Terms of Use of the Toni Kroos Academy

TK8 Sports Academy GmbH (hereinafter referred to as “Toni Kroos Academy”), Walder Straße 5-7, 42781 Haan, Germany, offers its Toni Kroos Academy Services via its website and mobile applications (hereinafter collectively referred to as “app”). The app is offered to users in a free version (hereinafter referred to as the “FREE App”) and in a paid version (hereinafter referred to as the “PREMIUM App”), each offering a different scope of services. In some cases, separate services are also offered against remuneration. In addition, the Toni Kroos Academy organizes training events at irregular intervals with trainers employed by the Toni Kroos Academy or in cooperation with selected, specialized third parties.

§ 1 Scope of Application

(1) These Terms of Use govern the use of the app both within the scope of the FREE App and the PREMIUM App. They also apply to the purchase of separate services against remuneration. In addition, these Terms of Use govern possible participation of users in training events. The Toni Kroos Academy provides all services within the scope of the App and the training events exclusively on the basis of these Terms of Use, unless other provisions are expressly agreed upon or reference is in these Terms of Use made to other provisions.

(2) The Toni Kroos Academy objects to general business terms and conditions or other conditions of the users, to the extent they are in contradiction to these Terms of Use and the Toni Kroos Academy has not expressly consented in writing to heir validity.

 

§ 2 Users

(1) The app is intended exclusively for the private use of users and is geared only towards consumers. Use of the app for commercial purposes is not allowed unless the Toni Kroos Academy has expressly agreed to this in writing.

(2) Only users who are either of legal age or whose legal guardians have consented to the use of the app, subject to these Terms of Use, are entitled to use the app.

(3) By downloading the app or registering for a training event or ordering other miscellaneous services, minor users affirm that they have obtained the consent of their legal guardians. At its sole discretion, the Toni Kroos Academy may request written proof of consent from the legal guardian of minor users. If the user is unable to provide proof of such consent within a reasonable period, the Toni Kroos Academy is entitled to terminate the contract for good cause.

 

§ 3 App Use Agreement

(1) Use of the app requires downloading the app and installing it on a compatible device of the user.

(2) By downloading the app, the user receives a personal, restricted, simple, non-transferable license, limited to the contractually agreed term, to install the app on one device (or several, to the extent agreed upon) and to use it according to these Terms of Use.

(3) If the download occurs via third-party app stores, the following provisions are also valid for third-party services.

 

§ 4 Third-party Services

(1) The respectively applicable terms of use and other miscellaneous general terms and conditions of these third parties shall also be valid for third-party services. In particular, when the app is obtained or when separate services are purchased via app stores, the conclusion of the use agreement and the payment processing are also governed by the terms of the respective app store. The user can view, permanently save, or print out the terms of use in the respective app store prior to purchase and download.

(2) Obtaining the app via app stores requires an account for the respective app store. In order to use the app and all its functions, it may be necessary for the user to be logged on to the services of the manufacturer of his mobile device or the operating system used.

(3) Depending on the app store, the license is valid for all of the user’s mobile devices linked to the respective app store.

 

§ 5 App scope of services, System requirements, Changes

(1) The scope of services of the app are being governed by the applicable information available on the website of the Toni Kroos Academy or in the relevant app store.

a) FREE App: Use of the FREE app is free of charge. The user has no entitlement to the use of the FREE app and its functions

b) PREMIUM App: Use of the PREMIUM app is subject to a fee. The obligation of the Toni Kroos Academy to provide users access to the PREMIUM app refers to the app in its respective version available.

c) Purchase of separate services against remuneration: Toni Kroos Academy will inform the user separately about the content of the services, requirements and prices before the user makes use of any paid services.

(2) The system requirements and compatibility information required for using the app result from the applicable information available on the website of the Toni Kroos Academy or in the relevant app store. In this respect, the user is required to ensure that the device he/she is using and the data connection are technically suitable for displaying the content of the app in appropriate quality. If the computing power of the devices or the data connection is insufficient, the response time of the app and the quality of the playback may be impaired.

(3) The user does not acquire ownership of the app, but only a right of use in accordance with these Terms of Use or those of the respective app store.

(4) The app and its functions are continuously developed and updated by the Toni Kroos Academy, among other reasons to improve usability. The user has no entitlement to this.

(5) The app and its functions are continuously developed and updated by the Toni Kroos Academy, among other reasons to improve usability. The user has no entitlement to this.

