Scope and contracting parties
These terms of use govern the use of the Carrier Space platform (the "Platform"). The operator is Carrier Space, Kaiserstraße 1A, 53721 Siegburg, Germany (the "Operator"). The platform is intended for entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), for legal entities under public law and for special funds under public law. Creating a company account requires a company to be specified. By way of exception, the Talent Pool is also open to natural persons who have reached the age of 18. These Terms of Use apply to them with the particularities set out in the section "Talent Pool". Deviating or supplementary terms of the user do not become part of the contract unless the Operator expressly agrees to them in text form.
Role of the Platform
The Platform is a neutral comparison and brokerage platform for space transport services. The Operator does not itself provide any transport or launch services and is not a party to the transport contracts arranged through the Platform. Contracts for transport services are concluded exclusively between the requesting customer and the respective provider. Accepting a quote on the Platform documents that agreement. Content, performance, invoicing, warranty and liability are governed solely by the relationship between customer and provider. Information on providers, vehicles, launch sites and prices originates from publicly accessible sources and from the providers themselves. It serves orientation and comparison, is non-binding and does not constitute an offer in the legal sense. Only a provider’s individual quote is binding.
Rideshare Marketplace
The Rideshare Marketplace allows users to publish listings for payloads they wish to launch together with others, to search the listings of other users, and to contact them. It serves solely to initiate contact. No contracts are concluded via the Rideshare Marketplace. The operator does not broker shared launches, does not check listings for technical or legal compatibility, and is party neither to arrangements between users nor to any contracts resulting from them. Whether and on what terms users cooperate is for them alone to decide. Published listings are visible to all signed-in users, including the name of the publishing company. Visitors without an account are shown the listings without the company name. By publishing a listing, users consent to this visibility. A listing may be paused, closed or deleted at any time. The respective users alone are responsible for the content of a listing and of the messages exchanged via the marketplace. They ensure that their information is accurate and that they are entitled to share it. Information whose disclosure is subject to export control or other statutory restrictions must not be included in listings or messages. The operator is entitled to block or remove listings that violate these terms or applicable law. The operator has no access to the messages exchanged between users.
Talent Pool
The Talent Pool is a directory in which natural persons can publish a profile with details of their professional qualifications in order to be found by companies and institutions in the space sector. Its sole purpose is to initiate contact. The operator provides the technical platform only. The operator does not broker employment, service or work contracts, does not supply personnel and owes neither a contact nor the conclusion of a contract. The operator does not verify the information in profiles and gives no warranty for its accuracy, for the suitability of a person or for the seriousness of an enquiry. Whether and on what terms a collaboration comes about is decided by the parties alone. Contracts are concluded exclusively between them. A profile may only be created by persons who are at least 18 years old. Each person may maintain one profile only and may only provide information about themselves. The information must be accurate and kept up to date. At least the highest qualification or the most recent professional position must be stated. The account for the Talent Pool is created with an email address. Sign-in takes place by means of a code sent to that address. Access to the email inbox must be protected against third parties. Approval by the operator is not required for this account. The account entitles the holder to use the Talent Pool only. The professional details of a profile are publicly visible: field of expertise, highest qualification, most recent position, professional experience, country and interest in assignments in orbit. The name and any link to an external profile are displayed only to companies and institutions approved by the operator. By publishing the profile, the person agrees to this visibility. The holder of a linked external profile is solely responsible for its content. Contact is initiated by the approved companies and institutions. It takes place via the messaging function of the platform. The person contacted may reply but is under no obligation to do so. Companies and institutions may use the information from the Talent Pool only to get in touch with the respective person about a possible collaboration. Any use for other purposes is prohibited, in particular for advertising, for building their own data sets, for disclosure to third parties or for automated extraction. Profiles and messages must not contain information on health, ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or sex life. The same applies to information whose disclosure is subject to export control or other statutory restrictions. A profile can be changed, hidden or deleted at any time. Deleting the profile ends the user relationship for the Talent Pool. Once a year the operator asks by email whether the profile is still up to date. If no confirmation is received within 30 days, the profile is hidden. It can be made visible again after signing in. The operator may block or delete a profile if it violates these terms or applicable law, or if there are specific indications that the information is inaccurate. The operator may exclude companies and institutions that use the Talent Pool in breach of these terms from access. Use of the Talent Pool is free of charge for natural persons. The operator is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Account, approval and credentials
Use of the protected areas requires an account. There is no entitlement to registration. Every registration is reviewed by the Operator; signing in is only possible after approval. The Operator may refuse approval without stating reasons. The information provided at registration must be accurate and must be updated in the account without undue delay if it changes. Credentials must be kept confidential and must not be passed on to third parties. If there is reason to believe that a third party has gained knowledge of them, the Operator must be informed without undue delay and the password must be changed. Setting up a second factor is recommended. Taking over an existing provider profile requires that the applicant is authorised to represent the company concerned. The Operator may require evidence of this. Accounts of natural persons in the Talent Pool are governed by the section "Talent Pool". Approval by the operator and a password are not provided for there.
