I. Terms and Conditions of Use for the Business Area „Internet“

Please understand that due to the wide range of opportunities and risks offered by the Internet, we need to establish some frameworks for using our website for your and our protection, which we ask you to observe. The present conditions refer to all services of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH and to the following websites/domains: www.wpp-druck.de. WPP Offsetdruck GmbH offers you access to current news and articles and specialist articles as well as to numerous other offers via its portals and services. These services are free for you.

§ 1 Copyright and trademark rights
1) Please note that the written works, photographs and illustrations, videos and other content published on the portals of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH are protected by German copyright law and may only be reproduced or used for other purposes by you if you are permitted to do so in individual cases by the rights holder or the legal restrictions of copyright law. This content is not subject to a Creative Common License unless specifically stated. Linking or quoting is permitted without permission, provided this is within the limits of copyright quotation law according to § 51 UrhG.
2) Please also note that the license plates (trademarks, business names, magazine and section titles) of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH are subject to the protection of the Trademark Act.

§ 2 Liability of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH / Humburg Media Group
1) WPP Offsetdruck GmbH does not assume any legal guarantee for the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of editorial contributions. In principle, WPP Offsetdruck GmbH cannot verify the accuracy and legality of third-party content, and WPP Offsetdruck GmbH does not take ownership of such entries. If you find any infringing entries from third parties, please contact: info@wpp-druck.de
2) WPP Offsetdruck GmbH will strive to keep your services accessible at all times, but it assumes no liability for this. There is no right to constant availability. WPP Offsetdruck GmbH reserves the right to terminate or limit its offer or parts of the offer at any time. Additional provisions apply to paid offers.
3) WPP Offsetdruck GmbH assumes liability for a loss of data by the user or damage to the user’s hardware or software only in the event of intent or gross negligence or breach of cardinal obligations. Liability is limited to damage that can reasonably be foreseen if the user uses the property privately in accordance with the contract.

§ 3 Registration
1) The use of the reader article and comment function of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH requires that you register as a user by providing your email address, a frei selectable username and a freely selectable personal password. You can change your password as you wish later. WPP Offsetdruck GmbH will send you confirmation of registration with an activation link via email. Registration is only complete after clicking on this link.
2) You are obliged to immediately notify WPP Offsetdruck GmbH of any relevant changes to your information. This is the only way we can avoid your data being misused by anonymous third parties. You may not disclose your password to any third party or otherwise facilitate third-party misuse. If you have reason to believe that your password may have become apparent to third parties, please inform WPP Offsetdruck GmbH immediately.
3) You agree not to use the registration obligations of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH’s services for business, commercial or other commercial purposes or to send unsolicited advertising. You are further prohibited from posting any content or images in your user profile that infringe the rights of third parties and/or violate any applicable civil or criminal law. The User shall keep WPP Offsetdruck GmbH and its employees free from claims by third parties, including the costs of legal defence, which should be based on such infringement. You agree not to transmit any data containing viruses, Trojans or any other data or programs that are likely to cause damage to the hardware or software of WPP Offsetdruck GmbH or those of third parties.
4) The contractual relationship between you and WPP Offsetdruck GmbH is concluded indefinitely and can be terminated by both parties, WPP Offsetdruck GmbH, at any time without notice. The user’s termination must be in writing or in text form (explanation by email to: info@wpp-druck.de, letter or fax). In the case of permanent termination of a registration obligation service, the contract is considered terminated even without a separate notice of termination.

II. Terms of Use and Business for the Business Unit „Printing Company“

Scope/Conclusion of contract
§1) Orders shall be executed exclusively on the basis of the following conditions. Deviating regulations require written confirmation.

