Last Updated: September 18, 2025
The following Terms of Use apply between
AMBOSS SE
Torstraße 19
10119 Berlin,
represented by its managing directors Benedikt Hochkirchen, Dr. med. Madjid Salimi, Dr. med. Nawid Salimi, registered in the commercial register of the Berlin (Charlottenburg) Local Court under HRB 270315 B (hereinafter: “AMBOSS”) and the respective user who registers via the website www.amboss.com/de and books an AMBOSS online training course (hereinafter: “Participant”).
2.1. AMBOSS is the rights holder, provider, and operator of the online knowledge and learning program “AMBOSS” (hereinafter: “AMBOSS Program”) developed by AMBOSS, which AMBOSS makes available on a monthly basis via www.amboss.com/int as well as the AMBOSS iOS app and Android app. The AMBOSS Program comprises a network-based learning concept specifically for students of human medicine, doctors, and other healthcare professionals. The subject matter of the contract is one or more of the online training courses provided by AMBOSS via the AMBOSS Program (“AMBOSS Courses”).
2.2. Participants in an AMBOSS Courses will receive access to the AMBOSS Program. With regard to the content of the AMBOSS Program, AMBOSS points out the following:
• All information provided in the AMBOSS Program refers to the medical standard in Germany, i.e., specified standards for diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures, for example, may differ in other countries. Similarly, all information provided in the AMBOSS Program regarding the use of certain commercial preparations refers to the approval status of the respective drug in Germany. The respective approval status may differ in other countries.
• The professional editorial team at Amboss consists of a large number of medical professionals with varying levels of experience from different medical fields. This editorial team frequently adds new and/or updated content to the AMBOSS Program in a structured, collaborative process. All content undergoes a multi-stage internal peer review process during its creation, which checks all publications for scientific accuracy, consistency, and comprehensibility.
Although we work with precision and the utmost care, the AMBOSS Program cannot provide comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of all medical information, simply due to the sheer volume of new medical information available.
• The information contained in the AMBOSS Program does not constitute binding diagnostic, treatment, or therapy recommendations. Diagnostic, treatment, and therapy decisions, as well as other decisions regarding patient care, that are derived from the use of the AMBOSS Program are made under the sole responsibility of the respective user. Use of the AMBOSS Program does not release the user from their obligation to make decisions on their own responsibility based on the current state of science and research. The information contained in the AMBOSS Program must therefore be reviewed in relation to the specific individual case, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient.
• If users display a translation of the content in a language other than German within the AMBOSS Program, they are viewing an automated machine translation using an interface to an AI-supported translator. The translated content is not part of the AMBOSS Program. AMBOSS itself does not perform the translation and cannot check the translated content. In particular, AMBOSS does not perform any medical checks. The machine-translated content does not meet AMBOSS's standards of care and quality. Translation errors cannot be expressly ruled out. The machine-translated content does not replace a translation by a linguistically competent specialist, which is recommended.
2.3. The following terms of use (hereinafter: “Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses”) apply to the use of the AMBOSS Program as part of a booked AMBOSS Courses. These terms supplement the Terms of Use of the AMBOSS Knowledge and Learning Program (https://www.amboss.com/int/int-legal/terms; hereinafter: “AMBOSS Terms of Use”) and take precedence over them in case of doubt. The AMBOSS Terms of Use are part of a course contract concluded via an AMBOSS Courses.
3.1. Participants have the option of booking an AMBOSS Courses in exchange for payment of a course fee by concluding a course contract.
3.2. Before concluding a course contract, the participant will be informed about the content of the paid service, the course fees, and the payment terms. Before completing the order process, AMBOSS will display the information entered by the participant and give them the opportunity to check and, if necessary, correct their entries.
3.3. By confirming the appropriately labeled button, the participant declares their intention to conclude a contract for the fee-based services they have selected. In addition, the participant agrees to the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses. There is no entitlement to the conclusion of a contract. AMBOSS will immediately confirm receipt of the participant's offer by electronic means (order confirmation).
3.4. Acceptance of the offer by AMBOSS and thus the conclusion of the contract shall take place upon confirmation by email from AMBOSS to the participant. AMBOSS will store the text of the contract and send it to the participant.
3.4. Acceptance of the offer by AMBOSS and thus conclusion of the contract shall take place upon email confirmation by AMBOSS to the participant. AMBOSS shall store the text of the contract and send the participant the order details and theTerms of Use for AMBOSS Courses. in a confirmation email. German is the language available for the conclusion of the contract.
