1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply to all contracts between greeat UG, Wesemannstraße 23, 46397 Bocholt (operating under the brand Aurillian), and hotels or comparable accommodation establishments (hereinafter “Hotel”) that use services via the platform aurillian.com or additional agency services provided by Aurillian.

1.2 Aurillian offers Hotels a presentation and visibility platform on which the Hotel can present its accommodation to German-speaking travellers. It is expressly clarified that Aurillian is neither a tour operator nor a travel agent within the meaning of Sections 651a et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB) or other applicable travel law provisions.

1.3 All contracts for accommodation services, services or additional services are concluded exclusively between the guest and the Hotel. Aurillian is not a party to these contracts.

1.4 These GTC apply exclusively to entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 BGB.

2. Services provided by Aurillian

2.1 Aurillian provides the Hotel with a digital presentation space on aurillian.com, consisting of a hotel page with images, texts, features and contact details.

2.2 Incoming enquiries from users are forwarded directly to the Hotel. Aurillian is not involved in the communication or the processing of contracts.

2.3 Additional services such as photography, SEO-optimised texts, graphic work or other marketing content are – if ordered – described and remunerated separately.

2.4 Aurillian is entitled to use the Hotel’s content on the platform, on Aurillian’s social media channels and in online marketing, e.g. on Google Ads, to promote the portal. This is always done to a reasonable extent in line with industry practice.

3. Role of Aurillian (legal classification)

3.1 Aurillian does not act as a tour operator, travel agent, booking platform, travel agency or any other form of travel provider.

3.2 Aurillian does not broker bookings, does not accept payments and is not involved in the contractual relationship between Hotel and guest.

3.3 Aurillian assumes no responsibility for:

services on site,
availability, quality or condition of the accommodation,
prices, taxes or fees of the Hotel,
accuracy of hotel information,
cancellations or breaches of contract between guest and Hotel.

4. Obligations and responsibilities of the Hotel

4.1 The Hotel is solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and up-to-dateness of all content (texts, images, prices, descriptions, house rules etc.) displayed on aurillian.com.

4.2 The Hotel warrants that all materials provided are free of third-party rights or that it is authorised to publish them, in particular with regard to:

copyright
trademark law
data protection (e.g. photos showing persons)

4.3 The Hotel undertakes to process enquiries received via Aurillian without undue delay.

4.4 The Hotel shall indemnify Aurillian against all claims asserted by third parties on the basis of content provided by the Hotel.

5. Exclusivity model (“one hotel per location”)

5.1 Aurillian may list Hotels on an exclusive basis per region, town or location. The scope and area of exclusivity are determined by the respective contract and at the discretion of the platform operator.

5.2 Aurillian reserves the right to grant exclusivity commitments only for the agreed contract term and under the agreed conditions.

6. Copyright and rights of use

6.1 All content created by Aurillian (texts, images, graphics, SEO texts, layouts etc.) is protected by copyright.

6.2 The Hotel receives a simple (non-exclusive) right of use to use this content exclusively within the framework of its presentation on aurillian.com, unless otherwise agreed.

6.3 Any use outside this scope, in particular transfer to third parties or use on external platforms, requires a separate agreement.

6.4 Aurillian may use the works created as references for its own marketing.

6.5 After the end of the contract term, all rights of use granted to the Hotel shall expire.

7. Remuneration & payment terms

7.1 The remuneration agreed in the contract applies (e.g. annual fee, set-up fees, additional services).

7.2 Invoices are payable within 14 days without deductions.

7.3 In the event of default in payment, Aurillian may pause the Hotel’s presentation until all outstanding amounts have been settled in full.

8. Limitation of liability

8.1 Aurillian shall be liable only for intent and gross negligence.

8.2 In the event of slight negligence, Aurillian shall only be liable in the event of a breach of material contractual obligations and only up to the amount of the typically foreseeable damage, limited to the annual remuneration amount.

8.3 Aurillian shall not be liable for:

failures on the part of the Hotel,
incorrect hotel information,
technical disruptions outside its own sphere of influence,
data loss, server failures, transmission errors,
damage arising from the contractual relationship between Hotel and guest.

8.4 The limitations of liability do not apply in the event of personal injury.

9. Term & termination

9.1 The term is determined by the respective contract (usually 12 months).

9.2 Contracts concluded for an indefinite period may be terminated with three months’ notice to the end of a month.

9.3 The right to terminate without notice for good cause remains unaffected.

10. Final provisions

10.1 German law shall apply exclusively.

10.2 The place of jurisdiction is – where legally permissible – the registered office of greeat UG.

10.3 Should individual provisions of these GTC be or become invalid, the validity of the remainder of the contract shall remain unaffected.

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1. Scope and subject matter of the contract