The content hub “gamescom now” is provided by Koelnmesse GmbH, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Köln, Germany (hereinafter “Koelnmesse”)

You can call up, save and print out the terms and conditions of use on the gamescom website at any time.

The use of our “gamescom now” content hub requires that you agree to the following terms and conditions of use. That’s why you should please read this through carefully.

1. General terms and conditions of use

Due to your registration on gamescom now, you have access to special content. You’ll find more details under Item 2.

The content hub and its functions may not be misused in any way. For this reason, please use the content hub only within the limits of the law and in line with our terms and conditions of use. In the event of violations of current German law or of our terms and conditions of use we reserve the right to exclude you from the use of the content hub.

You do not acquire any copyrights or industrial property rights as a result of using the content hub.

2. The functions of the gamescom now content hub

Registration gives you access to exclusive offers, e.g. voucher codes or further special information on the Partner & Product pages of partners of gamescom 2021. You may not publish or pass on to third parties the information that is provided there. In the event of a violation of this rule we reserve the right to exclude you from further use of the “gamescom now" content hub.

You also have the possibility of marking selected live content in order to display it on the start page of your personalized schedule.

Each registered user can also contribute to gamescom EPIX. With gamescom eEPIX, you can interact with gamescom 2021 content and partners via interactive quests throughout the entire gamescom cosmos even before gamescom week begins, and collect points in order to snag unique prizes.

We reserve the right to modify, discontinue, take down or interrupt the operation of this function for any reason whatsoever at any time and without giving special notice, for example, to the extent that it is necessary for the purposes of carrying out planned or unplanned maintenance, fault rectification or other changes.

3. User data

A tracking tool is employed for the purpose of the constant improvement of the content hub. You can find further information about this in our Privacy policy.

4. Prohibition of misuse

Misuse of the functions is not permitted. This includes in particular the automated readout of data. You undertake to refrain from all measures that would endanger or interfere with the functioning of the digital product.

5. Liability

Koelnmesse makes no guarantee with respect to the availability, reliability, functionality or suitability of the content hub for your purposes. Any liability is excluded to the extent that such liability is not mandatory according to the Product Liability Act or due to intent, gross negligence, injury to life, limb or health, due to the assumption of a quality guarantee or fraudulent concealment of a defect or due to the breach of essential contractual obligations. Essential contractual obligations are those obligations the fulfilment of which makes the orderly implementation of a contract possible in the first place, and the observance of which the parties to the contract regularly rely on and can expect to rely on. The damages due to breach of essential contractual obligations are limited to foreseeable damage typical of the contract provided that intent or gross negligence do not exist.

6. Termination of use

The content hub can be used until 30 September 2021. At the latest at the end of this day, it will be switched off and the content will no longer be accessible thereafter. Any profiles still present at this time will be deleted. Your personal data will only be stored and processed beyond this point to the extent that we have your consent to its use for purposes of advertising or to its transfer or that we are under an obligation to retain it.

7. Data protection provisions

All personal information, data and materials that you have disclosed to us in the process of your registrationor later are covered by our privacy policy.

8. Valid law

These terms and conditions of use are governed by German law. In the event that you are a merchant in the sense of the German Commercial Code (HGB) it is agreed that Cologne is the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these terms and conditions of use including all questions of the existence, validity or termination of these terms and conditions of use.

9. Severability clause

Every provision of these terms and conditions of use is to be interpreted separately and independently. In the event that a provision of these terms and conditions of use is in whole or in part invalid or incapable of enforcement then the effectiveness of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions of use shall not be affected as a result. In this event the affected provision alone is to be limited or struck out only to the extent that is absolutely necessary and replaced by a valid provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the purpose of these terms and conditions of use. 8