Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Fehmarn Belt Region, owned and operated by Fehmarn Belt Region LLC (collectively, “Fehmarn Belt Region”). Fehmarn Belt Region provides an online venue and services that connect users providing information and advice (the “Experts”) with users seeking information and advice (the “Seekers”) (collectively, the “Services”), which Services are accessible at www.fehmarnbeltregion.net and any other websites through which Fehmarn Belt Region makes the Services available (collectively, the “Site”) and as an application for mobile devices (the “Application”). By using the Site and Application, you agree to comply with and be legally bound by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service (“Terms”), whether or not you become a registered user of the Services. These Terms govern your access to and use of the Site, Application and Services and all Collective Content (as defined below) and constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Fehmarn Belt Region.

In these Terms, “you” and “your” refer to the individual or entity that uses the Site, Application or Services. “We”, “us”, or “our” refer to Fehmarn Belt Region. In addition, in these Terms, unless the context requires otherwise, words in one gender include all genders and words in the singular include the plural and vice-versa.

Please read carefully these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and which is incorporated by reference into these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you have no right to obtain information from or otherwise continue using the Site or Application. Failure to use the Site and Application in accordance with these Terms may subject you to civil and criminal penalties.

THE SITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES COMPRISE AN ONLINE PLATFORM THROUGH WHICH EXPERTS MAY CREATE LISTINGS (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN ORDER TO OFFER INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO SEEKERS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Fehmarn Belt Region IS NOT A PARTY TO ANY AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN MEMBERS (AS DEFINED BELOW). Fehmarn Belt Region HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE CONDUCT OF MEMBERS OR OTHER USERS OF THE SITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION THERETO, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY IN THIS REGARD.

Definitions

“Appointment” means a scheduled telephone call coordinated via the Services between Members in connection with and subject to the terms of a Listing.

“Fehmarn Belt Region Content” means all Content that Fehmarn Belt Region makes available through the Site, Application, or Services, including any Content licensed from a third party, but excluding Member Content.

“Collective Content” means Member Content and Fehmarn Belt Region Content.

“Content” means text, graphics, images, music, software (excluding the Application), audio, video, information or other materials.

“Expert” means a Member who offers information and advice to other Members and creates a Listing via the Site, Application or Services.

“Listing” means an offer by an Expert to provide the Services via the Site, Application, and Services.

“Member” means a person who completes Fehmarn Belt Region’s account registration process as described under “User Account Registration” below, and includes, without limitation, Experts and Seekers.

“Member Content” means all Content that a Member posts, uploads, publishes, submits or transmits to be made available through the Site, Application or Services and includes, without limitation, Listings. “Seeker” means a Member who uses the Site, Application or Services to access information and advice from other Members.

“Tax” or “Taxes” mean any sales taxes, value added taxes (VAT), goods and services taxes (GST) and other similar municipal, provincial, state and federal indirect or other withholding and personal or corporate income taxes.

Certain areas of the Site and Application (and your access to or use of certain aspects of the Services or Collective Content) may have different terms and conditions posted or may require you to agree with and accept additional terms and conditions. If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Site, Application, Services, or Collective Content, the latter terms and conditions will take precedence with respect to your use of or access to that area of the Site, Application, Services, or Collective Content.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, APPLICATION OR SERVICES OR BY DOWNLOADING OR POSTING ANY CONTENT FROM OR ON THE SITE, VIA THE APPLICATION OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE SITE AND APPLICATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE, APPLICATION, SERVICES OR COLLECTIVE CONTENT. If you accept or agree to these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity.

Modification

Fehmarn Belt Region reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify the Site, Application or Services or to modify these Terms, including the Service Fee (as defined below), at any time and without prior notice. If we modify these Terms, we will post the modification on the Site or via the Application. We will also update the “Last Updated Date” at the top of these Terms. Modifications to these Terms shall automatically be effective upon posting; provided, however, that material changes to the Terms will be effective as to an existing Member thirty (30) days after notice to the Member is provided via email from support@fehmarnbeltregion.net to your email address on file with Fehmarn Belt Region. You agree to keep your email address on file with Fehmarn Belt Region up-to-date. By continuing to access or use the Site, Application or Services after we have posted a modification on the Site or via the Application or have provided you with notice of a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Site, Application and Services.

Eligibility

The Site, Application and Services are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older. Any access to or use of the Site, Application or Services by anyone under 18 is expressly prohibited. By accessing or using the Site, Application or Services you represent and warrant that (i) you agree to be bound by these Terms and (ii) that you are 18 or older and able to form legally binding contracts.

How the Site, Application and Services Work

The Site is a platform for Members to connect and schedule Appointments in order to exchange information with other Members. You may view Listings as an unregistered visitor to the Site, Application and Services; however, if you wish to use the Services or post a Listing, you must first register to create a Fehmarn Belt Region Account (as defined below).

