General Terms and Contions of the PrintersLounge Web Site

Status: February 14, 2022

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE.

This Internet site ("Website") is provided as a service by Alexander Dort GmbH as PrintersLounge network ("PrintersLounge") and all content, information and software provided on or through this Site ("Content") may only be used subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use").

 

1. Right of use

As a user of this Web site, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited right to access and use the Web site and its contents in accordance with the General Terms of Use. PrintersLounge may revoke this right at any time for any reason.

 

2. Limitation of use

The contents of this website are intended for private, non-commercial use only. You may not rent, sell,  lease, license, market or otherwise commercially exploit any of the content of this website, any excerpts from it, or the website itself at any time. Also prohibited is the use of any monitor, analysis, spy or grab software to review, analyze and catalog the site architecture or to extract content, usage and users. You are also prohibited from using spiders, robots or any other automated software to copy or review any content on this Site or the entire Site. You also may not manually copy or review any Content or the entire Site without PrintersLounge's express permission. Any unauthorized use of the website or its contents is prohibited.

 

3. Intellectual property

Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, all rights and licenses, including but not limited to copyrights and intellectual property rights, shall remain in full force and effect. Users of this website accept that this website and its contents are protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws.

 

4. Links to the website

You are permitted to link to this website, provided that you do not modify any content or present it in an unusual/unwanted context by framing or otherwise. You may also provide links to your own home page on this website.

 

5. Harassment

In no event shall any person or entity harass users of this website through data obtained through this website.

 

6. Advertisers

This website may contain advertisements, sponsorships and content from registered members and from external companies. Advertisers, sponsors and other members are responsible for the content provided and its legal validity. PrintersLounge is not responsible for content provided by advertisers, sponsors and other members and external companies.

 

7. Registration

Different areas of this site require registration or contracting. To the extent that such registration or contracting is required, you agree to provide PrintersLounge with accurate, complete information. It is your responsibility to notify PrintersLounge of any changes to this information. Each registration is intended for a single individual unless otherwise expressly stated on the applicable registration page. PrintersLounge does not permit you to: a) allow another person to log in under your user name; or b) allow multiple users of a network to access this Site under your user name. It is your responsibility to avoid such unauthorized use. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your username, you must notify PrintersLounge immediately via contact@printerslounge.com.

 

8. Mistakes and corrections

PrintersLounge is not responsible for errors, viruses or other harmful components and cannot guarantee their correction/removal. PrintersLounge cannot guarantee or be responsible that information made available on or through this website is correct, accurate, timely or otherwise authoritative. PrintersLounge may make changes/improvements to any of the features, software and content provided at any time.

 

9. Third party content

Third party content may be accessed through or linked to this website. PrintersLounge is not responsible for any error, illegality, defamation, libel, slander, lies, falsehoods, obscenity, profanity, pornographic content, or other third party content that is in any way unlawful or contrary to good taste that may be accessed on, through, or from this website. You acknowledge that the information and opinions contained in such third party content are neither endorsed by us nor do they reflect the views of PrintersLounge.

 

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". PRINTERSLOUNGE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PRINTERSLOUNGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, LIABILITY, OR HARM/DESTRUCTION OF ANY KIND CAUSED BY, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH (A) ANY ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TECHNICAL INADEQUACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND/OR THEIR CONTENT THAT CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH LINKS ON THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY ERRORS OR INACCESSIBILITY THEREOF, (C) THE INACCESSIBILITY OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY PART THEREOF, (D) YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR (E) YOUR USE OF ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE.

 

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

PRINTERSLOUNGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, LIABILITY, OR HARM/DESTRUCTION OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE. PRINTERSLOUNGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COURT COSTS) ARISING OUT OF, RESULTING FROM, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT. IN THE EVENT OF THE PROHIBITED DISCLAIMER, THE PRINTER'S LIABILITY  FOR ANY DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO 100 EURO.

 

12. Illegal activities

PrintersLounge reserves the right to investigate any violations of these Terms of Use or notices of such nature and, if necessary, through appropriate legal action, up to and including filing charges in court and disclosing all necessary information about such persons or entities, such as user profiles, email addresses, usage history, published content, IP addresses, and data throughput. Please note: we do NOT accept multi-level marketing, gambling or other obscure content! PrintersLounge reserves the right to edit or delete such content.

 

13. Legal remedies

PrintersLounge reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including the right to block access to the Site from a particular Internet address or for particular users.

 

14. Data protection

Your use of this website is subject to the PrintersLounge Privacy Policy. Our website stores various non-personally identifiable information regarding page visits. For example, we automatically compile anonymized statistics that track page visit counts and frequencies separately for all pages. The statistics collected in this way are analyzed for website optimization, product development and general marketing purposes. Furthermore, these statistics may also be shared with advertisers and other third parties, but once again, these statistics do not contain any personal information and cannot be used to obtain such information. We also refer to our privacy policy.

In some areas of our website, we may request personal information from you to verify that you are authorized to access certain information, materials and services or to enable us to optimize your site visits, to provide you with customer service or technical support, to keep in touch with you after your visit, or to continue to strengthen our customer relationship with you. Participation in this is completely optional for you. However, if you do not participate, you will not be able to take advantage of various information, materials and services.

