General Terms and Conditions of PIANOVERSAL.COM
Valid from 8 February 2018

1. General
1.1. PIANOVERSAL GmbH (hereinafter “PIANOVERSAL”) is the owner and operator of the website www.pianoversal.com (hereinafter “Website”).

2. Terms of Use
2.1 By using the content and information provided on the PIANOVERSAL Website, the user acknowledges and agrees to these terms of use and general terms and conditions.
2.2 Users have no entitlement to the availability of the Website or any individual content thereof.
2.3 The use of the PIANOVERSAL Shop is governed by Section 7 of these Terms and Conditions.

3. Disclaimer
3.1 PIANOVERSAL strives for the accuracy of all data and content on the Website. Errors and mistakes cannot be excluded. No claims or demands for compensation can be made against PIANOVERSAL on the basis of erroneous, missing or incorrect data and content on the Website.
3.2 Racist, discriminatory, immoral or otherwise illegal, offensive and inappropriate content is prohibited and will, subject to further criminal proceedings, in all cases result in immediate deletion of the objectionable content and blocking of the user profile responsible for such content.
PIANOVERSAL asks all users to immediately report objectionable content to the following email address: info@pianoversal.com
3.3 PIANOVERSAL disclaims any liability for damages that may arise from the retrieval, access, use or utilization of the content and information provided on the Website. The retrieval and use of all content and information on the Website is at the user's own risk.
3.4 PIANOVERSAL is not liable for misuse of the Internet and related damages to the user by third parties (in particular through viruses and other harmful elements), for security deficiencies and disruptions of third-party telecommunication networks and the Internet, or for operational interruptions and disruptions of the Website.

4. Data Protection
4.1 PIANOVERSAL commits to compliance with the following data protection provisions.
4.2 User data and information are stored on a web server in Switzerland. User data may be analysed by PIANOVERSAL for the improvement of customer services and for technical and content optimization.
4.3 PIANOVERSAL reserves the right to sell user data. In the event of a sale of user data, the affected users will be informed.
4.4 The use of certain content on the Website, in particular entries in the PIANOVERSALRegister, requires registration and login. During registration, a password-protected user profile is created. PIANOVERSAL collects the name, a freely chosen username and a valid email address of the user. Deletion of the user profile can be requested by email to the following address: info@pianoversal.com
For deletion of the user profile, the sender address must correspond to the email address stored in the user profile.
4.5 The Website uses cookies. Use of the Website without accepting cookies is possible with minor limitations. The help options of the user's browser provide information on how to disable cookies.
4.6 The email address provided during registration is automatically added to the PIANOVERSAL newsletter mailing list. Newsletters can be unsubscribed at any time (opt-out). Instructions for unsubscribing are included in every newsletter.
4.7 PIANOVERSAL reserves the right to use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), temporarily or permanently. Google Analytics uses “cookies” (text files) that are stored on the user's computer and enable analysis of the user's use of the Website. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website (including the user's IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. Google will use this information to evaluate the user's use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators, and to provide other services related to website use and Internet use. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will never associate the user's IP address with other Google data. By using this website, the user consents to the processing of data collected about them by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.

