A withdrawal by the participant from the contract for participation in the event must be in writing. Withdrawal is free of charge up to 8 weeks before the event. If the participant withdraws within 8 weeks before the event or does not take part in the event without a declaration of withdrawal, the participant must pay a contractual penalty of EUR 750 to business factors Deutschland GmbH in the event of non-appearance for which he is responsible. It is the responsibility of the participant to present and provide evidence of lack of fault, which also relates to the possible posting of a replacement manager. The nomination and posting of a different manager (than the one originally specified) of the participating company is possible in consultation with business factors Deutschland GmbH, if the manager named by the participant has a comparable business position as the manager originally named.

Cologne is agreed as the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all reciprocal disputes between the contractual partners, directly or indirectly, provided that the contractual partners are merchants, legal entities under public law or special funds under public law.