General Terms and Conditions with customer information
Table of contents
- Scope of application
- Conclusion of contract
- Right of cancellation
- Prices and terms of payment
- Terms of delivery and dispatch
- Retention of title
- Liability for defects (warranty)
- Liability for defects
- Special conditions for repair services
- Redemption of gift vouchers
- Applicable law
- Code of Conduct
- Alternative dispute resolution
1) Scope of application
1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") of Tobias Niemieczek, trading under "Bretta-Manufaktur" (hereinafter referred to as "Seller"), shall apply to all contracts concluded between a consumer or a traderfor the delivery of goods that a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter referred to as "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 rejected, unless otherwise agreed.
1.2 These GTC apply accordingly to contracts for the delivery of vouchers, unless otherwise agreed.
1.3 A consumer within the meaning of these GTC is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business or profession.
1.4 An entrepreneur within the meaning of these GTC is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity which, when concluding a legal transaction, is acting in the exercise of its commercial or independent professional activity.
2) Conclusion of contract
2.1 The product descriptions contained in the seller's online shop do not constitute 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 going through 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 that concludes the ordering process. Furthermore, the customer can also submit the offer to the seller by e-mail or 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 e-mail), whereby the receipt of the order confirmation by the customer is decisive in this respect, 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 the customer has placed the order.
If several of the aforementioned alternatives exist, the contract is concluded at the point in time at which one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for accepting the offer begins on the day after the offer is sent by the customer and ends at the end of the fifth day following the sending 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 a payment method offered by PayPal is selected, 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: "PayPal"), subject to the PayPal Terms of Use, available at https://www.paypal.com
2.5 When submitting an offer via the seller's online order form, the text of the contract is saved by the seller after the contract is concluded and sent to the customer in text form (e.g. e-mail, fax or letter) after the customer's order has been sent. The seller will not make the text of the contract available 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 corresponding login data.
2.6 Before submitting a binding order via the Seller's online order form, the Customer can recognise possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means of better recognising input errors can be the browser's magnification function, which enlarges the display on the screen. The customer can correct his entries during the electronic ordering process using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until he clicks on the button that finalises the ordering process.
2.7 The German language is available for the conclusion of the contract.
2.8 Order processing and contact are generally carried out 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 by third parties commissioned by the seller to process the order can be delivered.
3) Right of cancellation
3.1 Consumers are generally entitled to a right of cancellation.
3.2 Further information on the right of cancellation can be found in the seller's 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. VAT is not charged as the seller is exempt from VAT as a small business. Any additional delivery and shipping costs will be indicated separately in the respective product description.
4.2 The customer will be informed of the payment option(s) in the seller's online shop.
4.3 If advance payment by bank transfer has been agreed, payment is due immediately after conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have agreed a later due date.
4.4 If a payment method offered via the "PayPal" payment service is selected, 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 for which it makes advance payments to the Customer (e.g. purchase on account or payment by instalments), it assigns its payment claim in this respect 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 shall carry out a credit check using the transmitted customer data. 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 authorised, the customer must pay the invoice amount within the agreed payment period or at the agreed payment intervals. In this case, the customer can only pay PayPal or the payment service provider commissioned by PayPal with debt-discharging effect. However, the Seller shall remain responsible for general customer enquiries, e.g. regarding goods, delivery time, dispatch, returns, complaints, revocation declarations and deliveries or credit notes, even in the event of assignment of claims.
4.5 If a payment method offered via the "Mollie" payment service is selected, the payment will be processed by the payment service provider Mollie B.V., Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, Netherlands (hereinafter: "mollie"). The individual payment methods offered via Mollie are communicated to the customer in the seller's online shop. Mollie may use other payment services to process payments, which may be subject to special payment terms to which the Customer may be informed separately. Further information on "Mollie" is available on the Internet at https://www.mollie.com
5) Delivery and shipping conditions
5.1 If the Seller offers to dispatch the goods, delivery shall be made within the delivery area specified by the Seller to the delivery address specified by the Customer, unless otherwise agreed. The delivery address specified in the seller's order processing is decisive for the transaction. Notwithstanding this, if the payment method PayPal is selected, the delivery address stored by the customer with PayPal at the time of payment shall be 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 with regard to the costs for the return shipment if the customer effectively exercises his right of cancellation. If the customer effectively exercises his right of cancellation, the provision in the seller's cancellation policy shall apply to the return costs.
5.3 If the customer is acting as an entrepreneur, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall pass to the customer as soon as the seller has delivered the goods to the forwarding agent, carrier or other person or organisation designated to carry out the shipment. If the customer is acting as a consumer, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall not pass until the goods are handed over to the customer or a person authorised to receive them. Notwithstanding the above, 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 hands over the goods to the forwarding agent, the carrier or the person or person otherwise authorised to carry out the shipment.The Seller reserves the right to retain title to the goods at any time, even in the case of consumers, as soon as the Seller has delivered the goods to the forwarding agent, carrier or other person or organisation designated to carry out the shipment, if the Customer has commissioned the forwarding agent, carrier or other person or organisation designated to carry out the shipment and the Seller has not previously named this person or organisation 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 shall only apply in the event that the Seller is not responsible for the non-delivery and the Seller has concluded a specific covering transaction with the supplier with due care. The seller shall make every reasonable effort to procure the goods. In the event of non-availability or only partial availability of the goods, the customer shall be informed immediately and the consideration shall be reimbursed without delay.
5.5 If the seller offers the goods for collection, the customer can collect the ordered goods within the business hours specified by the seller at the address specified by the seller. In this case, no shipping costs will be charged.
