General Terms and Conditions of Business of Cleverbridge AG
General Terms and Conditions of Business of Cleverbridge AG
General Terms and Conditions of Business of Cleverbridge AG
cleverbridge AG
cleverbridge AG, Gereonstr. 43-65, 50670 Cologne (Germany), further referred to in brief as "cleverbridge" is an ecommerce business that trades
internationally.
1. Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meanings in the context of these General Terms and Conditions of Business ("Ts&Cs"):
1.1 "Supplier" means any natural person or legal entity that provides, generates, manufactures or delivers Products and Services within the
meaning of Clause 1.2 to cleverbridge for the purpose of resale to a Customer.
1.2 "cleverbridge Website" means any web page operated by cleverbridge for the sale of the Products and Services that is identifiable from
the Ts&Cs as well as cleverbridge's legal information posted on it. Web pages operated by Suppliers are expressly not covered by this
definition.
1.3 "Products and Services" means (a) Software, (b) a decryption or authorization code, a series or authorization number, a download link
or similar code or mechanism, that gives the Customer (as defined in Clause 2) access, first-time use or continued use of the Software or
a Service, (c) other (also physical) Products, or (d) Services sold by cleverbridge to the Customer.
1.4 "Security Code" means a numerical security feature embossed or printed on the front or back of most Visa, MasterCard, Discover,
American Express and other credit cards.
1.5 "Software" means all the Supplier's computer programmes marketed in any form and through any medium via cleverbridge's ecommerce
site.
2. Subject Matter
These Ts&Cs regulate the legal relationship between cleverbridge and the Customer for the sale of Products and Services via cleverbridge' s retail
channels. The following provisions are addressed both to consumers and to businesses. Where reference is made to "Customers" this shall unless
otherwise specified mean both consumers and also businesses. A consumer is a natural person who enters into a legal transacti on for a purpose that
cannot be attributed to that person's trade, business or profession (Section 13 of the Federal Civil Code). A business is a natural person or legal entity or
partnership with legal capacity that enters into a legal transaction in the course of his/her/its trade, business or professi on (Section 14 of the Federal Civil
Code).
3.
Scope
3.1 These Ts&Cs apply to all offers, acceptances, deployments, deliveries of services and supplies by cleverbridge or to the Customer in
connection with the sale of Products and Services via a cleverbridge Website and exclude the conditions of the Customer or third parties
that depart from the same; departing conditions shall require written acceptance by cleverbridge. These Ts&Cs shall apply even where
cleverbridge performs its contractual obligations without reservation despite being aware that the Customer's conditions are inconsistent
with the Ts&Cs. Where the sale of Products and Services includes the delivery of Software or the provision of Services or other
performance by third parties, the particular licence and other conditions of the third party shall apply above and beyond these Ts&Cs.
3.2 For Customers placing their order from the USA, the provisions of Clause 16 and Clause 18.1 of these Ts&Cs shall not apply.
For Customers placing their order from a country other than the USA which is not a member of the European Union, the provisions of
Clause 16 and Clause 18.2 of these Ts&Cs shall not apply.
For Customers placing their order from a member state of the European Union, the provisions of Clause 18.2 of these Ts&Cs shall not
apply.
4.
5.
Customer Warranties
5.1 The Customer warrants that all the information he/she/it provided when placing his/her/its order was up-to-date and accurate in all
material respects and that it is adequate for cleverbridge to carry out the order. Additional costs, incurred by cleverbridge as a result of
false or incomplete information shall be for the account of the Customer.
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5.2 To the extent that the Customer has access to a customer account with cleverbridge he/she/it is him/her/itself responsible for looking after
and immediately updating his/her/its account details in terms of its accuracy and completeness; the Customer shall not on any account
disclose the password used to access the customer account.
5.3 The Customer shall be obliged to pay for all orders activated using his/her/its user name and password. This payment obligation only
lapses if the Customer is able to prove that he/she/it did not negligently or deliberately facilitate an order using his/her/ its user name and
password. The Customer shall otherwise be obliged to pay for an order made using his/her/its user name and password unless th e
Customer has, prior to the relevant order, requested that cleverbridge block his/her/its user access and password and between the arrival
of the Customer's blocking request and the arrival of the order cleverbridge has failed to block the user access and/or passw ord despite
the lapse of a reasonable length of time.
