The Rules of Conduct are an integral part of granting access to the Olympiastadion Berlin (stadium operator) for guests and employees. It applies on the entire enclosed stadium grounds, parking lot PO4, parking lot PO5 and the Olympiastadion Berlin (collectively referred to as the Premises). It is valid on all days in which events take place at the Premises as well as event-free days and to all persons staying at the Premises.

The aim of the Rules of Conduct is

1. to prevent the endangerment or injury of persons and damage to property;
2. to protect the stadium grounds and structures from damage and soiling or littering;
3. to ensure the smooth running of events;
4. to preserve the cultural and historical character of the stadium and the grounds as a landmark in the long term.

The stadium operator exercises the rights to enforce the Rules of Conduct at the Premises. During the events, the Rules of Conduct shall be enforced by the stadium operator, the organiser and the security services commissioned. Their instructions for the enforcement of the Rules of Conduct must be followed.

1. When entering the Premises, every person is obliged to show the security staff, and on request also the police, their authorisation to enter the Premises without being asked and to hand it over for inspection on request, or to prove their authorisation to enter in another manner. In case of refusal, access will be denied. The validity and usability of the admission ticket are determined by the general terms and conditions for the sale of tickets for admission tickets of the respective organiser or the terms and conditions of participation and liability for the tourism programme in the Olympiastadion Berlin.
2. The security service is entitled to check persons – also by using technical aids – to determine whether they represent a security risk due to alcohol or drug consumption or because they are carrying prohibited objects. With the consent of the persons concerned, the security service is entitled to control items of clothing and containers. Technical aids and equipment can also be employed and used for this purpose.
3. Persons who cannot prove their authorisation to enter and be at the Premises and persons who pose a security risk or refuse to give their consent to a check will be refused entrance and prevented from entering the Premises. This also applies to persons against whom a national or international stadium ban has been issued. Visitors who were denied entrance are not entitled to a refund of the admission fee.

1. Only persons who have a valid admission ticket or another admission authorisation (e.g. an accreditation or employee ID card) with them or who can prove their authorisation to be admitted in some other way are allowed to stay on the Premises. Admission authorisations must be presented on entering and within the Premises at the request of the police, the security service or authorised employees of the operator. Proof of identity must be provided in an appropriate manner on request. Persons who are found on the Premises without a valid admission ticket or other admission authorisation may be immediately ejected from the Premises without further explanation.
2. Driving and parking within the Premises is only permitted with a special authorisation pass. The respective restrictions must be observed. In all other respects, the regulations of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) apply on the entire Premises, unless otherwise indicated.

1. All persons entering the Premises must behave in such a way that no other person is injured, endangered or – more than is unavoidable under the circumstances – hindered or harassed.
2. All persons entering the Premises must follow the instructions of the stadium operator, the police, the fire brigade, the security and rescue services and the stadium speaker. Anyone who deliberately or negligently fails to comply with these instructions may be removed from the Premises by the stadium operator, security service or the police.
3. All stairs, entrances and exits as well as emergency, escape and rescue routes must be kept clear. Notwithstanding these Rules of Conduct, necessary further requirements may be announced on a case-by-case basis to prevent or eliminate danger to life, health or property. Instructions issued for this purpose by the police or the security service must be followed.
4. All persons entering the Premises are requested not to carelessly throw away rubbish, packaging materials and empty containers, but to dispose of them in the rubbish bins located on the Premises. Attention must also be paid to the intended separation of the materials to be disposed of.
5. All persons entering the Premises irrevocably agree for all present and future media to the use of their image and voice free of charge for photographs, live broadcasts, non-live broadcasts and/or recordings of images and/or sound produced by the stadium operator or the respective event organiser or their agents in connection with the stadium visit or the event. Section 23 para. 2 of the Art Copyright Act (Kunsturhebergesetz) remains unaffected.

