System registration

Terms of usage of the registration tool for photovoltaic installations on the website of Hanwha Qcells GmbH, OT Thalheim, Sonnenallee 17-21, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen (http://www.q-cells.com).

Thank you for your interest in registration of your photovoltaic installation (PV-Installation) on Qcells website.

We would like to use with your consent and within the limitations of your consent, the in our opinion best and most stunning PV-installations, build with Qcells solar modules, as a reference in our marketing material and corporate information, like our website, brochures, internet, video, mobile platforms and all other kind of media. We will in any case ask you for your consent before we start such usage.

Furthermore we will use your data as an owner of Qcells solar modules, to provide you with information about your installation (like safety advices, product information) and information on our further products.

In detail:

1.      Usage of the uploaded data

We will use and process your data in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG = “Bundesdatenschutzgesetz”). We might send you from time to time information about your installation, like security advice or product information and inform you about our further products. Please see our declaration of data protection.

2.      Your obligation regarding the uploaded data an uploaded picturesYou hereby declare that,-       You have made all uploaded pictures on your own,-       All uploaded pictures show your installation-       That all persons which might be on these pictures have given their consent to the picture and it being uploaded-       You are holder of all rights related to the uploaded pictures.

3.      Your PV-Installation as a reference

If we are interested in using your PV-Installation as a reference for our Qcells solar modules we will contact you regarding permission.

4.      No right to be published

You cannot claim that your data and uploaded pictures will be used by us and will be used as a reference. Furthermore you cannot claim that your data will be stored on our IT system and that such data will not be deleted or cannot be used anymore.

5.      Limitation of Liability

We are fully liable for violation of life and limb, body, health and for violations according to the Product Liability Act (“Produkthaftungsgesetz”). Furthermore we are fully liable for damages caused by intentional acts or acts of gross negligence caused by us or our vicarious agents (i.e. employees). Beyond this our liability is limited to the following:We shall be liable for damages caused by simple negligence only, if they are caused by the violation of fundamental contractual duties (“Kardinalpflicht”). Fundamental contractual duties are such obligations which essential or make it possible to comply with the agreement and whereas the other contractual party can duly rely upon the party´s compliance to such duty. This liability shall be limited to the typical foreseeable damage. The aforesaid limitation of liability shall be also applicable to acts and omissions of our vicarious agents.

6.       Further Requirements of Usage

You may use this registration of PV-Installations only if you are at least 18 years old.The registration of a PV-Installation for a third party, i.e. a customer (if you are an PV-installer) shall be only permissible if you are advised and empowered by the third party to do so. Please consider in particular section 2.This terms of usage and the legal relationships arising from it are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.Insofar this is legally possible, court of jurisdiction shall be Leipzig.This translation is for convenience only. In case of conflict with the German version of this document the German version shall prevail.