Terms and Conditions

1. Provider, scope of application

1. These Terms and Conditions apply to the use of the "Internities" platform (website and, if applicable, apps) for the matching of internships between students and companies.
2. Provider and contracting party of the users is: Internities UG (limited liability), Hansastraße 42, 20144 Hamburg, Germany, commercial register entry: applied for, represented by Gwendolin Lueders, Alexander Krink and Boris Albert, e-mail: hello@internities.de.
3. Deviating terms of users apply only if Internities expressly agrees to them in writing.
4. These Terms apply to consumers (Section 13 German Civil Code – BGB) and to entrepreneurs/business users (Section 14 BGB). For entrepreneurs, individual provisions may apply separately (see section "For companies").

2. Description of services (MVP) / role of Internities

1. Internities provides a digital platform on which (a) students can create profiles and find/apply for internships, and (b) companies can publish internship listings and review/contact candidates.
2. Internities provides matching and recommendation systems (e.g., "Skill Radar" / "Company Radar") that suggest suitability.
3. Internities is not an employer, not an employment agency in the sense of success-based personnel placement, and not a party to any internship agreement. Internship agreements are concluded exclusively between students and companies.
4. Internities does not owe any particular outcome (e.g., interview invitation, conclusion of contract, offer/acceptance, or a specific number of matches).
5. Internities may adjust, further develop, or temporarily discontinue MVP features, provided this is reasonable for users.

3. Registration, account, access requirements

1. Registration is required for certain functions.
2. Registration is permitted only if users (a) are at least 16 years old; for minors, Internities may request proof of parental/guardian consent, or (b) in the case of company accounts, are authorized to act legally for the company.
3. Users must provide truthful and complete information during registration and keep it up to date.
4. Access credentials must be kept confidential. Users are responsible for activities conducted via their account to the extent they are responsible for the use.
5. Internities may suspend accounts if there is a justified suspicion of misuse or breach of these Terms.

4. User obligations / prohibited content and use

Users may use the platform only in compliance with applicable law and these Terms.

• illegal, insulting, discriminatory, pornographic or otherwise impermissible content;
• content that infringes third-party rights (copyright, trademarks, personality rights);
• false identities/forged evidence;
• automated scraping, penetration testing without consent, or circumvention of protective mechanisms;
• spam, mass messaging without relevance, or any use that impairs the platform.

Companies additionally undertake to create internship listings and communications in compliance with the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) and to be truthful (see section 9).

5. User content (profiles, documents, listings) / rights

1. Users may upload/post content (e.g., profile texts, skills, documents, links, internship listings). Users are solely responsible for ensuring they have the necessary rights to do so.
2. Users grant Internities, for the duration of the contract, a non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge, transferable right to store, reproduce, process and display the content to the extent necessary for providing the platform, matching, security/moderation and presentation to other users.
3. Internities is entitled to review, moderate, block or remove content where necessary (e.g., in case of legal violations, misuse, Digital Services Act (DSA) notices).

6. Matching, AI features, recommendations (notes)

1. Matchings/recommendations are based on algorithms and, where applicable, AI models. Results are suggestions, not promises or binding assessments.
2. Users remain responsible for verifying information (e.g., requirements, deadlines, contractual details).
3. To improve quality, Internities may process feedback signals (e.g., application status, interview/offer feedback) – details are provided in the Privacy Policy.

7. Availability, maintenance, support

1. Internities endeavours to ensure high availability but does not owe uninterrupted use.
2. Maintenance windows, security updates, and disruptions (e.g., at third-party providers) may lead to downtime.
3. Support: hello@internities.de.

8. Prices, payment terms (MVP)

1. Students: Basic use is generally free of charge in the MVP. Optional premium functions may be subject to a fee.
2. Companies: Pilot/MVP access may be free or discounted; later subscriptions/plans may apply. Prices will be transparently displayed at checkout/in the offer.
3. Payments are processed via the payment methods shown at checkout (possibly via third parties).
4. Invoices are provided electronically, where offered.

9. Special terms for companies

1. Companies may only post genuine, current internship opportunities and must, to the best of their knowledge, fulfil all legal information obligations (e.g., compensation, location, period, requirements, where possible).
2. Companies undertake not to use or communicate discriminatory criteria and to treat applications confidentially.
3. Companies are responsible for their recruiting decisions. Internities acts only as a platform provider / decision support.
4. Companies may use profiles/information exclusively for filling internships and may not disclose them to third parties except where legally permitted/required.

10. Term, termination, account deletion

1. The user contract runs for an indefinite period and can be ended at any time by deleting the account or terminating in text form, unless a paid term has been agreed.
2. For paid subscriptions, the terms/notice periods agreed in the offer apply.
3. If Section 312k BGB applies (online continuing obligations with consumers), Internities provides a simple online termination option ("termination button" / account termination).
4. Internities may terminate the contract for cause without notice (e.g., serious breaches, fraud, misuse).
5. After termination, Internities may delete content/accounts after a reasonable period unless retention obligations apply.

11. Right of withdrawal (consumers only, paid contracts only)

If consumers conclude a paid contract for digital services via Internities, a 14-day right of withdrawal generally applies.

For digital services, the right of withdrawal may expire under certain conditions if the consumer expressly agrees that Internities begins performance before the withdrawal period ends and confirms knowledge of the expiry (details at checkout/withdrawal text).

Withdrawal information:

• Withdrawal period: 14 days from contract conclusion.
• Withdrawal by e-mail to: hello@internities.de or by post to: Internities UG, Hansastraße 42, 20144 Hamburg, Germany.
• Consequences: refund within 14 days via the same payment method used; compensation for value may apply if performance has already been provided (statutory requirements).
• Sample withdrawal form: "I hereby withdraw from the contract concluded by me for the provision of the following service: … Ordered on: … / Name: … / Address: … / Date: … / Signature (paper only)"

12. Liability

1. Internities is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for injury to life, body or health.
2. In the event of slight negligence, Internities is liable only for breach of essential contractual obligations (cardinal duties) and limited to the typically foreseeable damage.
3. Internities is not liable for the content/actions of users, internship offers, contract negotiations, rejections, acceptances, compensations, or legal violations by companies/students.
4. Liability under the Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

13. Reporting illegal content / moderation (notice & action)

1. Internities provides a procedure for reporting allegedly illegal content. Reports can be sent to: hello@internities.de including: (a) URL/screenshot/specific description, (b) reasoning why the content is illegal, (c) contact details of the reporting person (optional, but helpful).
2. Internities reviews reports and makes decisions at its reasonable discretion (blocking/removal/no action).
3. In the event of repeated or serious breaches, Internities may suspend or permanently remove accounts.

14. Data protection

The Internities Privacy Policy, in its current version on the website, applies. It forms part of the usage notices but is not a contractual component in the narrower sense.

15. Consumer dispute resolution

Notice pursuant to Section 36 VSBG (German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act): Internities is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

16. Final provisions

1. German law applies to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). For consumers, this choice of law applies only insofar as mandatory consumer protection provisions of the state of habitual residence are not withdrawn.
2. If the user is a merchant/entrepreneur, the place of jurisdiction is Hamburg, Germany.
3. If individual provisions are invalid, the remainder of the contract remains effective; the statutory provision shall apply in place of the invalid provision.