8OPENINGS Sponsorship Terms and Conditions

 

Status: 06.10.2026

These sponsorship terms apply to sponsorship agreements between

8OPENINGS Martin & Tempel GbR
Neuendorfer Anger 13
14482 Potsdam
Germany

– hereinafter referred to as “8OPENINGS” or “Sponsor” –

and the organizer designated in the respective sponsorship offer

– hereinafter referred to as “Organizer” –.

§ 1 Sponsorship Request and Conclusion of Contract

  1. The Organizer can submit a sponsorship request for an event via the sponsorship form on the 8OPENINGS website.

  2. Submitting the sponsorship form constitutes solely a non-binding request. This does not create a claim to sponsorship nor a sponsorship agreement.

  3. 8OPENINGS reviews the request and decides whether and to what extent sponsorship will be offered.

  4. Upon acceptance of the request, the Organizer will receive an individual sponsorship offer via Shopify from 8OPENINGS. This includes, in particular, the event in question, the event date, as well as the type and scope of the sponsorship services offered.

  5. The sponsorship agreement is concluded as soon as the Organizer completes the individual sponsorship offer via the Shopify checkout. By completing the transaction, the Organizer simultaneously accepts these sponsorship terms.

  6. If the individual sponsorship offer contains deviating provisions, these shall take precedence over these general sponsorship terms.

  7. Changes to the specific scope of sponsorship require a new agreement between 8OPENINGS and the Organizer.

§ 2 Services provided by 8OPENINGS

  1. The type and scope of the sponsorship service are derived from the respective individual sponsorship offer.

  2. Sponsorship may be provided in particular by:

    • Vouchers or voucher codes for the 8OPENINGS online shop,
    • Goods or prizes in kind,
    • Goods provided to the Organizer for sale during the event,
    • Advertising or marketing material,
    • or a combination of these services.

  3. There is no entitlement to specific products, product sizes, colors, voucher values, or other services unless these are explicitly part of the individual sponsorship offer.

Vouchers

  1. If vouchers or voucher codes are provided as a sponsorship service, their number and respective value are determined by the sponsorship offer.

  2. Unless otherwise stated in the sponsorship offer, vouchers are valid for a period of three years from the date of the sponsored event.

  3. Vouchers can be redeemed in the 8OPENINGS online shop in accordance with the respective voucher conditions stated.

  4. Cash payment of the voucher value is excluded.

  5. If the event is definitively canceled before it takes place or the sponsorship is effectively terminated, 8OPENINGS is entitled to deactivate voucher codes that have not yet been used as intended.

Goods and Prizes in Kind

  1. If goods or prizes in kind are provided, the type and scope are determined by the individual sponsorship offer or the corresponding delivery note.

  2. 8OPENINGS is entitled to replace an announced product with an equivalent product or a corresponding voucher if the originally intended product is not available at the time of the event.

  3. If goods are merely left to the Organizer for sale during the event, they remain the property of 8OPENINGS until they are sold.

  4. Unsold or otherwise returnable goods must be returned in full to 8OPENINGS no later than 10 calendar days after the end of the event.

  5. 8OPENINGS shall bear the costs of the proper return of unsold or returnable goods within Germany. For returns from abroad, the Organizer shall bear the return costs.

§ 3 Services provided by the Organizer

  1. The Organizer undertakes to credit 8OPENINGS as a sponsor in an appropriate manner in connection with the sponsored event.

  2. Unless otherwise agreed in the individual sponsorship offer, this includes in particular:

    • naming 8OPENINGS as a sponsor in connection with the event,
    • using the logo provided by 8OPENINGS in suitable official event announcements,
    • naming 8OPENINGS in suitable online publications before the event,
    • naming 8OPENINGS when announcing or presenting the sponsored prizes or winners,
    • and, where technically possible and appropriate, providing a link to the 8OPENINGS website.

  3. This can take place in particular on the event website as well as via the social media channels used by the Organizer, such as Instagram, Facebook, or comparable platforms.

  4. The Organizer ensures that the sponsorship services provided by 8OPENINGS are used exclusively for the purpose and event specified in the sponsorship offer.

  5. Upon request, the Organizer shall provide 8OPENINGS with appropriate evidence of the implementation of the agreed sponsorship measures after the event, for example links, publications, or photos.

§ 4 Use of Names, Trademarks, and Advertising Material

  1. 8OPENINGS grants the Organizer the right to use the 8OPENINGS name, the 8OPENINGS logo, and explicitly provided marketing materials for the duration of the sponsorship agreement exclusively for the promotion and execution of the agreed sponsorship partnership.

  2. The provided logos and marketing materials may not be significantly altered, distorted, or used for other purposes without prior consent from 8OPENINGS.

  3. The right of use may not be transferred to third parties, unless this is necessary for the execution or promotion of the event.

  4. 8OPENINGS is entitled to refer to the sponsorship partnership and the sponsored event within the scope of its own corporate communication.

  5. The use of third-party photos, videos, or other protected content by 8OPENINGS requires that the necessary usage rights for this are in place. These sponsorship terms do not transfer any rights to image, video, or personality rights beyond this.

§ 5 Sale of Goods via QR Code

  1. If goods are provided to the Organizer by 8OPENINGS for sale during the event, the Organizer shall inform visitors in an appropriate manner about the possibility of purchasing these goods via the ordering or QR system provided by 8OPENINGS.

  2. The Organizer shall check the received goods upon receipt against the delivery note and inform 8OPENINGS immediately of any recognizable shortages or other discrepancies.

