Terms and Conditions
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1. General
Contracts and agreements and verbal agreements - especially if they will modify these Terms of Conditions - binding only after written confirmation. The same applies to agreements that are made with our representatives, or traveler.
It applies only to our Policies and to third parties.
The receipt of our confirmation letter, you agree with our terms and conditions and as an acknowledgment of this.
2. Contract
Our offers are always subject to change.
Telegraphic formschriftliche and telephone orders are only binding on us if we have confirmed in writing or bring the goods to be delivered. For purchasers, with whom we are in permanent business relationship, is a satisfactory credit rating information is always a prerequisite for commitment on our part, even if our conclusion should already be confirmed without reservation. If we receive insufficient information about the buyer after the transaction, we are entitled, at our discretion cancel the contract concluded or to require advance payments or security deposits. The buyer has no right to withdraw from the treaty if we demand due to insufficient information in advance or security deposit.
Ancillary or subsequent changes may be made to obtain written confirmation of our effectiveness. Oral statements by representatives and employees to our written confirmation to take effect.
3. Rates
Calculated the force at the time of delivery daily rates, plus statutory VAT, valid for delivery.
4. Payment Terms
The payment is, unless otherwise expressly agreed to pay by cash in advance without any deduction ..
If not paid in time we will:
a. Interest in the amount of our usual bank interest on bank overdrafts without warning and proof of loss calculated. The assertion of further damages, as well as the rights under § 326 BGB is reserved;
b. all outstanding claims arising from these or other transactions to the Purchaser shall immediately charge and any bills of exchange or checks, which provide for a deferred payment shall be due and
c. our supplies from them and / or other orders until the complete fulfillment of all our outstanding claims from this or other orders retained by the purchaser.
Credits on checks are always subject to receipt and without prejudice to earlier maturity of the purchase price in case of default of the Purchaser; done it with value date on which we can dispose of the proceeds.
We are also entitled to perform outstanding deliveries only against advance payment or security deposits and withdraw from the contract after a reasonable grace period - even after partial fulfillment - or to claim damages for breach of contract or deny our performance, without prejudice to the right to withdraw the goods supplied under reservation.
Furthermore, we are entitled to take any goods delivered under retention of possession, without leading to the right of recourse is had to cancel the contract.
Our claims against set-off or retention rights are excluded by the customer. The purchaser of reference should be made to the way of separate proceedings.
5. Delivery
The delivery time begins on the date of our acceptance of order, but not prior to any implementation details. It shall apply with the timely notification of readiness than honored. However, if by no one of us to circumstances particular operative disturbances, there are measures due to labor disputes, failure in the equipment purchased from us, late delivery or acts of God, we are exempt from late delivery.
The delivery time is reasonably extended if the purchaser from him in due time the required documents, permits, approvals, information, and the like teach, unless an agreed payment is received on time, or if he wants a change in the technical execution. The delivery time is kept, if left to its expiry the goods or the warehouse for shipment has been reported.
In our offers or order confirmations or oral delivery times listed are to be regarded as approximate and not binding. Even if expressly agreed exempt fixed-delivery disruptions of any kind or any other supply difficulties from the obligation to comply with the delivery and entitle us to postpone the appropriate deadlines.
Partial deliveries are permissible.
If we exceed the terms of delivery, the customer must grant us a reasonable grace period. After this period, he may withdraw from the far end, if the goods are not up to the deadline for dispatch reported.
For transactions with merchants, provided that the commercial establishments to include a commercial enterprise, or transactions with legal persons under public law or public institutions: compensation claims are in default of delivery by the Fund or by us-inflicted inability to deliver due to non-excluded if intent or gross negligence there is not with us. For transactions with non-merchants such claims are limited to the max damage proved. 10 per cent of the value of that part of the delivery or performance with which we are in default, or what we have become impossible if there is intent or gross negligence is not with us. If the delivery is running out of time through our fault, the buyer and thus suffers a loss, he may delay compensation of max. 10 per cent of the value of that portion of the delivery, which could be made because of the delay to the intended use and use.
The latter restriction does not apply if there is intent or gross negligence by us.
