1. General information

The owner and operator of this website www.karlkoeniginstitute.org is:

Karl König Institute for Art, Science and Social Life e.V.
Elvirasteig 30
14129 Berlin
Germany

Karl König Institut
Main Office
Meiereifeld 35
14532 Kleinmachnow
Germany
office 'at' karlkoeniginstitute.org

Hereafter also referred to as “The Karl König Institute”, “the Institute”, or “we”. Please read the following Website Disclaimer carefully. This section is very important and acts as the legal disclaimer to this website and all content within. By visiting and using this website, you acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand this Website Disclaimer.

For more information regarding the processing of and privacy of data whilst using this www.karlkoeniginstitute.org website, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

For further information regarding this Website Disclaimer or any other enquiry, please feel free to contact us directly at office 'at' karlkoeniginstitute.org

2. Responsible use of this website

This website www.karlkoeniginstitute.org, and all content is provided for general information, educational and research purposes only as to the topics covered and should in no way be considered as final, complete and absolute on any subject matter.

Although always abiding by best organisational and professional practices and ethics, The Karl König Institute maintains no responsibility for any misuse of information and advice presented on this website. Information presented within this website should be used only as a general guide and for research purposes, as intended.

The material on this website is only a summary of the subject matters covered and is not intended to be, nor should it be relied on as a substitute for any exact and direct professional advice and service on any of the areas, such as educational, medical, psychological, therapeutical, agricultural, scientific, social, religious, spiritual, artistic, or other, whether or not specifically relating to the research of Karl König and the Karl König Institute and/or any other information mentioned on this website.

As always, it is recommended that website visitors exercise their own care, caution and discretion with respect to the use of this website and content within, as indeed of all other sources of information on the Internet or other, and carefully consider and evaluate all information and their relevancy and how it may relate to their own unique situation, before making any decision or taking any action that may affect them or others.

The same holds true for any information on third-party sources that this website links to, or is embedded into this website (i.e. videos from third-party sources posted on YouTube), as well as the Institute’s official social media channels.

3. Online payment transactions; E-shop and Donations to the Institute

Only the German version of this website has an E-shop component that accommodates online book purchasers and payments, with secure, encrypted transaction. Delivery is only available throughout Germany.

The payment gateway used for purchases via the E-shop is Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd, 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “Stripe”).

Other online transactions for the purchase of books/publications are done via authorised third-party distributors/book stores, to which books/publications on this website provide a link.

If a book/publication (or multiple books) is to be purchased directly from the Institute other than on the German E-shop or via the third-party distributors/book stores, then this should be done so outside of the website, by contacting the Institute directly and following further correspondence and payment of an invoice, as agreed, such as with a cheque, or payment/bank/PayPal transfer.

Donations to the Institute can be done either in writing directly to the relevant region’s payment details as outlined in the “Donations” page of this website, either by check or bank transfer, or the secure Stripe payment platform. If you select to donate, you will be re-directed to the relevant payment screen.

4. Copyright notice

Material/content found on this website www.karlkoeniginstitute.org is copyright and the intellectual property of The Karl König Institute and its archive, or as otherwise specifically mentioned in each book/publication or research material posted on this website.

All content on this website is therefore protected by the terms of the Universal Copyright Convention on intellectual property as adopted in 1952 (Berne) and revised in 1972 (Paris), unless otherwise stated or clearly implied. For instance, videos uploaded to YouTube are normally in the public domain and provided with tools to share via social media or embed into a website. This then means they are available to be used and fed by other third-party website, although also subject to their own specific terms and conditions.

Copyright has since been extended by World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva) to include electronic and virtual intellectual property. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process, nor may any other exclusive right be exercised, without the permission of The Karl König Institute and or their official webmaster/agency (website designers, developers and SEO team Web Conceptions Agency).

The Karl König Institute is however a non-profit organisation that aims to provide the material, financial and idealistic support for the Karl König legacy, particularly via the Archive, books and other publications, related research, as well as various events, activities and initiatives that are organised or collaboratively staged around the world.

As such, we encourage further research and cooperation on the various subject areas, and in turn provide content and material for these purposes. Should you require further assistance or guidance in research and material from the Institute and Archive, we invite you to get in touch with us directly.

Granting Wikipedia permission to copy material already online

The text and images of this website “About” and “Karl König Biography” pages, as per the following two hyperlinks

https://www.karlkoeniginstitute.org/en/about-the-institute.asp
https://www.karlkoeniginstitute.org/en/karl-koenig-biography.asp

are however available for modification and reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).

Text that utilise any of this material should in turn reference and link to the the original source, being this website https://www.karlkoeniginstitute.org

5. Third party links & partners

In some cases, this website contains links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by The Karl König Institute. As such, The Karl König Institute assumes no responsibility for the content and its accuracy, privacy policies, or practices, and maintains no copyright over the content/information provided on these sources.

Links to such external websites also do not necessarily constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material, information or activities on these websites or of any third-party products or services offered by, from or through these websites.

Such sources are subject to their own Privacy Policy and Legal Disclaimer/terms-of-use. Please review these carefully before proceeding to use any of their information.

By using these services, you expressly relieve The Karl König Institute from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

6. Organising a link-exchange

Other websites may reach out to arrange a link-exchange with this website, or promote The Karl König Institute on their own website or portal through a hyperlink and/or reference to content. Any credible links should be to www.karlkoeniginstitute.org

The Karl König Institute and/or the webmaster/agency (website designers, developers and SEO team Web Conceptions Agency) should be notified, who may then evaluate the possibility of providing a reciprocal link.

If you have any questions about third-party links and partners notice or any other enquiries, please feel free to make contact with The Karl König Institute directly at office 'at' karlkoeniginstitute.org

7. Social media network

The Karl König Institute and/or its personnel use social media services to complement online PR and communications and reach out to existing communities and networks, as well as new audiences, namely via its Google profile, YouTube, Meta Facebook and Instagram, and LinkedIn.

However, the number and nature of social media services used by The Karl König Institute could change over time without notice. Thus, the following website disclaimer applies to all social media services in use by The Karl König Institute at any given time, regardless of whether they are mentioned here or not.

Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by the creators, sponsors, advertisers or users of social media services utilised by The Karl König Institute, other than the content provided by officially controlled channels, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the persons submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of by The Karl König Institute.

The Karl König Institute is not responsible for content that third parties publish, comment, post, upload, distribute, share, review, disseminate or otherwise transmit via social media services. Anyone doing so, should also execute their own caution and as per standard social media best practise use and netiquette, as information and personal data they are sharing is being released to the public domain and in some instance cannot be reversed.

While The Karl König Institute will endeavour to maintain the currency and accuracy of information published via its own official social media channels, it does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information available on its social media channels – particularly considering that trends rapidly change, as can information and research material over time.

Website visitors are advised to always take care and caution, and should themselves check the accuracy and currency of information posted on social media, as indeed any online source, before taking any action. A good and proper way would also be to speak to us directly for further clarifications.

Social media services may occasionally be unavailable and The Karl König Institute accepts no responsibility for lack of service due to downtime.

8. Website Disclaimer revision

Such is the nature of the fast-moving web, online and digital technology and regulations, as well as the dynamic operations and evolution of any organisation, The Karl König Institute reserves the right and may, in its sole discretion, modify, revise, or update this Website Disclaimer at any time accordingly in order to be relevant with any updates, and in many instances is compelled to do so.

As the user, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version, and agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions, and to its current relevancy, as presented on this website at any present given time.

The Karl König Institute
office 'at' karlkoeniginstitute.org