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Version 3.0 · Last updated: 22.09.2026
The matrix forms part of the contract (Section 4.5). It shows which use is covered by which license. In the event of contradictions between the matrix and the following text, the terms in the text shall prevail.
| Intended use | YouTube License | Online / Social Media | Media / Sync | Free License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online & social media | ||||
| YouTube (one video) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | private use only |
| Other social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | private use only |
| Website & online content | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Newsletter | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Online advertising | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Podcast | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Internal communications (presentations, training) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Broadcast, cinema & sync | ||||
| Television & cinema | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Broadcasting (including public service broadcasting) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Trade fairs & retail spaces | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Game development | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Documentary film | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commercial framework | ||||
| Private, non-commercial use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commercial use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Use by companies, associations, public authorities, self-employed persons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Monetization on your own channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commissioned production for a named end client (Section 4.9) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Right to edit (shorten, loop, synchronize, Section 4.3) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Services & formats | ||||
| Audio format | WAV 48 kHz / 24-bit, main and alternative versions as well as stems, subject to availability | MP3 128 kbit/s | ||
| Content ID clearance (Section 6.2) | per video | per video | per video | ✗ |
| License certificate & cue sheet (Section 3.7) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Rights guarantee & indemnification (Section 3.6, Section 11.1) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Created without generative AI (Section 3.2) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attribution required (Section 8.3) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scope | worldwide and unlimited in time; paid licenses per production (Section 4.4) | |||
ASM Custom Mix: same scope as Media / Sync (Section 4.10).
SIDtunez Production Music (hereinafter “SIDtunez”) operates a production music library (hereinafter the “Catalog”) at www.sidtunez.com. The tracks in the Catalog are composed and produced by humans; tracks created with generative AI are not offered in the Catalog (Section 3.2). These License Terms govern the conditions under which users (hereinafter “Licensees”) may use the audio content of the Catalog.
1.1 The provider is Kai Hartwig, Twielfeld 15, 78247 Hilzingen, support@sidtunez.com. “SIDtunez” and “SIDtunez Production Music” are business names; the provider acts as a freelancer (Freiberufler). There is no entry in the commercial register.
1.2 These License Terms apply to all contracts concerning (a) licenses for individual tracks and albums, (b) ASM Custom Mixes, and (c) the Free License.
1.3 The offer is directed both at businesses (traders) within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), legal entities under public law, and special funds under public law, and at consumers within the meaning of Section 13 BGB. During the ordering process, the customer states whether they are acting as a consumer or in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity; this statement is logged and is decisive for the price display, value-added tax, and the right of withdrawal.
1.4 Certain provisions of these terms apply only to businesses or only to consumers. Where this is the case, it is expressly noted at the relevant place (Section 7.1, Section 9.3, Section 12.1, Section 17.2). The Free License (Section 8) is open to everyone for private, non-commercial use.
1.5 Conflicting or deviating terms and conditions of the Licensee shall not become part of the contract, even if SIDtunez does not expressly object to them. The following order of precedence applies: individual agreement in text form, license certificate, these License Terms.
3.1 The copyrights and neighboring rights in the music recordings offered by SIDtunez are protected by the Copyright Act of the Federal Republic of Germany and international treaties. They remain with SIDtunez or the respective rights holders. The Licensee does not become the owner of the music but receives a right of use to the extent set out in these terms.
3.2 No AI-generated music in the Catalog.
(a) All audio content that SIDtunez provides under these terms — tracks, albums, stems, the components of ASM Mixes, and the downloads under the Free License — has been composed and arranged, performed or programmed, and produced by humans. Lyrics have been written by humans.
(b) No generative AI (Section 2) was used in the creation of this audio content. In particular, the audio content does not contain any musical content generated with generative AI within the meaning of Section 2 (compositions, melodies, arrangements, lyrics, vocals, speech, instrumental tracks, or sounds). SIDtunez does not include such content in the Catalog.
(c) SIDtunez uses sound material from third-party sample and instrument libraries only if, according to the information provided by the manufacturer or vendor, it is based on recordings of real instruments, voices, or sound sources or on conventional sound synthesis. If such information proves to be incorrect, subsection (d) applies; in this respect, SIDtunez owes damages only if it knew or should have recognized the inaccuracy.
