Teilnahmebedingungen

Last updated: 7 Sep 2026

These general terms and conditions of participation govern, fully and conclusively, the relationship between you and us when you use Preis-Raten. They describe what the service is, how it is scored, how prizes arise and are paid out, which obligations you have and what applies if something goes wrong. Please read them before taking part.

Provider, scope and definitions
Subject matter, not a game of chance
Conclusion of the usage agreement
Eligibility, age, minors
Guest access and user account
Display name and user content
Credentials and account security
Description of the service and game modes
Gameplay, thinking time and jokers
Scoring and points
Rankings, ranking periods, minimum participation
Prize pot: origin and calculation
Determining winners, ties, announcement
Balance account
Payout
Taxes and duties
Fair play and prohibited conduct
Measures in the event of a breach
Grant of rights in user content
Prohibited content and notice procedure
Streamer lobbies
Advertising and funding
Availability, maintenance and further development
Term, termination, deletion
Warranty and liability
Indemnification
Right of withdrawal
Data protection
Amendments to these terms
Dispute resolution
Final provisions

§ 1 Provider, scope and definitions

(1) The provider of the service at https://priceygame.de/public is René Stubbe, Am Brangenberg 7, 42551 Velbert, Germany – hereinafter "we" or "the provider". Contact: info@priceygame.de.

(2) These terms apply to the use of the service by natural persons – hereinafter "participants" or "you" – in the version available at the time of the respective use. They apply both to use with an account and to use via guest access.

(3) Conflicting terms of the participant, or terms deviating from these, do not become part of the agreement unless we have expressly agreed to their application in text form.

(4) Within these terms,

round means a connected sequence of items within a game mode,
ranking period means the period for which a ranking is kept and closed (in particular day, week and season),
prize pot means the sum of money available for distribution for a ranking period,
balance means the amount held on a participant's account that has not yet been paid out.

§ 2 Subject matter, not a game of chance

(1) Preis-Raten is an online game in which players estimate the price of real sales listings. Points are awarded for the accuracy of the estimate. Rankings are derived from those points; the leading positions in a completed weekly ranking receive a share of the prize pot.

(2) Taking part is free of charge. No fee, no stake and no other consideration of monetary value is required. There is no obligation to purchase anything, and the chance of winning does not depend on acquiring any goods or services.

(3) The outcome depends substantially on the judgement, knowledge and experience of the participants, and not predominantly on chance. It is therefore a game of skill and not gambling within the meaning of § 3 (1) of the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling; no gambling licence is required.

(4) The service is provided for entertainment. The items and prices displayed constitute neither an offer for sale nor a purchase recommendation, a price recommendation or a valuation. Under no circumstances is a contract of sale for a displayed item concluded with us.

(5) There is no entitlement to the permanent availability of individual game modes, items, jokers or other functions. We may develop the service further and add, change or discontinue functions, subject to what is reasonable for you; § 23 and § 29 remain unaffected.

§ 3 Conclusion of the usage agreement

(1) When you first open the game and begin a round via guest access, a free usage agreement subject to these terms is concluded between you and us.

(2) By creating an account you conclude an extended usage agreement, likewise free of charge, which additionally covers participation in rankings, duels and – subject to § 14 and § 15 – in the prize pot. The agreement is concluded when we confirm your registration.

(3) There is no entitlement to the conclusion of a usage agreement. In particular, we may refuse the creation of an account where a previous account of the same person was blocked for a breach of § 17.

(4) We do not store the text of the agreement separately. The version of these terms in force at any time is available at https://priceygame.de/public/terms and can be printed and saved. The language of the agreement is German; the English version serves comprehension only, and in case of doubt the German version prevails.

§ 4 Eligibility, age, minors

(1) Participation is open exclusively to natural persons resident in Germany, Austria or Switzerland who have reached the age of 16. Participation in the name of or on behalf of third parties, on a commercial basis or using automated aids is not permitted.

(2) A payout of a balance requires a minimum age of 18. If you are younger, we require the consent of your legal guardians before a payout, which we may request in text form. Without that consent the balance remains but is not paid out.

(3) Persons involved in the conception, creation, maintenance or operation of the service, and their relatives within the meaning of § 15 of the German Fiscal Code, are excluded from participation.

(4) Exactly one account per person is permitted. Creating or using further accounts – including under a different name, via other devices or via other connections – is a breach of § 17.

