General Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions with customer information
Table of contents

1. Scope of Application
2. Conclusion of the Contract
3. Right to Cancel
4. Prices and Payment Conditions
5. Shipment and Delivery Conditions
6. Reservation of Proprietary Rights
7. Warranty
8. Liability
9. Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client'sSpecification
10. Redemption of Campaign Vouchers 
11. Applicable Law
12. Place of Jurisdiction
13. Alternative dispute resolution

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") of the company Loewe Technology 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 Client’s own conditions is herewith objected to, unless other terms have been stipulated.

1.2 These GTC apply accordingly to contracts for the delivery of goods with digital elements, unless otherwise provided. In this context, the Seller owes, in addition to the delivery of the goods, the provision of digital content or digital services (hereinafter "digital products") which are contained in or connected to the goods in such a way that the goods cannot fulfil their functions without them.

1.3 Regarding the purchase of vouchers, these GTC shall apply accordingly, unless
expressly agreed otherwise.
1.4 For contracts regarding the delivery of vouchers, these GTC shall apply accordingly,
unless expressly agreed otherwise.
1.5 A consumer pursuant to these GTC is any natural person concluding a legal
transaction for a purpose attributed neither to a mainly commercial nor a self-employed
occupational activity.
1.6 A trader pursuant to these GTC is a natural or legal person or a partnership with
legal capacity who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of his
commercial or independent professional activity.

2.1 The product descriptions in the Seller’s online shop do not constitute binding offers on the part of the Seller, but merely serve the purpose of submitting a binding offer by the Client.
2.2 The Client may submit the offer via the online order form integrated into the Seller's online shop. In doing so, after having placed the selected goods and/or services in the virtual basket and passed through the ordering process, and by clicking the button finalizing the order process, the Client submits a legally binding offer of contract with regard to the goods and/or services contained in the shopping cart.
2.3 The Seller may accept the Client’s offer within five days,
- by transferring a written order confirmation or an order confirmation in written form
(fax or e-mail); insofar receipt of order confirmation by the Client is decisive, or
- by delivering ordered goods to the Client; insofar receipt of goods by the Client is
decisive, or
- by requesting the Client to pay after he placed his order.
Provided that several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract shall be concluded at the time when one of the aforementioned alternatives firstly occurs. Should the Seller not accept the Client’s offer within the aforementioned period of time, this shall be deemed as rejecting the offer with the effect that the Client is no longer bound by his statement of intent.
2.4 If a payment method offered by PayPal is selected, the payment will be processed
by the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.Ă  r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard
Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as "PayPal"), subject to the PayPal
Terms of Use, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreementfull?locale.x=en_DE or, if the Client does not have a PayPal account, subject to the
Terms for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full. If the Client pays by means of a method of payment offered by PayPal which can be selected in the online order process, the Seller hereby declares the acceptance of the Client's offer at the time when the Client clicks on the button concluding the order process.
2.5 When submitting an offer via the Seller's online order form, the text of the contract is stored by the Seller after the contract has been concluded and transmitted to the Client in text form (e.g. e-mail, fax or letter) after the order has been sent. The Seller shall not make the contract text accessible beyond this. If the Client has set up a user account in the Seller's online shop prior to sending his order, the order data shall be stored on the Seller's website and can be accessed by the Client free of charge via his password-protected user account by specifying the corresponding login data.
2.6 Prior to submitting a binding order via the Seller’s online order form, the Client may recognize input errors by reading attentively the information displayed on the screen. The enlargement function of the browser to enlarge the display on the screen may be an effective method for better recognizing input errors. The Client can correct all the data entered via the usual keyboard and mouse function during the electronic ordering process, until he clicks the button finalizing the ordering process.
2.7 The German and the English language are exclusively available for the conclusion of the contract.
2.8 Order processing and contacting usually takes place via e-mail and automated order processing. It is the Client’s responsibility to ensure that the e-mail address he provides for the order processing is accurate so that e-mails sent by the Seller can be received at this address. In particular, it is the Client`s responsibility, if SPAM filters are used, toensure that all e-mails sent by the Seller or by third parties commissioned by the Seller with the order processing can be delivered

3.1 Consumers are entitled to the right to withdrawal.

3.2 Detailed information about the right to withdrawal  are provided in the Seller’s instruction on withdrawal.

3.3 The right of withdrawal does not apply to contracts for the supply of goods that are not prefabricated and for whose production an individual choice or specification by the customer is decisive, or which are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the customer (Section 312g (2) No. 1 of the German Civil Code — BGB).

By placing a binding order for such a customised product, the customer expressly agrees that the seller may begin fulfilling the contract immediately after the order is placed, and acknowledges that any statutory right of withdrawal which might otherwise apply is excluded for customised products once the order is binding.

As these goods are manufactured specifically for the customer, the delivery time may differ from the usual delivery period. The expected (extended) delivery time will be communicated to the customer directly by Loewe either on the product page or during the order process.

