sufficiently inform participants with regard to any cancellation or return rights. The organiser is obliged to provide terms and conditions should it be legally required to do so.

(b) If an event is cancelled for which tickets are or were sold, or if the time, date, venue or other major factors were amended, the organiser shall inform CONIPO about said amendments immediately after gaining knowledge thereof.

(c) The organiser assures CONIPO that (i) there is no agreement or other arrangement in place between the organiser and a venue, nor with the promoter or operator of a venue, nor with a third party which can limit or prevent the organiser from procuring the events platform services as defined by these GTC; (ii) upon conclusion of this agreement, the organiser is permitted and authorised to commission CONIPO with advertising and selling tickets as defined by these GTC; (iii) the organiser is entitled to hold or advertise the event offered on the CONIPO Websites; and (iv) the organiser is not aware of any reason preventing an event from being held. Upon request, the organiser is obliged to prove to CONIPO that they have complied and comply with the assurances in this section.

(d) For the term of this agreement, the organiser commissions and authorises CONIPO, acting as representative on behalf of and for the account of the organiser, to publicly sell tickets to events which the organiser organises, plans or offers in any other way via the CONIPO Websites, and to handle payment transactions with participants and/or their respective credit institutions, and to send tickets to participants.

(e) The organiser is responsible for paying the VAT or any other taxes arising from ticket sales.

3.4 Ticket prices and fees

(a) The organiser is at liberty to determine the base price for tickets. The organiser is entitled to receive the base price if the fees set out in Sections 3.4 (b) to 3.4 (f) are added to the base price and charged to the participants. When selecting ticket prices, the organiser can choose whether these fees should be added to the base price. This only applies to the indicated ticket price as the organiser is always charged these fees.

(b) CONIPO shall receive a fee (“ticketing fee”) from the organiser based on the current valid price list for handling the ticket payment process and for the organiser’s use of the CONIPO Websites. This ticketing fee shall also be due if tickets are collected and paid for at the venue.

(c) If CONIPO offers to send tickets by post and the organiser accepts this offer, CONIPO shall receive a fee (“delivery fee”) from the organiser for sending tickets by post. The delivery fee is based on the current valid price list.

(d) Other fees based on the current valid price list shall, in particular, include the sale and delivery of merchandising, supplementary products and services, and in the event that tickets are to be refunded.

(e) If an event is not held for reasons for which CONIPO is not responsible, the fees for the services rendered by CONIPO shall still be due.

(f) If any fees for services rendered by CONIPO do not appear in the price list, they shall be listed on the CONIPO Websites upon use of the respective services. Unless governed otherwise, the abovementioned fees shall be subject to the current valid rate of VAT.

3.5 Refunds

(a) If an event is cancelled or if tickets are legitimately returned by the participant due to some other change to the event, the organiser commissions CONIPO to reimburse the participant for the amounts paid to acquire (an) event ticket(s), including any fees, within fourteen (14) days as stipulated in Section 3.4 (a). The organiser authorises CONIPO to reimburse such amounts on behalf of and for the account of the organiser.

(b) As set out in the current valid price list, the organiser shall also pay CONIPO an additional cancellation fee per ticket for handling reimbursements as per Section 3.5 (a). Following the accounting process, the organiser shall receive a statement of due fees, at the latest however one (1) year after the originally planned event date. CONIPO is permitted to provide interim statements, but is not obliged to do so. CONIPO shall pay out to the organiser any reimbursements not claimed within one (1) year of the originally planned event date.

(c) CONIPO commits to handle a reversal on behalf of and for the account of the organiser if a ticket purchased via the CONIPO Websites is cancelled should CONIPO be legally obliged to do so, or should the organiser request or permit this.

The organiser authorises CONIPO to reimburse the ticket amounts paid by participants on behalf of and for the account of the organiser. As set out in the current valid price list, the organiser shall also pay CONIPO an additional cancellation fee per ticket for handling reimbursements. After the accounting process, the organiser shall receive a statement of due fees, at the latest however one (1) year after the originally planned event date.

3.6 Protection against misuse and fraud

(a) CONIPO has a comprehensive security system in place that protects organisers from payment reversals, in particular with regard to tickets paid for by credit card. In exceptional cases, this fraud protection system may cause payments to be rejected by third-party payment providers/banks or the participant’s bank.

