terms of use

1. scope of application

The following terms of use apply to the use of this website and the services offered in the relationship between the user and menten GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "provider").

The present terms of use apply exclusively. Deviating terms and conditions of the user will not be accepted unless the provider agrees to their validity in writing. Verbal ancillary agreements are not valid.

The use of the online portal with the services offered there is only permitted if the user accepts these terms of use.

2. registration, participation

Precondition for the use of the services is a previous registration. There is no entitlement to the conclusion of a user contract. The user may not allow third parties to use his access. The user is obliged to keep his access data secret and to protect it from access by third parties.

3. scope of services

On its online portal, the provider provides users with free access to the temporary publication, visual processing and presentation of structural information of electronic EDI messages in EDIFACT format exclusively for non-commercial purposes. An EDI message is a group of segments which - structured in EDIFACT format - is converted into a computer-readable format and can be processed automatically and unambiguously.

The user is aware that the provider stores the EDI messages posted by the user for 90 calendar days. The data is then deleted if the storage is no longer required after consultation with the user.

4. liability

For the EDI messages posted on the portal by the user, the user who posted them or on whose behalf they were posted bears the exclusive responsibility.

By agreeing to the terms of use, the user declares that the content posted by him does not violate these terms of use or applicable law. In particular, the user assures the provider that he is entitled to use and transmit the data material and that he does not transmit any unlawful or immoral data.

In the event that the user is not authorized to use the transmitted data material, the provider reserves the right not to publish such data material or to remove it from the online portal.

The provider is not liable for the correctness, completeness, legality or permissibility of the EDI messages provided to him or for the constant availability of his services. Claims for damages by the user, for whatever legal reason, are excluded. This shall not apply if liability is mandatory under the Product Liability Act or in cases of intent, gross negligence or breach of essential contractual obligations, in particular injury to life, limb or health.

5. data protection

By registering and using the services, the user consents to the collection of personal data by the provider in accordance with this data protection declaration. The provider treats the personal data confidentially and according to the legal data protection regulations as well as this data protection declaration.

The provider points out that data transmission on the Internet can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

6. copyright

With the mediation of an EDI message, the user grants the provider the right to make the file available for retrieval on the provider's online portal, to edit it and to make it publicly accessible. The provider has the right to move the files within his website and to connect them with other content.

7. measures and damages

The provider provides the portal as a free service for non-commercial purposes.

In the event of improper use and violations of the terms of use, the provider is entitled to temporarily or permanently block the user's access to the portal and to interrupt the active session. The provider reserves the right to assert claims for damages and reimbursement of costs against the originator in the event of misuse of the portal.

8. termination of membership

The user may terminate the user contract by making a corresponding declaration to the provider without notice. Upon request, the provider will then block the user's access.

The provider is entitled to terminate the user contract by giving two weeks' notice to the end of the month without giving reasons. If there is an important reason, the provider is entitled to block the user's access immediately and to terminate the membership without notice.

8. miscellaneous

The contractual relations between the provider and the user shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The mandatory consumer protection regulations of the country in which the user has his habitual residence are excluded from this choice of law.