General Terms and Conditions with customer information

List of contents: 

1. Scope of application  
2. Conclusion of contract
3. Right of cancellation
4. Prices and terms of payment
5. Terms of delivery and dispatch
6. Retention of title
7. Liability for defects (warranty)
8. Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer specifications
9. Redemption of promotional vouchers
10. Redemption of gift vouchers  
11. Applicable law  
12. Place of jurisdiction  
13. Alternative dispute resolution
14. Exclusion of the right of cancellation for consumers with habitual residence in non-EU countries
    

1) Scope of application

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") of the company Epytec GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "Seller") shall apply to all contracts concluded between a consumer or a trader (hereinafter referred to as "Client") and the Seller relating to all goods and/or services presented in the Seller's online shop. The inclusion of the Customer's own terms and conditions is hereby rejected, unless otherwise agreed.

1.2 These GTC apply accordingly to contracts for the delivery of vouchers, unless otherwise agreed.

1.3 A consumer within the meaning of these GTC is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business or profession.

1.4 An entrepreneur within the meaning of these GTC is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity which, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of its commercial or independent professional activity.

2) Conclusion of contract

2.1 The product descriptions contained in the seller's online shop do not constitute binding offers on the part of the seller, but serve to submit a binding offer by the customer.

2.2 The customer can submit the offer via the online order form integrated into the seller's online shop. After placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping basket and going through the electronic ordering process, the customer submits a legally binding contractual offer with regard to the goods contained in the shopping basket by clicking the button that concludes the ordering process. Furthermore, the customer can also submit the offer to the seller by telephone, e-mail or online contact form. . 

2.3 The seller can accept the customer's offer within five days,  

by sending the customer a written order confirmation or an order confirmation in text form (fax or e-mail), whereby the receipt of the order confirmation by the customer is decisive in this respect, or  

by delivering the ordered goods to the customer, whereby the receipt of the goods by the customer is decisive, or

by requesting payment from the customer after the customer has placed the order.

If several of the aforementioned alternatives exist, the contract is concluded at the point in time at which one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for accepting the offer begins on the day after the offer is sent by the customer and ends at the end of the fifth day following the sending of the offer. If the Seller does not accept the Customer's offer within the aforementioned period, this shall be deemed a rejection of the offer with the consequence that the Customer is no longer bound by his declaration of intent.

2.4 If a payment method offered by PayPal is selected, payment shall be processed via the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter: "PayPal"), subject to the PayPal Terms of Use, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or - if the customer does not have a PayPal account - subject to the terms and conditions for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full. If the customer pays using a payment method offered by PayPal that can be selected in the online order process, the seller declares acceptance of the customer's offer at the time the customer clicks the button that completes the order process.

2.5 When submitting an offer via the seller's online order form, the text of the contract is saved by the seller after the contract is concluded and sent to the customer in text form (e.g. e-mail, fax or letter) after the customer's order has been sent. The seller will not make the text of the contract available beyond this. If the customer has set up a user account in the seller's online shop before sending his order, the order data will be archived on the seller's website and can be accessed free of charge by the customer via his password-protected user account by entering the corresponding login data.

2.6 Before submitting a binding order via the Seller's online order form, the Customer can recognise possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means of better recognising input errors can be the browser's magnification function, which enlarges the display on the screen. The customer can correct their entries during the electronic ordering process using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until they click on the button that finalises the ordering process.

2.7 The German and English languages are available for the conclusion of the contract.

2.8 Order processing and contact are generally carried out by e-mail and automated order processing. The customer must ensure that the e-mail address provided by him for order processing is correct so that the e-mails sent by the seller can be received at this address. In particular, when using SPAM filters, the customer must ensure that all e-mails sent by the seller or by third parties commissioned by the seller to process the order can be delivered.

3) Right of cancellation

3.1 Consumers are generally entitled to a right of cancellation.  

3.2 Further information on the right of cancellation can be found in the seller's cancellation policy.

3.3 The right of cancellation does not apply to consumers who do not belong to a member state of the European Union at the time the contract is concluded and whose sole place of residence and delivery address are outside the European Union at the time the contract is concluded.  

4) Prices and terms of payment  

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the seller's product description, the prices quoted are total prices that include statutory VAT. Any additional delivery and shipping costs will be indicated separately in the respective product description.

4.2 For deliveries to countries outside the European Union, additional costs may be incurred in individual cases for which the seller is not responsible and which are to be borne by the customer. These include, for example, costs for the transfer of money by credit institutions (e.g. transfer fees, exchange rate fees) or import duties or taxes (e.g. customs duties). Such costs may also be incurred in relation to the transfer of funds if the delivery is not made to a country outside the European Union, but the customer makes the payment from a country outside the European Union.  

4.3 The payment option(s) will be communicated to the customer in the seller's online shop.

4.4 If advance payment by bank transfer has been agreed, payment is due immediately after conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have agreed a later due date.

