Free WLAN Service

How to use the free WLAN in the Kongress Palais

The Kongress Palais offers all visitors and participants of concerts and cultural events the free use of WLAN within the Kongress Palais.

As a visitor to concerts and cultural events, you can use the free WLAN at the Kongress Palais:

1. Switch on the WLAN function on the device you want to use to access the Internet.
2. In this menu, select the WLAN "FREE WLAN KONGRESS PALAIS" from the WLAN networks.
3. On many devices, a login window will now open automatically. If this does not happen, type "Login.WLAN_FREE_WLAN_KONGRESS_PALAIS.de" into the address bar of your browser. Then confirm the entry.
4. A landing page will then open. There you click the "Accept" button. You will then be connected directly to the free WLAN in the Kongress Palais. By continuing to use it, you accept the terms of use of the Kongress Palais WiFi system.

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Terms of use

General Terms and Conditions for access to the free WLAN system of the Kongress Palais, including access to the Internet

§ 1 General
1.1 The contracting parties are Kassel Marketing GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "KM") and visitors and event participants of the Kassel Kongress Palais (hereinafter referred to as "customer").
1.2 These General Terms and Conditions govern the use of Internet access provided by KM for customers. The use of the Internet access provided by KM shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions.
1.3 Once they have been received by the Client, these General Terms and Conditions shall also apply to all subsequent uses of Internet access provided by KM, unless new General Terms and Conditions are subsequently communicated by KM.

§ 2 Description of services
2.1 KM provides the customer with access to the Internet using wireless technology (wireless local area network "WLAN").
2.2 KM is under no obligation to provide the customer with access to the Internet.
2.3 KM cannot guarantee uninterrupted, trouble-free access to the Internet. It is possible that, due to circumstances beyond KM's control, access to the Internet cannot be provided or can only be provided to a limited extent.
2.4 KM shall endeavor to provide the Client with the best possible transmission speed. The transmission speed is directly influenced by factors over which KM has no or only limited influence (e.g. capacity utilization, number of users, etc.). KM can therefore not guarantee the customer a specific transmission speed.
2.5 KM is entitled to discontinue or change access to the Internet via the technology it provides at any time without stating a reason, or to make it dependent on further conditions. Furthermore, KM is entitled to permanently deny customers who violate these General Terms and Conditions access to the Internet via the technology it provides.

§ 3 KM provides customers with Internet access free of charge.

§ 4 Use and conditions of use
Access to the Internet using the technology provided by KM requires a WLAN-capable, operational terminal device. Furthermore, the terminal device must have a suitable operating system and Internet browser and must have up-to-date software drivers and an appropriate IP network protocol. The customer is solely responsible for meeting these usage requirements.

§ 5 Obligations and duties of the customer
5.1 When using the Internet access provided by KM, the customer is expressly not permitted to use the services to operate a server and/or to offer, make available or pass on the services to third parties in return for a fee or other advantage.
5.2 The customer is obliged to protect access to the Internet via the service offered by KM from unauthorized access by third parties. In particular, it is the responsibility of the customer to protect the end devices registered by him from unauthorized access by third parties.
5.3 The customer is obliged to use the Internet access provided by KM exclusively in compliance with and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations or other provisions. The customer is expressly prohibited from illegal or improper use. In particular, the Customer is prohibited from a) offering, storing, streaming or otherwise exploiting copyright-protected works without authorization; b) disregarding the provisions of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media and the Youth Protection Act; c) disseminating information that serves to incite hatred within the meaning of Sections 130, 130a and 131 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) or referring to such information; d) to disseminate pornographic information and content within the meaning of Section 184 StGB or information and content that is likely to seriously endanger the morals of children or young people or impair their well-being, or to draw attention to such information and content; e) to transmit other information with illegal or immoral content or to refer to such content; f) to send unsolicited information, in particular unwanted or unsolicited advertising regardless of the type of mailing ("spamming"); g) to contact other persons unlawfully within the meaning of Section 238 StGB ("stalking"); h) to retrieve information or data without authorization or to penetrate data processing systems and networks without authorization
5.4 It is the sole responsibility of the customer a) to adequately secure the end devices registered by him against data access by third parties; b) to ensure encrypted transmission of the data transmitted by the customer

§ 6 Data protection and data security
6.1 The Customer is aware that KM cannot guarantee protection against unauthorized access to the Customer's end devices and data within the scope of the services it offers. It is the sole responsibility of the Customer to protect the end devices and data registered by it against unauthorized access by third parties.
6.2 KM undertakes to comply with the applicable provisions on data protection and telecommunications law.

§ 7 Responsibility for content and liability of the Customer
7.1 The Customer shall bear exclusive responsibility for all content which it transmits, disseminates or to which it refers via the Internet access provided by KM. The content is not subject to separate review by KM.
7.2 The Client shall indemnify KM against all third-party claims based on a breach of its duties and/or obligations, in particular those under § 5 and § 7.1 of these General Terms and Conditions. The customer is obliged to notify KM immediately of any breaches of its obligations.

§ 8 Liability and compensation
8.1 KM shall only be liable without limitation for damage caused by the breach of an assumed guarantee, for damage due to injury to life, limb or health, for damage caused by KM intentionally or through gross negligence, for fraudulently concealed defects and in accordance with the provisions of the Product Liability Act.
8.2 In the event of slightly negligent breaches of obligations that are essential for achieving the purpose of the contract in question, so-called cardinal obligations, KM's liability shall be limited to the foreseeable damage typical of the contract.
8.3 KM shall not be liable beyond this. In particular, KM shall not be liable for indirect damage, consequential damage, loss of profit or compensation for futile expenses in the event of slight negligence, if and to the extent that this concerns indirect damage or consequential damage.

§ 9 Kontakte und Ansprechpartner
9.1 Anbieter ist die Kassel Marketing GmbH (KM), Holger-Börner-Platz 1, 34119 Kassel.
9.2 Bei sämtlichen Fragen oder Anmerkungen zum Datenschutz, zu Auskunfts-, Löschungs- und Berichtigungsbegehren steht dem Kunden der Datenschutzbeauftrage von KM. Kontakt und weitere Informationen sind auf der Website des Kongress Palais (www.kongress-palais.de) jederzeit abrufbar.

§ 10 Final conditions
10.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively.
10.2 If individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions are invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. In the event of an invalid provision, KM and the Customer shall agree on a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the intended legal and economic purpose of the invalid provision to be replaced, insofar as this is legally permissible. If this is not possible, the statutory provision shall apply to the invalid provision.