Fehmarn Belt Region’s role is solely to facilitate the availability of the Site, Application and Services and to provide services related thereto, such as Appointment scheduling, call queuing, call cycling, payment integration and call facilitation. Fehmarn Belt Region does not provide and is not responsible for Member Content or any information or advice exchanged between Members during Appointments or otherwise. Fehmarn Belt Region does not verify the credentials of any of its Members. You understand and acknowledge that Experts are not employees or agents of Fehmarn Belt Region but are independent service providers using the Site, Application and Services to market their expertise to other Members and the public. You acknowledge that Fehmarn Belt Region will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information provided by Members or information contained in Member Content.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, AS STATED ABOVE, THE SITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE USED TO FACILITATE MEMBER INTERACTION. Fehmarn Belt Region CANNOT AND DOES NOT CONTROL OR GUARANTEE THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN ANY LISTINGS OR THE INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN MEMBERS VIA THE SERVICES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Fehmarn Belt Region IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO ANY AND ALL LISTINGS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER THE SERVICES. ACCORDINGLY, ALL MEMBERS USE THE SITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES AT THEIR OWN RISK.

User Account Registration

Direct Registration: To access certain features of the Site and Application and to create a Listing, you must register to create an account (“Fehmarn Belt Region Account”) and become a Member. You may register directly via the Site or Application or as described in this section.

Third Party Registration: You can also register to join by logging into your account with certain third party social networking sites (“SNS”) (including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn); each such account, a “Third Party Account”, via our Site or Application, as described below.

As part of the functionality of the Site, Application and Services, you may link your Fehmarn Belt Region Account with Third Party Accounts, by either: (i) providing your Third Party Account login information to Fehmarn Belt Region through the Site, Services or Application; or (ii) allowing Fehmarn Belt Region to access your Third Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third Party Account. You represent that you are entitled to disclose your Third Party Account login information to Fehmarn Belt Region and/or grant Fehmarn Belt Region access to your Third Party Account (including, but not limited to, for use for the purposes described herein), without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third Party Account and without obligating Fehmarn Belt Region to pay any fees or making Fehmarn Belt Region subject to any usage limitations imposed by such third party service providers.

By granting Fehmarn Belt Region access to any Third Party Accounts, you understand that Fehmarn Belt Region will access, make available and store (if applicable) any Content that you have provided to and stored in your Third Party Account (“SNS Content”) so that it is available on and through the Site, Services and Application via your Fehmarn Belt Region Account and Fehmarn Belt Region Account profile page. Unless otherwise specified in these Terms, all SNS Content, if any, will be considered to be Member Content for all purposes of these Terms. Depending on the Third Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third Party Accounts, personal information that you post to your Third Party Accounts will be available on and through your Fehmarn Belt Region Account on the Site, Services and Application. Please note that if a Third Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable, or Fehmarn Belt Region’s access to such Third Party Account is terminated by the third party service provider, then SNS Content will no longer be available on and through the Site, Services and Application. You have the ability to disable the connection between your Fehmarn Belt Region Account and your Third Party Accounts, at any time, by accessing the “Settings” section of the Site and Application.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. Fehmarn Belt Region makes no effort to review any SNS Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality or non-infringement and Fehmarn Belt Region is not responsible for any SNS Content.

We will create your Fehmarn Belt Region Account and your Fehmarn Belt Region Account profile page for your use of the Site and Application based upon the personal information you provide to us or that we obtain via an SNS as described above. You may not have more than one (1) active Fehmarn Belt Region Account. You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete. Fehmarn Belt Region reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Fehmarn Belt Region Account and your access to the Site, Application and Services if you create more than one (1) Fehmarn Belt Region Account or if any information provided during the registration process or thereafter proves to be inaccurate, not current or incomplete. You are responsible for safeguarding your password. You agree that you will not disclose your password to any third party and that you will take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your Fehmarn Belt Region Account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You will immediately notify Fehmarn Belt Region of any unauthorized use of your Fehmarn Belt Region Account.

Listings

You (as an Expert) may create Listings to offer your services to other Members. To this end, you may need to provide information regarding the expertise you offer as well as pricing and other financial terms applicable to your offering. Listings will be made publicly available via the Site, Application and Services.

Seekers will be able to schedule an Appointment with you via the Site, Application and Services based upon the information provided in your Listing. You understand and agree that once a Seeker requests an Appointment, the price quoted under your Listing may not be altered.

You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for any and all Listings you post. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that any Listing you post and the agreements you enter into with Seekers (i) will not breach any agreements you have entered into with any third parties and (ii) will (a) comply with all applicable laws, Tax requirements, and rules and regulations that may apply to you and (b) not conflict with the rights of third parties. Please note that Fehmarn Belt Region assumes no responsibility for the content of Listings or for any Member’s compliance with any applicable laws, rules and regulations.

