Subject Matter and Scope
These Terms of Use ("Terms of Use") govern the use, content, and access to the website smoothtransitions.eu, operated by Smooth Transitions GmbH, Nuhnatalstraße 45a, 59955 Winterberg, Germany (hereinafter "Smooth Transitions", "we" or "us").

Any person accessing this website ("you") hereby accepts these Terms of Use as in force at the time of use and agrees to comply with them. These Terms of Use may change from time to time. Your use of this website is subject to the Terms of Use in effect on the date you access it. Please read these Terms of Use regularly to ensure you are in agreement with them. If you do not agree, please refrain from using this website.

Additional content made available to you through this website may be subject to separate and more specific terms and conditions ("Special Terms"), which you must accept each time you access that specific content (e.g., links to applicant portals). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms of Use and any Special Terms, the Special Terms shall take precedence. Each time you access the website and its content, you accept these Terms of Use and any Special Terms applicable to that content.

This website is neither an advisory website nor a means of entering into a business relationship of any kind between you and us.

Access to this website is permitted on a temporary basis. We reserve the right to delete or modify the content provided without notice. We may also restrict access to some or all parts of the website from time to time.

We are not obliged to make the website available and are not liable if the website is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason.

Use of the Website
You acknowledge and expressly accept that your use of this website is at your sole risk.

You are responsible for making all necessary arrangements to access the website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and any applicable Special Terms and comply with them accordingly.

If you receive a user ID, password, or any other information as part of our security procedures, you are required to treat such information as confidential and not to disclose it to any third party. We reserve the unrestricted right to disable any user ID or password at any time, regardless of whether it was chosen by you or assigned by us.

By visiting this website, you also agree not to engage in any activity that would adversely affect the image, interests, or rights of Smooth Transitions or any of its affiliated companies, or that would damage, render unusable, or overload the website, or interfere in any way with its normal use by other visitors.

We implement reasonable security measures to check for the presence of viruses. However, you should be aware that security measures for computer systems on the internet cannot be fully guaranteed, and we therefore cannot warrant that the website is free from viruses or other elements that may cause damage to your computer systems or the data contained within them.

Content
We are not obliged to verify the accuracy of the content and do not guarantee the usefulness, accuracy, completeness, or relevance of the content, nor that it is current. This does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded under German law, in particular liability for intent, gross negligence, breach of essential contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten), or injury to life, body, or health (see "Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability" below).

The content of this website does not in any way constitute the provision of HR, payroll, or employment services. Smooth Transitions expressly excludes all liability for decisions made by you on the basis of the content of this website, subject to the same limitations.

Exclusion of Offers or Solicitations
The information presented on this website does not constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities or to engage in any related transactions. Investors should not rely on this information when making investment decisions.

Intellectual Property Rights
All content on this website is either owned by us or licensed for our use. Everything you see or read on this website (including images, photos, illustrations, text, video clips, and other materials) is protected worldwide by copyright, design rights, trademarks, and other intellectual property laws. You must at all times fully respect these intellectual property rights, whether they relate to Smooth Transitions, its affiliated companies, or third parties. You may not obtain content from this website by any means other than those made available by the website itself.

These Terms of Use do not grant you any intellectual property rights in the website or its content beyond those expressly set out in this document or in any applicable Special Terms. You are expressly prohibited from reproducing, transforming, distributing, publicly communicating, extracting, reusing, transmitting, or otherwise exploiting any part of this website, except as permitted under these Terms of Use, applicable Special Terms, applicable law, or with the express consent of the rights holder.

Links and Linking
This website may contain links to third-party websites. The inclusion of such links does not constitute our endorsement of those websites. We accept no responsibility for any third-party websites accessible via links from this website and have not reviewed all pages linked to this website. Following links to other websites or third-party content is done entirely at your own risk.

Any link to this website from a third-party website must be approved by us in writing in advance.

Personal Data
The collection and processing of your personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use and can be accessed at: https://www.smoothtransitions.eu.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties that this website and/or its content is accurate, complete, error-free, or secure, or that your use of the website and/or content will not infringe the rights of third parties. We further make no warranty that the functional aspects of the website are error-free or that the servers on which it is hosted are free from viruses or other harmful components. Use of the website and/or its content is at your own risk. All elements of the website are provided to you "as is" and "as available", to the extent permitted by law.

Limitation of Liability. We shall be liable without limitation for damages arising from intent or gross negligence, and for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health caused by us, our legal representatives, or vicarious agents. In cases of slight (simple) negligence, we shall only be liable for the breach of an essential contractual obligation (Kardinalpflicht) — i.e., an obligation whose fulfilment is necessary to achieve the purpose of the contract and on which you may regularly rely — and in such cases, our liability shall be limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of website and use. Liability under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz), and any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under mandatory German law, remains unaffected. Beyond the above, we shall not be liable for any loss arising out of or in connection with the use of the website or its content, including but not limited to loss of use, business interruption, loss of profit, or loss of data.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use and all matters relating to this website and its content are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Where you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you have your habitual residence.

Where you are a merchant (Kaufmann) within the meaning of the German Commercial Code (HGB), a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the courts of Winterberg, Germany shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from or in connection with these Terms of Use. Where you are a consumer, statutory rules on jurisdiction apply, and nothing in these Terms of Use restricts your right to bring proceedings in, or be sued only in, the courts of your place of residence, where mandatory law so provides.

Amendments
These Terms of Use may change from time to time. Your use of this website is subject to the Terms of Use in force at the relevant time. Please review these Terms of Use regularly to ensure you are familiar with them.

Contact
Questions and comments regarding these Terms of Use are welcome and should be directed to:

Smooth Transitions GmbH
Nuhnatalstraße 45a
59955 Winterberg, Germany
E-mail: info@smoothtransitions.eu