Terms and Conditions

General terms and conditions (GTC) for Hall of Arts
"Hall of Arts" is an online service (app/platform) on which users of the app have the opportunity to sell or purchase art, as well as to search for artists, creative companies, and event business partners, view their profiles, watch online posts in the form of videos and photos, and participate in interactive creative challenges. Conversely, artists, creative companies, and business partners have the opportunity to present themselves on Hall of Arts by means of a profile, receive booking or cooperation requests, and sell their artworks.

The Hall of Arts app is provided by AP Entertainment GmbH, Felix-Mottl-Straße, 47/6, 1190 Wien, office@hall-of-arts.com, company register number: FN 645437 y, commercial register court: Vienna operated (hereinafter referred to as “Hall of Arts”). Hall of Arts includes both the main domain “hall-of-arts.com”, as well as any connected subdomains and/or other integrated domains and applications.

E-Mail address: office@hall-of-arts.com /Telephone number: +43 677 631 498 47
By using the platform, you accept these terms and conditions in their current version.
Status: September 20, 2026

The various parties are referred to below as follows:

• “User” = all natural or legal persons who visit/use the app or website.
• “Viewer” = all natural or legal persons who visit/use the app or website without having registered via a profile.
• “Artlovers” = natural or legal persons who use the website for informational purposes to search for artists or business partners and/or to utilize services for Artlovers of Hall of Arts.
• “Business partners” = natural or legal persons from the art and creative industries as well as event service providers who wish to use the platform for advertising purposes.
• “Artists & creative companies" = Creatively active persons from the fields of music, painting, dance, entertainment, photography & videography as well as fashion, design & styling, or companies from the art and creative industries that operate a "Creatives & Companies" profile on Hall of Arts.
• “Provider” = Collective term summarizing artists, creative companies, and business partners..

These Terms and Conditions regulate the contractual relationships between Hall of Arts and the parties listed above and apply to them. Deviating conditions are not recognized and are generally deemed to have been mutually waived upon use of the app, unless Hall of Arts expressly agrees to the validity of deviating conditions in writing.

The terms and conditions consist of the "General Terms and Conditions for all Users (1.)", which apply to all parties, as well as the "Additional Terms and Conditions (2., 3., 4.)", which apply additionally to the specific parties mentioned above.

• “Consumer” or “consumer” within the meaning of these terms and conditions is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly be attributed neither to their commercial nor their independent professional activity.
• “Entrepreneur” (Business entity) within the meaning of these terms and conditions is any natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity that enters into a legal transaction as part of their commercial or independent professional activity.

For reasons of better readability, the masculine form is used exclusively in these terms and conditions. However, all genders are always meant equally.

Furthermore, our privacy policy applies to all parties and forms a binding part of the contractual relationship

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. General terms and conditions for all “users”
2. Additional terms and conditions for “Artlover”
3. Additional terms and conditions for “providers”
4. Additional Terms and Conditions for "Artists & creative companies"

1. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL “USERS”

1.    Registration and usage
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The use of the Hall of Arts app generally requires prior registration and login in order to use all interactive functions such as publishing content, leaving likes, or commenting.Access to publicly available content (e.g., posts, videos) is also possible without registration in a passive role as a so-called "Viewer". In this mode, however, no interaction functions are available.

2.    User profiles and contract types
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Different profile types can be selected during registration:

1. Creatives & Companies Profil: Registration and use of the platform are free of charge for artists and creative companies. However, Hall of Arts reserves the right to offer selected services or new features for a fee in the future. The introduction of fee-based services will be communicated to users transparently and in good time beforehand. Paid use always requires the user's prior explicit consent. Automatic conversions from free to paid profiles or hidden costs (subscription traps) are excluded.
2. User Profile: Users who primarily wish to use Hall of Arts as art enthusiasts can register as an Artlover. This profile allows them to actively participate in the community, follow artists, interact with posts (like, comment), and publish their own content. Personal artistic activity is not required for this profile. The use of the Artlover profile is free of charge.

3.    Conclusion of contract
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The contract between the user and the operator of Hall of Arts is concluded by completing the respective registration process and accepting these General Terms and Conditions. In the case of paid variants, the contract is additionally concluded upon the user's confirmation of the respective chargeable booking.

