Terms of Service
Site purpose and independence
Kontrollpunkt is an independent, unofficial informational guide to Berlin's Cold War history sites. It is not operated, endorsed, or affiliated with the Stiftung Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall Foundation), the Stasi Museum, the Tränenpalast/Haus der Geschichte foundation, the Teufelsberg site operator, or any memorial, museum, or transit authority described on this site. All trademarks and place names belong to their respective owners and are used here descriptively.
Acceptable use
You're welcome to read and share this site for personal trip planning. You may not scrape, republish, or redistribute this site's text or images in bulk, attempt to interfere with its normal operation, or use any automated tool to extract its content for a competing publication.
Content ownership and republishing
The text, layout, and the Then/Today timeline tool on this site are our own original work and are not licensed for republication elsewhere without permission. Short quotations with clear attribution and a link back are fine; wholesale copying of pages is not.
Accuracy disclaimer
Details on this site — opening hours, ticket prices, transit routes, and tour availability — change, sometimes without much notice from the sites themselves. We make a genuine effort to keep facts current, but you should always confirm current details directly with the relevant memorial, museum, or transit authority before you travel, particularly for the paid, appointment-based Teufelsberg tours.
Liability limitation
This site provides general trip-planning information, not professional historical, legal, or safety advice. We are not liable for any loss, expense, or missed booking arising from your use of this site or from a trip planned using it.
Third-party links
Links to museum, memorial, or transit websites are provided for convenience. We don't control those sites' content or availability and aren't responsible for it.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the site evolves; the current version is always the one posted at this address.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent via the contact page.