Legal Information

§1 Scope

(1) These General Terms and Conditions (Terms) apply to all contracts between PreNet Enterprise Systems UG (haftungsbeschränkt) – hereinafter referred to as "Provider" – and the users of the digital platform PreNet (hereinafter referred to as "Platform").

(2) Deviating terms and conditions of the user shall not become part of the contract unless the Provider expressly agrees to their validity in writing.

(3) Consumer rights remain unaffected.

§2 Subject Matter of Contract

(1) The subject matter of the contract is the use of the digital platform PreNet as well as the associated technical infrastructure, system architecture and provided representations.

(2) The Provider provides a digital structure platform that includes in particular:

• Platform architecture
• Network and placement logics
• System and structure mechanics
• User interface and design
• Multilingual system representations
• Official presentations and provided marketing materials

(3) PreNet is a digital infrastructure platform. Content, products or services of external partner projects are not part of this contract.

§3 Registration, Identity and Minimum Age

(1) Use of the Platform requires complete, truthful and current registration.

(2) Registration is only permitted for natural persons with full legal capacity. The participation of legal entities with legal capacity is governed by the special provisions of Section 25.

(3) The minimum age for use is 18 years. By registering, the user confirms that they are of legal age and have full legal capacity.

(4) As a general rule, only one user account is permitted per natural person.

(5) Multiple registrations by the same person are not permitted unless the Provider has expressly agreed in writing to a further registration.

(6) The following are particularly prohibited:

• Registration using multiple identities
• Use of straw persons or third parties
• Use of incorrect or manipulated data
• Automated or systematic multiple registrations
• Technical circumvention attempts to create additional accounts

(7) The Provider is entitled, in case of suspected multiple registration or identity circumvention, to: temporarily suspend accounts, require identity verification, permanently close affected accounts, retroactively correct system-relevant structural advantages.

(8) There is no entitlement to maintain structural positions or system advantages in case of violation of this provision.

(9) The user is obligated to keep their access data confidential and protect it from access by third parties.

§4 Right of Use

(1) The user receives a simple, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to personal use of the Platform. The provisions governing the transfer of memberships under Section 25(5) remain unaffected.

(2) Recommending the Platform within the framework of the intended system structure is permitted.

(3) Any use beyond this, particularly outside the Platform environment, is not permitted.

§5 Recommendation and Permitted Marketing Use

(1) Recommending the Platform within the framework of the intended system is permitted.

(2) For recommendations, only presentations, marketing materials or official system representations expressly approved by the Provider may be used.

(3) Independent modification, content extension, shortening or redesign of these materials is not permitted without written consent from the Provider.

(4) The creation of own advertising materials using protected content, logos, system logics, compensation models or structural representations is not permitted.

(5) The Provider reserves the right to prohibit or modify the use of marketing materials at any time.

§6 Protection of Intellectual Property, System Architecture and Language Versions

(1) All components of the Platform are protected by copyright, trademark law, competition law and the provisions for the protection of trade secrets. This includes in particular:

• Technical platform architecture
• Network, placement and system logic
• Conceptual structure mechanics
• All texts, descriptions and representations
• Logos, trademarks and identifiers
• Layout, interface design and visual concepts
• Database and software components
• Official presentations and marketing materials

§7 Prohibition of Reproduction and System Replication

The following is particularly prohibited:

• Complete or partial reproduction outside of permitted use
• Publication of screenshots or screen recordings
• Structural or conceptual replication
• Adoption of network or system logic
• Reverse engineering
• Decompilation
• Analysis of system architecture for the purpose of replication

Even analogous or foreign-language adoption constitutes a violation.

§8 Trade Secrets

(1) The system architecture, structure mechanics and platform logic constitute trade secrets within the meaning of the German Trade Secrets Act (GeschGehG).

(2) The user undertakes to treat these confidentially.

§9 Legal Consequences in Case of Violations

In case of violations, the Provider expressly reserves the right to:

• Termination without notice
• Permanent account suspension
• Assertion of injunctive relief claims
• Damage compensation claims
• Information and surrender claims
• Judicial enforcement domestically and abroad
• Initiation of criminal proceedings if a criminally relevant offense exists

§10 Identity Verification (KYC)

(1) The Platform may offer voluntary identity verification (Know Your Customer – KYC).

(2) KYC verification is generally not mandatory for use of the Platform.

(3) If a partner project requires identity verification, participation in that partner project can only occur upon successful completion of the respective KYC verification.

(4) The processing of data collected in this context is carried out in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

§11 User Obligations

(1) The user undertakes to use the Platform exclusively within the framework of legal regulations and these Terms.

(2) The following are particularly prohibited:

• Manipulation of technical systems
• Circumvention of security mechanisms
• Automated mass registrations
• Identity misuse
• Distribution of unlawful content
• Abusive use of structure mechanics

(3) The Provider exercises virtual house rights.

Media Formats

The protection expressly applies to:

• Videos
• Audio content
• Webinars
• Screen recordings
• Graphics
• Illustrations
• Diagrams
• Animations
• PDFs and documents
• Templates
• Downloadable files

regardless of the technical format.

Language Versions and Adaptations

The protection expressly extends to:

• All language versions
• Translations
• Localized content
• Textual adaptations
• Stylistic modifications
• Shortened or extended versions
• Analogous adoptions

regardless of the manner of their creation.

§12 Protection of Network Structure

Members are prohibited from actively recruiting other PRENET participants for competing or similar systems.

It is also not permitted to use, transfer, or commercially exploit network structures built within PRENET for external business models.

The use of contact data or network relationships established through PRENET for external or competing systems is not allowed.

Any violation of these rules constitutes a serious breach of contract and may result in immediate suspension or termination of the account.