4.    Content, quality and accuracy of the profiles
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Hall of Arts is an entertainment and information platform with a search function for finding artists and event business partners and provides information about them. The artist and company profiles, or their content, are created by the providers themselves. Hall of Arts assumes no liability whatsoever for the content, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided by the providers, nor for their quality or professionalism. Furthermore, Hall of Arts does not guarantee the actual identity of the providers or their legal or business form, as a substantive or editorial review generally does not take place. Any contracts subsequently concluded between the parties due to networking on the app are concluded exclusively and directly between the respective contracting parties (e.g., artist and business partner). Hall of Arts does not become a contracting party or other participant in these contractual relationships.


5.    Challenges
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Hall of Arts organizes challenges in which all user groups — with the exception of viewers who do not have their own profile — can submit artistic contributions on a given topic. The winners of challenges are determined by community voting or a jury. Hall of Arts reserves the right to define and change the specific participation conditions for the respective challenges in detail.

Unless a different process or other conditions are set by Hall of Arts for individual challenges, the basic sequence of the challenges is as follows:

5.1    Procedure and submission

• The theme of each challenge is determined by Hall of Arts and announced on the platform.
• Participants can submit artistic contributions in the form of images and videos that match the given topic.
• The evaluation criteria are set and announced by Hall of Arts.
• Submission is made via the function provided on the platform within the specified period.
• Each participant may only submit one entry per challenge, unless there are other rules.
• Hall of Arts reserves the right to reject contributions that violate applicable law, good decency, terms of use, or Hall of Arts values.
• The winners of the challenges are determined by community voting or by a jury.

5.2     Rights and obligations of participants

• By participating in a challenge on the Hall of Arts platform, the participant agrees that the content uploaded by him (in particular photos and videos) as part of his participation is publicly available to all users of the platform. If the participant withdraws their participation, the content uploaded as part of the participation will also be deleted.
• The participant guarantees that he is the author of the submitted contribution and/or has all necessary rights.
• The participant grants the organizer the right to use the submitted contribution as part of the challenge and to promote the platform (e.g. on the platform, on social media, in press releases).
• The participant agrees that their contribution including name/pseudonym will be published in connection with the challenge and will be publicly available and receive votes for the duration of the challenge.
• The participant undertakes not to submit any contributions that violate the rights of third parties, are insulting, discriminatory or otherwise inappropriate.
• Hall of Arts haftet nicht für technische Störungen oder Ausfälle der Plattform, die die Teilnahme an den Challenges beeinträchtigen.  
  The personal data of participants collected as part of the challenges will be processed in accordance with the organizer's privacy policy.
  With regard to any third-party claims that should be brought against Hall of Arts on the basis of the submitted contribution, the respective participant will hold Hall oft Arts completely indemnified and indemnified.

​6.    Digital Art Auctions
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Hall of Arts offers an "Artauctions" feature through which users with a "Creatives & Companies" profile can offer their own artworks for auction. The offering user sets a starting price (minimum price) and the duration of the auction. During this period, all registered users have the opportunity to place bids, which must be higher than the starting price or the currently highest bid. After the specified auction period expires, the user with the highest bid is awarded the contract. Following this, a chat window automatically opens between the buyer and the seller to directly agree on all details regarding payment, handover, or shipping of the artwork.

Legal Notice regarding Artauctions: Hall of Arts solely provides the technical infrastructure to conduct the auction. A purchase contract for the artwork that comes into effect upon acceptance of the bid is concluded exclusively and directly between the offering user (seller) and the highest bidder (buyer). Hall of Arts does not become a party to this purchase contract at any time and is not involved in the payment processing, shipping, or handover. Hall of Arts assumes no liability for the fulfillment of the purchase contract, the actual payment, the handover, or the condition of the auctioned artworks.

7.    Bookings - Presentation of artist availability / offer of the provider:

The availability of artists displayed on Hall of Arts merely serves as an initial orientation. It does not constitute a binding commitment or guarantee of the actual, current availability of the respective artist, which ultimately remains at the discretion of the respective artist. To obtain binding information on current availability, a specific offer, and the conditions for an engagement or a commission, it is necessary to contact the respective artist directly and make an individual agreement.Hall of Arts assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or topicality of the availability information provided by artists.

