Disclaimer
1. Contents of the Online Offering of the Website
The author assumes no liability for the actuality or up-to-datedness, correctness, completeness, or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the author that relate to damages of a material or immaterial nature and that were caused by the use or non-use of the information offered and/or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information, are absolutely excluded to the degree that, on the side of the author, no demonstrable fault of intentional or gross negligence is present. All offerings are subject to alteration and are non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, enhance, or delete parts of the webpage or the entire offering without any specific notification, or to discontinue the publication temporarily or permanently.
2. References and Links
In the case of direct or indirect references to external Internet pages (hyperlinks) which lie outside the sphere of responsibility of the author, any obligatory liability shall only and exclusively be enforced in such cases where the author is aware of the contents and if it is reasonable and technically possible to prevent its use in the event that unlawful contents were involved. The author herewith expressly states that at the time when reference to the links was made, no illegal contents were identifiable on the pages concerning these links. The author has no influence whatsoever on the actual and future design, contents, or authorship of the linked/associated pages, and therefore expressly dissociates himself from all contents of all linked/associated pages which may have been altered after the reference to the link was made. This statement also applies to all links set up within the author’s own Internet offering and to references as well as to external entries in guest books, discussion forums, mailing lists, and in all other forms of databases provided by the author, the contents of which can be accessed and written to externally. For any illegal, incorrect or incomplete contents and, specifically, for any damages which may result from the use or non-use of such given information, the sole liability rests with the host or provider of the page to which reference has been made, and not with the author who, via links, merely refers to a certain publication.
3. Copyright and Trademark Law
The author shall endeavour to observe in all publications the copyright of the photos, graphics, audio-clips, video sequences, and texts used and to use photos audio-clips, video sequences, and texts which he himself has compiled or to use licence-free graphics, audio-clips, video sequences, and texts. All legally protected brand names and trademarks mentioned within the Internet offer and – as the case may be, registered by third-parties – are totally subject to the conditions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the registered owner. The mere mention of a trademark does not provide sufficient reason to assume that the trademark is not protected by the rights of third-parties. The copyright for published materials created by the author himself, remains exclusively with the author of the pages. Any duplication or utilization of such graphic, audio-clips, video sequences, and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express consent of the author.
4. Data Protection
If there exists the possibility of registering personal or business data (e-mail address, name, postal address) within the Internet site, the input of such data unfolds explicitly on a voluntary basis by the user. The usage and payment of all of the services offered – as far as technically possible and reasonable – is also possible without providing such data, as well as by entering data anonymously or under a pseudonym. The contact data such as postal address, telephone, fax number, and e-mail address within the frame of the impressum publishing data or similar information, may in no way be used by third-parties for the transmission of unsolicited information. The initiation of legal actions against the senders of so-called Spam mail in violation of this prohibition remains expressly reserved.
5. Legal Force of this Disclaimer
This disclaimer is to be considered as part of the website offering which is referred to on this site. If parts of individual formulations of this text do not completely correspond to the prevailing legal situation, or no longer do so, then the remaining parts of the document, its content, and its applicability remain unaffected.
