{"id":1333,"date":"2026-01-31T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jurgschneider.com\/?page_id=1333"},"modified":"2026-01-31T18:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T17:43:08","slug":"terms-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jurgschneider.com\/de\/terms-and-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gene\u00adral Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons
Ju\u0308rg Schnei\u00adder, Rese\u00adarch and Wri\u00adting Pro\u00adjects, Con\u00adsul\u00adtan\u00adci\u00ades
Ver\u00adsi\u00adon as of Decem\u00adber 12, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Gene\u00adral
    1.1. Scope
    The\u00adse Gene\u00adral Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons (here\u00adaf\u00adter \u201cGTCs\u201d) govern the busi\u00adness rela\u00adti\u00adon\u00adships bet\u00adween the
    Con\u00adsul\u00adtant Ju\u0308rg Schnei\u00adder, as a sole Swiss pro\u00adprie\u00adtor\u00adship with domic\u00adi\u00adle in CH-3097 Lie\u00adbe\u00adfeld
    (here\u00adaf\u00adter \u201cthe Con\u00adsul\u00adtant\u201d), and its Cli\u00adent (here\u00adaf\u00adter \u201cthe Cli\u00adent\u201d). The\u00adse GTCs beco\u00adme an inte\u00adgral
    part of con\u00adtracts bet\u00adween the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant and the Cli\u00adent upon the con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon of a con\u00adtract. Terms and
    con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons of the Cli\u00adent which are spe\u00adci\u00adfic for any given con\u00adtract, or clau\u00adses which are addi\u00adtio\u00adnal to
    the\u00adse GTCs, or devia\u00adte from them, requi\u00adre the accep\u00adtance, in writ\u00adten form, of the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant.
    1.2. Offers and con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon of con\u00adtract
    The Cli\u00adent pro\u00advi\u00addes the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant with the rele\u00advant infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the ser\u00advice request, and informs
    him on any pre-defi\u00adned con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant pro\u00advi\u00addes his ser\u00advice offer on the basis of this
    infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, detail\u00ading rele\u00advant aspects of his offer, such as deli\u00adver\u00ada\u00adbles, fees, time\u00adta\u00adble, costs to be
    bor\u00adne by the Cli\u00adent, as appro\u00adpria\u00adte. Offers with no dead\u00adline for accep\u00adtance are bin\u00adding for 60 days.
    A con\u00adtract is con\u00adclu\u00added upon rece\u00adipt by the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant of the offer coun\u00adter\u00adsi\u00adgned by the Cli\u00adent. If
    reque\u00adsted by the Cli\u00adent, a con\u00adtract that com\u00adplies with the spe\u00adci\u00adfic requi\u00adre\u00adments of the Cli\u00adent can be
    nego\u00adtia\u00adted and signed.
    The con\u00adtract as well as all any legal\u00adly rele\u00advant decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons must be in writ\u00adten form to be valid (e\u2011mail
    com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon meets the writ\u00adten form requi\u00adre\u00adment).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ser\u00advices
    2.1. Sta\u00adtus of Con\u00adsul\u00adtant
    The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant is an inde\u00adpen\u00addent con\u00adtrac\u00adtor and not an employee, part\u00adner, agent or joint ven\u00adture of the
    Cli\u00adent. The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant is sole\u00adly respon\u00adsi\u00adble for all taxes, social secu\u00adri\u00adty con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adons, insu\u00adrance
    pre\u00admi\u00adums and other sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry char\u00adges ari\u00adsing from the fees paid under a Con\u00adtract, and shall not be
    entit\u00adled to any employee bene\u00adfits from the Cli\u00adent.
    2.2. Coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon duty of the Cli\u00adent
    The Cli\u00adent pro\u00advi\u00addes the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant with all rele\u00advant infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon (docu\u00adments, cont\u00adacts, etc.) which are
    requi\u00adred for the imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of the con\u00adtract. He ensu\u00adres that infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00advi\u00added to the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant
    is accu\u00adra\u00adte and he has the pro\u00adprie\u00adta\u00adry rights whe\u00adre appli\u00adca\u00adble.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Fees, expen\u00adses, invoi\u00adcing, payments, and taxes
    3.1. Fees
    The fees shall be as spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00aded in the offer or con\u00adtract (e.g., as hour\u00adly rate, day rate or lump\u00adsum). All fees
    are quo\u00adted in Swiss Francs (CHF), exclu\u00adsi\u00adve of VAT and any appli\u00adca\u00adble with\u00adhol\u00adding taxes, unless sta\u00adted
    other\u00adwi\u00adse.