The scope of functions of the respective AMBOSS Courses is specified in the course description. The AMBOSS Courses is made available for a period of two months and must be completed within these two months. Participants who have access to the AMBOSS Program beyond the two months because they have purchased AMBOSS access independently of the AMBOSS Courses can access the AMBOSS Courses for a further ten months beyond the two months at no extra charge for the purpose of looking up information.
5.1. The AMBOSS Courses is provided at the specified course fee. The specified course fees are a one-time payment including statutory value-added tax. This does not apply if the participant chooses an offer that includes AMBOSS membership in addition to the AMBOSS Courses. In this case, a recurring membership fee is charged in addition to the one-time course fee. AMBOSS reserves the right to change prices in the event of printing errors and mistakes.
5.2. The course fee payable by the participant is due in advance, no later than three business days after conclusion of the course contract.
5.3. The course fee is due regardless of whether and how the participant uses the offer. Access to the AMBOSS Program will be activated subject to receipt of payment. A delay in payment by the participant entitles AMBOSS to exclude the participant in question from use until the outstanding claims have been settled.
6.1. By providing the information required for the selected payment method, the participant authorizes the collection of the corresponding amount. If the participant opts for the SEPA direct debit procedure, they issue a SEPA core mandate as part of the payment process. The direct debit is collected 1 day after the invoice date (order date). The pre-notification period is reduced to 1 day. The participant guarantees that there are sufficient funds in the account. There is no entitlement to use a specific payment method.
6.2. The participant shall bear any costs incurred as a result of a payment transaction being reversed due to insufficient funds in the account or due to incorrect data transmitted by the participant, plus a processing fee of EUR 5.00.
6.3. The participant shall only be entitled to offset claims if these have been legally established by a court of law, are undisputed, or have been recognized in writing by AMBOSS.
6.4. The participant may only exercise a right of retention if the claims result from the same contractual relationship.
6.5. AMBOSS is responsible for payment transactions via the website and carries out transactions exclusively via SSL-secured connections.
7.1. The term of the course contract begins when AMBOSS Courses is activated within the AMBOSS Program and ends automatically after two months. Upon expiration of the contract term, the right to use the AMBOSS Program, including AMBOSS Courses, ends. The user account remains active after the contract term expires.
7.2. Ordinary termination is excluded within the two-month contract term. However, both the participant and AMBOSS have the right to extraordinary termination for good cause.
8.1. If the participant is a consumer in accordance with § 13 BGB (German Civil Code), the participant has the right to withdraw from the course contract within fourteen days without giving reasons. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the date of conclusion of the contract.
8.2. To exercise the right of withdrawal, the participant must notify AMBOSS (Torstraße 19, 10119 Berlin, telephone number: +49 30 57702210, email: hallo@amboss.com) of their decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g., a letter sent by post or an email). The participant may use this sample withdrawal form for this purpose, but this is not mandatory.
8.3. The participant may also fill out and submit the sample withdrawal form or another clear statement electronically on the website www.amboss.com/de. If they make use of this option, AMBOSS will immediately send them (e.g., by email) a confirmation of receipt of such a withdrawal. To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for the participant to send the notification of their exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period expires.
8.4. If the participant withdraws from the course contract, AMBOSS shall reimburse them for all payments that AMBOSS has received from them, including any delivery costs incurred (with the exception of additional costs resulting from the participant choosing a type of delivery other than the cheapest standard delivery offered by AMBOSS), without delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which AMBOSS received the notification of the participant's withdrawal from this contract. AMBOSS will use the same means of payment for this repayment that the participant used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with the participant; in no event will the participant be charged for this repayment. If the participant has requested that the services should commence during the withdrawal period, they shall pay AMBOSS a reasonable amount corresponding to the proportion of the services already provided up to the time at which they informed AMBOSS of the exercise of the right of withdrawal in comparison to the total scope of the services provided for in the contract.
8.5. If the participant expressly agrees that AMBOSS shall begin providing the services before the expiry of the withdrawal period, and at the same time confirms their knowledge that they lose their right of withdrawal once AMBOSS has fully performed the contract, the right of withdrawal shall expire upon complete performance of the contract by AMBOSS (§ 356 (5) BGB).
9.1. AMBOSS shall make the AMBOSS Program, including AMBOSS Courses, available with a minimum availability of 99.1% based on the calendar year. This percentage refers to the period outside of planned periods of unavailability. Scheduled downtime includes the daily update and maintenance times specified in Section 9.2 and the additional maintenance times specified in Section 9.3.
9.2. Update and maintenance work may be carried out daily between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. German time. During this time, the AMBOSS Program may be temporarily unavailable or only available to a limited extent.
