Visitors to the VELTINS-Arena and the grounds covered by the Site and Stadium Regulations acknowledge the validity of the Site and Stadium Regulations by entering the area covered by the Site and Stadium Regulations (see § 1 Para. 1 of these Site and Stadium Regulations). Visitors undertake to comply with the site and stadium regulations vis-à-vis the respective organizer. The organizer of home matches of the teams of the soccer club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. (hereinafter also referred to as "Schalke 04") is Schalke 04. With regard to other events, the organizer is designated on the tickets, in the event description and the order form on en.veltins-arena.de and schalke04.de as well as in the official advertising materials for the respective event.

§ 1 Scope of application

1. The territorial scope of these property and stadium regulations extends to the areas of the VELTINS-Arena, the local transport facility on Kurt-Schumacher-Straße, the Parkstadion including the access roads and green areas south of the A2 motorway, the parking lots north of Willy-Brandt-Allee and west of Adenauerallee. The area of application is marked with a continuous line on the attached site plan, which forms part of these stadium regulations. The area of the VELTINS-Arena, which is enclosed by a fence, is shown by a dotted line on the site plan. The cinema center, the sports paradise, the Berger Feld comprehensive school, the "Rasselbande" children's home, the REHA clinic, the hotel and the disaster control center are excluded from the area of application.
2. The site and stadium regulations apply on the respective event days for all events that take place in the VELTINS-Arena or on the ancillary facilities (parking lots, local transport system).
3. These stadium regulations can also be enforced by the police or the regulatory authorities.

§ 2 Authorized group of persons

On the days of the event, only persons who carry a valid admission ticket or other authorization card or who can prove their right to stay for this event in another way are permitted to stay in the enclosed area of the VELTINS-Arena or any other enclosed event area within the spatial scope of these property and stadium regulations.

§ 3 Incoming inspections

1. When entering the enclosed area of the VELTINS-Arena or the enclosed event area, every visitor is obliged to present his or her admission ticket or authorization card to the event organizer's control and security service, the police or law enforcement officers without being asked and to hand it over for inspection upon request.
2. Visitors who are unable to provide proof of their right to stay or who have been banned from entering the stadium locally or nationally for sporting events are not permitted to enter the stadium or the enclosed event area for the corresponding sporting events. They will be turned back by the organizer's control and security service, by police officers or the regulatory authorities or will be expelled from the enclosed area of the VELTINS-Arena if they are found there.
3. Visitors suffering from alcohol or drug-related symptoms of alcoholism or carrying weapons or dangerous objects within the meaning of § 5 of the Property and Stadium Regulations and who do not agree to their seizure by the organizer's control and security service are also excluded from access to the VELTINS-Arena or any other enclosed event area within the scope of these Property and Stadium Regulations, visitors who are found to have an alcohol content of more than 1.6 per mille are generally excluded.
4. Visitors who, based on their behavior or other indications or findings, are suspected of being subject to a local or nationwide stadium ban for sporting events or who suffer from alcohol or drug-related symptoms or who are carrying weapons or dangerous objects within the meaning of § 5, the event organizer's control and security service is entitled, with their consent, to inspect their clothing and containers in order to clarify the facts of the case, to determine whether they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, also using technical means, or, in the event of a possible stadium ban, to check their identity by inspecting their identity documents.
5. Anyone who does not give their consent in accordance with § 3 (1) and (4) will be excluded from entering the enclosed area of the VELTINS-Arena or any other enclosed event area within the scope of these property and stadium regulations and will be turned away or expelled from the enclosed area if they are found there.
6. FC Schalke 04 is against racist, violence-glorifying, homophobic, anti-Semitic, left-wing and right-wing extremist tendencies.
   Therefore, persons who give the impression of an extreme attitude, particularly due to their external appearance in connection with their political views, may be excluded from events.
   External appearance includes, in particular, typical clothing, including clothing with themed lettering in which various combinations of numbers or letters make the wearer's attitude clear.
   Furthermore, persons who display such an extreme stance through flags, propaganda material or proclamations may be excluded from events.

§ 4 Behavior within the scope of the property and stadium regulations

1. Within the scope of these site and stadium regulations, everyone must behave in such a way that neither other persons nor objects of significant value are endangered, damaged or - more than is unavoidable under the circumstances - hindered or inconvenienced.
2. Everyone must follow the instructions of the organizer's control and security service, the police, the regulatory authorities, the fire department, the rescue service and the stadium announcer.
3. Visitors may only occupy the space allocated to them and may only use the designated entrances on the way there. For security reasons and to avert danger, visitors are obliged to take other seats, possibly in blocks other than those indicated on their admission ticket, if instructed to do so by the organizer's control and security service, the police or the regulatory authorities.
4. All entrances, exits and escape routes must be kept clear.
5. It is forbidden to stand in the seating area during ongoing events.
6. For security reasons and to avert danger, the VELTINS-Arena and the fenced-in area of the VELTINS-Arena as well as any other fenced-in event area within the scope of these property and stadium regulations are monitored by video.
7. It should also be noted that wearing a guest jersey in the north curve is not permitted at soccer events.

