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(1) These General Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern the use of the "udansa" platform (the website udansa.com and the mobile apps, the "Platform"). The Platform is operated by udansa GmbH, c/o Impact Hub Dresden, Trompeterstraße 5, 01069 Dresden, Germany, registered with the commercial register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Dresden under HRB 46885, VAT ID DE458125160, represented by its managing director Bernhard De Luca, email: hi@udansa.com ("udansa", "we").

(2) These Terms apply to all contracts between udansa and the persons using the Platform ("Users"). Separate provider terms apply to providers of courses and events (dance schools, studios, teachers, organisers; "Providers").

(3) A consumer within the meaning of these Terms is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business or profession (Section 13 German Civil Code, BGB).

(4) Deviating terms of Users do not become part of the contract unless udansa expressly agrees to them.

(1) udansa provides a platform on which Users can in particular

a. find and book dance courses and dance events offered by Providers,
b. find other people interested in dancing and communicate with them (partner matching, chat),
c. create and maintain a user profile, and
d. purchase a paid Premium subscription with additional features.

(2) The basic features of the Platform are free of charge. Only services expressly marked as paid are subject to a fee, in particular bookings (§ 5) and the Premium subscription (§ 6).

(3) udansa does not itself hold any courses or events. The respective Provider is solely responsible for holding them.

(1) Most features require a user account. Only natural persons of full age with full legal capacity may register. Each person may hold only one account; accounts are not transferable.

(2) Upon completion of registration, a free-of-charge user agreement for the basic features of the Platform is concluded. There is no entitlement to registration.

(3) Users must provide truthful information when registering and in their profile and keep it up to date. Login credentials must be kept secret. If there is any suspicion that third parties have obtained the credentials or that the account is being misused, udansa must be informed without delay.

(4) Parts of the profile are visible to other logged-in Users and, where required for a booking, to Providers. Users can determine which information is visible in their account settings to the extent the Platform provides for this.

(1) The contract language is German. Translations of these Terms into other languages are provided for information; in the event of discrepancies, the German version prevails unless mandatory consumer law provides otherwise.

(2) These Terms can be accessed at any time at udansa.com and can be saved and printed. Users additionally receive the details of a booking or subscription by email.

(1) The presentation of courses and events on the Platform does not constitute a binding offer but an invitation to book. Before submitting a booking, the Platform displays a summary of the service, date, total price and applicable cancellation terms, in which entries can be checked and corrected. By clicking the button to book with obligation to pay, the User submits a binding offer. The contract is concluded upon receipt of the booking confirmation by email.

(2) The contracting party for participation in a course or event is the respective Provider. udansa is not a party to this contract but arranges it and collects payment as payment recipient in the name and on behalf of the Provider; payment to udansa discharges the User's payment obligation towards the Provider. The Provider's name and address are displayed before booking. Additional participation terms of the Provider are displayed before booking and apply insofar as they do not conflict with these Terms or mandatory law.

(3) udansa may charge a service fee for its own intermediary service, which is shown separately before booking. Payment is due upon booking and is made using the payment methods offered in the booking process. The invoice or booking confirmation is sent by email.

(4) For bookings of courses and events for a specific date or period, there is no statutory right of withdrawal pursuant to Section 312g (2) no. 9 BGB. Cancellations are governed by the cancellation terms displayed at the time of booking. If no specific cancellation terms are stated, the Platform's standard terms apply, which are also displayed at the time of booking.

(5) If a course or event does not take place or is cancelled by the Provider, the amount paid will be refunded in full. The User's statutory rights remain unaffected.

(6) udansa notifies Users of changes to dates as soon as they are communicated by the Provider. In the event of a material change, the User may cancel the booking free of charge.

(1) The Premium subscription ("udansa Premium") unlocks additional digital features of the Platform. The current scope of services, the available terms (e.g. monthly or yearly) and the prices are displayed on the Platform before the contract is concluded.

(2) Purchases on the website (Paddle). For purchases on the website, the seller (reseller and Merchant of Record) is our online reseller Paddle.com Market Limited, Judd House, 18-29 Mora Street, London EC1V 8BT, United Kingdom ("Paddle"). Paddle handles the order, payment, invoicing, taxes, refunds and cancellations. Paddle's Buyer Terms (paddle.com/legal/checkout-buyer-terms) additionally apply to the purchase. udansa provides the Premium features themselves in accordance with these Terms. The contract is concluded when the User clicks the button to order with obligation to pay in the Paddle checkout and Paddle confirms the order.

