Terms of service

Table of contents

1. Scope of application
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. Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer specifications
9. Special conditions for repair services
10. Redemption of promotional vouchers
11. Applicable law
12. Place of jurisdiction
13. Code of Conduct
14. Alternative dispute resolution

1) Scope of application

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as “GTC”) of the company SKK Kuechen- und Gasgeraete GmbH (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 store. The inclusion of the Customer's own terms and conditions is hereby rejected, unless otherwise agreed.

1.2 A consumer within the meaning of these GTC is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside his trade, business or profession.

1.3 An entrepreneur within the meaning of 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 their commercial or independent professional activity.

2) Conclusion of contract

2.1 The product descriptions contained in the Seller's online store 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 store. After placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping cart and going through the electronic ordering process, the customer submits a legally binding contractual offer with regard to the goods contained in the shopping cart by clicking the button that concludes the ordering process. Furthermore, the customer can also submit the offer to the seller by e-mail, fax, post 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 order has been placed.

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/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or - if the customer does not have a PayPal account - subject to the terms and conditions for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full. If the customer pays by means of a payment method offered by PayPal that can be selected in the online ordering process, the seller already declares acceptance of the customer's offer at the time the customer clicks the button that completes the ordering process.

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. email, 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 store 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 binding submission of the order via the Seller's online order form, the Customer can recognize possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means of better recognizing 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 concludes the ordering process.

2.7 Different languages are available for the conclusion of the contract. The specific language selection is displayed in the online store.

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 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 withdrawal policy.

4) Prices and terms of payment

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the seller's product description, the prices quoted are total prices that include statutory VAT. 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 store.

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, the 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 installments), 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 approved, 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 remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e.g. regarding goods, delivery time, shipment, returns, complaints, revocation declarations and deliveries or credit notes, even in the case of assignment of claims.

4.5 If the “SOFORT” payment method is selected, payment is processed via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as “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”, legitimize himself accordingly during the payment process and confirm the payment instruction to “SOFORT”. The payment transaction is then immediately carried out by “SOFORT” and the customer's bank account is debited. The customer can find more information on the “SOFORT” payment method on the Internet at https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

4.6 If a payment method offered via the payment service “Shopify Payments” is selected, the payment is processed 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 Shopify Payments are communicated to the customer in the seller's online store. Stripe may use other payment services to process payments, for which special payment terms may apply, to which the customer may be informed separately. Further information on “Shopify Payments” is available on the Internet at https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms-payments-de.

4.7 When selecting a payment method offered via the “Ratepay” payment service (e.g. Ratepay invoice, Ratepay prepayment, Ratepay direct debit, Ratepay installment payment), payment is processed by Ratepay GmbH, Franklinstraße 28-29, 10587 Berlin (hereinafter “Ratepay”), to which the seller assigns his claim against the customer. Which Ratepay payment methods the seller offers in detail is communicated to the customer on the seller's website. The customer can only make payments to Ratepay with debt-discharging effect. However, the seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries (e.g. regarding the goods, delivery time, shipment, returns, complaints, revocation declarations and returns or credit notes). In addition, Ratepay's General Terms and Conditions of Payment apply, which can be accessed here: https://www.ratepay.com/legal-payment-terms/

4.8 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 shall carry out a credit check using the transmitted customer data. The seller reserves the right to refuse the customer the payment method “PayPal invoice” in the event of a negative check result. If the payment method “PayPal Invoice” is approved by PayPal, the customer must pay the invoice amount to PayPal within 30 days of receipt of the goods, unless PayPal specifies a different payment term. In this case, the customer can only make payment to PayPal with debt-discharging effect. However, the seller remains responsible for general customer inquiries, e.g. regarding the goods, delivery time, shipment, returns, complaints, revocation declarations and shipments or credit notes, even in the event of the assignment of claims. 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.

4.9 If the payment method “PayPal Direct Debit” is selected, PayPal shall collect the invoice amount from the Customer's bank account after a SEPA Direct Debit Mandate has been issued, but not before the deadline for the pre-notification on behalf of the Seller has expired. Pre-notification is any communication (e.g. invoice, policy, contract) to the customer that announces a debit by SEPA Direct Debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient funds in the account or due to the provision of incorrect bank details, or if the customer objects to the debit although he is not entitled to do so, the customer shall bear the fees incurred by the respective credit institution as a result of the chargeback if he is responsible for this.

