General Terms and Conditions (GTC)

1. Contractual Partner
On the basis of these General Terms and Conditions (GTC), a contract is concluded between the customer and HMR International GmbH & Co. KG, represented by Martina Richter, Am Hof 28, 50667 Cologne, Germany (Commercial Register: Local Court of Cologne HRA 22217, VAT ID: DE238262266), hereinafter referred to as the “provider”.

2. Subject Matter of the Contract
This contract governs the sale of accreditations for the provider’s workshop events. The specific details of the respective offer can be found in the product description on the event page.

3. Conclusion of Contract
The contract is concluded exclusively via electronic commerce. The offers presented are non-binding invitations for the customer to submit an order, which may then be accepted by the provider. The order process includes the following steps:

Selection of the event you wish to attend
Entry of participant details
Entry of billing address (if different)
Agreement to the General Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy
Clicking the button “Register with costs”
Confirmation email confirming the registration was received

The contract is concluded upon the provider sending the order confirmation.

4. Term of Contract
The contract is concluded for an indefinite period.

5. Reservations
The provider reserves the right not to render the promised service in the event of unavailability.

6. Prices
All prices are final prices and include the statutory value-added tax (VAT).

7. Payment Terms
The customer has the following payment option: payment by invoice. No other payment methods are offered and will be rejected.
The invoice amount must be transferred to the account specified in the invoice, which will be sent after registration. The customer is obliged to pay the invoiced amount within 14 days after receipt of the invoice. Payment is due without deduction from the invoice date. The customer will only be in default after receiving a reminder.

8. Right of Withdrawal and Customer Service
Cancellation Policy
You have the right to cancel this contract without giving any reason.
Cancellations up to seven days before the event start will be charged 50% of the fee.
Cancellations made less than seven days before the event start will be charged 90% of the fee. To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must notify us (HMR International GmbH & Co. KG, Martina Richter, Am Hof 28, 50667 Cologne, Germany, contact@hmr-international.de) in writing of your decision to withdraw from the contract.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient that you send your communication concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Consequences of Withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse all payments received from you without undue delay and no later than fourteen days from the date on which we received your withdrawal notification. The same means of payment used in the original transaction will be used for the refund, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you. You will not be charged any fees for this refund.
End of Cancellation Policy

9. Disclaimer of Liability
Claims for damages by the customer are excluded unless otherwise stated in the following. This also applies to representatives and vicarious agents of the provider, should the customer assert claims for damages against them.
Exceptions apply to claims for damages by the customer arising from injury to life, body or health, or the violation of essential contractual obligations necessary for achieving the contract’s purpose. The same applies to claims based on gross negligence or willful misconduct by the provider, its legal representatives or vicarious agents.

10. Language, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
The contract shall be drafted in German. Further execution of the contractual relationship will also be in German. Only the law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply. For consumers, this applies only insofar as it does not restrict any mandatory legal provisions of the state in which the customer has their residence or habitual abode.

For legal disputes with customers who are not consumers, but legal entities under public law or special funds under public law, the place of jurisdiction shall be the registered office of the provider.

11. Data Protection
In connection with the initiation, conclusion, execution and termination of a purchase contract based on these GTC, the provider collects, stores and processes data in accordance with legal regulations.
The provider does not share the customer’s personal data with third parties unless legally required or explicitly consented to by the customer.
If third parties are used for services related to the handling of processing operations, the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) will be observed.
Data provided by the customer during the order process is used solely to fulfil the contract and only for the purpose the customer provided it for.
Data will be passed on to the shipping company only to the extent necessary for delivery, and to the payment service provider only for processing payment.
Storage may last up to ten years where commercial or tax law requires.
During visits to the provider’s online shop, anonymized data may be logged (e.g., IP address, time, browser type, operating system, visited pages), which do not allow for identification of personal data and are not intended to.
Upon request, and in accordance with legal requirements, personal data may be deleted, corrected or blocked.
Free information about all stored personal data is available on request. For questions or requests regarding deletion, correction or blocking of personal data, or regarding collection, processing and use, please contact:
HMR International GmbH & Co. KG, Dr. Martina Richter, Machabäerstrasse 5, 50668 Cologne, Germany, martina.richter@hmr-international.de.

12. Severability Clause
The invalidity of any provision of these GTC shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.