8.    Contractual relationship between provider and user

Contracts for artistic services are concluded exclusively between the user and the respective artist or business partner. Hall of Arts is not a party to and assumes no responsibility for the performance or failure to fulfill such contracts. Hall of Arts is not liable for any breaches of contract, disputes or damages arising from the direct contractual relationship between artist and user.
Hall of Arts only provides the platform, but is not involved in processing contracts.

9.    Contact options
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Hall of Arts strives to keep the platform continuously accessible and functional. However, no guarantee can be given for uninterrupted, fault-free, or constantly available use.In particular, during maintenance work, technical adjustments, or unforeseen system failures, temporary restrictions or shutdowns may occur – even without prior notice.Hall of Arts assumes no liability for the loss of data, faulty transmissions, or other damages caused by technical problems, connection disruptions, or failures, unless there is gross negligence or intent.

10.    Availability Website / Data
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Hall of Arts strives to keep the platform permanently accessible and functional. However, no guarantee can be given for trouble-free, uninterrupted or always available use.
In particular, maintenance work, technical adjustments or unforeseen system failures may result in temporary restrictions or shutdowns — even without prior notice.
Hall of Arts assumes no liability for loss of data, incorrect transmissions or other damage caused by technical problems, connection problems or failures, unless there is gross negligence or intent.

11.    Changes to Services and Discontinuation of Services
 
Hall of Arts reserves the right to adapt, expand, restrict, or completely discontinue the platform and its content, functions, and services offered at any time. Hall of Arts is also entitled to transfer the platform and all associated rights and obligations to third parties. Further claims – in particular for damages – are excluded to the extent permitted by law.

12.   Illegal or Abusive Use and Content
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Any misuse of data from the Hall of Arts platform, whether intentional or unintentional, is strictly prohibited. Users undertake not to use the Hall of Arts app and its services for illegal or abusive purposes. In particular, it is prohibited to publish, store, transmit, or make legally prohibited content accessible to third parties on the platform. In the event of a violation, Hall of Arts is entitled to block the user account immediately and without warning. Users are fully responsible for the content they provide and their activities, including the actions of third parties attributable to them.

13. Force majeure and technical faults
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Hall of Arts is released from its obligations to operate the platform properly if events of force majeure occur, such as labor disputes, natural disasters, network failures, computer damage, or hacker attacks.Hall of Arts assumes no liability for errors, disruptions, or damages resulting from improper operation, faulty interfaces, a lack of IT security, or outdated software on the part of the user.

Hall of Arts will remove illegal content immediately upon becoming aware of it. Hall of Arts assumes no responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy, legality, appropriateness, or compliance with copyright regulations regarding the content published by providers. Hall of Arts reserves the right to remove pages or links without prior notice if they violate applicable laws, legal norms, public morals, or the values of Hall of Arts, or if there is a corresponding suspicion.

14. Third party license terms
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If software is provided for which a third party is the license holder, the granting of the right of use shall be governed by the license terms of the license holder.

15. Prohibited advertising and use by competitors
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The use of the Hall of Arts platform as well as the associated social media channels for commercial or advertising purposes is permitted exclusively within the scope of the advertising formats expressly offered and approved by Hall of Arts.Any further promotional use – in particular without the prior written consent of Hall of Arts – is prohibited. It is also forbidden to use the platform for direct or indirect promotion of competing services, companies, or platforms. This applies regardless of whether the promotion is publicly visible or concealed.

16. Labeling paid advertising
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Certain offers, links, and content on Hall of Arts may constitute paid advertising. This will be labeled accordingly, to the extent required by law. Hall of Arts reserves the right to add missing labels to content provided by the provider.

17.    Disclaimer of Liability and Damages
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‍17.1     Liability towards Consumers
Towards consumers, Hall of Arts is solely liable for damages caused by grossly negligent or intentional behavior. Personal injuries, for which liability already exists in the case of slight negligence, are excluded from this.

