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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. Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client's Specification
9. Applicable Law
10. Place of Jurisdiction
11. Alternative dispute resolution

1) Scope of Application

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") of the company The Beauty Empire UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (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 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.

1.3 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) Conclusion of the 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 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.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?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 If the Client chooses the payment method “Amazon Payments”, payments are processed by the payment service provider Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A., 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg (hereinafter referred to as „Amazon“).

If the Client chooses “Amazon Payments” as payment method during the online ordering process, he, at the same time, makes a payment order to Amazon when initiating the payment transaction by clicking the button finalizing the ordering process. In this case, the Seller declares his acceptance of the Client’s offer at the time when the Client initiates the payment transaction by clicking the button finalizing the ordering process.

2.6 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.

2.7 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.

2.8 The English language is exclusively available for the conclusion of the contract.

2.9 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, 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) Right to Cancel

3.1 Consumers are entitled to the right to cancel.

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

3.3 The right to cancel does not apply to consumers, who are no nationals of a member state of the European Union at the time of concluding the contract und whose exclusive domicile and delivery address were located outside of the European Union at the time of concluding the contract.

4) Prices and Payment Conditions

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the product description, prices indicated are total prices. Sales tax is not listed, since the Seller is a small trader within the meaning of section 19, para 1 German Turnover Tax Act. Any possible additional delivery and dispatch costs are specified 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 the SEPA direct debit payment method is selected, the invoice amount is due for payment after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. The direct debit will be collected when the ordered goods leave the Seller's warehouse, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) of the Seller to the Client which announces a debit by means of SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, The Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this. The Seller reserves the right to carry out a creditworthiness check when the payment method SEPA direct debit is selected and may reject this payment method in the event of a negative creditworthiness check.

4.5 If the SEPA direct debit payment method is selected, the invoice amount is due for payment after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. The direct debit will be collected when the ordered goods leave the Seller's warehouse, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) of the Seller to the Client which announces a debit by means of SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this.

4.6 If the payment methods "direct debit via ipayment" or "credit card via ipayment" are selected, payment processing is carried out via the ipayment payment system of 1&1 Internet AG, which forwards the Client's payment request to the respective payment provider. The general terms and conditions of the respective payment provider shall apply to payment processing, which the Client must accept as part of the electronic payment process. The payment methods "direct debit via ipayment" or "credit card via ipayment" are subject to the condition that the respective payment provider accepts the Client’s payment request.

4.7 If the payment method “direct debit” is selected, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. The payment method “direct debit” requires a successful credit check by Masterpayment LTD, 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, Great Britain ("Masterpayment"). If the Client is permitted to use direct debit after the creditworthiness of the Client has been verified, the payment shall be settled in cooperation with net-m privatbank 1891 AG, Odeonsplatz 18,80539 München ("net-m privatbank 1891 AG"), to which the Seller assigns his claim for payment. In this case, net-m privatbank 1891 AG is revocably authorized to collect the invoice amount from the indicated Client’s account. In the event of assignment, the Client can pay to net-m privatbank 1891 AG only with debt-relieving effect. The direct debit takes place when the ordered goods leave the Seller's warehouse. The Seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e. g. regarding the goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and returns or credit notes, even when the payment method “direct debit via Masterpayment” is selected.

4.8 If the payment method “direct debit” is selected, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider Novalnet AG, Feringastraße 4, 85774 Unterföhring (hereinafter referred to as "Novalnet"). In this case, payment shall be made by direct debit from the Client's bank account if the Client has previously supplied the Seller with a SEPA mandate. Withdrawal of the purchase price from the Client's bank account takes place one banking day after completion of the order by Novalnet under the creditor ID: DE53ZZZ00000004253. The period for pre-notification is shortened to one day. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank if he is responsible for this.

4.9 If the payment method "SEPA Direct Debit" is selected, payment is processed via the technical service provider Paymill GmbH, St. -Cajetan-Straße 43,81669 Munich, in cooperation with Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH, Dornhofstr. 10,63263 Neu-Isenburg or Wirecard Bank AG, Einsteinring 35,85609 Aschheim. The invoice amount is due for payment after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before expiry of the period for pre-notification. The direct debit will be collected when the ordered goods leave the Seller's warehouse, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) of the Seller to the Client which announces a debit by means of SEPA direct debit. If the Client acts as a consumer, the period for pre-notification is reduced to five days for first debit memos, and to two days for subsequent direct debits. If the Client acts as a trader, the deadline for pre-notification is shortened to one day for both first debits and subsequent debits. The period for pre-notification begins on the following day and ends in the case of consumers in the case of first direct debits on the fifth day, in the case of subsequent direct debits on the second day; and in the case of traders, it ends on the day following the pre-notification. If the last day of the period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday recognized in the State of the Client’s domicile, the next working day shall replace such a day. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this.

