Terms of Service of snapADDY GmbH
Valid for all contracts concluded on or after January 1st, 2021
This version of the Terms and Conditions applies to contracts concluded after 01/01/2025, and this version of the Terms and Conditions applies to contracts concluded before 01/01/2021.
PLEASE NOTE: You agree to the German Terms of Service which have been translated into English only for your convenience. The German Terms of Service are binding.
General - Scope
These Terms of Service are part of a contract between snapADDY GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "snapADDY") and its customers on the use of snapADDY software and related solutions and services.
- 1. Definitions and Terms of Service
- 2. System requirements
- 3. Rights and obligations of snapADDY
- 4. Rights and obligations of the customer
- 5. Remuneration, maturity, delay
- 6. Warranty, liability
- 7. Contract duration, contract termination
- 8. Data protection
- 9. Final clauses
1. Definitions and Terms of Service
- Software are software add-ins, browser extensions, mobile applications, websites or other named media.
- "User" refers to users of the software as well as all our other services.
- "Customers" or "Clients" refer to companies, organizations, institutions, local governments or traders that use and implement the snapADDY software.
- snapADDY GmbH ("snapADDY") or the "Contractor" develops and operates software for automated research, entry, completion and validation of contact and address data.
- In addition, the scope of our services results from their description on www.snapADDY.com
2. System requirements
- The detailed system requirements for the software offered by snapADDY can be found on https://www.snapaddy.com/de/landing/downloads/eol.html.
- For data security reasons, the mobile applications ("apps") offered by snapADDY cannot be run on mobile devices on which system-side security mechanisms have been disabled by the user (jailbreak, rooted devices, etc.).
3. Rights and obligations of snapADDY
- snapADDY reserves the right to change snapADDY software in a reasonable way for the customer at any time, for example, to further develop it or to improve the quality. The contractually agreed scope of services is generally maintained in the event of a change of the software.
- snapADDY reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time without giving further notice to the user. The revised Terms of Service will be communicated to the customer via e-mail at least two weeks before being implemented. If a customer does not contradict the validity of the new Terms of Service within two weeks after receiving the e-mail, the changed Terms of Service shall be deemed accepted. snapADDY will inform the customer about the two week period in the e-mail announcing the revised Terms of Service.
- Eventual technical problems and maintenance may lead to a temporarily limited usability. snapADDY will always deal with any errors as fast as possible to keep their times as short as possible. snapADDY will inform customers - whenever possible - about predictable disturbances. snapADDY guarantees the customer an average annual availability of 99.5%.
- snapADDY limits its services temporarily if this is necessary with regard to capacity limits, the security or integrity of the server or to carry out technical measures, when this contributes to the proper or an improved provision of used services (maintenance). In these cases snapADDY considers the legitimate interests of the customer, e.g. by providing timely information.
- The client agrees to a quantitative analysis of the data from the use of the software for analysis, benchmarking, and marketing purposes. All collected and used data will only be used in aggregated form and may not be used to identify the customer or users. snapADDY is entitled to use collected data internally for the purpose of controlling and improving the offer (quality improvement).
- snapADDY can take action if there are concrete indications that a customer violates legal regulations, rights of third parties, the snapADDY Terms of Service or if snapADDY has any other legitimate interest, in particular to protect users against fraudulent activity.
4. Rights and obligations of the customer
- Authorization
- During the ordering process the customer must specify all the necessary personal or company-related data completely and truthfully. He/She is responsible for the accuracy of the data itself and guarantees snapADDY their accuracy and timeliness.
- The customer must ensure that third parties can not have access to his/her account. The customer is solely responsible for any kind of abuse.
- License and Use
- After concluding the ordering process, the customer receives from snapADDY the access to his/her account that was specified by the customer during the ordering process. snapADDY thus grants the customer the right to use the ordered software for the specified period of use.
- The customer is not entitled to distribute to third parties or publish any data generated as part of the contractual relationship with snapADDY or incurred in connection with the use of snapADDY.
- The customer warrants to snapADDY not to violate any statutory provisions and to comply with the applicable privacy policies. In particular, he/she does not violate ownership, protection and use of third party rights.
