Terms of Use

Terms of Use for the Website and the User Account

General notes

This website is provided and operated by

Helbling Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Kaplanstraße 9
A-6063 Rum
Austria
(hereinafter the “Operator” or “we”)

Further information about the operator as well as contact details can be found in our Legal Notice.

The following Terms of Use (hereinafter “ToU”) apply to all users of our website. For contracts for goods and services that can be ordered in our webshop, in addition our Terms and Conditions apply.

Consumer and entrepreneur

  • “Entrepreneur” means a user for whom the order is part of the operation of their business.
  • “Consumer” means a user for whom this does not apply.
  • “Enterprise” means any permanent organisation of independent economic activity, even if it is not for profit. Legal entities under public law are always considered entrepreneurs.

These ToU shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Austria. If the user is a consumer, the agreement on the governing law does not deprive them of the protection of the statutory provisions of the country of their habitual residence which may not be derogated from by agreement.

If the user is not a consumer, the following shall apply: The parties agree to subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at the operator’s place of business. The publisher may also litigate at the user’s place of business.

Should any provision of these ToU be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. In such a case, the parties shall negotiate in good faith on replacing the invalid provision with a provision which reasonably reflects the interests of the parties.

The EU internet platform for online settlement of consumer disputes (so-called "ODR platform") is available at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obligated by law to participate in dispute resolution procedures before consumer arbitration boards and we do not voluntarily commit ourselves to doing so.

Content on our website

All contents contained on this website – including the titles, trademarks, logos and company names as well as the design of the website – are legally protected.

For products which you can order on our website or use free of charge, the licence terms specified in the relevant product description and in our Terms and Conditions for the corresponding products and services apply.

We make every effort to provide only correct and complete information on this website. Nevertheless, we do not assume any liability or warranty that the information provided on this website is up-to-date, correct and complete. We expressly reserve the right to change, add or delete parts of the website, files or the entire website without prior notice or to discontinue the operation of the site temporarily or permanently.

Availability and technical requirements

We make every effort to ensure uninterrupted and trouble-free operation at all times, as well as flawless functioning and functionality of our website and your User Account. However, we cannot exclude the possibility of technical errors. Also, we have no influence on disturbances of the Internet. Therefore, we do not warrant the uninterrupted and trouble-free availability, functioning and functionality of our website or your user account.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise, we shall provide our services in accordance with the state of the art recognised at the time of the conclusion of the contract. We make every effort to provide the website and the user accounts as trouble-free as possible and we will deal with any disruptions that occur during the term of the contract as quickly as possible.

We may temporarily limit or discontinue the accessibility of the website and the products and services provided on if this is necessary with regard to capacity limits, the security or integrity of the website or in order to carry out technical measures, for example maintenance work. In these cases, we will take into account the legitimate interests of the users and will try to notify them in advance if possible.

Users must establish the technical requirements for the use of the website and their user accounts themselves and maintain them as necessary. In particular, the use of the website requires an end-device capable of accessing and displaying the website and the products and services offered on it, access to the internet with sufficiently fast data transmission, and using a current version of a market standard internet browser. Rendering of the website, functionality and usability may be limited when using certain hardware and/or software. In order to use certain functions, you must use certain hardware which is able to make use of such functions (e.g., webcam, microphone). In addition, it may be necessary for you to install certain software extensions, so-called plug-ins or add-ons, in order to use certain functionality.

Users must take appropriate measures to protect the hardware and software which they use in order to ensure the security and integrity of the systems we use. This includes, but is not limited to, using of up-to-date operating systems as well as up-to-date precautions to protect IT security.

User Account

With your User Account you can get access to selected information, products and services. For such content, the licence terms specified in the relevant product descriptions as well as in our Terms and Conditions apply.

The creation of a User Account is free of charge. There is no claim to being able to create a User Account.

The user shall provide only correct and complete information when creating their user account and continuing to use their user account and shall update this information in the user account immediately in the event of subsequent changes. In the course of the registration process, you represent that you agree to these ToU and apply to conclude a contract on the creation of your user account. By completing the registration, we accept your application.

The user account is non-transferable and may only be used by the registered person. Users shall choose access data which provide sufficient protection against unauthorised access. The user's access data shall be confidential and may only be used by the users themselves. The user undertakes not to disclose their access data to third parties. Furthermore, the user undertakes to store the access data in such a way that third parties cannot find out their access data.

Users shall be responsible for the handling of their access data. Users shall be liable also for any actions carried out by third parties using their access data. This shall apply as well if the user had no actual knowledge of such third-party use. If a user suspects that their access data has become known to a third party, they shall block and/or change their access data immediately. Users may contact user support at any time to initiate action (such as blocking their User Account).

The contract on the user accounts shall be unlimited in time. The user as well as the operator may give notice of termination at any time. A user may terminate his account at any time without giving notice by deleting his user account. We may give 14 days’ notice of termination. The foregoing shall not affect the right of giving notice of immediate termination for cause.

We reserve the right to temporarily suspend or terminate a user account for cause if the user account is reasonably suspected to be used or is actually used (i) in a manner likely to interfere with the website or access thereto, or (ii) for fraudulent purposes or in connection with any unlawful activity, or (iii) in violation of any provision of these ToU.

Privacy

We respect the privacy of our users and are committed to data protection. Please see our privacy policy to find out how we ensure the protection of our users' data.