5) Delivery and shipping 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 customer, unless otherwise agreed. The delivery address specified in the seller's order processing is decisive for the processing of the transaction.

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 withdrawal. If the customer effectively exercises his right of revocation, the provision in the seller's revocation instructions shall 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 shall pass to the customer as soon as the seller has delivered the goods to the forwarding agent, carrier or other person or institution 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 authorized to receive them. Notwithstanding this, 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 carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment, if the customer has commissioned the forwarding agent, the carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment 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 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 performance;
• in the case of new goods, the limitation period for defects is one year from delivery of the goods;
• in the case of used goods, the rights and claims for defects are excluded;
• the limitation period shall not recommence if a replacement delivery is made as part of the liability for defects.

7.2 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.

7.3 In addition, for entrepreneurs, the statutory limitation periods for any existing statutory right of recourse shall remain unaffected.

7.4 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 pursuant to Section 377 HGB. If the customer fails to comply with the notification obligations regulated therein, the goods shall be deemed approved.

7.5 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) Special conditions for the processing of goods according to certain specifications of the customer

8.1 If, according to the content of the contract, the Seller is also responsible for processing the goods according to certain specifications of the Customer in addition to the delivery of 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. The customer is solely responsible for the procurement and acquisition of rights to this content. The customer 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, especially copyrights, trademark rights and personal rights.

8.2 The customer shall indemnify the seller against claims by third parties which they may assert against the seller in connection with an infringement of their rights through the contractual use of the customer's content by the seller. The customer shall also assume the necessary costs of legal defense, including all court and attorney's fees in the statutory amount. This does not apply if the customer is not responsible for the infringement. In the event of a claim by a third party, the customer is obliged to provide the seller immediately, truthfully and completely with all information necessary for the examination of the claims and a defense.

8.3 The seller reserves the right to refuse processing orders if the content provided by the customer for this purpose violates legal or official prohibitions or offends common decency. This applies in particular to the provision of anti-constitutional, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, offensive, youth-endangering and/or violence-glorifying content.

9) Special conditions for repair services

If the Seller owes the repair of an item of the Customer according to the content of the contract, 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. The Seller may also use the services of third parties (subcontractors) who work 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 shall ship 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 shipment and return shipment of the item shall apply accordingly.

9.7 Die vorgenannten Regelungen beschränken nicht die gesetzlichen Mängelrechte des Kunden im Falle des Kaufs einer Ware vom Verkäufer.

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 promotional vouchers

10.1 Vouchers that are issued free of charge by the seller as part of promotions with a specific validity period and that cannot be purchased by the customer (hereinafter “promotional vouchers”) can only be redeemed in the seller's online store and only during the specified period.

10.2 Individual products may be excluded from the voucher promotion if a corresponding restriction results from the content of the promotional voucher.

10.3 Promotional vouchers can only be redeemed before the order process is completed. Subsequent offsetting is not possible.

10.4 Only one promotional voucher can be redeemed per order.

10.5 The value of the goods must be at least equal to the amount of the promotional voucher. Any remaining credit will not be refunded by the seller.

10.6 If the value of the promotional 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 credit balance of a promotional voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it bear interest.

10.8 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 their statutory right of withdrawal.

10.9 The promotional voucher is transferable. The seller can make payment with discharging effect to the respective holder who redeems the promotional voucher in the seller's online store. This does not apply if the seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the non-authorization, legal incapacity or lack of power of representation of the respective holder.

11) Applicable law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to all legal relationships between the parties to the exclusion of the laws on the international purchase of movable 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) Place of jurisdiction

If the customer acts as a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law with its registered office in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract shall be the place of business of the seller. If the customer is domiciled outside the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the seller's place of business shall be the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract if the contract or claims arising from the contract can be attributed to the customer's professional or commercial activity. In the above cases, however, the seller is in any case entitled to appeal to the court at the customer's place of business.

13) Code of Conduct

The seller has submitted to the Trusted Shops quality criteria, which can be viewed on the Internet at https://www.trustedshops.com/tsdocument/TS_QUALITY_CRITERIA_de.pdf.

14) Alternative dispute resolution

14.1 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 purchase or service contracts in which a consumer is involved.

14.2 The seller is neither obliged nor willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.