8.1 Contracts between the Provider and the Customer are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Sales Convention.
                            
                                8.2 If the Customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a public-law special fund, the court of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from contractual relationships between the Customer and the Provider is the Provider's place of business.
                                8.3 Should any individual provisions of these GTC be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.