1. Acceptance of Terms
By visiting, browsing, or utilizing the cartographic and informational content available on Scenesgarscenebeacn.sbs (the "Platform"), you agree to be bound unconditionally by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any portion of these provisions, you must terminate access immediately.
2. Intellectual Property & Atlas Copyright
All textual treatises, vector graphics, map renderings, coordinate tables, visual styling, and code structures published on this portal are the proprietary intellectual property of Scenesgarscenebeacn Atlas Media GmbH or licensed third parties, protected under German copyright statutes (Urheberrechtsgesetz - UrhG) and international intellectual property conventions.
Visitors are granted a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and display content for private, non-commercial research purposes. You may not scrape, reproduce, syndicate, sell, or incorporate any portion of these monographs into commercial navigation products, generative artificial intelligence training databases, or print publications without prior written consent.
3. Navigational & Hydrological Disclaimer
The cartographic illustrations, water flow statistics, coordinate markings, and hiking stage descriptions displayed across this platform are published solely for general educational, historic, and geographic reference.
Notice for Mariners and Navigators: Under no circumstances may content from this website be utilized as an official nautical chart, navigation aid, or flood assessment tool. Commercial vessels and private watercraft must strictly reference authorized electronic navigational charts (Inland ECDIS) and official river police notices (Bekanntmachungen für die Binnenschifffahrt) published by the relevant state water authorities (WSV). We assume no liability for grounding, vessel damage, recreational hiking injuries, or loss of life resulting from reliance upon generalized geographic descriptions.
4. User Conduct & Prohibited Activities
When utilizing the platform and its communication interfaces, you agree not to:
- Engage in automated extraction, scraping, or indexing via spiders, bots, or automated scripts that impose an unreasonable load on server infrastructure;
- Submit falsified, defamatory, or unlawful communications through the contact desk interface;
- Attempt to breach, disable, or circumvent server authentication, rate limiters, or security barriers;
- Reverse-engineer or decompile platform assets in violation of applicable laws.
5. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permissible under applicable German and European law, Scenesgarscenebeacn Atlas Media GmbH, its managing directors, employees, and editorial researchers disclaim all liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from the use of or inability to access this portal. This includes, without limitation, loss of business revenue, data interruption, or equipment failure. Nothing in these terms limits liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health.
6. Termination of Access
We reserve the unilateral right to terminate or restrict access to any user who violates these Terms of Service or threatens the integrity of the platform, without prior notice or liability.
7. Governing Law & Competent Jurisdiction
These Terms of Service, their interpretation, and any disputes arising out of or related to their subject matter shall be governed exclusively by the substantive laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
To the extent permitted by law, the exclusive venue and place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising out of these terms shall be the courts of Cologne (Köln), Germany.
8. Severability Clause
If any individual provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by an authoritative judicial body, the remaining terms shall continue in full force and effect.