General terms and conditions of Connou

7. Obligations of the user

a. True and accurate information, verification by Connou

(1). The user may use a pseudonym for the platform. If the user decides to post information (e.g. details or pictures) in his user account, these must be true and describe his personality accurately. In particular, information is inaccurate or untrue if the user is not recognizable on the posted information or if it shows a person other than the user.

(2). The user ensures that he can be reached at the email address provided during registration. The user shall keep the e-mail address deposited with Connou up to date and communicate with Connou via this address. The user shall write in the communication via e-mail, from the address deposited with Connou, in order to enable an assignment to a user account. If the user communicates from a different address or does not communicate by email, the user shall make arrangements to be able to confirm the authorization to communicate with Connou from that address. Delays due to lack of information from the user will be at his expense.

(3). The user undertakes to provide only his own data (incl. e-mail address) and not that of any other person. In particular, he undertakes not to fraudulently provide the bank details or credit card details of third parties.

(4). Connou may have the accuracy of the information provided by the user verified, if necessary, to ensure the identity of users and the functioning of the platform. The user will prove his identity or verify himself upon request by Connou. In case of refusal or non-verification, Connou is entitled to extraordinary termination without notice.

b. Conduct of the user and user content, granting of rights of use

(1). The user is obliged to behave on the Connou platform according to our content and behavior policy. Any behavior that is racist, offensive, discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, sexual, pornographic, glorifying violence or otherwise unlawful is  prohibited.

(2). The user grants Connou free, non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable rights (hereinafter "right of use") to all content generated, transmitted, stored or published by him/her on the Connou platform (e.g. images, texts, comments, live video content) (hereinafter "user content"), unlimited in time, space and content, to use and exploit user content also with the aim of commercial marketing.

(3). The user is solely responsible for his user content. The user is obliged to ensure that his user content is not racist, offensive, discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, sexual, pornographic, glorifying violence or otherwise illegal.  This duty is made more specific by the Content and Conduct Policy. Connou is entitled, but not obliged, to delete or terminate User Content that violates these rules and to temporarily block the user account of the responsible user or to terminate the contractual relationship.

(4). The right of use includes the right to commercial and non-commercial use, including all currently unknown but future known forms of use. In particular, the right granted includes the right to copy, distribute and exhibit, the right to public reproduction, including the right to lecture, perform and demonstrate, the right to make available to the public, the streaming right, the right to reproduction by means of image or sound carriers as well as the right to make available to the public (in particular via the Internet) and reproduction as well as all rights of the database producer pursuant to Section 87 b UrhG, including the right to copy, distribute or reproduce to the public and in particular the right to include in database works. The granting of rights includes in particular the unlimited right to make the content designed by the user, in particular videos, graphics and texts, publicly accessible on the Connou website or in search engines and social media and to use it for advertising measures of any kind, as well as the right to edit and redesign. When using the content outside of the apps of Connou UG or the Connou platform, the user has the right to be named as the author, in the form of the naming of his profile name stored in the user account and the reference to the Connou platform. In case of use in the apps of Connou UG or on the Connou platform, the naming as author takes place within the scope of the usual manner for the platform.

(5). The user assures and vouches that he is authorized to grant the right of use in this form to his user content and that he can freely dispose of it in the contractual form. In the event that the user becomes aware of the existence of third party rights, the user shall immediately notify Connou thereof. The user hereby indemnifies Connou against any claims of third parties in this context and reimburses the reasonable costs of legal defence.

c. Duties as a streamer

(1). If the user uses the app or Connou platform as a streamer, he is obliged to take all reasonable measures during his broadcasts to ensure that the rules for the use of the live chat by his viewers and guest streamers are observed during his broadcasts. The streamer is obliged to ensure that he has obtained all necessary rights, licenses and permissions before broadcasting.

(2). The streamer will not deceive about his location. The streamer will direct his broadcast only to the country in which he has his habitual residence.

d. Free use against provision of data

(1). In return for the offer of a free part of the platform, the user provides Connou with the profile and location data deposited in his user account as public, his usage behaviour, as well as device and network data in accordance with Connou's privacy policy in pseudonymised form for advertising purposes.

(2). Connou may display to the user advertising offers from Connou and third party providers tailored to the user in accordance with the privacy policy and use and pass on the aforementioned data for this purpose.

(3.) The user is entitled to object to the use of this data in the way described in the  privacy policy. Connou is then entitled to offer the user access to the previously free part of Connou in whole or in part for a fee or to reduce the scope of functions.

e. Private or commercial use

The use of the Connou platform outside of the live video function and the "LIVE by Connou app" is only permitted for private purposes. The live video function and the "LIVE by Connou App" may be used commercially, provided that the streamer has notified Connou of his commercial activity and Connou has agreed to the use. Connou may make the commercial use dependent on further conditions. In case of unauthorized commercial use, Connou may terminate the user account extraordinarily and without notice.

f. User messages

The user will not send any private messages that are  racist, insulting, discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, sexual, pornographic, glorify violence or otherwise unlawful. This duty is made more specific by the Content and Conduct Policy. Connou may check the User Messages for suspicion of SPAM for the purposes of the SPAM filter used by Connou and use them to train the SPAM filter.

g. Liability for the user profile and duties of care

(1). The user sets access data, his e-mail address and a password for his account. The user must choose a secure password and not recycle the password with another service.

(2). The user is liable for all actions taken with his user profile. These access data may not be passed on to third parties, including spouses, life partners, relatives, friends, etc.. The access data must be kept protected from access by third parties. Insofar as there is reason to suspect that third parties have gained knowledge, the access data must be changed immediately and the possible misuse must be reported to Connou without delay.

(3). It is the user's responsibility to make regular backups of his data.

(4). Connou cannot verify all of the information provided by other users due to the volume of information provided by other users and the inability to identify individuals on the Internet. Even if a user is marked as verified, this does not mean that Connou has checked all the information provided by this person or that this information is correct. It is the user's responsibility to verify the information provided by another user before interacting with that user in the form of a chat conversation, meeting outside the Connou platform or in any other way.

h. Prohibition of malware, phishing, SPAM and credit farming

(1). The user may not use his user account to send messages containing malware, phishing, SPAM or junk mail (e.g. unsolicited bulk messages, chain letters, unsolicited commercial messages) or to prepare illegal actions (such as for fraud or extortion).

(2). The user may not provide or use his user account for credit farming. He may not participate in credit farming. Credit farming occurs when the user creates or uses user accounts alone or with other users in order to collect free credits in a businesslike manner. Credit farming also occurs when Free Credits are obtained through manipulation, deception or exploitation of programming errors.