Cancellation Policy
For consumers entering into distance contracts and contracts concluded away from business premises.
Last updated: 15 August 2026
Scope. These instructions apply to consumers. Businesses within the meaning of section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB) generally have no statutory right of withdrawal. Statutory warranty, termination and other mandatory rights remain unaffected.
A printable version of these instructions is available as a PDF cancellation policy.
Right of withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the date on which the contract is concluded.
To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us at:
Aaron Ansari, trading as Werkstern
Fritz-Kohl-Straße 5a
55122 Mainz, Germany
Telephone: +49 1522 9261509
Email: info@werkstern.de
You must inform us by means of an unequivocal statement, for example a letter sent by post or an email, of your decision to withdraw from this contract. You may use the model cancellation form below, but its use is not mandatory.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse all payments received from you without undue delay and no later than fourteen days from the day on which we receive notice of your withdrawal. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no event will you incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.
If you requested that the services begin during the withdrawal period, you must pay us a reasonable amount corresponding to the proportion of the services already provided up to the time when you inform us of your exercise of the right of withdrawal, compared with the full scope of the services provided for in the contract.
Early expiry for services
For a service contract that requires payment, the right of withdrawal expires only when the service has been fully performed, provided that, before performance began, you expressly agreed that Werkstern may begin before the withdrawal period has expired and you also confirmed that you understand that your right of withdrawal expires once Werkstern has fully performed the contract.
Bespoke websites and software projects. Merely starting a project does not immediately remove the right of withdrawal. If an effective request for early performance has been made, the consumer must, in the event of withdrawal, pay for the proportion performed up to that time. After full performance, the right of withdrawal may expire under the conditions stated above.
Early expiry for digital content
For a contract requiring payment for digital content that is not supplied on a tangible medium, the right of withdrawal expires when performance begins, provided that you expressly agreed that Werkstern may begin performance before the withdrawal period has expired, confirmed your knowledge that your right of withdrawal expires when performance begins, and Werkstern provided you with the legally required contract confirmation on a durable medium.
This rule applies only where the actual subject matter of the contract is the supply of digital content, such as the immediate provision of an existing download file or software licence. Bespoke development and design services do not automatically constitute digital content for this purpose.
Model cancellation form
If you wish to withdraw from the contract, please complete and return this form.
To:
Aaron Ansari, trading as Werkstern
Fritz-Kohl-Straße 5a
55122 Mainz, Germany
Telephone: +49 1522 9261509
Email: info@werkstern.de
I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/we (*) withdraw from the contract concluded by me/us (*) for the provision of the following service or the supply of the following digital content:
(*) Delete as appropriate.
Request for early performance
Use this declaration for consumer orders where, at the customer's request, Werkstern is to begin web design, software development, consulting, photography, setup or other services before the fourteen-day withdrawal period has expired. The checkboxes must not be preselected.
[ ] I expressly request that Werkstern begin the commissioned services before the fourteen-day withdrawal period has expired.
[ ] I understand that, if I withdraw, I must pay for the services properly performed up to the time of withdrawal. The amount is generally calculated according to the proportion of services already performed compared with the agreed total scope.
[ ] I expressly agree to early performance and confirm that I understand that my right of withdrawal expires once Werkstern has fully performed the contract.
Declaration for digital content
Use only where the specific contract concerns the supply of digital content not provided on a tangible medium.
[ ] I expressly agree that Werkstern may begin performance before the withdrawal period has expired.
[ ] I confirm that I understand that, by giving this consent, I lose my right of withdrawal when performance begins.
