Legal Disclosure

Privacy statement for the Monsieur Cuisine website (hereinafter referred to as: MC website) and the Monsieur Cuisine app (hereinafter referred to as MC app)

1.    Information about the collection of personal data

1.1.    In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our MC website as well as the MC app. Personal data means any data that relates to you personally, such as name, address, e-mail addresses, user behaviour.

1.2.    The following information applies to the MC website as well as to the MC app. At the end of this statement (Item 17) we refer to specifics only applying to the MC app.

1.3.    The Controller under Art. 4 para. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

HOYER Handel GmbH, Tasköprüstraße 3, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
shopmonsieur-cuisinecom 
00800 555 00 888 

1.4.    You may contact our data protection officer at [email protected] or our postal address with the addition "The Data Protection Officer".

1.5.    If we involve any external service providers commissioned by us for individual functions of our services, or if we wish to use your data for commercial purposes, we will inform you in detail below about the relevant procedures. In this respect, we will also indicate the defined criteria of the storage period.

2.    Your rights

2.1.    As regards your personal data, you have the following rights in your dealings with us:

–     right to information,
–     right to correction or deletion,
–     right to restrict processing,
–     right to object to processing,
–     right to data portability.

In order to exercise these rights, you can contact us using the contact information for the Controller or Data Protection Officer as specified above.

2.2.    Moreover, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

3.     Objection or withdrawal of consent

If you have consented to the processing of your data, you may withdraw such consent at any time. Such a withdrawal of consent will affect the permissibility of your personal data being processed, after you have informed us of this.

Where we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to its processing. This is the case if its processing is not required in particular for fulfilling a contract with you as described by us in the relevant description of the functions above. When you exercise your right to object, you will be requested to give the reasons why we should not process your personal data in the manner we intend. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the facts and either cease to process your data, or adjust data processing, or demonstrate to you our compelling legitimate grounds for continuing to process your data.

4.    Collection of personal data when visiting our website

4.1.    If you visit the website merely for information purposes, i.e. you do not register or do not transmit information otherwise, we will only collect such personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we will collect the following data that is of technical relevance to us to show you our website and ensure stability and security (the legal basis is art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR):

–    IP address
–    Date and time of the request
–    Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
–    Contents of the request (specific page)
–    Access status / HTTP status code
–    Website from which the request was forwarded
–    Websites accessed by the system of the user via our website
–    Bytes transferred of the requested URL
–    Browser
–    Operating system and its interface
–    Language and version of the browser software.

We save this data for a period of 7 days in what is known as a log file, and then the data is deleted.

4.2.    In addition to the above data, cookies are stored on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard disk with respect to the browser you use and through which certain information is sent to the party that has set the cookie (in this case, by us). Cookies are not able to execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the internet offering more user-friendly and effective.

4.3.    Use of cookies:
4.3.1.    This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
–     Transient cookies (see b)
–     Persistent cookies (see c).
4.3.2.    Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They include, in particular, session cookies. They store a so-called session ID, with the help of which various requests of your browser can be associated with the same session. As a result, your computer can be recognised when you return to our website. Session cookies also include the cookies that we use in order to ensure that the website is displayed correctly on the mobile device used. The session cookies will be deleted when you log out or close the browser.
4.3.3.    Persistent cookies will automatically be deleted after a pre-defined period, which may vary depending on the specific cookie. You may delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.
4.3.4.    You may configure your browser setting as you like and, for instance, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that, in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

5.    Contact via e-mail

5.1.    When you contact us via e-mail, the data provided by you (your e-mail address, and if appropriate your name, telephone number and message) will be stored by us in order to be able to answer your questions. We will delete the data obtained in this connection after its storage is no longer required, or we will restrict its processing if statutory retention obligations exist.

5.2.    We process this data in order to offer you the desired/requested service. The data processing takes place on the basis of a contract (Art. 6, para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b of the GDPR), to the extent this relates to questions regarding your purchase in our MC accessories shop. The performance of the customer service is otherwise subject to processing on the grounds of legitimate interests (art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR) because it facilitates the provision of customer service consultation.

