Conditions of participation for the Next Leader Journey

Participation in the Next Leader Journey by Strametz & Associates GmbH (hereinafter referred to as NLJ) is subject to the following conditions of participation. These are recognized with the binding registration.

1. Scope of application and general information

The following terms and conditions of participation apply between Strametz & Associates GmbH (hereinafter: Strametz) and the contractual partner (hereinafter also referred to as the customer) for participation in the Next Leader Journey.

2. Registration, conclusion of contract and contractual partner

You can register for the NLJ online using the registration form on the website, by e-mail or by post.

Registrations are deemed to be a binding contractual offer upon receipt by Strametz. The receipt of an online registration is confirmed by an automated e-mail immediately after sending and does not yet constitute acceptance of the contract.

The contract is concluded upon acceptance of the offer and receipt of the booking confirmation and invoice by e-mail or post by the customer. As a rule, the contractual partner of Strametz is the participant in the NLJ. If the registration of the participant is made by a third party and this third party is also named as the invoice recipient, the registering third party shall be deemed to be the contractual partner.

The client’s contractual partner is: Strametz & Associates GmbH, represented by the managing director: Michael Kühner
Register court: Paderborn Local Court
Register number: HRB 10889
Value added tax identification number in accordance with § 27 a of the Value Added Tax Act: DE 277 581 810

3. Terms of payment

Registration for participation in the NLJ obliges the participant to pay the prices stated in the invoice. All prices quoted are subject to value added tax. Strametz generally invoices the contractually agreed participation fees directly after the contract is concluded. Unless otherwise stated, the contractual partner must pay these fees within 14 days of receipt of the invoice, or by the start of the event in the case of later registration, stating the invoice number. The obligation to pay exists irrespective of third-party benefits (e.g. reimbursement by the employer).

4. Cancellation, withdrawal, termination and rebooking

If the contractual partner is a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB, he is entitled to a right of withdrawal. In this case, the following provisions only apply after the withdrawal period has expired.

For the NLJ, the provision of a substitute participant is possible free of charge in any case.

Cancellation free of charge is possible if unforeseeable, serious reasons justify this before the start of the NLJ and make participation unreasonable. This applies in particular in the following cases:

• The participant leaves the company as a result of termination by the employer.
• Death, serious accidental injury or unexpected serious illness of the participant, his/her spouse, partner or children.

It is pointed out that the participant must provide Strametz with suitable evidence of the existence of a serious cause in fulfillment of his obligations. Required is:

• in the event of a serious accidental injury or unexpected serious illness, a medical certificate stating the reasons. A simple sickness certificate is therefore generally not sufficient;
• the letter of termination if you lose your job;
• in the event of death, appropriate proof.

Cancellation of participation in the NLJ must be made in writing.

If a confirmed registration is canceled, the following cancellation fees will be charged if no substitute participant is provided for the NLJ in question:

• Cancellation up to 30 calendar days before the start date: no costs
• Cancellation up to 14 calendar days before the start date: 25% of the full price
• Cancellation less than 14 calendar days before the start date: 50% of the full price.

Rebookings to a different variant (e.g. different combination of formats) or NLJ starting later can be made against payment or reimbursement of the price difference. For this

1. no processing fee is charged if the rebooking is made more than 14 calendar days before the start of the originally booked NLJ
2. A processing fee of EUR 150 VAT per rebooking will be charged if the rebooking is made less than 14 calendar days before the start of the originally booked event.

5 Cancellation of events, rejection of participants and changes

Strametz reserves the right to postpone or cancel the NLJ and to use other learning guides instead. This applies in particular if the number of participants does not cover costs, if learning guides are unavailable at short notice, in cases of force majeure or other objectively justified reasons for which Strametz is not directly responsible.

Strametz reserves the right to change the course of the NLJ. This does not entitle the participant to withdraw from the contract or to reduce the participation fees. The possibility of termination for good cause remains unaffected by this.

6. Cancellation and non-attendance for modules within the NLJ

The NLJ’s services include selectable synchronous formats – 1:1 coaching sessions, moderated peer group meetings, workshop sessions, express consultations – for which each participant can register via a selection of dates and a booking process. If participation is not possible after registration, the following rules apply, depending on the format:

a) The following applies to moderated peer group meetings, work sessions and express consultations:

In the event of notification less than 12 hours before the start of the event or in the event of non-appearance of the participant, participation is deemed to have taken place and will be deducted accordingly from the booked and not yet used contingent

b) The following applies to 1:1 coaching:

In the event of notification less than 24 hours before the start of the session or in the event of non-attendance by the participant, participation is deemed to have taken place and will be deducted accordingly from the booked and unused contingent.

7. Add-on formats/modules

In each NLJ variant, it is possible to book further modules in addition to the booked contingent of formats.

The quantities and prices are included in the current service overview and on the learning platform and can be ordered there.

Strametz will send an invoice for the desired additional bookings. Upon receipt of payment, these are activated and are available to the participant for booking appointments.

8. IT infrastructure

The “Reteach” learning platform and the Microsoft Teams video system are used to implement our online formats. Participants themselves are responsible for ensuring that the systems they use meet the minimum requirements for using the service. It must also be checked whether the system fulfills the following technical requirements:

Internet connection

• DSL Internet connection (broadband)
• Speed from 16,000 DSL or 16 MBit/s

Operating system

• Windows
• Apple (Mac with Intel processor from MacOS 10.5)
• Sound card and speakers or headphones
• A working microphone and camera

Internet browser

• Current internet browser, e.g. Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Chrome

Strametz shall not be liable for any transmission failures at the customer’s premises.

