Terms of use for regional concept

The website www.regio.is (hereinafter referred to as "regional concept") is an online computer application that provides a platform for regional business. The regional concept is offered for use by a private individual as a non-profit project under the following terms and conditions. There is no intention to make a profit.

Purpose of the regional concept

1. The application provides a platform that allows participants to engage in local trading (Local Exchange Trading System (LETS)) and trade in time and cost reimbursement called "Regio".
2. The regional concept promotes the exchange of goods and services without physical money at the local level.
3. The individual regional groups, to which the participants belong, act independently of each other. However, to be able to act beyond the region, trade can be conducted with other regions.

By using the regional concept, you accept the following terms and conditions:

General terms of use

1. The use of the regional concept is only possible for registered users. Each user may only create one account.
2. The regional concept is exclusively for the administration of a regional economic system and the exchange of goods and services between users. The use of the platform for other purposes is prohibited.
3. Users are responsible for managing their account, offers and requests themselves.
4. All offers are in the area of neighborhood assistance. If a user earns a regular income with his offers, he is responsible for reporting this to the appropriate financial authorities.
5. The regional concept reserves the right to make changes to the terms of use at any time. Users will be informed in a timely manner.

Use of time as an alternative currency

1. Users can pay each other with time as an alternative currency. This factor of time cannot be converted into other currencies.
2. Users are responsible for ensuring that their offers and requests are fairly and appropriately valued. A maximum time factor of three is applied.

Use of "Regio" as cost reimbursement

1. Neighborhood assistance services also involve expenses that were paid for with money. To be able to record these on the regional concept, "Regio" is used.
2. "Regio" is considered a virtual currency. Its value is linked to physical currencies with a flexible exchange rate.
3. Since the acceptance of virtual currencies in payment transactions is not mandatory, they are not a legal tender. They are also not e-money within the meaning of the German Payment Services Supervision Act, since the issuance of virtual currencies is not associated with an obligation to redeem them.
4. Payment in Regio is only used if you had physical expenses for a trade.

Management of account balances or payments

1. Via the website, you have access to your current account balance and your last transactions at any time. These can be viewed for at least the last 15 days.
2. On the first of each month, the monthly transactions are sent as a pdf to the email address provided.
3. Payments and payment requests for services are managed via the website.
4. There are no physical payment methods in the form of notes or coins. Trading can therefore only take place internally and recorded in the system.

Monthly costs and project donation

1. A monthly fee is charged for the use of the regional concept, which is automatically debited from the user's account.
2. The amount of the fee is determined by the orga team. It is possible to pay the amount in time and/or Regio.
3. 95% of the contribution is transferred as a donation to a project of your choice that is managed through the regional concept. Another 5% of the monthly support is used for administration and server costs.
4. The user can request information from the supported project at any time on how his donations are being used.

Disclaimer

1. The provider of the website "regionalkonzept" assumes no responsibility for the quality or fulfillment of goods and services offered by members.
2. Users are responsible for ensuring that their offers and requests are lawful and do not infringe upon the rights of third parties.
3. The regionalkonzept reserves the right to remove content that violates these terms of use or applicable law.
4. In case of problems between individual contributors, the corresponding legislation shall apply. However, in problematic cases, mediation should first be attempted at the regional level.
5. The regionalkonzept assumes no liability for damages or losses resulting from the use of the platform.
6. In case of financial problems on the part of individual regions or the entire system, no guarantee is given for time or money contributed.
7. The regionalkonzept provides no warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. However, our goal is to have multiple ways of securing all bookings in multiple locations, even in the event of internet or server structure failure, making them available and therefore reconstructable.

Termination of Use

1. The user may terminate the contractual relationship at any time by requesting it through their own profile page with a notice period of 30 days to the end of the month.
2. The user is obliged to bring their account to a balanced state before termination of the contractual relationship.

Dispute Resolution

1. We value the satisfaction of contributors and want to offer a quick and fair solution in case of possible disputes. Therefore, we have established a dispute resolution process that initially provides for mediation by the regional orga teams.
2. In case of problems, you can contact us through your regional orga. The team will promptly deal with your complaint and strive to find an amicable solution.
3. We are convinced that most disputes can be resolved quickly and satisfactorily through mediation by the orga teams.

Data Protection

1. The regionalkonzept processes personal data of users only for the purpose of fulfilling the platform's purpose.
2. The regionalkonzept does not acquire any rights to the content posted by users and has no interest in using it outside of its original purpose.
3. Users have the right to access, correct or delete their personal data at any time.
4. The regionalkonzept complies with applicable data protection laws and undertakes to treat users' personal data confidentially.

Final Provisions

1. As there is no need for courts to find solutions to disagreements in social interaction, these terms of use are subject to common sense.
2. If individual provisions of these terms of use are or become invalid, the effectiveness of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.