Last updated: 1 March 2024 | Hartmann & Partners, Düsseldorf
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the website located at www.hartmann-partners.com (the "Website"), operated by Hartmann & Partners Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH ("we", "us", or "the Firm"). By accessing this Website, you accept these Terms in full. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Website immediately.
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use this Website for personal, non-commercial purposes. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Website or any content on it without notice. We cannot guarantee that the Website will always be available or uninterrupted. We may restrict access to parts of the Website at our discretion.
All information published on this Website is provided for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. Immigration law is complex, fact-specific and subject to frequent change. The information on this Website reflects the law as at the date of publication and may not reflect subsequent legal developments.
A solicitor-client relationship is not created by use of this Website or submission of a contact form. Legal advice is provided only upon entry into a formal engagement agreement with the Firm.
All content on this Website — including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, and software — is owned by or licensed to Hartmann & Partners and is protected by German and international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.
You may view and print pages of the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, transmit, display, perform, publish, licence, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any content without our prior written consent.
When using this Website, you agree not to:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Hartmann & Partners, its partners, associates and employees shall not be liable for:
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other matter that cannot be excluded under mandatory applicable law (including consumer protection rights under German law — BGB §§ 305 ff.).
The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any representations or warranties, express or implied. We make no warranty that the Website will be error-free, uninterrupted or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant that the information on the Website is accurate, complete or current.
The collection and processing of personal data submitted through this Website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms of Use. Please read it carefully.
This Website may contain links to third-party websites for informational purposes. We have no control over the content, privacy practices or availability of those websites. A link to a third-party website does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. We accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of linked websites.
We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations under these Terms where such failure or delay results from events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, acts of government, power outages, cyber-attacks, pandemics or failures of third-party service providers.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a competent court, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if modification is not possible, it shall be severed. The remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is excluded.
Any disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms of Use or the use of this Website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Düsseldorf, Germany, subject to any mandatory statutory rules regarding jurisdiction. This does not affect consumer rights under applicable EU and German law.
The European Commission provides an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform accessible at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obliged to participate in ODR proceedings but may consider doing so on a case-by-case basis.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:
Hartmann & Partners Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Königsallee 14, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany
Email: info@hartmann-partners.com
Phone: +49 211 880 6120