6. Delivery and transfer of risk
Transfer to the shipper or carrier, at the latest upon leaving our warehouse, the risk passes to the buyer even if partial deliveries take place or other services, eg To dispatch and transportation, etc. taken from us.
If delivery is delayed due to circumstances which we are not responsible, the risk passes at the end of the day the goods are ready for the buyer.
Upon request and at the expense of the buyer but we are obliged to arrange insurance to demands. We are not to take out insurance against damage, particularly obliged shipping damage.
As far as we go into insurance, at our discretion, pay the buyer the cost.
Shipping route and means of transportation are left to our discretion. With car or truck shipments, we take no responsibility for the full utilization of capacity. In all cases, were given in which the buyer is not exactly specific instructions for the task, this is the best discretion without liability to us concerning the cheapest and most expedient dispatch or shipment.
7. Retention of title
Our deliveries are made exclusively with retention of title. The property is only transferred to the buyer if he has satisfied his or her total liabilities against us, are created based on whatever legal reason, they,. This is true even if the purchase price is paid for certain, the customer named deliveries. For current accounts, the reserved property serves as security demands of our claim.
The handling or processing of goods supplied by us is always done for us and on our behalf, excluding the acquisition of property to the purchaser under § 950 BGB, without the need arise for us from this debt. The processed goods serve as our security in the amount of the invoice value of the goods. During processing, combination or amalgamation of our delivered goods with other goods not belonging to us by the purchaser, we shall co-ownership share in the new case, the ratio of the value of our goods to the other goods processed at the time of processing. For the new case arising from the processing system is regarded the same as for the conditional goods. It is regarded as Reserved Property within the meaning of these terms. The Purchaser hereby assigns to us off the property he owns or co-ownership in the combined or mixed, or of the new object and secures it with commercial care for us. The buyer's claims against third parties from the resale of goods subject to retention as this now assigned to the complete eradication of all our trade receivables with all rights to us for our security, and that no matter whether the goods resold without or after processing, combining, mixing is.
The buyer agrees to go on payment by bank or postal giro transfers, which assists us with the security assigned claims that have not otherwise. All payments received on the receivables assigned to us shall be kept in a separate fund transfers and forward it to us.
In the event that the subject goods had the buyer together with others, not us or the goods belonging to the buyer, it was without it for processing, combining, mixing is sold, the assignment of the purchase price claim only up to the value of our goods, which is with the other goods covered by this contract of sale or part of the merchandise.
The buyer is for resale and to sell the reserved commodity only as long as he is not in default, and only in the ordinary course of business right from the action and authorized the purchase price claim from the resale pursuant to the preceding paragraphs is transferred to us. At our request, the seller is obliged to announce the assignment to the third party purchaser to pay to us and to us to assert our rights to provide the necessary information and documents. For our part we are always entitled to inform the debtors of the acquisition of ownership of the claim.
If the value of existing security for us, our claims by twenty percent, we are obligated to the Purchaser's request for release, and repossession of securities at our choice. A pledge or security of the retained goods to the buyer is prohibited. By a pledge or any other infringement of our rights by third parties, the buyer must notify us immediately.
8. Warranty
Notification of defects due to visible defects in transactions with merchants, provided that the commercial operation of the commercial sector including, without delay, not later than 10 days after the goods arrive at their destination by writing to us. Defects even with careful examination within this period can not be discovered, are immediately notified in within 10 days after finding in writing no later than 2 months after the invoice date. The delivery is always send in writing.
In the event of deficiencies, including the absence of warranted properties, which are detected have occurred as a result of the passing of risk in fact, we provide at our discretion by repair of the supplied goods or by their replacements. Faulty items are returned to us.
Defects or damages that are to wrongful or improper handling or improper installation and use of inappropriate accessories or an amendment of the original components by the customer or we have not engaged third parties caused or natural wear and tear are excluded from the warranty.
If we let a reasonable grace asked us resolve without the defect or deliver a replacement, or if repair or replacement have failed or are refused by us, the buyer can cancel the contract or reduction of the payment request.
Other than the above claims - particularly claims for damages - the customer, are excluded, except where apparent from paragraph 9 something to the contrary.