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no later than five days after receipt of the Products or in the case of a hidden defect immediately after becoming aware of the same. Section 377 of the
German Commercial Code shall also apply.
12. Retention of Title
cleverbridge retains title to the Product until payment in full of all claims under the sales agreement including secondary claims (e.g. costs of exchange,
financing costs, interest etc.). Where the Customer acts in breach of contract cleverbridge shall be entitled to demand the r eturn of the Product. Neither
the retraction nor any seizure of the item to which title is retained shall amount to rescission of the Contract.
13. Usage Rights, Licence
13.1 To the extent that the Products and Services delivered by cleverbridge consist of or include Software or a Service, the Customer
accepts that cleverbridge sells the Software or the Service for the Suppliers of the same and that cleverbridge therefore grants the
Customer no rights to use the Software or the Service; any usage rights over the Software or the Service (including any condi tions or
restrictions on such usage rights) shall be granted to the Customer exclusively by the Supplier and not by cleverbridge.
13.2 The content and scope of any such usage rights are, to the extent granted by the Supplier, described in the Supplier's licens ing
conditions and terms of use ("EULA") which the Customer receives upon purchasing the Software or the Service, or which are enclosed
with the Software, or which are notified to the Customer before or during use of a Service. The Customer acknowledges that th e
Software or Service may only be reproduced, adapted, transmitted, made available, marketed, altered, disassembled, decompiled, retransmitted or combined with other Software or another Service as expressly permitted under the EULA or the relevant statutes .
13.3 Where the Customer (a) does not receive the EULA prior to purchase of the relevant Software or the relevant Service or the EU LA are
not enclosed with the Software and (b) does not use or has not used the Software or the Service or (c) does not agree to the licensing
conditions and terms of use and does not wish to use the Software or the Service on the basis of these licensing conditions and terms of
use, the Customer may contact cleverbridge and request the repayment of the amounts paid for the Software or the Service where
cleverbridge requests in exchange for the return of the Software or Service to cleverbridge (where possible); in such a case, however,
the Customer shall have no rights whatsoever to use such Software or such Service.
14. Data Protection
Customer data is subject to electronic data processing. Where necessary cleverbridge forwards personal data to the Supplier of the Products and
Services purchased by the Customer, service partners or affiliated companies, some of which may be located outs ide the European Economic Area,
including the USA, subject to compliance with the appropriate security measures and observance of the statutory provisions. c leverbridge's full data
protection regulations can be viewed under "Data Protection".
15. Defects, Claims in respect of Defects and Exclusion of Liability
15.1 All information on cleverbridge's Products and Services is merely by way of description and does not represent a guarantee.
15.2 Defective Products and Services
A Product is defective where it lacks the agreed quality, is not suitable for the agreed use or appropriate for the customary use and does
not demonstrate the quality usual for Products of the same type and which the purchaser can expect of this type of Product. A Product is
also defective where it infringes industrial property rights, copyright or other third-party rights. The technical and legal regulations
applicable in Germany shall apply unless specifically agreed otherwise.
Services or the provision of services are defective to the extent they do not comply with the contractual agreements.
15.3 Period for Supplementary Performance
Where a defective Product has been delivered the Customer shall impose a reasonable deadline on cleverbridge for supplementary
performance. There is no need to set such a deadline where this is unnecessary under Section 323 Subsection 2 of the Federal Civil
Code, in particular to the extent cleverbridge seriously refuses supplementary performance once and for all where, with regard to
performance, time is of the essence or other circumstances exist which, given the interests of both sides, justify an immediate rescission
or immediate claim for damages.
Where Services have not been performed in accordance with the contract the Customer shall set a reasonable deadline for cleverbridge
to perform the Service anew unless this is unnecessary under Section 323 Subsection 2 of the Federal Civil Code.
15.4 Claims for Defects
15.4.1 Claims for Defects by Businesses
Where it has carried out or delivered defective Products and Services to a business cleverbridge may choose whether to make
good the defects by way of supplementary performance or whether it will replace the defective Products and Services with a
new Product or Service free of defects.
Where the supplementary performance fails the business shall be entitled to bring a claim in respect of its statutory warrant y
rights as follows:
The right to lower the relevant purchase price (price reduction) is excluded.
The right of cancellation shall be limited to the relevant order.