6.    Creating a user account on the website

6.1.    You are able to create a user account on the MC website as well as on Monsieur Cuisine Connect (hereinafter referred to as: MCC). As a registered user, you can select favourite recipes on the website, prepare comments, reply to comments of other users, upload own recipes and prepare shopping lists. During the creation of user accounts, we collect the following data on our website:
•    User name (nick name)
•    Email
•    Password
•    Type of appliance used
•    Photo (optional)

Your password and your e-mail address cannot be accessed by others and they will also not be disclosed to a third party. We need your e-mail address in order to contact you. We will do this to alert you to possible complaints regarding the contents and comments provided by you or to request your statement.
You will be able to change any afore-mentioned data in “My Profile“ (website) or “VIP“ (app) at any time.
Nick name, e-mail, type of appliance and password are required so that you can use the services provided on the MC website.

Therefore, the collection and processing of these data are based on Art. 6 I sentence 1 lit. b of the GDPR. These data are stored for the period you have a user account on the MC website. The data will be stored for the time the user account is maintained. You are always able to delete your user account completely in “My Profile“ on the MC website.

6.2.    During the registration - and also later on - you may add information at your own accord (hereinafter referred to as “optional information“). This may be, for instance, a profile photo, information about favourite recipes or magazines, the uploading of recipe comments as well as a shopping list you prepared.
You will be able to change or erase your optional information at any time. Please send an e-mail with your erasure/change request to [email protected] The collection and processing of your optional data is legally based on your consent.

6.3.    Your profile page
You agree that upon completion of your user account registration in your user name, a profile page will be created for you on which also optional information you may have provided (uploaded recipes, profile photo, favourite recipes and/or magazines, uploaded comments and shopping lists) as well as the date the user account was created, and the most recent activities are shown.

Furthermore, you agree that your profile photo, your user name as well as the date the user account was created, and the most recent activities can be accessed by others and also found by search engines on the Internet. In connection with the profile page, the legal basis for the collection and processing of your personal data is your consent.

6.4.    Your contents and comments
Upon completion of the registration, you will be able to publish own recipes, or to comment on recipes or reply to recipe comments of other users on the website. The recipes will be published under the category “Recipes“ of the website. You comments or replies to comments will be stated underneath the respective recipe stating your user name as well as the date and time of your comment or the upload of the recipe on our website. They are accessible by all visitors to the website and can also be found via search engines.
You agree that the recipes, comments and replies to comments uploaded by you will be published on the respective pages of our website, and that there they can be accessed by other users of the website and also be found by search engines on the Internet.
You can delete or change the contents and comments published on the website at any time again. For this purpose, write an e-mail to: [email protected] In connection with contents and comments, the legal basis for the collection and processing of your personal data is your consent.
The data will be stored for the time the user account is maintained.
You will always be able to delete your user account completely in “My Profile“. However, upon deletion of the user account, the recipes and comments uploaded and not yet deleted at that time will be retained, but the link with your user name will be deleted. If you request a complete erasure of the comments and uploaded recipes, you will have to request the complete deletion of the user account via e-mail: [email protected]

6.5.    Receiving messages via e-mail
Hoyer offers you to comment on your comments if this is requested in the comment or if this seems to be required. Hoyer will notify the person uploading the comment in an e-mail, if Hoyer uploads such a comment. The e-mail will not contain advertising.
You agree that if Hoyer has published a statement on a comment uploaded by you, Hoyer will be entitled to inform you accordingly via e-mail.
 

