Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions

for the online shop at the URL

operated by

Taunus Timepieces GmbH
Rheinstr. 34
65185 Wiesbaden
Email: kontakt@taunus-timepieces.com
Phone number: +491637993095

– hereinafter: the Provider –

1. Scope of Application

These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply, after their incorporation, to all contracts for the acquisition of goods, services, or other assets (hereinafter "goods") in the online shop at the aforementioned URL in the version valid at the time of the contract's conclusion. These GTC apply exclusively. Deviating GTC of the customer do not become part of the contract, unless the Provider explicitly agrees to them.

2. Conclusion of Contract

2.1 The offers in the online shop represent a non-binding invitation from the Provider to online shop visitors to submit an offer to purchase the goods offered in the shop.

2.2 The order of the goods is made via the Provider's online order form. After selecting the desired goods, entering all requested mandatory information, and completing all other mandatory steps in the ordering process, the selected goods can be ordered by clicking the order button at the end of the checkout page (order). By placing the order, the customer submits a binding contractual offer to purchase the selected goods. The contract is concluded when the Provider accepts the customer's offer. Acceptance occurs when the Provider confirms the conclusion of the contract in writing or text form (e.g., by email) (order confirmation) and this order confirmation reaches the customer, or when the ordered goods are delivered and reach the customer, or when the customer is requested to pay (e.g., invoice or credit card payment in the ordering process) and the payment request reaches the customer; the time at which one of the alternatives mentioned in the first half-sentence occurs for the first time is decisive for the time of the contract's conclusion.

2.3 Before submitting a binding order via the Provider's online order form, the customer can review their entries and correct them at any time using the usual keyboard, mouse, touch, or other available input functions. Furthermore, all entries will be displayed again in a confirmation window before the binding submission of the order and can also be corrected there using the usual keyboard, mouse, touch, or other available input functions.

2.4 The Provider will save the contract text after the conclusion of the contract and send it to the customer in text form (e.g., by email). The Provider will not make the contract text accessible beyond this.

2.5 The following languages are available for the conclusion of the contract: German

3. Right of Withdrawal for Consumers

Consumers generally have a right of withdrawal for contracts concluded off-premises and for distance contracts. A consumer is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly neither commercial nor self-employed. Details can be found in the withdrawal policy, which will be provided to every consumer at the latest immediately before the conclusion of the contract.

4. Payment, Default

4.1 The prices listed in the online shop at the time of the order apply. All prices include the statutory value-added tax and any listed shipping costs. The customer will be informed about the available payment options in the Provider's online shop.

4.2 If "advance payment" is agreed, the purchase price is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

4.3 If payment by credit or debit card is agreed, the purchase price is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

4.4 If "Sofortüberweisung" (instant bank transfer) is agreed, the purchase price is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract. Payment processing is handled by Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich.

4.5 If "Apple Pay" is selected as the payment method, payment processing is handled by the payment service Apple Inc., Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA. Payment is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

4.6 If "Google Pay" is selected as the payment method, payment processing is handled by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Payment is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

4.7 For payment with "American Express", processing is handled by American Express Europe S.A., Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112, 60486 Frankfurt am Main. Payment is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

4.8 If "VISA" is selected as the payment method, payment processing is handled by Visa Europe Services Inc., London Branch, 1 Sheldon Square, London W2 6TT, Great Britain. Payment is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract.

5. Retention of Title

The purchased goods remain the property of the Provider until the full payment of the purchase price.

6. Delivery and Right of Self-Supply

6.1 Subject to differing agreements, delivery will be made within the delivery time specified in the online shop to the delivery address provided by the customer. The applicable delivery times can be found in the online shop.

6.2 For freight forwarding deliveries, delivery will be "curbside" unless otherwise agreed. This means delivery to the nearest public curb to the specified delivery address.

6.3 If the Provider cannot deliver the ordered goods because the Provider was not supplied by its own fault, even though the Provider concluded a congruent hedging transaction with a reliable supplier in good time, the Provider is released from its obligation to perform and can withdraw from the contract. The Provider is obliged to inform the customer immediately about the impossibility of performance. Any consideration already provided by the contracting party will be reimbursed immediately. Mandatory consumer law remains unaffected by this paragraph.

7. Warranty

The provisions of the statutory warranty for defects apply.

8. Liability and Indemnification

8.1 The Provider is liable without limitation:

for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health based on an intentional or negligent breach of duty by the Provider or an intentional or negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent of the Provider;
for damages based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the Provider or on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent of the Provider;
due to a guarantee promise, unless otherwise regulated in this regard;
due to mandatory liability (e.g., under the Product Liability Act).

8.2 If the Provider negligently breaches a material contractual obligation, its liability is limited to the contract-typical, foreseeable damage, unless unlimited liability applies according to the preceding paragraph. Material contractual obligations are obligations that the contract imposes on the Provider according to its content to achieve the purpose of the contract, the fulfillment of which enables the proper execution of the contract in the first place and on the observance of which the customer regularly relies.

8.3 In all other respects, liability of the Provider, as well as the liability of its vicarious agents and legal representatives, is excluded.

8.4 The customer indemnifies the Provider from any claims of third parties – including the costs of legal defense to their statutory extent – that are asserted against the Provider due to unlawful or contract-breaching actions of the customer.

9. Data Protection

The Provider treats the personal data of its customers confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations. Further details can be found in the Provider's data protection policy.

10. Final Provisions

10.1 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, insofar as this choice of law does not lead to a consumer habitually residing in the EU being deprived of mandatory statutory provisions of the law of his state of residence.

10.2 If the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the court at the Provider's registered office is competent, unless an exclusive place of jurisdiction is established for the dispute. This also applies if the customer does not have a domicile within the European Union. The registered office of our company can be found in the heading of these GTC.

10.3 Should any provision of this contract be or become invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this contract shall remain unaffected thereby.