  3. The Organizer shall treat the provided goods with reasonable care during the period of their custody.

  4. Unsold goods are to be returned in accordance with § 2 of these sponsorship terms.

  5. The Organizer is liable for the loss of or damage to the provided goods in accordance with statutory provisions, provided that the Organizer is responsible for the loss or damage.

§ 6 Advertising and Presentation Material

  1. 8OPENINGS may provide the Organizer with advertising materials such as flyers, stickers, banners, or comparable materials after prior coordination.

  2. The Organizer supports 8OPENINGS to a reasonable extent in the presentation of these materials during the event.

  3. Provided advertising materials are to be handled with care.

  4. If 8OPENINGS requests the return of certain advertising materials, these must be returned after the event.

  5. The costs for a return of advertising materials requested by 8OPENINGS are borne by 8OPENINGS, unless otherwise agreed.

  6. A claim to a sales, promotional, or exhibition booth only exists if this was explicitly agreed upon in the individual sponsorship offer.

§ 7 No Exclusivity

  1. Sponsorship by 8OPENINGS is generally not exclusive.

  2. The Organizer is therefore entitled to include other sponsors and conclude further sponsorship agreements.

  3. Exclusivity for the benefit of 8OPENINGS only exists if this has been explicitly agreed upon in the individual sponsorship offer.

§ 8 Responsibility for the Event

  1. The planning, organization, execution, and safety of the event are the responsibility of the Organizer. The Organizer is specifically responsible for necessary permits as well as compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.

  2. 8OPENINGS acts solely as a sponsor and assumes no responsibility for the organization or execution of the event.

  3. Insofar as third parties assert claims against 8OPENINGS based on a breach of duty by the Organizer in the organization or execution of the event, the Organizer shall indemnify 8OPENINGS from these claims to the legally permissible extent.

§ 9 Cancellation or Postponement of the Event

  1. The Organizer shall inform 8OPENINGS immediately if the event is canceled, postponed, or significantly altered.

  2. In the event of a postponement, the sponsorship can be transferred to a replacement date after coordination with 8OPENINGS. There is no claim to this.

  3. In the event of final cancellation, 8OPENINGS is entitled to deactivate voucher codes that have not yet been used as well as to demand the return of goods and advertising materials that are still available or have not yet been used as intended.

  4. If the event cannot take place due to force majeure, regulatory measures, or other circumstances not to be attributed to either party, there are generally no mutual claims for damages. Sponsorship services that have not yet been used must be returned or deactivated after coordination.

§ 10 Term and Extraordinary Termination

  1. The sponsorship agreement begins with the acceptance of the individual sponsorship offer by completing the Shopify checkout.

  2. It generally ends six months after the end of the sponsored event, without the need for separate termination.

  3. Obligations that by their nature persist beyond this point remain unaffected. This applies in particular to:

    • the redemption of still valid vouchers,
    • existing payment or return claims,
    • liability claims,
    • as well as other rights and obligations already incurred.

  4. Both parties may terminate the sponsorship agreement for good cause with immediate effect.

  5. A good cause exists in particular if the other party violates a material contractual obligation and the breach of duty is not remedied within a reasonable period despite a reasonable request to do so.

  6. Setting a deadline is not required if remediation is not possible or cannot be reasonably expected of a party.

  7. 8OPENINGS may terminate the sponsorship agreement in particular if:

    • the event is carried out illegally,
    • material information in the sponsorship request was intentionally falsified,
    • the sponsorship services are used for purposes other than intended,
    • or because of specific circumstances, further public association of 8OPENINGS with the event is objectively unreasonable.

  8. In the event of an effective premature termination, 8OPENINGS may deactivate vouchers that have not yet been used and demand the return of goods or marketing materials that are still available.

§ 11 Liability

  1. 8OPENINGS is liable without limitation:

    • in cases of intent and gross negligence,
    • for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health,
    • in accordance with mandatory statutory liability provisions,
    • as well as in cases where 8OPENINGS has expressly assumed a guarantee.

  2. In cases of slight negligence, 8OPENINGS is liable only for the breach of material contractual obligations and only for the foreseeable damage typical of the contract. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.

  3. Material contractual obligations are those obligations whose fulfillment enables the proper execution of the contract in the first place and on the observance of which the Organizer may regularly rely.

  4. The above liability provisions apply accordingly to the legal representatives and vicarious agents of 8OPENINGS.

§ 12 Confidential Information

  1. The parties may communicate the existing sponsorship partnership publicly.

  2. Business or operating information that is not publicly known, which a party receives within the scope of the sponsorship partnership and which is clearly confidential, may not be passed on to unauthorized third parties without the consent of the other party.

  3. Excluded from this are information that:

    • is already publicly known,
    • has been lawfully obtained from third parties,
    • must be disclosed due to statutory provisions,
    • or is disclosed to tax advisors, lawyers, or other advisors professionally bound to secrecy.

§ 13 Final Provisions

  1. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to the sponsorship agreement, provided that this does not conflict with mandatory statutory provisions.

  2. Individual agreements in the sponsorship offer or other individual agreements expressly made between the parties shall take precedence over these sponsorship terms.

  3. Amendments and additions can be agreed upon in text form, for example via e-mail or Shopify.

  4. If the organizer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, and a jurisdiction agreement is legally permissible, Potsdam shall be the place of jurisdiction for disputes arising from or in connection with the sponsorship agreement.

  5. Otherwise, the statutory provisions regarding the place of jurisdiction shall apply.

  6. Should individual provisions of these sponsorship terms be or become invalid in whole or in part, the sponsorship agreement shall otherwise remain in effect. The statutory provisions shall apply in place of the invalid provision.