Terms and Conditions - PwC Store

1 Scope of application

1.1 PwC Solutions GmbH, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37, 60327 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter referred to as “PwC Solutions”) operates the PwC Store at the web address store.pwc.de. In the PwC Store, users can contact the providers of products and other services (hereinafter collectively referred to as “services”) represented in the PwC Store, obtain information about the services of the providers and purchase the services of the providers, both for a fee and free of charge.

1.2 The PwC Store is intended solely for users who are entrepreneurs (Section 14 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch – BGB)), a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law and who have their place of business in Germany. PwC Solutions may at any time demand that users provide proof of their entrepreneurial status. The data requested for the proof must be provided completely and truthfully.

1.3 By using the PwC Store, the user recognizes the exclusive validity of these General Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter referred to as “Terms and Conditions of Use”). The Terms and Conditions of Use form the framework for the use of the PwC Store for information and contact purposes and for enabling the conclusion of contracts between providers and users. The Terms and Conditions of Use can be accessed and viewed on the PwC Store website.

1.4 The legal relationships between PwC Solutions and providers are not subject to these terms of use. The legal relationships between providers and users regarding services are exclusively concluded between a user and the provider of the respective service in accordance with the underlying commercial and legal provisions of the provider; PwC Solutions does not become a party to such a legal transaction between a user and a provider, unless PwC Solutions is itself a provider of services.

 
2 Services provided by PwC Solutions and use of the PwC Store

2.1 PwC Solutions offers users the opportunity to access information provided by suppliers and to contact suppliers via the PwC Store. Furthermore, PwC Solutions provides users with the opportunity to enter into contracts with providers. In this case, PwC Solutions is limited to providing the technical framework for the conclusion of contracts between users and providers; PwC Solutions does not provide any further services. In particular, PwC Solutions has no discretion of its own with regard to the conclusion of contracts, does not itself become a party to the contracts, does not act as an authorized agent of providers in the conclusion of contracts and does not accept any payments from the contracting parties that are to be made under the concluded contracts or provide payment services.

2.2 PwC Solutions does not verify the information provided by suppliers (e.g. descriptions of services, prices, etc.) in terms of its truthfulness, completeness or timeliness. The respective supplier is solely responsible for the information provided.

2.3 Use of the PwC Store is free of charge for the user.

2.4 The user undertakes not to use the PwC Store for any business purposes other than those stated in these terms and conditions of use.

 
3 Registration with the PwC Store

3.1 Registration is required in order to purchase services. Registration is reserved exclusively for users in accordance with section 1.2 of these terms and conditions of use.

3.2 Registration requires the provision of complete and truthful information in the requested fields. The mandatory data requested are: company name, company address, VAT registration number, business e-mail address, first and last name of the authorized natural person, and a personal password for logging in. Registration of a legal entity can only be carried out by an authorized natural person who must be reachable at the requested business e-mail address.

3.3 In order to complete the registration process and to transmit the registration data, the user must agree to the validity of these terms and conditions. After completing the registration process, PwC Solutions sends the user a confirmation e-mail. By clicking on the link provided in this e-mail, the registration is completed and a user account is created.

3.4 The user may view the data stored in the user account. The user is solely responsible for ensuring that the stored data is accurate, up to date and complete. Requests for changes are to be communicated to PwC Solutions in writing, except for changes to the password; the user may change this password independently.

3.5 The user is obligated to ensure that his access data, in particular his password, is not made available to third parties. The user is solely responsible for all actions carried out via the user account. If there is any indication of misuse of the user account or if third parties may have gained knowledge of the access data, the user is obligated to notify PwC Solutions of this immediately.

3.6 The user may request the deletion of his user account. To do so, the user shall notify PwC Solutions in writing.

 
4 Availability of the PwC Store

PwC Solutions endeavors to offer broad availability of the PwC Store within the framework of what is technically feasible and economically reasonable; however, PwC Solutions does not guarantee this. In particular, maintenance work, security and capacity reasons, technical conditions and events beyond the control of PwC Solutions may result in the PwC Store being temporarily or permanently unavailable or restricted in its use. PwC Solutions reserves the right to restrict access to the PwC Store at any time and to the extent necessary, e.g. to carry out maintenance work or to avert or eliminate security risks.

 
5 Processing of personal data

The collection and use of personal data is carried out exclusively in accordance with the legal provisions. The data protection declaration can be accessed at the bottom of every PwC Store website under “Data protection declaration”.

 
6 Responsibility

To the extent that the PwC Store provides the option of being redirected to third-party databases, websites, services, etc., e.g. by setting links or hyperlinks, PwC Solutions shall not be liable for the accessibility, existence or security of these databases or services, nor for their content. In particular, PwC Solutions shall not be held liable for the legality, correctness, completeness, up-to-dateness, etc. of the contents of such databases or services. If PwC Solutions becomes aware of any violations of rights, PwC Solutions shall remove the corresponding links or hyperlinks.

 
7 Blocking of a User Account

7.1 PwC Solutions may block a user's access to the user account if PwC Solutions determines, based on reasonable discretion, that a) the use of the PwC Store by the user violates a law or a right of a third party or could be fraudulent or b) the user violates these Terms of Use, in particular if the user fails to provide accurate information and/or does not have the required power of disposition/representation.

7.2 PwC Solutions shall notify the user of the blocking by sending a message to the e-mail address specified in the user account prior to the blocking; this shall not apply if the severity and/or urgency of the matter requires an immediate blocking.

7.3 The block may be lifted if the user has resolved the problem that led to the block and has informed PwC Solutions of such.

 
8 Final Clauses

8.1 PwC Solutions reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions of use at any time and without stating reasons. Registered users will be notified of any significant future changes to the terms of use the next time they log in to the PwC Store, and will be asked to agree to the changes in order to continue using the PwC Store. If the user does not agree, he/she will not be able to use the PwC Store.

8.2 The language of the contract is German. Translations of these Terms and Conditions into other languages are provided for the user's convenience only. In the event of any conflict between different language versions of these Terms and Conditions, the German version shall be the legally binding one.

8.3 Should any provision of these Terms and Conditions be or become void, invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

8.4 These Terms of Use are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The provisions of the UN Sales Convention shall not apply.

8.5 The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with the Terms of Use is Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

 
As of: March 2025