Terms of Use for the OKR Community and OKR Consultants Community:

These Terms of Use are provided in both English and German. In case of any discrepancies or contradictions between the two versions, the German version shall prevail. The English version is provided for convenience only.

1. Mission  

The "OKR Community" provides a platform where OKR practitioners and OKR coaches/masters come together to advance their knowledge, exchange ideas with like-minded individuals, learn from practical experience, and share their expertise. The "OKR Consultants Community," a separate community, provides a platform where OKR professionals who advise, coach, train, or act as interim OKR coaches/masters for companies or organizations come together (the “Purpose”).  

Use of the community is subject to the following terms.

2. The Account on the Community  

2.1 To obtain membership and access to the login-protected web portal of the community (https://my.okr.community), each member is required to have an account.  

2.2 Registration and payment can occur in two ways:

   a) Individual Registration: An individual registers by providing payment details and setting up a profile. This can also be done by multiple individuals from the same company.  

   b) Group Registration: Multiple individuals from a company or organization register and the payment is made for the specified number of members.  

In both cases, each individual must create an account and submit a membership application, which we will review and activate upon successful verification.  

2.3 We reserve the right to reject any membership application – including individuals in a group registration – without providing reasons. This applies to individual and group applications alike.  

2.4 Members are responsible for the confidentiality of their login credentials. If a member suspects that their login data has been compromised, they must notify us immediately.  

2.5 Members are required to provide complete and accurate information during registration and must promptly update their account if any changes occur.  

2.6 Personal email addresses must be used for accounts. Accounts are non-transferable and may not be shared with others.

3. Community Groups  

3.1 The community consists of two groups:

   - The "OKR Community" for OKR practitioners and coaches/masters who are employed within a company or organization and work exclusively for that entity in relation to OKR.

   - The "OKR Consultants Community" for OKR professionals who advise, coach, train, or act as interim OKR coaches/masters for third-party companies or organizations, regardless of whether they are employed or freelance.  

3.2 Members select the group that best fits their situation. If a member is in the wrong community, we ask them to inform us. We also reserve the right to reassign members to a different group. If a member feels they do not fit into the reassigned group, they may terminate their membership. If this occurs during the membership review, the full prepayment will be refunded. If it occurs after a change in membership details, prepayments will be refunded pro-rata. No refund will be issued if the member provided false information.

4. Community Services  

4.1 The community offers different services depending on the group: "OKR Community" or "OKR Consultants Community."  

   - Access to all unlocked community content.  

   - Weekly live sessions, except on public holidays or special occasions (e.g., Christmas), where members can participate in discussions, presentations, or Q&A sessions on OKR topics.  

   - Live sessions may be recorded for later use by the community. By participating, members agree to the recording and redistribution of session content. Members can access recordings from the time of their membership if these are made available for publication.  

   - The community organizes local events where members from both communities can participate, provided they register in advance and such events are held.  

4.2 Membership entitles members to participate in these services and events. Costs for travel, accommodation, meals, and similar expenses related to events are not covered by the membership.

5. Access to the Community, Functionality  

5.1 Members have the right to access their respective community areas and use them for the intended purposes.  

5.2 This does not include the right to scrape, use bots, or similar automated methods to extract content from the community, nor to manually or automatically transfer substantial parts of it to a private database.  

5.3 It is prohibited to copy, distribute, or make the content of the community publicly available, except as permitted by copyright law or these terms. Furthermore, embedding the community content in frames or using similar techniques on third-party websites is not allowed.  

5.4 Members must not misuse the community, particularly in ways that may hinder or disrupt access, damage, or impair the community.  

5.5 We reserve the right to expand, limit, or change the functionality, appearance, and content of the community at any time.

6. Member Content on the Community  

6.1 Members may upload texts, images, videos, audio material, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “content”). Members retain copyright over the content they upload but grant the community the necessary usage rights to display, store, and use the content for community activities.  

6.2 Content created collaboratively within the community is automatically published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. This license requires users to credit the authors and allows them to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material for commercial purposes. Collaboratively created content refers to contributions made by two or more members working together, such as through joint documentation, projects, or workgroups.  

6.3 Members must ensure that they have all necessary rights for the content they upload.  

6.4 Content must not violate applicable laws or these terms of use.  

6.5 Content must not contain viruses, worms, scripts, CSS, or similar functionalities.  

6.6 If third parties make legitimate claims regarding member content, the member will indemnify us accordingly. This does not apply if we fail to remove the content promptly after becoming aware of the violation.  