§ 5 Prohibitions

1. Visitors who are within the scope of these property and stadium regulations are prohibited from carrying the following items:

1. Weapons and other dangerous objects that are capable of causing or causing injury or are suitable or intended for damaging property;
2. Protective weapons or clothing or objects that are suitable as protective weapons and are intended under the circumstances to ward off enforcement measures by a holder of sovereign powers;
3. Gas spray cans, corrosive or coloring substances, flammable liquids or pressurized containers for highly flammable or harmful gases, with the exception of commercially available pocket lighters;
4. Bottles (including PET bottles), cups, jugs, cans or other containers made of fragile, splintering or particularly hard material; non-alcoholic beverages up to 0.5 liters are permitted as "Tetra-Pak";
5. bulky items such as ladders, stools, chairs, boxes, suitcases, rucksacks and bags larger than A4 format;
6. Fireworks, rockets, Bengal fire, smoke powder, smoke bombs, flares and other pyrotechnic objects;
7. Flag or banner poles that are longer than two meters or have a diameter greater than three centimeters, as well as large banners, double holders and large quantities of paper or rolls of wallpaper;
8. mechanically and electrically operated noise instruments;
9. Devices for sound or speech amplification;
10. Laser pointer;
11. alcoholic beverages of all kinds;
12. Drugs;
13. Animals;
14. propaganda material glorifying violence, racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and radical left-wing and right-wing extremism;
15. other objects which by their nature are suitable and intended to cause injury to persons or damage to property;
16. Objects that are suitable and, under the circumstances, intended to prevent identification;
17. Cameras, video cameras and other sound or image recording devices for commercial use (unless the organizer has given its consent);
18. Fan paraphernalia, insofar as this is used to provoke other fan groups.
19. Powerbanks (from a size of 10x7x3cm)

1. Visitors are still prohibited:

1. to climb or climb over structures and facilities not intended for general use, in particular facades, fences, walls, parapets, enclosures of the playing area, barriers, lighting systems, camera platforms, masts of all kinds, roofs including any bracing devices and anchoring, trees, hedges or roadside greenery as well as planting areas of any kind;
2. to enter areas that are marked as off-limits to visitors and to occupy locations or spaces that the organizer has not designated for visitors;
3. the installation, attachment or storage of objects;
4. staying overnight;
5. seats;
6. to unfurl banners that obstruct the view with the purpose of concealing unauthorized actions;
7. throwing objects;
8. lighting fires, setting off fireworks, rockets, Bengal fire, smoke powder, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnic objects or assisting or inciting others to do so;
9. to offer for sale and sell goods, distribute printed matter or conduct collections or sell admission tickets without the required public-law permits and the private-law permission of the organizer;
10. to write on, paint on, stick on, scratch, corrode or otherwise damage structures, facilities, trees or paths;
11. to relieve themselves outside the toilets or to litter the facilities covered by these site and stadium regulations in any other way, in particular by throwing things away or leaving them lying around;
12. to express or disseminate slogans that glorify violence, racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, left-wing and right-wing extremism and to discriminate against population groups through statements, gestures or other behavior;
13. in a presentation that is suitable and, under the circumstances, intended to prevent identification;

1. It is prohibited to offer for sale, sell or in any other way make available to others items that are not permitted to be carried within the scope of the property and stadium regulations.
2. It is also prohibited to restrict traffic areas, in particular footpaths and driveways, and to set up sales stands in green areas.
3. It is also prohibited to gather with others in the vicinity and at events within the meaning of these property and stadium regulations. A riot occurs when several people come together to act in concert with the recognizable intention of disturbing the public peace.

§ 6 Infringements

1. Anyone who intentionally or negligently violates the provisions of § 5 of these property and stadium regulations may be expelled from the VELTINS-Arena and the wider area of application of the property and stadium regulations without compensation and without reimbursement of the admission fee. The same applies to persons suffering from alcohol or drug-related symptoms of alcoholism.
2. A stadium ban may be imposed on persons who violate the site and stadium regulations through their behavior inside or outside the stadium in connection with an event. This entry ban can be limited to the area of the VELTINS-Arena, taking into account the principle of proportionality, or can also be issued with nationwide effect for soccer events in other stadiums.
3. If it is suspected that visitors have committed a criminal offense, a report will be made. In the event of an administrative offense, a complaint may be filed.
4. Prohibited items shall be seized and taken into custody and, unless they are required as evidence for misdemeanor or criminal investigation proceedings, shall be returned to the person from whom they were seized once the conditions for seizure no longer apply.
   Items from § 5 para. 1 letters a, b, f, l, o are exempt from return.