(b) If there is any reason to suspect that the organiser is misusing the CONIPO platform, CONIPO reserves the right to deactivate the ticket sale function and prohibit the organiser from selling tickets. The following points constitute reasons to suspect that the organiser is misusing the CONIPO platform:

If it becomes known prior to the event that the event will not take place or at all or not as communicated to the participants
If the event is purported to involve illegal or immoral activities
If the reimbursement rate for the event is above average, or
If information is available that implies that the organiser is not permitted to sell tickets for that particular event.

If such a suspicion cannot be eliminated within thirty (30) days, CONIPO reserves the right to reverse the transactions and reimburse participants for the amounts they paid for tickets.

4. Fees, billing, invoicing, payment terms

Terms for organisers

4.1 The organiser can choose which payment methods offered by CONIPO (e.g. credit card, direct debit, advance payment, on account, PayPal) they would like to offer participants in order to collect funds via the CONIPO platform. Based on the organiser’s selection, CONIPO shall handle the collection of payments made by participants for tickets and manage collected funds in a separate account. The organiser hereby grants CONIPO power of attorney to do so.

4.2 CONIPO shall generally transfer the amounts collected in Section 4.1 less the fee to be paid to CONIPO in Section 3.4 within fourteen (14) days of the event taking place. CONIPO in particular reserves the right to deviate from this stipulation and retain event proceeds for longer periods of time if there is a suspicion of misuse. The amounts to be forwarded shall be transferred to the bank account the organiser entered on the CONIPO Websites. Once said amounts have been transferred, CONIPO shall be deemed to have fulfilled its contractual obligations. CONIPO reserves the right to pay out amounts for recurring events before they are held. The organiser is not, however, entitled to demand this. CONIPO shall not accept any liability for fees incurred due to payments being returned because the organiser supplied incorrect bank account details. To this end, CONIPO reserves the right to bill the organiser for such fees. Transfers to account holders outside of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) may be subject to currency conversion fluctuations and bank charges upon receipt of payment. The organiser shall bear the cost of such fluctuations and such charges, not CONIPO.

4.3 The organiser is aware of the risk that participants are able to reverse payments with certain payment methods (e.g. direct debit or credit card) and that they bear sole responsibility for this risk. Reverse payments that occur following payment to the organiser as set out in Section 4.2 will be billed to the organiser plus a charge at the rate set out in the current valid price list.

4.4 The organiser is obliged to submit objections to invoices from CONIPO as soon as possible, but no later than four (4) weeks of receipt of the invoice. Otherwise the invoice shall be deemed to have been accepted.

4.5 The organiser is aware that ticket invoice amounts may remain unpaid with certain payment methods (primarily on account and advance payment). The organiser bears this risk and is responsible for collecting such unpaid amounts.

Terms for participants

4.6 Depending on the agreement reached between CONIPO and the respective organiser, the fees for processing ticket sales shall be added on to the ticket price and listed separately during the ticket shop order process. The total purchase price may increase due to any supplementary products or services the participant has booked. Any charges or currency fluctuations that occur in connection with foreign transactions shall be borne by the participant. The ticket shop will state whether the ticket price is inclusive or exclusive of VAT.

4.7 The total purchase price is due for payment immediately upon receipt of the confirmation e-mail.

4.8 CONIPO will collect direct debit payments by serving advance notice of six (6) business days. This is in derogation to the regular advance notice of fourteen (14) calendar days.

5. Validity of the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service

In any other respect, the GTC for use of the CONIPO service shall apply (except for those stated in Section A.6.6 (“Special provisions regarding the payment methods offered by CONIPO”).

C. Additional terms for using the employer review platform

The employer review platform provides employees the opportunity to rate their employer on CONIPO Websites.

These additional terms for the use of the employer review platform supplement the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service.

1. Obligations of the user and special provisions for users

1.1 The user is obliged to

(a) Accurately describe their employer and employment locations

(b) Only submit a review if they currently work or have worked for the employer to be reviewed, or have applied for a vacancy with that employer

(c) Refrain from submitting any untrue and/or unfounded reviews and/or statements about the employer, their employees or other relations pertaining to the employer

(d) Refrain from naming any natural persons

(e) Refrain from adding any links to external content.

1.2 The user agrees that their employer review may be moved to other sections and parts of the CONIPO Websites.

1.3 The user agrees that their employer review may be edited or shortened by CONIPO.

2. Validity of the provisions of the General Terms and Conditions for using the CONIPO service

In any other respect, the GTC for use of the CONIPO service shall apply (except for those stated in Section A.6.6 (“Special provisions regarding the payment methods offered by CONIPO”).