Terms of Use Learning Platform

Terms of Use


Status: 24.01.2021
In addition to the general terms of use of the Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation website and the applicable Creative Commons terms, the following special terms of use of the learning platform (hereinafter "User Agreement") apply to the use of the learning platform with media under a Creative Commons license. Users of the learning platform also have the option of registering in order to be able to use other functions of the platform (web-based training, learning progress monitoring, newsletter). For this area, please note the regulations under "Registration, Password".

1 General

The Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation provides free digital teaching materials to the general public, in particular educational institutions/personnel and volunteers in the educational sector, via the learning platform.

2 Registration, password

2.1 Registration is only necessary to use the additional functions of the learning platform.

2.2 The Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation is entitled to revoke your access authorization to the additional functions of the media portal at any time by blocking your account without having to give reasons. Blocking will occur in particular if you have provided false information during registration, violated this user agreement or your duty of care when handling the access data, violated applicable law when accessing or using the Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation learning platform or have not used the Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation learning platform for a longer period of time.

2.3 After registration, you will receive confirmation of your registration on the screen as well as your login name and password (hereinafter "access data"). The password sent to you by Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation should be changed to a password known only to you after you log in to the "Personal Area" for the first time.

2.4 You can view and change your access data and other user data, which must be provided during registration, in the “Personal Area” at any time.

2.5 Make sure that you do not make your access data available to third parties. You are legally responsible for all activities carried out using your access data. Therefore, log out of the platform after each use using the "Log out" button.

2.6 If you become aware that third parties are misusing your access data, you are obliged to inform Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation immediately by email. After receiving the notification, Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation will block access to the password-protected area using your access data.

2.7 After registration, you can request the closure of your account at any time. Please send us your name, address and email address to the following address: bambigo@planetbambi.foundationWe will then delete your registration and all data stored in your account, unless we are legally obliged to store it further; this may be necessary due to tax law requirements, for example. After deletion, the closed area of the media portal will no longer be accessible to you.

3 Rights of use

3.1 The media available in the learning platform are, unless otherwise indicated, subject to the Creative Commons License CC BY-SA, Version 4.0 international. The exact wording of this license can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.de.

3.2 The right of use granted to you under a Creative Commons License CC BY-SA, Version 4.0 International includes the right to
  • share – ie to reproduce and distribute the material in any format or medium
  • edit – ie remix and modify the material for any purpose,
provided you comply with the following conditions:
  • Attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. This credit may be given in any reasonable manner, but not in such a way that the licensor suggests that he or she endorses you or your use of the work.
  • Share Alike — if you remix, modify, or otherwise build directly upon the material, you must distribute your contributions only under the same license as the original.
  • No further restrictions — You may not add any additional terms or technological measures that legally prohibit others from doing anything that the license permits (source of summary: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de).
The details of the usage rights for the media made available via the learning platform are set out in the applicable license conditions, which are specified and available for each medium.

3.3 Any restrictions on use arising from the license terms do not apply to parts of the material that are in the public domain or to the extent that their use is covered by exceptions and limitations of copyright law.

3.4 The additional information provided for the individual media (metadata such as short info, description, author, copyright information) is also made available to the public internationally under a Creative Commons License CC BY-SA, version 4.0.

3.5 Any misuse of the teaching materials and additional information may result in criminal and civil consequences.

3.6 At the request of the Siemens Foundation, you are obliged to provide the Siemens Foundation with information about the manner in which you use the teaching materials you have accessed in the media portal.

4 Note on software

If software is made available for download via the Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation learning platform and is subject to a separate license agreement, the software may only be used in accordance with the provisions of the associated license agreement. The terms of this user agreement remain unaffected.

5 Disclaimer of liability; warranty

5.1 The granting of the rights of use pursuant to Section 3 and all other services provided by Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation within the framework of this User Agreement are free of charge.

5.2 The Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation is liable in connection with the use of the learning platform and the implementation of this user agreement only
  • for intent and gross negligence of Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation, its legal representatives and vicarious agents,
  • in all other cases in which liability is mandatory under the law, i.e. in particular in the case of injury to life, body or health and under the Product Liability Act.
  • Any further liability of Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation is excluded.

5.3 Claims due to legal and material defects in the media and other services provided by Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation as part of the learning platform are excluded, except in cases of fraudulent intent. In particular, Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation does not guarantee that the media provided on the learning platform or their contents and the information contained therein are correct, complete and/or usable.

5.4 The above provisions in sections 5.2 and 5.3 do not involve a change in the burden of proof to your disadvantage.

5.5 Although Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation always endeavours to keep the learning platform and the media contained therein free of viruses, Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation does not guarantee that it is virus-free. Before downloading media, you will ensure that you have appropriate security measures and virus scanners in place for your own protection and to prevent viruses on the Planet Bambi - Gisela & Theo Grabowski Foundation learning platform.

6 Other

6.1 German law applies.

6.2 This User Agreement shall remain binding in its remaining parts even if individual points are legally ineffective.

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