General Terms and Conditions and Client Information
Table of Contents
1. Scope of Application
2. Conclusion of the Contract
3. Return Policy
4. Price and Delivery Costs
5. Shipment and delivery conditions
6. Liability for defects
7. Limitation of Liability
8. Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client's Specification
9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
1) Scope of Application
1.1 These Terms and Conditions of the company puzzleYOU GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "Seller”) shall apply to all contracts concluded between a consumer or an trader (hereinafter referred to as "Client”) and the Seller relating to all goods and/or services presented in the online shop of the Seller. The inclusion of the Client's own conditions is herewith objected to, unless other terms have been stipulated.
1.2 A consumer pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is any individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession. A trader pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is any person acting for purposes relating to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader’s name or on the trader’s behalf.
2) Conclusion of Contract
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 by 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 virtual basket.
2.3 The Seller may accept the Client's offer within five days
- by transferring a written order confirmation or an order conformation 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/she placed his/her 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 The period for acceptance of the offer shall start on the day after the Client has sent the offer and ends on expiry of the fifth day following the sending of the offer.
2.5 The contract’s content will be stored by the Seller and will be sent to the Client in writing including these Terms and Conditions and Client Information (for example via e-mail, fax or letter) after the Client has submitted his order. The contract text may not be called up by the Client on the Seller’s website following conclusion of the order process.
2.6 The Client can correct all the data entered via the usual keyboard and mouse function prior to submitting his binding order. In addition, prior to submitting the order, all data entered will be displayed in a confirmation window and can be corrected here as well, via the usual keyboard and mouse function.
2.7 The contractual language is English.
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/she provides for the order processing is accurate so that e-mails sent by the Seller can be received at this address. Particularly, it is the Client`s responsibility, if SPAM filters are used, to ensure that all e- mails sent by the Seller or by third parties commissioned by the Seller with the order processing can be delivered.
3) Return Policy
The Seller does not offer returns.
4) Price and Delivery Costs
4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the product descriptions, prices indicated are end prices and include the statutory value-added tax. Any possible additional delivery and dispatch costs are specified separately in the respective product description.
4.2 For deliveries to some countries, additional costs may arise which are beyond the Seller’s control. They shall be borne by the Client. Such costs are for example money transfer costs (transfer fees, exchange rate charges) or customs duties or import taxes.
4.3 Payment can be made using one of the methods mentioned in the Seller’s online shop.
4.4 If payment in advance has been agreed upon, payment shall be due immediately upon conclusion of the contract.
5) Shipment and delivery conditions
5.1 Goods are generally delivered on dispatch route and to the delivery address indicated by the Client, unless otherwise agreed.
5.2 Should delivery to the Client not be possible, the assigned transport company returns the goods to the Seller and the Client bears the cost for the unsuccessful dispatch. This shall not apply if the Client is not responsible for the event that entails the impossibility of delivery, or if he/she has been temporarily impeded to receive the ordered goods, unless the Seller has given notice to the Client in an adequate period of time prior to the delivery.
5.3 The risk of accidental destruction and accidental deterioration of the sold goods shall in principle be transferred to the Client when they come into the physical possession of the Client or a person identified by the Client to take possession of the goods. . Should the Client act as a trader, the risk of accidental destruction and accidental deterioration in the event of a sale by dispatch shall be transferred upon delivery of the goods to a qualified transport person at the Seller's place of business.
5.4 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 non-supply 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 the Seller shall inform the Client without delay and payments made by the Client will be immediately refunded.
5.5 Collection by the Client is not possible for logistical reasons.
6) Liability for defects
6.1 The statutory rights of defects apply.
6.2 If the Client is a consumer and he uses his short-term right to reject the product, he has to return the product at his cost.
7) Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the liability of the Seller, including its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Company") for any damages, losses, or claims arising out of or in connection with the use of the products, goods or services provided under this agreement shall be limited as follows:
- No Indirect Damages: The Company shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business opportunities, or data loss, even if the Company was advised of the possibility of such damages.
- Limitation of Amount: In any event, the total liability of the Company for any and all claims arising out of or relating to this agreement shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the Client for the specific product or service giving rise to the claim.
- Exclusions: Nothing in this clause shall exclude or limit the Company’s liability: for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
- Consumers in Québec: For consumers in the province of Québec, the limitations of liability described in this clause shall apply only to the extent permitted by the Consumer Protection Act and the Civil Code of Québec. This clause does not exclude liability for gross negligence where such exclusion is prohibited by law.
8) Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client's Specification
8.1 The Client shall indemnify the Seller from claims of third parties asserted against the Seller in connection with a violation of their rights by the Seller’s contractual use of the Client’s content. The Client shall also bear the reasonable costs required for the necessary legal defense, including all court and lawyer's fees according to the statutory rate. This shall not apply if the Client is not responsible for the infringement. In the event of claims by third parties, the Client shall be obliged to provide the Seller promptly, truthfully, and completely with all information that is necessary for the verification of the claims asserted for a corresponding defense.
8.2 The Seller reserves the right to refuse processing orders, if the content provided by the Client for this purpose violates legal or official prohibitions or morality. This shall apply in particular to the provision of content that is anti-constitutional, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, offensive, or youth-endangering, and/or if it glorifies violence.
8.3 If, according to the terms of the contract, the Seller owes the delivery of the goods as well as the processing of the goods according to certain specifications of the Client, the Client shall make available to the operator all contents required for processing such as texts, images or graphics in the file formats, formatting, image and file sizes specified by the operator and shall grant the operator the necessary rights of use. The Client is solely responsible for the procurement and acquisition of rights for such content. The Client declares and assumes responsibility that he has the right to use the content provided to the Seller. In particular, he shall ensure that no third-party rights are infringed thereby, in particular copyrights, trademark rights and personal rights.
9) Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The laws of the Province or Territory of Canada in which the Client has his permanent residence and the federal laws of Canada govern all legal relationships between the parties, excluding the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods.
 
         
       
    
    
  
   
           