(d) The commitments under subsections (a) and (b) form part of the agreed quality of the audio content that SIDtunez provides as of 22.09.2026. In the event of deviations, Section 10.6 applies to paid licenses and Section 8.5 to the Free License.
3.3 Scope of this Section. The statements and commitments in Section 3.4 to Section 3.7 apply exclusively to paid licenses for tracks, albums, and ASM Mixes (Section 4).
3.4 Tracks labeled as “GEMA-free” are, to the best of SIDtunez’s knowledge, not registered with any collecting society worldwide. This applies both to societies that manage copyrights (e.g., GEMA, SUISA, AKM) and to societies that manage neighboring rights, in particular GVL. Accordingly, no separate remuneration is payable to collecting societies for the use of these tracks under a paid license.
3.5 SIDtunez points out that, in the case of public performance of music, collecting societies initially presume that they hold the management rights (so-called GEMA presumption). The Licensee may therefore be requested to provide proof. For this purpose, SIDtunez provides the documents pursuant to Section 3.7.
3.6 SIDtunez guarantees that it holds the legal position required to grant the rights under Section 4 and that it has contractually secured the statements under Section 3.4 vis-à-vis the composers, performers, and rights holders involved. The legal consequences of a breach are governed by Section 10 and Section 11.
3.7 For each paid license, SIDtunez provides the Licensee with a license certificate in the customer account and by email. Upon request, SIDtunez additionally provides, free of charge: (a) a cue sheet stating the track, composer, duration, and type of use for submission to broadcasters and production companies, and (b) a confirmation of the statements under Section 3.2 and Section 3.4 for submission to broadcasters, clients, and collecting societies. The confirmation reflects these statements; SIDtunez does not thereby assume any further guarantee. Reporting the production to broadcasters and third parties remains the responsibility of the Licensee.
3.8 The Licensee is not entitled to sublicense the audio productions to third parties. Section 4.9 (agencies and production service providers) remains unaffected.
4.1 The license agreement is concluded upon completion of the ordering process on the website and receipt of full payment. No signature is required. The right of use arises upon receipt of payment; the license certificate is provided without undue delay.
4.2 SIDtunez grants the Licensee a simple (non-exclusive), non-transferable, and non-sublicensable right of use in the licensed audio material. The license is granted worldwide. It is limited to one production (Section 4.4) but, within this limit, is unlimited in time: it does not end upon deletion of the customer account, removal of the track from the Catalog, or termination of other contracts between the parties. The production created under this license may continue to be used, published, and exploited permanently and without relicensing. A transfer of the license in the course of a transfer of business or a universal succession is permitted and must be notified to SIDtunez in text form.
4.3 Right to edit. For the purposes of its production, the Licensee may shorten, extend, loop, and cut the track, edit its level and sound, synchronize it with visual material and other audio tracks, and combine it with other works. Distortions or other impairments that are capable of jeopardizing the legitimate intellectual or personal interests of the author (Section 14 UrhG) are not permitted. Crediting SIDtunez or the composer is not required; to the extent legally permissible, the authors waive the exercise of the right to be named as author (Section 13 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG)).
4.4 Project binding. A purchased track license entitles the Licensee to use the track in exactly one production within the scope of the selected license type. The production must be specified during the ordering process and is stated in the license certificate. The same production also includes its versions and variants: cutdowns and long versions, language versions, format variants for different distribution channels, as well as trailers and teasers for that very production. In particular, further episodes of a series, further videos of a channel, further motifs or waves of a campaign, and productions for other clients do not belong to the same production; a separate license must be purchased for each of these. The license does not entitle affiliated companies or third parties to use the track. Section 4.9 remains unaffected.
4.5 SIDtunez offers the following license types. The usage matrix at the beginning of these terms forms part of the contract. In the event of contradictions between the matrix and these terms, these terms shall prevail.
