TERMS OF USE
1. Introduction
1.1 Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully before visiting this website ("the Website"). Your access to and use of the Website indicates that you accept and agree to comply with these Terms. Otherwise, you should not visit the Website.
1.2 The website, along with its applicable terms of use, is operated by Cichart UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Brunnsteige 4, 72622 Nürtingen, Germany (“CICHART”, “we”, “us”, “our”).
1.3 CICHART may change these Terms of Use at any time. You are bound by any changes and should therefore visit this page regularly to review the then-current terms to which you are bound.
2. User Content
2.1 Please be aware that other users can access information you publish on the website (e.g., in a forum or guestbook). Therefore, you should carefully decide which information you share and make available to other users.
2.2 CICHART makes no claim to ownership rights for texts, images, files, photos, videos, music, copyrighted works, or other materials you publish on the website ("User Content"). After publishing your User Content, you retain all ownership rights and continue to have the right to use the content as you wish. By publishing your User Content on or through the website, you grant CICHART a non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, publicly perform and display, copy, and distribute your User Content on or through the website or within the CICHART section of a third-party platform (Facebook, TikTok, etc.) until you remove your User Content from the website.
2.3 You represent and warrant that: (i) you are the owner of the content you have posted on the website or have the right to grant the license set forth above, and (ii) the publication of your content on the website does not infringe on any personal rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contractual rights, or other rights of any person or company.
2.4 You are solely responsible for the content you publish on the website. You may not publish, transmit, or share content on the website that you did not create or are not authorized to publish. The content is not necessarily reviewed by CICHART before publication and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CICHART. CICHART makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding user content or its accuracy and reliability, nor for any material or information you transmit to other users. You are prohibited from publishing or transmitting unlawful, threatening, defamatory, libelous, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, as well as any material that could constitute or encourage criminal behavior and could lead to civil liability or legal violations.
2.5 This website may offer the option to create a personal account by entering certain information. In this case, you will be asked to choose an email address and a password. You are solely responsible for keeping your password confidential. You hereby confirm that you will never use the account, email address, or password of another account holder and that you will not disclose your password to any third party. You also agree to notify us immediately if you suspect that your account or password is being used without authorization.
2.6 CICHART reserves the right to remove any information and data published or transmitted by individuals who violate these rules. This also applies to any offers for rings or watch rings. CICHART will fully cooperate with enforcement authorities or court orders that request or require CICHART to disclose the identity of individuals who publish such information or materials.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
3.1 This website and the information, texts, images, photos, audio and video clips, designs, graphics, logos, symbols, names, product and company designations contained therein, as well as all software on this website and all other files, and their selection and arrangement ("Website Content"), are protected by rights, in particular copyrights, trademarks, and design rights of CICHART, its subsidiaries, its users, or licensors, with all rights reserved. No content from this website may be altered, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, published, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in whole or in part by any means or in any form without the prior written permission of CICHART; except that the preceding sentence does not apply to content you have legally published on the website. Furthermore, it is prohibited to copy digital content of any kind into other programs without the prior written permission of CICHART.
3.2 Provided you meet the requirements for using the website, you are granted a limited license to access the website and the content displayed on it, to use it, and to download parts of the website and its content or print a copy of the content, solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, provided that you respect all copyright or other proprietary notices. The license is subject to the terms of use and does not include the use of data mining, robots, or similar tools for data collection and extraction. Except for your own user content, you are not authorized to upload, republish, or incorporate content from this website into other internet sites or databases. Any other use of the content on this website is strictly prohibited. Any use of the website or its content, other than as expressly permitted herein, is strictly forbidden without prior written permission from CICHART and will result in the revocation of the license granted herein. Any unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including but not limited to copyright and trademark laws as well as applicable communication regulations and rules. Unless explicitly specified here, these terms of use do not grant any intellectual property rights license.
3.3 CICHART and other trademarks, logos, symbols, page headings, button icons, scripts, service names, and other brand designations displayed on this website (collectively the "Trademarks") are protected by trademark law and other rights of CICHART or its subsidiaries and affiliates. The trademarks of Cichart UG (limited liability) may not be used in connection with any product or service, including as part of trademarks and/or domain names, in a manner likely to cause confusion, and may only be copied, imitated, or used in whole or in part with prior written permission from CICHART. Any use or misuse of the trademarks displayed on this website or other website content that is not in accordance with these terms of use is strictly prohibited.
4. Disclaimer
4.1 While CICHART strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the website, no warranty is given regarding the content provided as such. In particular, CICHART does not guarantee that the use of the content on the website does not infringe the rights of third parties who are not a company or subsidiary of CICHART.
4.2 CICHART also assumes no responsibility and is not liable for any damage or viruses that may affect your computer or other property as a result of accessing, using, or visiting the website. CICHART likewise assumes no responsibility for any material, data, text, images, video, or audio downloaded from the website.
4.3 CICHART reserves the right to interrupt or discontinue any functionalities of this website at any time. CICHART assumes no responsibility or liability for interruptions or outages of one or all functions of this website, regardless of whether this is due to actions or omissions by CICHART, its subsidiaries, or third parties.
4.4 The contents of the website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. CICHART reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to the content at any time without prior notice.
5. Links to and from other websites
5.1 Since CICHART has no control over the sites linked to this website and has not reviewed them, you hereby acknowledge that CICHART is not responsible for the content on any "off-site pages" or sites linked to this website. The responsibility for accessing off-site pages and third-party linked sites lies solely with you.
5.2 Your linking to the website, off-site pages, or other websites is at your own risk. By using such links, you acknowledge that the legal bases and privacy policies applicable on the linked pages may differ from those of CICHART. If you wish to link to the website, you may only do so by linking to the homepage, but you may not replicate it. This is subject to the following conditions.
5.3 Framing of this website by sites or site elements of parties not belonging to Cichart UG (limited liability) is prohibited. In-line linking or other methods of integrating parts of this website into sites of parties not affiliated with Cichart UG (limited liability) are also prohibited.
6. Service Access
6.1 While CICHART strives to keep the website available 24 hours a day, no liability is assumed at any time if the site is unavailable for a certain period for any reason.
6.2 Access to the website may be temporarily and without notice suspended due to a system failure, maintenance or repair work, or for reasons beyond CICHART's control.
7. Limited Liability
7.1 To the extent permitted by law and except for damages caused intentionally or by gross negligence, CICHART, and any other company of Cichart UG (limited liability), including their directors, employees, shareholders, or representatives, accept no liability or responsibility for any losses or damages of any kind that you or third parties may suffer (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, or consequential damages or losses, loss of income, profits, goodwill, or data) arising from the use, inability to use, or other circumstances related to the use of the website, linked websites, or materials contained on this website. This includes, but is not limited to, losses or damages caused by viruses that may infect your computer, software, data, or other property through your access to, use of, or visit to the website, or through downloading materials contained on this or other linked websites.
8. Data Protection
8.1 Your privacy and the protection of your personal data are important to us. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information.
9. Miscellaneous
9.1 The failure of CICHART to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The section headings used in the Terms of Use are for ease of reading only and have no legal or contractual effect. If one or more provisions of these Terms of Use are invalid or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.
9.2 These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of Germany, regardless of any conflict of law provisions and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). To the extent permitted by law, the competent court at the current registered office of CICHART in Stuttgart, Germany, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use and your use of the website. CICHART reserves the right to take legal action against a user at their place of residence.
9.3 If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please write to
Cichart UG
Brunnsteige 4
72622 Nürtingen
Germany