4.10 If the payment method "PayPal direct debit" is selected, PayPal collects the invoice amount from the Client's bank account on behalf of the Seller after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) to the Client announcing a debit via SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this.

4.11 If the payment method “direct debit” is selected, the payment amount is due immediately for payment by direct debit from our external partner RatePay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as "RatePay") from the current account specified in the order process at the credit institution indicated therein (the current account). The Client hereby grants RatePay a SEPA direct debit mandate to collect due payments and instruct the Client’s bank to redeem the direct debits. The client reference number will be sent to the Client at a later date by email together with a template for a written mandate. The Client will also sign this written mandate and send it to RatePay. Note: Within eight weeks, beginning with the debit date, the Client can request reimbursement of the debited amount. The terms and conditions agreed upon with the Client’s financial institution shall apply. Please note that the claim due remains valid even if a return debit memo is issued.
The pre-notification notice for the SEPA direct debit wil be sent to the Client by email at least one day before the due date to the email address he provided during the ordering process. If the current account does not have the necessary cover, the credit institute in charge of the account is not obliged to honor the deposit. Partial redemption is not made by direct debit. The payment method “purchase by direct debit” requires a successful credit check by RatePay, as well as a current account in Germany. If the Client is permitted to purchase by direct debit for certain offers after checking the creditworthiness of the purchase, the payment is processed in cooperation with RatePay, to which the Seller assigns his claim for payment. In this case, the Client can make only payment with debt-discharging effect to RatePay. The Seller also remains responsible for general customer inquiries (e. g. regarding the goods, delivery time, dispatch), returns, complaints, revocation declarations and dispatches or credit notes when the payment method “direct debit” via RatePay is used. The General Terms and Conditions of RatePay shall apply, they can be accessed via the following link:
www.ratepay.com/zusaetzliche-geschaeftsbedingungen-und-datenschutzhinweis/
By specifying the current account, the Client confirms that RatePay is authorized to debit that account and that the Client will provide the necessary cover. Return debit memos are associated with great effort and high cost for the Seller and RatePay. In the event of a return debit memo (lack of account cover required, expiration of the current account, unauthorized objection by the account holder), the Client authorizes RatePay to submit the debit memo for the respective due payment obligation once again. In such a case, the Client is obliged to pay the costs arising from the return debit note. Further claims are reserved. The Client will be given the opportunity to prove that the return debit note resulted in lower costs or no costs at all. In view of the effort and costs for return debit notes and in order to avoid the handling fee, the Seller asks the Client not to object to the debit note in case of a revocation, a withdrawal from the purchase contract, a return, or a complaint. In such a case, after consultation with the Seller, the reversal of the payment shall be effected by reimbursement of the corresponding amount or by credit note.

4.12 If the payment method “direct debit” is selected, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. The payment method “direct debit” (hereinafter referred to as "direct debit") requires a successful credit assessment by secupay AG, Goethestr. 6,01896 Pulsnitz (www.secupay.ag). If the Client is permitted to debit the bank account (direct debit) after the creditworthiness of the Client has been verified, the payment will be processed in cooperation with secupay AG, to which the Seller assigns his payment claim. In this case, secupay AG is revocably authorized to collect the invoice amount from the Client’s specified account. In the event of assignment, the Client can pay to secupay AG only with debt-relieving effect. The direct debit takes place immediately after dispatching the Client order in the online shop. The Seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e. g. regarding the goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, even if the payment menthod “direct debit via secupay AG” is selected.

4.13 If the payment method direct debit via 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 referred to as "Stripe"). In this case, Stripe collects the invoice amount from the Client's bank account by order of the seller after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before the expiry of the period for pre-notification. Pre-notification is any communication (e.g. invoice, policy, contract) to the Client that announces a debit by means of a SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not redeemed due to insufficient funds in the account or due to the indication of incorrect bank details, or if the Client objects to the debit although he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the debit entry by the respective credit institution if he is responsible for this. The Seller reserves the right to carry out a credit check when the SEPA direct debit payment method is selected and to reject this payment method in the event of a negative credit check.

