PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY OFFERED THROUGH IT.

By accessing Intrapreneurship Cafe – www.intrapreneurshipcafe.com, registering for an account, subscribing to the newsletter, or participating in any online events or community interactions offered through this platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. It is your responsibility to review them periodically for updates. Any changes made will be effective immediately upon posting. By continuing to use this site after changes are posted, you accept and agree to adhere to the updated Terms and Conditions.

If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, please refrain from using this website and participating in our community.

This Agreement also includes our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference and forms an integral part of these Terms and Conditions. You can find the Privacy Policy on this website. For the legally required Impressum (Legal Notice) as mandated under German law (§ 5 DDG), please refer to the dedicated Impressum page of this website.

1. Operator and Platform Independence

Intrapreneurship Cafe (hereinafter "Platform", "we", "us", "our") is operated by:

Philipp Rubenhaus
Kiesselbachweg 2
22399 Hamburg, Germany

E-Mail: phil@intrapreneurshipcafe.com

This Platform is operated by Philipp Rubenhaus in a strictly private and independent capacity. Although the operator is professionally employed at a corporate organization, that organization has no affiliation, involvement, ownership, or responsibility with regard to this Platform, its content, its community, or any activities conducted herein. Nothing published or discussed on this Platform represents, reflects, or is endorsed by the operator's employer or any other organization.

2. Scope of Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of the Intrapreneurship Cafe website, including your participation in the community forum, subscription to the email newsletter, and participation in online events. By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms.

This Platform is a free-of-charge, community-based service. There are no products for purchase and no paid memberships or subscriptions on this Platform. Registration grants you access to the community forum and the email newsletter.

It is important to review these Terms and Conditions periodically, as they may be updated or modified from time to time. Your continued use of the Platform constitutes your agreement to any such changes.

3. Description of Services

Intrapreneurship Cafe is an independent online community platform for innovation managers, intrapreneurs, and professionals with an interest in corporate innovation and intrapreneurship. The Platform offers:

Community Forum: A forum-style, interactive discussion space where registered members can exchange experiences, insights, and ideas relating to intrapreneurship and corporate innovation.

Email Newsletter: A periodic newsletter sent to subscribers containing content, updates, and insights relating to intrapreneurship topics.

Online Events: Occasional virtual events, workshops, or casual exchanges hosted via Google Meet or other video conferencing tools, open to registered community members.

All services are provided free of charge. Registration and access are granted exclusively for personal, non-commercial purposes.

4. Registration and Membership

To participate in the community and receive the newsletter, you must register on the Platform. By registering, you agree to:

Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.

Maintain and update your information to keep it accurate and complete.

Keep your account credentials confidential and not share your account with any third party.

Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts at our sole discretion, including for violation of these Terms and Conditions, without prior notice.

5. Restrictions on Use

By accessing and using this Platform and its services, you agree to comply with the following restrictions:

Lawful Use: You may not use this Platform for any unlawful purposes or in a way prohibited by these terms. You agree to comply with all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations, including those of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union.

No Unauthorized Access: You are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of this website, or any systems or networks connected to it, by hacking, password mining, or any other illegitimate means.

No Interference: You agree not to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Platform or any activities conducted on it. This includes refraining from using any device, software, or routine that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Platform's infrastructure.

No Redistribution: Content provided on this Platform is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Except as expressly permitted in writing, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or content obtained from this Platform.

No Harmful Actions: You must not transmit or upload any material to this Platform that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or any other harmful or malicious programs.

Intellectual Property: You may not use any intellectual property of this Platform without prior written consent. This includes trademarks, service marks, logos, or any other proprietary information or material.

No Impersonation: You may not impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity on this Platform.

Violating any of these restrictions may lead to immediate termination of your access, and may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability under applicable law.

6. User Community / Forum Participation Policy

a) General

By participating in the community forum, online events, or any other interactive areas on this Platform, you agree to abide by these terms, which are designed to ensure a constructive, respectful, and professional community environment. Your participation is subject to the following guidelines:

Respectful Communication: All interactions must be conducted with respect and courtesy toward other members. Abusive, offensive, discriminatory, or harassing content will not be tolerated.

Relevant Contributions: Contributions should be relevant to the topic under discussion and add value to the conversation. Spam, promotional material, or off-topic content may be removed.

Privacy: Respect the privacy of others. Do not share personal or sensitive information about others without their explicit consent.

Intellectual Property: Do not post content unless you have the right to do so. This includes respecting copyright and trademark laws.

Compliance: Follow all applicable laws and regulations, including those relating to defamation, discrimination, and incitement to hate.

