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§ 01 · Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

1.1 Provider

This website and the services offered through it are operated by:

The country of origin of the provider is Germany.

1.2 Scope

By accessing this website, booking a service, purchasing a digital product, subscribing to communications, or otherwise using the services, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website or services.

1.3 Services

Thesis With Peace provides coaching, educational content, digital products, workshops, group sessions, individual sessions, downloads, email content, and related materials for academic writers, PhD students, postdocs, and researchers.

The services are educational and developmental in nature. They are not medical, psychological, psychotherapeutic, legal, financial, tax, immigration, academic-supervision, or emergency advice.

No specific outcome is guaranteed. Results depend on your own circumstances, decisions, participation, and implementation.

1.4 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your country of residence, whichever is higher, to purchase or use paid services.

By using paid services, you confirm that you meet this requirement.

1.5 Bookings and Payments

Prices are displayed at checkout or communicated before booking.

Payment is due at the time of booking or according to the payment terms agreed in writing.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe, PayPal, or similar providers. Thesis With Peace does not store full payment card details.

Taxes or other local charges may apply depending on your location and the type of service purchased.

1.6 Cancellations, Rescheduling, and Refunds

Unless otherwise stated in writing, you may reschedule a booked session with at least 48 hours’ notice.

If you cancel late, miss a session, or do not attend at the agreed time, the session may be treated as used and may not be refundable.

Refunds for services, digital products, courses, or workshops are only provided where required by applicable law or where expressly stated in the offer.

1.7 Consumer Right of Withdrawal

If you are a consumer located in the European Union, you may have a statutory right to withdraw from an online purchase within 14 days without giving a reason.

However, if you expressly request that a service begins during the withdrawal period, you acknowledge that you may be required to pay a proportionate amount for services already provided before withdrawal.

If the service has been fully performed with your prior express consent before the end of the withdrawal period, your right of withdrawal may expire.

For digital content that is not supplied on a physical medium, your right of withdrawal may expire once performance begins, if you have expressly consented to immediate access and acknowledged that you lose your withdrawal right as a result.

Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights that cannot legally be excluded.

1.8 Intellectual Property

All content provided on this website or through the services, including text, videos, templates, worksheets, course materials, frameworks, graphics, downloads, emails, and other materials, is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws.

You may use the materials for your own personal and non-commercial purposes only, unless written permission is given otherwise.

You may not copy, reproduce, resell, share, publish, distribute, modify, upload, or make the materials available to third parties without prior written permission.

1.9 User Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the website or services for unlawful purposes.
• Attempt to hack, disrupt, scrape, reverse engineer, or damage the website.
• Upload malware, spam, or harmful content.
• Share login access or paid materials with others.
• Harass, abuse, threaten, or harm other users or the provider.
• Misrepresent your identity or payment information.

Access may be suspended or terminated if these rules are violated.

1.10 Third-Party Links and Tools

The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, payment providers, booking tools, video platforms, newsletter tools, analytics tools, or social media services.

Thesis With Peace is not responsible for the content, security, privacy practices, or availability of third-party services.

Your use of third-party services may be subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

1.11 Disclaimer

The website and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Reasonable efforts are made to keep the website available and accurate, but no guarantee is made that it will always be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or up to date.

No specific personal, academic, business, professional, financial, emotional, or other result is guaranteed.

1.12 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Thesis With Peace is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of income, loss of opportunity, loss of data, or reputational harm.

Total liability for claims arising from the use of the website or services is limited to the amount paid for the relevant service in the 12 months before the claim arose.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is not permitted by law, including liability for intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body, or health, fraud, or mandatory consumer protection rights.

1.13 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany.

If you are a consumer residing in another country, you may also benefit from mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence.

The place of jurisdiction is Germany, where legally permitted.

1.14 Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

§ 02 · Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

2.1 Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR / DSGVO, is:

If a Data Protection Officer is appointed, their contact details will be provided here. If no Data Protection Officer is listed, no Data Protection Officer has been appointed.

2.2 General Principles

Personal data is processed in accordance with the GDPR / DSGVO and applicable German data protection laws.

Personal data is processed only where there is a legal basis, for specified purposes, and only to the extent necessary.

