Terms of Use

Language notice

The German version is the source version of these general terms of use. This English version is provided for information. Mandatory statutory rights remain unaffected.

1. Scope

These general terms of use apply to publicly accessible digital offers, online presences, technical endpoints, media and communication channels and external profiles operated by Michael Scheibl where the relevant offer links to these terms.

Specific services, products, software, downloads, licences, accounts, communities, platform functions, events or other offers may be subject to additional or overriding terms. Mandatory statutory provisions always take precedence.

2. Operator and offer names

Domain, project, product, channel, brand, website, service and system names are used solely for technical, organisational, editorial or commercial assignment. They do not create a separate legal entity unless expressly stated otherwise for the specific offer.

3. Public information and contractual character

Publicly available content and purely informational presentations are generally non-binding and do not by themselves constitute a binding contractual offer. A contract is concluded only where this is provided for by the specific offer, the relevant ordering or communication process, or a separate agreement.

Making contact, viewing a profile, sending an enquiry or beginning discussions does not by itself conclude a contract. Statutory pre-contractual duties of protection, information and consideration remain unaffected.

4. Specific offers, contract formation and priority of specific terms

The scope of performance, remuneration, deadlines, cooperation duties, usage rights, term, termination, support and other essential contractual matters are determined by the relevant specific offer or separate agreement. Where specific terms conflict with these general terms, the more specific rules prevail for the affected area.

Where an offer is subject to special statutory regimes or additional mandatory information, the required information is provided with the specific offer. These general terms do not replace such mandatory specific information.

5. Consumers, distance contracts and withdrawal rights

Where contracts with consumers are concluded at a distance or away from business premises, the legally required pre-contractual information, in particular on essential characteristics, identity, total price, additional costs, term, termination and, where applicable, withdrawal rights, is provided before the consumer makes a binding contractual declaration.

Existing withdrawal, conformity, warranty, update or other mandatory consumer rights are not excluded or shortened by these terms. Digital products and digital services remain subject to the applicable mandatory statutory provisions.

6. Prices, payments and billing

Prices, remuneration, payment deadlines and additional costs are determined by the relevant specific offer. Where consumers are concerned, legally required total-price and cost information is provided in the prescribed form. Where services are customarily provided on the basis of individually prepared written offers or estimates, remuneration is governed by the respective offer.

Payments and billing may be processed through payment or billing providers actually used. Applicable terms and privacy information are provided where relevant to the specific transaction.

7. Access, accounts and permissions

Where a specific offer provides protected areas, accounts, licences, API access or other permissions, credentials may be used only by authorised persons and within the agreed scope. Credentials must be protected appropriately against unauthorised use.

The operator may temporarily restrict or suspend access to the extent permitted by law and contract where specific security, misuse or legal infringement risks exist. Contractual performance claims and mandatory rights remain unaffected.

8. Acceptable use and security

Offers may be used only lawfully and without impairing their security, availability, integrity or the rights of third parties. In particular, unauthorised access attempts, circumvention of protective measures, malware, spam, identity deception, unlawful content and abusive or disproportionate automated requests are prohibited.

Security assessments, penetration tests, load tests or comparable interventions are permitted only where express authorisation has been granted.

9. Communications, submissions and confidentiality

Users are responsible for ensuring that they are authorised to transmit submitted content and data and that they do not infringe third-party rights. Without prior agreement, confidential trade secrets, special categories of personal data or time-critical emergency information should not be sent through general contact channels.

The mere transmission of information does not automatically create a special advisory, mandate, fiduciary or confidentiality relationship. Statutory confidentiality, data protection and pre-contractual duties remain unaffected.

10. Copyright, identifiers, licences and technical use

Rights in texts, software, media, databases, documentation, designs, trademarks, identifiers and other content remain with their respective rights holders. Usage rights arise only by law, express licence or separate agreement.

Uses permitted by law remain unaffected. Automated use of protected content, in particular for commercial text and data mining, dataset creation or model training, is permitted only to the extent allowed by law or covered by appropriate rights. Where an effective machine-readable rights reservation is required, this requires separate technical implementation.

11. AI-assisted, automated and synthetic content

Automation and AI tools may be used for creation, editing, translation, analysis, design or technical processing. Such tools do not replace any professional review required for the relevant context. Synthetic or materially altered content is labelled where required by law or by the context of use.

12. External offers, platforms and links

External providers are generally responsible within their own sphere for their offers, availability, platform rules, content, privacy practices, payment processing and technical functions. An external link does not automatically constitute endorsement, approval or adoption of third-party content.

13. Advertising, affiliate relationships, voluntary support and sponsorship

Commercial communications, advertising, affiliate relationships, sponsorship and other monetary or non-monetary consideration are labelled where legally required.

Voluntary support without expressly agreed consideration does not create an entitlement to services, content, support, preferential treatment or other benefits. Sponsorship, cooperation and consideration are governed solely by a separate agreement.

14. Availability, maintenance and changes

For free public offers, there is, to the extent permitted by law and unless expressly promised otherwise, no entitlement to permanent availability, specific functions or unchanged content. Maintenance, security measures, technical development or organisational changes may require temporary restrictions.

For contractually owed services, availability, changes, updates and performance adjustments are governed by the respective contract and mandatory statutory provisions. Existing contracts are not amended unilaterally merely by changing these public terms of use.

15. No general regulated professional advice

General public content does not constitute individual legal, tax, financial, investment, medical, procurement, compliance or other regulated advice. Where a specific offer requires a special professional, supervisory or licensing classification, only the information and agreements expressly provided for that offer apply.

16. Warranty and liability

For free general information, no guarantee beyond statutory duties is given for completeness, permanent currency or suitability for a particular individual case. Contractual quality, performance and warranty claims are governed by the respective contract and mandatory law.

Liability is governed by statutory law. Liability for intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body or health, and any other mandatory statutory liability is not excluded or limited. Further permissible liability provisions may be agreed in specific contracts or special terms.

17. Data protection

Information on the processing of personal data is contained in the applicable Privacy Policy. Where a specific offer uses additional processing operations, supplementary privacy notices may apply.

18. Consumer dispute resolution

The operator is currently neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer conciliation body unless a statutory or separately assumed obligation applies. Statutory information duties arising after a specific consumer dispute remain unaffected.

19. Applicable law and jurisdiction

German law applies unless mandatory statutory provisions provide otherwise. Consumers do not lose the protection of mandatory provisions of the state of their habitual residence as a result of this choice of law.

These general terms do not establish an exclusive place of jurisdiction against consumers. A permissible jurisdiction clause may be separately agreed with merchants, legal entities under public law or special funds under public law.

20. Changes to these terms

The version published at the relevant time applies to the use of public offers from the date of publication. For contracts already concluded, changes apply only where agreed in a manner permitted by contract or law. Mandatory rights remain unaffected.

Last updated: 10 August 2026