The withdrawal button: what course providers need to know
The new electronic withdrawal function for online contracts in Germany: when it applies, what it has to look like and when courses carry no right of withdrawal at all.
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Guides
Knowledge for course providers – in plain language.
Direct debit, withdrawal, data protection, certificates: there are more rules around courses than anyone would like. Here we explain the most important ones – compactly, with sources and with tips from our customers' everyday work. All articles describe German law.
Articles
Law, money and organisation
Setting up SEPA direct debit
Creditor ID, agreement with your bank, mandate, pre-notification and the bank file – step by step to your first direct debit.
ReadThe GDPR for course providers
Processing on behalf, consent from children and parents, health data, photos, newsletters and retention periods – the essentials at a glance.
ReadOnline registration checklist
From the course description to the confirmation email: what a good course registration needs – legally and in order to bring bookings.
ReadCreating a certificate of attendance
What belongs on a certificate of attendance and which template has applied to German prevention courses since 2026 – with a printable template.
ReadKeeping an attendance list
Which columns an attendance list needs, what you will need it for later and how to keep it with as little data as possible – with a template.
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Comparisons
Finding the right solution
Course software compared
Spreadsheet, booking platform, studio software or course management at a fixed price – with ten questions to help you choose.
ReadThe spreadsheet alternative
Five signs that the spreadsheet is reaching its limits, and how the switch works.
ReadA fixed price instead of commission
The calculator shows what a commission model costs you – and when it is still worth it.
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Manual, news and live dates
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