Last updated: April 2026
These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply to all contracts between Timo Fuchs, operating as Timo Fuchs Digital Services (hereinafter "Contractor"), and the Client for the provision of services in the areas of typesetting, Amazon A+ Content, web design and development, and social media management and coaching. These GTC apply to both consumers and businesses, unless expressly stated otherwise. Deviating terms of the Client are only recognized if the Contractor has agreed to them in text form (e.g. email).
The Contractor's offers are non-binding and valid for 14 days from receipt, unless stated otherwise. The contract is formed when the Client accepts the offer in text form (e.g. email). Verbal side agreements require confirmation in text form.
The scope of services is defined by the respective written offer. Changes or extensions to the scope after approval of the offer will be charged based on additional effort. The Contractor will inform the Client in advance of any expected additional costs.
Services include, but are not limited to:
The Client is obligated to provide all documents, information, and materials necessary for the execution of the project within 14 days of project start. Delays resulting from incomplete or late delivery will shift the agreed delivery date accordingly. If the Client does not respond to inquiries or feedback requests for 30 days, the project is considered dormant. The Contractor is entitled to cancel a dormant project after an additional unsuccessful reminder in text form. In this case, work already completed will be invoiced in full and any advance payment will not be refunded.
Fees are based on the written offer. All prices are in euros. Where the Contractor is subject to VAT, the statutory VAT will be shown separately.
Invoices are due within 7 days of the invoice date without deduction, unless a different payment term has been individually agreed.
For projects with a net value of €500 or more, an advance payment of 50% is due upon project confirmation. The final invoice is issued upon delivery of the finished files.
In case of late payment, default interest will be charged at the statutory rate (§ 288 BGB (German Civil Code)).
Two rounds of feedback are included in the scope of services. The Client has 7 days after receiving a draft to provide feedback in text form. If no feedback is received within this period, the draft is considered approved. Additional revision rounds beyond the two included will be charged based on effort. The Contractor will inform the Client of the expected costs in advance. Changes that deviate from the original brief (e.g. fundamentally different layout, changed target audience, altered page count) are not considered revisions but changes to the scope of services pursuant to § 3.
Upon full payment of the agreed fee, the Contractor grants the Client a simple, non-exclusive, unlimited usage right to the created works for the agreed purpose. Copyright remains with the Contractor. Prior to full payment, all usage rights remain with the Contractor.
The Contractor is entitled to use works created within the scope of the project for portfolio and reference purposes, unless the Client objects in text form.
Source files (e.g. InDesign, Affinity Publisher) are not included in the standard scope. They can be acquired for a 50% surcharge on the project price. Upon delivery of the source files, the Client receives a simple right to edit them for their own purposes. Passing source files to third parties requires consent in text form.
If the Client is a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB (German Civil Code), they have a statutory right of withdrawal within 14 days of contract formation. The withdrawal must be submitted in text form (e.g. email) to the Contractor.
If the Client expressly agrees in text form to the commencement of services before the expiry of the withdrawal period and simultaneously confirms their awareness that the right of withdrawal is lost upon full completion of the contract, the right of withdrawal expires upon full provision of the service.
Model withdrawal form
(Complete and return only if you wish to withdraw from the contract.)
To: Timo Fuchs, operating as Timo Fuchs Digital Services, c/o Impressumservice Dein-Impressum, Stettiner Straße 41, 35410 Hungen, Germany, Email: me@timo-fuchs.com
I/We hereby withdraw from my/our contract for the provision of the following service:
Ordered on: ___________
Name: ___________
Address: ___________
Date: ___________
Signature (paper submission only): ___________
If the Client cancels the project after it has commenced, all work completed up to that point will be invoiced in full. Any advance payment will not be refunded. The Contractor reserves the right to terminate the contract for good cause, in particular in the event of payment delays exceeding 14 days, repeated failure to meet the obligations under § 4, or if the Client provides content whose publication would violate applicable law or which the Contractor cannot support on ethical grounds.
The Contractor is only liable for damages caused by intent or gross negligence. In cases of simple negligence, the Contractor is only liable for the breach of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations), limited to the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. Liability is in any case limited to the amount of the agreed fee for the respective project.
The Client is responsible for backing up their own files and materials. The Contractor assumes no liability for the loss of files transmitted by the Client, unless the loss is due to gross negligence or intent on the part of the Contractor.
Contracts for social media management or coaching have a minimum term of 3 months. Website maintenance contracts have a minimum term of 6 months. After the respective minimum term, the contract is automatically renewed on a monthly basis unless terminated in text form with 30 days' notice to the end of the month. The right to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected.
Both parties agree to keep all confidential information obtained during the course of the project from third parties and to use it only for the purpose of fulfilling the contract. This obligation continues after termination of the contractual relationship.
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
If the Client is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contractual relationship is Leipzig. For consumers, the statutory place of jurisdiction applies.
Should individual provisions of these GTC be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a provision that most closely reflects the economic purpose of the invalid provision.
The European Commission no longer provides an ODR platform (discontinued 15 February 2024).
We are neither willing nor obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).