General Terms and Conditions

Preface
Lilge, Setz & Cooperation Partners are a cooperation of sole proprietors. There is no legal or fiscally binding or interdependent relationship between the sole proprietors. Every partner acts on his own responsibility and for his own account.
 
1. Scope of Application
1.1 The following General Terms and Conditions apply to all legal transactions between Lilge, Setz & Cooperation Partners.
 
1.2 Changes to these terms and conditions will be announced to the other party in writing. They are considered approved if the contracting party does not object in writing. The contracting party must have submitted the objection within 2 weeks of notification of the changes to the respective contracting party.

2. Contractual Object
2.1 Lilge, Setz & Cooperation Partners offer personnel and organization consultancy. A precise designation and full list of the service portfolio is stated on the website and further media employed.
 
2.2 The subject of the contract and the scope of services are agreed separately for each specific order and fixed in writing. These General Terms and Conditions are part of the agreement.

3. Conclusion of the Contract
3.1 A contract with Lilge, Setz and / or Cooperation Partners is concluded either by a mutually signed performance agreement or by acceptance of the offer by e-mail or by telephone to the specified contacts. The contract becomes mutually binding by confirmation. Each partner acts on his own responsibility and own account. In the event of several service providers, a named partner bears the overall responsibility.  

3.2 In the case of unreasonable modifications in the performance of the contract, we reserve the right to declare the contract null and void. These include, among others, short-term changes in the implementation time or place.

4. Contract Duration and Remuneration
4.1 The contract commences and expires on the specifically and individually agreed date. 

4.2 All payments are due within 30 days of the invoice date without deduction. In the event of delayed payment, interest amounting to 5% of the contract value will be applied without any further reminder. The right to assert any further damage remains unaffected. 

4.3 Cash expenses and special costs, which arise at the express wish of the contracting party, are charged at cost price. 

4.4 All services are exclusive of VAT valid at the time of the service. 

5. Scope of Performance and Unclaimed Services
5.1 The scope of service is based on the respective contract between the specific contractor of "Lilge, Setz & Partner - Personnel- und Organization Consultancy" and the respective contractual partner. 

5.2 Irregardless, if individual services are not claimed by the contractual partner, we reserve the right to charge the entire participation fee. 

5.3 Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the price. Travel by public transport will be billed at cost. A price of EUR 0.30 / kilometre will be charged.

5.4 Cancellation
Written or verbally confirmed appointments for in-house seminars, management consultancy, lectures and coaching can be cancelled free of charge up to 4 weeks prior to the event. Up to three weeks before the appointment, the contracting party may set an alternate date once, otherwise we will charge the preparatory costs incurred to that point. For cancellations shorter than 2 weeks before the start of the event, 50% of the agreed daily fees or lump sums will be charged to the ordering party. Upon non-appearance or cancellation shorter than 4 working days we charge the full event fee. If a participant does not use the full service, he shall not be entitled to claim any reimbursement for the services unused. Participation is transferable at any time. Costs for third-party services are generally charged to the customer.
 
6. General Terms and Conditions of Participation
6.1 The participant of trainings, coaching and other group events violates the contract, if he persistently disturbs the event regardless of a warning, or if he behaves contrary to the good morals, so that a smooth running of the event cannot be guaranteed. In this case, the coach / referee reserves the right to exclude the participant from the event and to charge the participation fee. 

6.2 For the duration and in the context of the event, the seminar instructor / coach / trainer is authorized to give instructions to the participants.

6.3 A residual risk for events and seminars (in particular for outdoor events) can never be completely excluded. Every participant is insured against accident and recovery only within the scope of his own casualty insurance.

6.4 Consulting services are usually provided in the premises of the contracting party. The contracting party ensures that the performance of the participating partners can be provided without negligent or grossly negligent fault on their part. If this is not the case, we reserve the right to terminate the service and charge the fee.

7. Confidentiality Obligation
Lilge, Setz & Cooperation Partners undertake to keep all business and trade secrets of the participant / contract partner confidential for the duration of an event and also after its termination. The contracting parties will treat essentials and matters, which are not generally known to third parties with the confidentiality customary in usual conduct of business. The contracting parties will process or use personal data of the other contracting party only for contractually agreed purposes. In particular, they will secure this data against unauthorized access and only pass it on to third parties with the consent of the other contracting party.
 
8. Copyright
Seminar-related binders or documents etc. are subject to copyright and must not be duplicated photo-mechanically or electronically at any time or for any reason; they are intended for the personal use of the course participants only and must not be shared with third parties.
 
9. Liability
In cases of intent or gross negligence the partners are liable in accordance with statutory provisions. For slight negligence, the respective contractor of Lilge, Setz & Cooperation Partners is liable exclusively according to the provisions of the Product Liability Act, for violation of life, body or health or for breach of essential obligations under the contract. Damage claims for slightly negligent violation of contractual obligations is limited to the foreseeable damage for the applicable type of contract, unless liability exists for harming human life, body or health. For the negligence of subcontractors and representatives the organizer is liable to the same extent.
 
10. Place of Jurisdiction

Place of Jurisdiction is Wiesbaden
 
11. Final Provisions
The business relationship and the entire legal relationship between us and the customer is subject to German law. In the event a stipulation of these terms and conditions or a stipulation within other agreements is or becomes void, this shall not affect the validity of any other provision or agreement. Differing agreements made, shall only be effective if they have been made in writing. For orders mediated by us, but directly confirmed, delivered, executed and invoiced by the suppliers, the general terms and conditions of the respective supplier shall apply.