6) Retention of title
If the seller makes 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)
Unless otherwise stated in the following provisions, the provisions of statutory liability for defects shall apply. This shall not apply 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 fulfilment;
- in the case of new goods, the limitation period for warranty rights is one year from delivery of the goods;
- in the case of used goods, the warranty rights are excluded;
- the limitation period shall not recommence if a replacement delivery is made as part of the 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 clause: The limitation period for claims for defects shall be one year from delivery of the goods if this was expressly and separately contractually agreed between the parties and the customer was specifically informed of the shortening of the limitation period before submitting his contractual declaration.
7.3 The aforementioned limitations of liability and shortening of the limitation period shall not apply
- to claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses by the customer,
- in the event that the seller has fraudulently concealed the defect,
- for goods that have been used for a building in accordance with their normal use and have caused its defectiveness,
- for any existing 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 right of recourse remain unaffected.
7.5 If the customer acts as a merchant within the meaning of Section 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), he shall be subject to the commercial obligation to inspect and give notice of defects in accordance with Section 377 HGB. If the customer fails to fulfil the notification obligations regulated therein, the goods shall be deemed approved.
7.6 If the customer acts as a consumer, he is requested to complain to the deliverer about delivered goods with obvious transport damage and to inform the seller of this. If the customer fails to do so, this shall have no effect on his statutory or contractual claims for defects.
8) Liability
The Seller shall be liable to the Customer for all contractual, quasi-contractual and statutory claims, including claims in tort, for damages and reimbursement of expenses as follows:
8.1 The Seller shall be liable without limitation for any legal reason
- in the event of intent or gross negligence,
- in the event of wilful or negligent injury to life, limb or health,
- on the basis of a guarantee promise, unless otherwise regulated in this respect,
- due to mandatory liability such as under the Product Liability Act.
8.2 If the Seller negligently breaches a material contractual obligation, liability shall be limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract, unless liability is unlimited in accordance with the above clause. Material contractual obligations are obligations which the contract imposes on the Seller according to its content in order to achieve the purpose of the contract, the fulfilment of which is essential for the proper execution of the contract and on the observance of which the Customer may regularly rely.
8.3 Any further liability of the Seller is excluded.
8.4 The above liability provisions also apply with regard to the Seller's liability for its vicarious agents and legal representatives.
9) Special conditions for repair services
If, according to the content of the contract, the Seller is obliged to repair an item belonging to the Customer, the following shall apply:
9.1 Repair services shall be provided at the Seller's registered office.
9.2 The Seller shall provide its services at its own discretion either in person or through qualified personnel selected by it. In doing so, the Seller may also utilise the services of third parties (subcontractors) acting on its behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the Seller's service description, the Customer shall not be entitled to select a specific person to perform the desired service.
9.3 The Customer shall provide the Seller with all information required for the repair of the item, unless the procurement of such information is not the responsibility of the Seller according to the content of the contract. In particular, the Customer shall provide the Seller with a comprehensive description of the defect and inform the Seller of all circumstances that may be the cause of the defect found.
9.4 Unless otherwise agreed, the Customer must send the item to be repaired to the Seller's registered office at its own expense and risk. The Seller recommends that the Customer takes out transport insurance for this purpose. Furthermore, the Seller recommends that the Customer send the item in suitable transport packaging in order to reduce the risk of transport damage and to conceal the contents of the packaging. The Seller shall inform the Customer immediately of any obvious transport damage so that the Customer can assert any rights it may have against the carrier.
9.5 The goods shall be returned at the customer's expense. The risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods shall pass to the customer when the goods are handed over to a suitable carrier at the seller's place of business. At the Customer's request, the Seller shall take out transport insurance for the goods.
9.6 The Customer may also bring the item to be repaired to the Seller's place of business and collect it from the Seller's place of business if this is stated in the Seller's service description or if the parties have reached an agreement to this effect. In this case, the above provisions on the bearing of costs and risks for the dispatch and return of the goods shall apply accordingly.
9.7 The aforementioned provisions do not limit the Customer's statutory rights in the event of defects in the case of the purchase of goods from the Seller.
9.8 The Seller shall be liable for defects in the repair service provided in accordance with the provisions of statutory liability for defects.
10) Redemption of gift vouchers
10.1 Gift 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.
10.2 Gift vouchers and remaining credit on gift vouchers can be redeemed until the end of the third year after the year in which the voucher was purchased. Remaining credit will be credited to the customer until the expiry date.
10.3 Gift vouchers can only be redeemed before the order process is completed. Subsequent offsetting is not possible.
10.4 Several gift vouchers can be redeemed with one order.
10.5 Gift vouchers can only be used for the purchase of goods and not for the purchase of further gift vouchers.
10.6 If the value of the gift voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the seller can be selected to settle the difference.
10.7 The balance of a gift voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it bear interest.
10.8 The gift voucher is only intended for use by the person named on it. The gift voucher may not be transferred to third parties. The seller is authorised, but not obliged, to check the material entitlement of the respective gift voucher holder.
11) Applicable law
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to all legal relationships between the parties, excluding the laws on the international sale of goods. In the case of consumers, this choice of law shall only apply insofar as the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the consumer has his habitual residence is not withdrawn.
12) Code of Conduct
- The seller has submitted to the conditions of participation for the eCommerce initiative "Fairness in Trade", which can be viewed on the Internet at https://www.fairness-im-handel.de
/participation conditions . - The seller has submitted to the guidelines for "Google Customer Reviews", which can be viewed on the Internet at https://support.google.com
/merchants /answer /14629803 ?hl=en &ref_topic=14629086.
13) Alternative dispute resolution
The seller is neither obliged nor willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.
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Status: 06.12.2025, 03:37:16