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For reading purposes only, not legally binding. The German version is the binding version.

Terms of Use

ekipa VentureKit

Version 1.0 | May 2026 | venturekit.ekipa.de

§ 1 Scope

(1) These Terms of Use (hereinafter "Terms") govern the use of ekipa VentureKit (hereinafter "VentureKit" or "Platform"), a cloud-based project management and innovation management platform operated by ekipa GmbH, Münchener Straße 41, 60329 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter "ekipa").

(2) These Terms apply to all natural persons who have been granted access to VentureKit by ekipa via invitation (hereinafter "Users"). This includes in particular employees of companies and organisations that have a contractual relationship with ekipa (hereinafter "Client Organisation").

(3) These Terms do not apply to employees of ekipa GmbH. Their use of VentureKit is governed by their respective employment relationship and internal guidelines.

(4) General terms and conditions of the User or their Client Organisation shall not apply.

§ 2 Contractual Basis and Formation

(1) Authorisation to use VentureKit requires an existing contractual relationship between ekipa GmbH and the Client Organisation. This may be a framework agreement, a service contract or a confirmed engagement.

(2) The usage relationship between ekipa and the User is established by accepting the invitation link and accepting these Terms. By accessing the Platform following acceptance of these Terms, the User acknowledges them as binding.

(3) The User's usage relationship is accessory to the contractual relationship between ekipa and the Client Organisation. It exists only for as long as that contractual relationship is active.

§ 3 Access and Invitation

(1) Access to VentureKit is granted exclusively via a personal invitation link. Public access to the Platform is not provided.

(2) The User is obliged to keep their invitation link and access credentials confidential and to protect them from unauthorised access by third parties. Disclosure to third parties is prohibited.

(3) ekipa is entitled to revoke a User's access at any time, in particular in cases of suspected misuse, breach of these Terms or termination of the underlying contractual relationship.

(4) The User has no entitlement to the granting or maintenance of access.

§ 4 Rights of Use

(1) ekipa grants the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use VentureKit for the duration of the usage relationship, limited to the relevant project term.

(2) Use is permitted exclusively for purposes within the scope of the project or engagement for which access was granted.

(3) The User has no entitlement to any specific functionality, availability or performance of the Platform. ekipa is entitled to modify, expand or restrict the scope of functionality of VentureKit at any time.

§ 5 User Obligations

(1) The User undertakes to:

  • a) provide truthful and complete information upon registration and during use;
  • b) use the Platform exclusively for project-related purposes within the scope of the contractual relationship between ekipa and the Client Organisation;
  • c) not disclose Platform content — in particular analyses, reports and information on identified solution providers — to third parties outside the User's own Client Organisation without the prior consent of ekipa;
  • d) not undertake any automated access to the Platform (e.g. scraping, crawling, automated downloads);
  • e) not distribute malicious software, malicious code or unlawful content via the Platform.

(2) The User is obliged to report any security vulnerabilities or indications of unauthorised access to the Platform that become known to them immediately to ekipa (contact: hello@ekipa.de).

(3) Breaches of these obligations entitle ekipa to immediately block the User's access without prior warning.

§ 6 Intellectual Property

(1) The VentureKit platform, including its user interface, underlying technologies, algorithms, methods, templates and working tools, is the intellectual property of ekipa GmbH. No rights therein are transferred to the User.

(2) Rights to project content, analyses, reports and other work results created in the course of project work on the Platform are governed exclusively by the service contract or the relevant engagement concluded between ekipa GmbH and the Client Organisation. These Terms do not make any independent provision in this regard.

(3) The User grants ekipa the right to process and store content uploaded by the User on the Platform for the purpose of providing the contractual services.

§ 7 Liability

(1) ekipa's liability to the User is limited to damages caused intentionally or by gross negligence. For ordinary negligence, ekipa is only liable for breach of material contractual obligations (cardinal obligations), in which case liability is limited to the typical, foreseeable damage.

(2) ekipa accepts no liability for:

  • a) failures, interruptions or delays of the Platform;
  • b) data loss due to technical malfunctions, force majeure or actions of third parties;
  • c) errors, incompleteness or ambiguities in AI-generated content;
  • d) the content or availability of third-party services integrated into the Platform.

(3) The foregoing limitations of liability do not apply to damages arising from injury to life, body or health, or to claims under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).

§ 8 Data Protection

(1) The processing of personal data in connection with the use of VentureKit is carried out in accordance with the VentureKit Privacy Notice or the ekipa GmbH privacy notice, available at: venturekit.ekipa.de/datenschutz.

(2) For data protection enquiries, please contact the Data Protection Officer of ekipa GmbH: data-protection@ekipa.de.

§ 9 Term and Termination

(1) The usage relationship commences upon acceptance of these Terms and redemption of the invitation link.

(2) The usage relationship terminates automatically upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

  • a) completion, expiry or termination of the contractual relationship between ekipa and the Client Organisation;
  • b) revocation of Platform access by ekipa;
  • c) termination by the User to ekipa in text form.

(3) Upon termination, the User's access to the Platform will be blocked without delay.

(4) The deletion of User data following termination of the usage relationship is governed by the VentureKit Privacy Notice.

§ 10 Amendments to these Terms

(1) ekipa is entitled to amend these Terms. Amendments will be communicated to the User with four (4) weeks' notice via email to the registered address or by way of a corresponding notice upon the User's next login.

(2) If the User does not object to the amended Terms within four (4) weeks of receipt of the notification and continues to use the Platform, the amended Terms shall be deemed accepted. The notification will expressly draw attention to this effect.

(3) In the event of an objection, ekipa is entitled to terminate the User's access to the Platform.

§ 11 Final Provisions

(1) These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

(2) The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms is, to the extent permitted by law, Frankfurt am Main.

(3) Should any individual provision of these Terms be or become wholly or partially invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The invalid provision shall be deemed replaced by a valid provision that comes closest to the commercial purpose of the invalid provision.

(4) The binding version of these Terms of Use is the German version. Any English translation is for reading purposes only and has no legal effect.

(5) Contact for general enquiries regarding the Platform: hello@ekipa.de | ekipa GmbH, Münchener Straße 41, 60329 Frankfurt am Main.

Frankfurt am Main, May 2026 — ekipa GmbH