General Terms and Conditions for Participation in Events held by Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH
1. General / scope of validity
The following terms and conditions will govern the contractual
relationship between the customer and participant (hereafter referred toas the “Participant”) at seminars, workshops, training courses,conferences and other transfer measures (hereafter referred to as“Events”) held by Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH. Only thesegeneral terms and conditions will apply. We do not recognise any
Participant’s terms and conditions that are contrary to or differ fromour terms and conditions, unless we have expressly accepted theirvalidity in writing.
Consumers within the meaning of these terms and conditions arenatural persons with whom we enter into business relations without it
being possible to attribute a commercial or independent professional
activity to them.
Entrepreneurs within the meaning of these terms and conditions arenatural or legal entities or partnerships able to carry out legaltransactions with which we enter into business relations and which act
in pursuit of a commercial or independent professional activity.
Participants within the meaning of these terms and conditions areboth Consumers and Entrepreneurs.
2. Registration / confirmation of registration
Registration may be made by letter, fax or online (if provided) by theParticipant or the department within his company handling theregistration. The registration will become legally binding when
confirmed by us by e-mail. Since the number of Participants at our
Events is limited, registrations will be dealt with in the order in which
they are received.
3. Bank details
Payment has to be made in the form of a bank transfer to the bankaccount of Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH; bank details:
Sparkasse Erlangen
IBAN: DE54 7635 0000 0000 0985 48
BIC-Code: BYLADEM1ERH
4. Due date and payment, delayed payment, netting of claims
The amount of the participation fee may be found in the announcementof the relevant Event. The fee covers one person and one event.
The participation fee is payable 14 days after the invoice date and must
be made without any deductions; no cash discount is given. Upon
expiry of the payment deadline, the Participant is in default withoutwarning.
For payment with credit cards from outside the European Union(EU), a service fee of 7 % will be charged. Possible costs for thebank transfer are for the account of the registrant. Payment by sending
cash or a cheque is not possible; Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbHwill not be liable in the event of loss. Payment in cash on-site is also
not possible.
Entrepreneurs may be charged interest on delayed payments at the rateof 9 percentage points and Consumers 5 percentage points above baserate. This will not exclude the pursuit of additional damages arisingfrom delayed payments.
Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH reserves the right to prove and toclaim higher compensation for late payments from Entrepreneurs. The
Participant may only net counter-claims that have either been
established in law, are ready for decision or acknowledged in writing
by Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH. The Participant is only entitled
to withhold what is due when his counter-claim is based on the same
contractual relationship.
5. Cancellation of Events
Should it not be possible to hold the Event on account of force majeure
or for another important reason (e.g. due to the illness of the speaker ora low number of Participants), the Participants will be informed assoon as possible and the fee for the Event will in this case be refunded.
Additional claims will only be admitted should the Bayerisches
Laserzentrum GmbH be at fault.
The Regular Participant (Non-author) may cancel the Event up to 14
days prior to its commencement in return for 50 % of the participation
fee. Thereafter, or should the Participant fail to appear, we will charge
the full participation fee. Cancellation must be in writing. Bayerisches
Laserzentrum GmbH will accept a replacement Participant without any
additional charges.
Cancellations, revocations or changes in bookings must be in writing.

6. Service provided
The participation fee covers participation in the Event. Should
conference documentation and refreshments be planned, these are also
included in the price. Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH reserves theright to replace announced speakers by other speakers and to makenecessary changes to the Event programme whilst maintaining theoverall character of the Event.
7. Copyrights
The Event documentation is protected by copyright. Duplication,
distribution or any other use of the conference documentation is onlypermitted with the express written consent of Bayerisches
Laserzentrum GmbH.
8. Liability
Each Event is carefully prepared and carried out on the basis of thecurrent level of knowledge. No liability is assumed for advice given,
the use made of knowledge acquired during the Event or the up-todateness, correctness and completeness of the Event documentation.
Nor is any responsibility assumed for any disadvantages theParticipants may suffer through not having sufficient qualifications forthe Event. Liability will not be excluded in the following cases:
Damage caused deliberately or through gross negligence
The infringement of essential contractual obligations, also byBayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH’s legal representatives oragents; depending on the nature of the Event, liability will,
however, be limited to the extent of foreseeable, immediate andaverage damages typical for this type of contract
Culpable injury to life, body or health of the Participant
The malicious concealment of defects and guarantees assumed
for the contents of the Event and its documentation
9. Applicable law, jurisdiction and place of fulfilment
German law will apply. The sole jurisdiction for all disputes arisingfrom this contract is Erlangen should the Participant be an
Entrepreneur, a public-law legal entity or public-law special assets.
The same will apply should the Participant have no general jurisdictionin Germany or should his domicile or normal place of residence not beknown at the time litigation is initiated.
10.
Concluding provisions
Should individual provisions of the terms and conditions be legallyinvalid, the remaining provisions will be binding. Agreements
differing from this contract will only be valid when agreed to inwriting.
Last revised January 2022
Bayerisches Laserzentrum
GmbH Konrad-Zuse-Str. 2-6
91052 Erlangen