Where the business is entitled to claim damages instead of performance or to rescind the contract or still to claim
supplementary performance cleverbridge may require him/her/it to exercise his/her/its rights within a reasonable period. The
business shall notify cleverbridge of his/her/its decision in this regard. Where the business fails to exercise his/her/its r ights
within the deadline a claim may only be brought for damages in lieu of performance or notice given of rescission where a new,
reasonable deadline for supplementary performance, to be specified by the business, has expired unsuccessfully.
The limitation period for defects claims by businesses shall be twelve (12) months from delivery of the Product.
15.4.2 Claims for Defects by Consumers
Where it has carried out or delivered defective Products and Services to a consumer the latter shall be entitled without
restriction to statutory warranty rights with the exception of the damages limitation in Clause 15.6 of these Ts&Cs. In particular,
the consumer may choose whether cleverbridge should make good the defects by way of supplementary performance or
replace the defective Products and Services with a new Product or Service free of defects. cleverbridge is, however, entitled to
refuse the selected form of supplementary performance where this is possible only at excessive cost and the other form of
supplementary performance is available without material disadvantage to the consumer.
Where the supplementary performance fails it shall generally be at the Customer's discretion to opt for a lowering of the
purchase price (reduction) or to rescind the contract.
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The limitation period for defects claims by consumers shall be twenty-four (24) months from delivery of the Product.
15.5 Legal Consequences of Rescission
Where the Customer exercises an existing right of rescission, the contractual parties shall return the services received and surrender
any use or enjoyment derived. At the same time, the Customer's right to use the Products or Services shall cease. In the case of
Software previously purchased the Customer shall immediately remove this from all installations, storage media and other files and shall
destroy the physical components of the Products and Services as well as any copies made of the Software. In addition, the Customer
shall make a separate written statement that it will undertake the actions set out above.
15.6 Disclaimer
15.6.1 ANY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF CLEVERBRIDGE FOR CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE ARISEN FROM ALTERATIONS
MADE TO THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY THE CUSTOMER OR BY A THIRD PARTY OR THAT HAVE ARISEN
THROUGH THE MISHANDLING OR INCORRECT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHALL BE
EXCLUDED.
15.6.2 ANY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF CLEVERBRIDGE FOR THE ADEQUACY OF THE OPERATION OF THE PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES FOR THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE CUSTOMER OR FOR THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WITH COMPONENTS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC HARDWARE CONFIGURATION AT THE
CUSTOMER'S PREMISES SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
15.6.3 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS CLAUSE 15.6, LIABILITY ON THE PART OF CLEVERBRIDGE FOR ACTS OR
OMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF CLEVERBRIDGE SHALL BE STRICTLY
EXCLUDED.
15.6.4 WHERE CLEVERBRIDGE NEGLIGENTLY BREACHES A MAIN OBLIGATION THAT IS MATERIAL TO THE CONTRACT
(MATERIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION), CLEVERBRIDGE'S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO
FORESEEABLE DAMAGE TYPICALLY ARISING IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. MATERIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
ARE THOSE THAT NEED TO BE COMPLIED WITH IF THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT IS TO BE ACHIEVED.
15.6.5 WHERE THE CUSTOMER BRINGS DAMAGES CLAIMS BASED ON CLEVERBRIDGE'S DELIBERATE OR RECKLESS
BREACH OR ON THE ABSENCE OF A FEATURE GUARANTEED BY CLEVERBRIDGE, CLEVERBRIDGE SHALL BEAR
LIABILITY WITHIN THE STATUTORY LIMITS.
15.6.6 THIS SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO CLEVERBRIDGE'S LIABILITY FOR CULPABLE LOSS OF LIFE, PERSONAL
INJURY OR DAMAGE TO HEALTH. THE SAME SHALL APPLY TO LIABILITY UNDER THE GERMAN PRODUCT LIABILITY
ACT.
15.6.7 WHERE CLEVERBRIDGE'S LIABILITY IS EXCLUDED OR LIMITED, THIS SHALL ALSO APPLY TO THE PERSONAL
LIABILITY OF CLEVERBRIDGE'S WORKERS, EMPLOYEES, CO-WORKERS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND
VICARIOUS AGENTS.
16. Revocation Right for Consumers
The provisions of this section 16 shall only apply to customers who place an order from a member state of the European Union:
16.1 Revocation
Customers who are consumers shall have the right to revoke this contract within fourteen (14) days without stating a reason.