9. Damages
Claims for damages of any kind against us or our agents - for breach of contractual obligations, from negligence in contract in tort - are excluded, if there is intent or gross negligence is not with us.
In cases of gross negligence or in cases in which, even without gross negligence, liability is not excluded or can be further restricted when doing business with merchants who include the operations of their commercial trade and transactions with public bodies or public institutions in all cases, liability is always limited to the foreseeable at the time the contract damages. The rules under paragraph 7 shall remain unaffected.
10. Consequential
We are not liable for consequential damages, which, among other things through alteration, improper handling or application of the delivered goods have been created.
11. Performance and Jurisdiction
Performance for all obligations under the contract is Krefeld. Jurisdiction for all disputes - including checks - is Krefeld.
This also applies to disputes, which tend to contract termination, but their origin in the year ended contract.
12. Severability
If any of the above clauses should be invalid, the conditions are to receive the remainder to be valid. In place of the ineffective clauses cede the statutory scheme. Where that does not exist, the parties are obliged to make an agreement which envisaged the ineffective clause with the aim pursued and economically comes closest. Would it represent the buyer, however, an undue hardship if he were to hold, when applying these rules to the contract, he is entitled to withdraw by a unilateral declaration by the supplier against the contract.
I. Standard business terms
§ 1 Basic provisions
(1) The following business terms are applicable to all the contracts, which you conclude with us as a supplier (Robert Hannappel) via the www.don-audio.de website. Unless otherwise agreed upon, the inclusion, if necessary, of your own conditions is ruled out.
(2) A ‘consumer’ in the sense of the following regulations is every natural person who concludes a legal transaction which, to an overwhelming extent, cannot be attributed to either his commercial or independent professional activities. The term ‘businessman’ refers to every natural person, legal person or legally responsible partnership that concludes a legal transaction in pursuance of his/its independent professional or commercial activity.
§ 2 Conclusion of the contract
(1) The subject-matter of the contract is the selling of products.
(2) Our offers on the website are non-binding and are not a binding offer to conclude a contract.
(3) You can use the online shopping cart system to place a binding offer of purchase (order).
Here, the goods meant for purchase are stored in the ‘Shopping cart’. You can use the respective button in the navigation bar to call up the “shopping cart” and make changes at any time. After the ‘check-out’ page has been called up and the respective personal data and payment and shipping conditions have been entered, all the order data is displayed again on the order overview page. Before the order is sent, you can re-check all the data, change it (which can also be done via the internet browser’s ‘back’ function) or cancel the purchase transaction.
When the order is placed using the “Place order in conjunction with a liability to pay” button, you are considered to have made a binding offer to us.
You then receive an automatically-generated email regarding the receipt of your order. This email does not yet lead to the conclusion of a contract.
(4) The acceptance of the offer (and with it, the conclusion of the contract) takes place within a period of 2 days via a textual confirmation (e.g. email) in which you receive confirmation (order acknowledgement) regarding the execution of the order or the delivery of the products in question.
If you have not received any corresponding message within this deadline, you are no longer considered to be bound to your order. Under such circumstances, any services that have already been provided are restored without undue delay.
(5) You are not bound by your enquiries regarding the creation of an offer that have been conveyed to us. We supply you with a textual and binding offer (e.g. via e-mail), which you can accept within a period of 5 days.
(6) The execution of the order and the sending of all the details necessitated by the conclusion of the contract take place via e-mail, in a partially-automated manner. Consequently, you have to ensure that the e-mail address that you have deposited with us is the correct one, and that the receipt of the respective e-mails is guaranteed. In particular, you have to ensure that the respective e-mails are not blocked by a SPAM filter.
§ 3 Special agreements related to the offered payment methods
(1) Purchase on account via BillSAFE
In case of a purchase on account transaction that is carried out via BillSAFE, we irrevocably cede our entire payment claim against you to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. ,22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. Before accepting the transfer, PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. shall undertake a credit check, using the data provided.
We reserve the right to refuse to allow you to use the payment method in question on the basis of the result of the credit assessment. You shall be informed about this before your order is dispatched.
In case of authorisation of the purchase on account transaction, PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. accepts the cession. In such a case, debt-discharging payments can only be made to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.