In the following cases, for example, we require further information from you:

  1. Login to certain pages of our website where we need to request certain information from you, such as username and password, in order to verify you and allow access to restricted areas.
  2. When registering, booking or subscribing to a particular service.
  3. When subscribing to newsletters or adding to mailing lists.
  4. For online orders
  5. When participating in sweepstakes or other promotions
  6. When participating in online surveys

In some of the above examples, we will typically ask for your name, email address, phone number, address, business field, product preferences, appropriate identification numbers or passwords, as well as additional personal information. We may ask you for additional information to enable certain services, materials and content. In the case of emailed materials and services, particularly newsletters, you may opt-out of these email notifications at any time.

 

15. Data use

The personal information you provide to us when using our Web site - such as your name, postal or e-mail address, telephone number, etc. - will be kept confidential by us and used solely in the context of your customer relationship with PrintersLounge. It may further be used to inform you about special offers, updated information, and new PrintersLounge products and services.

 

16. Paid memberships

Currently, no paid memberships are offered on PrintersLounge.

 

17. Right of withdrawal for consumers

If the user registers with PrintersLounge for a purpose that is neither commercial nor self-employed, the following provisions apply to the user as a consumer within the meaning of the law (§ 13 German Civil Code):

17.1 Right of withdrawal

The user may cancel the registration in writing (e.g., by letter, fax, or e-mail) within two (2) weeks without stating reasons. The period begins after PrintersLounge has activated the membership, but no earlier than upon receipt of this notice.

In each of the above cases, timely dispatch of the revocation is sufficient to comply with the revocation period. In each of the above cases, the revocation may be sent to PrintersLounge by mail. The revocation may also be sent to PrintersLounge via the contact form available on the PrintersLounge Web sites or by fax or e-mail.

The User's rights of termination under Section 18 shall remain unaffected by the User's right of revocation under this Section 17.

17.2 Premature expiration of the right of withdrawal

Pursuant to § 312d (3) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch), the user's right of revocation shall expire prior to the expiration of the two-week revocation period under Section 17.1 if PrintersLounge has commenced performance of the PrintersLounge services for which the user has registered with the express consent of the user or if the user has caused PrintersLounge to perform the PrintersLounge services for which the user has registered (for example, by the user using services of PrintersLounge provided to the user by PrintersLounge under the membership selected by the user upon registration).

17.3 Consequences of withdrawal

In the event of an effective revocation, the services received by both parties must be returned in accordance with the statutory provisions and any benefits derived (e.g., interest) must be surrendered. If the user is unable to return the received services to PrintersLounge, or is only able to return them in part or in a deteriorated condition, the user must compensate PrintersLounge for the loss of value. The user must fulfill obligations to refund payments within 30 days after sending its notice of cancellation.

 

18. Termination of the contract, refund of fees paid in advance

18.1 The User may terminate the free Membership at any time without giving reasons. Notice of termination may be given by sending an e-mail to contact@printerslounge.com. The user name and an e-mail address of the user registered on the PrintersLounge Web Site must be provided when giving notice of termination.

The provisions in Clause 18.1 shall not affect the right of either party to terminate for cause.

18.2 Good cause for PrintersLounge exists, in particular, if the continuation of the contractual relationship until the expiration of the statutory notice period is unreasonable for PrintersLounge, taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and weighing the interests of PrintersLounge and the user.

Important reasons are in particular the following events:

  • Failure of the user to comply with legal requirements,
  • Violation by the user of his contractual obligations,
  • The reputation of the services offered on the PrintersLounge Web sites is substantially impaired by the presence of the user (e.g., if after registration of the user it becomes apparent that the user has been convicted of an intentional criminal offense by a final court judgment and other users are aware of such conviction);
  • The user promotes associations or communities - or their methods or activities - that are monitored by security or youth protection authorities;
  • The user harms one or more other users, or
  • The user is a member of a sect or a religious community that is controversial in Germany.

18.3 If good cause is shown in accordance with Section 18.2, PrintersLounge may also impose the following sanctions on the user, irrespective of termination in accordance with Section 18.2:

  • Deletion of content posted by the user,
  • Issuance of a warning or
  • Blocking access to PrintersLounge website services.

18.4 In the following cases, the User's claim for reimbursement of fees already paid in advance is excluded:

  • PrintersLounge may terminate the contract for cause in accordance with clause 18.2,
  • PrintersLounge shall block the user's access in accordance with clause 18.3 or
  • The user terminates the contract; however, the user's right to reimbursement of fees already paid in advance is not excluded if the user terminates the contract for good cause attributable to PrintersLounge.

 

19. Rights to content

By posting a contribution to the network, the user grants PrintersLounge an unrestricted, irrevocable, and transferable right to use the respective contribution, which entitles PrintersLounge to exploit the contribution in any way, in particular to permanently include the contribution in the corresponding topic area on its Web pages and on the Web pages of its cooperation partners, and to otherwise market the topic area.

PrintersLounge thus has the right to use all contributions to the topics it offers. Any duplication or use of objects such as images, diagrams, sounds or texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without PrintersLounge's agreement. Copying, downloading, distributing or storing any content of PrintersLounge or third parties, with the exception of caching in the context of visiting the Web pages, is not permitted without their express consent.

 

20 Severability clause

These Terms of Use are intended to govern all matters relating to your use of the PrintersLounge website, including the Privacy Policy and all content and services provided. If one or more of the policies in these Terms of Use is contrary to law, invalid or unenforceable, that policy shall be treated independently of the other policies and shall not affect the legal validity of any other policies and terms.

 

21. Changes to the terms of use

PrintersLounge reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time.
Updated versions of these Terms of Use will be made available through this Site and will be effective upon posting. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms of Use for changes. Your continued use of the Site following any changes to the Terms of Use will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of those changes.