General Terms and Conditions Slimsteprijs

These general terms and conditions apply to the business services of Slimsteprijs.

Article 1 - Definitions

1. Slimsteprijs: the provider of price comparison services, data, and software.
2. Customer: any legal entity or natural person acting in the exercise of a profession or business.
3. Service: the provision of pricing information, analyses, data, API access and/or platform functionality.
4. Agreement: any agreement between Slimsteprijs and the Customer.

Article 2 - Applicability

1. These terms and conditions apply exclusively to business (B2B) relationships.
2. The applicability of the Customer's general terms and conditions is expressly rejected.

Article 3 – Services and price dates

1. Slimsteprijs provides price information based on external sources and its own processing.
2. All data is indicative and not binding.
3. Slimsteprijs does not guarantee that information is complete, accurate, or up-to-date.
4. The Customer remains fully responsible for decisions based on the Service.
5. Price information depends on external sources and may be subject to delay.
6. Slimsteprijs does not guarantee real-time accuracy of data.
7. The customer cannot derive any rights from price differences, discrepancies, or missing data.

Article 4 – Availability and maintenance

1. Slimsteprijs strives for the highest possible availability.
2. Uninterrupted operation is not guaranteed.
3. Maintenance and updates may cause temporary interruptions.
4. Slimsteprijs is not liable for damages due to downtime, unless caused by intent or gross negligence.

Article 5 – Use and API / fair use

1. Use of the Service is subject to fair use.
2. Slimsteprijs is entitled to set limits on API traffic and usage.
3. Excessive use includes, among other things, use outside normal business operations or mass automated data retrieval.
4. Slimsteprijs may adjust limits if necessary for stability.
5. Slimsteprijs can apply hard limits, such as a maximum number of requests per minute or day.
6. Exceeding limits may lead to automatic blocking without prior notice.

Article 6 – Prohibited use

The Customer is not permitted, without prior written consent:

1. to republish data
2. to resell data
3. to make data available to third parties
4. to use the Service for scraping, reverse engineering or similar techniques
5. to use the Service for the development or operation of competing services, directly or indirectly
6. In the event of a violation of this article, the Customer shall forfeit a penalty of €1.000 per violation, immediately due and payable, plus €100 for each day the violation continues.
7. This fine does not affect the right to additional compensation.

Article 7 – Prices and payment

1. All prices are exclusive of VAT.
2. Invoices must be paid within 14 days.
3. In the event of late payment, the Customer is automatically in default.
4. Slimsteprijs is entitled to change prices with a reasonable notice period.
5. In the event of a price increase, the Customer has the right to terminate the Agreement.
6. In the event of late payment, the Customer owes statutory commercial interest.
7. All reasonable collection costs shall be borne by the Customer.
8. Slimsteprijs is entitled to suspend the Service in the event of payment arrears.

Article 8 - Liability

1. Slimsteprijs is solely liable for direct damage.
2. Liability is limited to the amount paid by the Customer in the last 12 months, with a maximum of €5.000.
3. Slimsteprijs is not liable for indirect damage, consequential damage, loss of profit, or lost savings.
4. Slimsteprijs is not liable for damages resulting from incorrect or incomplete price information.
5. The limitations included in this article do not apply in cases of intent or gross negligence.

Article 9 - Force majeure

1. Slimsteprijs is not liable in the event of force majeure.
2. Force majeure is understood to mean disruptions at external suppliers, internet outages, infrastructure problems, and government measures.
3. During force majeure, obligations are suspended.

Article 10 – Duration and termination

1. Agreements are entered into for the agreed term.
2. Both parties may terminate the agreement with a reasonable notice period.
3. Slimsteprijs may suspend or terminate the Service in the event of abuse or violation of these terms.
4. Termination shall in principle take place after prior warning, unless immediate action is necessary.

Article 11 - Intellectual property

1. All rights to the Service, software, and data rest with Slimsteprijs.
2. The Customer obtains exclusively a non-exclusive and non-transferable right of use.
3. This right terminates automatically upon termination of the Agreement.

Article 12 - Complaints

1. Complaints must be reported within a reasonable time.
2. Complaints do not suspend payment obligations.

Article 13 – Audit and control

1. Slimsteprijs is entitled to monitor the use of the Service.
2. In case of suspected abuse, Slimsteprijs may conduct an investigation and take measures.
3. The customer must cooperate with a reasonable investigation.

Article 14 – Applicable law and disputes

1. Dutch law applies to all Agreements.
2. Disputes will be submitted to the competent court in the Netherlands.

Article 15 – Final provisions

1. If a provision proves to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in force.
2. Slimsteprijs is entitled to amend these terms and conditions.
3. Changes will be communicated in a timely manner.