§ 4 Right of retention, reservation of proprietary rights
(1) You can only exercise a right of retention if the situation in question involves claims arising from the same contractual relationship.
(2) The goods remain our property until the purchase price is paid in full.
(3) If you are a businessman, the following conditions also apply:
a) We retain ownership of the goods until all the claims arising from the ongoing business relationship have been settled in full. The goods subject to retention of title may not be pledged or transferred by way of security before ownership of the said goods changes hands.
b) You can re-sell the goods within the framework of an orderly transaction. In this regard, you hereby cede all the claims amounting to the magnitude of the billing amount that accrue to you as a result of the re-selling operation to us, and we accept the cession. Furthermore, you are authorised to collect the claim in question. However, insofar as you do not discharge your payment obligations in an orderly fashion, we reserve the right to collect the claim ourselves.
c) In a situation involving the combination and amalgamation of the goods subject to retention of title, we acquire co-ownership of the newly-formed item. This co-ownership corresponds to the ratio that exists between the invoice value of the goods subject to retention of title and the other processed items at the time of processing.
d) If you make a request of this nature, we shall be obligated to release the securities that are due to us, to the extent that the realisable value of our securities exceeds the claim to be secured by more than 10%. We are responsible for selecting the securities to be released.
§ 5 Warranty
(1) The statutory warranty rights are applicable.
(2) Despite the contents of the corresponding legal regulation, the warranty period for second-hand items amounts to a period of one year after delivery of the goods in question. The one-year warranty period does not apply in situations involving culpably caused damages that can be attributed to the supplier and which are associated with loss of life, injuries or health-related damages. Furthermore, it does not apply in situations involving damages suffered as a result of gross negligence or malicious intent, or in situations involving deceit on the part of the supplier or contribution claims as per §§ 478 and 479 of the BGB (German Civil Code).
(3) If you are a businessman, the following shall apply, despite the contents of paragraph 1:
a) It is understood that the details provided by us and the product description provided by the manufacturer are the only things that represent the properties and condition of the product in question. Other advertisements, blurbs and statements issued by the manufacturer are not considered to be representative of the properties and condition of the said product.
b) You are obligated to exercise due diligence while promptly checking the goods for qualitative and quantitative deviations, and to inform us in writing of apparent defects within a period of 7 days after receipt of the goods. The term limit shall be considered to have been complied with if a timely dispatch was executed. This also applies to hidden defects that are detected at a later stage (from the time of discovery onwards). Warranty claims cannot be raised if the obligation to inspect and the obligation to give notice of defects are not fulfilled.
c) In case of defects, we provide guarantee through repair or replacement at our own discretion. If the defect is not removed, you can demand a reduction in the price or withdraw from the contract at your discretion. The defect removal is applicable after a failed second attempt, unless the circumstances prove otherwise, in particular due to the nature of the object and/or defect or other conditions. In case of repair, we must not bear the additional costs, which arise from the transfer of the item to a place other than the place of fulfilment, as far as the transfer does not correspond to the intended use of the item.
d) The warranty period amounts to a period of one year after delivery of the product. The shortened warranty period does not apply in situations involving culpably caused damages that can be attributed to us and which are associated with loss of life, injuries or health-related damages. Furthermore, it does not apply in situations involving damages suffered as a result of gross negligence or malicious intent, or in situations involving deceit or contribution claims as per §§ 478 and 479 of the BGB (German Civil Code).
§ 6 Liability
(1) We also provide unlimited liability for damage caused due to the violation of life, limb or health. Furthermore, we provide liability without limitation in all cases of intent and gross negligence, if a defect is fraudulently concealed, in case of assumption of guarantee for the procurement of the object of purchase and in all other legally regulated cases.
(2) The liability of defects within the scope of the implied warranty complies with the corresponding regulation in our customer information (Part II) and General Terms and Conditions (Part I).
(3) If the situation in question relates to important contractual obligations and involves minor negligence, our liability is limited to the foreseeable damages that are typical for the contract. The term ‘important contractual obligations’ refers to important obligations that follow from the nature of the contract and whose violation would jeopardise the fulfilment of the purpose of the contract. It also covers obligations that the contents of the contract impose on us in order to facilitate the fulfilment of the purpose of the contract and whose fulfilment makes it possible for the contract to be executed in an orderly manner, and compliance with which may regularly be taken for granted by you.