(3) Purchases in the apps (Apple App Store, Google Play). For purchases in an app, purchase, payment, renewal, cancellation and refunds are handled exclusively by the respective app store and are subject to its terms. udansa has no influence on these processes and can neither cancel nor refund such subscriptions.

(4) Prices. All prices displayed are final prices including statutory VAT. Prices may vary depending on the User's country and currency; the price displayed in the order process is authoritative.

(5) Term and renewal. The subscription begins upon conclusion of the contract and runs for the selected initial term. The fee is payable in advance at the beginning of each billing period. Unless cancelled,
a. a monthly subscription renews for a further month in each case;
b. a yearly subscription continues, after expiry of the initial term, for an indefinite period and may then be cancelled at any time with one month's notice. If the fee has already been paid for a longer period in this case, the portion attributable to the time after the cancellation takes effect will be refunded.

(6) Cancellation. The subscription may be cancelled at any time with effect from the end of the current term; for yearly subscriptions after expiry of the initial term in accordance with para. 5 lit. b. A subscription purchased on the website can be cancelled via the "Cancel contracts here" button linked at the bottom of every page of the website, via the link in Paddle's confirmation email, or in text form to hi@udansa.com. App store subscriptions are cancelled in the subscription settings of the respective store. Once the cancellation takes effect, the Premium features remain available until the end of the paid period.

(7) Fees already paid for a billing period that has begun are not refunded pro rata upon cancellation unless required by law; statutory rights, in particular the right of withdrawal under § 7 and warranty rights, remain unaffected.

(8) Price changes. udansa may change prices for future billing periods. The User will be notified of a price increase in text form at least six weeks before it takes effect, and it applies only if the User expressly agrees to it. If the User does not agree, either party may cancel the subscription with effect from the date the change would take effect; until then, the previous price applies.

(9) Promotional prices and free trial periods apply only if and as stated in the order process. After a trial period, the subscription only converts into a paid subscription if this was expressly stated in the order process.

(1) Consumers generally have a statutory right of withdrawal of 14 days when purchasing the Premium subscription. For purchases on the website, the withdrawal must be declared to Paddle; for purchases in an app, it is governed by the terms of the respective app store. Details can be found in our Refund and Cancellation Policy.

(2) The Premium features are unlocked immediately after conclusion of the contract. If the User expressly requests that udansa begin performance before the withdrawal period expires, the User owes compensation for the services provided up to the time of withdrawal in the event of withdrawal (Section 357a (2) BGB); this is calculated pro rata on the basis of the agreed total price.

(3) Insofar as udansa provides digital content not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. downloadable generated music tracks), the right of withdrawal with regard to this content expires as soon as its provision has begun, after the User has (a) expressly consented to performance beginning before the end of the withdrawal period, (b) acknowledged that by giving this consent they lose their right of withdrawal once performance has begun, and (c) received a confirmation on a durable medium from udansa or Paddle (Section 356 (5) BGB).

(4) Beyond statutory rights, there is no entitlement to a refund. Voluntary goodwill refunds in individual cases do not create any entitlement for the future.

(1) The Platform suggests other Users on the basis of profile information and preferences and enables contact via the Platform's chat. There is no entitlement to a specific number of suggestions or to their success.

(2) udansa does not verify the identity or information of other Users and is not a party to arrangements made between Users. Users meet on their own responsibility. udansa provides safety guidance on the Platform.

(3) Users undertake to communicate respectfully. In particular, harassment, insults, discrimination, threats, sexual content without the recipient's consent, spam, advertising without udansa's consent, spying on or disclosing other people's personal data, and any use for commercial purposes without udansa's consent are prohibited.

(4) Users must furthermore not introduce malware, circumvent security features, use the Platform by automated means (e.g. scraping, bots) or allow third parties to use their account.

(1) Users are responsible for the content they post on the Platform (e.g. profile texts, photos, messages, reviews). They warrant that they hold the necessary rights and that the content does not infringe third-party rights or statutory provisions.

(2) Users grant udansa a non-exclusive, free-of-charge, worldwide right, limited to the term of the user agreement, to store this content, process it technically (e.g. resize or automatically translate it) and make it available within the Platform to the extent determined by the User's settings. Use for advertising outside the Platform (e.g. social media, newsletters, ads) requires the User's separate express consent.

(3) Reviews must be based on actual participation. udansa publishes reviews unabridged but may remove them if they violate the law or these Terms. Information on whether and how udansa verifies the authenticity of reviews is provided on the Platform next to the reviews.