2.3 Personal Data Processed

Depending on how you use the website or services, the following categories of personal data may be processed:

• Name
• Email address, if provided through the contact page, booking form, newsletter form, or other communication channel
• Billing information
• Payment status
• Booking information
• Session or service details
• Messages and enquiries you send
• Newsletter subscription data
• Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, access times, and log files
• Cookie and consent data
• Analytics data
• Marketing and retargeting data, where consent is given
• Any other information you voluntarily provide

2.4 Purposes of Processing

Personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

• To provide the website and its basic functions
• To respond to enquiries
• To process bookings and purchases
• To deliver coaching, workshops, courses, digital products, and related services
• To send transactional emails, confirmations, reminders, and service updates
• To manage customer relationships
• To send newsletters or marketing emails where permitted
• To improve the website, content, and services
• To conduct analytics, where legally permitted
• To run advertising or retargeting, where legally permitted and consent-based where required
• To comply with legal, accounting, tax, and record-keeping obligations
• To protect the security of the website and prevent misuse

2.5 Legal Bases Under GDPR

The following legal bases under Article 6 GDPR may apply:

Contract. Processing may be necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps before entering into a contract. This applies when you book a session, buy a course, request a service, or contact Thesis With Peace about a service.

Consent. Processing is based on your consent where required. This applies to newsletter subscriptions, non-essential cookies, analytics cookies, marketing cookies, and retargeting technologies where consent is legally required. You may withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future.

Legal obligation. Processing may be necessary to comply with legal obligations, including tax, accounting, commercial, and regulatory obligations.

Legitimate interests. Processing may be necessary for legitimate interests, provided your rights and freedoms do not override those interests. Legitimate interests may include website security, fraud prevention, improving services, responding to general enquiries, maintaining business records, and protecting legal claims.

2.6 Website Hosting and Server Logs

When you visit the website, technical information may be automatically processed by the hosting provider and server systems.

This may include IP address, date and time of access, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, pages accessed, amount of data transferred, and access status or error messages.

This processing is necessary to provide the website, ensure technical stability, and protect against misuse. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on the legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website.

2.7 Contact Page and Enquiries

If you contact Thesis With Peace through the contact page or another communication channel, the information you provide is processed in order to respond to your enquiry.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual request, and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for general enquiries.

Enquiry data is retained only as long as necessary to respond and manage the relationship, unless legal retention obligations require longer storage.

2.8 Bookings, Purchases, and Payments

When you book or purchase a service, the data required to complete the transaction and provide the service is processed.

This may include your name, email address, billing details, payment status, selected service, booking date, and communication history.

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. Payment providers process payment data under their own responsibility or as processors, depending on the service.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract performance and Article 6(1)(c) GDPR for legal obligations such as tax and accounting records.

2.9 Coaching, Courses, Workshops, and Digital Services

When you participate in coaching, courses, workshops, or digital services, information necessary to deliver the service may be processed.

This may include your name, email address, participation details, messages, worksheets, submitted materials, session notes, and other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not provide sensitive personal data unless it is necessary for the service and you are comfortable sharing it.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract performance. Where special categories of personal data are processed, explicit consent under Article 9(2)(a) GDPR may be required, unless another legal basis applies.

2.10 Newsletter and Marketing Emails

If you subscribe to a newsletter or marketing emails, your email address and related subscription data are processed to send updates, educational content, offers, and news.

The legal basis is your consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, unless another legal basis applies.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by contacting Thesis With Peace through the contact page.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

2.11 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to operate the website, remember preferences, measure performance, and, where applicable, provide marketing or retargeting.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the website.

Non-essential cookies, including analytics, marketing, and retargeting cookies, are used only with your consent where required by law.

Further details are provided in the Cookie Policy below.

2.12 Analytics

Analytics tools may be used to understand how visitors use the website and to improve content and services.

Analytics may involve cookies, device identifiers, IP addresses, usage data, and similar technical information.

Where required, analytics tools are used only with your consent.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR where consent is required. Where analytics are configured without cookies and without personal identification, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR may apply based on the legitimate interest in improving the website.

2.13 Advertising and Retargeting

Advertising or retargeting tools, such as Meta Pixel, Google Ads, or similar services, may be used to show relevant ads and measure campaign performance.

