13.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively, to the exclusion of the conflict of laws provisions and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

13.2 The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from and in connection with the contractual agreements of the contracting parties shall be exclusively Heidelberg if the contracting parties are merchants, legal entities under public law or special funds under public law.

13.3 Insofar as declarations must be made in writing in accordance with these General Terms and Conditions, e-mail and facsimile shall be sufficient unless otherwise agreed.

13.4 instaffo may transfer the rights and obligations arising from the contract as well as the contract itself to a third party without the Customer's consent. instaffo shall give 4 weeks' advance written notice of such a transfer. If the Customer does not agree to a transfer, he may terminate this contract without notice. In the announcement, instaffo will inform the Customer of the deadline and the legal consequences of failing to do so. In the event of termination, instaffo will reimburse the Customer pro rata temporis for the remuneration already paid by the Customer in advance.

13.5 Any transfer of rights and obligations under this contract by the Customer requires the prior written consent of instaffo.

13.6 instaffo is entitled to amend these General Terms and Conditions. instaffo will announce the amendments to the Customer in writing. The amendments shall be deemed to be agreed if the Customer does not object to the amendment in writing within 6 weeks of receipt of the announcement. instaffo shall separately draw the Customer's attention to this deadline and to the legal consequences of any failure to do so in the announcement.