In the case of a contract for services or a contract for the delivery of individually acquired or recurring digital content n ot installed on a
physical data carrier, the revocation period shall be fourteen days from the date the contract was concluded.
To exercise the right of revocation, the consumer must inform cleverbridge (cleverbridge AG, Gereonstr. 43-65, 50670 Cologne,
Germany, tel: +49 221 - 222 45 0, fax: +49 221 - 222 45 19, email: cs@cleverbridge.com) by making a clear declaration of his
decision to revoke the contract (e.g. by letter sent by regular mail, fax, or email.) The consumer can use the model revocati on form
following these revocation instructions for this purpose, but it is not a requirement.
To meet the revocation deadline, it is sufficient for the consumer to send notice that he is exercising his right of revocati on prior to the
expiration of the revocation period.
16.2 Legal Consequences of Revocation
16.2.1 If the consumer revokes this contract, cleverbridge must promptly refund all of the payments cleverbridge received from the
consumer, including delivery costs, no later than fourteen days from the date on which the notice of revocation of the contract
was received by cleverbridge (with the exception of additional costs incurred because the consumer has chosen a different
mode of delivery than the most cost-effective one, i.e. the standard mode of delivery offered by cleverbridge). For this refund,
cleverbridge shall use the same means of payment that was used by the consumer in the original transaction, unless otherwise
expressly agreed with the consumer. In no case shall the consumer be charged a fee for the refund.
16.2.2 In the case of a contract for services, the following shall apply: If the consumer requested that the services commence durin g
the revocation period, the consumer shall pay cleverbridge a reasonable amount, which corresponds to the percentage of
services provided by the time the consumer informs cleverbridge of the exercise of his right to revoke the contract, as
compared to the total scope of the services contemplated by the contract.
16.2.3 If
there
is
a
purchase
agreement
for
the
delivery
of
goods,
the
following
shall
apply:
cleverbridge can refuse to make a refund until it has received the goods back or until the consumer proves that he has sent t he
goods back, whichever is earlier.
The consumer shall promptly return or send the goods to cleverbridge no later than fourteen days from the date on which the
consumer informed cleverbridge of the revocation of the contract. The deadline is met if the consumer sends the goods before
the expiration of the fourteen-day period. The consumer shall bear the direct costs of returning the goods.
The consumer must only pay for the diminished value of the goods if the diminished value is attributable to his treating the
goods in an unnecessary manner to examine their quality, characteristics, and functionality. To "examine their quality,
characteristics, and functionality" means to test and try out the goods, as is possible and usual in a shop. In other respects, the
consumer can avoid the duty to pay compensation for value lost through his use of the item for its intended purpose by not
treating the item as his own property, but avoiding anything that could impair its value.
16.2.4 Under Section 356 (5) of the German Civil Code [BGB], the right to revoke a contract for the delivery of digital content not
installed on a physical data carrier is extinguished if the consumer expressly agrees that cleverbridge shall begin to execute
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the contract before the expiration of the revocation period and confirms that he knows that he will lose his right of revocation by
consenting to commencement of the execution of the contract before the expiration of the revocation period, and cleverbridge
begins to execute the contract.
16.2.5 The consumer expressly agrees that cleverbridge shall commence the execution of this contract before the expiration of the
revocation period, and he is aware that he will lose his right of revocation when the execution of this contract commences .
16.2.6 Under Section 312g (2) BGB, the right of revocation does not arise or exist
o with respect to contracts for the delivery of goods if they are not ready-made but were manufactured in accordance
with an individual choice or determination of the consumer or are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the
consumer (Section 312g (2) No. 1 BGB), and
o with respect to contracts for the delivery of audio and video recordings or computer software in a sealed package if
the seal was broken after delivery (Section 312g (2) No. 6 BGB).
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a class action. The transaction between the Parties evidences a transaction in interstate commerce, and thus the Federal
Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision. This arbitration provision shall survive termin ation
of the agreement entered into by the Parties.
18.2.2 A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send to the other, by certified mail, a written Notice of Dispute ("Notice"). The
Notice to cleverbridge should be addressed to: cleverbridge AG, Gereonstr. 43-65, 50670 Cologne, Germany, ("Notice
Address"). The Notice must (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (b) set forth the specific relief s ought
("Demand"). If cleverbridge and Customer do not reach an agreement to resolve the claim within thirty (30) days after the
Notice is received, Customer or cleverbridge may commence an arbitration proceeding. During the arbitration, the amount of
any settlement offer made by cleverbridge or Customer shall not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator
determines the amount, if any, to which Customer or cleverbridge is entitled. Customer may download or copy a form Notice.