These tools may process information about your website activity, device, browser, and interactions with ads.

Advertising and retargeting technologies are used only with your consent where required.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

2.14 Embedded Content and External Platforms

The website may include embedded content or links from third-party platforms, such as video platforms, booking tools, payment providers, social media platforms, or newsletter tools.

When you interact with embedded content or external platforms, those providers may process your personal data according to their own privacy policies.

2.15 International Data Transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside Germany, the EU, or the European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred to a country without an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards are used where required, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms under GDPR.

2.16 Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless legal obligations require longer retention.

Typical retention periods may include:

• Contract, invoice, tax, and accounting records: according to applicable statutory retention periods
• Enquiry messages: as long as necessary to respond and manage the relationship
• Client and service records: as long as necessary to provide the service and handle follow-up matters
• Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or request deletion
• Cookie consent records: as long as necessary to demonstrate consent
• Analytics data: according to the retention settings of the analytics provider

Data may be retained longer where necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

2.17 Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you may have the following rights:

• Right of access under Article 15 GDPR
• Right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR
• Right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR
• Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR
• Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR
• Right to object under Article 21 GDPR
• Right to withdraw consent at any time under Article 7(3) GDPR
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR

To exercise your rights, please use the contact page.

2.18 Right to Object

Where personal data is processed based on legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

If you object, the personal data will no longer be processed unless compelling legitimate grounds can be demonstrated that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or unless the processing is necessary for legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may object at any time. If you object to direct marketing, your data will no longer be processed for that purpose.

2.19 Right to Complain to a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

If you are located in Germany, you may contact the competent data protection authority in the federal state where Thesis With Peace is established or where you live.

You may also contact another competent EU data protection authority.

2.20 Security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

However, no internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

2.21 Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

§ 03 · Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

3.1 What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, local storage, scripts, and tracking technologies that store or access information on your device.

3.2 Legal Basis

For users in Germany and the EU, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device is governed by German law, including § 25 TDDDG, and by GDPR where personal data is processed.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the website or a service you requested.

Non-essential cookies and similar technologies are used only with your consent where required.

3.3 Types of Cookies Used

Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are required for the website to function. They may be used for website security, page navigation, checkout or booking processes, cookie consent management, session management, and fraud prevention.

Analytics cookies. Analytics cookies help understand how visitors use the website. They may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the website, browser and device type, referring pages, general location based on IP address, and interaction data. Analytics cookies are used only with your consent where required.

Marketing and retargeting cookies. Marketing cookies may be used to show relevant ads, measure advertising performance, and build audiences on advertising platforms. These cookies may be set by third-party providers such as Google, Meta, or similar platforms. Marketing and retargeting cookies are used only with your consent where required.

Preference cookies. Preference cookies remember choices you make, such as language settings, region, or cookie preferences. Depending on their purpose, these may be strictly necessary or consent-based.

3.4 Cookie Consent

When you first visit the website, you may be shown a cookie banner or consent tool.

You can choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie settings tool, where available, or by adjusting your browser settings.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

3.5 Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can block, delete, or restrict cookies through your browser settings.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

3.6 Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on the website, such as analytics providers, video platforms, payment providers, booking tools, social media platforms, or advertising networks.

These third parties may process data according to their own privacy policies.

3.7 Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

§ 04 · Legal Notice / Impressum

Legal Notice / Impressum

Information according to § 5 DDG:

Responsible for Content

Consumer Dispute Resolution

Thesis With Peace is not willing or obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Liability for Content

Thesis With Peace is responsible for its own content on this website according to general laws.

However, there is no obligation to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate unlawful activity, unless required by law.

If unlawful content becomes known, it will be removed promptly.

Liability for Links

This website may contain links to external websites.

Thesis With Peace has no control over the content of external websites and accepts no responsibility for them.

The respective provider or operator of linked websites is always responsible for their own content.

If unlawful external links become known, they will be removed promptly.

Copyright

The content and materials on this website are protected by copyright.

Any reproduction, editing, distribution, or use outside the limits of copyright law requires prior written permission.

Downloads and copies are permitted only for private, non-commercial use unless otherwise stated.

§ 05 · Contact

Contact

For questions about these Legal Policies, please contact:

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