General Terms and Conditions
of SCS Personalberatung GmbH (hereinafter: SCS) for use in business transactions with entrepreneurs within the meaning of § 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB) (hereinafter: Clients) 
1. Contractual Subject
SCS provides services in the areas of personnel consulting, diagnostics, and coaching. The specific subject of the contract is determined by the individual agreement.
2. Confidentiality
SCS will ensure that all individuals entrusted with the execution of the individual contract will treat all information and documents obtained in connection with the assignment, including the consulting results, confidentially. This obligation continues even after the termination of the individual contract, unless the client permits the use of the information. 

The results of SCS's work are intended exclusively for the parties to the individual contract. The client agrees not to pass these results on to third parties. During the term of the contract, the client agrees to obtain any references regarding potential candidates solely through SCS.

SCS is authorized to process or have third parties process personal data entrusted to it, in accordance with the GDPR, for the purpose of fulfilling the contract.
3. Compensation and Due Date
The compensation for SCS's services is specified in the individual contract. The statutory value-added tax (VAT) must be added to all compensation/honorarium amounts and itemized separately on invoices. 

Additionally, incidental costs (see 3.1 – 3.3) related to SCS's services will be billed to the client when they occur.
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3.1 Travel Expenses
Travel expenses are incidental costs. Travel expenses will be charged to the client on a net basis. The following travel expenses are reimbursed by the client:
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3.1.1 Travel Expenses of Third Parties
Travel expenses of third parties for round trips by train or flight from their residence to the interview location will be reimbursed upon submission of the payment receipt.Third parties are reimbursed for travel by Deutsche Bahn (2nd class) or for flights (economy class). Third parties may also travel by their own car, in which case € 0.50 per kilometer driven will be reimbursed. A daily allowance of € 14.00 will be paid to third parties for absences longer than 8 hours.
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3.1.2 Travel Expenses of SCS Consultants
SCS consultants primarily incur travel expenses for car trips. For this, € 0.50 per kilometer driven will be reimbursed by the client.

For flights and train travel, the conditions for third-party travel expenses reimbursement apply. Daily allowances will be reimbursed in accordance with the applicable tax regulations. Payment receipts must always be provided.
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3.2 Costs for Ads/Graphic Services of Third Parties
Other incidental costs, such as those for ads or third-party graphic services for the design of ads, will be charged to the client based on the original invoice of the companies commissioned by SCS. SCS will ensure that third parties charge customary fees for their services.
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3.3 Other Incidental Costs
If additional incidental costs arise, SCS will inform the client in advance. SCS will only make decisions regarding additional costs with the client’s written consent. These additional costs will also be borne by the client.
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3.4 Offsetting
The client may only offset claims against SCS for compensation/honorarium and/or incidental costs with undisputed or legally established claims.
4. Due Date, Default, and Late Payment Interest
All invoices are due immediately upon receipt and without deduction. The client will automatically be in default without any further declaration from SCS if payment is not made within ten days of the due date. In the event of default.

SCS is entitled to claim default interest of 9 percentage points above the base interest rate (§247 BGB). 

SCS reserves the right to prove that a higher damage has occurred than that stated in clause 4, sentence 3.
5. Liability
SCS is liable for intent or gross negligence on the part of its representatives or vicarious agents in accordance with legal provisions. 

Otherwise, SCS is only liable for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health or for the culpable breach of essential contractual obligations. 

The claim for damages for the breach of essential contractual obligations is limited to the foreseeable, typical contractual damage unless another exception from sentence 2 of this clause applies. 

The above provisions apply to all claims for damages (in particular, claims for damages alongside performance and damages in lieu of performance), regardless of the legal basis, whether arising from the breach of obligations under the contractual relationship or from tort.  

They also apply to claims for reimbursement off utile expenses.
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6. Termination
If the client terminates the contract and hires a candidate presented by SCS within six months of the termination notice, SCS retains the right to claim the full compensation that would have arisen without termination and upon a successful hire.
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7. Statute of Limitations
The statutory limitation periods apply.
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8. Written Form
All changes and additions to the individual contract must be in written form. This also applies to the waiver of the written form requirement.

9. Validity of These Terms and Conditions
Only these General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply between SCS and the client. The client’s general terms and conditions will only apply if SCS has expressly agreed to them in writing.

10. Final Provisions
German law governs the legal relationship between the parties. 

The provisions on service contracts in theGerman Civil Code (§§ 611 et seq. BGB) apply to the contractual relationship, insofar as these General Terms and Conditions are silent. 

The sole place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contractual relationship is Frankfurt am Main.