The data provided when registering for the various online modules or formats is used for the purpose of participation and is processed in accordance with the data protection guidelines.

9. Liability

Strametz shall not be liable for any damage suffered by participants unless such damage is due to intentional or grossly negligent conduct on the part of a legal representative of Strametz or one of its vicarious agents. Liability for damage to life, limb and health remains unaffected.

10. Copyright and rights of use

All materials, software used and other contents of Strametz events are protected by copyright. All content and materials offered may only be used by the registered participants for their own purposes. Any dissemination of content and materials, their unauthorized downloading or the filming of events is not permitted without written permission, regardless of the purpose.

11. List of participants and data protection

Personal data is collected and processed when you participate in an event. In order to give participants the opportunity to network, the necessary contact details are bundled in a list of participants and made available to other participants. If the participants do not make an individual change to their data for this list or exercise their right to object to their details being named on the list by the time the list of participants is created at the latest, Strametz may use the data from the customer’s registration to create the list. Participants are not permitted to use the data of other participants in an unlawful manner, in particular for advertising purposes.

Strametz processes the data in compliance with the statutory provisions. The data protection information can be viewed at the following link: https://strametz.de/datenschutz/

Customer data is collected, stored and processed for the purpose of holding and following up on the event. This is done for the purposes of processing the registration for an event, the implementation and billing. Unless otherwise stated, these are: Name of the contractual partner or the participant, name of the company, postal address of the company and/or the participant, telephone number, e-mail address, IP address and the time of an online registration in order to be able to prove a registration by the participant or the contractual partner in the event of a dispute, as well as payment information, such as account details, for the purposes of payment processing and combating abuse.

The participant also agrees that this data may be collected, processed and stored by Strametz for the purpose of organizing training or further education.

The participant further agrees that his/her data may be viewed by the learning guides and coaches for the purpose of format planning and support, or may be transmitted to them.

The participant agrees that he/she may be contacted by Strametz via the contact details provided and that the data may also be used to send information material for other event, educational and product offers.

Strametz guarantees that personal data will be handled with care and used solely for the purposes of the order and to provide information about its own similar offers and services (e.g. by newsletter). The data will not be passed on to third parties beyond this.

The participant can revoke his/her consent to the storage of data, e-mail address, name and their use for sending the newsletter or other advertising information at any time without giving reasons. This does not result in any costs or other disadvantages. The following e-mail address should be used for revocation, stating the full name: journey@strametz.de

12. Sound and image recordings

For the purposes of documenting events, public reporting and advertising for similar events, Strametz will make audio and video recordings during the events. Unless the participant expressly objects, recordings of the participant may be made, processed and distributed.

13. Evaluation

Strametz reserves the right to use the information provided by the participants in the evaluations in anonymized form for marketing purposes or, with the explicit consent of the participants, to publish them with their names. Consent can be revoked at any time.

14. Miscellaneous

The customer shall only be entitled to set-off if and insofar as its counterclaims have been legally established, are undisputed or have been recognized by Strametz in writing. The contractual partner shall only be entitled to a right of retention insofar as the counterclaim is based on the same contractual relationship.

Collateral agreements must be made in writing to be effective. Should any part of the contract be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the contract.

15. Applicable law

These conditions of participation are governed exclusively by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. If this law refers to foreign legal systems, such references are ineffective.

16. Language

Possible translations of these conditions of participation serve only as a reading aid. In the event of disputes or questions of interpretation, only the German version of these Terms and Conditions of Participation shall be used.

17. Place of fulfillment and jurisdiction

The place of performance for deliveries and services is Warburg. If the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction shall be Warburg or the nearest competent regional court.

Status: 02.04.2024

Appendix

Cancellation policy for consumers

The following right of revocation only applies to consumers within the meaning of §13 BGB and therefore does not apply to contracts concluded with Strametz by entrepreneurs within the meaning of §14 BGB in the context of their commercial or independent professional activity.

Right of withdrawal for consumers

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is 14 days from the date of conclusion of the contract.

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail). You can use the withdrawal form below for this purpose. However, this is not mandatory. To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your notification of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

The revocation is to be sent to:
Strametz & Associates GmbH
Kalandstr. 13
34414 Warburg
E-mail: journey@strametz.de
Phone: +49 5641-77640-0

Consequences of revocation

If you revoke your contract, we must refund all payments that we have received from you immediately and at the latest within 14 days from the day on which we receive notification of your revocation of the contract. For the refund, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you. Under no circumstances will you be charged any fees for this repayment.

If the services/events booked by you begin during the revocation period, you must pay us a reasonable proportion of the total amount provided, which corresponds to the proportion of the services that we have provided up to the time of receipt of the revocation by us.

Sample withdrawal form for consumers

If you wish to withdraw from the contract, you can fill out this form and send it back to us:

I/we (*) hereby revoke the contract concluded by me/us for the provision of the following service/the following goods (*):
Ordered/received on
Name of the consumer(s)
Address of the consumer(s)
Signature of the consumer(s) (only for notifications on paper)
Place, date

(*) Please delete as applicable