§ 7 Contractual penalties / association penalties

1. The visitor is obliged to pay a contractual penalty of € 25 to the organizer if he urinates within the area of application of these property and stadium regulations:
   1. urinates outside the toilet facilities provided there,
   2. sticks stickers, posters or notes on building components or accessories of the Veltins-Arena (e.g. fences, flagpoles, garbage cans, information signs etc.),
   3. smokes within the designated no-smoking zones.
2. The organizer is entitled to demand a contractual penalty of up to € 300.00 from visitors who have gained access to the VELTINS-Arena or to another enclosed area within the scope of the property and stadium regulations or to another block or seat than is shown on their ticket, unless the violation was not culpable. The contractual penalty shall be determined by the organizer at its reasonable discretion and shall be reviewed by the competent court in the event of a dispute. Further claims for damages shall remain unaffected by this, whereby the contractual penalty shall be offset against claims for damages.
3. If the visitor carries pyrotechnic objects (e.g. Bengalo flares, flares) within the VELTINS-Arena or on the other grounds covered by the scope of the property and stadium regulations, ignites them or assists in igniting them, he/she forfeits a contractual penalty to the organizer. The amount of the contractual penalty shall be determined by the organizer at its reasonable discretion and, in the event of a dispute, shall be reviewed by the competent court. Further claims for damages shall remain unaffected by this, whereby the contractual penalty shall be offset against claims for damages.
4. If the visitor throws objects (e.g. beer cups or lighters) at other spectators or onto the pitch in the VELTINS-Arena or on the grounds covered by the scope of the property and stadium regulations, he/she will forfeit a contractual penalty to the organizer. The amount of the contractual penalty shall be determined by the organizer at its reasonable discretion and, in the event of a dispute, reviewed by the competent court. Further claims for damages shall remain unaffected by this, whereby the contractual penalty shall be offset against claims for damages.
5. Anyone who intentionally or negligently fails to comply with the instructions of the organizer's control and security service, the police, the regulatory authorities, the fire department, the rescue service or the stadium announcer contrary to the provisions of Section 4 (2) or blocks entrances and exits or escape routes contrary to the provisions of Section 4 (4) shall forfeit a contractual penalty of up to € 1,000.00. The amount of the contractual penalty shall be determined by the organizer at its reasonable discretion and, in the event of a dispute, shall be reviewed by the competent court. Any claims for damages shall remain unaffected, but shall be offset against the contractual penalty if applicable.
6. The provisions of these ground and stadium regulations serve to protect the legal interests of players, spectators and all other persons present at events in the VELTINS-Arena or on the grounds covered by the scope of the ground and stadium regulations, the legal interests of persons who inevitably or accidentally come into contact with such events, as well as the legal interests of the clubs involved in the respective match (in particular also against the imposition of association penalties due to the misconduct of spectators).
   The organizer points out that associations (DFB, DFL, UEFA) will impose considerable penalties if spectators set off pyrotechnic objects in the VELTINS-Arena or throw objects at other spectators or onto the pitch. The organizer or the visiting club is entitled to demand compensation for these fines from the spectator who set off the pyrotechnic objects or assisted in setting them off or threw the objects.

§ 8 Scope of the organizer's liability

1. The liability of the organizer, its legal representatives and vicarious agents for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health as well as liability under the Product Liability Act and liability due to a fraudulently concealed defect or the assumption of a quality guarantee is not limited by these stadium regulations. Furthermore, these stadium regulations do not limit the liability of the organizer for damages based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the organizer, its legal representatives or vicarious agents; if none of the aforementioned cases exist, the liability of the organizer for damages arising from the breach of an obligation which is essential for the achievement of the purpose of the contract, the fulfilment of which is therefore essential for the proper execution of the contract and on the observance of which the visitor relies and may rely (essential contractual obligation), is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. Otherwise, the liability of the organizer is excluded.

2. Insofar as the liability for damages is limited in § 8 para. 1, this also applies to any liability of the vicarious agents and legal representatives of the organizer.

§ 9 Image and sound recordings

1. Every visitor to an event in the VELTINS-Arena as well as on the grounds covered by the scope of the property and stadium regulations agrees that the organizer is entitled, without being obliged to pay any remuneration, to make image and sound recordings of the visitors and/or have them made by third parties, to reproduce, broadcast and use them in any audiovisual media and/or have them reproduced, broadcast and used by third parties.
2. The organizer's rights under paragraph 1 shall apply for an unlimited period of time and worldwide.

§ 10 Exemptions

In agreement with the organizer, the police and the fire department, individual visitors to the VELTINS-Arena may be permitted to carry larger flags than those specified in § 5 para. 1g. The organizer also reserves the right, in agreement with the police and fire department, to make deviating individual arrangements with regard to large banners and/or megaphones/drums. The prerequisite for this is an application submitted to the organizer in good time in advance by the visitors concerned.

§ 11 Linguistic equality

References to persons and functions apply in both male and female form.

§ 12 Final provision

These grounds and stadium regulations enter into force on 15.06.2018.