§ 2 Prices
1) The prices stated in the contractor’s tender shall be valid subject to the condition that the order data used to submit the tender remain unchanged, but no later than four months after receipt of the tender by the contracting authority. For orders delivered to third parties, the contracting authority shall be deemed to be the contracting authority, unless otherwise expressly agreed. The contractor’s prices are ex works. They do not include packaging, freight, postage, insurance and other shipping costs.
2) Subsequent changes at the instigation of the client, including the resulting machine downtime, shall be charged to the client. Repetitions of proofs required by the client for minor deviations from the original are also considered subsequent changes.
3) Sketches, drafts, proofs, proofs, modifications of delivered/transferred data and similar preparatory work initiated by the client will be calculated separately.
4) Advance payments may be required if exceptionally large quantities of material or inputs are provided and if payment has already occurred.
5) All prices and additional costs charged by the contractor shall always be increased by VAT at the amount applicable by law

§ 3 Payments
1) Invoices must be paid within 30 calendar days of the invoice date. Within 8 calendar days of the invoice date, a 2% discount will be granted, but not on packaging, freight, postage, insurance or other special costs. The invoice is issued under the date of delivery, partial delivery or readiness for delivery (payment of debt, delay in acceptance)
2) The client may only offset an undisputed or legally established claim or exercise a right of retention.
3) If, after the conclusion of the contract, it becomes apparent that the fulfillment of the payment claim is jeopardized by the client’s lack of performance, the contractor may demand advance payment, withhold goods that have not yet been delivered and stop further work. These rights also belong to the contractor if the client is in default of payment for supplies based on the same legal relationship. § 321 II BGB remains unaffected.
4) In the event of late payment, immediate interest shall be paid at a rate of 5% above the base interest rate. This does not preclude the assertion of further damages for delay. If the client pays the price, including additional costs, within 30 calendar days of receipt of the invoice and delivery of the goods. No. II („Prices“) not, he will default even without a reminder.

§ 4 Delivery
1) Delivery will be made by the printing company, and if further processing or assembly takes place outside the company, by the respective service provider. If the goods are to be shipped, the risk will be transferred to the client once the shipment has been handed over to the person carrying out the transport.
2) Delivery dates are only valid if they are expressly confirmed by the contractor. If the contract is concluded in writing, confirmation of the delivery date of the written form is also required.
3) If the contractor delays the performance, the client can only exercise the rights under § 323 BGB if the delay is to be represented by the contractor. This rule does not entail any change in the burden of proof. Operational disruptions – both in the operation of the contractor al and that of a supplier – such as B. Strike, lockout and all other cases of force majeure only entitle the contracting authority to terminate the contract if the contracting authority can no longer be expected to wait any longer, otherwise the agreed delivery period will be extended by the duration of the delay. However, termination is not possible until at least four weeks after the onset of the operational disruption described above. Liability of the contractor is excluded in these cases.
4) Until all receivables due from the business relationship have been paid in full, the contractor has a right of retention in accordance with § 369 HGB in data, manuscripts, raw materials or other objects provided by the client.
5) The Contractor shall take back packaging in accordance with the obligations incumbent upon it under the Packaging Regulation. The contracting entity may return packaging in the contractor’s operation at normal business hours after timely prior notification, unless another receiving/collecting point has been designated. The packages may also be returned to the contractor upon delivery, unless another receiving/collecting point has been designated to the client. Packaging is only taken back immediately after delivery of the goods, and in the case of subsequent deliveries only after timely prior notification and provision. The costs of transporting the used packaging shall be borne by the contracting authority. If a designated receiving/collecting point is further away than the contractor’s premises, the contracting authority shall bear only the transport costs that would be incurred for a distance until the contractor’s premises are in operation. The returned packages must be clean, free of foreign matter and sorted according to different packaging. Otherwise, the contractor is entitled to demand from the client the additional costs incurred in the disposal.

§ 5 Retention of title
1) The delivered goods remain the property of the contractor until full payment of all claims against the client existing on the invoice date. The client is only entitled to resale in the proper course of business. The client hereby assigns its claims for resale to the contractor. The contractor hereby accepts the assignment. At the latest in the event of default, the principal is obliged to name the debtor of the assigned receivable. If the value of the collateral existing for the contractor exceeds the contractor’s claim by more than 20% in total, the contractor shall be obliged to release collateral of the contractor’s choice at the request of the client or a third party affected by the contractor’s over-collateralisation.
2) In the case of working or processing of goods supplied by the contractor and owned by the contractor, the contractor must be regarded as the manufacturer in accordance with § 950 BGB and retains ownership of the products at all times of processing. If third parties are involved in working or processing, the contractor is limited to a co-ownership share equal to the invoice value of the reserved goods. The property thus acquired is considered reserved property.
3) The operating objects used by the contractor to manufacture its product, in particular data, printing plates, even if they are calculated separately, remain its property and are not supplied.