(6) The Toni Kroos Academy has the right to make changes and further developments to the FREE App at any time. Users have no entitlement to the maintenance of a certain condition or functional scope of the app, to the extent that changes do not affect the usability of the PREMIUM App itself. The Toni Kroos Academy also reserves the right to offer new functions for the app or only for the PREMIUM App and/or to remove functions from the app, to modify them or to make functions previously only available in the PREMIUM App also available in the FREE App. Changes and further developments may affect the necessary system requirements and compatibility requirements for the user. To the extent that users of the PREMIUM App can no longer use individual functions for the aforementioned reasons or if functions previously available exclusively for the PREMIUM App are also made available in the FREE App, the Toni Kroos Academy will offer the users as a substitute other premium functions for the PREMIUM App. In such cases, the user may terminate the contract with immediate effect. No further entitlements of the user shall exist in this respect.

 

§ 6 Cancellation policy for consumers in the case of contracts for paid services

(1) For the purchase of the PREMIUM App and other paid services via third party app stores, we refer to their cancellation policy and the right of cancellation granted by them.

(2) For the paid participation in training events of the Toni Kroos Academy: According to Article 312 g (2) No. 9 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, (“BGB”)), there is no right of withdrawal for contracts for the provision of services related to leisure activities, if the contract provides for a specific date or period of performance.

 

§ 7 Codes of Conduct and User Obligations

(1) Users may only use the app in accordance with these Terms of Use. The Toni Kroos Academy is entitled to deploy appropriate measures and systems to detect violations of these Terms of Use.

(2) When creating their profile in the app, users are allowed to choose a username.

(3) Users are solely responsible for their own username and other personal content. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, such content is external content for the Toni Kroos Academy. The Toni Kroos Academy neither adopts the content as its own, nor does the Toni Kroos Academy endorse it.

(4) Users are obligated to protect their access to the app from unauthorized access. Under no circumstances are the device, the registration to the app store, the login name or the account of another user allowed to be used without authorization.

(5) Users may not use any measures, mechanisms, or software in connection with the app that may impair the operation or individual functions of the app. Moreover, users may not take any action that has the objective of causing an excessive burden on the technical capacities of the Toni Kroos Academy in the provision of the app. Also, no content of the app may be blocked, overwritten, or otherwise altered in its presentation by users, unless expressly permitted by the Toni Kroos Academy.

(6) Users are not allowed to add elements to the app or delete, overwrite, or otherwise modify existing elements of the app, nor copy or otherwise use graphic elements of the app, unless the Toni Kroos Academy has expressly permitted such conduct. Decompilation of the app’s program code is permitted only to the extent mandated under statutory provisions.

(7) Users may not use any tools for unauthorized interference in the operation of the app (e.g. “bots” or “hacks”) or offer them to other third parties. In particular, users are prohibited from gaining the benefits of the PREMIUM App through the use of such devices without having purchased them, or from tampering with the odds of winning prize drawings or competitions for themselves or other users through such devices. The planned exploitation of obvious programming bugs in the app for one’s own advantage is also not permitted.

(8) Users are not allowed under any circumstances to introduce into the app any content that is illegal or infringes on the rights of third parties. Users are not entitled to the inclusion of content. The Toni Kroos Academy is entitled, but not obliged, to check the content of users. This applies in particular to the opportunity provided, where applicable, to communicate among users or with the Toni Kroos Academy within the app. In particular, content submitted is not allowed to offend common decency, for example, by offending religious feelings or to be racist, discriminatory, or sexist. The distribution of pornographic content is also prohibited in the app.

(9) Users are not allowed to distribute commercial advertising for products, services, or other offers of third parties in the app or refer to content that contains such advertising.

(10) The Toni Kroos Academy secures its systems against any attacks on IT security, e.g. by viruses. Nevertheless, the possibility of the systems being compromised can never be ruled out. In addition, there is always the risk of third parties contacting users on behalf of the Toni Kroos Academy. That is why users must check all incoming messages from the Toni Kroos Academy for possible malware. This also applies to messages from other users.

(11) The user must inform the Toni Kroos Academy without delay as soon as he/she becomes aware that third parties have gained unauthorized access to his account or access data or that there has been any other violation of these Terms of Use attributable to him. The user indemnifies the Toni Kroos Academy from claims of third parties, including official measures, which are based on a violation of these Terms of Use attributable to him.