PRENET reserves the right to take further legal action in such cases.

§13 Availability and Changes

(1) The Provider endeavors to ensure high availability of the Platform.

(2) Uninterrupted availability is not guaranteed.

(3) The Provider is entitled to further develop, adapt or discontinue functions.

§14 Liability

(1) The Provider is only liable for intent and gross negligence.

(2) Liability for individual economic expectations or results is excluded.

(3) Use is at your own risk.

§15 Data Protection

(1) The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

(2) The separate Privacy Policy applies.

§16 Contract Duration and Termination

(1) The contract may be terminated by either party with ordinary notice.

(2) The right to terminate without notice for good cause remains unaffected.

§17 System Change, Project Migration and Regulatory Restrictions

(1) PreNet may offer users the opportunity to transfer existing structure or network data within the framework of future, independently operated projects within the corporate structure.

(2) A transfer is carried out exclusively within the framework of a voluntary and explicit opt-in procedure of the respective user.

(3) Without explicit consent, no personal data will be transferred.

(4) If a transfer occurs, the respective successor project is considered a legally independent system with its own responsibility for: data processing, technical system decisions, compensation models, economic framework conditions, regulatory requirements.

(5) PreNet assumes no guarantee regarding: economic developments, maintenance of specific structural positions, future compensation models, permanent project availability.

(6) There is no entitlement to participate in a specific successor project.

Regulatory Restrictions & Sanctions

(7) Should a successor project or specific business model not be permissible or available in certain countries or regions due to legal provisions, regulatory requirements, international sanctions, embargo regulations or supervisory requirements, PreNet cannot offer users from these countries a participation option (opt-in).

(8) In such a case, no data transfer to the relevant project will occur. The existing structure within the PreNet Platform remains unaffected.

(9) If a direct sponsor or downstream structural position cannot participate due to regulatory restrictions, a system-compliant structural forwarding according to the applicable platform logic (sponsor rollup) will occur.

(10) There is no entitlement to participate in each individual successor project.

(11) Once regulatory requirements are met again or an alternative permissible project is offered, a renewed participation option may be granted.

§18 Data Protection

(1) The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the GDPR.

(2) Details are set out in the separate Privacy Policy.

(3) Users have rights to information, correction, deletion and objection in accordance with legal requirements.

§19 User-Generated Content

(1) Users grant PreNet a non-exclusive, spatially unlimited license for the technical display of uploaded content within the Platform.

(2) Users are responsible for their own content.

(3) Unlawful content may be removed.

§20 Limitation of Liability

(1) PreNet is only liable for intent and gross negligence.

(2) Liability for economic expectations, business decisions or individual earnings forecasts is excluded.

(3) PreNet is not liable for: external attacks (e.g. hacking, DDoS), force majeure, regulatory interventions, decisions of independent successor projects.

(4) Mandatory legal liability provisions remain unaffected.

§21 Compliance, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Prevention

(1) PreNet observes national and international sanctions and embargo regulations.

(2) Users may not use the Platform for purposes that violate anti-money laundering regulations, terrorism financing prohibitions, export control regulations or sanctions law.

(3) PreNet is entitled, in case of suspected unlawful activities, to: temporarily suspend accounts, request additional identity verification, exclude participation in projects.

(4) Participation in projects may be made dependent on regulatory requirements, including identity verification (KYC).

(5) PreNet is entitled to implement legally required measures to comply with regulatory requirements.

§22 Communication

(1) Communication takes place via email or in-app notification.

(2) System-relevant notifications are considered delivered upon dispatch.

(3) Promotional communication can be unsubscribed.

§23 Language and Translations

(1) The German version of these Terms is legally binding.

(2) Translations are for informational purposes only.

(3) In case of contradictions, the German version prevails.

§24 Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

(1) German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

(2) Place of jurisdiction is – to the extent legally permissible – Berlin.

(3) For consumers, the mandatory consumer protection provisions of their country of residence apply.

§25 Corporate Accounts, Affiliated Companies and Transfer of Memberships

1. Participation of Legal Entities

In addition to natural persons, legal entities with legal capacity, particularly corporations incorporated under domestic or foreign law, may participate in the platform as independent contracting parties.

2. Independent Corporate Identity

Each legal entity shall be assigned a separate corporate identity following successful verification. Requirements include, in particular, disclosure of its legal representatives and beneficial owners, as well as compliance with all applicable legal and contractual requirements.

3. Affiliated Companies

Direct or indirect ownership of multiple companies by the same natural or legal persons does not, in itself, exclude the independent participation of such companies.

The admission and compensation eligibility of affiliated companies shall be governed by uniform, transparent participation requirements and the applicable compensation plans.

4. Corporate Sales Structures

Approved corporate accounts may establish and manage their own sales organizations in accordance with the applicable structural and compensation rules.

The mere creation of multiple corporate accounts shall not establish any additional entitlement to compensation.

5. Transfer of Memberships

The transfer of an existing membership to a legal entity or another legal person or entity requires the prior approval of the platform operator.

Any transfer is subject to verification of identity, beneficial ownership, existing contractual obligations, and potential tax and regulatory implications.

There shall be no entitlement to a transfer, retention of a particular structural position, or retroactive compensation.

6. Prohibition of Abuse

The use of multiple memberships or affiliated companies to circumvent participation restrictions, artificially generate commission entitlements, or manipulate compensation structures is prohibited.

These provisions shall apply uniformly to all participants, including persons and companies affiliated with the platform operator.

§26 Severability Clause

(1) Should any provision be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.

(2) In place of the invalid provision, a provision shall apply that comes closest to the economic purpose.

(3) The same applies to regulatory gaps.