General terms and conditions

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Preamble

The following terms and conditions apply to contracts and consequent works in designing, programming and creation of electronic media and print products by Eggtion (Mag.art. Mark Beckmann, Rosaliagasse 17 A-1120 Wien and Dipl.-Des. Nina Markiewicz, Im Aller 6 D-31535 Neustadt ).

I. Copyright protection and restrictions on use

  1. The order given to Eggtion is an
    author- and contract work under Austrian law. Object of agreement is
    the creation of the commissioned work, as well as transferring the
    rights of use on this work. The rules and regulations of contract work
    law and copyright law are applied.
  2. The works of Eggtion (concepts, work
    drawings, visualizations, texts and code, or rather electronic data) are
    protected as personal mental creations via copyright, whose regulations
    apply to be stipulated, even if the required threshold of originality
    pursuant to § 2 UrhG is not achieved.
  3. The works, including author-identification, are not allowed to be modified without Eggtion‘s
    permission. Every reproduction, even partial copy is prohibited.
    Replication (e.g. new editions of print work) or multiple-shift usage
    (e.g. for another website or other media) subject to written approval by
    Eggtion.
  4. The works by Eggtion are only allowed
    to be used for agreed usage right and agreed purpose in stipulated
    scope. Failing express agreement, the purpose of the agreement only
    applies to the purpose the customer indicated while placing the order.
    The right to use the works to the agreed scope is only acquired after
    full payment of the amount invoiced.
  5. All works are only created for one legal stand-alone business. The
    usage by associated and joined companies has to be contracted
    seperately. The tranfer of granted usage rights to third parties
    subjects to written approval.
  6. Customer’s suggestions, as well as instructions for technical,
    artistic or other reasons and miscellaneous cooperation have no
    influence on the invoice amount. Plus, they don’t substantiate
    co-copyright, unless expressly agreed.
  7. Eggtion has the right to be informed on the contract work’s amount of use.
  8. With placing the order, the customer expressly grants permission to Eggtion, to use the created products as reference material and house advertising in all media.

II. Offers, pricing, material

  1. All offers made by Eggtion are subject to change. They are binding from the time on, the work assignment is confirmed by EGGTIOn in written form.
  2. Text, image material, footage used in the ordered work is made
    available in the form of finished, ready-to-use electronical data by the
    customer.
  3. The sending and reshipment of all material are carried at owner’s
    risk and on customer’s behalf. Unless otherwise expressly agreed, Eggtion is using insured shipping in postal service. For reshipping data on an electronic way (e-mail, server download) Eggtion recommends notice of receipt by the customer, because Eggtion assumes no liability for data loss through electronic transmission.
  4. As far as data, no matter in which form, is tranmitted to Eggtion, the customer takes care that he creates safety copies. This takes place at his own expense.

III. Placing of orders, scope of supply and services

  1. The scope of supply and services of any order results from the offer accepted by the customer and Eggtion and the written confirmation.
  2. Given orders are firm orders after the receipt of confirmation.
  3. Unless otherwise agreed, Eggtion charges a payment of 50% in advance for all services.
  4. In case of payment in advance, Eggtion delivers services only after credit note. Until this credit note, the agreement shall be inactive by mutual agreement.
  5. The time limits mentioned in the written confirmation are binding for both sides and can’t be shortened by one side. In case Eggtion falls behind, due to circumstances the customer has to take the responsibilty for, the time limits are accordingly extended.
  6. In consequence of technical time offs, Eggtion
    is not responsible for and not able to control them (e.g. server
    breakdown or internet connection loss), agreed time-limits extend by
    lenght of malfunction.
  7. In case of premature abandonment of an order, the arising expenses by the time, are charged to the customer’s account, if Eggtion is not responsible for the cause of abandonement.

IV. Additional services, accessory charges

  1. The modification and extension of concepts and other finished
    works, the creation and submission of further design as well as other
    additional services (data hosting, update work, database conversion et
    al. ) are calculated seperately in written agreements depending on the
    time needed.
  2. Giving away external services in the course of
    utilization-realization (webhosting, print processing, shipping et.al.)
    takes place, based on an agreement made with the customer.
  3. The payment of additional service falls due after supply. Disbursed
    addtional costs shall be repayed after occuring. Unless otherwise
    noted, payment and additional costs are net values, that are charged
    plus value-added tax (20%).

V. Payment

  1. As far as no other form of payment is stipulated, the invoice
    amount falls due within 10 days effective from the date of invoice,
    regardless potentially raised objections.
  2. The invoice is made in Euro (EUR).
  3. Payment transactions are made by bank tranfer. In exceptional cases, payments can be made by cash, e.g. ensuring deadlines.
  4. If the customer becomes deliquent with payment and doesn’t respond
    with a payment of the outstanding ammount, after two payment reminders
    at intervals of 14 days, after expiration of a 3-weeks deadline,
    interest to the amount of 4% will be charged and calculated via the
    respective bankrate of the Austrian National Bank. The customer is at
    liberty to prove a minor disprofit.
  5. The customer may only charge up against Eggtion‘s demand with indisputable claims or claims which have become res judicata.

