Bosch Engineering GmbHGeneral Terms and Conditions for the Provision ofTraining Services
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General Provisions
Bosch Engineering training services shall exclusively be governed by these General Terms and Conditions for the Provision of Training Services (hereinafter referred to as „TrainingConditions“), unless we have expressly agreed otherwise inwriting.
Training services may be offered either in the form of Seminars, which are customarily conducted on premises providedby Bosch Engineering (hereinafter referred to as “Seminar”),
or in the form of customer-specific training classes that areexclusively conducted for the benefit of participants delegatedby a specific customer (hereinafter referred to as „CustomerTraining”). The Training Conditions shall be applicable regardless of the location of the respective training and/or of theorganizing company.
Unless we have expressly agreed to their applicability, Customer’s general terms and conditions shall not apply (even if
we have not explicitly objected to their applicability).
Oral agreements must be confirmed by us in writing to be valid. Changes to a contract shall also require written form. Thesame shall apply with respect to changes made to the requirement of written form.
Seminar Registration/Cancellation
Registrations for Seminars may be made via the online formon the Bosch Engineering website or in writing, e.g. by mailor e-mail. Registrations via telephone cannot be considered.
In the case of Seminars with a limited number of participants,
registrations will be considered in the order in which they arereceived.
A registration shall bear the name of the participant.
A replacement participant may be named at any time up to theSeminar start date.
To become binding, a registration must be confirmed by us inwriting.
A Seminar registration can be canceled at no charge by Customer in writing (by mail or e-mail) up to 28 days prior to therespective Seminar date. In the case of a cancellation of a registration by Customer at a later time or in the event of nonattendance without cancellation, Bosch Engineering shall beentitled to charge the full Seminar fee.
Seminar fees shall not be refunded in cases of partial Seminarattendance.
Ordering Customer Training
Offers for Customer Trainings will be made on the basis of
Customer’s request stating the number of desired participants,
training contents and training location.
Offers for Customer Trainings always refer to a specificnumber of participants. If the maximum number of participants stated in the offer is exceeded, we shall be entitled tocharge a prorated training fee for the number of participants
exceeding the maximum number stated in the offer.
Orders for Customer Trainings assume a valid offer. Orders
shall be made in writing (by mail or e-mail).
Once booked, Customer Trainings may be canceled by Customer in writing (mail or e-mail) at no charge up to 28 days
prior to the respective training start date. In the event of a later cancellation we shall be entitled to charge the full training
fee.

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Customer’s Obligation to Cooperate
In the event of Customer Trainings conducted on Customer’s
premises, Customer shall be responsible for the provision ofthe infrastructure required for the performance of such Customer Training (e.g. allocation of classrooms, sufficient number of workstation computers, including required software,video projector, flip chart/whiteboard, and ancillary technicalequipment). Such infrastructure shall be provided withoutcharge.
Unless the nature of the services provided by Bosch Engineering or a prior agreement with Customer states otherwise,
Customer implement and conduct all necessary measures toensure fulfillment of public safety obligations. In the eventthat the required infrastructure is not allocated or required
public safety measures were not implemented/ conducted, weshall be entitled to refuse to conduct the Customer Training.
In this case, we shall, however, be entitled to charge theagreed training fee.
In the case of Customer Trainings, Customer shall name adesignated contact person who will be in charge of all organizational issues related to the performance of the training, and
who will be available for the entire duration of the day of theSeminar.
Seminar/Training Fees and Payments
Unless otherwise agreed, invoicing of Seminar fees shall bebased on the list prices in effect at the time of the performance of the training services, plus value-added tax (VAT).
Training fees include the participation in the Seminar/attendance at the Customer Training and the training materials handed over to the participants. In the case of Seminars
conducted on Bosch Engineering premises, the scope of services includes the usage of the technical equipment provided
for learning purposes, as well as refreshments during breaks.
In case of Customer Trainings, travelling time and travelling
expenses of the trainer shall be invoiced in addition as incurred.
Seminar participants’ possible costs for travel and accommodation are not included in the services provided by Bosch Engineering and must be borne by the participants themselves.
We reserve the right to modify our prices appropriately if
costs rise after a contract has been entered into, in particular
due to changes in wage costs, e.g. in response to collective
bargaining agreements, or to changes in the price of materials,
provided an interval of more than four (4) months elapses between the date of contract signing and service provision. We
shall provide proof of such changes to Customer upon request. Except as otherwise agreed upon in writing, invoices
shall be due upon issuance of the invoice. Payment shall beeffected within 30 days of the invoice date without deduction.
In the case of late payment, we shall be entitled to charge default interest at the statutory rate. Our right to claim additional
damages shall remain unaffected.
We shall have the right to make our performance dependent
upon concurrent payment (e.g. through cash on delivery orbank direct debit procedure) or advance payment.
Moreover we shall also be entitled to offset payments received from Customer to the oldest outstanding claim.
Customer shall be entitled to hold back payments or offset
with counterclaims only to the extent that its counterclaims
are undisputed or recognized by final and binding judgment
or becomes ready to be decided in a pending law suit.
If, after the contract has been entered into, we become awareof circumstances that may cause our claims to appear in jeopardy due to Customer’s inadequate ability to pay, we shallhave the right to perform only against pre-payment or against