(12) In the event of justified suspicion of violations of these Terms of Use, the Toni Kroos Academy may, at its own discretion, modify, block, or delete the access or content of users (while making them identifiable to third parties). Prior to taking action, it will give the user the opportunity to respond, unless there is imminent danger. In the event of a culpable breach of contract, the Toni Kroos Academy may terminate the user contract extraordinarily after a prior warning and threat of blocking. A prior warning of the user is unnecessary if the infringement is so serious that it would be unacceptable for the Toni Kroos Academy. Further claims of the Toni Kroos Academy remain unaffected by this.

 

§ 8 Special provisions for training events

(1) The Toni Kroos Academy organizes its own training events in part and mediates training events held by selected third parties specialized in this area. In the notice of the respective training event in the app or on the Toni Kroos Academy website, the user is informed whether it is the Toni Kroos Academy’s own training event or a third-party training event, as well as the applicable participation requirements. If the Toni Kroos Academy only mediates participation in third-party training events, only the third party is the contracting party of the participating user, and its participation requirements apply. The following provisions of this paragraph apply primarily to participation in the Toni Kroos Academy’s own training events, as opposed to other provisions of these terms and conditions.

(2) Scope of Services: Within the app or on the Toni Kroos Academy website, users have the opportunity to participate in training events with trainers employed by the Toni Kroos Academy. The Toni Kroos Academy, in the course of its due diligence, assumes careful preparation, careful selection, and monitoring of the employees, agents, and assistants working for it, as well as the proper provision of the contractually agreed services. Further information on the scope of these services can be found in the respective service descriptions on the Toni Kroos Academy website or in the app. Unless otherwise specified in the service description, registration, or other agreement, these terms and conditions apply to participation in training events. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, Toni Kroos’ participation in training events is not owed.

(3) Conclusion of Contract: The notice of the respective training event in the app or on the Toni Kroos Academy website constitutes a non-binding invitation to users to enter into a contract. By submitting his/her registration, the user submits a binding offer. The Toni Kroos Academy can accept the offer by sending a confirmation of registration by e-mail, and in this case, the user is registered as a participant of the training event. Otherwise, the contract is not concluded. Should participation not be possible, the Toni Kroos Academy will inform the user by e-mail, without being obliged to do so.

(4) Withdrawal, user-caused failure, withdrawal protection:

• A free withdrawal is not possible after conclusion of the contract (receipt of the registration confirmation).
• Unless otherwise agreed, the Toni Kroos Academy grants the participant the following paid withdrawal rights:
  • Up to 4 weeks before the start of the training event, withdrawal is possible with a flat fee of 70,- EUR (gross) refunded;
  • Less than 4 weeks and up to 2 weeks before the start of the training event, withdrawal is possible with a flat fee of 140,- EUR (gross) refunded.
• The participant is also granted the opportunity to book so-called withdrawal protection against payment of a fee of 30,- EUR (gross) at the time of conclusion of the contract. If the booking is made, the participant can withdraw from the contract in the event of illness up to 48 hours before the start of the training event without further fees, provided that he/she presents a medical certificate.
• The withdrawal of a participant must be made in writing (an email is sufficient). The Toni Kroos Academy’s receipt of the notice is decisive for compliance with deadlines.
• If the aforementioned withdrawal rights are not exercised, the full participation fees (less any saved expenses of the Toni Kroos Academy) are due for the participant in the event of non-participation in the event; there is no entitlement to reimbursement or replacement for the user-caused failure of training sessions.
• The right to terminate for cause remains unaffected.

 

(5) Cancellation of events: The Toni Kroos Academy may cancel the event due to failure to reach the minimum number of participants no later than seven days before the scheduled event date, or at any time due to other important reasons beyond the control of the Toni Kroos Academy (e.g., sudden illness of the trainer, force majeure). The user will be notified of this promptly by email. Already paid participation fees will be refunded immediately in the event of cancellation. Further liability and damages claims exist only to the extent of these terms and conditions regarding the liability of the Toni Kroos Academy.

(6) Reservation of changes: The Toni Kroos Academy may make necessary substantive, methodological, and organizational changes or deviations before or during the event, provided that they do not significantly alter the scope of services of the announced event for the participating users. This also applies to the use of technical training equipment. In particular, the Toni Kroos Academy may replace the named trainers with other trainers of equivalent qualifications in the event of an important reason such as illness or accident. Claims of the user, in particular for withdrawal, reduction or compensation, do not exist in these cases.