(5) Playing via guest access is possible without an account but gives rise neither to an entitlement to a place in a ranking nor to a claim to a prize.

§ 5 Guest access and user account

(1) Guest access is technically maintained by means of a cookie. It is bound to the particular device and browser. There is no entitlement to the restoration of lost guest progress – for instance after site data has been cleared or after changing device.

(2) An account requires a valid e-mail address, a display name and a password. An existing guest profile is upgraded in the process; points, streaks and achievements are retained.

(3) You are obliged to provide truthful information when registering and to update changes – in particular to your e-mail address – in your profile without delay. We may send communications with legal effect to the address last provided.

§ 6 Display name and user content

(1) The display name is publicly visible, in particular in the rankings and in duels. You choose it freely and can change it in your profile.

(2) The display name must not infringe applicable law or public decency, must not infringe the rights of third parties – in particular name, trade mark and personality rights – must not be offensive, discriminatory, harmful to minors, misleading or promotional, and must not give the impression of being an account of the provider.

(3) Where a display name breaches paragraph 2, we may change it or block the account. We will inform you of this.

§ 7 Credentials and account security

(1) Keep your credentials secret and do not pass them on to third parties. Use a password that you are not already using with another service.

(2) You are responsible for actions taken through your account unless you are not at fault for the misuse.

(3) If you suspect unauthorised access, please inform us without delay at info@priceygame.de and change your password. Changing the password ends all existing sign-ins on all devices.

§ 8 Description of the service and game modes

(1) Depending on what the provider has enabled, the service includes, among others: the daily round with items identical for everyone, an endless round, higher/lower, duels, category rounds, the price ladder, the blind price and streamer lobbies.

(2) Which modes are available, what thinking time applies and how many items a round comprises follows from the current configuration of the service and can be seen in the game and in the frequently asked questions.

(3) The daily round can be played once per calendar day. There is no entitlement to a repeat – for example after a connection failure; we may reset a round in an individual case as a gesture of goodwill.

§ 9 Gameplay, thinking time and jokers

(1) The thinking time displayed in the game is available for each item. If it expires, the value set at that moment counts as your estimate.

(2) Jokers are in-game aids with no monetary value. They cannot be purchased, sold, exchanged or paid out. There is no entitlement to a particular number of jokers or to receiving them at all.

(3) Only the evaluation on our server is authoritative for the course and outcome of a round. Differing displays on your device – for instance as a result of an interrupted connection – are irrelevant.

§ 10 Scoring and points

(1) Scoring is based on the percentage deviation of your estimate from the recorded price, not on the deviation in euros. As a result, the same accuracy counts for an item worth 8,000 euros as for an item worth 80 euros.

(2) Depending on the mode, a time bonus for fast answers, a streak multiplier and bonuses for exceptional hits are added. The exact values are described in the game and in the frequently asked questions.

(3) The recorded price is the listing or sale price of the item as held in the catalogue at the time it was recorded. It does not necessarily reflect market value and serves solely as the basis for scoring. There is no entitlement to a correction of the score on the ground that the market value differs.

(4) If a recorded price turns out to be obviously incorrect – for example through a data entry error – we may remove the item concerned from the ranking and recalculate all participants' points accordingly. We will announce this in the game.

§ 11 Rankings, ranking periods, minimum participation

(1) We maintain daily, weekly and season rankings. Payouts are made exclusively from the weekly ranking unless expressly announced otherwise.

(2) The weekly ranking begins on Monday at 00:00 and ends on Sunday at 23:59 (Europe/Berlin time zone). Server time is authoritative.

(3) Inclusion in a scored ranking requires a minimum level of participation (a minimum number of days and of scored items). It prevents a single lucky hit from leading a ranking. The values applicable at any time are stated in the frequently asked questions and may be adjusted for future ranking periods; a change during a running period to the detriment of participants is excluded.

(4) Guest profiles do not take part in scored rankings.

(5) Only the evaluation stored on our server is authoritative for all placings.

§ 12 Prize pot: origin and calculation

(1) 40 per cent of the advertising revenue actually generated in the respective ranking period flows into the prize pot. The prize pot is therefore always a share and never a promised fixed amount.

(2) If no or only little advertising revenue is generated in a ranking period, the prize pot is correspondingly small or does not arise at all. There is no entitlement to a minimum amount. No subsidy from other funds is made.

(3) The current size of the prize pot is displayed in the game. That display is a continuously updated interim figure and not a binding promise; the amount determined when the ranking period closes is authoritative.