17.2 Liability towards Entrepreneurs
‍Towards entrepreneurs, Hall of Arts is only liable for grossly negligent or intentional breaches of duty. Here too, personal injuries are excluded from this limitation. Claims for damages by entrepreneurs must be asserted within 6 months from the knowledge of the damage and the damaging party. They become time-barred no later than 5 years after the provision of the respective service, regardless of knowledge.

18. Amendment to the terms and conditions
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Hall of Arts reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time. Changes will be announced to users by email and on the platform at least 14 days before they come into effect. Users who continue to use the platform after the changes come into effect agree to the changed Terms and Conditions. Users who object to the changes must do so in writing within 14 days of the announcement. An objection leads to the termination of the user agreement.

17.3 Extension of Liability to Third Parties
‍The aforementioned limitations of liability apply equally in favor of all employees, representatives, and vicarious agents of Hall of Arts.

19. Invalid provisions/amendments
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Should individual provisions of these Terms and Conditions be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The invalid provision will be replaced by a valid provision that comes closest to the economic purpose of the invalid provision. Changes and additions to these Terms and Conditions must be made in writing.

20. Applicable Law / Place of Jurisdiction / Contract Language
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Austrian law applies to all legal relationships between Hall of Arts and the users. For entrepreneurs, Austrian law applies exclusively, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes is, as far as legally permissible, 1010 Vienna. The right of Hall of Arts to choose another permissible place of jurisdiction remains reserved. The contract language is German.

21. Dispute resolution and consumer dispute resolution
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The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR), which can be accessed at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. Consumers have the option to use this platform for the settlement of their disputes. Hall of Arts is willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

22.    Safety of Children
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AP Entertainment GmbH explicitly commits to maintaining the safety and integrity of minors. This includes both the protection of children and adolescents who use our app and the strict handling of content that could conflict with child welfare. We declare:

• Mandatory labeling via youth protection control: Users are strictly required to activate the youth protection control integrated into the app as soon as content is published that is unsuitable for children and adolescents. This applies in particular, but not exclusively, to depictions of nudity, sexual innuendos, as well as explicit, eccentric, or sensitive artistic content.
• No sexual exploitation: Our platform tolerates absolutely no form of sexual exploitation or endangerment of children and adolescents. Such content is strictly prohibited.
• Protection of children's rights: We fully protect and respect the rights and privacy of minors.
• Reporting of violations: Users have the opportunity and are encouraged to report unsafe content, missing youth protection labels, or inappropriate behavior directly via the reporting function in the app or by email to office@hall-of-arts.com. Any criminally relevant violation will be reported to the authorities by us without exception.

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2. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR “ARTLOVER”

‍1. Definition
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Artlovers are event organizers or other natural persons or companies who use the website for informational purposes to search for artists, creative companies, or business partners and/or to utilize services for Artlovers of Hall of Arts. They act under the profile type "User".

2.    Scope of Service
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The services provided by Hall of Arts to the Artlover (such as creating a profile and using the app for entertainment purposes) are generally free of charge.Artlovers can view artist profiles and artist posts, like, share, and comment on content, send booking requests, as well as participate in challenges and as bidders in Artauctions in order to purchase artworks. They can also publish their own posts (postings). However, creating their own auctions is not possible with the Artlover profile.Viewers who do not have their own account can only view the contents of the app, but cannot interact in any way. 

3.    Direct Contractual Relationship and Disclaimer of Liability
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On Hall of Arts, all contracts for artistic services are concluded directly between the Artlover and the respective artist. Hall of Arts is not involved in these contracts. Hall of Arts therefore assumes no liability for breaches of contract, disputes, or damages arising from the direct contractual relationship between the artist and the Artlover.

4.    Recommendation Service
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The recommendation service of Hall of Arts serves exclusively as non-binding support in mediating suitable artists for specific events or projects. There is no legal obligation for successful mediation or the availability of specific artists.Individual offers transmitted by Hall of Arts to Artlovers or other users as part of this service are subject to change and non-binding, as long as there is no written confirmation from the respective artist or a mutually signed contract between the participating parties.For bookings and engagements that come about on the basis of the recommendation service, exclusively the conditions of the artist contract concluded in each case between the mediated artist and the client apply.

3. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR “PROVIDERS”
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Providers are either artists, companies in the arts and cultural industries, or event business partners. Therefore, the provisions in Sections 4 and 5 and the General Terms and Conditions apply to all users (Section 1) in addition.
Vendors expressly confirm that they are entrepreneurs. The provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (KSchG) are therefore not applicable to the contractual relationship between Hall of Arts and providers.

1.    Objective of Performance
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The object of performance by Hall of Arts is the provision of the online platform as well as the maintenance of the platform. Further services can only be agreed upon following additional agreement or booking.

2. Right of use
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After complete registration, Hall of Arts grants providers a non-exclusive, non-transferable right of use for the booked functions of the platform. All other rights to the platform remain with "Hall of Arts".

3.    Changes and Scope of Service
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Hall of Arts reserves the right to adapt, further develop, or charge fees for the content and functions of the platform, provided this does not impair the essential purpose of the contract. Users will be informed of significant changes in good time.

4. Protection of access data
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Providers must keep their access data secret and inform Hall of Arts of any unauthorized access. Passwords must be at least 8 characters long, comply with current security standards, and be changed regularly. Passwords may not be used for multiple applications or passed on to third parties.

5. Rejection and termination by Hall of Arts
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Hall of Arts reserves the right to reject registrations or provider profiles without stating reasons. Likewise, Hall of Arts may block, delete, or extraordinarily terminate the user agreement with immediate effect at any time for users – especially providers – in the event of violations of these Terms and Conditions, default of payment, illegal behavior, or abusive use of the platform.In the event of a justified termination without notice by Hall of Arts, there is no right to a refund of fees already paid. Otherwise, unused services will be refunded pro rata.The notification of termination is usually sent by email to the email address on file for the provider.

6. Deleting the profile by the provider
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Providers can independently delete their user profile at any time and without giving reasons via their user account or request deletion in writing by email to office@hall-of-arts.com.Hall of Arts will generally carry out the deletion within 14 days of receipt of the request.There is no entitlement to a refund of subscription fees or services already paid but not fully used in the case of voluntary profile deletion, unless statutory provisions dictate otherwise.The right to extraordinary termination remains reserved for both contracting parties at all times. The deletion of the profile is simultaneously deemed a termination of the user agreement and – if applicable – the premium subscription.Hall of Arts is entitled to delete fake accounts, duplicate registrations, or obviously impermissible profiles immediately and without prior notice.

​7.    Qualitätsstandards für Bilder und Profile
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In order to ensure high quality and an appealing user experience on the Hall of Arts platform, all posts must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Content must have sufficient resolution and image quality (at least Full HD recommended).
• Images and videos must not contain distracting watermarks, distracting borders, or blurring/image noise.
• Content must be free of illegal, insulting, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate motifs.
• Copyrights and rights of use must be secured by the user; third-party content may only be used with explicit permission

If content or profiles do not meet the requirements, Hall of Arts reserves the right to notify users of this, remove content entirely or partially, or refuse the publication of profiles or take them offline retroactively.

8. Admissibility of content, third-party rights and copyright
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The provider must check the content provided by them for its legal permissibility, in particular concerning competition, trademark, copyright, and administrative law, and assures that no third-party rights are violated thereby. Hall of Arts is not liable for the legal permissibility of content, provided this was supplied by the provider or third parties. Legal clarification (image rights, music rights, model rights, ...) is the sole responsibility of the provider. The provider shall indemnify and hold Hall of Arts harmless in this regard; this also includes any costs for legal defense.Illegal or immoral content, political statements, discriminatory, racist, or misogynistic content, as well as advertising for third-party products and services are impermissible.

8.1 Accuracy of Information
‍Providers commit to providing truthful and complete information. Providers are responsible for updating their data themselves.