7.    Synchronisation of the optional information with MCC

Once you have connected MCC to the Internet and logged in via your user account, your user account will be synchronised, i.e. the favourites, recipes and shopping lists in your profile stored on the MC website will be coordinated with the user data already stored to your user account on MCC, and there adjusted for the purpose of further use on MCC.
The data are processed for legitimate interests, in order to enable the coordination of the recipes selected and the shopping lists prepared by you on the website, and to synchronise the data so that the selected shopping lists and recipes can be used on MCC.
Legal basis for the collection of data is Art. 6. para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

8.    Monsieur-Cuisine newsletter

8.1.    HOYER offers the dispatch of advertising e-mails. For us to be allowed to send them to you, we need your explicit consent to receiving such e-mails. In these e-mails, current information, reports and offers will be provided regarding MCC and other Monsieur-Cuisine products.

8.2.    To subscribe to our newsletter we use the so-called double opt-in process. This means that, upon your registration, we will send you an e-mail to the indicated e-mail address in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to be sent the newsletter. If you do not confirm your subscription within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and deleted automatically after one month. In addition, we store your IP addresses used as well as the time of subscription and the time of confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your subscription and be able to solve any misuse, if appropriate, of your personal data.

8.3.    You can only subscribe to the newsletter if you have created a user profile and have logged in. Upon your confirmation we will store your e-mail address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a of the GDPR.

8.4.    You will always be able to withdraw your consent via the MC website, MC app and MCC by changing the settings under “My Profile/Data protection“ (website), “VIP“ (App) or under “Settings/Data protection“ (MCC). Alternatively, the consent can also be withdrawn via an e-mail to [email protected] or by clicking on the links provided at the end of each advertising e-mail.

9.    E-mail advertisement by Lidl

If you have given your explicit consent to receive the newsletter of the Lidl E-Commerce International GmbH & Co. KG, Stiftsbergstraße 1, 74172 Neckarsulm, Germany (Lidl), we will transmit these data (your consent and your e-mail address) to Lidl. These data will not be stored by Hoyer. We will proceed accordingly when you unsubscribe from the Lidl newsletter.
Your data will be collected and transferred on behalf of Lidl. Lidl sends the newsletter according to Lidl’s data protection regulations, which you can access under www.lidl.de/data protection .
Via the MC website, the MCC-App and MCC you will always be able to withdraw the consent given to Lidl by changing the settings under “My Profile/Data protection“ (website), “VIP“) or under “Settings/Data protection“ (MCC). Alternatively, the consent can also be withdrawn by clicking the links provided by Lidl at the end of each advertising e-mail.

10.    Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

We will process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period required to achieve the storage purpose or if this is provided by the European body issuing directives and regulations or by another legislator in laws or regulations to which the Controller is subject. If the storage purpose is cancelled or a storage period specified by the European body issuing directives and regulations or another competent legislator elapses, the personal data will be blocked or erased routinely and according to the statutory provisions.

11.    Social media links

On our website, we provide links to our profile in the following social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube (Google). Within our website, these links do not set up connections to the servers of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. However, if you click on one of the links, you will be transferred to the respective provider. We are unable to specify, which of your data will then possibly be processed there. Please consult the provider directly; in the following you can find the links to the relevant data protection notices:

www.facebook.com/about/privacy
help.instagram.com/519522125107875
policies.google.com/privacy

12.    Share buttons

On our website, you can share postings on social media (especially: Facebook). This sharing takes place via transfer to an external link – within our website no connection is established to the Facebook servers via the share buttons. However, if you click on one of the Share buttons, you will be transferred to the respective provider. We are unable to specify, which of your data will then possibly be processed there. Please consult the provider directly; in the following you can find the links to the relevant data protection notices:

www.facebook.com/about/privacy
 

13.    Embedded YouTube videos

13.1.    We have integrated YouTube videos in our website, which are stored under www.YouTube.com and are directly playable from our website. These have all been integrated within the “extended data protection mode“, i.e. no data about you as a user will be transmitted to YouTube  as long as you do not play the video. The data specified in paragraph 2 will only be transmitted when you play the video. We have no influence on this data transmission.

