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General Terms and Conditions with Customer Information
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Table of Contents
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1. Scope
2. Conclusion of contract
3. Right of withdrawal
4. Prices and payment terms
5. Delivery and shipping terms
6. Retention of title
7. Liability for defects (warranty)
8. Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer specifications
9. Applicable law
10. Alternative dispute resolution

1) Scope
1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter "General Terms and Conditions") of Fromes Berlin GbR (hereinafter "Seller") apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods that a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter "Customer") concludes with the Seller with regard to the goods presented by the Seller in his online shop. The inclusion of the Customer's own terms and conditions is hereby contradicted, unless otherwise agreed.
1.2 A consumer within the meaning of these General Terms and Conditions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly neither be attributed to their commercial nor their independent professional activity.
1.3 An entrepreneur within the meaning of these General Terms and Conditions is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity that 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 make a binding offer by the Customer.
2.2 The customer can submit the offer using the online order form integrated into the seller's online shop. After placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping cart and completing the electronic ordering process, the customer submits a legally binding contract offer in relation to the goods contained in the shopping cart by clicking the button that completes the ordering process. The customer can also submit the offer to the seller by email, online contact form or by telephone.
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 email), 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 the order.
If several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract is concluded at the time at which one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The deadline for accepting the offer begins on the day after the offer is sent by the customer and ends on the expiry of the fifth day following the sending of the offer. If the seller does not accept the customer's offer within the aforementioned deadline, 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 processing will be carried out 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, which can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or - if the customer does not have a PayPal account - subject to the conditions for payments without a PayPal account, which can be viewed 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 during the online ordering process, the seller hereby declares acceptance of the customer's offer at the time the customer clicks the button that completes the ordering process.
2.5 If the payment method "Amazon Payments" is selected, payment processing will be carried out via the payment service provider Amazon Payments Europe s.c.a., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter: "Amazon"), subject to the Amazon Payments Europe User Agreement, which can be viewed at https://payments.amazon.de/help/201751590. If the customer selects "Amazon Payments" as the payment method during the online ordering process, he or she also issues a payment order to Amazon by clicking the button that completes the ordering process. In this case, the seller hereby declares acceptance of the customer's offer at the time the customer initiates the payment process by clicking the button that completes the ordering process.
2.6 When submitting an offer via the seller's online order form, the contract text is saved by the seller after the contract has been concluded and sent to the customer in text form (e.g. email, fax or letter) after the order has been sent. The seller will not make the contract text accessible 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 relevant login data.
2.7 Before bindingly submitting the order via the seller's online order form, the customer can identify possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means for better detection of input errors can be the browser's zoom function, which helps to enlarge the display on the screen. The customer can correct his entries as part of the electronic ordering process using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until he clicks the button that completes the ordering process.
2.8 Different languages ​​are available for concluding the contract. The specific language selection is displayed in the online shop.
2.9 Order processing and contact are usually carried out by email and automated order processing. The customer must ensure that the email address he provides for order processing is correct so that emails sent by the seller can be received at this address. In particular, when using SPAM filters, the customer must ensure that all emails sent by the seller or by 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 withdrawal can be found in the seller's cancellation policy.