(4) When it comes to the violation of inessential contractual obligations, no liability shall be assumed if the situation in question involves violations of obligations associated with light negligence.
(5) The current state of the respective technology makes it impossible to guarantee that data transmission operations that use the internet will take place in an error-free manner characterised by permanent availability. In this respect, we cannot vouch for the constant and uninterrupted availability of the website and the service offered on the website.
§ 7 Choice of law, place of fulfilment, jurisdiction
(1) German law shall apply. This choice of law only applies to customers if it does not result in the revocation of the protection guaranteed by the mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the respective customer’s usual place of residence is located (benefit-of-the-doubt principle).
(2) If you are not a consumer, but a businessman, a legal entity under public law or an institutional fund governed by public law, our place of business is the place of jurisdiction as well as the place of fulfilment for all services that follow from the business relationships that exist with us. The same condition applies to situations in which you are not associated with a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or the EU, as well as situations in which the place of residence or the usual place of residence is not known at the time of commencement of proceedings. This has no bearing on the capacity to call upon the court associated with another place of jurisdiction.
(3) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods are explicitly inapplicable.
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II. Customer information
1. Identity of the seller
Robert Hannappel
Am Schicksbaum 43
47804 Krefeld
Deutschland
Telephone: 49(0)2151 3627069
E-Mail: info@don-audio.com
2. Information regarding the conclusion of the contract
The technical steps associated with the conclusion of the contract, the contract conclusion itself and the correction options are executed in accordance with § 2 of our standard business terms (part I.).
3. Contractual language, saving the text of the contract
3.1 Contract language shall be English.
3.2 The complete text of the contract is not saved with us. Before the order is sent, via the online - shopping cart system the contract data can be printed out or electronically saved using the browser’s print function. After the order is received by us, the order data, the legally-mandated details related to distance selling contracts and the standard business terms are re-sent to you via e-mail.
3.3 When it comes to enquiries that lie outside the context of the online shopping cart system, you receive all the contract data lying within the framework of a binding offer in an e-mail, which you can print out or save electronically.
4. Main features of the product or service
The main features of the product and/or service can be found in the product description and the supplementary details appearing on our website.
5. Prices and payment arrangements
5.1 The prices mentioned in the respective offers represent total prices, as do the shipping costs. They include all the price components, including all the incidental taxes.
5.2 The dispatch costs that are incurred are not included in the purchase price. They can be called up via the relevant button on our website or in the relevant item description, are separately specified during the ordering process and must be borne by you separately, unless a free delivery has been agreed upon.
5.3 The payment methods that are available to you are specified under a correspondingly-named button on our website, or in the respective product description.
5.4 Unless otherwise specified for the respective payment methods, the payment claims arising from the contract that has been concluded become payable immediately.
6. Delivery conditions
6.1 The delivery conditions, the delivery date and any potential delivery restrictions can be found under a correspondingly-named button on our website, or in the respective product description.
6.2 If you are a consumer, the following is statutorily regulated: The risk of the sold item accidentally being destroyed or degraded during shipping only passes over to you when the item in question is delivered, regardless of whether or not the shipping operation is insured. This condition does not apply if you have independently commissioned a transport company that has not been specified by us or a person who has otherwise been appointed to execute the shipping operation.
If you are a businessman, the delivery and shipping operations take place at your own risk.
7. Statutory warranty right
7.1 The liability for defects associated with our goods is geared towards the ‘Warranty’ provision in our standard business terms (part I).
7.2 As a user, you are requested to promptly check the product for completeness, visible defects and transport damage as soon as it is delivered, and promptly disclose your complaints to us and the shipping company in writing.Even if you do not comply with this request, it shall have no effect on your legal warranty claims.
These SBTs and customer details were created by the lawyers specialising in IT law who work for the Händlerbund, and are constantly checked for legal conformity. Händlerbund Management AG guarantees the legal security of the texts and assumes liability in case warnings are issued. More detailed information can be found on the following website: http://www.haendlerbund.de/agb-service.
02.12.2014