(4) Revenue subsequently cancelled by an advertising partner or not paid out to us reduces the prize pot of the period in which the cancellation becomes known.

§ 13 Determining winners, ties, announcement

(1) The weekly ranking is closed each Sunday after 23:59. The prize pot is distributed among the first three places: first place receives 60 per cent, second place 25 per cent and third place 15 per cent of the prize pot.

(2) In the event of equal scores, whoever reached the score earlier prevails. If that moment is also equal, the share concerned is divided equally among the participants on the same place.

(3) Participants who are blocked at the time of closing or who have breached § 17 are not taken into account. The following places move up.

(4) The prize is credited to the balance in your profile; no separate notification is associated with this, but the credit can be viewed in your profile at any time. Payment in cash, transfer to other people or accounts, and any substitute for the balance are excluded. No prizes in kind are offered.

(5) The award is determined exclusively by the scoring described in these terms. Recourse to the courts is not excluded; you remain free to assert claims in court.

§ 14 Balance account

(1) The balance is a claim against us denominated in euros, arising from shares of prizes. It does not bear interest.

(2) Every entry – credit, payout, correction, reversal – is shown in your profile with date, amount and reason and can be traced there.

(3) The balance is neither transferable nor assignable. Set-off against claims against us is permitted only with undisputed claims or claims established by final judgment.

(4) A balance does not lapse through the mere passage of time. It is subject to statutory limitation; the standard limitation period is three years and begins at the end of the year in which the claim arose.

§ 15 Payout

(1) From a balance of € 10 you may request a payout – by PayPal or bank transfer (SEPA). Smaller amounts remain and grow with your next prize.

(2) A payout requires an account (not guest access), the minimum age under § 4 (2) and complete and accurate payment details. The payment details must be in your name.

(3) When the request is submitted, the amount requested is debited from your balance and earmarked for the duration of the review. We review every request manually, usually within 14 days of receipt.

(4) If a request is refused, the full amount is credited back to your balance; you suffer no loss as a result. You will receive reasons.

(5) We may postpone or refuse a payout for as long as

there is reasonable suspicion of a breach of § 17,
majority age or the consent of the legal guardians has not been demonstrated,
the payment details given are obviously not in your name,
or statutory obligations prevent the payout.

(6) Costs arising from incorrect payment details for which you are responsible – in particular return debit or reversal fees – may be invoiced to you or set off against your balance. We bear the usual costs of a transfer within the SEPA area.

(7) Every decision about a payout is taken by a natural person. You may object to it at info@priceygame.de and set out your point of view.

§ 16 Taxes and duties

(1) In Germany, prizes from a game of skill are, under current administrative practice, generally not subject to income tax where participation is occasional and private, since they cannot be attributed to any category of income under § 2 (1) of the German Income Tax Act.

(2) That does not necessarily apply to sustained participation systematically aimed at making a profit, where a commercial or otherwise taxable activity may be considered, nor necessarily where you are resident in another country.

(3) You are yourself responsible for assessing, declaring and paying any taxes and duties. We neither may nor can provide tax advice; the foregoing notes do not constitute such advice.

§ 17 Fair play and prohibited conduct

(1) The following are not permitted, in particular:

creating, holding or using several accounts as the same person, including via different devices, connections or e-mail addresses,
using another person's account and letting third parties use your own,
using scripts, bots, macros, automated input, modified clients or other aids that influence gameplay,
reading out, harvesting or systematically reproducing content of the service, in particular prices, and any attempt to determine prices before the reveal,
exploiting technical faults, security vulnerabilities or obvious misconfigurations instead of reporting them to us without delay,
collusion with other participants aimed at distorting a ranking,
buying, selling, exchanging or otherwise passing on accounts, balances, jokers or placings,
any conduct liable to impair the availability or integrity of the service, in particular denial-of-service attacks and circumventing access restrictions,
false information about your identity, age or payment details.

(2) You are obliged to report technical faults and security vulnerabilities you notice to us without delay at info@priceygame.de, and not to exploit them or make them public until they have been remedied.

§ 18 Measures in the event of a breach

(1) In the event of a breach of these terms we may take the following measures, graduated according to severity, frequency and fault:

a warning,
removal of individual results from the ranking,
withdrawal of points or exclusion from a ranking period,
change of an unlawful display name,
temporary blocking of the account,
permanent blocking and termination of the usage agreement,
cancellation of a balance credited but not yet paid out, insofar as it is based on the breach.

