Conditions of participation Academy Card

1. Scope of application
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   These conditions of participation apply to participation in the customer card program "Akademie Card" of Haufe Service Center GmbH (hereinafter "Contractor") for services from the portfolio of Haufe Akademie GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter referred to as "Haufe Akademie"). Only customers who are entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB) are eligible to participate.
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2. Order, prices, terms of payment
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3. ~The Akademie Card is ordered on the basis of the legally binding order form provided for this purpose, which must be completed in full. The contract is concluded by the Contractor's order confirmation, which is sent by e-mail to the address provided.
4. ~The current price of the Akademie Card can be viewed at https://www.haufe-akademie.de/akademie-card.
5. ~The respective invoice amount for the order of the Academy Card shall be paid to the Contractor's account specified in the invoice without discount or other deductions no later than 30 days after receipt of the invoice ("payment term").
6. ~Objections to invoices must be raised with the contractor in text form immediately after receipt.
7. ~All prices are net prices and are subject to VAT at the statutory rate applicable at the time of ordering.
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8. Scope of services, transferability
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9. ~With the Akademie Card, customers receive the following discounts when booking the products listed below:
10. ~~10% discount on participation fees for bookings from the "Professional Development and Development for Individuals" training offer, including individually bookable e-learning courses up to 49 licenses and the content subscription.
11. ~~3% discount on the hourly rate of "business solutions, Coaching".
12. ~~3% discount on the daily rate for "business solutions, in-house training" events (excluding IT training skill it).
13. ~~3% discount on the daily rate for events "business solutions, Development Programs".
14. ~~3% discount on the daily rate for events "business solutions, Corporate Academy Services".  
15. ~The discounts mentioned under point 3.1. cannot be combined with other discounts. The most favorable discount for the customer shall apply. In addition, the discounts mentioned under point 3.1 are excluded:
16. ~~Already discounted package prices for courses, training and certifications
17. ~~Examination fees
18. ~~Separately disclosed license fees incurred for the use of third-party software and the costs for the use of video conferencing software
19. ~~Books and seminar documents for events in accordance with clauses 3.1 c. - e.
20. ~~Travel expenses
21. ~~Rebooking/cancellation fees
22. ~The discounts apply to all bookings made by all of the customer's employees. Excluded from this are employees of affiliated companies of the customer within the meaning of §§ 15 ff. AktG (German Stock Corporation Act).
23. ~Depending on the product, the General Terms and Conditions of Haufe Service Center GmbH agreed with the customer apply to bookings.
24. ~The Academy Card is not transferable to third parties.
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25. Term
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26. ~The Academy Card shall be valid for one year from receipt of the order confirmation from the Contractor. The term of the Academy Card ends automatically after one year without the need for a separate notice of termination.
27. ~In all other respects, the right of both parties to terminate for good cause remains unaffected.
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28. Severability clause, choice of law, place of jurisdiction
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29. ~Should one or more provisions of these conditions of participation be ineffective or invalid or contain a loophole, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. The invalid or ineffective provisions shall be interpreted or replaced in such a way that they correspond as closely as possible to the intended purpose of these conditions of participation. The same shall apply in the event of a loophole.
30. ~These conditions of participation are subject to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. The application of international uniform law, in particular the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, is excluded.
31. ~If the customer is a merchant within the meaning of the German Commercial Code (HGB), a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, Freiburg i. Br. is agreed as the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms and Conditions of Participation. Overriding statutory provisions, in particular regarding exclusive jurisdiction, remain unaffected.

Status: January 2024