13.2.    By playing the videos, YouTube receives the information that you have called up the respective sub-page of our website. In addition, the following data

–IP address
–Date and time of the request
–Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
–Contents of the request (specific page)
–Access status / HTTP status code
–Volume of data transmitted in the specific case
–Website from which the request was forwarded
–Browser
–Operating system and its interface
–Language and version of the browser software

will be transmitted. This takes place irrespective of YouTube providing a user account, through which you are logged in, or if no user account exists. When you are logged in at Google, your data are associated with your account immediately. If you do not wish the association with your profile at YouTube, you shall have to log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is specifically performed (even for users that are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertisements and to inform other social network users about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you will have to contact YouTube to exercise this right.

13.3.    The videos are integrated so that we are able to provide you with these contents; from this results our legitimate interest. Legal basis for the integration of YouTube videos is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

13.4.    For additional information on the purpose and scope of the collection and processing of data, refer to the privacy statement. There, you will also receive further information on your rights and setting options regarding the protection of your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google processes your personal data also in the USA and has subjected itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

14.    Use of Google Analytics

14.1.    This website uses Google Analytics, a website analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called “Cookies“, text files that are stored on your computer and facilitate an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to, and stored on, a server operated by Google in the USA. If IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, however, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activities and providing other services relating to the use of the website and the use of the internet for the website operator.

14.2.    Google will not associate the IP address that your browser transmits within the scope of Google Analytics with any other data held by Google.

14.3.    You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting an appropriate setting in your browser software; however please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) at Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

14.4.    Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. In order to prevent the collection of data by Universal Analytics across various devices, you need to perform the opt-out on all systems that you use. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set:

Deactivating Google Analytics

14.5.    This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". As a result, only truncated IP addresses are further processed and personal traceability is ruled out. As soon as data collected about you facilitates personal identification, this will immediately be excluded and the personal data deleted without delay.

14.6.     We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website and to be able to regularly improve it. The statistical data obtained will help us to improve our offers and make them more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transmitted to the USA, Google has committed to applying the principles of the EU-US Privacy Shield; www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for using Google Analytics is art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

14.7.    Information of the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.
    User conditions: www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html
    Data protection overview: www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Privacy statement: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

15.    Google fonts

This website uses Google Fonts in order to integrate fonts, a service by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To display our website, we also access Google servers, specifically fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. In order to display fonts as quickly and efficiently as possible on our website, the access instances are saved by Google and the fonts and specifications of your browser temporarily saved. Google Web Fonts are used in the interests of providing a standardised and attractive presentation of our online services. This represents a legitimate interest in the meaning of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information can be found here: developers.google.com/fonts/faq

16.    ajax.googleapis.com/ jQuery

This website uses the Javascript library jQuery, which optimises loading speeds. Program libraries from Google servers are accessed in this context. The CDN (content delivery network) of Google is used. If you have previously required jQuery on other pages from Google CDN, your browser will access the copy saved in its cache. Otherwise it will be necessary to download the program library, which will pass data from your browser to Google Inc. (“Google”). This transfer takes place on the grounds of legitimate interests in the meaning of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

17.    Particularities regarding the use of the MC app

When downloading the mobile app, the required information is transferred to the App Store, especially the user name, e-mail address and customer number of your account, time of the download, payment information and the unique device code. We have no influence on this data transmission and we are not responsible for it. We process data only to the extent necessary for the download of the mobile app onto your mobile device.

18.    Current version and amendment of these data protection regulations

This is version 1.0 of the data protection regulations of the MC website.
We develop the MC website continuously to be able to provide you with a constantly improving service. These data protection regulations will be constantly updated and adjusted accordingly if and to the extent required.
We will certainly inform you about possible amendments of these data protection regulations. Such information will be provided by e-mail to the e-mail address specified by you as well as via an automatic note that will show when you first log into the MC user account after an update of these data protection regulations has been made. If your specific consent is required for us to deal with your information, we will certainly obtain it from your before respective amendments become effective.
You can call up the current version of the data protection regulations for the MC website at any time via the Internet under monsieur-cuisine.com/Datenschutz.Any older versions of these data protection regulations can also be found under this address.