(2) We may reclaim amounts already paid out insofar as they are based on a breach. Further statutory claims, in particular for damages, remain unaffected.

(3) Procedure: every measure requires review by a natural person. Before a permanent block and before cancelling a balance we will hear you, insofar as this is possible and reasonable and does not defeat the purpose of the measure. You will receive reasons and may object to the decision at any time at info@priceygame.de; we will then review the case again.

(4) In choosing the measure we take your legitimate interests into account. A permanent block is considered only for serious or repeated breaches.

§ 19 Grant of rights in user content

(1) Where you submit content – in particular a display name, a nickname in a streamer lobby, a comment or an image – you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, unlimited in time and territory and transferable right to store, reproduce, adapt insofar as necessary for technical display, make publicly available and display that content within the service, including in previews, overlays and result cards.

(2) The right of use is limited to operating, displaying and promoting the service. It ends, insofar as technically possible and reasonable, when the content concerned is deleted. We cannot undo displays that have already taken place in third-party recordings – for instance in a stream.

(3) You warrant that you hold the rights required for this grant and do not infringe the rights of third parties. There is no entitlement to remuneration.

§ 20 Prohibited content and notice procedure

(1) Content that infringes applicable law is prohibited, in particular content that is insulting, defamatory, inciting hatred, glorifying violence, pornographic or harmful to minors, content infringing copyright, trade mark or personality rights, and unsolicited advertising.

(2) Reporting unlawful content: if you consider content to be unlawful, please report it to us at info@priceygame.de. Please state as precisely as possible which content is concerned, where it can be found and where, in your view, the infringement lies. We examine every report, remove unlawful content without delay once we become aware of it, and inform you of the outcome. This procedure is open to you whether or not you have an account.

(3) If content of yours is removed or your account is restricted, we will tell you the reasons. You may object to the decision at info@priceygame.de; we will then review the case again and carefully.

§ 21 Streamer lobbies

(1) A lobby is a round of its own for a livestream. Whoever opens a lobby ("the host") receives addresses for control, for participation and for the on-stream display.

(2) Whoever joins a lobby chooses a nickname. It is displayed publicly on stream, together with the score, and where applicable in the channel ranking. The display may be recorded by the streamer and by third parties; we have no influence over that. For that reason, do not choose your real name.

(3) The host is responsible for ensuring that their stream and the use of the service within it comply with applicable law. The host must not alter the displays in a way that creates a false impression of the scoring, and must not disclose prices before the reveal.

(4) Points from lobbies do not count towards the rankings under § 11 and do not take part in the prize pot, unless expressly announced otherwise.

(5) We may end a lobby and exclude a host from that function where these terms are breached.

§ 22 Advertising and funding

(1) The service is funded by advertising. You can recognise advertising by the label "Advertisement".

(2) No advertising break is shown during a round in progress. Advertising appears between rounds and in fixed slots on the home screen and the results screen.

(3) A joker may be credited for a video watched voluntarily and in full. There is no entitlement to the availability of such videos.

(4) You are free to use ad blockers. We reserve the right in that case not to offer individual functions that are funded directly from advertising revenue.

(5) Which data is processed when advertising is delivered is set out in the privacy policy.

§ 23 Availability, maintenance and further development

(1) We endeavour to operate the service as free of disruption as possible, but we do not owe any particular level of availability. The service is provided free of charge.

(2) Maintenance, faults at upstream providers, attacks by third parties and events of force majeure may cause interruptions. We announce planned maintenance in the game where possible.

(3) There is no entitlement to compensation for a placing or a prize lost as a result of a disruption. If a ranking period fails entirely for technical reasons, the prize pot carries over to the next period.

(4) We may develop the service further at any time and add, change or discontinue functions, insofar as this is reasonable for you. We will announce a complete discontinuation of the service at least 30 days in advance; existing balances can be paid out within that period, and the minimum amount under § 15 (1) does not apply for that purpose.

§ 24 Term, termination, deletion

(1) The usage agreement runs for an indefinite period.

(2) You may end it at any time and without notice by requesting the deletion of your account at info@priceygame.de or by ceasing to use guest access.

(3) We may terminate the usage agreement on 14 days' notice. The right to terminate for cause – in particular in the event of a serious or repeated breach of § 17 – remains unaffected.