6.7 If a member cancels their account or stops using the web portal, their content may remain accessible to other community members. We are not obliged to delete such content.  

6.8 We reserve the right to review and remove content that violates these or the following community rules.

7. Community Rules  

Members are obliged to comply with the Community Rules.

8. Availability  

We strive to ensure the continuous availability of the community. However, access to the community may be occasionally impaired or interrupted for technical reasons or for the purpose of expanding functionality, maintenance, or repairs.

9. Duration and Termination  

9.1 Memberships are for the agreed term:  

   - Annual subscriptions automatically renew for one (1) year unless canceled with a minimum notice period of two (2) months before the membership's expiration.  

   - Quarterly subscriptions automatically renew for one (1) quarter unless canceled with a minimum notice period of two (2) weeks before the membership's expiration.  

9.2 Individual memberships can be canceled at any time via the account settings in the user's profile. Cancellation becomes effective at the end of the current billing period.  

Group memberships must be canceled in at least text form, e.g., by sending a simple cancellation email to hello@okr.community or to the contact address listed in the imprint. Cancellation becomes effective at the end of the current billing period.  

9.3 The account can be deleted via the account settings. This only affects the account in the respective community – the Circle community platform account remains active, allowing continued access to other subscribed communities.  

9.4 During the first year of operation of a community, we reserve the right to discontinue the operation of the community with two (2) months' notice at the end of a calendar month, provided all memberships are canceled. In such cases, prepayments will be refunded pro-rata temporis.  

9.5 Termination for cause remains unaffected. A cause for termination exists, in particular, in the case of violations of applicable law, possibly after a prior unsuccessful request for rectification, or if the user’s actions could significantly damage the community’s reputation.  

If such a cause exists, we are entitled to:  

   - delete or block the content posted by the member;  

   - send the member a notice outlining the reason and requesting rectification; or  

   - block the member’s access.  

9.6 If we terminate the contract for cause or block access for cause, the member is not entitled to a refund of any prepayments made.  

9.7 If a company or organization cancels a group registration, employees are entitled to transfer their account to an individual account by completing an individual registration.

10. Applicable Law, EU Online Dispute Resolution  

10.1 This offer is exclusively directed at businesses, organizations, freelancers, and self-employed individuals. If the member is not a consumer, the law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).  

10.2 The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. We do not participate in this consumer dispute resolution process.

11. Liability  

11.1 We, as well as our employees and managing directors, are only liable for willful misconduct or gross negligence, except as otherwise provided below. Liability for breaches of essential contractual obligations is limited to foreseeable, typical damages. In no case shall liability exceed the total amount of contributions paid by the member. Essential contractual obligations are those obligations that make the proper execution of the contract possible and on whose fulfillment a member may rely.  

11.2 Liability is not limited in cases of:  

   - injury to life, body, or health;  

   - assumption of a quality guarantee;  

   - breach of essential contractual obligations;  

   - mandatory liability under the Product Liability Act;  

   - any other instances of mandatory liability.

12. Changes to These Terms of Use  

12.1 We reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use, provided that a member is not unreasonably disadvantaged, and to the extent that such changes are necessary:  

   - for legal reasons (e.g., due to changes in laws or court rulings),  

   - for security reasons, or  

   - if the functionality of the community changes.  

12.2 If we make changes, we will inform members within a reasonable time frame and explain their rights. We will notify members of changes at least one month before they take effect in text form. If members do not object to the changes in text form before the planned effective date, the changes will become effective for the member.  

13. Final Provisions  

13.1 All prices quoted are net prices, excluding applicable VAT unless otherwise stated. In the case of cross-border supplies or services within the European Union, VAT is payable by the recipient of the service under the reverse charge mechanism, provided the legal requirements are met. In such cases, the recipient is responsible for declaring and paying VAT.  

13.2 German law applies.  

13.3 Should any provision of these Terms of Use be invalid, this does not affect the validity of the remainder of the agreement. The same applies to any contractual gaps.  

13.4 This offer is exclusively directed at businesses, organizations, freelancers, and self-employed individuals. If the member is not a consumer, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this agreement is Munich (city), Germany.  

BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU ALSO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CIRCLE: see https://my.okr.community/terms.