Terms and conditions

The following General Terms and Conditions govern the contractual relationship between the participant of the APV-Academy (hereinafter referred to as “Participant”) and the companies of the Medpharm Networks GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “Organizer”).

A. Registration
Registration for participation in an offering by Medpharm networks GmbH and is done through the website apv.medpharm-networks.de.

To book an offering of the Academy, the Participant must select the corresponding offering. On the respective product order page, the Participant can enter personal and, if applicable, business data and choose a billing address. Each Participant requires their own account with a unique email address to be verified during the registration process. A binding registration is only possible by clicking the “Order with obligation to pay” button.

Once the data has been submitted, changes cannot be made. Prior to that, the Participant can cancel the registration at any time by closing the browser window.

The registration can only be submitted if the checkbox “I have read and accepted the general terms and conditions” has been clicked and the Participant has confirmed that they have read and accepted the terms and conditions and the cancellation policy for consumers.

The Participant will then receive a confirmation email from us confirming receipt of the order. The contract is concluded with this confirmation email. The conclusion of the contract is exclusively in the German language. The contract text will not be stored after the conclusion of the contract.
If the offering is limited regarding the number of participants, registrations will be considered in the order they are received.

B. Payment Conditions

Payment is made by invoice. Participants who are already customers and have given us a SEPA direct debit mandate can choose this payment method. The Organizer reserves the right to exclude certain payment methods in individual cases. Payment by sending cash or checks is not possible; the Organizer assumes no liability for loss.

C. Participant’s Obligation to Participate

To participate in an offering of the APV-Academy, the Participant must meet the technical requirements specified by the Organizer, such as a stable internet connection, speakers or a headset, and, if necessary, a webcam. Each Participant is responsible for checking and ensuring the technical requirements themselves. Any failure of the Participant’s technical requirements does not release the Participant from their payment obligation.

D. Cancellation of Events

If the execution of the event or a part thereof is not possible due to force majeure, the prevention of a speaker, disruptions at the event location, or due to too few participants, the participants will be informed immediately. Cancellation due to too few participants will not occur later than 2 weeks before the event. In such cases, the event fee will be refunded. The Participant has no further claims.

E. Changes to Lecturers, Speakers, or Event Schedule

The Organizer reserves the right to use different lecturers and speakers, as well as to change the timing and location of the event. In such a case, the Participant is neither entitled to withdraw from the contract nor to reduce the fee.

F. Liability

The events are carefully prepared and conducted by qualified speakers. The Organizer assumes no liability for the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness regarding the materials and the conduct of the event.

Claims for damages by the Participant are excluded. This does not apply to claims for damages by the Participant resulting from the violation of life, body, health, or from the violation of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) as well as liability for other damages based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the Organizer, its legal representatives, or agents. Essential contractual obligations are those whose fulfillment is necessary to achieve the purpose of the contract.

In the case of a breach of essential contractual obligations, the Organizer’s liability is limited to the typical, foreseeable damage, if such damage was simply caused by negligence, except for claims for damages by the Participant resulting from the violation of life, body, or health.

G. Copyrights

All materials of our offerings are protected by copyright. Participants are granted a simple, non-transferable right of use for personal use only. Participants and third parties are expressly prohibited from altering or using the materials – even in part – in terms of content or editorially, copying them for third parties, making them publicly accessible, forwarding them to the Internet or other networks, charging or free of charge, imitating them, reselling them, or using them for commercial purposes. Copyright notices, trademarks, or brand names must not be removed.
It is expressly forbidden to create video and/or audio recordings of contributions, lecturers, or other participants of the Academy.

H. Right of Withdrawal for Consumers

Consumers are Participants whose registration cannot be attributed to their commercial or self-employed professional activity (§ 13 BGB).

According to § 312g Abs. 2 Nr. 9 BGB, the right of withdrawal is excluded for distance contracts for services related to leisure activities that provide for a specific date or period for the provision of the service. Therefore, Participants who are consumers have no right of withdrawal for the tickets of the APV-Academy. Each ticket order is therefore binding immediately after confirmation by the Organizer and obliges the Participant to accept and pay for the ordered tickets promptly.

I. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. To the extent legally permissible, Stuttgart is agreed as the place of performance and jurisdiction.
The European Commission provides an internet platform for online dispute resolution (“OS platform”) at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. This platform serves as a contact point for out-of-court settlement of disputes arising from online purchase contracts. We are neither obligated nor willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.

Supplementary agreements, changes, or additions require written form for their validity, as well as the abolition of the written form requirement.

If individual provisions of these Terms and Conditions are or become invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. In the event of an invalid provision, the parties are obliged to negotiate a valid replacement regulation that comes closest to the economic purpose pursued by the parties with the invalid provision.

Date: 22nd July 2023