4.14 If the payment method Direct debit via Unzer is selected, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider Unzer GmbH, Vangerowstr. 18,69115 Heidelberg (hereinafter referred to as "Unzer"), to which the Seller assigns his payment claim. Prior to acceptance of the Seller's declaration of assignment, Unzer shall carry out a credit assessment using the Client data transmitted. The Seller reserves the right to refuse the Client the method of payment direct debit via Unzer in the event of a negative test result. If the method of payment Direct Debit via Unzer is permitted by Unzer, Unzer will collect the invoice amount from the Client's bank account after issuing an SEPA Direct Debit Mandate, but not before expiry of the deadline for pre-Notification. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) to the Client announcing a debit via SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honoured due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the customer objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this.
Payment by direct debit via Unzer is excluded,
- if the order value is less than 10,00 Euro,
- if the delivery address provided by the Client is not identical with the billing address, in particular if a packing station or a P. O. box is specified as the delivery address, or
- if the Client is under 18 years of age.
The Seller reserves the right to offer the direct debit payment method via Unzer only 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 Client in his online payment information of a corresponding payment restriction.

4.15 When selecting the payment method credit card, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Payment by credit card is processed in cooperation with secupay AG, Goethestr. 6, 01896 Pulsnitz (www.secupay.ag) to which the Seller assigns his payment claim. secupay AG collects the invoice amount from the Client's credit card account. In the event of assignment, payment can only be made to secupay AG with debt discharging effect. The credit card will be debited immediately after the Client has placed his online order. The Seller remains responsible for general customer enquiries, e.g. regarding goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and deliveries or credit notes, even if the payment method credit card payment via secupay AG has been selected.

4.16 When selecting the payment method credit card, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Payment by credit card is processed in cooperation with PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Str. 9, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany, which the Seller authorises to collect the dept in his name. PAYONE GmbH shall collect the invoice amount from the Clien's indicated credit card account. The credit card will be charged immediately after the Client's order has been placed in the online shop. The Seller remains responsible for general customer enquiries, e.g. about the goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and shipments or credit notes, even if the payment method credit card via PAYONE GmbH has been selected.

4.17 Credit card payment via Secupay
When selecting the payment method credit card, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Payment by credit card is processed in cooperation with secupay AG, Goethestr. 6, 01896 Pulsnitz (www.secupay.ag) to which the Seller assigns his payment claim. secupay AG collects the invoice amount from the Client's credit card account. In the event of assignment, payment can only be made to secupay AG with debt-discharging effect. The credit card will be debited immediately after the Client has placed his order in the online shop. The Seller remains responsible for general customer enquiries, e.g. regarding goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, declarations of revocation and deliveries or credit notes, even if the payment method credit card payment via secupay AG has been selected.

4.18 When selecting the payment method credit card, the invoice amount is due immediately upon conclusion of the contract. Payment by credit card is processed in cooperation with Stripe Payments Europe Ltd., 1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Stripe"). Stripe reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment and to refuse this payment method if the credit check is negative.

4.19 When choosing the payment method “PayPal Credit” (instalment payment via PayPal), the Seller assigns his claims to PayPal. PayPal checks the creditworthiness using the transmitted client data prior to accepting the Seller’s declaration of assignment. The Seller reserves the right to refuse the payment method “PayPal Credit” to the Client in case of a negative outcome of the credit assessment. If the payment method “PayPal Credit” is accepted by PayPal, the Client has to pay the purchase price to PayPal at conditions defined by the Seller and displayed in his online shop. In this case, he can only make payments with debt-discharging effect to PayPal. In the case of assignment of claims, the Seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries regarding inter alia goods, delivery period, dispatch, returns, complaints, cancellation notice, deliveries or credits.

4.20 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.

4.21 If the payment method "immediate bank transfer" is selected, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12,80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as "SOFORT"). If he wants to be able to pay the invoice amount via “immediate bank transfer,” the Client must have an online banking account that is activated for participation in “immediate bank transfer”. Furthermore he must have the appropriate credentials during the payment process, and must confirm the payment instruction to SOFORT. The payment transaction will be executed immediately afterwards and the Client’s bank account debited accordingly. Further information on the payment method “immediate bank transfer” can be called up by the Client at https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

5) Shipment and Delivery Conditions

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. Deviating from this, if the payment method PayPal is selected, the delivery address deposited by the Client with PayPal at the time of payment 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 Personal collection is not possible for logistical reasons.

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 he shall inform the Client and grant him immediately counterperformance.

6) Reservation of Proprietary Rights

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) Warranty

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 from delivery 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 the scope of liability for defects.

7.3 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 building and which have caused its defectiveness,
• for any existing obligation of the Seller to provide updates for digital products with respect to contracts for the supply of goods with digital elements.

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

7.5 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.

7.6 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.

8) Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client's Specification

8.1 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.

8.2 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.

8.3 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.

9) Applicable Law

9.1 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.

9.2 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.

10) Place of Jurisdiction

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.

11) Alternative dispute resolution

11.1 The EU Commission provides on its website the following link to the ODR platform: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

This platform shall be a point of entry for out-of-court resolutions of disputes arising from online sales and service contracts concluded between consumers and traders.

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