Terms and Conditions

1. Scope of Application

The following terms and conditions govern the contractual relationship between Mebound GmbH, Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 51, 53773 Hennef, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "Provider") and the users (hereinafter referred to as "User") of the website "Autark News" (hereinafter referred to as "Website").

Deviating terms and conditions of the User are not recognized unless the Provider expressly agrees to their validity.

2. Service Description

The Provider offers editorial content on the Website in the form of news, articles, analyses, and commentaries on various topics from business, culture, technology, and society.

The use of the Website is generally free of charge. The Provider reserves the right to offer certain content or services for a fee in the future. In this case, the User will be separately informed about the costs incurred before using such services.

The Provider endeavors to keep the Website permanently available. However, the User has no claim to uninterrupted availability of the Website or specific content.

3. Registration and User Account

Some functions of the Website require prior registration and the creation of a user account. Registration is only permitted for natural persons of legal age with full legal capacity.

During registration, the User is obliged to provide truthful information and to keep their data up to date. The User is responsible for the confidential treatment of their access data and may not share it with third parties.

The Provider reserves the right to delete or block user accounts without stating reasons, especially in case of violations of these terms and conditions or in case of abusive use.

4. Terms of Use and User Obligations

The User agrees not to use the Website in a way that impairs or violates the interests of the Provider. In particular, it is prohibited to:

• reproduce, distribute, or make publicly available the Website or its content without the express consent of the Provider
• circumvent technical measures to protect the Website
• read or use the Website using automated procedures (e.g., bots, crawlers)
• transmit malware or other harmful code to the Website
• disrupt or excessively burden the functionality of the Website

In case of violation of these provisions, the Provider can temporarily or permanently block the User's access to the Website and, if necessary, assert claims for damages.

5. Copyright and Rights of Use

All content of the Website, in particular texts, images, graphics, logos, videos, and databases, are protected by copyright. The rights to this content belong exclusively to the Provider or the respective licensors.

The User receives a simple, non-transferable right to use the content for private, non-commercial purposes. Any use beyond this, in particular the reproduction, distribution, public display, or editing of the content, is not permitted without the prior express consent of the Provider.

6. User Content and Comments

If the Provider gives Users the opportunity to publish their own content on the Website (e.g., in the form of comments), the Provider reserves the right to review and, if necessary, delete this content, especially if it violates applicable law or these terms and conditions or infringes the rights of third parties.

By publishing content on the Website, the User grants the Provider an irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, free, and transferable right to use this content.

The User guarantees that they have the necessary rights to the content they publish and that this content does not violate applicable law or the rights of third parties.

The Provider shall be indemnified by the User against all claims by third parties arising from the content posted.

7. Liability and Warranty

The Provider is liable without limitation for damages caused by intentional or grossly negligent conduct, as well as for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health.

Otherwise, the Provider is only liable for the violation of essential contractual obligations, whereby the liability is limited to the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. Essential contractual obligations are those whose fulfillment makes the proper execution of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the User may regularly rely.

To the extent legally permissible, the Provider assumes no guarantee for the correctness, completeness, and timeliness of the information provided on the Website.

8. Data Protection

The collection, processing, and use of personal data take place in accordance with the statutory data protection provisions. More information can be found in the separate Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to the Terms and Conditions

The Provider reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and without stating reasons. The changed conditions will be communicated to the User at the latest two weeks before they come into effect by email or on the Website.

If the User does not object to the validity of the new terms and conditions within two weeks after receipt of the notification, the changed terms and conditions are deemed to be accepted. The Provider will inform the User in the notification of their right to object and the significance of the objection period.

10. Final Provisions

Should individual provisions of these terms and conditions be or become wholly or partially invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

The place of performance and exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this contract is, to the extent legally permissible, the registered office of the Provider.