(7) Important notes:
a) Obligations of the participants: The participating users are responsible for proper clothing and storage of their belongings. During the event, they must follow the instructions of the employees, agents and vicarious agents of the Toni Kroos Academy and follow the rules of the training event. If these instructions are not followed negligently and this endangers the safety of other participating users or seriously disrupts the smooth running of the event, the user may be excluded from further participation. In this case, there is no entitlement to a refund of the participation fee. Minors who are excluded must be picked up immediately by a legal guardian.
b) Insurance: The participating users must have health and liability insurance, minors through their legal guardians. By registering for the event, the user confirms that appropriate insurance is in place. The conclusion of further insurance is at the discretion of the user or their legal guardians.
c) Health of participating users: Participation in sports events is associated with health risks. Therefore, exercises must be carried out under the professional supervision of the employees, agents and vicarious agents of the Toni Kroos Academy. A prerequisite for participation is that the user is fully capable of physical exercise and is physically healthy, does not suffer from any contagious disease, and has current tetanus vaccination at the time of the event. Medication intake and relevant allergies of the participating users must be communicated to the Toni Kroos Academy in writing with the registration. In the event of minor injuries to participating minors that occur during the event, the legal guardian agrees that the user will be cared for by the supervisors of the Toni Kroos Academy. In the event of illness or injury to a participating user, the user authorizes the Toni Kroos Academy to take all necessary steps and actions for safe, appropriate treatment and/or transport of the user home. In the case of minor users, the Toni Kroos Academy will also inform the legal guardians immediately. Should the Toni Kroos Academy incur costs due to a medical emergency of a user, the user is obliged to bear these costs.
d) Non-participation of Toni Kroos in the case of planned participation: In the case of a final booking of the participants of a coaching event in which the active participation of Toni Kroos in the same coaching event was explicitly mentioned and confirmed on the booking page and Toni Kroos is unable to participate for acute reasons, the Toni Kroos Academy will refund a flat rate of 10% of the contractually agreed fee.

§ 9 Remuneration and payment processing

(1) If users have purchased the PREMIUM App, fee-based participation in a training event or other services, they are obliged to pay the applicable remuneration. The prices shall apply that were published by the Toni Kroos Academy on the website and in the app or in the respective app store at the time when the contract was concluded.

(2) Payment processing is geared to the respective agreed terms of payment. If the purchase is made via third-party app stores, payment processing is geared to their terms and conditions.

(3) For paid participation in training events, remuneration must be paid in full to the Toni Kroos Academy before the start of the event.

 

§ 10 Sweepstakes, Prize Competitions

If the Toni Kroos Academy offers sweepstakes or prize competitions, the publicly-stated conditions of participation for the sweepstakes or prize competitions shall also apply.

 

§ 11 Warranty

(1) The app is state of the art. However, the Toni Kroos Academy cannot ensure that the app is completely error-free. Therefore, users must reckon with the possibility that the app may not work error-free in every function, even if the Toni Kroos Academy makes every effort to provide an app that is as error-free as possible and to ensure full usability. Minor software errors cannot be ruled out by the Toni Kroos Academy. To the extent these significantly impair the use of the app, the user may assert his statutory claims arising from a defect, whereby a distinction must be made between the statutory warranty for paid services and that for services provided free of charge.

(2) The Toni Kroos Academy guarantees availability of 90% on an annual average of those components of the PREMIUM App that are not available offline. This excludes times when the servers for the app cannot be reached via the Internet due to technical or other problems beyond the control of the Toni Kroos Academy (e.g. force majeure, fault of third parties, etc.). Also excluded are times in which routine maintenance work is carried out and which have been announced to the users in good time by the Toni Kroos Academy. The Toni Kroos Academy may restrict access to the app if the security of network operations, the maintenance of network integrity and the prevention of serious disruptions to the network, software or stored data so require. Such periods are also not taken into account when calculating the promised availability. The liability of the Toni Kroos Academy according to the provisions of these Terms of Use remains unaffected.

(3) Any defects occurring in the app must be documented by the users in a substantive manner, in particular taking into account any displayed error messages. Prior to reporting an error, the user should consult the troubleshooting help menu available in the app.