1. Unless otherwise authorised by the stadium operator and organiser, all persons entering the Premises are prohibited from bringing the following items onto the Premises or carrying any of the following items with them
   1. Materials or clothing with discriminatory content that devalues ​​and/or denigrates people or groups of people because of age, origin & nationality, belief, sexual orientation and gender as well as because of physical or mental abilities or social status or similar protected characteristics under the General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz; AGG)
   2. any right-wing extremist, National Socialist or similar party-political propaganda material (including corresponding clothing);
   3. weapons of any kind;
   4. items and objects that can be used as blunt or sharp weapons or as projectiles (e.g. also stick umbrellas);
   5. gas spray cans, corrosive, flammable, colouring substances, or containers with substances that are harmful to health or highly flammable (exception: commercially available pocket lighters);
   6. bottles (including PET and plastic bottles), cups, jugs, cans or other objects made of glass or other fragile, splintering or particularly hard material (non-alcoholic beverages may be carried in beverage cartons up to a maximum capacity of 0.5 litres);
   7. bulky objects such as ladders, stools, (folding) chairs, boxes, bags larger than 29.7 cm x 21 cm (DIN-A4) x 15 cm, rucksacks of any kind, suitcases;
   8. Fireworks, flares, smoke powder, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnic articles;
   9. flag or banner poles longer than 1.50 m or with a diameter of more than 3 centimetres, as well as so-called two-pole banners; (the material of flags and banners brought along and allowed must be classified as”flame-retardant”);
   10. larger quantities of paper or paper rolls;
   11. mechanically and electrically operated instruments which make noise such as megaphones, gas pressure fanfares;
   12. alcoholic beverages of all kinds;
   13. cannabis;
   14. animals, except certified assistance animals;
   15. laser pointers;
   16. system cameras with interchangeable lenses, video cameras or other comparable professional sound or image recording devices (unless the organiser has given their consent);
   17. unmanned aerial systems (drones);
   18. any advertising, commercial or political items, including banners, signs, symbols and leaflets.
2. Unless otherwise authorised by the stadium operator and organiser, all persons entering the Premises are prohibited from
   1. entering the interior and the playing field;
   2. disseminating political propaganda and taking political actions, expressing racist, xenophobic, right-wing radical slogans or using or displaying such emblems or exhibiting a radical right-wing ideology through gestures;
   3. defaming others through statements or actions due to their skin colour, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation etc;
   4. climbing on or over buildings and facilities not intended for general use, in particular facades, fences, walls, enclosures, barriers, lighting installations, camera platforms, trees, masts of all kinds and roofs;
   5. entering areas (e.g. function rooms, VIP and media areas, etc.) which are not intended for the general public, or where access authorisation is not valid for these areas;
   6. throwing objects of any kind, or spilling liquid of any kind, especially if this is done in the direction of the visitors (anyone) or in the direction of the interior or playing field;
   7. lighting fires or flares, shooting fireworks, igniting smoke powder, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnic objects;
   8. selling goods and tickets, distributing printed matter and carrying out collections;
   9. writing on, painting or sticking any material on buildings, facilities or paths;
   10. relieving themselves outside of the toilet facilities or to litter the Premises by throwing away objects – rubbish, packaging, empty containers, etc.;
   11. blocking or restricting access to traffic areas, footpaths and driveways, entrances and exits to visitor areas and escape routes;
   12. to stand on the seats in the spectator areas;
   13. recording, transmitting or otherwise disseminating sound, images, descriptions or event results in whole or in part (except for private purposes) via the Internet or other media or assisting other persons in doing so;
   14. disseminating commercially photographs or images taken on the Premises;
   15. Inciting hatred or violence towards other people among spectators;
   16. operating unmanned aerial systems (drones);
   17. to consume cannabis;
   18. driving on the Premises.
3. Any unauthorised entry into the interior or the playing field (Art. 6 par. 2 letter a) shall be punished as follows:
   1. The stadium operator or the respective organiser will file a criminal complaint for trespassing in accordance with section 123 of the German Criminal Code (StGB).
   2. The stadium visitor will be removed from the stadium.
   3. The stadium visitor will be required to pay a flat-rate processing fee of €1,000 for the expenses incurred by the stadium operator or the respective organiser. We reserve the right to assert further damages, in particular claims for damages by third parties.

The stay on the Premises is at your own risk.

The stadium operator or the respective organiser, their legal representatives or vicarious agents shall be liable without limitation in accordance with the statutory provisions for damages to life, body or health culpably caused by the stadium operator or the respective organiser, their legal representatives or vicarious agents.

Apart from this, the stadium operator or the respective organiser is only liable for damages caused by them, their legal representatives or vicarious agents through intent or gross negligence, unless essential contractual obligations are affected.

Except in the case of wilful acts, the liability of the stadium operator or the respective organiser is limited to compensation for foreseeable, contractually typical damage, unless there is a grossly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations.

Accidents or damage must be reported immediately.

The punishment of administrative offences is based on the local police regulations.