The Licensee may use the music commercially on all social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), Instagram, and in other online content. This includes websites, newsletters, online advertising, podcasts, and internal corporate communications. It does not include broadcasting on radio and television or in cinemas, or the uses covered by the Media/Sync License. Details are set out in the usage matrix.
All usage options of the Online License are included. In addition, the Licensee may use the music for television and cinema. Further possible uses include, e.g., trade fairs, points of sale, public service broadcasting, game development, and documentary films. In the case of broadcasting, the Licensee is obliged to submit the cue sheet pursuant to Section 3.7 to the broadcaster and to identify the tracks therein as not registered with any collecting society.
The YouTube License entitles the Licensee exclusively to use the track in one YouTube video of the Licensee and includes the monetization of this video via the Licensee’s own channel as well as the clearance of that very video pursuant to Section 6.2. All other platforms and forms of exploitation are not covered, in particular Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, websites, newsletters, podcasts, advertising outside YouTube, broadcasting, and cinema; for these, the Online/Social Media License (Section 4.6) or the Media/Sync License (Section 4.7) is required. The project binding pursuant to Section 4.4 applies: one license entitles the Licensee to use the track in one video.
Agencies, production companies, music studios, recording studios, and freelance service providers may license tracks on behalf of a client and use them in productions for that client. Conditions: (a) the end client is named during the ordering process and stated in the license certificate; (b) the right of use belongs to the named end client for the production concerned and passes to the end client upon acceptance of that production; (c) any further sublicensing, in particular the use of the same track for other, unnamed clients, is not permitted and requires a separate license for each end client.
ASM Mixes (Audio Stem Mixer) are compiled by the customer themselves on the basis of the audio stems of a track in the editor on the website. By clicking “Buy mix,” the final mix is provided as a WAV download after payment. ASM Custom Mixes are subject to the same terms of use as the Media/Sync License.
Provision and deletion. A paid ASM Mix is available for download in the customer account for 48 hours from purchase. The Licensee is responsible for downloading the mix within this time window and backing it up themselves; this deadline is pointed out during the ordering process and in the confirmation email. After the 48 hours have expired, the mix file is deleted; there is no entitlement to have it provided again. The order receipt and license certificate are retained permanently, and the license pursuant to Section 4.2 remains in force, unaffected by this and unlimited in time. Unpaid or abandoned mixes are removed after 24 hours together with the associated open order; if the payment process is actively canceled, deletion takes place immediately.
5.1 The music or parts thereof may not be used, distributed, or made available in music archives or music databases. Furthermore, it is prohibited to trade or place the music in peer-to-peer networks (P2P) such as eMule, BitTorrent, etc.
5.2 The Licensee may not reproduce the music or parts thereof for the purpose of resale as a stand-alone product or for relicensing. The audio material must always be combined with other media such as trailers, films, multimedia applications, etc. This also applies to modified music tracks.
5.3 The Licensee is not permitted to use the audio material in a manner that includes material that does not belong to the Licensee or for whose use the Licensee does not have permission from a third-party owner.
5.4 Use of a track as the title theme, signature tune, or identification melody of a production is permitted under a paid license. Since the license is non-exclusive, there is no entitlement to exclusivity; third parties may use the same track at the same time. Anyone who requires exclusivity should contact SIDtunez.
5.5 It is not permitted to use the audio productions in so-called “website templates” that are produced for resale without the consent of SIDtunez. The same applies to templates, presets, builder kits, and apps in which the music reaches third parties as a reusable component.
5.6 Any use that violates the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany or the European Union or that is contrary to public policy or public morals is not permitted. In particular, uses in connection with hate speech, incitement to hatred (Volksverhetzung), extremist propaganda, glorification of violence, discrimination, and pornographic content are not permitted.
5.7 Audio productions of SIDtunez may not be registered with any collecting society worldwide (e.g., GEMA, GVL, SUISA, etc.). This also applies to voice-over productions created by the Licensee (e.g., audio stories, meditations). All costs or losses arising from such a registration shall be borne by the Licensee who initiated the registration. The same applies to registration with collection bodies such as SoundExchange or the MLC.
5.8 Furthermore, music productions are not licensed for:
5.9 The legal consequences of violations are governed by Section 12 (liquidated damages) and Section 15 (suspension and termination).
