Terms of Service

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OPEN LECTURES, SEMINARS AND EVENTS WITH ILJA GRZESKOWITZ

Preliminary remarks

The general terms and conditions listed here are part of all contracts between the customers of Ilja Grzeskowitz (hereinafter referred to as “customer”) and Ilja Grzeskowitz and apply to open events, lectures and seminars. Different terms and conditions of the customer are not valid. Verbal promises and ancillary agreements require written confirmation by Ilja Grzeskowitz. Separate general terms and conditions apply to in-house events of any kind (e.g. lectures, training courses, seminars, coaching).

§1 Registration and payment
You can book a lecture, seminar or coaching using the registration form or email. The customer will receive a registration confirmation by e-mail within a maximum of one week (time of contract conclusion). An invoice will be sent in a separate email.
If it is an event with a limited number of participants, registrations will be considered in the order in which payment is received.
The amount of the remuneration is based on the valid prices in the registration form and is to be transferred to the account specified in the invoice. The place in the seminar will be reserved upon receipt of the money on the account. Participation in an event by Ilja Grzeskowitz requires full payment of the fee up to 4 weeks before the start of the seminar, workshop or coaching, unless Ilja Grzeskowitz has made a different written agreement with the customer. If you register less than 4 weeks before the start of the event, payment must be made within 7 days of the invoice date, but in any case before the start of the event. Ilja Grzeskowitz reserves the right to reject registrations without giving reasons.

§2 Cancellation Policy
right of withdrawal
The customer can revoke his contractual declaration within 14 days in text form (e.g. letter, e-mail) without giving reasons. The period begins after receipt of this instruction in text form, but not before the contract is concluded and not before we have fulfilled our information obligations in accordance with Article 246 § 2 in conjunction with § 1 Para. 1 and 2 EGBGB as well as our obligations according to § 312e Abs. 1 sentence 1 BGB in conjunction with Article 246 § 3 EGBGB. Sending the cancellation in good time is sufficient to meet the cancellation deadline.
Consequences of revocation
In the event of an effective revocation, the services received by both parties are to be returned and any benefits (e.g. interest) surrendered. If the customer cannot return the service received to us in whole or in part or can only return it in a deteriorated condition, he must compensate us for the value if necessary. This can mean that he still has to fulfill the contractual payment obligations for the period up to the revocation. Obligations to reimburse payments must be fulfilled within 30 days. The period begins for you when you send your cancellation notice, for us when we receive it.
special instructions
The right of withdrawal expires prematurely if the contract has been completely fulfilled by both parties at your express request before the customer has exercised his right of withdrawal.

§3 Cancellation, change
A lecture, seminar or workshop can be canceled free of charge up to 12 weeks before the start of the event, provided Ilja Grzeskowitz has received this in writing (e.g. by e-mail). If written cancellation is received up to 6 weeks before the event, 50% of the seminar or workshop fee must be paid. In both cases we charge a processing fee of €100.

If a cancellation occurs after this time, the full seminar fee is due. The customer is free to send a substitute participant, provided that he meets the requirements for admission to the relevant seminar. These regulations apply exclusively to the normal price. Only the 14-day right of withdrawal applies to early bird prices or other discounted offers that include a discount. Ilja Grzeskowitz reserves the right to refuse participation in an event before or during an ongoing event without giving reasons. For serious reasons, e.g. Disruption of the seminar climate or similar, the full seminar fee is due. Otherwise, only services already received (pro rata, if applicable) will be invoiced.

Ilja Grzeskowitz is entitled to change the venue at short notice, provided that the associated changes are within reasonable limits. Ilja Grzeskowitz is also responsible for exchanging a trainer, speaker or seminar leader without giving reasons and without any claims arising from this for the customer.
Ilja Grzeskowitz is entitled to cancel an event for important reasons. Important reasons are, in particular, too few participants or being prevented from attending due to illness. Ilja Grzeskowitz can also withdraw from the contract if event rooms that were made available to Ilja Grzeskowitz by third parties for the execution of the event are no longer available for reasons beyond Ilja Grzeskowitz’s control and adequate rooms cannot be rented in good time. Ilja Grzeskowitz is entitled to mutually agree on an alternative date with the customer. The participant expressly waives any further claims against Ilja Grzeskowitz.

Claims against Ilja Grzeskowitz cannot be asserted. In particular, a claim for reimbursement of any travel and accommodation costs as well as loss of work is excluded, unless such costs arise due to grossly negligent or intentional behavior on the part of Ilja Grzeskowitz.

§4 Obligations of the customer
The customer assures Ilja Grzeskowitz that the information he has provided is correct and is therefore responsible for the correctness of his data. Communication with all customers takes place exclusively by e-mail. The customer must therefore ensure that he provides a valid e-mail address at which he can be reached at any time.
During an Ilja Grzeskowitz event, every customer bears full responsibility for himself and his actions and is responsible for any damage caused.
The customer is responsible for accommodation and meals during an event.
All seminar documents, presentations, audio CDs, website content etc. made available to the customer by Ilja Grzeskowitz contain the copyright of Ilja Grzeskowitz and may not be published in any form, not even in part, without express written permission. reproduced or used for your own purposes.
Video or audio recording of the event is not permitted. Photography within an event is only permitted after permission has been granted by Ilja Grzeskowitz. Private photos may be taken as long as this does not disrupt the course and atmosphere of an event.

§5 Confidentiality Agreement
Ilja Grzeskowitz is committed to complete confidentiality towards the customer. This confidentiality includes all content of the training services, in particular all information that Ilja Grzeskowitz has received about the customer and his private and/or professional or business environment and in particular all business and/or company secrets that the customer became aware of during the course of the seminar . This obligation extends beyond the term of the contract and only expires to the extent that the customer has given his express consent.

§6 Use of media
For the duration of the event, the customer allows Ilja Grzeskowitz or persons commissioned by her to record audio and video recordings, as well as photos for the purpose of training, publication and also for the purpose of advertising similar or identical events. In principle, there is no entitlement to any payments. The customer has the right to object to this approval in advance, a subsequent objection is not possible.

§7 Disclaimer
The customer’s participation in an event organized by Ilja Grzeskowitz is at their own risk. Ilja Grzeskowitz is not liable for damages of any kind, unless the liability is based on a grossly negligent or intentional breach of duty by the seminar leader.

§8 Humor
Ilja Grzeskowitz has a positive attitude towards life and enjoys life to the fullest. He also likes to laugh and laughs a lot, even if it is sometimes about serious topics. Ilja Grzeskowitz’s events are not suitable for those who don’t know how to joke or go down to the basement to laugh.

§9 Miscellaneous
Agreements that go beyond these general terms and conditions must be in writing. If individual agreements or parts of these terms and conditions are ineffective, this does not affect the effectiveness of the remaining general terms and conditions.

Status of Ilja Grzeskowitz’s terms and conditions
December 2021