5. PIANOVERSALRegister
5.1. The PIANOVERSALRegister catalogues information about piano music from 1880 to the present. PIANOVERSALRegister is committed to the artistic work of all composers worldwide, without restriction based on gender, nationality, political views, aesthetic outlook, religion or degree of fame.
5.2 PIANOVERSAL is committed to protecting all copyrights. The data and information in the PIANOVERSALRegister constitute a collection of freely accessible, purchasable or voluntarily communicated facts, which are substantiated with traceable and objective source references.
5.3. Anyone who makes contributions or corrections/changes in the PIANOVERSALRegister is considered a guest author. Entries in the PIANOVERSALRegister are made exclusively on a voluntary basis by guest authors. Guest authors must be registered and logged in to make changes in the PIANOVERSALRegister. Entries can only be made with acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions.
5.4. Guest authors cannot claim any material or immaterial compensation for contributions made.
5.5. Guest authors strive for entries that are as accurate, truthful and complete as possible. This includes traceable and objective source references. The current rules and publication criteria, which are formulated and published on the Website under “PIANOVERSALRegister Rules”, apply to all entries. PIANOVERSAL asks all guest authors to observe these criteria and rules.
5.6. To guarantee the traceability of all contributions, guest authors are recorded in the internal guest author directory of PIANOVERSAL with their name, username and associated email address provided during registration. This internal guest author directory is not published and serves exclusively for PIANOVERSAL's archival and editing purposes. Every content change made in the PIANOVERSALRegister is saved with the type and time of the change and the username of the guest author.
5.7. Users of the Website may also provide content for the PIANOVERSALRegister without registration. For this purpose, it is sufficient to send the desired content by email to the following address: info@pianoversal.com PIANOVERSAL will publish content received in this way in the PIANOVERSALRegister as soon as possible. By sending information for publication to the above address, the sender is deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions.
5.8 Guest authors may decide whether the username specified in their user profile is published on the Website. This decision can be changed at any time in the user profile. A corresponding status change will be visible on the Website within 24 hours at the latest.
5.9 All content created and published by guest authors is available to PIANOVERSAL for any type of further use at any time. Contributions saved by guest authors become the property of PIANOVERSAL at the time of publication.
5.10 PIANOVERSAL expressly and at all times reserves the right to reject, delete or correct entries by guest authors. There is no right of appeal or revocation.
5.11 PIANOVERSAL reserves the right to discontinue, restrict or modify the digital publication of the PIANOVERSALRegister at any time. All contributions by guest authors remain the property of PIANOVERSAL. All entries, expressly including those by guest authors, may be used at any time for further publications of any kind (print, digital distribution, e-books, presentations, lectures, audio, video, software, add-ons, apps, etc.). PIANOVERSAL may reuse or sell the complete content of all entries at any time in any form without citing the names of the guest authors. By accepting these Terms and Conditions, guest authors conclusively and irrevocably waive any material or immaterial compensation of any kind.
5.12 Composers have the right to be removed from the PIANOVERSALRegister. A simple request by email to the following address is sufficient: info@pianoversal.com
Such a request may also be submitted by heirs of the author's rights of a composer up to 70 years after the death of the composer.

6. Copyright Protection
6.1 All content on the Website, including the content of the PIANOVERSALRegister, is protected by copyright. Public use without the express permission of PIANOVERSAL is not permitted. Standard copyright laws apply. In particular, the user shall refrain from copying, publishing or otherwise reproducing, particularly on the Internet, the data accessible on the Website in any form. In academic and journalistic works, text quotations with correct citation of the exact source are permitted, but not the use of images, video files and audio files. In the event of non-compliance with these provisions, PIANOVERSAL reserves the right to initiate civil and criminal proceedings and to claim damages.

7. PIANOVERSAL SHOP
7.1 Ordering
Section 7 of these Terms and Conditions governs the rights and obligations between PIANOVERSAL and its customers in the PIANOVERSAL SHOP. By ordering a product or service, the customer confirms having taken note of the content of these Terms and Conditions.
7.2 Delivery
a) Digital goods
Transfer of ownership of the ordered products takes place at the time of delivery. Data files purchased in the Shop are delivered directly by download. Once we have received payment authorization from your credit card company, you will receive instructions for downloading the ordered products. If the transmission is interrupted during download, please restart the download. For technical problems, please contact: info@pianoversal.com
b) CDs
Purchased CDs are shipped by mail after payment authorization. Delivery costs are included in the purchase price. The delivery period for shipments within Switzerland is 7 days, for shipments outside Switzerland 14 days.
7.3 Return Policy
There is generally no right of return.
7.4 Usage
The purchased and downloaded files may not be resold or published in any way. Standard copyright laws apply.
7.5. Personal Data of the Buyer
PIANOVERSAL receives the name, address and email account of the customer upon purchase, but no bank account details. The email address used for the purchase is automatically added to the PIANOVERSAL newsletter mailing list. Newsletters can be unsubscribed at any time (opt-out). Instructions for unsubscribing are included in every newsletter.

8. Applicable Law
PIANOVERSAL GmbH is domiciled in Basel, Switzerland. Place of jurisdiction is Basel. Swiss law applies to all legal relationships. In case of disputes, the German-language version of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

9. Amendments
PIANOVERSAL reserves the right to make changes to these provisions at any time. Changes will be published on the Website.

PIANOVERSAL GmbH
Basel, 8 February 2018
PIANOVERSAL GmbH, Jurastrasse 45, CH-4053 Basel, Switzerland