(1) Content that violates the law or these Terms can be reported via the Platform's reporting function or by email to hi@udansa.com. The single point of contact pursuant to Art. 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) is hi@udansa.com; communication is possible in German and English.

(2) udansa reviews reports in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Depending on the severity of the violation, possible measures are: removing or blocking individual content, restricting features (e.g. chat), temporary or permanent suspension of the account. udansa takes into account the legitimate interests of all parties involved, in particular fundamental rights such as freedom of expression.

(3) Affected Users are informed of a measure and the reasons for it insofar as legally permissible and may object to the decision by email to hi@udansa.com. Recourse to the courts remains unaffected.

(4) In the event of serious or repeated violations, udansa may terminate the user agreement without notice for good cause. If a paid subscription is terminated for reasons for which udansa is responsible, the fee for the period that can no longer be used will be refunded pro rata.

(1) Certain features, e.g. music generation, create content automatically using artificial intelligence. Such content is labelled as AI-generated.

(2) To the extent udansa holds rights in generated content, udansa grants the User a non-exclusive, perpetual right to use it for private, non-commercial purposes. Commercial use requires udansa's consent.

(3) Generated content may resemble other existing works. Beyond its statutory liability, udansa gives no warranty that it is free of third-party rights. Users must not make inputs that infringe third-party rights.

(1) udansa strives to keep the Platform available with as few interruptions as possible, at least 98% on an annual average. Announced maintenance work and disruptions for which udansa is not responsible are excluded.

(2) udansa may further develop, change or discontinue the free features of the Platform at any time.

(3) udansa may change the digital services owed under the Premium subscription beyond what is necessary to maintain conformity with the contract only for a valid reason, in particular to adapt to new technical environments, increased user numbers, changes in the law or for security reasons, and only at no additional cost to the User (Section 327r BGB). The User will be informed of the change clearly and comprehensibly. If the change impairs access or usability more than insignificantly, the User will be informed in text form in good time in advance and may terminate the contract free of charge within 30 days of receipt of the information or of the change; the User will receive a pro-rata refund for the period already paid but no longer used.

The statutory provisions, in particular Sections 327 et seq. BGB, apply to defects in the Premium features. udansa provides the updates, including security updates, required to maintain conformity with the contract.

(1) udansa is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act and to the extent of any guarantee given.

(2) In the event of a slightly negligent breach of a material contractual obligation, i.e. an obligation whose fulfilment is essential for the proper performance of the contract and on whose observance the User may regularly rely, liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract.

(3) Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.

(4) Insofar as udansa acts merely as an intermediary, udansa is not liable for the performance, quality or safety of the Providers' courses and events or for the conduct of other Users; udansa's liability for its own breaches of duty under paras. 1 to 3 remains unaffected.

(5) The above limitations also apply in favour of udansa's legal representatives, employees and vicarious agents.

Texts, images, videos, software and trademarks of the Platform are protected. Users receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Platform for private purposes within the scope of these Terms. Any further use requires udansa's consent.

(1) The free-of-charge user agreement runs for an indefinite period and may be terminated by the User at any time without notice, in particular by deleting the account in the account settings or in text form to hi@udansa.com. udansa may terminate it with two weeks' notice in text form.

(2) Deleting the account does not automatically end a running Premium subscription; it must be cancelled separately in accordance with § 6 (6). The Platform points this out when the account is deleted.

(3) The right of both parties to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected.

(4) After the end of the contract, the User's data will be deleted in accordance with the Privacy Policy unless statutory retention obligations apply.

Information on the processing of personal data can be found in the Privacy Policy.

(1) udansa may amend these Terms with effect for the future where this is necessary for a valid reason, in particular due to changes in legislation or case law, new features of the Platform or to close gaps in the provisions, and the change does not unreasonably disadvantage the User. Essential contractual terms, in particular the type and scope of the agreed services, the term and prices, are not changed in this way.

(2) Changes will be communicated to the User in text form at least six weeks before they take effect. If the User does not object before they take effect, the changes are deemed accepted. udansa will separately point out this consequence, the right to object and the deadline in the notification. If the User objects, the previous Terms continue to apply; udansa may then terminate the user agreement with ordinary notice.

(1) udansa is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

(2) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive them of the protection afforded by the mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which they have their habitual residence.

(3) If the User is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is Dresden. Otherwise, the statutory places of jurisdiction apply.

(4) Should individual provisions of these Terms be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected. The invalid provision is replaced by the statutory provisions.