Legal

Terms & Conditions

Valid for all services of Tech Recycling Berlin to business customers within the meaning of § 14 BGB.

§ 1 Scope

These Terms and Conditions apply to all contracts between Tech Recycling Berlin (hereinafter "Provider") and its clients regarding services in IT disposal, data erasure, IT buyback, IT recycling, hard-drive destruction, server disposal, and data recovery.

§ 2 Conclusion of contract

Offers from the Provider are non-binding. A contract is concluded only through written order confirmation or commencement of performance.

§ 3 Scope of services

The specific scope of services is defined in the individual quote or order confirmation. The Provider performs its services according to the current state of the art and applicable legal regulations, in particular GDPR, BDSG, WEEE/ElektroG, and DIN 66399.

§ 4 Prices and payment terms

Prices are as stated in the quote plus statutory VAT. Invoices are due without deduction within 14 days of the invoice date. For IT buyback, payment is made after receipt and inspection of the hardware.

§ 5 Client obligations

The client confirms that they are the owner of the handed-over hardware or have the necessary authority to dispose of it. They are obliged to create their own data backups before handover if desired.

§ 6 Data protection and erasure

The Provider undertakes to treat all personal data obtained during performance of services confidentially and to process it in accordance with statutory regulations. Data erasure follows the recognised BSI and DIN 66399 standards.

§ 7 Liability

The Provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, and for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health. For slight negligence the Provider is liable only for breach of essential contractual obligations and limited to foreseeable, contract-typical damage.

§ 8 Jurisdiction and applicable law

Place of jurisdiction is Berlin. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding UN sales law.

§ 9 Severability

Should individual provisions of these Terms be invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.