Language Version Notice
This website is provided in English for an international business and institutional audience.
This German version is the legally authoritative version. English or other language versions are provided for convenience and information. In case of discrepancies between language versions, the German version shall prevail.
1. Scope
These Terms of Use explain the conditions under which information is provided on the SCHEIBL+Partner website (“we”, “us”, “our”).
SCHEIBL+Partner is a business designation used by Michael Scheibl as a sole proprietor. The designation does not indicate a registered partnership company, a partnership under German partnership law, or any legal participation of other persons, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Separate mandates, advisory roles, special assignments, selected long-term engagements or other contractual relationships are governed exclusively by individually agreed written terms.
2. Nature of the website
SCHEIBL+Partner is an informational website on Executive Steering, Budget Governance, Financial Control, Operational Governance Support and Scientific Modeling for complex mandates.
All content is provided exclusively for information and explanatory purposes.
Website content does not constitute individualized professional advice, legal advice, tax advice, investment advice, regulated financial advice, public procurement advice, compliance advice or emergency support.
The website is intended exclusively for business, institutional, mandate-related and selected engagement-related information.
3. No mandate, no customer relationship and no other obligation through website use
Use of this website, reading content, submitting a contact form, sending an e-mail, participating in an online meeting or any other contact does not create:
- a mandate,
- a customer relationship,
- an advisory relationship,
- an employment relationship,
- an application procedure,
- a confidentiality obligation,
- an obligation to respond,
- any other contractual obligation of SCHEIBL+Partner.
Every mandate, advisory role, special assignment, selected long-term engagement or other contractual relationship must be agreed separately in writing, for example by offer, service description, statement of work, contract or other written agreement.
4. Business inquiries only
The contact form and communication channels are intended for business inquiries regarding Executive Steering, Budget Governance, Financial Control, Operational Governance Support, Scientific Modeling or Risk Analytics.
The website and contact form are not intended for:
- legal advice inquiries,
- dispute resolution,
- consumer complaints,
- emergency support,
- hotline support,
- public procurement objections,
- whistleblowing reports,
- confidential submissions,
- unsolicited sales offers,
- general document reviews,
- unrelated private inquiries.
There is no obligation to respond to incomplete, unrelated, legal, consumer-related, dispute-related, confidential, abusive, misleading or unsolicited messages.
5. Use of content
Please use the website responsibly.
Users acknowledge that:
- information may be incomplete or become outdated,
- website content does not replace professional advice,
- decisions based on website content are made at the user’s own risk,
- website content does not create any obligation on the part of SCHEIBL+Partner.
The website must not be misused. In particular, it is prohibited to disrupt the operation of the website, attempt unauthorized access, transmit unlawful or abusive content or use the website for spam, scraping, automated misuse or misleading submissions.
6. No emergency or time-critical support
SCHEIBL+Partner does not offer emergency support, hotline services or time-critical operational support through this website.
If immediate operational assistance or time-critical decisions are required, the established escalation channels of the respective organization must be used and qualified internal or external professionals must be contacted.
7. Confidentiality notice
Please do not transmit sensitive confidential information via website forms, e-mail, Microsoft Teams, cloud services, external platforms, messengers or other communication channels unless an appropriate confidential channel and a confidentiality agreement have been agreed.
If confidentiality is required, a suitable channel may be agreed after initial contact. Where required, confidentiality terms may be agreed separately in writing.
The transmission of information via website, contact form, e-mail, online meetings, cloud services or optional external communication channels does not create any confidentiality obligation, unless expressly agreed separately in writing.
8. User communication
Anyone who makes contact via contact form, e-mail, Microsoft Teams, professional platforms, messengers or optional external communication channels is responsible for the accuracy, lawfulness and appropriateness of the information transmitted.
In particular, the following should not be transmitted:
- unlawful content,
- abusive or defamatory content,
- misleading information,
- confidential information of third parties without authorization,
- sensitive personal data, unless expressly requested,
- legal, dispute-related or consumer-related complaint documents,
- time-critical operational inquiries.
The operator reserves the right not to respond to inquiries that are incomplete, unrelated, inappropriate, abusive, legal, consumer-related, dispute-related or outside the purpose of this website.
9. Engagements and written agreements
Engagements are typically structured as mandates.
Depending on scope, level of responsibility and governance context, embedded advisory roles, special assignments, fractional executive support or selected long-term engagements may also be considered.
No engagement is created through website use or initial contact.
Every engagement must be agreed separately in writing and may depend on scope, availability, conflict-of-interest review, confidentiality terms, legal structure, geographic feasibility and applicable contractual requirements.
10. Technical services, external platforms and communication channels
This website may be operated using WordPress, themes, plugins, hosting, e-mail, cloud, security, analytics, cache, consent-management, form and spam-protection functions.
For communication, scheduling, online meetings, document processing or project organization, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, e-mail, own cloud solutions, professional platforms such as LinkedIn or, where expressly offered, messengers such as WhatsApp or Telegram may be used.
For certain technical, organizational or project-related functions, the operator’s own technical system, service, e-mail, cloud, ticket, license, download or API infrastructures may be used. Special product- or project-specific functions are described in the respective project-related notices.
The use of external services may be subject to the terms and privacy information of the respective provider. No responsibility is assumed for the availability, operation, terms or data processing of external providers, to the extent legally permissible.
No confidential, sensitive, legal, dispute-related or time-critical information should be transmitted via external platforms or messengers.
11. External content, fonts, maps, videos and scripts
This website may use locally or externally embedded fonts, icons, maps, videos, scripts or other content.
External content may be provided by third-party providers and is subject to their own terms and privacy information.
Such external content may, depending on the technical configuration, be loaded only after consent.
12. Availability and changes
Parts of the website may be changed, restricted or discontinued at any time.
Uninterrupted availability, error-free functioning or permanent availability of the website content is not guaranteed.
13. Intellectual property
Website content, including texts, structure, design, layout, graphics and other works created by the website operator, is protected by applicable intellectual property rights.
Reproduction, distribution, editing, processing or commercial use without prior written consent is prohibited, unless permitted by law.
Where third-party content, trademarks, logos, product names, software designations, external content or other third-party rights appear on this website, the respective rights remain with the respective rights holders.
The mere mention of trademarks, product names, services, platforms or external providers does not create any partnership, recommendation, certification or other business relationship, unless expressly stated.
14. Liability
Liability for website content is limited in accordance with statutory provisions.
Nothing in these Terms of Use limits liability for intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body or health, or mandatory statutory liability.
Website content is provided solely for general information. Decisions, actions or omissions based on website content are made at the user’s own risk and do not replace individual professional, legal, tax, financial, technical or other professional review.
15. Responsibility for misuse
Users are responsible for unlawful abusive use of the website and for the unauthorized transmission of confidential or sensitive information of third parties. Statutory liability rules remain unaffected.
It is prohibited to use the website, contact forms, e-mail addresses, technical interfaces or other communication channels for spam, automated queries, scraping, abusive contact, unlawful content, deception, security attacks or other improper use.
16. Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Where the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction shall be, to the extent legally permissible, the court competent for the operator’s place of business.
Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular mandatory consumer protection provisions, remain unaffected.
17. Final provisions
Should individual provisions of these Terms of Use be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.
The statutory provisions shall apply in place of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
18. Changes to these Terms of Use
These Terms of Use may be amended if legal requirements, technical changes, changes to website functionality, services used or other relevant circumstances make this necessary.
The current version is available on this page.