2.1.     The user commits to use the contents provided by the operator in the proper manner and to not misuse them, and when doing so to refrain from actions that would damage, jeopardise or discriminate against the operator or other users. Use of the website and its contents for unlawful purposes is prohibited. Especially prohibited are discriminations and disparagements on the basis of religion, gender, race or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, political orientation or union membership. Actions that cast the operator in a negative light are similarly prohibited.

2.2.     The operator is entitled to delete information that contains unlawful contents or is contrary to accepted principles of morality. Similarly, the operator is entitled to block access to contents.

2.3.     The user must keep his login details secret and protect them against unauthorized access by third parties. If the user discloses his login details to third parties, he is liable towards the operator for all damages arising as a result thereof. The user must inform the operator immediately of any unauthorized access to contents of this website of which he becomes aware.

3.1.     The contents provided via the website are protected by copyright.

3.2.     Unless stated otherwise (e.g. via a reference to the source), either the operator or an affiliated group company is the sole copyright holder of all contents used on the website, such as graphics, photos, depictions and illustrations. The user may only use the contents provided on the website for the purpose of personal information; any modification, duplication, dissemination, inclusion or other kind of reproduction of the contents without the operator’s express prior written consent is prohibited.

3.3.     If the user makes information publicly available via the website (e.g. in a forum), the operator is not liable for any third-party claims arising as a result of postings published by the user. In this respect, the operator is to be fully indemnified and held harmless by the user.

4.1.     In order to use the full scope of the contents of the website, the operator recommends using the most recent (browser) technologies i.e. enabling the use thereof (e.g. activating Java scripts). When using older technologies, it may be that the user is only able to use the contents of the website to a limited extent.

4.2.     The operator always strives to keep the contents and data on the website up-to-date, complete and accurate. Nonetheless, the operator is not liable for the completeness, accuracy or topicality of the information and data available on the website, nor for the website meeting the user’s expectations.

4.3.     The operator is not liable for contents, information or programmes that are disseminated on the website nor for damages arising as a result thereof, unless such damages are caused by wilful intent or gross negligence on the part of the operator. This applies to all kinds of damages, including damages that may arise as a result of errors, delays or interruptions to transmission, disruptions to technical equipment or services, incorrect or missing contents, loss or deletion of data, viruses or in any other way when using the website.

4.4.     Notwithstanding this limitation of liability, the liability of the operator for consequential damages, lost profits, loss of data and financial losses is expressly excluded.

4.5.     The operator points out that it has no influence whatsoever on the contents or presentation of the internet offerings to which links are provided (e.g. via hyperlinks). The operator makes no guarantee for the accuracy, completeness or topicality of the internet offerings to which links are provided. The operator assumes no responsibility for the absence of viruses or the absence of other harmful components on the websites to which links are provided.

7.1.     This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics tool of Google Inc. This involves the use of cookies in order to depict website trends and enable an analysis of the use of the website. The IP addresses of the users are processed in anonymised form only, thanks to the extension “anonymize IP”. This excludes the possibility of establishing a link to the person. If you wish to explicitly deactivate Google Analytics for the future, please click on the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

8.1.     All legal disputes arising in connection with the use of the website are exclusively subject to substantive Austrian law, with the exclusion of the conflict of law rules under international private law.

8.2.     Insofar as legally permissible, the exclusive responsibility of the competent court for the provincial capital of Salzburg is established in terms of the place of jurisdiction for all indirect or direct disputes arising from the use of the website.

8.3.     Should individual provisions of these terms of use be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions is unaffected thereby.

Updated: 16.10.2020