Terms of Use and Community Guidelines for the Knobelholz.de Community

Welcome to our community! The exchange of ideas, opinions, and experiences is an essential and valuable part of our platform. We aim to foster a vibrant, interesting, and welcoming exchange of information.

By registering and submitting an application to participate in this community, you, as the "User," agree to the following terms and conditions.

§ 1 Scope and Subject Matter of the Agreement

(1) These Terms of Use govern the contractual relationship between Knobelholz Spielzeug Manufaktur GmbH (hereinafter referred to as the "Operator") and the registered users (hereinafter referred to as the "User") of the community platform on Knobelholz.de (hereinafter referred to as the "Platform"). (2) A free-of-charge user agreement regarding the use of the Platform is established upon submission of the registration form and activation of the account based on these terms. (3) The Operator reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use with future effect. The Operator will inform the User of any changes in a timely manner (e.g., via email or system notification). The changes shall be deemed accepted if the User does not object within four weeks of receiving the notification or continues to actively use the Platform after this period has expired.

§ 2 Registration and Access

(1) Use of the Platform is only available to authorized and registered users and requires registration providing truthful information. There is no legal entitlement to admission to the Platform. (2) The User is obligated to keep their access data (especially the password) confidential, protect it from access by third parties, and refrain from any actions that could open the Platform to unauthorized third parties. Transferring the user account to third parties is prohibited.

§ 3 Discussion Culture, Code of Conduct, and Prohibited Content

(1) Every User has the right to express their opinion freely. To ensure the quality of posts and subsequent discussions, an objective exchange with high-quality content is required. Personal attacks, threats, insults, or abuse will not be tolerated. (2) It is strictly prohibited to upload, distribute, or reproduce content (posts, blogs, comments, media, or other materials) on the Platform that:

• constitutes a criminal offense (e.g., defamation, slander, incitement to hatred, threats);

• is vulgar, harmful, unlawful, obscene, pornographic, or abusive;

• constitutes any form of hate speech or discrimination based on religion, race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability;

• infringes upon copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights of third parties. (3) The User agrees not to intentionally flood discussions with repetitive, meaningless messages, chain letters, junk mail, or other promotional measures (spam).

§ 4 Antitrust and Competition Law

(1) Contributions are posted and retrieved to facilitate open discussion and the exchange of information among users. The Platform must not be used as a mechanism to induce commercial activity or any other unlawful concerted action. (2) In particular, the User agrees that discussions regarding fees, prices, discounts, business strategies, or any other anti-competitive behavior in public posts, groups, and chats are strictly prohibited.

§ 5 Granting of Rights of Use

(1) The User generally retains the copyright to the content they create. (2) By publishing content on the Platform, the User grants the Operator a simple, non-exclusive, sublicensable, geographically and temporally unrestricted, irrevocable, and transferable right to use, reproduce, distribute, make publicly accessible, re-share, and edit the content to the extent necessary (e.g., for technical reasons or formatting purposes) within the scope of operating the Platform. (3) The right of use remains in effect even in the event of termination of the user agreement or deletion of the user account, provided that no statutory obligations (e.g., deletion claims under the GDPR) conflict with it.

§ 6 Moderation, Content Reporting, and Suspension (DSA Compliance)

(1) The Operator does not conduct a continuous or comprehensive pre-screening of content posted by users. However, if the Operator becomes aware of illegal content or violations of these guidelines, such content will be reviewed promptly and removed if necessary. (2) Users may report illegal content or violations to the Operator or moderators using the reporting mechanisms provided. (3) If a User violates these terms, the Operator may, at its reasonable discretion, take the following measures:

• Issue a warning to the User;

• Temporarily or permanently suspend specific features;

• Delete or edit affected content (e.g., unauthorized quotes);

• Temporarily or permanently suspend the user account (termination for good cause). (4) The Operator will inform the affected User of the measure taken and the underlying reasons (in accordance with the Digital Services Act), unless prohibited by legal reasons. The User has the right to submit a statement within the scope of the internal complaint management system.

§ 7 Liability and Responsibility

(1) The User is solely responsible for the content of their posts and the resulting consequences. The User warrants that their posts do not infringe upon the rights of third parties. (2) No Professional Advice: The content and opinions available on the Platform represent solely the personal views of individuals. They do not constitute professional, legal, medical, or accounting advice and do not dictate internal corporate business decisions. If necessary, a qualified professional should be consulted. (3) Liability of the Operator: The Operator assumes no guarantee for the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, or constant availability of the Platform and the information published by users. For third-party content, the Operator is only liable from the time it becomes aware of a concrete legal infringement. In the event of its own breaches of duty, the Operator is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence; for slight negligence, it is only liable for breaches of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) as well as for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health. (4) All external links available on the Platform are independent. The Operator provides no warranty for the accuracy of such content; external links do not imply endorsement or endorsement by the Operator.

§ 8 Indemnification by the User

The User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Operator, its executive officers, and employees from any claims, costs, or liabilities (including reasonable legal fees) asserted against the Operator by third parties due to an infringement of their rights by the content posted by the User or through any other contractual breach or misuse of the Platform. This does not apply if the User is not responsible for the infringement.

§ 9 Term and Termination

(1) The user agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. (2) The User may terminate the user agreement at any time without notice by voluntarily deleting their account or by notifying the site moderator or admin. (3) The Operator may terminate the user agreement with a notice period of two weeks. The right to immediate termination or suspension for good cause (§ 6 Paragraph 3) remains unaffected.

§ 10 Data Protection

The Operator values and respects the privacy of its users as well as the security of personal data. The collection and processing of users' personal data is carried out strictly in compliance with applicable data protection laws (in particular, GDPR and BDSG).

Detailed information on how data and cookies are used and how you can manage your data in your own profile can be found in our separate [Privacy Policy] (please link to your privacy policy here).

§ 11 Final Provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). (2) A specific waiver by the Operator of any provision of this agreement on a specific occasion does not establish a waiver for the future. (3) Should individual provisions of this agreement be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected (Severability Clause).

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