1.2.The portal may only be used by legal entities, incorporated partnerships and natural persons of full legal capacity.
1.3.It may be the case that ehorses offers certain goods and services under special conditions only. In the individual case concerned, the special conditions will then apply in addition to these terms and conditions. In the event of overlap, the special conditions shall take
precedence.
1.4.ehorses hereby expressly objects to any reference to one’s own terms and conditions. The conflicting terms and conditions of a User shall be valid only if ehorses agrees to their validity in writing.
2.Offers on ehorses
ehorses provides offers involving various information services and other services. These services include the provision of content, such as data, texts, graphics, drawings, photos, films, links, information and other content, as well as the option to post own content, especially ads, comments, photos and texts. In addition, ehorses offers editorial content on the topic of horses as well as references to external horse-related content. ehorses also provides Users with a classified directory.
3.Use of ehorses
3.1.Both free and chargeable services may be available on the online platform. All chargeable services are marked as such.
3.2.The services available on the online platform may also include services of third parties to which ehorses merely facilitates access. Additional rules or terms that deviate from these terms and conditions may apply to the use of such services – which are marked as services of third parties in each case.
3.3.The User has no entitlement to the continuity or expansion of free services and content.
3.4.ehorses is entitled at all times to change services provided for free on the online platform; to provide new services free of charge or for payment; and to stop providing free services. In this connection, ehorses will take into account the legitimate interests of Users in each case.
3.5.ehorses restricts its services at times, if need be, to prevent capacity limits from being reached, to ensure the security or integrity of servers, or to implement technical measures. ehorses will take into account the legitimate interests of Users, for example by announcing scheduled maintenance work.
3.6.Users may only use the contact details of other Users, which are accessible via the online platform, for private purposes. It is therefore prohibited, for example, for a User’s data to be used by employers, recruitment agencies, employment agencies or public or private educational institutions for the purpose of collecting personal data. Promotional use is also forbidden, unless a direct reference is made to a posted ad. It is forbidden for Users to edit, change, translate, show, present, publish, exhibit, duplicate or disseminate, in whole or in part, content provided on the online platform, with the exception of content that they themselves have posted. It is also forbidden to delete or change copyright notices, logos and other marks or proprietary notices.
3.7.Any use aimed at exploiting the applications, services and content offered on this online platform for business, commercial or other profitable purposes other than the purposes provided on the online platform is forbidden. In particular, it is not permitted to frame this online platform or individual aspects of it.
3.8.Content provided on the online platform may not be copied, disseminated or otherwise made available to the public without the right holder’s consent – with the exception of cases permitted by law or where contractually stipulated. As such, it is also forbidden to use computer programs that automatically read data, such as crawlers.
3.9.For some services, it may be necessary for the User to download an application (hereinafter referred to as an: app), provided free of charge by ehorses, and install it on his or her mobile end device. To do this, the User may have to register with the app store of the relevant operating system vendor (e.g. ehorses is entitled to make adjustments to the provision of services that require a new app or an update of the app to be downloaded in order to continue using the services, insofar as this is reasonable for the User.
3.10.Data backup is not the subject matter of the contract. ehorses may, but need not, back up data such as the texts and photos contained in ads.
4.Registration of a User Account
4.1.The User is required to register a user account, such as under “My ehorses”, in order to utilise certain services or to purchase certain products. This can be done, for example, by completing a registration form on the ehorses website. Following the submission of the registration form, ehorses may request confirmation of the email address by clicking on a confirmation link that the User will receive in an email sent by ehorses.
4.2.As a general rule, it is possible to register a user account for free, unless otherwise agreed. Gratuitousness does not apply to Premium (Plus) accounts (see point 9).