Terms & conditions of use

Terms & conditions of use of the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website and the shop.monsieur-cuisine.com online shop

1. Scope of terms & conditions of use

The following terms & conditions of use apply to the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website provided by HOYER Handel GmbH, Tasköprüstraße 3, D-22761 Hamburg (hereinafter re-ferred to as HOYER Handel) and the services offered on this website. These general terms & conditions of use may be replaced by additional terms & conditions (e.g. terms & conditions of participation for competitions) in individual cases. The T&Cs for the accessories shop apply exclusively for product orders from our accessories shop. By using our website you accept the applicable version of the terms & conditions of use. For registered users the terms & con-ditions of use valid at the time of registration apply.

2. Copyright and other property rights

The content of the website, in particular graphics, photos, audio, video, scripts and text and their layout on the website are subject to copyright and other protective legislation.
The recipes published on the website and the recipe collection are also specifically protected by copyright. However they can be downloaded as a pdf file and, if applicable, printed for private use.
HOYER Handel grants the user the non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, unrestricted rights of use to the recipes published on this website to the extent specified below. The user may down-load and reproduce, without limit, these recipes for private purposes. The user may pass on the recipes free of charge to personal acquaintances and relatives for private use to the extent specified above. Any use beyond the scope specified above is not permitted. Commercial use of the recipes is specifically excluded.  
The content of the website may not be used for commercial, business and/or public purposes. In particular it may not be copied, distributed, amended or made accessible to third parties. Any references to protective legislation may not by removed.
Unless otherwise specified all trademarks on this website are trademark protected for the ben-efit of HOYER Handel GmbH or one of its licensers. This applies in particular for brand names, logos and emblems.

3. Granting of rights to submissions, personal posts, and in particular recipes

Publications and/or submissions (suggestions, ideas, recipes and other content that you submit to HOYER Handel or post on www.monsieur-cuisine.com after registration) are deemed to have been submitted on a non-confidential basis and HOYER Handel is therefore not under any obligation to treat these submissions as confidential.
HOYER Handel is the service provider as defined by Section 7 I TMG [German Telemedia Act]. HOYER Handel is liable for proprietary content that is provided as part of the service in accordance with the provisions of clause 8 below.
HOYER Handel does not take ownership of content published on the www.monsieur-cuisine.com and shop.monsieur-cuisine.com websites by website users. In accordance with the statutory provisions HOYER Handel is not obligated to check the legality of content pub-lished by users or to examine it for legal infringements.
The user grants HOYER Handel the unrestricted right to edit contributions submitted/posted by him if applicable and to make them publicly accessible on the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website. The user accepts that Hoyer may allow the recipes he posts to be downloaded as a pdf for private purposes, reproduced without limit, and passed on free of charge to personal acquaintances and relatives for private use to the extent specified above by other users. The user is responsible for ensuring that none of his submissions/publications infringes the rights of third parties, including copyright, trademark rights, patent rights, trade secrets, privacy or other personal rights or intellectual property rights. To this extent the user indemni-fies HOYER Handel against all claims of third parties and the associated costs of legal de-fence.

4. Prohibited user behaviour

Users of the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website are prohibited from inflicting personal injury or infringing personal rights when using the website
Acting immorally in their user behaviour
Posting or otherwise making accessible content that is libellous, defamatory, obscene, offen-sive, pornographic, promotes violence or breaches privacy
Infringing commercial property rights or copyright or other property rights and advertising products or services or soliciting items of monetary value via this website.
User activities aimed at rendering this website non-functional or at least hindering its use are prohibited and can lead to prosecution under civil and criminal law.
The user is prohibited from subscribing third parties to newsletters, competitions, etc. without their knowledge and express consent.
If a user breaches the above rules of conduct HOYER Handel may block him from accessing this website at any time. 