(4) Errors in the app caused due to external influences for which the Toni Kroos Academy is not responsible (e.g. operating errors for which the user is responsible, third-party software installed on the user’s device, force majeure, changes, or other manipulations by third parties) are excluded from the warranty.

(5) The Toni Kroos Academy makes no warranties about the app, its usability, or any specific functionality.

 

§ 12 Limitation of liability

(1) The following provisions apply to the liability of the Toni Kroos Academy as well as to the own liability of its employees, vicarious agents, and assistants – regardless of the legal grounds:

(2) For paid services (e.g. within the framework of the PREMIUM App or in the case of paid participation in training events), the Toni Kroos Academy shall have unlimited liability only for damages in the case of intent and gross negligence. In the event of a breach of essential contractual obligations, the Toni Kroos Academy shall also be liable for slight negligence, limited to the damage typically foreseeable at the time of the conclusion of the contract. Essential contractual obligations, also so-called cardinal obligations in the sense of case law, are those obligations which enable the proper execution of the contract and on the fulfillment of which the user may rely on.

(3) For free services (e.g. within the framework of the FREE App or in the case of free participation in training events based on sweepstakes or prize drawings), the Toni Kroos Academy shall have liability only for damages in case of gross negligence or intent. In the event of gross negligence, liability shall be limited to the damage typically foreseeable at the time of conclusion of the contract.

(4) The aforementioned limitations of liability do not apply to liability for injury to life, limb, and health or in the event of the assumption of a warranty by the Toni Kroos Academy or for liability under the Product Liability Act. In this case, statutory liability applies, whereby a distinction must be made between the statutory liability for paid services and that for services provided free of charge.

(5) The liability of the Toni Kroos Academy within the scope of application of Article 44a of the German Telecommunications Act (Telekommunikationsgesetz, (“TKG”)) also remains unaffected.

(6) The above provisions do not imply any change in the burden of proof to the detriment of the user.

 

§ 13 Industrial property rights and Copyrights

(1) Rights of the Toni Kroos Academy: All content of the app and of websites of the Toni Kroos Academy are the exclusive property or are industrial property rights held exclusively by the Toni Kroos Academy or the respective licensors. They are protected by copyright and other industrial protective rights. The Toni Kroos Academy reserves the right to prosecute any unauthorized distribution, reproduction, exploitation, or other violation of rights.

(2) If users provide the Toni Kroos Academy with content (e.g. videos of their own football exercises) for use, the following shall apply:

a) The user shall inform the Toni Kroos Academy whether his/her content is to be evaluated by a trainer of the Toni Kroos Academy.

b) The user shall inform the Toni Kroos Academy whether his/her content (evaluated by a trainer, if applicable) is to be published via the App.

c) In the event that the user’s content is evaluated by a trainer, the user grants the Toni Kroos Academy a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to make such content available to the trainers (also with the involvement of third parties, e.g. via a platform that is not publicly accessible) and to use the content unchanged or, in compliance with the user’s (copyright) personal rights, in an edited or redesigned form for the purposes of the evaluation. This includes in particular the right to comment graphically on the contents. The results created in this way are made available to the user exclusively for use for his own private purposes; he/she is not entitled to the physical exploitation or public reproduction of the results created.

d) In the event that the user’s content is published via the App, the user grants the Toni Kroos Academy a royalty-free license, which may be revoked at any time, to make this content publicly available to third parties worldwide within the scope of the App, either unchanged or, in compliance with the user’s (copy-right) personal rights, in edited or redesigned form. This includes in particular the right to graphically comment on, retouch, colorize or compose the contents. Toni Kroos Academy shall only be granted a non-exclusive license to use to the user’s unchanged content. In case of editing or redesigning, Toni Kroos Academy shall be granted the exclusive license to use to the results created.

e) The user warrants that he/she owns all rights to the content provided by him/herfor the use by the Toni Kroos Academy and/or its trainers and that in particular the rights of third parties are not violated thereby.

f) Unless otherwise agreed, the user shall have no claim against Toni Kroos Academy to exercise the licenses granted, in particular to make the user’s content available to the public.

g) Toni Kroos is not obligated to name the user as the author of his/her content.

(3) Under certain circumstances, the Toni Kroos Academy may also wish to use individual content provided by users for the app for marketing purposes, e.g. on the websites and social media channels of the Toni Kroos Academy, Toni Kroos or third parties. This applies in particular to the use of images and film recordings of participating users made at the training events. These may be distributed and published by the Toni Kroos Academy and the advertising agencies commissioned by it without any restrictions in terms of time, place, or content for the purposes of its own or third-party advertising, including merchandising purposes. Such uses require a separate agreement.