4) Prices and payment terms
4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the seller's product description, the prices stated are total prices that include statutory sales tax. Any additional delivery and shipping costs are stated separately in the respective product description.
4.2 For deliveries to countries outside the European Union, additional costs may arise in individual cases for which the seller is not responsible and which must 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 arise in relation to the transfer of money 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 is agreed, payment is due immediately after conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have agreed on a later due date.
4.5 If a payment method offered via the “PayPal” payment service is selected, payment is processed via PayPal, whereby PayPal can also use the services of third-party payment service providers for this purpose. If the seller also offers payment methods via PayPal where he makes advance payments to the customer (e.g. purchase on account or payment by installments), he assigns his payment claim 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 carries out a credit check using the customer data transmitted. 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 approved, the customer must pay the invoice amount within the agreed payment period or in the agreed payment intervals. In this case, the seller can only make payments to PayPal or the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal with a debt-discharging effect. However, even in the event of the assignment of claims, the seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e.g. regarding the goods, delivery times, shipping, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and remittances or credit notes.
4.6 If the payment method "SOFORT" is selected, payment processing will be carried out by the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter "SOFORT"). In order to be able to pay the invoice amount via "SOFORT", the customer must have an online banking account activated for participation in "SOFORT", identify themselves accordingly during the payment process and confirm the payment instruction to "SOFORT". The payment transaction is carried out immediately afterwards by "SOFORT" and the customer's bank account is debited. The customer can find more information about the "SOFORT" payment method on the Internet at https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.
4.7 If a payment method offered via the "Stripe" payment service is selected, payment processing will be carried out by 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. To process payments, Stripe may use other payment services for which special payment conditions may apply, which the customer may be informed of separately. Further information about Stripe is available on the Internet at https://stripe.com/de.
4.8 ​​If you select a payment method offered via the "SumUp" payment service, the payment will be processed via the payment service provider SumUp Limited, Block 8, Harcourt Centre, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2, Ireland D02 K580 (hereinafter "SumUp"). The individual payment methods offered via Stripe are communicated to the customer in the seller's online shop. To process payments, SumUp may use other payment services for which special payment conditions may apply, which the customer may be informed of separately. Further information about SumUp is available on the Internet at https://www.sumup.com/de-de/.
4.9 If the payment method purchase on account is selected, the purchase price is due after the goods have been delivered and invoiced. In this case, the purchase price is to be paid without deduction within 14 (fourteen) days of receipt of the invoice, unless otherwise agreed. The seller reserves the right to only offer the payment method purchase on account up to a certain order volume and to reject this payment method if the specified order volume is exceeded. In this case, the seller will inform the customer of any payment restrictions in their payment information in the online shop.
4.10 If the payment method purchase on account is selected, the purchase price is due after the goods have been delivered and invoiced. In this case, the purchase price is to be paid without deduction within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of the invoice, unless otherwise agreed. The seller reserves the right to only offer the payment method purchase on account up to a certain order volume and to reject this payment method if the specified order volume is exceeded. In this case, the seller will inform the customer of any payment restrictions in their payment information in the online shop.
4.11 If you select the payment method of purchase on account, the purchase price is due after the goods have been delivered and invoiced. In this case, the purchase price must be paid without deduction within the period specified on the invoice, unless otherwise agreed. The seller reserves the right to only offer the payment method of purchase on account up to a certain order volume and to reject this payment method if the specified order volume is exceeded. In this case, the seller will inform the customer of a corresponding payment restriction in the payment information in the online shop.
4.12 If the payment method "PayPal invoice" is selected, the seller assigns his payment claim to PayPal. Before accepting the seller's declaration of assignment, PayPal carries out a credit check using the customer data transmitted. The seller reserves the right to refuse the customer the payment method "PayPal invoice" if the result of the check is negative. If the payment method "PayPal invoice" is approved by PayPal, the customer must pay the invoice amount to PayPal within 30 days of receiving the goods, unless PayPal specifies a different payment deadline. In this case, the customer can only make payments to PayPal with a debt-discharging effect. However, even in the event of the assignment of claims, the seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e.g. regarding the goods, delivery times, shipping, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and remittances or credit notes. In addition, the general terms of use for the use of PayPal's purchase on account apply, which can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pui-terms.
4.13 If you select the payment method credit card via Stripe, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Payment is processed via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter: "Stripe"). Stripe reserves the right to carry out a credit check and to reject this payment method if the credit check is negative.

