Terms of use for lockers

dated April 04, 2023

Please note that only the German version of these regulations is legally binding. The English translation is provided for informational purposes only!

The Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU) provides lockable cloakroom lockers either as day lockers or personal lockers under the following terms of use:

1. The lockers can be used with a validated user card. This card must be activated once before first use on a validation terminal on site.
2. The lockers are available to everyone who has a corresponding user card (KU.Card, library card with payment function) for storing clothes and bags during the day. They are not intended for storing money or other objects of value.
3. The occupancy period and permitted period of use of day lockers ends with the closure of the respective building or part of the building. The lockers must be cleared daily in good time before closure of the building.
4. Certain lockers can be occupied for a longer period in the form of a personal locker on a temporary basis. Please take into account the respective potential uses at the various locations.
5. Use is free of charge. There is no entitlement to a locker. A maximum of one day locker and one additional personal locker can be booked on one card. It is not possible to use multiple day lockers at several different locations.
6. The right to use a locker is not transferable. Furthermore, it is not permissible to allow third parties to use the locker.
7. If day lockers are still locked on the following day, the locker will be blocked. It can only be unblocked by authorized staff at the locations of the lockers within usual service hours.
8. The KU shall be entitled to forcibly open and clear the locker after the end of the occupancy period or in the event of justified suspicion of unauthorized use or in emergencies without an express request to do so. The items taken in this context will be treated as lost property according to the KU’s lost property regulations.
9. Food will be disposed of immediately with no right to a refund. Borrowed media from the holdings of the University Library of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt will be returned; found media from the holdings of other libraries will be returned to them by mail. For objects found in open lockers or handed in from open lockers, the lost property regulations of the KU shall apply.
10. Loss of a user card must be reported to the responsible service center immediately. The contents of the locker shall be handed over to the user, provided that the plausible description of the contents is convincing. For this purpose, the user shall submit a declaration of ownership and simultaneously present an official identification document.
11. The KU is not liable for loss of or damage to items stored in the lockers unless the loss or damage was caused intentionally or by gross negligence on the part of a KU employee.
12. The lockers must be treated with care and protected from damage and soiling. Hazardous or health-threatening substances may not be stored in the lockers. Before starting to use the locker, the user must check that it is in proper condition and that the locker is empty. If this is not the case, the user must report this immediately to the relevant service center.
13. The users shall be liable for any damage caused by them or the stored items.
14. In the event of any difficulties (e.g. malfunction of the lock mechanism), the user must contact the respectively responsible service center. Unauthorized interventions are prohibited. Costs for damage caused by improper operation are to be reimbursed by the person who caused the damage.
15. By using the lockers, the user accepts the terms of use as binding.
16. These terms of use enter into force on the day after the date of their publication.