18.2.3 After cleverbridge receives notice at the Notice Address that Customer has commenced arbitration, it will promptly reimburse
Customer for Customer's payment of the filing fee. If Customer is unable to pay this fee, cleverbridge will pay it directly u pon
receiving a written request at the Notice Address. The arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution
Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (collectively, "AAA Rules") of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA"), as modified by these terms and conditions, and will be administered by the AAA. The AAA
Rules are available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879, or by writing to the Notice Address. All
issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including the scope of this arbitration provision, but the arbitrator is bound by the terms
of these terms and conditions. Unless cleverbridge and Customer agree otherwise, any arbitration hearings will take place in
the county (or parish) of Customer's billing address. If Customer's claim is for Ten Thousand U.S Dollars (US$10,000) or less,
cleverbridge agrees that Customer may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents
submitted to the arbitrator through a telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the AAA Rules. If
Customer's claim exceeds Ten Thousand U.S Dollars (US$10,000), the right to a hearing will be determined by the AAA Rules.
Except as otherwise provided for herein, cleverbridge will pay all AAA filing, administration, and arbitrator fees for any
arbitration initiated in accordance with the notice requirements above. If, however, the arbitrator finds that the substance of
Customer's claim or the relief sought in the Demand is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the
standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then the payment of all such fees will be governed by the AAA
Rules. In such case, Customer agrees to reimburse cleverbridge for all monies previously disbursed by it that are otherwise
Customer's obligation to pay under the AAA Rules.
18.2.4 If, after finding in Customer's favor in any respect on the merits of Customer's claim, the arbitrator issues Customer an award
that is:
o Equal to or less than the greater of (a) Two Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$2,000) or (b) the maximum claim that may
be brought in small claims court in the county of your billing address, and
o Greater than the value of cleverbridge's last written settlement offer made before an arbitrator was selected, then
cleverbridge will:
o Pay Customer the greater of (a) Two Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$2,000) or (b) the maximum claim that may be
brought in small claims court in the county of Customer's billing address ("the premium") instead of the arbitrator's
award; and
o Pay Customer's attorney, if any, twice the amount of attorneys' fees, and reimburse any expenses that Customer's
attorney reasonably accrues for investigating, preparing, and pursuing your claim in arbitration ("the attorney
premium").
If cleverbridge did not make a written offer to settle the dispute before an arbitrator was selected, Customer and Customer's
attorney will be entitled to receive the premium and the attorney premium, respectively, if the arbitrator awar ds Customer any
relief on the merits. The arbitrator may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement of fees,
expenses, and the premium and the attorney premium at any time during the proceedings and upon request form either party
made within fourteen (14) days of the arbitrator's ruling on the merits.
18.2.5 The right to attorneys' fees and expenses set forth in clause 18.2.4 supplements any right to attorneys' fees and expenses
Customer may have under applicable law. Thus, if Customer would be entitled to a larger amount under the applicable law,
this provision does not preclude the arbitrator from awarding Customer that amount. However, Customer may not recover
duplicative awards of attorneys' fees or costs. Although under some laws cleverbridge may have a right to an award of
attorneys' fees and expenses if it prevails in arbitration, cleverbridge agrees that it will not seek such an award .
18.2.6 The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to
provide relief warranted by that party's individual claim. CUSTOMER AND CLEVERBRIDGE AGREE THAT EACH MAY
BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN CUSTOMER'S OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A
PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless
both Customer and cleverbridge agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may
not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be
unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void.
18.2.7 This Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA,
without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would result in application of laws of any other jurisdiction. The Uni ted
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.
19. Entire Agreement
These Ts&Cs cover the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to the stated dealings and replace any previous or simultaneous
agreements, communications and arrangements between the Parties (whether oral or in writing) in relation to the present subject matter.
Amendments and additions to these Ts&Cs shall be in writing. The written-form requirement may only be waived in writing.
20. Validity
Should a provision of these terms and conditions of business or a provision within the context of any other agreements be or become invalid then
this shall not affect the validity of the other agreements or provisions. The statutory regulation shall apply in place of th e invalid provisions.
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