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the Seller’s product description, prices indicated are total prices including the statutory sales tax. Delivery costs, where appropriate, will be indicated separately in the respective product description
4.2 Payment can be made using one of the methods mentioned in the Seller’s online shop .
4.3 In case of delivery to countries outside the European Union, additional costs may incur in individual cases for which the Seller is not responsible and which have to be borne by the Client. This includes for example transfer fees charged by banking institutes (transfer charges, exchange fees) or import duties or taxes (customs). Such costs regarding money transfer may also incur, if delivery is not made in a country outside the European Union and the Client carries out the payment from a country outside the European Union.
4.4 If a payment method offered via the payment service "Stripe" is selected, the payment shall be processed via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter:  "Stripe"). The individual payment methods offered via Stripe are communicated to the customer in the seller's online shop. For the processing of payments, Stripe may use the services of third party payment service providers, for which special payment conditions may apply, to which the customer may be informed separately. Further information on "Stripe" is available on the Internet at https://stripe.com.
4.5 If a payment method offered via the payment service "PayPal" is selected, the 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 that involve advance payments to the client (e.g., purchase on account or payment by instalments), he shall assign his payment claim to PayPal or to the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal and specifically named to the client. 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 client data. The seller reserves the right to refuse the client the selected payment method in the event of a negative check result. If the selected payment method is approved, the client must pay the invoice amount within the agreed payment period or in the agreed payment intervals. In this case, he can only make payment to 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., about the goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, cancellation declarations and deliveries or credit notes..
4.6 When choosing a payment method offered via the payment service "Shopify Payments", payment will be processed via the payment service provider Shopify International Limited, Victoria Buildings, 2nd floor, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Shopify"). The individual payment methods offered via Shopify are communicated to the Client in the Seller's online shop. Shopify may use other payment services to process payments, which may be subject to special payment terms, to which the Client customer is separately referred. Further information
on "Shopify Payments" can be found at https://www.shopify.com/payments.

5.1 If the Seller offers to ship the goods, delivery shall be made within the delivery area specified by the Seller to the delivery address specified by the Client unless otherwise agreed. When processing the transaction, the delivery address specified in the Seller's order processing shall be decisive.
5.2 Should the assigned transport company return the goods to the Seller, because delivery to the Client was not possible, the Client bears the costs for the unsuccessful dispatch. This shall not apply, if the Client exercises his right to cancel effectively, if the delivery cannot be made due to circumstances beyond the Client's control or if he has been temporarily impeded to receive the offered service, unless the Seller has notified the Client about the service for a reasonable time in advance.
5.3 If goods are delivered by freight carrier, the goods shall be delivered free curb, that is to say, to the public curb stones which are closest to the delivery address, unless otherwise stipulated in the shipping information displayed in the Seller’s online shop or unless otherwise agreed.
5.4 Personal collection is not possible for logistical reasons.
5.5 Vouchers will be provided to the Client as follows:
- by e-mail
5.6 The Seller reserves the right to withdraw from the contract in the event of incorrect
or improper self-supply. This only applies if the Seller is not responsible for the nonsupply and if he has concluded a concrete hedging transaction with the supplier. The Seller shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain the goods. In case of non-availability or partial availability of the goods he shall inform the Client and grant him immediately counterperformance.

If the Seller provides advance deliveries, he retains title of ownership to the delivered goods, until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

7.1 Unless otherwise stipulated , the provisions of the statutory liability for defects shall apply. Deviating therefrom, the following shall apply to contracts for the delivery of goods:

7.2 If the Client acts as trader

-  the Seller may choose the type of subsequent performance,

-  for new goods, the limitation period for claims for defects shall be one year fromdelivery of the goods,

-  for used goods, the rights and claims for defects are excluded,

-  the limitation period shall not recommence if a replacement delivery is made within thescope of liability for defects.

7.3             If the Client acts as a consumer, the following applies to contracts for the delivery of used goods subject to the restriction of the following clause: The limitation period for claims for defects is one year from the delivery of the goods if this was expressly and separately contractually agreed between the parties and it the Client was specifically informed of the shortening of the limitation period before submitting his contractual declaration.

7.4             The above-mentioned limitations of liability and shortening of the period of limitation do not apply

-  to claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses of the Client,

-  if the Seller has fraudulently concealed the defect,

-  for goods which have been used in accordance with their customary use for a buildingand which have caused its defectiveness,

-  for any existing obligation of the Seller to provide updates for digital products withrespect to contracts for the supply of goods with digital elements.

7.5             Furthermore, for traders, the statutory limitation periods for any statutory right of recourse that may exist shall remain unaffected.

7.6             If the Client is a businessperson pursuant to section 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) he has the commercial duty to examine the goods and notify the Seller of defects pursuant to section 377 HGB. Should the Client neglect the obligations of disclosure specified therein, the goods shall be deemed approved.

