1. General

BVB Event & Catering GmbH, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund (henceforth ‘BVB’; for details see our imprint), operates the internet portal ‘BVB.de’ as well as other mobile services on the following website and the web pages contained therein: www.event.bvb.de (henceforth ‘BVB.de’). ‘BVB.de’ refers to information services offered by BVB (henceforth ‘BVB.de’ services) and whose use is governed by the following provisions.

2. Use of ‘BVB.de’ services

The use of ‘BVB.de’ services is in principle without cost, taking into account the fact that the user shoulders the cost of an internet connection and the associated cost of the technical means to operate such a connection. BVB attempts to deliver up-to-date information to the best of its knowledge, but assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of information presented. ‘BVB.de’ services are not to be accessed by persons for whom, for reasons of place of residence, citizenship or otherwise, are prohibited from using ‘BVB.de’ services. Persons who are subject to such prohibitions are not permitted to access ‘BVB.de’ services.

3. Copyright und miscellaneous rights

The contents of ‘BVB.de’ services are protected by copyright law and all rights are reserved. All rights to the website, content and creation of ‘BVB.de, including associated trademark rights, naming rights, patent rights, copyrights, licensing rights and other rights are under the sole ownership of BVB. It is strictly prohibited to copy, alter, disassemble content from ‘BVB.de’ services, or to create a composite using such content. It is also prohibited to sell, assign, license or transfer the rights to such content, or to present one’s self as its owner.

4. Data protection statement

In all steps of data processing (collection, processing and transfer), BVB follows established legal guidelines. In providing and executing ‘BVB.de’ services, we save certain necessary data and share it with our partners to the extent necessary to facilitate certain technical operations, and in compliance with applicable data protection policy.

Details are available in the data protection statement on ‘BVB.de’

5. Limitation of liability/warranty disclaimer

All information included in ‘BVB.de services - including graphics, text and links, as well as notices of other websites and offers - are presented on an ‘as is’ basis and can be altered or removed without prior warning. Information on ‘BVB.de’ is presented without stated or implied guarantee of accuracy, precision, trustworthiness, completeness, commercially available quality, suitability for a specific purpose, or freedom from claims of third parties. In particular, we cannot not guarantee that ‘BVB.de’ services will meet the expectations or demands of the user, nor that such services will be secure, timely, fully functional, free from error or interruption of service, or that the servers accessed to connect with ‘BVB.de will be free form computer viruses or other harmful content.

6. Liabilities

Users are excluded from pursuing damage claims against BVB. Exempt from this rule are claims for damages due to injury to life, body and health, or in case of violation of contractual

duties (cardinal obligations), as well as liability for other damages based on intentional or grossly negligent breaches of duty committed by BVB, its legal representatives or agents. Material contractual obligations are those whose performance to achieve the goal of the contract is necessary. In the event of infringement of fundamental contractual obligations, BVB is only liable for breach of primary contractual obligations in cases of damage of a nature that is foreseeable and typical for this type of contract and is caused by recklessness, unless the customer claims damages relating to injury to life, body or health. Officers, employees, representatives, and contracted parties of BVB are protected by the same waiver/limitation of liability that applies to BVB.

7. Links and/or referrals to third-party websites

‘BVB.de’ and/or ‘BVB.de’ services contain links and/or referrals to third-party websites. BVB assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of information presented on such sites. In particular, BVB assumes no responsibility for infringements of trademarks, personal rights and associated rights. Products and services offered on third-party websites may require additional conditions for the user and may be subject to charge. Users are therefore obliged when engaging the goods or services of a third party to inform themselves of the terms and conditions, data protection policies, and terms of use which apply to that third party. Links and referrals to third-party websites should be understood as help, and do not imply that BVB endorses or approves of the web site or the products and services on offer there.

8. Final provisions

Any and all legal claims or lawsuits arising in connection with the website ‘BVB.de’ or the use of ‘BVB.de’ services shall be subject to the interpretation of the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, except for the provisions of international private law. If any of the individual terms of use or part thereof are or become invalid, the validity of the remaining terms shall in no way be affected. The ineffective or missing conditions will be replaced by the respective legal regulations.

BVB Event & Catering GmbH

Updated: July 2015