5. Registering to submit comments and reviews, posting and saving recipes 

In order to be able to post reviews and comments the user must register with a user name of his choice and his email address. The user can also upload a profile/user photo.
After registering the user will automatically receive email notification that his account has been set up.  
Once the account has been set up the user can submit comments and reviews and post and comment on his own recipes with photos. He can also save his favourite recipes in his profile. When doing so the above user behaviour provisions must be observed. If the user specifies his name in the review HOYER Handel is entitled, but not obligated to specify this when publishing the review.
Hoyer Handel is entitled to delete individual posts or parts of posts by the user at any time at its own discretion. Regardless of the aforementioned right, the website operator will remove content that constitutes prohibited user behaviour in accordance with clause 4. The term con-tent includes software and other files and links to other content. However no entitlement to such measures exists on the part of the user, including in respect of posts by third parties. HOYER Handel will normally inform a user if his post is deleted. No entitlement to infor-mation exists on the part of the user.   

6. Ordering from the online shop

To order from our online accessories shop you must provide all information necessary to pro-cess the order (e.g. name, address, age, payment details, telephone number). 

7. Terms & conditions of participation in competitions

From time to time the user will be invited to take part in competitions on the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website. The following general provisions apply for participation in these compe-titions:
Legal action is excluded.  
No cash alternative is available for prizes.  
Employees of HOYER Handel GmbH and their relatives are excluded from participating in competitions.  
Participation in competitions is allowed on a personal basis only. Participation via a competi-tion service company in particular is excluded
These terms & conditions may be modified or replaced by other specific terms & conditions of participation in individual cases. The specific terms & conditions will then take precedence over the general terms & conditions of participation.

8. Liability

The user is responsible for his own behaviour in connection with the www.monsieur-cuisine.com website.
HOYER Handel will regularly manage and maintain this website. However HOYER Handel cannot guarantee the uninterrupted availability of the website or the accuracy of the infor-mation it contains.
HOYER Handel will be liable for wilful intent and gross negligence. Furthermore HOYER Handel will be liable for negligent infringement of obligations, the performance of which is necessary for proper execution of the contract, the infringement of which jeopardises the achievement of the purpose of the contract and the compliance with which you as a customer generally rely on. However in the case of the latter HOYER Handel will only be liable for damages that are foreseeable and typical for this type of contract. HOYER Handel will not be liable for slightly negligent infringement of obligations other than those specified in the above clauses. The above liability exclusions do not apply for injury to life, limb or health.
Data communication via the internet cannot be guaranteed to be fault-free and/or available at all times in accordance with the current state of the art. To this extent HOYER Handel will not be liable for the permanent or uninterrupted availability of our online shop.
The above limitations of liability also apply on behalf of our legal representatives and vicarious agents.
Liability in accordance with the product liability law remains unaffected.

9. Third party links/content

The website contains links to other websites (links). These are provided purely as a service for the user. If you click on one of these links you leave the monsieur cuisine website. The use of links is at your own risk. HOYER Handel cannot check all websites of other companies and has no influence on their respective content. HOYER Handel therefore accepts no responsibility for their content, nor does it take ownership thereof. 

10. Changes to the website and terms & conditions of use

HOYER Handel is entitled to modify the content and layout of the website. The same applies to these terms & conditions of use. Changes to the terms & conditions of use will become effective for registered users if they have been announced by email at least four weeks in ad-vance and accepted by the user. The announced changes will be deemed accepted if the user does not object to the changes within four weeks of receipt of the announcement. Objections can be sent by post or email to the address specified in the imprint and will be deemed to be on time if they are sent within the specified period. HOYER Handel will provide specific in-formation about the significance of the time limit and the legal consequences of remaining silent in the email announcing the changes. The legal consequences (acceptance through si-lence) only come into effect if the aforementioned information has actually been distributed.

11. Duration of the contract of use and termination

The contract of use can be terminated by the registered user at any time without notice and without specifying reasons by post or by email to HOYER Handel at the addresses specified in the imprint.
HOYER Handel ordinarily has the right to end the contract of use with any registered user without specifying reasons with a notice period of four weeks.
The right to extraordinary termination with good cause, in particular due to significant or re-peated infringement of these terms & conditions of use, remains unaffected. Section 314 of the BGB [German Civil Code] applies.