Imprint, Terms and Privacy

(Version 1.1, as of 21 August 2025)

§ 1. Scope and subject matter of the contract

The following conditions (the "Terms") govern the use of the online platform (hereinafter the "Marketplace") operated by Christoph Paul Pedretscher, hereinafter referred to as the "Marketplace Operator". The Marketplace serves as an intermediary platform for dance courses and as a platform for creating and running dance competitions.

• Dance courses: Providers (hereinafter "Providers") can present and market dance courses and similar services, while customers (hereinafter "Customers") can book these courses. The Marketplace Operator is neither the organiser of the courses nor a contractual partner of the Customers. The contract for participation in a dance course is concluded exclusively between the Provider and the Customer.
• Dance competitions: The platform provides a service for creating, managing and running dance competitions (hereinafter "Competitions"). Responsibility for staging the event, for the correctness of the results and for compliance with the rules lies with the respective competition organiser (likewise referred to as a "Provider").

§ 2. Nature and scope of the services

The Marketplace Operator provides the technical infrastructure for presenting, booking and running courses and competitions. This comprises:

• The option for Providers to publish and manage their course and competition offerings.
• The option for Customers to search for and book course and competition offerings.
• The provision of contact information between Providers and Customers via the platform.

The Marketplace Operator has no influence on the content, the staging or the quality of the courses and competitions offered. The scope of the services is defined in the user documentation on the website as applicable from time to time.

§ 3. Terms of use

3.1. Rights and obligations of Providers

Providers are obliged to give truthful and complete information about their offerings. They are solely responsible for the legal admissibility, the staging and the quality of their offerings. Providers undertake to use the platform exclusively in accordance with the contract and not to publish any unlawful or misleading content.

3.2. Rights and obligations of Customers

Customers undertake to use the platform exclusively for booking courses and taking part in competitions in accordance with the contract. Responsibility for the correctness of the data provided when booking lies with the Customer.

3.3. Breach of the terms of use

In the event of breaches of the terms of use, the Marketplace Operator is entitled to terminate the contract in whole or in part without notice and to block access to the platform. The Marketplace Operator further reserves the right to assert claims for damages.

§ 4. Liability and warranty

4.1. Exclusion of liability of the Marketplace Operator

The Marketplace Operator is not liable for damages, including consequential damages, arising from the use of the platform or from making use of the dance courses and competitions offered. In particular, the Marketplace Operator accepts no liability for:

• The correctness, completeness and currency of the information and course and competition descriptions published on the platform by Providers.
• The performance of the services offered by Providers, their quality, their staging or any cancellations.
• Competition-specific liability: Liability for the proper running of competitions, for compliance with competition rules, for the correctness of competition results and rankings and for the payment of prize money lies solely with the respective competition organiser.
• Personal injury or damage to property occurring during or in connection with participation in a course or competition. Participation in courses and competitions is at the Customer's own risk.
• Cases of force majeure, such as natural disasters, strikes or official orders that affect the running of a course or competition.
• Losses or damages arising from technical faults, platform outages or unauthorised access to the data by third parties.

4.2. Liability for content

Providers are solely responsible for the content they publish on the platform. The Marketplace Operator does not adopt such content as its own. Should the Marketplace Operator become aware of unlawful content, it will be removed without delay. Liability for the content of Providers is excluded.

4.3. Warranty

The Marketplace Operator warrants that the platform is in principle usable in line with the state of the art. It is not possible, however, to rule out errors in the software or in its operation under all conditions of use. The limitation period for warranty claims is one year.

§ 5. Remuneration

The agreed fees are charged for use of the platform. Depending on the agreement with the Provider, these may comprise a commission on courses and competitions arranged, a monthly fee or another form of remuneration. Billing takes place as agreed in the contract.

§ 6. Payment terms

Payments are made exclusively by bank transfer. In the event of late payment, services may be restricted. Set-off against counterclaims is permitted only if those claims have been established by a final court decision or acknowledged in writing.

§ 7. Confidentiality, data protection

The contracting parties undertake to maintain the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of the business relationship. With regard to data protection, the statutory provisions apply. The Marketplace Operator points out that users' personal data are stored and processed within the framework of the applicable data protection laws.

§ 8. Final provisions

The place of performance and the place of jurisdiction is Vienna. The law of the Republic of Austria applies exclusively. Amendments or additions to these Terms must be made in writing. Should any provision be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected. The contracting parties undertake to replace an invalid provision with a valid one that comes closest to its economic purpose.

§ 9. Availability of the platform and maintenance work

9.1. The Marketplace Operator aims for an availability of its services of 95 % on an annual average.

9.2. Excluded from the availability calculation are periods in which the server is unreachable due to circumstances outside the Marketplace Operator's sphere of influence, as well as planned maintenance and update work.

9.3. Planned maintenance work is generally carried out outside peak usage times. During these periods there may be temporary restrictions or outages of the services. Claims by the Customer for a reduction in fees or for damages are excluded in such cases.

§ 10. Content and communication

10.1. Providers are solely responsible for all content (texts, images, videos, etc.) that they publish on the platform. The Marketplace Operator does not adopt such content as its own.

10.2. The Provider warrants that its content does not infringe the rights of third parties, in particular no copyright, trademark or personality rights. In the event of an infringement, the Provider indemnifies the Marketplace Operator against all third-party claims.

10.3. The Marketplace Operator is entitled to remove content that violates applicable law or these Terms at any time and without prior notice.