6.1 The SIDtunez catalog is registered in YouTube's Content ID system via the service provider AdRev. When the Licensee uploads music from SIDtunez to YouTube, a copyright claim (“claim”) may therefore be displayed automatically. Such a claim is an automated system notification and does not constitute a defect of the license.
6.2 Clearance (whitelisting) — per video, not per channel. Clearance is granted exclusively for the individual YouTube video that the Licensee specifies during the ordering process. The channel as a whole is not cleared; other videos on the same channel remain unaffected, even if they use the same track. The Licensee notifies SIDtunez of the URL of the video to be cleared during the ordering process or subsequently via the form in the customer account. SIDtunez arranges the clearance within five business days after complete notification and receipt of payment; any existing claim on this video is released in the process. If the video has not yet been published at the time of purchase, the Licensee shall provide the URL after publication. Clearance is a technical measure vis-à-vis YouTube and does not extend the scope of the license under Section 4.4. No clearance is granted for the free license under Section 8.
6.3 The Licensee may monetize the licensed video via its own YouTube channel and/or its AdSense account — not via Content ID. Clearance of this video under Section 6.2 is a prerequisite for the revenue from it to remain with the Licensee.
6.4 The Licensee is not permitted to submit a production created with music from SIDtunez to the Content ID system of YouTube or other platforms via a distributor (e.g., CD Baby) or a Content ID service provider (e.g., AdRev). Under the YouTube Content ID terms of use, non-exclusively licensed tracks may not be submitted to the Content ID system. Music from SIDtunez is licensed non-exclusively. Registration with a Content ID service provider leads to false copyright claims between licensees. SIDtunez reserves the right to demand removal.
6.5 The Licensee is not permitted to transmit its production to companies for the purpose of using audio fingerprinting technologies.
6.6 Other platforms. For Meta and other platforms, clearance is granted to the extent the platform provides a corresponding procedure. TikTok may mute or block videos containing externally licensed music regardless of the licensing status; this is beyond SIDtunez's control and does not constitute a defect.
6.7 If the Licensee uses the same track in additional videos, these are neither licensed nor cleared; a Content ID claim may be triggered for them at any time. A separate license must be purchased and clearance must be requested separately for each additional video.
7.1 Price information. For consumers, prices are stated as total prices including statutory VAT (Section 3 of the German Price Indication Ordinance (PAngV)). For businesses, prices are shown net plus statutory VAT. The applicable final amount is displayed before the ordering process is completed; VAT is shown separately on the invoice.
7.2 The reduced tax rate under Section 12(2) no. 7(c) of the German VAT Act (UStG) is applied to the grant of rights of use under copyright law, provided that the grant of rights constitutes the essential content of the service. The standard tax rate is applied to services where this is not the case. The applicable rate is shown during the ordering process and on the invoice.
7.3 For businesses established in another EU member state that provide a valid VAT identification number (USt-IdNr.), the tax liability is transferred to the recipient of the service (reverse charge); for businesses established in a non-EU country, the service is not taxable in Germany. The Licensee is responsible for the correctness of the VAT identification number. For consumers resident in another EU member state, the tax rate is determined by the member state of residence once the relevant turnover threshold has been exceeded (Section 3a(5) UStG); until then, the German tax rate applies.
7.4 Payment is made using the payment methods offered in the shop. The license only comes into existence upon receipt of payment in full. In the event of a chargeback or payment default, the license lapses retroactively.
7.5 All music productions are provided as digital downloads. The customer must ensure that the email address provided during the purchase process is valid, as the download data will be sent to this address.
8.1 Scope. SIDtunez grants a simple, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to use the tracks downloaded free of charge worldwide and for an unlimited period of time exclusively privately and for non-commercial purposes. The tracks are provided as MP3 at 128 kbps, stereo.
8.2 Non-commercial. A use is non-commercial if it is directed neither directly nor indirectly at generating revenue, promoting sales or business purposes. The following in particular are not covered by the free license and must therefore be licensed for a fee:
8.3 Attribution. When publishing on YouTube and on social media, SIDtunez must be credited in the description. The user will find the text provided for this purpose in their account.