8.2 Transmitted Content and Editorial Intervention
‍The upload, transmission, and publication of content on the platform is carried out by the providers themselves. A content-related or editorial review by Hall of Arts does not take place, or does not mandatorily take place.Hall of Arts has the right to adapt, change, or edit the transmitted data of the provider (images, videos, texts, descriptions, contact data, etc.) if necessary. Furthermore, Hall of Arts is free to reject unsuitable content and remove it without notification. Hall of Arts generally has the right to make an editorial intervention in the profile information of the provider at any time, especially if, in the opinion of the editorial team, these are not correct (e.g., genre selection, suitability for certain events, etc.) or are incomplete, thereby falsifying search results, for example. Even though such an assessment is always subjective, the final assessment lies with Hall of Arts and under no circumstances entitles to a refund of paid services or to any claims for damages.
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9.     Offered Services and Power of Representation
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Every provider is obliged to actually be able to provide the services they offer on Hall of Arts to the users. If the provider fails to provide the services offered by them at least twice, leading to corresponding customer complaints, Hall of Arts is also entitled to dissolve the contractual relationship with the provider, block the booking function for this profile, and/or delete the profile entirely. Profiles may only be created for one's own artist group, one's own company, or a company for which the provider is an authorized representative. When representing other artists or companies, the provider must possess the corresponding power of representation.Providers shall indemnify Hall of Arts against third-party claims arising from content, as well as claims, damages, and demands due to violations of the terms and conditions or statutory provisions.

10.     Right of Use for Data and Content
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Providers grant Hall of Arts a temporally and spatially unrestricted right of use to their content, which can be revoked at any time. The right of use includes the storage, publication, adaptation, formatting, processing, and transmission of the content. Providers are aware that the technical processing and transmission require the content to be transmitted across various systems.Providers grant Hall of Arts permission to use their data and content for advertising purposes. This includes use on the platform, with third parties, and in print media. Providers may object to this use in writing.

11.     Relationship Between Provider and End Customer
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Hall of Arts is neither a representative of the users nor of the providers and generally, apart from these General Terms and Conditions, has no contractual relationship with the users and is therefore not responsible for misconduct, damages, or breaches of contract between providers and users. For bookings made via the Hall of Arts advisory service, the conditions individually agreed upon between the user and the provider regarding this specific request apply.

​12.    Publication of Profile Data / Use of Content by Third Parties
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Providers are aware that their data on the platform is publicly accessible worldwide. Hall of Arts is not liable for the unauthorized use of data by third parties.

​13.     Data Protection and Contact by Hall of Arts
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Providers agree that their activities while using the platform can be recorded, stored, and analyzed to improve the platform, for performance analyses, and advertising activities related to Hall of Arts. Further information on data protection can be found in the Hall of Arts privacy policy.Providers and their employees commit to complying with data protection regulations, especially when using user data or information that becomes known through the use of Hall of Arts.Hall of Arts is entitled to inform providers by email about important innovations, system adjustments, technical changes, security warnings, and changes to the terms and conditions..

23. Copyright and rights of use

• Hall of Arts services and products are protected by copyright.
• Providers receive a simple right of use for purposes in accordance with the contract.
• The reproduction, distribution or making publicly available content protected by copyright is prohibited.
• Copyright notices must not be removed.
• In the case of third-party user licenses, their terms apply before these terms and conditions.
• If payment is made in advance by “Hall of Arts”, rights of use will only be granted after full payment.

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4. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR “ARTISTS & CREATIVE COMPANIES”
“Artists & creative companies" are always also "Providers" and "Users", and therefore the "Additional Terms and Conditions for Providers" according to Item (3.) as well as the General Terms and Conditions for all "Users" (according to Item 1.) apply supplementarily.

1. Definition of “artist & creative companies”
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"Artists & creative companies" on Hall of Arts include bands, musicians, dancers, painters, photographers, models, and fashion designers as well as show and entertainment artists from the event sector, alongside creative companies. The decision as to which types/genres of artists and creative companies are admitted and for which corresponding categories are provided is at the sole discretion of Hall of Arts

​2.    User-Account and Scope of Services
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The use of "Hall of Arts" as an artist or creative company requires the setup of a user account. A valid email address (or phone number) and a password are required to set up the user account. Providers are responsible for using a secure password that complies with current security standards and protects against unauthorized use.Artists or creative companies can present themselves, their works, and their company by creating a profile and publishing posts, connecting with other users, and receiving booking requests. Particularly popular posts are highlighted in the respective category under the title "Highlights of the Week". In addition, artists and creative companies have the opportunity to participate in online challenges via the app and to offer their own artworks for auction via the Artauctions feature.

