Terms and conditions

The German version of this text is legally binding.

General Terms and Conditions of Deutsches-Gewerbe.de (“D-G”) for business registration, office and invoicing services. Version: 03.11.2026

§ 1 Conclusion of contract and business registration

By submitting the online form, accepting these terms and signing, the customer enters into a binding service contract with D-G. No further written form is required.

On behalf of the customer and with the customer’s power of attorney, D-G files all applications required for the business registration and handles the necessary correspondence with the authorities. One-off fees:

Business registration (new)	40 €
Change of registration	40 €
Deregistration	80 €
Switch from another office	free

D-G first issues an invoice for the one-off fee and the first month of the chosen membership (see § 3). As soon as this invoice is paid, D-G starts working for the customer.

§ 2 Office service (all packages)

1. D-G is authorised by power of attorney to file applications with the competent authorities and to pass their results on to the customer.
2. D-G provides a letterbox at the registered business address (address for service), digitises incoming mail and sends it to the customer by e-mail or makes it available in the customer area.

§ 3 Memberships and prices

D-G charges the monthly fee as a flat rate in advance for every month or part of a month while the contract is in force. Monthly prices:

Each package includes all services of the packages below it (see § 4). An upgrade to a higher package is possible at any time. The additional services are unlocked as soon as the difference has been paid or the PayPal subscription has been switched to the new package. A downgrade takes effect on the first day of the following month.

§ 4 Scope of the packages

a) BASIC

Business registration, address for service and mail scanning by e-mail (§ 1 and § 2).

• Office on demand only for a fee: €20 per hour (see § 8).

b) CLASSIC

• Invoice tool in the customer area: the customer creates invoices online, saves them as PDF and can send them directly to clients. The customer is responsible for the correctness of the invoices.
• Digital document storage: business licence, official letters and other documents are always available in the customer area.
• Office on demand for up to 1 hour per month (see § 8).
• Support in the customer’s language.

c) PREMIUM

• Invoicing service: at the customer’s request, D-G writes invoices on the customer’s behalf and forwards them to the customer or the client. The customer must provide all necessary details at the end of the month (address and e-mail of the recipient, working days, night shifts if any, daily rate, etc.). D-G does not create invoices automatically. The customer is responsible for the correctness of the details. For more than 2 invoices per month, D-G charges 5 € per additional invoice.
• Office on demand for up to 1 hour per week (see § 8).
• Priority handling of all requests.
• Free website (see § 7).

d) DELUXE

• Full office service and a personal contact person.
• Office on demand for up to 1 hour per day (see § 8).
• Extended marketing for the customer’s profile and website (see § 7).
• International health insurance: provided through a partner. The insurer’s terms apply; the customer receives them before cover starts.

§ 5 Terms of payment

D-G invoices each service separately. The customer pays within 7 days of receiving the invoice to D-G’s bank or PayPal account. Statutory rules on late payment apply. Repeated non-payment results in a chargeable deregistration of the business and notification of the authorities by D-G.

§ 6 Keeping of documents

Each customer is responsible for keeping their own documents, invoices and records. For the duration of the contract, D-G keeps electronic backup copies of all documents known to it. Copies of identity documents are deleted automatically 12 months after the order was received.

§ 7 Website and marketing (from PREMIUM)

For customers from the PREMIUM package, D-G has a website created on request and promotes it in a partner network so that the customer’s profile is found more easily and clients can get in touch directly. The DELUXE package adds extended marketing. After the contract ends, the website can be taken over for a fee to be agreed.

§ 8 Office on demand (co-working)

From the BASIC package, D-G provides an equipped office at the business address (or a branch) with 24/7 access by door code. There the customer can make phone calls, write invoices, do bookkeeping and general office work (filing, copying, scanning, printing) and prepare for the next assignment.

Package	Use of the office
BASIC	no allowance – €20 per hour
CLASSIC	max. 1 hour per month
PREMIUM	max. 1 hour per week
DELUXE	max. 1 hour per day

In the BASIC package, and beyond the respective allowance, the office can be booked in the customer area for a fee of €20 per hour; payment via PayPal or bank transfer. When paying by transfer, the slot is pre-reserved until the payment is received.

The costs are included in the monthly fee (§ 3). Unused time expires and is not carried over. The office is shared with other customers; there is no right to specific dates. The customer books in advance in the booking list; without a booking the office cannot be used. On request, D-G has a company sign made for the office; the customer bears the cost (approx. 50 €).

§ 9 Referrals

For every new customer referred, the referring customer receives a one-off commission of 30 € (gross), credited to their customer account.

§ 10 Termination

The membership can be cancelled monthly – with a notice period of 2 months to the end of a month.

For the notice period, the customer pays 2 regular monthly fees to D-G. The right of both parties to terminate without notice for good cause remains unaffected.

Termination always results in a deregistration of the business by D-G at the costs stated in § 1; the monthly fees under § 3 (plus any additional services) continue to be charged until the end of the notice period. D-G reserves the sole right to deregister the business for the customer. If the customer deregisters themselves, this does not release them from these costs.

§ 11 Other provisions

1. The contract concluded by submitting the online form constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. There are no verbal side agreements.
2. Amendments and additions to the contract, in particular additional fee claims, must be made in writing. This also applies to waiving the written form requirement.

§ 12 No dependency

The customer is in no way dependent on D-G (no bogus self-employment). D-G acts solely as an office and invoicing service and supports the customer in managing the business; no tax advice is given. D-G does not impose any assignments or contracts on the customer and has no right to give instructions. As a self-employed trader, the customer is in particular responsible for:

• finding, planning and carrying out their assignments,
• taking out suitable health insurance (unless covered by the DELUXE package),
• paying all invoices from D-G and from authorities, employers’ liability insurance associations and chambers on time, insofar as they are not included in the chosen package,
• filing their tax returns with the competent tax office on time.

§ 13 Severability

Should individual provisions of these terms be invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid one that comes closest to the purpose of these terms.

§ 14 Place of performance, jurisdiction, applicable law

The place of performance for services and payment and the place of jurisdiction is the registered business address (usually the seat of D-G). The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies exclusively.