Terms & conditions

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH CUSTOMER INFORMATION

Table of contents

  1. Scope
  2. Conclusion of contract
  3. Right of withdrawal
  4. Prices and terms of payment
  5. Delivery and shipping conditions
  6. Duration and termination of subscription contracts
  7. Retention of title
  8. Liability for defects (warranty)
  9. Special conditions for assembly/installation services
  10. Redemption of promotional vouchers
  11. Redemption of gift vouchers
  12. Applicable law
  13. Place of jurisdiction
  14. Alternative dispute resolution

1) Scope

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "GTC") of 4Wheel24 GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "Seller"), apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods, which a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter referred to as "Customer") concludes with the Seller regarding the goods presented by the Seller in his online store. The inclusion of the customer's own terms and conditions is hereby objected to, unless otherwise agreed.

1.2 These GTC shall apply accordingly to contracts for the delivery of vouchers, unless otherwise expressly stipulated.

1.3 A consumer within the meaning of these GTC is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly be attributed neither to his commercial nor to his independent professional activity. 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 his commercial or independent professional activity.

1.4 The subject of the contract may be - depending on the Seller's product description - both the purchase of goods by way of a one-time delivery and the purchase of goods by way of a permanent delivery (hereinafter "Subscription Contract"). In the case of a subscription contract, the Seller undertakes to supply the Customer with the contractually goods owed for the duration of the agreed contract term at the contractually binding time intervals.

2) Conclusion of contract

2.1 The product descriptions contained in the online store of the seller do not represent 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. In doing so, 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 email.

2.3 The seller may 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), in which case the receipt of the order confirmation by the customer shall be decisive, or
  • by delivering the ordered goods to the customer, in which case the receipt of the goods by the customer is decisive, or
  • by requesting payment from the customer after the customer's order has been placed.

If several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract shall be concluded at the time when one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for the acceptance of the offer begins on the day after the sending of the offer by the customer and ends with 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 period, this shall be deemed to be a rejection of the offer with the consequence that the Customer shall no longer be bound by his/her declaration of intent.

2.4 If the payment method "PayPal Express" is selected, the payment will 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?locale.x=en_DE – if the customer does not have a PayPal account – subject to the Terms for Payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full?locale.x=en_DE. If the customer selects "PayPal Express" as a payment method during the online ordering process, he also issues a payment order to PayPal by clicking the button that concludes the ordering process. In this case, the seller already declares acceptance of the customer's offer at the time when the customer triggers the payment process by clicking the button that concludes the ordering process.

2.5 When submitting an offer via the Seller's online order form, the text of the contract shall be stored by the Seller after the conclusion of the contract and transmitted to the Customer in text form (e.g. email, fax or letter) after the Customer's order has been sent. The Seller does not make the text of the contract accessible 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 providing the corresponding login data.

2.6 Before bindingly placing 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 for better recognition of input errors can be the magnification function of the browser, with the help of which the display on the screen is enlarged. The customer can correct his entries during the electronic ordering process using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until he clicks the button that concludes the ordering process.

2.7 Only the German language is available for the conclusion of the contract.

2.8 The order processing and contacting usually take place via email and automated order processing. The customer must ensure that the email address provided by him 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 More information on the right of withdrawal can be found in the seller's cancellation policy.

3.3 The right of withdrawal does not apply to consumers who do not belong to a Member State of the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract and whose sole residence and delivery address are outside the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract.

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 the statutory value-added tax. Any additional delivery and shipping costs will be indicated separately in the respective product description.

4.2 In the case of deliveries to countries outside the European Union, further costs may be incurred in individual cases for which the seller is not responsible and which are to 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 be incurred in relation to the transfer of funds 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 store.

4.4 In the case of payment by means of a payment method offered by PayPal, the 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, which can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full?locale.x=en_DE or – if the customer does not have a PayPal account – subject to the Terms and Conditions for Payments without a PayPal account, which can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full?locale.x=en_DE.

5) Delivery and shipping conditions

5.1 Delivery of goods is made by shipping to the delivery address specified by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. In the processing of the transaction, the delivery address specified in the order processing of the seller is decisive. However, if the payment method PayPal is selected, the delivery address provided by the customer to 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 shall not apply with regard to the costs for the return shipment if the customer effectively exercises his/her right of withdrawal. In the event that the customer effectively exercises his/her right of withdrawal, the provision made in the seller's cancellation policy shall apply to the costs of returning the goods.

5.3 In case of pick-up by the Customer, the Seller shall first inform the Customer by email that the goods ordered by the Customer are ready for pick-up. After receiving this email, the customer can pick up the goods at the seller's registered office after making arrangements with the seller. In this case, no shipping costs will be charged.

