General Terms and Conditions

General terms and conditions of use for www.top-model.biz

The aim of www.top-model.biz is to offer you a small world of enjoyable experiences on the Internet. Naturally there need to be a few rules for the use of such an offer. Therefore the use of the website and all services offered there is subject to the following general terms and conditions of use.

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www.top-model.biz  is operated by Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG, Vierlander Str. 14, D-21502 Geesthacht.

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By using the website, you declare as a user that you are in complete agreement with the general terms and conditions of use of Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG. Otherwise you are not permitted to use the website and the services offered there. 

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The Topmodel products and website are  protected by copyright and patent law. The copyright is owned by Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG. The pages of the website may be saved and/or printed for private use only. No part of the website may be reproduced for commercial purposes or transmitted to a third party without the prior express permission in writing of Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG.

All audio files, sound documents and other works made commonly available on the Internet website by Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG are subject to copyrights and patent laws. They may not be used, and especially not reproduced, without express permission for any purpose other than that specified in the conditions of the online offer.

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The website contains links to other websites. Some of these websites also use the logos and trade names of Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG. These websites are, however, not run by Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG but by independent third parties. Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG initially checks these links, but has no influence on the design and content of these websites and therefore accepts no liability for the legality, availability, completeness, accuracy, or quality of the information provided there.

Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG disassociates itself expressly from all contents of all linked websites which have been altered since the linking. This applies to all links and references which can be found within Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG’s own Internet site as well as to entries made by third parties in discussion forums, etc. Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG bears no liability for any damage to the user incurred as a result of the use or non-use of the information and services offered on third-party websites.

No contractual relationship is entered into with Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG for the purchase of products or services offered on these websites. Should you have any difficulties in connection with these websites, we would ask you to contact the operator of the website in question directly and inform Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG.

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Photos, texts, or other contributions sent to Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  can only be published if you give Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG your legally valid consent. If a contribution is published, Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG has the right to shorten and edit this contribution as it sees fit. Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG is, however, not obliged to publish any contributions. Unfortunately, no contributions can be returned.

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In the case of all games, lottery activities or competitions, all decisions are final and not subject to legal appeal. Employees of Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG and their families or households are not eligible to participate.

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Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG accepts no responsibility for entries and comments made by users in the context of comp cards, message boards, etc. (subsequently called "Forums").

Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG reserves the right to refuse, to supervise, and to delete without naming reasons any entries and/or comments made in the Forums, but is not obliged to do so. This applies in particular to entries of a commercial, pornographic, or radically right-wing nature, or personal defamations, as well as any entries which are against the law. The user may not disturb or try to disturb the function of the services offered.

Users are not allowed to use the Forums or any contact details or email addresses for commercial purposes or advertising, in particular for spamming. Chain letters and disturbing contributions of a similar nature are forbidden in the Forums.

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On the website Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  provides you with the opportunity to offer products for sale or exchange on an online market. However, Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  merely provides you this opportunity to place your offers online. Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG does not accept any responsibility for the quality and/or the availability of the products offered. Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG does not enter into any contractual relationship for the purchase of products or services offered on the website. Any contracts for the purchase of such products are concluded exclusively between the offerer and the purchaser.

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Website users are not allowed to make insulting, slanderous, racist, pornographic, or obscene comments on the website, nor make comments that glorify violence or drugs or that contain adult material, or are in any other way illegal, or choose a user name with such content. It is furthermore forbidden to place links on the website or place the internet addresses of websites of such content in the Forums, for example.

Every user is obliged to observe current legislation with special regard to criminal law, protection of minors, and competition and copyright law when using the services provided on the website.

Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  reserves the right to refuse users access to the website either temporarily or permanently if they should be suspected of illegal behaviour when using the website. The same applies to any culpable infringement of the conditions of use. The user concerned can contact Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  at any time and request clarification.

Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  will prosecute any user who behaves illegally when using the services provided by this website or who is suspected of doing so.

Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  will discontinue any user accounts that have not been used for more than  a year.

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Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  attaches particular importance to data security as the services provided on this website address themselves to children. We therefore request that you read our detailed Data Security Declaration, in which we inform you comprehensively about the collection and processing of your personal details. The Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG's Data Security Declaration is a component of these general terms and conditions of use.

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Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  is only  liable in cases of deliberate action or culpable negligence, and for breaches of substantial contractual obligations (cardinal obligations). In the case of a minor breach of cardinal obligations, Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG's liability is limited to damage of a typical and foreseeable nature.

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Depesche Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG  reserves the right to change or renew these general terms and conditions of use at any time with effect for the future. Any changes will be announced on the website. Please check our website at regular intervals in this connection. The continued use of the website is only possible once the changed conditions have been accepted.