9.3. AMBOSS will announce further foreseeable maintenance work at least 24 hours in advance by posting a notice on the website. Maintenance times announced in a timely manner shall not be considered unavailability, provided they do not last longer than 60 minutes.
10.1. AMBOSS grants the participant a simple, non-transferable right to use the contents of the AMBOSS Program covered by the course contract for the duration of the course contract. Sublicensing is not permitted.
10.2. Use includes downloading, storing, displaying, and viewing the AMBOSS Program via the AMBOSS desktop version as well as the AMBOSS iOS app and Android app.
10.3. Any use beyond the aforementioned scope for personal use or for use by third parties, in particular lending, renting, selling, copying, distributing, making publicly available, broadcasting, and editing the contractual software, the AMBOSS Program, the content, or the activation codes, is prohibited. The participant is not authorized to use the AMBOSS Program commercially in any form, for example by offering the AMBOSS Program as their own service to third parties. Copyright notices and brand names may not be changed or removed.
10.4. Passing on access to the AMBOSS Program to other persons is not permitted. If the participant violates this provision for reasons for which they are responsible, AMBOSS may, after issuing a prior warning to the participant, block their access to the AMBOSS Program if this can demonstrably remedy the violation.
10.5. AMBOSS reserves the right to use all content of the AMBOSS Program for text and data mining. AMBOSS hereby declares a reservation of use in accordance with § 44b (3) UrhG / Art. 4 (3) DSM Directive. The storage and use of the contents of the AMBOSS Program for text and data mining for commercial purposes or for purposes outside of scientific research is therefore unlawful without the consent of AMBOSS.
Unless otherwise noted, the AMBOSS Program, including AMBOSS Courses, is protected by copyright and may only be used outside the scope of use specified in these Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses with the written permission of AMBOSS and, in the case of original IMPP exam questions, only with the consent of the IMPP. The participant is obliged to observe the existing copyrights and undertakes not to infringe them. The participant may only access, store, and use the content for their own educational purposes.
Data protection information regarding the processing of personal data when using the AMBOSS Program can be found at https://www.amboss.com/int/int-legal/privacy.
13.1. Unless otherwise provided in the AMBOSS Terms of Use, including the following provisions, AMBOSS shall be liable for breaches of contractual and non-contractual obligations in accordance with the statutory provisions.
13.2. All content of the AMBOSS Program has been created with great care. The release of new content is also subject to a multi-level quality control process. However, AMBOSS does not assume any liability for the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, or quality of the information provided. This particularly concerns information on procedures (especially diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms), applications, methods of administration, and dosages. The same applies to whether trade preparations mentioned in therapeutic recommendations may be used in the respective indication according to their approval status.
13.3. Despite careful review when linking or embedding third-party content within the AMBOSS Program, AMBOSS does not assume any liability for the content of external websites or their availability. The responsibility for the content and availability of external websites lies solely with their operators, even if these are linked to or embedded in www.miamed.de
and/or www.amboss.com
and/or their subpages.
13.4. Where AMBOSS provides calculators for determining clinical parameters, the formulas used are based on reputable studies and have been reviewed by AMBOSS multiple times. Nevertheless, despite careful review, AMBOSS cannot accept liability for the results. The calculators are intended solely for learning and training purposes.
13.5. AMBOSS shall be liable for damages—regardless of the legal ground—under the principles of fault-based liability in cases of intent and gross negligence. In cases of simple negligence, AMBOSS shall, subject to statutory limitations of liability (e.g., due care in its own affairs; insignificant breaches of duty), only be liable
a) for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health,
b) for damages resulting from the breach of an essential contractual obligation (an obligation whose fulfillment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the participant regularly relies and may rely); in such cases, however, AMBOSS’s liability shall be limited to the reimbursement of foreseeable damages typical for the contract.
13.6. The above limitations of liability shall also apply in favor of third parties as well as in the event of breaches of duty by persons whose fault AMBOSS is responsible for under statutory provisions.
14.1. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding international uniform law, in particular the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If the participant acts as a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB (German Civil Code) and has their habitual residence in another country at the time of conclusion of the contract, the application of mandatory legal provisions of that country remains unaffected by the choice of law made in sentence 1.
14.2. The court in whose district the participant has their general place of jurisdiction shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising from the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses or their validity.
15.1. Changes to the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses or declarations based on the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses must be made in writing.
15.2. Changes to the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses will be announced with reasonable notice before the proposed effective date. The participant's consent shall be deemed to have been given if they have not indicated their rejection before the proposed effective date of the changes. The participant shall be specifically informed of this approval effect in the offer.
15.3. Should any provision of the Terms of Use for AMBOSS Courses be wholly or partially invalid, the legal validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.
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