 

§ 14 Data Protection

For the use of the app, the current Privacy Policy applies, which can be viewed on the website of the Toni Kroos Academy, in the relevant app store, when installing the app and at any time in the app.

 

§ 15 Terms of contract and termination

(1) The contractual relationship between the user and the app is concluded for an indefinite period, unless otherwise agreed.

(2) The user can terminate the contractual relationship at any time by deleting his user account within the app and subsequently deleting the app from all his devices.

(3) The Toni Kroos Academy may terminate the user contract concerning the FREE App at any time. The ordinary termination of the user contract for the PREMIUM App is only possible at the end of the use period for which payment has already been made.

(4) The right to terminate for good cause remains unaffected. In particular, Toni Kroos Academy may terminate the contract for good cause if the user culpably violates any law or these Terms of Use and repeatedly fails to comply with the rules in the same or a similar manner despite receiving a warning. In the case of serious violations, immediate termination without prior warning is also permissible. Serious violations are those violations in which Toni Kroos Academy cannot reasonably be expected to adhere to the contract, in particular, as a rule, violations of user obligations and rules of conduct.

(5) The Toni Kroos Academy has the right to discontinue the FREE App at any time. Furthermore, it shall have a special right of termination of the PREMIUM App if it ceases to operate the app altogether. In this case, it may extraordinarily terminate all contracts relating to the operation and use of the app effective on the date on which the app is discontinued. The Toni Kroos Academy will provide at least 3 months’ advance notice in case the app is discontinued. Other rights of termination remain unaffected.

(6) Notice of termination shall be provided in written form, which shall be deemed to have been complied with if the user is informed by means of a notice within the app.

 

§ 16 Contact

Users can contact the Toni Kroos Academy via the media and addresses listed below:

TK8 Sports Academy GmbH
Walder Straße 5-7
42781 Haan,
Germany

E-mail: support@tonikroos-academy.com

 

§ 17 Amendments to the Terms of Use

(1) The Toni Kroos Academy may amend or extend these Terms of Use at any time with effect for the future, provided that the users are not thereby disadvantaged contrary to good faith. An amendment may be permitted in particular if it is necessary in order to make adjustments to a changed legal situation or in relation to new case law. Further developments or changes to the app may also require a justified change or addition to the Terms of Use.

(2) The Toni Kroos Academy will announce any amendments or supplements to the Terms of Use in a suitable manner in text form via the App or by e-mail at least one month before they become effective. In the announcement, the Toni Kroos Academy will inform the users about the option of objection and the consequences of non-objection in accordance with the following paragraph.

(3) Users may voice their objection to the Toni Kroos Academy concerning announced changes or additions within one month of the announcement. In the event of a timely objection, both parties may terminate the contract extraordinarily. If the user does not object within the objection period or if he/she continues to use the services thereafter, the change or addition shall be deemed accepted by him and shall become part of the contract.

 

§ 18 Dispute resolution

(1) The EU Commission provides a platform for extrajudicial online dispute resolution (ODR platform), which can be accessed at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

(2) The Toni Kroos Academy is neither willing nor obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

 

§ 19 Links to third-party websites

To the extent that the Toni Kroos Academy provides links to third-party websites in the app or on its websites, it is not responsible for the content of the linked pages. The Toni Kroos Academy does not control these sites.

 

§ 20 Final provisions

(1) Users may not transfer their rights under this contract to third parties unless the Toni Kroos Academy has given its prior written consent to such a transfer.

(2) The user shall only be entitled to rights of set-off and retention if his counterclaims have been legally established, are undisputed or have been acknowledged by the Toni Kroos Academy.

(3) Contracts concluded on the basis of these Terms of Use and claims in connection them shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, to the exclusion of the provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. According to Art. 6(2) of the Rome I Regulation, this does not affect the mandatory provisions of the law in the state of the habitual residence of the user who is a consumer and has his habitual residence in an EU state or in a state of the European Economic Area (EEA) (“state of residence”), if the Toni Kroos Academy

a) carries out its professional or commercial activity in the state of residence or

b) aligns such activity in any way to that state of residence or to several states, including that state of residence.

(4) Should individual provisions of these Terms of Use be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.