Terms and conditions

Version: September 2026. The German version (AGB) is the binding one.

1. Scope and provider

These terms apply to all lessons offered by Griselda & Nicolás Tango, owner Nicolás di Rago, Mariendorfer Weg 53, 12051 Berlin ("we"), and to the purchase of lesson passes through this website or on site. They apply to consumers and businesses. We do not accept deviating terms.

2. Services

We offer group classes, prácticas, private lessons and workshops in Argentine tango. Place, time and level follow the current programme on the website. We may cancel or move a session if too few people attend, in case of illness or force majeure; no credit is used in that case.

3. Lesson passes

A pass is a balance of lesson units (credits). The available passes, their size and price are listed on the "Passes" page. Examples: single lesson (1 unit), 5-lesson pass (5 units), private lesson (1 unit), each also as a reduced or couple version.

Passes are personal and not transferable. Couple passes are valid for the two people named at purchase. Reduced passes require valid proof (students, retirees), which we may ask to see on site.

Validity: a pass is valid for twelve months from purchase. The time limit serves the planning of classes and groups over a teaching year; programme and prices are set anew each year. Unused units expire after that. On request before expiry we extend the period in case of documented longer illness or pregnancy.

4. Purchase and contract

Online: the presentation of passes on the website is not a binding offer. By completing checkout you make an offer; the contract is concluded with our confirmation email, which also contains the invoice. The credit is available immediately after payment is received.

On site: the contract is concluded when you pay for the pass.

The contract language is German. Translations are for information; in case of differences the German version applies.

5. Prices and payment

All prices are final prices in euros. As a small business under § 19 UStG our sales are exempt from VAT; we show no VAT. Online you pay by card, PayPal or SEPA direct debit through the payment service Stripe. On site you pay in cash or by card. See the "Payment and delivery" page for details.

6. Booking and cancelling private lessons and appointments (12-hour rule)

Private lessons and other fixed appointments are arranged by email, phone or message. You may cancel or move an appointment free of charge up to twelve hours before it starts.

If you cancel less than twelve hours before the start, or do not show up, the appointment counts as taken: the unit is deducted from your pass, or the agreed price is due. This rule is binding and applies regardless of the reason. You remain free to show that we suffered no loss or a much smaller one, for example because the slot could be given to someone else. Arriving late shortens the lesson; it does not extend it.

For drop-in group classes a unit is only deducted when you attend; no cancellation is needed.

7. Workshops and events with a fixed date

For workshops, festivals and similar events with a fixed date, the registration and payment terms stated for that event apply. Withdrawal is not possible after the registration deadline; a replacement person may be named. There is no statutory right of withdrawal for such dates (§ 312g (2) no. 9 BGB), see the withdrawal policy.

8. Participation and health

Tango is physical activity. You take part at your own responsibility and confirm that your health allows it. Please tell us before the start about any limitation relevant to the lesson. We may exclude people who endanger others or seriously disrupt a lesson; units already paid for that session are not refunded in that case.

9. Photos and video

Recording during lessons is only allowed with the consent of the people shown. We do not make recordings of you for our website or social media without your prior consent.

10. Liability

We are liable without limit for damage from injury to life, body or health, and for intent and gross negligence. In case of slight negligence we are liable only for the breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal duties: duties whose fulfilment makes proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on which you may regularly rely), limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. We accept no liability for valuables and clothing you bring along.

11. Right of withdrawal

Consumers have the statutory right of withdrawal for online purchases. Details, exceptions and the model form are in the withdrawal policy.

12. Dispute resolution

We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).

13. Changes to these terms

We may change these terms when the law, our offer or our procedures change. We inform holders of valid passes about material changes by email at least 30 days before they take effect. If you disagree, you may object before that date; your existing pass then keeps the previous terms until it expires.

14. Final provisions

German law applies. For consumers resident in the EU, the mandatory rules of their country of residence apply in addition. For businesses the place of jurisdiction is Berlin. If a provision is invalid, the remaining provisions stay in force; the invalid provision is replaced by the statutory rule that comes closest to its economic purpose.