(4) A balance existing at termination can be paid out to you beforehand, provided the minimum amount under § 15 (1) has been reached. If the account is blocked for a breach, § 18 applies.

(5) When the account is deleted, your game results are removed and your display name in completed rankings is replaced by a neutral label. Records of payouts already made remain on account of statutory retention obligations and are blocked.

§ 25 Warranty and liability

(1) Since the service is provided free of charge, we are liable for defects in quality and title only under the statutory provisions on gifts, that is in cases of fraudulent concealment and gross negligence.

(2) Otherwise we are liable without limitation

for intent and gross negligence,
for injury to life, body or health,
under the provisions of the German Product Liability Act,
to the extent of any guarantee we have given.

(3) In the case of ordinary negligence we are liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation – that is an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the agreement possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely. In that case liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of agreement. Any liability beyond that is excluded.

(4) The foregoing limitations of liability also apply for the benefit of our legal representatives and vicarious agents.

(5) We give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or currency of the listing data shown in the game. It serves entertainment purposes only.

(6) The operators of external websites we link to are solely responsible for their content.

(7) We are not liable for the loss of guest progress caused by clearing site data, changing device or your browser settings.

§ 26 Indemnification

You indemnify us against all claims which third parties assert against us on account of an infringement of their rights by content you have submitted or on account of a breach of § 17 or § 20. This also covers the costs of reasonable legal defence. The indemnity does not apply insofar as you are not responsible for the infringement. We will inform you of any such claim without delay and give you the opportunity to comment.

§ 27 Right of withdrawal

(1) The service is provided free of charge; you owe neither a payment nor any other consideration. In our view a statutory right of withdrawal for distance contracts under §§ 312g, 355 of the German Civil Code (BGB) therefore does not apply.

(2) Irrespective of that, we grant you a contractual right of withdrawal: you may withdraw from the usage agreement within 14 days of registration without giving reasons. To exercise it, a clear statement in text form to info@priceygame.de is sufficient, for example with the subject "Withdrawal". Sending the statement in good time suffices to meet the deadline.

(3) As a consequence of the withdrawal we delete your account. A balance accrued up to that point remains and can be paid out in accordance with § 15. No costs arise for you from the withdrawal.

(4) Model withdrawal form – you may, but need not, use the following text:

To René Stubbe, info@priceygame.de:
I/we hereby give notice that I/we withdraw from the agreement concluded by me/us for the use of Preis-Raten.
Ordered on / registered on: __________
Name of consumer(s): __________
Display name or e-mail address of the account: __________
Date: __________

§ 28 Data protection

Which personal data we process, for which purposes and on which legal basis, is set out in the privacy policy. It is not part of these terms but information required by law under Art. 13 GDPR, and it may be amended independently of these terms.

§ 29 Amendments to these terms

(1) We may amend these terms where this becomes necessary because of a change in the law, a change in the case law of the highest courts, a change in technical conditions or the further development of the service, and where you are not thereby unreasonably disadvantaged.

(2) We will inform you of an intended amendment at least 30 days before it takes effect – by e-mail to the address on file or, where you use the service without an account, by a clear notice in the game. The notice states the amendment, its reason and the date it takes effect.

(3) If you do not object within that period, the amendment is deemed accepted. We will point out this consequence separately in the notice. If you do object, we may end the usage agreement when the amendment takes effect; your balance remains unaffected and can be paid out in accordance with § 15.

(4) Amendments that would affect the relationship between performance and consideration are excluded from this procedure. Since the service is free of charge, the introduction of charges by this route is out of the question; it would always require your express consent.

§ 30 Dispute resolution

(1) We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act, VSBG).

(2) There is no reference to the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform: that platform was discontinued on 20 July 2025.

(3) In the event of disagreement we ask you to contact us directly first. Most concerns can be resolved more quickly that way.

§ 31 Final provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer habitually resident in another country, the mandatory consumer protection provisions of that country remain unaffected (Art. 6 (2) of the Rome I Regulation).

(2) Jurisdiction is determined by the applicable statutory provisions. No choice-of-court agreement to the detriment of consumers is made.

(3) Should any provision of these terms be or become invalid in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected. The statutory rule takes the place of the invalid provision.

(4) Amendments and additions to these terms must be made in text form. This also applies to any waiver of this form requirement.

(5) The address for all declarations is:

René Stubbe
Am Brangenberg 7
42551 Velbert
Germany
E-mail: info@priceygame.de