Bosch Engineering GmbHprovision of security and, following the expiry of a deadline
set to this effect, to terminate or rescind the contract.
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Training Materials/Training Contents
Training materials handed over to participants in printed and/or electronic form shall become the property of Customer.
Beyond this, all rights and title in the training materials andtheir contents shall remain with Bosch Engineering and/or affiliated companies of Bosch Engineering.
Training participants shall have the right to use the training
materials for purposes of furthering their own education.
Passing these materials on to non-participants or third parties
is prohibited.
Training materials may not be edited, copied, or publishedwithout our prior written permission.

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Data Privacy Statement
The of your privacy throughout the course of processing personal data as well as the security of all business data are important concerns to us. We process personal data that wasgathered during your visit of our Online Offers confidentiallyand only in accordance with statutory regulations.
Data protection and information security are included in ourcorporate policy. For further details on data protection, pleaserefer to the registration form (online available among
https://www.boschengineering.com/media/downloads/betc_seminaranmeldung_f
ormular_en.pdf).

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Grounds for Exclusion
In the event that a training participant behaves in such a manner that the attainment of the training objective(s) is sustainably jeopardized for other Seminar participants, we shall be entitled to exclude said participant from the training without reimbursement of training fees.
In the event of a participant’s exclusion as stipulated in 8.1,
above, there will be no reimbursement or compensation for
travel costs and/or other expenses incurred for the purpose ofparticipating in the training.

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Cancellation of Training
We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule on short noticeany Seminars or Customer Trainings for reasons beyond ourcontrol, e.g. instructor’s illness, shortfall of minimum numberof participants. In such case, we shall inform Customer immediately after becoming aware of the circumstances causing
the cancellation. In the event of a shortfall of the number ofparticipants, we shall notify Customer in writing (via mail ore-mail) no less than four (4) working days before the event.
If Customer is unable to accept an alternative date offered byus, we shall refund to him any training fees he/it may have
paid up to that point.
Reimbursement of expenses for travel bookings, rebooking,and cancellations as well as other costs arising from the cancellation of training shall be excluded.

10. Compensation for Damages
10.1 We shall be liable for damages and compensation of futile
expenditures — as defined in Section 284 of the German Civil Code (BGB) (hereinafter referred to as Compensation) —on account of a breach of contractual or non-contractual obligations only in case of(i) deliberate acts or gross negligence,(ii) fatal or physical injury or damage to health,(iii) the assumption of a guarantee with respect to quality ordurability,(iv) breach of material contractual duties,

Edition 12/2020(v) compulsory liability pursuant to the German Product Liability Act, or(vi) any other compulsory liability.
10.2 The Compensation payable in case of a breach of material
contractual duties shall be, however, limited to the foreseeable damage typical of the type of contract, except in cases ofdeliberate acts or gross negligence or in the event of liability
due to fatal or physical injury or damage to health or due tothe assumption of a quality guarantee.
10.3 Insofar as liability on our part is excluded or limited, such exclusion or limitation shall also apply for the benefits of ouremployees, representatives, or vicarious agents.
11. Miscellaneous Provisions
11.1 If one of the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions or of any contracts entered into on the basis of theseGeneral Terms and Conditions should be or become invalid,
this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
The contracting parties are obliged to replace the invalid provision with an effective regulation most closely approximating the economic success pursued by the ineffective provision.
11.2 The courts of Stuttgart (for proceedings at the court of first
instance, the district court in 70190 Stuttgart), Germany shallhave jurisdiction and venue or, at our discretion, the court at
the registered office of the business facility executing the order, if Customer- is a merchant or- does not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany
or- moves his place of domicile or normal place of businessabroad after execution of the contract, or if his place of
domicile or normal place of residence is not known at
the time a suit is filed.
We shall also have the right to start legal action at a courtwith jurisdiction at the place of Customer’s registered officeor any branch operation.
11.3 All legal relationships between us and Customer shall bebound exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic ofGermany, to the exclusion of the provisions of the conflict oflaws and the Convention on the International Sale of Goods(CISG) of the United Nations).
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