8.4 No guarantee of rights, no proof. The tracks are provided free of charge. For free use, SIDtunez assumes no guarantee of ownership of rights, gives no assurance that the tracks are free of rights of collecting societies and provides no indemnification against third-party claims; the assurances under Section 3.2 also apply to the free license. No license certificate, no cue sheet and no confirmation under Section 3.7 will be issued. Anyone who needs a guarantee of rights or proof must purchase a paid license under Section 4.
8.5 Liability. Since the tracks are provided free of charge, SIDtunez is liable in this respect only for intent and gross negligence. Section 10.2 remains unaffected.
8.6 Limits. The restrictions of Section 5 apply accordingly, in particular: no registration with a collecting society, no registration in the Content ID system, no resale and no passing on of the track as a standalone product, no use for training AI models or as input or a template for generative AI. No clearance under Section 6.2 is granted; a Content ID claim on a video created under the free license does not constitute a defect.
8.7 Revocation of availability. SIDtunez may discontinue the free provision at any time with effect for the future. Productions already published within the permitted scope remain unaffected.
8.8 Subsequent licensing. If a track used under the free license is later used commercially, a paid license under Section 4 must be purchased before any further use.
9.1 The Licensee is solely responsible for backing up and downloading its licensed tracks and the associated invoices.
9.2 SIDtunez keeps downloads, license certificates and invoices available in the customer account for at least 2 months from purchase; Section 4.10 applies to ASM mixes. There is no further entitlement to storage or renewed provision. The loss of the file does not affect the continued existence of the license under Section 4.2.
9.3 Right of withdrawal for consumers. Consumers have a statutory right of withdrawal of 14 days for distance contracts. The details are set out in the withdrawal policy, which is provided during the ordering process and at www.sidtunez.com.
9.4 Early expiry for digital content. The music files provided via SIDtunez are digital content that is not supplied on a tangible medium. Pursuant to Section 356(5) of the German Civil Code (BGB), the right of withdrawal expires when SIDtunez has begun performance of the contract after the consumer has (a) expressly consented to performance beginning before the expiry of the withdrawal period and (b) acknowledged that by giving this consent they lose their right of withdrawal. Both declarations are obtained and logged during the ordering process; SIDtunez confirms them to the consumer in text form together with the invoice. Without these declarations, provision begins only after the withdrawal period has expired.
9.5 For businesses, there is no right of withdrawal; the statutory right of withdrawal for distance contracts is available exclusively to consumers.
10.1 For defects of title in tracks licensed for a fee, the guarantee under Section 3.6 applies; for deviations from Section 3.2, Section 10.6 applies. For the free license, only Section 8.5 applies.
10.2 SIDtunez is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health, in the event of fraudulent concealment of a defect, to the extent of any guarantee assumed, and under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).
10.3 In the event of simple negligence, SIDtunez is liable only for the breach of material contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) — obligations whose fulfillment is essential to the proper performance of the contract in the first place and on whose observance the Licensee may regularly rely. In this case, liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. This does not apply to services provided free of charge (Section 8); there, liability remains limited to intent and gross negligence.
10.4 In all other respects, liability is excluded. This applies in particular to loss of profit, loss of data, loss of business, contracts, goodwill and savings, to damages arising from the context in which the Licensee uses the audio content, and to measures taken by platforms (blocking, muting, demonetization) that are not based on a breach by SIDtunez.
10.5 Liability under Section 10.3 is limited in amount to the total fees paid by the Licensee for the affected tracks, but to no less than EUR 50.00 per incident of damage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification under Section 11.1 is capped at EUR 250.00 per incident of damage. Section 10.2 remains unaffected.
10.6 Deviation from Section 3.2. If it turns out that a track licensed for a fee — including as part of an album or as the basis of an ASM mix — was created using generative AI (Section 2), contrary to Section 3.2, the Licensee may, at its option, demand: (a) a replacement track of its choice from the catalog at the same or a lower price, licensed under the same license type for the same production, or, for ASM mixes, a new mix from a different track, or (b) a refund of the fee attributable to the affected track, on a pro rata basis for albums. In both cases, the Licensee may continue to use a production already created. Further claims are governed by Section 10.2 to Section 10.5. The statutory rights of consumers in the event of defects in digital products (Sections 327 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB)) remain unaffected.
