Terms

§ 1 Scope

These terms apply to every contract for the use of the houses of Trauwerk Häuser GmbH in Berlin-Weißensee, Leipzig, Dresden and Potsdam and to the services connected with them. Terms of the customer that differ from these apply only if we agree to them in writing.

§ 2 Formation of the contract

Enquiries by form, e-mail or telephone are not binding. In response to an enquiry we send a written offer. The contract is formed when the customer accepts that offer in text form within the period stated in it and we confirm the acceptance.

§ 3 Holding a date

On request we hold a date at a house as a free option for fourteen days. If a third party asks for the same date during that period, we say so, and the customer then has three working days to enter into the contract. An option gives no right to the conclusion of a contract.

§ 4 Prices and equal pricing

The prices of the Klar, Voll and Alles packages apply in the version valid when the contract is formed. Those prices are identical at all four houses. No surcharge is levied for a particular house, a particular city, a weekday or a season.

All prices include statutory VAT and apply to the whole event, not per guest. Catering and drinks are invoiced on the basis set out in the offer.

§ 5 Payment

25 percent of the contract value falls due within fourteen days of the contract being formed. The balance falls due fourteen days before the event. Services ordered afterwards and consumption are invoiced within fourteen days of the event. Payment is by bank transfer without deduction.

§ 6 Changing the date or the house

The customer may move the date once free of charge, provided the move is declared in text form at least 120 days before the event and the new date is free at one of the four houses. Because prices are identical at every house, changing house creates neither an additional charge nor a credit.

A further move, or a move within 120 days of the event, is possible only by agreement; in that case the deposit is retained.

§ 7 Cancellation by the customer

The customer may cancel at any time in text form. The following amounts fall due:

• up to 180 days before the event: 25 percent of the contract value
• 179 to 90 days before: 50 percent
• 89 to 30 days before: 75 percent
• 29 days before or later: 90 percent

The customer may show that no loss, or a smaller loss, was incurred. If we are able to let the date to someone else, the proceeds are credited.

§ 8 Cancellation by Trauwerk Häuser GmbH

We may withdraw from the contract if the agreed deposit is not paid despite a reminder and a reasonable additional period, if force majeure makes performance impossible, or if the event is liable to endanger the operation, the safety or the reputation of the house significantly. In the first two cases we refund payments already made without delay.

If a house becomes unusable for a reason within our responsibility, we offer the customer the same date at one of the other three houses at the same price, provided that house is free and can take the number of guests.

§ 9 Number of guests

The binding number of guests must be given at the latest fourteen days before the event. A later increase is possible only within the capacity of the house. The maximum figures stated in the house description may not be exceeded for fire safety reasons.

§ 10 Use of the houses

The houses are handed over in a condition fit for the contract and must be returned in that condition. Structural changes, fixing decoration to walls, ceilings and historic surfaces, and open flame outside the holders we provide are not permitted.

The curfews for music follow from the official conditions attached to each house and are stated in the house description. They must be observed, and our coordinator monitors compliance.

§ 11 Third-party suppliers

In the Klar package the customer may engage their own suppliers. They must be named at the latest fourteen days before the event and must produce the usual evidence: trade registration, liability insurance and, where food is handled, instruction under § 43 of the German Infection Protection Act. The customer is liable for the conduct of their suppliers as for their own.

§ 12 Liability

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for injury to life, body or health. For simple negligence we are liable only where a material contractual obligation is breached, and then limited to the foreseeable loss typical of this kind of contract. We accept no liability for items and gifts brought onto the premises; a lockable room is available for valuables.

§ 13 Force majeure

If we cannot perform because of force majeure or an official order, we offer a replacement date at one of the four houses at the same price. If the customer does not accept it, we refund payments already made less expenses demonstrably incurred.

§ 14 Final provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies. The place of performance is the location of the house booked. If the customer is a merchant, a legal person under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is Berlin.

Should any provision of these terms be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions is unaffected.