​Legal notice:
All artists and creative companies on Hall of Arts are solely responsible for ensuring that the content they publish – such as texts, images, videos, music tracks, or other creative contributions – does not violate third-party rights, in particular copyrights, ancillary copyrights, or personal rights. Especially when publishing content such as music covers, samples, third-party image material, or otherwise protected works, artists are obliged to independently obtain all necessary usage rights in advance.Hall of Arts assumes no liability for content uploaded by third parties and does not act as a review body or rights exploiter. Upon becoming aware of legal violations, Hall of Arts will immediately remove the corresponding content.

​3. Booking inquiries and contact details
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Hall of Arts offers artists and creative companies the opportunity to receive booking requests and chat with other users. If an artist or creative company does not wish to accept booking requests, this function must be deactivated when creating the profile. Artists and creative companies can also deactivate this function at any time later via the settings. Booking requests on Hall of Arts may only be made via the "Send booking request" function. It is therefore not permitted to include contact details or similar information in the profile text, image, content, or elsewhere. Such content will be deleted immediately by Hall of Arts without notification. In the event of a violation, Hall of Arts has the right to immediate termination of the user agreement, whereby any fee already paid will not be refunded.

​Legal notice:
Hall of Arts solely provides a technical platform through which providers (e.g., artists, creatives) and consumers (e.g., event organizers, private individuals, companies) can contact each other and conclude contracts. Hall of Arts itself is not a party to these agreements and assumes no responsibility for the content, execution, or payment of the services brokered via the platform. All artists and creative companies who regularly accept bookings via Hall of Arts act on their own responsibility and are legally considered to be self-employed. They are solely responsible for properly taxing their income, fulfilling any social security obligations, and complying with all other legal obligations (e.g., registration with the tax office or social security). Hall of Arts assumes no monitoring or advisory duties in this regard.

​4.    Contact Options for Users
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Users can request the artist or the creative company via the "Booking function" stored in the profile. Inquiries via the inquiry form are displayed by Hall of Arts as a push notification to the respective artist or creative company and sent via email to the email address on file for the provider. Once a booking request is activated, the user is shown further contact options (email, phone number). The artist and the creative company commit to providing correct information here. Specifying or forwarding to premium rate numbers, destinations with higher costs or damages for the user, or destinations unrelated to the artist profile is prohibited. The artist as well as the creative company shall indemnify and hold Hall of Arts harmless in this regard; this also includes any costs for legal defense.

​5.    Creative & Companies - Profile
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The data for the Creatives & Companies profile can be entered or uploaded in the account by the artist or the creative company themselves; the entered data is then displayed in a public profile accessible to everyone and can be updated at any time. If the artist's details match certain search criteria, the profile will be presented to the user in their search results. New posts in the form of contributions or auctions are published on the homepage and are also publicly accessible.The artist profile consists of mandatory and optional information. These are requested during creation and can still be edited later. Mandatory details are marked; without this information, profiles cannot be published

6. Calendar
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The "Calendar" section serves the artist or the creative company to manage their appointments. The artist's availability is displayed in the search, and additionally, the entire calendar overview of the artist is visible to the user. The calendar settings of the artist or the creative company currently have the following effect: If an appointment is blocked by another existing entry, the artist or creative company does not appear in search queries for the corresponding date. Subject to change; the current calendar settings are stored under the info button in the calendar section.

7. Account
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Data from the "Account" section is not displayed in the public profile and is only visible to the artist or creative company themselves and Hall of Arts. This area serves to process the business relationship between the user and Hall of Arts. Access to subscription management and invoice overviews is also located here.

​8.    Additional Disclaimer of Liability
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To the extent permitted by law, Hall of Arts assumes no liability for lost engagements, losses, or other damages caused by faulty functions or platform failures. This applies in particular to incorrect displays of appointment status, incorrect representations in search results, or similar problems. Exempt from this are personal injuries or cases in which gross negligence can be proven against Hall of Arts.