4.5 If a payment method offered via the "PayPal" payment service is selected, payment shall be processed via PayPal, whereby PayPal may also use the services of third-party payment service providers for this purpose. If the Seller also offers payment methods via PayPal for which it makes advance payments to the Customer (e.g. purchase on account or payment by instalments), it assigns its payment claim in this respect to PayPal or to the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal and specifically named to the Customer. Before accepting the seller's declaration of assignment, PayPal or the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal shall carry out a credit check using the transmitted customer data. The seller reserves the right to refuse the customer the selected payment method in the event of a negative check result. If the selected payment method is authorised, the customer must pay the invoice amount within the agreed payment period or at the agreed payment intervals. In this case, the customer can only pay PayPal or the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal with debt-discharging effect. However, even in the case of assignment of claims, the seller remains responsible for general customer enquiries, e.g. regarding goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, declarations of cancellation and returns or credit notes.

5)Terms of delivery and dispatch

5.1 If the seller offers to dispatch the goods, delivery shall be made within the delivery area specified by the seller to the delivery address specified by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. The delivery address specified in the seller's order processing is decisive for the transaction.  

5.2 If the delivery of the goods fails for reasons for which the customer is responsible, the customer shall bear the reasonable costs incurred by the seller as a result. This does not apply with regard to the costs for the return shipment if the customer effectively exercises his right of cancellation. If the customer effectively exercises his right of cancellation, the provision in the seller's cancellation policy shall apply to the return costs.

5.3 If the customer is acting as an entrepreneur, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall pass to the customer as soon as the seller has delivered the goods to the forwarding agent, carrier or other person or organisation designated to carry out the shipment. If the customer is acting as a consumer, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall not pass until the goods are handed over to the customer or a person authorised to receive them. Notwithstanding this, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall pass to the customer, even in the case of consumers, as soon as the seller has delivered the goods to the forwarding agent, the carrier or the person or organisation otherwise designated to carry out the shipment, if the customer has commissioned the forwarding agent, the carrier or the person or organisation otherwise designated to carry out the shipment and the seller has not previously named this person or organisation to the customer.

5.4 The Seller reserves the right to withdraw from the contract in the event of incorrect or improper self-delivery. This shall only apply in the event that the Seller is not responsible for the non-delivery and the Seller has concluded a specific covering transaction with the supplier with due care. The seller shall make every reasonable effort to procure the goods. In the event of non-availability or only partial availability of the goods, the customer shall be informed immediately and the consideration shall be reimbursed without delay.

5.5 If the seller offers the goods for collection, the customer can collect the ordered goods within the business hours specified by the seller at the address specified by the seller. In this case, no shipping costs will be charged. 5.6 Vouchers are provided to the customer as follows:

- by E-Mail 

6) Retention of title

If the seller makes advance payment, he shall retain title to the delivered goods until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

7) Liability for defects (warranty)

7.1 Unless otherwise stated in the following provisions, the provisions of statutory liability for defects shall apply. This does not apply to contracts for the delivery of goods:  

7.2 If the customer acts as an entrepreneur, the seller has the choice of the type of subsequent fulfilment; in the case of new goods, the limitation period for defects is one year from delivery of the goods; in the case of used goods, the rights and claims due to defects are excluded; the limitation period does not begin again if a replacement delivery is made as part of the liability for defects. 

7.3 The above limitations of liability and shortening of time limits do not apply to claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses by the customer, in the event that the seller has fraudulently concealed the defect, for goods that have been used for a building in accordance with their normal use and have caused its defectiveness, for any existing obligation of the seller to provide updates for digital products, for contracts for the delivery of goods with digital elements.  

7.4 In addition, for entrepreneurs, the statutory limitation periods for any existing statutory right of recourse remain unaffected.  

7.5 If the customer acts as a merchant within the meaning of Section 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), he shall be subject to the commercial obligation to inspect and give notice of defects in accordance with Section 377 HGB. If the customer fails to fulfil the notification obligations regulated therein, the goods shall be deemed approved.

7.6 If the customer acts as a consumer, he is requested to complain to the deliverer about delivered goods with obvious transport damage and to inform the seller of this. If the customer fails to do so, this shall have no effect on his statutory or contractual claims for defects.

7.7 A guarantee only exists if this is expressly stated in the offer. The statutory warranty is neither excluded nor limited by a guarantee.

7.8 In the case of motor vehicle components or other spare parts for motor vehicles, the provider is not liable for material defects resulting from improper installation by the customer. The Provider also assumes no warranty for the continued existence of (warranty) claims against the manufacturer of the vehicle and/or the functionality of the component after installation by the Customer.

7.9 In the case of customised products, the supplier points out that it does not assume any warranty for defects that are based exclusively on incorrect (dimensional) information provided by the customer. The customer is solely responsible for determining the correct dimensions. Due to the individuality of custom-made products, it should also be noted that these are excluded from exchange or cancellation. This means that, provided there are no quality defects, we cannot take back or exchange customised products. Therefore, please check your measurements carefully before placing your order to ensure that your customised product meets your requirements. 