10.7 For businesses, claims become time-barred 3 months after knowledge; Section 10.2 remains unaffected.
11.1 SIDtunez shall indemnify the Licensee against justified third-party claims based on the fact that the use, in accordance with the contract, of a track licensed for a fee infringes the rights of third parties. This is subject to the condition that the Licensee informs SIDtunez without undue delay in text form, makes no acknowledgment, leaves the defense and settlement negotiations to SIDtunez and cooperates appropriately. The indemnification is limited per incident of damage to the maximum amount specified in Section 10.5. There is no entitlement to indemnification for use under the free license (Section 8).
11.2 The Licensee shall indemnify SIDtunez against third-party claims based on a breach of these terms by the Licensee — in particular on a registration with a collecting society or in the Content ID system, an impermissible sublicensing, an impermissible type of use, a commercial use under the free license, or on third-party material introduced by the Licensee.
12.1 If the Licensee culpably violates Section 3.8, Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.5, Section 5.7, Section 5.8, Section 6.4 or Section 8.2, it owes liquidated damages in the amount of three times the license fee applicable to the affected track, but no less than EUR 100.00 per violation. The Licensee reserves the right to prove that the damage was lower, and SIDtunez reserves the right to prove that the damage was higher. The lump sum shall be credited against any further claims. This provision applies only to businesses; with respect to consumers, the statutory claims remain applicable.
13.1 SIDtunez may name the Licensee's name, its logo, the project name and a link to its website as a reference on www.sidtunez.com and in sales materials if the Licensee has given its consent during the ordering process or in text form. Consent is voluntary, has no influence on the contract and may be withdrawn at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future; SIDtunez will then remove the listing without undue delay.
14.1 Details on the processing of personal data are set out in the privacy policy at www.sidtunez.com. SIDtunez uses service providers to perform the contract, in particular for hosting, storage, payment processing, sending emails and managing Content ID clearances; these are bound pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. Customer data is not disclosed to third parties for their advertising purposes.
15.1 In the event of a material violation of Section 5, Section 6 or Section 8, SIDtunez may, after a prior warning setting a reasonable deadline, suspend access and revoke the affected license. In the case of particularly serious violations — in particular registration with a collecting society or in the Content ID system, or commercial resale — a warning is not required. Access to the free license (Section 8) may be terminated without a warning.
15.2 The revocation does not cover productions that were lawfully created and published before the violation, unless the violation lies precisely in that production. Claims under Section 11.2 and Section 12 remain unaffected.
16.1 For purchased track licenses, ASM mixes and albums, the version of these terms that was in effect at the time the contract was concluded applies permanently. The respective version is provided to the Licensee in text form and is identified in the license certificate by version number and date. Subsequent amendments do not affect licenses already acquired.
16.2 For the free offering (Section 8), the version published at the time of use applies in each case. To that extent, SIDtunez may amend these terms at any time with effect for the future; continued use after publication shall be deemed consent.
17.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the conflict-of-law rules of private international law. For consumers, mandatory protective provisions of the state of their habitual residence remain unaffected.
17.2 To the extent permitted by law, the place of performance is Singen am Hohentwiel. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes is Singen am Hohentwiel. The agreement on the place of jurisdiction applies only to merchants (Kaufleute), legal entities under public law and special funds under public law (Section 38 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)). It does not apply to small traders, freelancers who are not merchants, or consumers; in this respect, the statutory places of jurisdiction apply.
17.3 Should any provision of this agreement be wholly or partially invalid, the parties or a competent court shall replace this provision with a provision that comes as close as possible to the purpose pursued by the invalid provision.
17.4 Amendments and supplements must be made in text form. The contract language is German; translations are provided for information only, and in case of doubt, the German version shall prevail.
17.5 Dispute resolution. No reference to the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform is provided: Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 has been repealed, and the platform has been shut down since July 20, 2025. SIDtunez is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Section 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG)).