- The customer relieves snapADDY on first request from all claims against snapADDY asserted by other customers, users or third parties for violation of their rights by means of results or data obtained through snapADDY software. The customer assumes the costs for the legal defense of snapADDY including all court costs and attorney fees at the statutory rate. This does not apply if the infringement of the customer is not at fault. In the event of a claim by a third party the customer is obliged to immediately, truthfully and completely provide snapADDY with all the necessary information for the examination of the claims and a defense.
Fair use and API
The customer may only use the snapADDY products according to the normal use (fair use). Automated and mass use within the interface or undocumented but accessible API endpoints are not allowed. Abusive use of the API will result in the blocking of the corresponding access.
- Security
- The customer is obliged not to send spam messages and not to use automated electronic programs or robots, or to use his/her snapADDY access for this purpose.
- The customer agrees not to send, post or spread any viruses, malware, malicious links, or links to illegal websites and malicious content.
5. Remuneration, maturity, delay
- All prices are to be understood net. Respective VAT is owed as well.
- snapADDY can change the prices at any time. Price changes will be notified to customers in good time and in writing before the effective date.
- The customer only has a right to a set-off if his/her counterclaims have been legally established or these have been recognized by snapADDY.
- The customer only has a right of retention to the extent that his/her counterclaim arises from the same contractual relation.
6. Warranty, liability
- snapADDY is liable for intent or gross negligence, for injury to life, limb or health, in accordance with the provisions of the Product Liability Act and, to the extent of a warranty acquired by snapADDY.
- Without prejudice to clause 6.1 snapADDY shall be liable for simple negligence only for breach of contractual obligations, that the breach of obligations, facilitate the fulfillment of the proper execution of the license agreement in the first place and on whose compliance the customer may trust regularly ("cardinal obligation"). In a negligent breach of a cardinal obligation the liability of snapADDY is also limited to the typical contractual foreseeable damage. The typical contractual foreseeable damage in accordance with Section 6.2 Sentence 2 is per contract year a maximum of 100% of the annual contract volume (by the customer within the contract year in which the damage falls on snapADDY remuneration to be paid for all services of snapADDY regarding the use of the service by the customer) or EUR 10,000 whichever is the higher amount applies.
- The limitation of liability in section 6.2 also applies to lost profits or savings.
- Without prejudice to clause 6.1, the no-fault liability of snapADDY according to § 536a BGB, based on defects which were already present at the time of concluding the contract, is expressly excluded.
- The foregoing limitations of liability also apply in case of fault of a vicarious agent of snapADDY and the personal liability of employees, representatives and organs of snapADDY.
- The limitation of claims for damages by the customer due to the liability specified in paragraph 6.1 is calculated according to statutory provisions. The statute of limitations with respect to other claims for damages of the customer is one year. It begins at the end of the year in which the claim arose and the client learned of justified claim circumstances and the debtor was aware of, or has not obtained as a result gross negligence, but not later than five years after their origin and ten years from committing the act, breach of duty or other cause, causing the damage.
- snapADDY strives to provide the highest possible availability of the software, is not responsible for the availability and the faultless address and contact data generation and is expressly not responsible the legality and availability of generated data.
- The customer is liable for all consequences and disadvantages that arise from the improper or illegal use of the Services of snapADDY or the fact that the customer does not meet his/her other obligations under these Terms of Service.
7. Contract duration, contract termination
- The contractual term of the usage is specified in the order.
- If the contract is not terminated by the customer at least one month before the end of the contract period, it is automatically renewed for the same period under the same conditions.
- A termination must be made in writing.
8. Data protection
snapADDY collects, stores and processes company and personal data (inventory data) and other data acquired in relation to the contractual relationship and arising in connection with the use by snapADDY, for the purpose of contract management, billing, as well as the implementation of the services claimed by the customer, complying with the German legal data protection regulations.
9. Final clauses
- In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service should be fully or partly ineffective, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. The wholly or partially invalid provisions are replaced by those whose legislative content comes closest in a legal manner. The same applies to possible regulation gaps.
- The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Sales Convention (CISG).
- Place of performance is the headquarters of snapADDY GmbH. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contract is the seat of snapADDY GmbH if the customer is a merchant within the meaning of the German Commercial Code or when the customer does not have a seat or habitual abode in the Federal Republic of Germany.