Terms and Conditions

Introduction

Welcome to men-of-renaissance.com (hereinafter referred to as "the Website"). The Website is owned and operated by Christopher Ruttmann (hereinafter referred to as "we", "our", or "us"). These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our Website and services.

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, you must not use our Website.

Contact Information

• Business Name: Christopher Ruttmann

• Address: Dürerstr. 2, 49477 Ibbenbüren

• Email: chris@men-of-renaissance.com

Use of the Website

Eligibility

You must be at least 14 years of age to use our Website. By using our Website, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.

User Account

To access certain features of our Website, you may be required to create an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information during the registration process and to update such information as necessary. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose or in any way that might harm, disrupt, or interfere with the Website's functionality. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:

• Violating any applicable laws or regulations

• Infringing upon the rights of others

• Distributing malware or other harmful code

• Engaging in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Website

Content

Hyperlinking to our Content:

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

• Government agencies;

• Search engines;

• News organizations;

• Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and

• System-wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

• Commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;

• Dot.com community sites;

• Associations or other groups representing charities;

• Online directory distributors;

• Internet portals;

• Accounting, law, and consulting firms; and

• Educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Christopher Ruttmann; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Christopher Ruttmann. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

• By use of our corporate name; or

• By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or

• Using any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of Christopher Ruttmann's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

Removal of links from our website:

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us at any moment. We will consider requests to remove links, but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct. We do not warrant its completeness or accuracy, nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

User-Generated Content

You may have the opportunity to post, submit, or otherwise make available content on our Website (collectively, "User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content, but you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the Website and our business.

Prohibited Content

You agree not to post any User Content that:

• Is defamatory, obscene, offensive, or otherwise objectionable

• Infringes on the intellectual property rights of others

• Contains personal or private information of others

• Contains any form of spam or unsolicited advertising

Intellectual Property

Ownership

All content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of Christopher Ruttmann or our licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not use, reproduce, or distribute any content from the Website without our prior written permission.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, and logos used and displayed on the Website are our registered and unregistered trademarks or those of our licensors. You may not use these trademarks without our prior written consent.

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

Cookies:

The website uses cookies to help personalize your online experience. By accessing men-of-renaissance.com, you agreed to use the required cookies.

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical or marketing purposes to operate our website. You have the ability to accept or decline optional Cookies. There are some required Cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website. These cookies do not require your consent as they always work. Please keep in mind that by accepting required Cookies, you also accept third-party Cookies, which might be used via third-party provided services if you use such services on our website, for example, a video display window provided by third parties and integrated into our website.

Disclaimers

The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website is free of viruses or other harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your use of or inability to use the Website

• Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein

• Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through our Website by any third-party

• Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the Website

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Christopher Ruttmann and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Website, your violation of these Terms and Conditions, or your infringement of any intellectual property or other rights of any third party.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Website at any time, without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, if you breach these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination, all provisions of these Terms and Conditions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Germany to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or the Website.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on the Website. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

• Email: chris@men-of-renaissance.com

• Address: Dürerstr. 2, 49477 Ibbenbüren

Effective Date: 18.06.2024