General terms and conditions
General terms and conditions with customer information
Table of contents
1. Scope
2. Conclusion of contract
3. Right of withdrawal
4. Prices and terms of payment
5. Delivery and shipping conditions
6. Retention of title
7. Liability for defects (warranty)
8. Redeeming promotion vouchers
9. Redeeming gift vouchers
10. Applicable law
11. Limitation of liability
12. Alternative dispute resolution
1) Scope
These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter “GTC”) of Tampen & Meer UG (haftungsbeschränkt), acting under “RipRope” (hereinafter “Seller”), apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods concluded by a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter “Customer”) with the Seller in respect of the goods displayed by the Seller in his online shop. Herewith the inclusion of own conditions of the customer is contradicted, unless it is agreed otherwise.
1.2 These GTC apply accordingly to contracts for the delivery of vouchers, unless something to the contrary has been expressly agreed.
1.3 A consumer in the sense of these GTC is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes which can predominantly neither be attributed to his commercial nor his self-employed professional activity. Entrepreneur in the sense of these GTC is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity, which acts in the exercise of its commercial or independent professional activity when concluding a legal transaction.
2) Conclusion of contract
2.1 The product descriptions contained in the seller’s online shop do not represent 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 completing 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 completing the ordering process.
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, 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 placing his order.
If several of the aforementioned alternatives exist, the contract shall be concluded at the point in time at which one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for acceptance of the offer shall commence on the day following the dispatch of the offer by the customer and shall end on the expiry of the fifth day following the dispatch 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 the payment method “PayPal Express” is selected, the 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 referred to as “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 of Payment for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full. If the Customer selects “PayPal Express” as the method of payment within the framework of the online order process, he also issues a payment order to PayPal by clicking on the button completing the order process. In this case, the Seller hereby declares acceptance of the Customer’s offer at the point in time at which the Customer initiates the payment process by clicking the button completing the order process.
2.5 When submitting an offer via the seller’s online order form, the text of the contract will be stored by the seller and sent to the customer in text form (e.g. e-mail, fax or letter) together with the present general terms and conditions after sending his order.
2.6 When submitting an offer via the seller’s online order form, the text of the contract will be stored by the seller and sent to the customer in text form (e.g. e-mail, fax or letter) together with the present general terms and conditions after sending his order.
2.7 The German and English languages are available for the conclusion of the contract.
2.8 The order processing and establishment of contact usually take place 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 third parties commissioned by the seller to process the order can be delivered.
3) Right of withdrawal
3.1 Consumers are generally entitled to a right of withdrawal.
3.2 Further information on the right of revocation can be found in the seller’s revocation instructions: https://www.riprope.de/en/cancellation-policy/
4) Prices and terms of payment
4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the seller’s product description, the prices quoted are total prices which include the statutory value added tax. Any additional delivery and shipping costs will be stated 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 online shop of the seller.
4.4 If prepayment by bank transfer has been agreed, payment shall be due immediately after conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have agreed a later due date.
4.5 If payment is made by means of a payment method offered by PayPal, the payment shall be processed by the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as “PayPal”), in accordance with 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 – in accordance with the Terms of Payment without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full.
5) Delivery and shipping conditions
5.1 Unless otherwise agreed, goods shall be delivered by shipment to the delivery address specified by the customer. The delivery address stated in the Seller’s order processing is decisive for the transaction.
5.2 If the transport company returns the shipped goods to the seller because delivery to the customer was not possible, the customer bears the costs for the unsuccessful shipment. This does not apply if the customer is not responsible for the circumstance that led to the impossibility of delivery or if he was temporarily prevented from accepting the service offered, unless the seller had given him reasonable notice of the service in advance. Furthermore, this does not apply with regard to the costs for the shipment if the customer exercises his right of revocation effectively. In the event that the customer exercises the right of revocation effectively, the provision of the seller’s revocation policy shall apply to the return costs.
5.3 In the case of collection by the customer, the seller shall first inform the customer by e-mail that the goods ordered by him are ready for collection. Upon receipt of this e-mail, the customer may collect the goods from the seller’s premises after consultation with the seller. In this case no shipping costs will be charged.
5.4 Vouchers are handed over to the customer as follows:
– per E-Mail
6) Retention of title
If the seller makes an 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 If the purchased item is defective, the provisions of the statutory liability for defects shall apply.
7.2 The customer is asked to complain to the deliverer about delivered goods with obvious transport damages and to inform the seller of this. If the customer does not comply, this has no effect on his legal or contractual warranty claims.
8) Redeeming promotion vouchers
8.1 Vouchers which are issued free of charge by the Seller within the scope of advertising campaigns with a certain validity period and which cannot be purchased by the Customer (hereinafter referred to as “Promotion Vouchers”) can only be redeemed in the Seller’s online shop and only within the specified period.
8.2 Promotion vouchers can only be redeemed by consumers.
8.3 Individual products may be excluded from the voucher campaign if a corresponding restriction results from the content of the campaign voucher.
8.4 Promotion vouchers can only be redeemed before the completion of the order process. Subsequent billing is not possible.
8.5 Only one promotional voucher can be redeemed per order.
8.6 The value of the goods must at least correspond to the amount of the promotional voucher. Any remaining credit will not be refunded by the seller..
8.7 If the value of the promotion voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the Seller may be selected to settle the difference.
8.8 The credit balance of a promotional voucher is neither paid out in cash nor bears interest.
8.9 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 revocation.
8.10 The promotional voucher is transferable. The seller can make payment with discharging effect to the respective owner, who redeems the promotional voucher in the online shop of the seller. This does not apply if the seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the non-authorization, the legal incapacity or the lack of power of representation of the respective owner.
9) Redeeming gift vouchers
9.1 Vouchers that can be purchased via the seller’s online shop (hereinafter referred to as “gift vouchers”) can only be redeemed in the seller’s online shop, unless otherwise stated in the voucher.
9.2 Gift vouchers and the remaining balance of gift vouchers may be redeemed until the end of the third year following the year in which the voucher was purchased. Any remaining balance will be credited to the customer by the expiration date.
9.3 Gift vouchers can only be redeemed before the order process is complete. A subsequent settlement is not possible.
9.4 Only one gift voucher can be redeemed per order.
9.5 Gift vouchers can only be used to purchase goods and not to purchase additional gift vouchers.
9.6 If the value of the gift voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the Seller may be selected to settle the difference.
9.7 The credit balance of a gift voucher is neither paid out in cash nor bears interest.
9.8 The gift voucher is transferable. The seller can make payment with discharging effect to the respective owner, who redeems the gift voucher in the online shop of the seller. This does not apply if the seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the nonauthorization, the legal incapacity or the lack of power of representation of the respective owner.
10) Applicable law
All legal relationships between the parties shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany to the exclusion of the laws governing the international sale of movable goods. In the case of consumers, this choice of law shall only apply insofar as the protection granted is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the consumer has his habitual residence.
11) Limitation of liability
11.1 By concluding a purchase contract for a RipRope product, you agree to the terms and conditions of our LIMITATION OF LIABILITY – within the legal limits – which you can view at the following link: https://www.riprope.de/en/limitation-of-liability/
12) Alternative dispute resolution
12.1 The EU Commission provides a platform for the online settlement of disputes on the Internet at the following link https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
This platform serves as a contact point for out-of-court settlement of disputes arising from online sales or service contracts in which a consumer is involved.
12.2 The seller is neither obliged nor willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer mediation body.
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