    Fees beco\u00adme due upon accep\u00adtance of Ser\u00advices (\u201cAbnah\u00adme\u201d) or mile\u00adsto\u00adnes; a mini\u00admum fee of four
    working hours at the hour\u00adly rate applies per enga\u00adge\u00adment.
    3.2. Install\u00adments
    For pro\u00adjects exce\u00ade\u00adding CHF 10,000, the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant may requi\u00adre install\u00adments or par\u00adti\u00adal payments
    (\u201cTeil\u00adzah\u00adlun\u00adgen\u201d) as fol\u00adlows: (i) 30% advan\u00adce on the agreed fee upon con\u00adtract sig\u00adning; (ii) 40% upon
    com\u00adple\u00adti\u00adon of a mutual\u00adly agreed mile\u00adstone (e.g., inte\u00adrim report); (iii) 30% upon final accep\u00adtance. Each
    install\u00adment beco\u00admes due within 30 days of the respec\u00adti\u00adve trig\u00adger event. The sche\u00addu\u00adle will be spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00aded
    in the offer or agree\u00adment.
    3.3. Expen\u00adses
    Out-of-pocket expen\u00adses (e.g., tra\u00advel, accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon, third-par\u00adty costs) requi\u00adre the Client\u2019s pri\u00ador writ\u00adten
    appr\u00adoval and are reim\u00adbur\u00adsed against rece\u00adipts at cost, plus VAT if appli\u00adca\u00adble. The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant invoices
    for expen\u00adses month\u00adly in arre\u00adars; payment is due within 30 days net. Late payments accrue inte\u00adrest at
    5% p.a. abo\u00adve the Swiss Natio\u00adnal Bank rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Accep\u00adtance and War\u00adran\u00adty
    The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant war\u00adrants that the Ser\u00advices will be per\u00adfor\u00admed with due pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal care in accordance
    with Swiss law (in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar Art. 394 ff. OR). Any war\u00adran\u00adty (\u2018Gew\u00e4hr\u00adlei\u00adstung\u2019) is limi\u00adt\u00aded to reme\u00addy\u00ading
    alle\u00adged defects noti\u00adfi\u00aded in wri\u00adting within 30 days after accep\u00adtance. The Cli\u00adent shall pro\u00advi\u00adde suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent
    details to enable veri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of the alle\u00adged defect. If no noti\u00adce is given, the Ser\u00advices shall be dee\u00admed
    accept\u00aded (\u201cAbnah\u00adme\u201d).
    In case of a noti\u00adfi\u00aded defect within the war\u00adran\u00adty peri\u00adod, the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant shall, at his dis\u00adcreti\u00adon, reme\u00addy
    the defect within a rea\u00adsonable time.
    The Par\u00adties\u2019 lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for defects is gover\u00adned exclu\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly by this clau\u00adse; all other war\u00adran\u00adties, express or
    implied, are exclu\u00added to the ext\u00adent per\u00admit\u00adted by law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Limi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty
    The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant pro\u00advi\u00addes no gua\u00adran\u00adtee of spe\u00adci\u00adfic results or suc\u00adcess; the Cli\u00adent makes all decis\u00adi\u00adons and
    bears imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon risks.
    The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant bears no lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty for defects ari\u00adsing from Cli\u00adent ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions, data, or third-par\u00adty
    mate\u00adri\u00adals. In no event shall the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant be lia\u00adble for lost pro\u00adfits, data loss, busi\u00adness inter\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adon, or
    any indi\u00adrect dama\u00adges.
    The Consultant\u2019s lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty shall not exce\u00aded the total fees paid under a con\u00adtract in the 12 months pre\u00adce\u00adding
    a lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty
    All works crea\u00adted by the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant are sub\u00adject to copy\u00adright.
