Terms & Conditions.

This is a non-binding English translation of the German Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen, which is the legally authoritative version.

§ 1 Scope

(1) These General Terms and Conditions (T&C) apply to all contracts between Eric Langner, Henriettenweg 5, 20259 Hamburg, Germany ("Contractor") and his clients ("Client") for voice, voiceover, dubbing and acting services.

(2) Services are offered exclusively to entrepreneurs within the meaning of § 14 BGB (German Civil Code), legal persons under public law and special public-law funds. No contracts are entered into with consumers.

(3) Diverging, conflicting or supplementary terms of the Client shall not become part of the contract unless the Contractor expressly agrees in writing.

§ 2 Conclusion of contract

(1) Offers from the Contractor are non-binding. The contract is concluded by an offer from the Contractor (by email) and the Client's written or electronic acceptance (email is sufficient).

(2) The offer, the brief and these T&C define the content of the contract.

§ 3 Scope of services

(1) The Contractor delivers the voice service described in the offer (recording from the supplied script) at his own studio in Hamburg. Live direction via Source-Connect, Cleanfeed, ipDTL or Zoom is available on request.

(2) Delivery is broadcast-ready audio in WAV (24 bit, 48 kHz) and/or MP3 (320 kbps) unless otherwise agreed.

(3) The Contractor owes a properly executed recording. A specific commercial effect on the Client's customers is not owed.

§ 4 Fees

(1) Fees are based on the individually agreed offer, typically derived from the current fee schedule of the Verband Deutscher Sprecher:innen (VDS) or a comparable industry standard.

(2) All prices are net and exclusive of statutory VAT.

(3) Invoices are issued upon delivery. For first orders or larger productions, the Contractor may require pre-payment or a deposit of up to 50 %.

§ 5 Usage rights

(1) The Contractor grants the Client a non-exclusive licence to the recordings within the scope defined in the offer, in particular:

• Territory (e.g. DACH, EU, worldwide)
• Media (e.g. TV, radio, online, cinema, internal)
• Term (e.g. 12 months from first broadcast)

(2) Use beyond the agreed scope — extension of term, additional media or territories — requires prior written agreement and reasonable additional compensation.

(3) A buy-out (unlimited rights transfer in time, territory and media) is granted only by express written agreement and against a corresponding surcharge.

(4) Sub-licensing to third parties requires the Contractor's express written consent.

§ 6 No-AI clause

(1) Recordings produced by the Contractor must not be used for:

• training, fine-tuning or validating artificial-intelligence models (language models, voice-cloning models, text-to-speech models);
• synthetic voice generation, voice cloning or producing new audio content with the Contractor's voice or voice characteristics;
• handing the recordings to third parties for any of the above purposes, including in derived, transformed or processed form.

(2) This restriction is part of the licence under § 5. Any breach entitles the Contractor to immediate injunctive relief and a contractual penalty of three times the agreed fee — at least EUR 5,000 — per individual breach. Further damages claims remain unaffected.

§ 7 Delivery and revisions

(1) Standard delivery time is 24–48 hours after brief approval. Same-day express delivery is available by arrangement and against a surcharge.

(2) Up to two (2) revision rounds are included. Further revisions not based on defects on the Contractor's side are billed by effort.

(3) The Contractor may adjust delivery times in justified exceptional cases (e.g. illness, force majeure) and shall inform the Client without delay.

§ 8 Payment

(1) Invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date without deduction.

(2) In case of default, the Contractor may charge default interest at the statutory rate (§ 288 BGB) and a default flat fee under § 288 (5) BGB.

§ 9 Cancellation

(1) Cancellation up to 24 hours before the agreed recording slot is free of charge.

(2) Later cancellations or no-shows incur a cancellation fee of 50 % of the agreed fee.

(3) Work already started and verifiable third-party costs are payable in any case.

§ 10 Warranty and liability

(1) The Contractor is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and according to the German Product Liability Act. For ordinary negligence, liability is limited to breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal duties) and to typical, foreseeable damages.

(2) Liability for indirect, consequential damages or lost profits is excluded to the extent permitted by law.

(3) The above limitations do not apply to injury to life, body or health.

§ 11 Copyright and personality rights

(1) Voice, voice characteristics and all recordings remain the Contractor's property under copyright and personality law. Only the licences expressly agreed under § 5 are granted.

(2) The Contractor may use excerpts of recordings for his own reference and demo purposes, provided this does not breach legitimate confidentiality interests of the Client.

§ 12 Data protection

For the processing of personal data, see the privacy policy.

§ 13 Final provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

(2) Exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these T&C and contracts based on them is Hamburg, Germany, provided the Client is a merchant, a legal person under public law or a special public-law fund.

(3) Should any provision of these T&C be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid one that comes as close as possible to the economic intent of the invalid provision.

(4) Amendments must be in writing. This also applies to any waiver of this written-form requirement.

Last updated: April 2026.