7.7             If the Client acts as a consumer, the forwarding agent has to be immediately notified of any obvious transport damages and the Seller has to be informed accordingly. Should the Client fail to comply therewith, this shall not affect his statutory or contractual claims for defects.

If the Seller is responsible for the repair of a Client's item under the terms of the contract, the following shall apply:

8.1 Repair services shall be provided at the Seller's place of business.

8.2 The Seller shall render his services at his discretion either himself or by qualified personnel selected by him. The Seller may also make use of the services of third parties (subcontractors) who act on his behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the Seller's service description, the Client has no right to select a specific person to perform the desired service.

8.3 The Client must provide the Seller with all information necessary for the repair of the item unless its procurement does fall within the Seller's scope of duties according to the content of the contract. In particular, the Client must provide the Seller with a comprehensive description of the defect and inform him of all circumstances which may be the cause of the defect found.

8.4 Unless otherwise agreed, the Client must send the item to be repaired to the Seller's place of business at his own expense and risk. The Seller recommends the Client to conclude a transport insurance for this purpose. Furthermore, the Seller recommends the Client to send the goods in suitable transport packaging in order to reduce the risk of transport damage and to conceal the content of the packaging. The Seller will immediately inform the Client of obvious transport damage so that the Client can assert any rights he may have against the transport company.

8.5 The return of the goods shall be at the Client's expense. The risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the item passes to the Client when the item is handed over to a suitable transport person at the Seller's place of business. At the Client's request, the Seller will conclude a transport insurance for the goods.

8.6 The aforementioned regulations do not limit the Client's statutory rights in the event of the purchase of goods from the Seller.

8.7 The Seller shall be liable for defects in the repair service provided in accordance with the provisions regarding statutory liability for defects.

The Seller is liable to the Client for all contractual, quasi-contractual and legal, including
tortious claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses as follows:
 

9.1 The Seller is liable without limitation for any legal reason
- in the event of intent or gross negligence,
- in the event of intentional or negligent injury to life, body or health,
- due to a guarantee promise, unless otherwise regulated in this regard,
- due to mandatory liability such as under the German Product Liability Act
(Produkthaftungsgesetz).

9.2 If the Seller negligently breaches a material contractual obligation, liability is limited to the damage that is typical for the contract and foreseeable, unless unlimited liability applies in accordance with the above paragraph. Material contractual obligations are obligations that the contract imposes on the Seller in accordance with its content in order to achieve the purpose of the contract, the fulfillment of which makes the proper execution of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the Client can regularly rely.

9.3 Otherwise, liability on the part of the Seller is excluded.

9.4 The above liability provisions also apply with regard to the liability of the Seller for his vicarious agents and legal representatives.

10.1 Vouchers which are issued by the Seller free of charge, for a specific period of validity in the context of promotional activities and which cannot be purchased by the Client (hereinafter referred to as "campaign vouchers”) can only be redeemed in the Seller’s online shop and only within the indicated time period.

10.2 Individual products may be excluded from the voucher campaign, if such a restriction results from the conditions of the campaign voucher.

10.3 Campaign vouchers can only be redeemed by consumers.

10.4 Only one campaign voucher can be redeemed per order.

10.5 The goods value should meet at least the amount of the campaign voucher. The Seller will not refund remaining assets.

10.6 If the value of the campaign voucher is not enough for the order, the Client may choose one of the remaining payment methods offered by the Seller to pay the difference.

10.7 The campaign voucher credit will not be redeemed in cash and is not subject to any interest.

10.8 The campaign voucher will not be redeemed if the Client, in the context of his legal right to cancel, returns goods paid fully or partially by a campaign voucher.

10.9 The campaign voucher is transferable. The Seller may render performance with discharging effect to the respective owner who redeems the campaign voucher in the Seller’s online shop. This does not apply if the Seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the non-entitlement, legal incapacity or of the missing right of representation regarding the respective owner.

11.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to all legal relationships between the parties under exclusion of the laws governing the international purchase of movable goods. For Consumers, this choice of law only applies to the extent that the granted protection is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the country, in which the Consumer has his habitual residence.
11.2 With regard to the statutory right of cancellation, this choice of law does not apply to consumers who do not belong to a member state of the European Union at the time of the conclusion of the contract and whose sole place of residence and delivery address are outside the European Union at the time of the conclusion of the contract.

If the Client is a businessman, a legal entity of public law or a separate estate under public law with its seat in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Seller’s place of business shall be the sole place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from this contract. If the Client is domiciled outside the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Seller’s place of business shall be the sole place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from this contract provided that the contract or claims from the contract can be assigned to the Client’s professional or commercial activities. In any event however, regarding the aforementioned cases the Seller is entitled to call the court responsible for the seat of the Client.

The Seller is neither obliged nor prepared to attend a dispute settlement procedure before an alternative dispute resolution entity