Quickshare - FAQ

Terms and Conditions

General Provisions

QuickShare provides its users with an infrastructure which enables the users to save any files on Internet servers. After the saving process the respective user receives a download link with which his/her file can be downloaded worldwide via the Internet as well as a deletion link with which the file he/she has uploaded can again be deleted from the server.

The files saved at QuickShare shall be treated confidentially. QuickShare does not have a search function which could help search through the QuickShare infrastructure. QuickShare does not open or view its users files; the files are neither catalogued nor listed in directories.

Upload Regulations

Basically, users may save any file at QuickShare irrespective of the file format or of the file contents. Excluded, however, are files the possession and/or circulation of which is illegal, such as but not limited to:

  • Child pornography
  • Files that violate third party copyrights>
  • Instructions to criminal offenses against public peace

QuickShare will block access to such contents immediately after obtaining knowledge thereof and will delete them after an examination phase of 14 days. Furthermore, it will delete files which are identical to previously deleted files.

With regard to users who violate these upload regulations, QuickShare is entitled to block the access of the respective users to its services and/or to delete accounts of such users including all contents.

Free Use

QuickShare provides its free users with line and memory capacity at its sole discretion. It is entitled to temporarily disallow the saving of new files, to determine limitations regarding the maximum possible file size, to have the download of files only started after a waiting period, to adapt the rate of transmission to the visitor traffic and to limit the amount of the maximum permissible downloads per file.

Availability and Data Security

QuickShare will provide the functions stated under section I. (1), in principle, 24 hours a day and seven days a week, however, we cannot be held responsible for loss or damage caused directly or indirectly due to inaccessibility to QuickShare whether it be a fault of our own or the fault of a third party.

While every measure is taken to ensure that no data is lost and that data integrity is of the highest level, QuickShare cannot be held liable for any loss of data whether it be a fault of our own or the fault of a third party.

Miscellaneous

These terms and conditions are subject to change without prior notice.