5) Delivery and shipping conditions
5.1 If the seller offers to ship the goods, delivery will be made within the delivery area specified by the seller to the delivery address specified by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. When processing the transaction, the delivery address specified in the seller's order processing is decisive. Deviating from this, if you select the PayPal payment method, the delivery address stored by the customer with PayPal at the time of payment is decisive.
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 to the costs of sending the goods if the customer effectively exercises his right of withdrawal. If the customer effectively exercises his right of withdrawal, the provisions in the seller's cancellation policy apply to the return costs.
5.3 If the customer acts as an entrepreneur, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold passes to the customer as soon as the seller has delivered the goods to the freight forwarder, the carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment. If the customer acts as a consumer, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold generally only passes when the goods are handed over to the customer or a person authorized to receive them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 freight carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment, if the customer has commissioned the forwarding agent, the freight carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment with the execution and the seller has not previously named this person or institution 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 only applies if the non-delivery is not the responsibility of the seller and the seller has concluded a specific hedging transaction with the supplier with due care. The seller will make all reasonable efforts to procure the goods. In the event of unavailability or only partial availability of the goods, the customer will be informed immediately and the consideration will be refunded immediately.

5.5 Self-collection is not possible for logistical reasons.

6) Retention of title
If the seller makes advance payments, he reserves title to the delivered goods until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

7) Liability for defects (warranty)
Unless otherwise stated in the following provisions, the provisions of statutory liability for defects apply. The following applies to contracts for the delivery of goods:
7.1 If the customer acts as an entrepreneur,
- the seller has the choice of the type of subsequent performance;
- for new goods, the limitation period for defects is one year from delivery of the goods;
- for used goods, rights and claims due to defects are excluded;
- the limitation period does not start again if a replacement delivery is made within the scope of liability for defects.
7.2 If the customer acts as a consumer, the following applies to contracts for the delivery of used goods with the restriction of the following paragraph: The limitation period for claims for defects is one year from delivery of the goods if this was expressly and separately agreed between the parties in the contract and the customer was specifically informed of the shortening of the limitation period before submitting his contractual declaration.
7.3 The liability limitations and deadline reductions set out above do not apply
- to the customer's claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses,
- in the event that the seller has fraudulently concealed the defect,
- to goods that have been used for a building in accordance with their usual use and have caused its defectiveness,
- to any obligation of the seller to provide updates for digital products in the case of contracts for the delivery of goods with digital elements.
7.4 In addition, for entrepreneurs, the statutory limitation periods for any existing statutory recourse claim remain unaffected.
7.5 If the customer acts as a merchant within the meaning of Section 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), he is subject to the commercial obligation to inspect and give notice of defects in accordance with Section 377 of the German Commercial Code (HGB). If the customer fails to comply with the notification obligations set out therein, the goods are deemed to have been approved.
7.6 If the customer is a consumer, he is requested to complain to the deliverer about goods that have obvious transport damage and to inform the seller of this. If the customer does not do this, this will have no effect on his legal or contractual claims for defects.

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 obliged to process the goods according to specific customer specifications in addition to delivering the 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 for this purpose. The customer is solely responsible for the procurement and acquisition of rights to this content. The customer declares and assumes responsibility for having the right to use the content provided to the seller. In particular, he ensures that no third-party rights are violated, in particular copyright, trademark and personal rights.
8.2 The customer indemnifies the seller against claims made by third parties in connection with an infringement of their rights through the contractual use of the customer's content by the seller. The customer also assumes the necessary costs of legal defense, including all court and attorney fees at the statutory rate. This does not apply if the customer is not responsible for the violation of law. In the event of a claim by a third party, the customer is obliged to provide the seller with all information that is necessary for examining the claims and for a defense without delay, truthfully and completely.
8.3 The seller reserves the right to reject processing orders if the content provided by the customer violates legal or official prohibitions or violates common decency. This applies in particular to the provision of content that is unconstitutional, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, offensive, harmful to young people and/or glorifies violence.

9) Applicable law
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to all legal relationships between the parties, excluding the laws on the international sale of movable goods. For consumers, this choice of law only applies to the extent that the protection granted is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has his or her habitual residence.

10) Alternative dispute resolution
10.1 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 sales or service contracts involving a consumer.
10.2 The seller is not obliged to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board, but is willing to do so.

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As of: September 18