Terms and conditions

These terms apply to all contracts between Eisenlager Kraftsport GmbH, Thurnithistraße 12, 30539 Hannover ("Eisenlager") and its members and guests, covering membership, drop-in platform hours, technique appointments and meet-preparation coaching. Differing conditions of the customer do not apply unless we have agreed to them in writing.

A membership contract is concluded when the signed membership form is countersigned by Eisenlager, or when the online request has been confirmed by us in text form. There is no contract for sale of goods on this website and no online payment; all services are booked on site or by arrangement.

The first trial session is free of charge and creates no contractual obligation on either side.

Membership costs €49 per calendar month and includes access during all opening hours, the use of all racks and platforms, every coached platform slot on the published timetable, chalk and loan equipment. A drop-in platform hour costs €8. A technique appointment of 90 minutes costs €45. The twelve-week meet-preparation block costs €390 and does not include membership. All prices include statutory VAT.

The timetable of coached slots may be changed for operational reasons. Where a slot is cancelled at short notice we will announce it in the hall and by email.

Membership fees are collected monthly in advance by SEPA direct debit on the third working day of the month. The pre-notification period is shortened to one day. Costs arising from a returned direct debit for which the member is responsible will be charged on. Individual services are payable before the appointment.

The membership runs for an indefinite term with no minimum period. It may be terminated by either side in text form with one month’s notice to the end of a calendar month. The right to terminate for good cause remains unaffected.

Booked technique appointments and platform hours may be moved or cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours in advance. After that the fee is due, unless the slot can be filled.

The house rules displayed in the hall form part of this contract. They cover, in particular, returning plates, keeping chalk in the bowls, sharing racks and platforms, the handling of loaded and empty bars and the use of mobile phones on the floor. Instructions from the coaching staff must be followed. In case of repeated or serious breaches we may exclude a member from the hall and terminate the contract for good cause.

Training with a barbell is done on the member’s own responsibility. Members confirm that they are in a condition to take part in strength training and that they will follow the technical instructions of the coaching staff. Anyone who is unsure whether training is suitable for them should clarify this with a doctor before the first session; Eisenlager gives no medical advice and offers no medical, rehabilitative or nutritional services.

Anyone under 18 may train only with a written declaration from a parent or guardian and only within a coached slot.

Eisenlager is liable without limitation for damage arising from injury to life, body or health caused by a breach of duty by us or our staff, and for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence. In cases of slight negligence we are liable only for the breach of an essential contractual obligation, and then limited to the foreseeable damage typical of this type of contract. Liability for items brought onto the premises is excluded except in cases of intent or gross negligence; lockers are available and should be used.

Photographs and video of training or in-house meets are taken only with the consent of the persons shown. Entries on the house records board with a full name are published only with the separate written consent of the lifter and can be withdrawn at any time.

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If a provision of these terms is or becomes invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions is unaffected. Consumer arbitration: we are neither obliged nor willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.