8)Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer specifications

8.1 If, according to the content of the contract, the Seller is also responsible for processing the goods in accordance with certain specifications of the Customer in addition to the delivery of goods, the Customer must provide the Seller with all content required for processing, such as texts, images or graphics in the file formats, formatting, image and file sizes specified by the Seller and grant the Seller the necessary rights of use. The customer is solely responsible for the procurement and acquisition of rights to this content. The customer declares and accepts responsibility for ensuring that he has the right to use the content provided to the seller. In particular, the customer shall ensure that no third-party rights are infringed, in particular copyrights, trademark rights and personal rights.

8.2 The customer shall indemnify the seller against claims by third parties which they may assert against the seller in connection with an infringement of their rights through the contractual use of the customer's content by the seller. The customer shall also assume the necessary costs of legal defence, including all court and legal fees in the statutory amount. This does not apply if the customer is not responsible for the infringement. In the event of a claim by a third party, the customer is obliged to provide the seller immediately, truthfully and completely with all information necessary for the examination of the claims and a defence.

8.3 The seller reserves the right to refuse processing orders if the content provided by the customer for this purpose violates legal or official prohibitions or offends common decency. This applies in particular to the provision of anti-constitutional, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, offensive, youth-endangering and/or violence-glorifying content. Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer specifications.

9) Redemption of promotional vouchers  

9.1 Vouchers that are issued free of charge by the seller as part of promotions with a specific period of validity and that cannot be purchased by the customer (hereinafter "promotional vouchers") can only be redeemed in the seller's online shop and only during the specified period.

9.2 Promotional vouchers can only be redeemed by consumers.

9.3 Individual products may be excluded from the voucher promotion if a corresponding restriction results from the content of the promotional voucher.

9.4 9.4 Promotional vouchers can only be redeemed before the order process is completed. Subsequent offsetting is not possible.

9.5 Only one promotional voucher can be redeemed per order.

9.6 The value of the goods must be at least equal to the amount of the promotional voucher. Any remaining credit will not be refunded by the seller.

9.7 If the value of the promotional voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the seller can be selected to settle the difference.

9.8 The balance of a promotional voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it bear interest.

9.9 The promotional voucher will not be refunded if the customer returns the goods paid for in full or in part with the promotional voucher within the scope of his statutory right of cancellation.  

9.10 The promotional voucher is only intended for use by the person named on it. The promotional voucher may not be transferred to third parties. The seller is entitled, but not obliged, to check the material eligibility of the respective voucher holder.

10) Redemption of gift vouchers 

10.1 Gift vouchers that can be purchased via the seller's online shop (hereinafter "gift vouchers") can only be redeemed in the seller's online shop, unless otherwise stated in the voucher.  

10.2 Gift vouchers and remaining credit on gift vouchers can be redeemed until the end of the third year after the year in which the voucher was purchased. Remaining credit will be credited to the customer until the expiry date.  

10.3 Gift vouchers can only be redeemed before completing the order process. Subsequent offsetting is not possible.

10.4 Only one gift voucher can be redeemed per order.

10.5 Gift vouchers can only be used for the purchase of goods and not for the purchase of further gift vouchers.

10.6 If the value of the gift voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the seller can be chosen to settle the difference.

10.7 The balance of a gift voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it bear interest.

10.8 The gift voucher is only intended for use by the person named on it. The gift voucher may not be transferred to third parties. The seller is authorised, but not obliged, to check the material entitlement of the respective gift voucher holder.

11) Applicable law

11.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to all legal relationships between the parties to the exclusion of the laws on the international purchase of movable goods. In the case of consumers, this choice of law shall only apply insofar as the protection granted by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the consumer has his habitual residence is not withdrawn.

11.2 Furthermore, this choice of law with regard to the statutory right of cancellation does not apply to consumers who do not belong to a member state of the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract and whose sole place of residence and delivery address are outside the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract. 

12) Place of jurisdiction

If the customer acts as a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law with its registered office in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract shall be the registered office of the seller. If the customer is domiciled outside the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the seller's place of business shall be the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract if the contract or claims arising from the contract can be attributed to the customer's professional or commercial activity. In the above cases, however, the seller is in any case entitled to appeal to the court at the customer's place of business.

13) Alternative dispute resolution

13.1 The EU Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution on the Internet at the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr This platform serves as a contact point for the out-of-court settlement of disputes arising from online purchase or service contracts in which a consumer is involved.

13.2 he seller is neither obliged nor willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.

14)Exclusion of the right of cancellation for consumers with habitual residence in non-EU countries

In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Distance Selling Act, we would like to point out that the statutory right of cancellation is excluded for consumers whose habitual residence is outside the European Union. This means that customers whose habitual residence is outside the EU have no possibility of cancelling the contract in accordance with the usual cancellation regulations.

We ask our customers with habitual residence outside the EU to inform themselves about the conditions and regulations before purchasing, as the usual cancellation rights do not apply to them.