Moderation: We reserve the right to moderate, edit, or remove any content that violates these guidelines, and to restrict or terminate user access for repeated or serious violations.

Your participation in the community signifies your understanding and agreement to these guidelines.

b) Confidentiality Obligations and Corporate Responsibility

This Platform is designed as an open exchange space for professionals. Members may work at competing companies or organizations. You are expressly and strictly prohibited from sharing, posting, or otherwise disclosing any confidential, proprietary, trade secret, or otherwise non-public information belonging to your employer or any third party on this Platform.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Internal strategies, project plans, or roadmaps

Proprietary processes, methodologies, or know-how

Non-public financial or business data

Personnel information or organizational charts

Any information subject to non-disclosure or confidentiality obligations

By participating on this Platform, you represent and warrant that:

All content you share is either your own original insight, publicly available information, or information you are lawfully authorized to share.

Your participation on this Platform does not violate any contractual obligations (including employment contracts or NDAs) with any current or former employer.

You take sole and personal responsibility for ensuring your contributions comply with any confidentiality duties binding upon you.

We are not in a position to assess whether any content posted by members constitutes a breach of a user's confidentiality obligations. We accept no liability for any content posted by users that may infringe upon the confidentiality rights of third parties, including employers. It is entirely the user's own responsibility to ensure compliance with all applicable confidentiality obligations prior to posting.

Violating these confidentiality obligations may lead to the removal of your content, suspension or termination of your account, and may expose you to legal action by affected third parties.

c) Your Participation Requires Consideration

When you contribute, post, or submit content to any community forum, event, or interactive feature on this Platform, you understand and agree that such participation requires responsibility from you. This includes adherence to the rules and guidelines established for the community, your active engagement in a constructive and respectful manner, and your full responsibility for the content you share.

By participating in the community, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, reproduce, and adapt such content solely for the purpose of operating and promoting this Platform and community, including but not limited to featuring contributions in newsletters, event communications, or community highlights. You retain all ownership rights in your content.

You warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all rights to the content you post; that the content is accurate and lawful; that use of the content does not violate these Terms and Conditions; and that the content will not cause injury to any person or entity. You agree to indemnify us for all claims resulting from content you supply.

d) Grant of Rights

By submitting or posting content in any community area on this Platform, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and display such content in any media for the purposes of operating and developing this Platform and its community. You retain all ownership rights in your content, and this grant is limited to what is necessary to provide, maintain, and promote the community.

e) No Obligation to Monitor

We are under no obligation to monitor content posted in the community forum or interactive areas of this Platform. However, we reserve the right at all times to remove or refuse to distribute any content that violates these Terms and Conditions. We also reserve the right to access, preserve, and disclose information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy applicable law or governmental requests, (ii) enforce this Agreement, (iii) detect or prevent fraud, security, or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property, or safety of our users and the public.

f) No Obligation to Remove

We are not obligated to remove any specific content unless required by applicable law. Decisions to remove content are at our sole discretion. The presence of any content on this Platform should not be taken as an endorsement or approval by us.

If you believe that certain content violates your rights or these Terms and Conditions, you are encouraged to notify us. We will review such claims and take appropriate action where necessary. Our failure to remove particular content does not constitute an endorsement of that content.

g) No Endorsement

Content posted by users in the community does not reflect our views or endorsement. We do not endorse, support, represent, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any user-posted content, nor do we endorse any opinions expressed in the community. The views and opinions expressed by users are those of the individual contributors alone and must not be construed as reflecting the official position of this Platform, its operator, or any organization.

Engagement in the community does not establish a professional or consulting relationship between you and us. Any reliance you place on material posted by other users will be entirely at your own risk.

h) Our Right to Act

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to take any action we deem appropriate with respect to content posted in the community if we believe, at our sole discretion, that such content violates our guidelines, is harmful to the community, infringes the rights of any third party, or could create legal liability. Actions we may take include, but are not limited to: moderating or removing posts or threads, issuing warnings, temporarily or permanently suspending user accounts, and reporting violations to law enforcement authorities where required.

7. Email Newsletter

By registering on the Platform, you may subscribe to the Intrapreneurship Cafe email newsletter. Subscription to the newsletter is voluntary and subject to the following conditions:

Consent: Newsletter subscription requires your explicit, freely given, and separate consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Consent is obtained via a double opt-in process, as required under German and European data protection law.

Content: The newsletter contains content relating to intrapreneurship, community updates, upcoming events, and similar topics. It is non-commercial in nature.

Unsubscription: You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, free of charge, by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter email or by contacting us directly. Unsubscribing from the newsletter does not affect your community membership.