Fees and trial phase
Use of the Platform is currently free of charge. This is a limited introductory and trial phase intended for getting to know and testing the Platform. It neither implies nor promises a permanently free service. From mid-2027, use of the Platform will become subject to charges in whole or in part. The services and prices then applicable will be announced in good time before they take effect. No payment obligation arises automatically. It requires the user to agree to the description of services and the price list. Users who do not agree may terminate their account before the change takes effect; free use ends at that point. Fees arising from transport contracts between customer and provider are not covered by this clause. They are governed solely by the agreement between the parties involved. For natural persons, use of the Talent Pool remains free of charge. The fee provisions of this section apply to company accounts only.
Obligations of users
Users undertake to use the Platform only within the limits of applicable law and these terms. In particular: — Information on requests, quotes, vehicles and launch sites must be accurate. — No content may be submitted that infringes the rights of third parties. — The Platform must not be scraped automatically, overloaded, or have its security measures circumvented. — Credentials belonging to third parties must not be used. Where personal data of third parties is transmitted via the Platform — for example details of passengers in passenger flight requests — users ensure that they are entitled to do so and have informed the persons concerned accordingly.
Availability and further development
The Operator endeavours to keep the Platform available but does not owe any particular level of availability. Maintenance work, malfunctions and circumstances beyond the Operator’s control may lead to interruptions. The Operator may further develop, change or discontinue features provided that the essential purpose of the Platform is preserved and this is reasonable for users. Substantial restrictions will be announced with appropriate notice. During the trial phase, the Platform may contain features that have not yet been conclusively tested.
Liability
The Operator is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and under the German Product Liability Act. In cases of simple negligence, the Operator is liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation — that is, an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance users may regularly rely. In such cases liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Any further liability is excluded. The Operator is not liable for the conclusion, content or performance of contracts between customers and providers, nor for the accuracy of information originating from providers or from publicly accessible sources. The Operator is not liable for loss of data to the extent that such loss could have been avoided by proper data backup on the part of the user.
Term and termination
The user relationship is concluded for an indefinite period. Users may terminate their account at any time without notice; deletion can be requested within the account. The Operator may terminate the user relationship with four weeks’ notice to the end of a month. The right to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected; good cause exists in particular in the event of serious or repeated breaches of these terms. Where there is reasonable suspicion of a serious breach, the Operator may temporarily suspend an account. After termination, account data will be deleted in accordance with the privacy notice. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected. Cases relating to a company remain assigned to that company.
Changes to these terms of use
The Operator may amend these terms of use. Users will be informed of amendments in text form at least six weeks before they take effect. Amendments are deemed accepted unless users object before they take effect. This consequence will be pointed out separately in the notification. In the event of an objection, the user relationship ends when the amendment takes effect. Every amendment results in a new version of these terms. The version to which the user has agreed is the authoritative one.
Final provisions
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this user relationship is Siegburg, provided that the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law. Should any provision of these terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.