1. Referral Program

1.1 The Jimdo Referral Program (hereinafter referred to as "the Referral Program") is run by Jimdo GmbH, Stresemannstraße 375, 22761 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "Jimdo" or the "Organizer"). Participation in the Referral Program is exclusively subject to the following Jimdo Referral Program Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as “Referral T&C”).

1.2 All natural persons who 

• have reached the age of 18, 
• who are resident in an EU-country or Japan and
• who subscribed to a Jimdo paid or free plan 

are eligible to participate (hereinafter referred to as "Referrer"). 

1.3 Jimdo Employees and Jimdo Affiliates are not eligible to participate in the Referral Program. 

1.4 When participating in the Referral Program, Referrers act independently and are not subject to any instructions or directions from Jimdo. Referrers are solely responsible for complying with any laws, regulations, statutory provisions that apply to them.

2. Referral Process

2.1 Referrers may participate in the Referral Program after completing certain surveys or in other occasions promoted by Jimdo where Jimdo explicitly refers to this Referral Program. 

2.2 Each Referrer can send referral codes which grant a specific discount for certain Jimdo paid plans (hereinafter referred to as “Discount Code”) to up to 5 new customers who are not yet Jimdo Customers. These new customers are individuals (at least 18 years old) or businesses, resident in an EU-Country or Japan and who have not held an account with Jimdo prior and may not be identical to the Referrer (hereinafter referred to as “Referred Customer”). 

2.3 The Referred Customer can insert the Discount Code in the Jimdo checkout process for redemption. The discount will automatically apply for the selected plan. The specific discount rate will be outlined in the Referral Program information by Jimdo to the Referrer.

2.4 A Referred Customer can use a Discount Code only for the initial contractual term for a 1 year or a 2 year subscription. For a 1 month subscription, the Discount Code will be valid for the first term and for 2 renewals (in total for 3 months). In all other cases it is not allowed to use the Discount Code for renewals or to sign-up with a new Jimdo account and redeem the Discount Code again.

2.5 Discount Codes cannot be redeemed more than once and not simultaneously or consecutively in conjunction with other discount promotions.

2.6 Unless otherwise confirmed by Jimdo, the Referral Program runs until August 31, 2024, 12pm CET. The Discount Codes also lose their validity on 31 August 2024.

3. Referrer Obligations

3.1 The Referrer undertakes to only send recommendations in the form of emails, chat messages, social media messages, etc. to persons and/or companies who have expressly consented to receiving them. Jimdo assumes no liability for the sendout or content of these recommendations.

3.2 The Referrer agrees not to engage in any unlawful or unethical practices in connection with the Referral Program, including but not limited to misleading, deceptive, threatening, or coercive tactics. Furthermore, the Referrer shall refrain from uploading the provided Discount Code to any website, including social media, promo code or coupon websites, or sharing it with third parties other than the Referred Customers.

3.3 The Referrer shall be solely responsible for any claims arising from unsolicited sending of recommendations and agrees to indemnify Jimdo against all such claims or damages. 

3.4 The Referrer is obligated to share or link to these Referral T&C when sending the Discount Code to a Referred Customer. 

3.5 Acts of fraud or other violations of these Referral T&C will result in exclusion from the Referral Program. In such cases, the Organizer reserves the right to take further legal proceedings under civil and/or criminal law.

4. Liability & Disclaimer

4.1 Except where prohibited by law or in case of violations against fundamental contractual obligations (cardinal duties), neither Jimdo, its affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, officers, directors, agents, employees, nor its advertising and promotional agencies will be liable for any injury, damage, loss, claim, or any other harm of any kind relating to Referrers’ or Referred Customers’ participation in the Referral Program. This encompasses but is not limited to any technical errors such as hardware or software failures or other disruptions, unauthorized intervention by human or machine, or issues of accessibility to the Referral Program due to traffic congestion, server connectivity, or data processing delays.

4.2 Jimdo does not guarantee that the operation of the Referral Program will be uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors. 

4.3 Jimdo reserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Referral Program at any time without notice. In these instances, Jimdo has no obligation to guarantee the availability of the Referral Program or to compensate any damages or loss incurred as a result.

5. Data Protection 

5.1 Referrers’ and Referred Customers’ personal data will be collected and processed to the extent necessary for Jimdo to carry out the Referral Program, e.g. to check how many Discount Codes the Referrer has shared already and if a Discount Code was redeemed by a Referred Customer. The data will also be used for optimization of our products and services. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR - the performance of a contract or in order to take steps to at the request of a data subject to entering into a contract. The legal basis for optimization of our products and services is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR - our legitimate interest.

5.2 Further information on Referrers’ data protection rights, ways of contacting Jimdo or its data protection officer and about retention periods can be found in the Jimdo Privacy Policy.

6. Final Provisions

6.1 Jimdo reserves the right to make changes to these Referral T&C in whole or temporarily without giving any reasons.

6.2 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively.

6.3 Should any of these provisions be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining Referral T&C.