You understand and agree that Fehmarn Belt Region is not involved in the interactions between Members and does not refer or endorse or recommend particular Experts to Seekers. You also understand and acknowledge that Fehmarn Belt Region does not edit, modify, filter, screen, monitor, endorse or guarantee Member Content or the content of communications between Members. As stated above, Fehmarn Belt Region is not party to any agreements entered into between Members.

Fehmarn Belt Region reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any Listing for any reason, including Listings that Fehmarn Belt Region, in its sole discretion, considers to be objectionable for any reason, in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the Site, Application or Services. You acknowledge and agree that, as an Expert, you are responsible for your own acts and omissions.

No Endorsement

As stated above, Fehmarn Belt Region does not endorse any of its Members. In addition, although these Terms require Members to provide accurate information, we do not attempt to confirm, and do not confirm, any Member’s purported identity or credentials. You are responsible for determining the identity and suitability of others who you contact via the Site, Application and Services.

By using the Site, Application or Services, you agree that any legal remedy or liability that you seek to obtain for actions or omissions of other Members or other third parties will be limited to a claim against the particular Members or other third parties who caused you harm and you agree not to attempt to impose liability on, or seek any legal remedy from Fehmarn Belt Region with respect to such actions or omissions.

Appointments and Financial Terms

Appointments and Financial Terms for Experts: If you (as an Expert) have received an Appointment request from a Member, you will be required to either confirm or reject the request within 24 hours of when the request is made (as determined by Fehmarn Belt Region in its sole discretion) or the request will be automatically cancelled. When an Appointment is requested with you via the Site, Application and Services, we will share with you (i) the first and last name of the Seeker who has requested the Appointment, and (ii) a link to the Seeker’s Fehmarn Belt Region Account profile page, so that you can view this information before confirming or rejecting the Appointment. When you confirm an Appointment request, Fehmarn Belt Region will send you an email, text message or message via the Application confirming such booking, depending on the selections you make via the Site, Application and Services.

The amount due and payable by a Seeker relating to Appointment time with you is referred to as an “Appointment Fee”. Appointment Fees are quoted in each Listing, in U.S. dollars and in a price per minute format (the “Appointment Fee Rate”). Please note that it is Experts, and not Fehmarn Belt Region, which set all Appointment Fee Rates.

In consideration of the Services, Fehmarn Belt Region charges you a fee (the “Service Fee”) based on a percentage of Appointment Fees collected on your behalf. The current applicable percentage is fifteen percent (15%). The Service Fee is deducted from the Appointment Fee payable to you in respect of an Appointment. At the conclusion of each Appointment, Fehmarn Belt Region calculates the appropriate Appointment Fee payable by the Seeker to you based on the duration of the Appointment and the applicable Appointment Fee Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein, Service Fees are non-refundable.

Please note that Fehmarn Belt Region does not currently charge fees for the creation of Listings. However, you acknowledge and agree that Fehmarn Belt Region reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to charge you for and collect fees from you for the creation of Listings. Please note that Fehmarn Belt Region will provide notice of any Listing fee collection via the Site, Application and Services, in accordance with these Terms, prior to implementing such a Listing fee feature.

Appointments and Financial Terms for Seekers

You (as a Seeker), not Fehmarn Belt Region, are solely responsible for honoring any confirmed Appointments. If you choose to enter into a transaction with an Expert by scheduling an Appointment via the Site or Application, these Terms and other terms, conditions, rules and restrictions associated with such Appointment as set out in the Listing may apply. You acknowledge and agree that you, and not Fehmarn Belt Region, will be responsible for performing the obligations of any such agreements, and Fehmarn Belt Region is not a party to such agreements and disclaims all liability arising from or related to any such agreements.

You agree to pay Fehmarn Belt Region all Appointment Fees due in connection with any Appointment. In order to initiate an Appointment, you understand and agree that Fehmarn Belt Region reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to obtain a pre-authorization of your credit card or charge your credit card a nominal amount, not to exceed one U.S. dollar ($1), in order to verify your credit card. At the end of each Appointment, Fehmarn Belt Region will process and collect the Appointment Fees payable in accordance with these Terms and the terms of the Listing. Please note that Fehmarn Belt Region cannot control any fees that may be charged to a Member by his or her bank related to Fehmarn Belt Region’s collection of the Appointment Fees, and Fehmarn Belt Region disclaims all liability in this regard.

In connection with your payment, you will be asked to provide customary billing information such as name, billing address and credit card information either to Fehmarn Belt Region or its third party payment processor. You hereby authorize the collection of such amounts by charging the credit card provided as part of requesting the Appointment, either directly by Fehmarn Belt Region or indirectly, via a third party online payment processor or by one of the payment methods described on the Site or Application. If you are directed to Fehmarn Belt Region’s third party payment processor, you may be subject to terms and conditions governing use of that third party’s service and that third party’s personal information collection practices. Please review such terms and conditions and privacy policy before using the services. Once your transaction is complete you will receive a confirmation email summarizing your confirmed Appointment.