1. General

1.1. CIIT GmbH conducts its own training courses under the brand Javatraining.at exclusively on the basis of the following General Terms and Conditions (GTC). These GTC also apply to all legal relationships between CIIT GmbH and the customer, even if no explicit reference is made to them.

2. Contract

2.1. The subject of this contract is the organization and execution of training courses. The content of the training courses is derived from the respective course offerings listed on the website Javatraining.at.

2.2. Offers are non-binding. The scope of services to be provided is solely determined by the order confirmation.

2.4. If only one participant registers for a public seminar, CIIT GmbH may offer the customer the seminar as an individual in-house training course at the customer's premises with a shortened duration, at the same price, or refer them to a future seminar date. In this case, the customer has the right to withdraw from the contract.

3. Registration

3.1. You can register for a training course in writing by fax or email, or directly on the website Javatraining.at. Unfortunately, we cannot accept registrations by telephone.

3.2. Registrations will be processed in the order they are received. If a training course is already booked on your desired date, you will be informed and placed on the waiting list.

3.3. You will receive the order confirmation after your order has been processed. This confirmation will contain the start and end times of the training, the training price, and any special instructions.

4. Cancel / Postpone

4.1. Cancellations and postponements must be submitted in writing via email to office@ciit-training.com. If you do not receive a confirmation of receipt, we have not received your email. In this case, please contact us by phone.

4.2. Public Courses
  4.2.1. If the cancellation / postponement is received by CIIT GmbH up to 7 calendar days before the start of a public course, it will be free of charge.
  4.2.2. If the cancellation / postponement is received by CIIT GmbH less than 7 calendar days before the start of a public course, 50% of the agreed training fee will be charged as a cancellation fee.
  4.2.3. In the event of a cancellation/postponement on the day of the start of a public course or in the event of absence from the public course, the full fee will be charged.

4.3. In-house / private / customized courses
  4.3.1. If the cancellation / postponement is received by CIIT GmbH up to 14 calendar days before the start of a course, it will be free of charge.
  4.3.2. If the cancellation / postponement is received by CIIT GmbH less than 14 calendar days before the start of a course, 50% of the agreed training fee will be charged as a cancellation fee.
  4.3.3. In the event of cancellation/postponement on the day of the start of a course or in the event of absence from the course, the full fee will be charged.

4.4. If a training date has to be cancelled by CIIT GmbH for organizational reasons, no claims beyond the training fee can be made.

4.5. The customer is permitted to nominate a substitute participant. In this case, any cancellation fees will be waived.

4.6. In the event of a cancellation, the customer is permitted to participate in another open training session taking place, subject to the cancellation fees being deducted.

5. Remuneration

5.1. The fee is based on the currently valid price list, including applicable VAT. For full-day events held in our training facilities, the fee includes lunch. Travel and hotel expenses for the instructor for training sessions conducted at the customer's premises are not included in the price and will be billed separately.

5.2. A discount for the registration of multiple participants is only possible after prior agreement with CIIT GmbH, if it is made by one registering person/organization and a collective invoice is issued.

6. Customer obligation/payment/default

6.1. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice and must be made by bank transfer to CIIT GmbH's account within 14 days. In the event of late payment, the statutory regulations apply. If the customer defaults on payment pursuant to Section 284 of the German Civil Code (BGB), they are liable for any resulting damages. CIIT GmbH reserves the right to claim further damages. The customer is only entitled to set-off if their counterclaim has been legally established, is undisputed, or has been acknowledged.

7. Minimum number of participants / Subject to change

7.1. CIIT GmbH is entitled to withdraw from the contract if the minimum number of participants (3 participants) is not reached for public training courses, if the speaker is unexpectedly unable to work due to illness on the training date and a replacement speaker cannot be organized, or if there is an unforeseen obstacle to performance, provided that this cannot be overcome by reasonable effort and CIIT GmbH is not responsible for the obstacle.

7.2. In the case of paragraph 7.1, CIIT GmbH will inform the customer immediately, or if the minimum number of participants is not reached, at the latest five working days before the start of the training, about the unavailability of the training and will immediately refund the customer the payment.

7.3. CIIT GmbH is entitled to adapt and update the training content and structure to reflect the current state of development.

8. Liability/Warranty

8.1. In the event of course cancellation or postponement, CIIT GmbH is not liable for any travel and accommodation expenses incurred, nor for any out-of-pocket expenses resulting from lost work time. Liability for indirect damages, in particular lost profits or third-party claims, is excluded. This does not apply in cases of intent or gross negligence on the part of CIIT GmbH.

8.2. Claims for damages against CIIT GmbH, its legal representatives and vicarious agents will only be recognized if intent or gross negligence can be proven.

8.3. In the case of gross negligence and in the absence of a quality for which CIIT GmbH has assumed a guarantee, liability is limited to the foreseeable damage that should have been prevented by the breached duty or the guarantee.

8.4. These limitations of liability do not apply to liability for personal injury. CIIT GmbH is liable without limitation for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health if caused by negligence. The defense of contributory negligence remains unaffected.

8.5. For all claims against CIIT GmbH for damages or reimbursement of futile expenses based on contractual and non-contractual liability, except in cases of intent or personal injury, a limitation period of one year from the date on which the claimant became aware of the basis for the claim applies. The limitation period expires no later than two years after the claim arose.

8.6. No liability is accepted for items brought in by the participant during a training course.

8.7. Lessons and exercises are designed so that an attentive participant can achieve the set training goal. CIIT GmbH is not liable for the success of the training.

9. Intellectual Property

9.1. All rights to the training materials and programs provided by CIIT GmbH for its own training courses are protected by copyright. All rights, including translations, reproductions, and reprints of training materials and training programs, even in part, are reserved by CIIT GmbH. No reproductions may be made without the written permission of CIIT GmbH. This expressly applies to the software provided as part of the training.

10. Data protection/confidentiality obligation

10.1. CIIT GmbH informs the customer that the data collected during the conclusion of the contract will be collected, processed, and used by CIIT GmbH in accordance with the Data Protection Act (DSG) to fulfill its contractual obligations. This applies in particular to the customer's personal data, i.e., their contact information, including name, telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses. The customer expressly agrees that CIIT GmbH may collect, store, and use the aforementioned data.

10.2. The customer further agrees that the aforementioned data may be used by CIIT GmbH for purposes such as advertising, email information, newsletters, and/or market research. Personal customer and billing data may be processed and used within the scope of the existing business relationship and may be shared with cooperation partners, subcontractors, sales partners, and authorized representatives of CIIT GmbH and its affiliated companies for the purposes of joint business activities, customer support, customer information, and sales. The customer hereby expressly consents to this.

10.3. The customer has the right to revoke his consent to the use and processing of his personal data at any time with effect for the future.

10.4. The customer shall treat all information made available to him in the course of processing this contractual relationship as confidential.

11. Final Provisions

11.1. The competent court in Vienna is the competent court. Austrian law applies exclusively.

11.2. Should any provision of these terms and conditions be or become wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. The parties shall replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to the intended meaning and purpose of the invalid or unenforceable provision.

11.3. Amendments or additions to a contract must be in writing. This also applies to any amendment of this written form requirement.

As of January 1, 2023