5.4 Vouchers are given to the customer in the following manner:

- per email

6) Duration and termination of subscription contracts

6.1 Subscription contracts are concluded for an indefinite period and can be terminated by the customer at any time with a notice period of 14 days.

6.2 The right to extraordinary termination for good cause shall remain unaffected. Good cause shall be deemed to exist if the terminating party, taking into account all circumstances of the individual case and weighing the interests of both parties, cannot reasonably be expected to continue the contractual relationship until the agreed termination or until the expiry of a notice period.

6.3 Cancellations must be made in writing or in text form (e.g. by email).

7) Retention of title

If the seller makes advance payment, he retains ownership of the delivered goods until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

8) Liability for defects (warranty)

8.1 If the purchased item is defective, the provisions of the statutory liability for defects shall apply.

8.2 The customer is requested to make a complaint to the delivery company in case of obvious transport damage to the ordered goods and to inform the seller of this. If the customer does not comply with this, this has no effect on his legal or contractual claims for defects.

9) Special conditions for assembly/installation services

If, according to the content of the contract, the Seller is also responsible for the assembly or installation of the goods at the Customer's premises in addition to the delivery of the goods and, if applicable, for the corresponding preparatory measures (e.g. measurement), the following shall apply:

9.1 The Seller shall provide his services either in person or by qualified personnel selected by him, at his discretion. In doing so, the Seller may also make use of the services of third parties (subcontractors) acting on instructions from the Seller. 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.

9.2 The Customer shall provide the Seller with the complete and truthful information required for the provision of the service owed, insofar as the procurement thereof does not fall within the scope of the Seller's obligations according to the content of the contract.

9.3 The Seller shall contact the Customer after conclusion of the contract in order to arrange an appointment with the Customer for the service owed. The Customer shall ensure that the Seller or the personnel commissioned by the Seller have access to the relevant facilities of the Customer on the agreed date.

9.4 The risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods sold shall not pass to the customer until the assembly work has been completed and the goods have been handed over to the customer.

10) Redemption of promotional vouchers

10.1 Vouchers issued free of charge by the Seller as part of promotions with a specific validity period and which cannot be purchased by the Customer (hereinafter "Promotion Vouchers") can only be redeemed in the Seller's online store and only during the specified period.

10.2 Promotional vouchers can only be redeemed by consumers.

10.3 Individual products may be excluded from the voucher promotion, provided that a corresponding restriction results from the content of the promotion voucher.

10.4 Promotional vouchers can only be redeemed before completing the order process. Subsequent redemption is not possible.

10.5 Only one promotional voucher can be redeemed per order.

10.6 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.

10.7 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 chosen to settle the difference.

10.8 The balance of a promotional voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it earn interest.

10.9 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 his statutory right of withdrawal.

10.10 The promotional voucher is transferable. The Seller may render performance to the respective holder redeeming the promotional voucher in the Seller's online store, thereby discharging his obligations. This does not apply if the seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the ineligibility, legal incapacity or lack of representative authority of the respective holder.

11) Redemption of gift vouchers

11.1 Vouchers that can be purchased via the Seller's online store (hereinafter "Gift Vouchers") can only be redeemed in the Seller's online store, unless otherwise stated on the voucher.

11.2 Gift certificates and remaining gift certificate balances are redeemable until the end of the third year after the year of the gift certificate purchase. Remaining credits will be credited to the customer until the expiration date.

11.3 Gift vouchers can only be redeemed before completing the order process. Subsequent redemption is not possible.

11.4 Several gift vouchers can also be redeemed for one order.

11.5 Gift certificates can only be used to purchase merchandise and cannot be used to purchase additional gift certificates.

11.6 If the value of the gift voucher is not sufficient to cover the order, one of the other payment methods offered by the seller may be chosen to settle the difference.

11.7 The balance of a gift voucher is neither paid out in cash nor does it earn interest.

11.8 The gift voucher is transferable. The Seller may render performance to the respective holder redeeming the gift voucher in the Seller's online store, thereby discharging his obligations. This does not apply if the seller has knowledge or grossly negligent ignorance of the ineligibility, legal incapacity or lack of representative authority of the respective holder.

12) Applicable law

12.1 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 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/her habitual residence.

12.2 Furthermore, this choice of law with regard to the statutory right of withdrawal shall not apply to consumers who do not belong to a Member State of the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract and whose sole place of residence and delivery address are outside the European Union at the time of conclusion of the contract.

13) 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 has his/her place of business 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. However, in the aforementioned cases, the Seller shall in any case be entitled to invoke the court at the Customer's place of business.

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 involving a consumer.

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