Data Processing: Your email address and any other data collected in connection with the newsletter will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law, in particular the GDPR and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG).

8. Online Events

From time to time, we organize virtual online events, casual exchanges, informal meetups, or discussions for community members, conducted via Google Meet or other comparable video conferencing tools. By registering for or participating in any such event, you agree to the following:

Third-Party Platforms: Online events are conducted via third-party tools such as Google Meet. By participating, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions and privacy policies of the relevant platform provider. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the data practices of third-party providers.

Recording: Events will not be recorded without prior explicit notice to participants. If recording is intended, participants will be informed in advance and will have the opportunity to opt out or to participate without their video/audio enabled.

Conduct: The same community guidelines set out in Section 6 above apply equally to online events. Respectful, professional conduct is expected from all participants at all times.

No Guarantee of Availability: We reserve the right to cancel, reschedule, or modify any event at any time. We shall not be liable for any inconvenience or loss arising from changes to or cancellation of scheduled events.

Non-Commercial Nature: All online events are offered free of charge and are non-commercial in nature.

9. No Professional Advice

The information and content provided through this Platform, including but not limited to community discussions, newsletter content, event discussions, and any other material, are for informational and peer exchange purposes only. Nothing on this Platform constitutes professional legal, financial, business strategy, HR, or any other type of professional advice.

You acknowledge that content shared on this Platform is not tailored to your individual circumstances and has not been reviewed or verified for professional accuracy. Any decisions you make based on content encountered on this Platform, and the consequences thereof, are your own responsibility. Under no circumstances can we be held liable for any actions you take or any loss or damage you incur as a result of using or relying on content from this Platform.

10. Links to Third-Party Websites

This Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services, and we do not endorse them.

You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any content, goods, or services available on or through any such third-party websites.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit. Your use of external sites is entirely at your own risk.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from: (i) your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, this Platform; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on this Platform; (iii) any content obtained from this Platform; or (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

Since this Platform is offered free of charge, our total aggregate liability to you for any claims arising in connection with the Platform shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be limited to a nominal amount.

Mandatory liability under German law is not affected: We do not exclude or limit liability for damages resulting from intentional misconduct (Vorsatz) or gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit) on our part, or for damages arising from injury to life, body, or health. Furthermore, any mandatory liability under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) or other mandatory statutory provisions remains unaffected.

12. Copyrights and Trademarks

The content, design, graphics, compilation, and other materials related to this Platform are protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights laws. The copying, redistribution, use, or publication of any such content or any part of this Platform is strictly prohibited without our express prior written permission.

The name "Intrapreneurship Cafe", associated logos, and related names, designs, and slogans are proprietary to the Platform operator. You must not use such marks without prior written permission.

You agree to respect the intellectual property rights of others and to refrain from unauthorized use of any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information accessible through this Platform. You retain all ownership rights in any content you yourself post on the Platform.

13. Minimum Age Requirement

This Platform is directed exclusively at professionals and is not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. By registering and using this Platform, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. We will not knowingly collect data from persons under the age of 18. Should we become aware that a person under 18 has registered, we will delete their account and associated data without delay.

14. Data Protection (GDPR)

The protection of your personal data is of great importance to us. We process your personal data exclusively in accordance with applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the applicable German data protection legislation. Full details of how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data, as well as your rights as a data subject (including rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, and objection), are set out in our Privacy Policy, which is available on this website.

The data controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Philipp Rubenhaus
Kiesselbachweg 2
22399 Hamburg, Germany

E-Mail: phil@intrapreneurshipcafe.com

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority. For users in Lower Saxony, Germany, the competent authority is the Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen (LfD Niedersachsen).

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions.

The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be [Your City], Germany, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Mandatory statutory provisions regarding jurisdiction, in particular those protecting consumers under EU law, remain unaffected.

EU Online Dispute Resolution: The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR) at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. Our email address for this purpose is: [your@email.com]. We are neither obligated nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration body (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle), unless otherwise required by applicable law.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable under applicable law, that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. In such a case, the parties agree that the ineffective provision shall be replaced by a valid provision that comes closest to the economic purpose of the original provision.

17. Waiver

No waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition. Any failure to assert a right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver must be made in writing to be effective.

18. Entire Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines posted on this Platform, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of this Platform. They supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the subject matter herein.

19. Contact

For questions, concerns, or notices regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

Philipp Rubenhaus
Kiesselbachweg 2
22399 Hamburg, Germany

E-Mail: phil@intrapreneurshipcafe.com

For our full Legal Notice (Impressum) as required under § 5 DDG (formerly TMG), please refer to the dedicated Impressum page on this website.