    6.1. Owner\u00adship of deli\u00adver\u00ada\u00adbles
    All deli\u00adver\u00ada\u00adbles spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly crea\u00adted for the Cli\u00adent under a con\u00adtract (e.g., reports, stra\u00adte\u00adgies,
    pre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons; here\u00adaf\u00adter the \u201cWork Pro\u00adduct\u201d) are owned by the Cli\u00adent upon full payment. The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant
    assigns to the Cli\u00adent all rights, tit\u00adle, and inte\u00adrest in the Work Pro\u00adduct, inclu\u00adding copy\u00adrights.
    6.2. Back\u00adground Intellec\u00adtu\u00adal Pro\u00adper\u00adty
    The Con\u00adsul\u00adtant reta\u00adins owner\u00adship of all pre-exi\u00adsting mate\u00adri\u00adals, tools, metho\u00addo\u00adlo\u00adgies, know-how, or
    gene\u00adral IP used in per\u00adforming his ser\u00advices. The Cli\u00adent recei\u00adves a non-exclu\u00adsi\u00adve licen\u00adse to use such
    Back\u00adground IP sole\u00adly as neces\u00adsa\u00adry to exploit the Work Pro\u00adduct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adtia\u00adli\u00adty and data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion
    \u201cCon\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon\u201d means any non-public infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon dis\u00adc\u00adlo\u00adsed by one Par\u00adty to the other,
    inclu\u00adding inter\u00adnal docu\u00adments, busi\u00adness data, know-how, but exclu\u00adding infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon that is public,
    inde\u00adpendent\u00adly deve\u00adlo\u00adped, or rightful\u00adly recei\u00adved from third par\u00adties.
    Each Par\u00adty shall: (a) keep Con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon strict\u00adly con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal; and (b) use it sole\u00adly for
    imple\u00admen\u00adting a con\u00adtract. The\u00adse obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons sur\u00advi\u00adve ter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of the con\u00adtract by three years, except
    for trade secrets which remain pro\u00adtec\u00adted inde\u00adfi\u00adni\u00adte\u00adly while they retain such sta\u00adtus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Final clau\u00adses
    8.1. Severa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty
    If indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adons of the\u00adse GTCs are \u2013 or, after the con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon of the agree\u00adment, beco\u00adme \u2013
    inef\u00adfec\u00adti\u00adve or unen\u00adforceable, the con\u00adtract and the other pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adons of the\u00adse GTC shall not be affec\u00adted.
    8.2. Gover\u00adning law and juris\u00addic\u00adtion
    The\u00adse GTCs and any Ser\u00advices Con\u00adtract shall be gover\u00adned by the sub\u00adstan\u00adti\u00adve laws of Switz\u00ader\u00adland. The
    exclu\u00adsi\u00adve place of juris\u00addic\u00adtion for all dis\u00adpu\u00adtes ari\u00adsing out of or in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the\u00adse GTCs shall be
    the courts of Ber\u00adne, Switz\u00ader\u00adland.
    8.3. Vali\u00addi\u00adty and amend\u00adments
    The\u00adse Gene\u00adral Terms and Con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons are the ver\u00adsi\u00adon effec\u00adti\u00adve as of 19 Decem\u00adber 2025 and app\u00adly to all
    new con\u00adtracts or ser\u00advices enga\u00adge\u00adments con\u00adclu\u00added after this date.
    The GTCs are published on the Consultant\u2019s web\u00adsite www.jurgschneider.com and may be amen\u00added, in
    full or in part, by the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant from time to time. Amen\u00added ver\u00adsi\u00adons will be published on the web\u00adsite
    with a new effec\u00adti\u00adve date and app\u00adly only to new con\u00adtracts or ser\u00advices com\u00admen\u00adced the\u00adre\u00adaf\u00adter.
    Con\u00adtracts or enga\u00adge\u00adments con\u00adclu\u00added pri\u00ador to an amen\u00added ver\u00adsi\u00adon remain gover\u00adned by the GTCs in
    force at the time of their con\u00adclu\u00adsi\u00adon.
    8.4. Copy\u00adright
    The\u00adse GTCs are pro\u00adtec\u00adted by the copy\u00adright of the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant. They may not be used or copied by third
    par\u00adties wit\u00adhout expli\u00adcit con\u00adsent of the Con\u00adsul\u00adtant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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