§ 6 Complaints/Warranties
1) The contracting authority must in all cases immediately examine the conformity of the goods and the preliminary and intermediate products sent for correction. The risk of any errors is transferred to the client with the print maturity declaration / production maturity declaration, unless they are errors that only arose or could be detected in the production process following the print maturity declaration/production maturity declaration. The same applies to all other release declarations of the client.
2) Obvious defects must be reported in writing within one week of receipt of the goods, hidden defects within one week of discovery; otherwise, the assertion of the warranty claim is excluded.
3) In the event of legitimate objections, the contractor is initially obliged and entitled to make improvements and / or replacements at his or her discretion. If the contractor fails to comply with this obligation within a reasonable period of time or if the repair fails despite repeated attempts, the client may request a reduction in remuneration (reduction) or reversal of the contract (withdrawal).
4) Defects in part of the delivered goods do not give rise to complaints about the entire delivery, unless the partial delivery is of no interest to the client.
5) In the case of colored reproductions in all manufacturing processes, minor deviations from the original cannot be objected to. The same applies to the comparison between other templates (e.g. B. Digital proofs, printing) and the final product. Furthermore, liability is excluded for defects that do not or only marginally affect the value or suitability for use.
6) The contractor is only liable for deviations in the nature of the material used up to the amount of the contract value.
7) Supplies (including data storage devices, transferred data) by the client or by a third party engaged by him are not subject to any audit obligation on the part of the contractor. This does not apply to obviously unprocessable or unreadable data.
8) In the case of data transfers, all data protection-relevant regulations and laws must be observed, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). In addition, the client must implement the latest technical protection programs for computer virus use before sending them. Data backup is the sole responsibility of the client. The contractor is authorized to make a copy.
9) Additional or reduced deliveries of up to 10% of the ordered print runs cannot be objected to. The quantity delivered is calculated. For deliveries from custom-made paper under 1,000 kg, the percentage increases to 20%, and under 2,000 kg to 15%.

§ 7 Liability
1) Claims for damages and compensation for expenses of the client, regardless of the legal reason, are excluded. This disclaimer does not apply to damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, to minor negligent breaches of essential contractual obligations, even by legal representatives or vicarious agents of the contractor; in this respect, it is only liable for the direct, average damage foreseeable by the type of product, typical of the contract, in the event of culpable injury to the life, body or health of the client, to fraudulently concealed defects and a guarantee of the quality of the goods, and to claims under the Product Liability Act.

§ 8 Limitation period
2) The client’s claims for warranty and damages (paragraphs VI and VII) shall, with the exception of the claims for damages referred to in paragraph VII.2, expire in one year beginning with the (dis)delivery of the goods. This does not apply to the extent that the contractor acted fraudulently.

§ 9 Commercial custom
3) In commercial transactions, the commercial customs of the printing industry apply (e.g. B. no obligation to hand over intermediate products such as data, lithographs or printing plates used to produce the owed.

§ 11 Periodic Work
1) Contracts for regularly recurring work may be terminated with at least 3 months’ notice at the end of each month.

§ 12 Industrial property rights/copyright
1) The client is solely liable if the execution of his order violates the rights of third parties, in particular copyrights. The principal shall indemnify the contractor against any third-party claims for such infringement.

§ 13 Place of performance, place of jurisdiction, effectiveness
1) The place of performance and place of jurisdiction shall be Munich only, to the extent permitted by law. German law applies to the contractual relationship. United Nations Sales Convention is excluded.
2) Any invalidity of one or more provisions shall not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions.

As of 2026