VI. Accountability and guarantee

  1. The services performed by Eggtion are
    normally based on the customer’s input and briefings. The customer is
    therefore responsible for mistakes, misapprehensions and changes that
    attribute to wrong or incomplete information from the customer.
  2. The customer indemnifies Eggtion from all possible third party claims, in case that the service that causes the claim is based on samples that were given to Eggtion by the customer.
  3. Eggtion assumes no liability for legal requirements regarding logotypes and competivity, the same applies for its protectability.
  4. Eggtion assumes no liability for data
    and content provided by the customer. In addition, the customer is
    responsible for performance of legal obligation, associated to the
    content’s range (e.g. rights of use, patent and trademark law, duty of
    disclosure).
  5. With acceptance of the works, the customer takes responsibility for correctness of text, picture and sound. Eggtion
    incures no legal examination of the case for the created texts, designs
    and arrangements. These examinations are taken on by the customer’s own
    legal advisors and at his own expense.
  6. The release of products and/or publications is up to the customer’s
    decision. If the customer tranfers the release, at large or partional,
    to Eggtion, in exceptional case, he exempts Eggtion from liabilty.
  7. Eggtion will not guarantee for
    correctness, accuracy, desired functionality and completeness of
    editions and software-modules. Neither the condition to be virus-free.
    (e.g. Java™ Applets, JavaScript, CGI, ActiveX™ et.al.)
  8. If Eggtion orders external services at the customer’s instigation (for the customer’s account and on its name), Eggtion is not liable for the works and results of the commissioned supplier.
  9. Eggtion is liable at fault during the
    implementation of performing services up to the invoice amount of the
    relevant order. Further indemnity claims resulting from contract
    violation, violation of duty in contract operation and out of
    illegitimate actions as well as additional warranty claims are excluded.
    Indemnity claims due to impossibity and default are limited to the
    invoice amount of the respective order.
  10. In the case of gross negligence or intent, liability by Eggtion is not excluded.

VII. Creative freedom

  1. In the context of the order, Eggtion owns creative freedom
  2. The samples ( e.g. texts, images, footage) given to Eggtion
    are used under the condition, that the customer owns, or rather
    purchased the required rights of use concerning the matter of
    assignment.
  3. Eggtion submits periodic intermediate
    results, sketches and suggestions to the customer, that shall be
    examined, approved or corrected in a preconcerted time. That time is
    previously defined by customer and contractor. If the time is exceeded
    by the the customer without consulting Eggtion, the customer is liable for all consequential delay damages.
  4. The customer commits himself, to state name and address, as well as
    name and adress of authorized representators of association of
    individuals and groups for his businesslike offers (legal requirement
    pursuant to §6 TDG).
  5. The customer guarantees, that the content is not violating the
    applicable law. All the above accordingly applies for customer’s links
    on third party content (e.g. hyperlinks in the internet). A legal
    examination via Eggtion is not taking place. These examinations are taken on by the customer’s own legal advisors and at his own expense.

VIII. Exclusion of competition

  1. As a matter of principle, Eggtion
    accepts no arrangement concerning the exclusion of competition and is
    expressly entitled to act for the same and similiar products and
    producers.

IX. Data protection

  1. The appointments subject to the provision of the federal law concering protection of personal data. The confidential handling of the customer’s provided data and information is ensured within the scope of usual operation methods. Eggtion suggests, according to the federal law concerning protection of personal data, that personal data within the implementation of the appointment may be saved and, if necessary, may to the required extent, be forwarded to involved co-operation partners and service provider.
  2. The customer is aware of the fact that all subcribers using the internet’s transmission paths have the opportunity to get to know data that is currently in transmission without authorization. The customer accepts this risk.
  3. Concerning 9-2, Eggtion suggests, in particular for the transfer of access- and other sensible data, the use of secure communication paths.
  4. See also data privacy.

X. Alteration of contract, supplementations and additional agreements

  1. Alteration of contract, supplementations and additional agreements require written form to become operative.

XI. Place of execution

  1. Place of execution for both parties is the domicile of Eggtion.
  2. The law of the Austrian Republic applies to be stipulated, holding
    good for supplies overseas and respectively assignments from abroad,
    too.
  3. Governed and construed by Austrian law. Local court Vienna.

XII. Severability clause

  1. If any provision in this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable
    by a body of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be construed,
    limited or, if necessary, severed to the extent necessary to eliminate
    such invalidity or unenforceability. The parties agree to negotiate in
    good faith a valid, enforceable substitute provision that most nearly
    effects the parties’ original intent in entering into this Agreement or
    to provide an equitable adjustment in the event no such provision can be
    added. The other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force
    and effect.

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