General Terms and Conditions and Client Information & Information on Data Protection
Table of Contents
A. General Terms and Conditions and Client Information
Scope of Application
Conclusion of the Contract
Right to Cancel
Price and Delivery Costs
Shipment and Delivery Conditions
Liability for Defects
Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client s Specification
Law and Jurisdiction
Alternative dispute resolution
B. Information on Data Protection
Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller
Contacting
Use of your Data for Sending Newsletters
Processing of Data for the Purpose of Order Handling
Rights of the Data Subject
Duration of Storage of Personal Data
Reference to the eBay Privacy Policy
A. General Terms and Conditions and Client Information
1) Scope of Application
1.1 These Terms and Conditions (hereinafter to as GTC of the company Twin Busch UK LTD Ltd. (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 related to all goods and/or services presented by the Seller on the eBay trading platform. 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 individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession. A trader pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is any person acting for purposes relating to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader’s name or on the trader’s behalf.
2) Conclusion of the Contract
2.1 The product descriptions presented by the Seller on the eBay trading platform 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 can place an order via the eBay trading platform. By completing his personal data and clicking the submit order in the final stage of the ordering procedure the Client s order is deemed to be a legally binding offer to buy the chosen amount of goods related to the goods displayed in the online shopping basket.
2.3 The Seller can acknowledge receipt of the Client’s order by sending him an automatically generated e-mail acknowledging his order. Such an acknowledgement of receipt is no acceptance of the Client’s order. The Seller can accept the Client’s offer by sending him a letter or a separate e-mail or a fax accepting the order or by delivering the goods within five days. With this separate confirmation the contract will be concluded. The Seller has no obligation to accept the Client’s offer.
2.4 The contract’s content will be stored by the Seller and will be sent to the Client in writing including these GTC and Client Information (for example via e-mail, fax or letter) after the Client has submitted his order. In addition, the contract’s content will be stored by Ebay and can be found free of charge by the Client indicating the respective item number under www.ebay.uk, within 90 days after conclusion of the contract. If the client wants to find the product description site, he has to enter the respective item number in the search box of the eBay home page and has to click on the button find”.
2.5 The Client can correct all the data entered via the usual keyboard and mouse function prior to submitting his binding order. In addition, prior to submitting the order, all data entered will be displayed in a confirmation window and can be corrected here as well, via the usual keyboard and mouse function.
2.6 The English and German languages are available for the conclusion of the contract.
3) Right to Cancel
Consumers are entitled to the right of cancellation. Detailed information about the right of cancellation is provided in the Seller’s instructions on cancellation.
4) Price and Delivery Costs
4.1 Prices indicated are total prices and include the statutory Value-Added Tax (VAT). 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 by the Seller on the eBay trading platform. If payment in advance has been agreed upon, payment shall be due immediately upon conclusion of the contract.
4.3 When the payment processing offered by eBay is used, it shall be carried out via eBay S.a r.l., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L2449 Luxembourg ( eBay Sarl ), to which the Seller assigns his payment claim against the Client. The payment methods offered in this process will be communicated to the Client on the Seller s item page. eBay Sarl may use the services of third-party payment service providers for this purpose. eBay Sarl reserves the right to conduct a credit check for certain payment methods. Further instructions on how to make the payment will be given during the ordering process.
5) Shipment and Delivery Conditions
5.1 Goods are generally delivered on dispatch route and to the delivery address indicated by the Client, unless agreed otherwise. The delivery address provided by the Client on eBay is decisive for the processing of the transaction.
5.2 If goods are delivered by freight carrier, the goods shall be delivered free curb, that is to say, to the public curb stones which are closest to the delivery address, unless otherwise stipulated in the shipping information displayed in the Seller’s online shop or unless otherwise agreed.
5.3 Should the Client collect the goods himself, the Seller informs the Client by e-mail that the goods are available for collection. After receiving the e-mail, the Client may collect the goods in consultation with the Seller. In this case shipment costs will not be charged.
5.4 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 hereby exercises his right of cancellation, or if he has been temporarily prevented from receiving the offered service, unless the Seller has provided the Client with reasonable advance notice about the service.
6) Liability for Defects
6.1 The statutory consumer rights will apply.
6.2 If the Client is a consumer and he uses his short-term right to reject the product, he has to return the product at his cost.
7) Special Conditions for the Processing of Goods According to Client s Specification
7.1 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.
7.2 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.
8) Law and Jurisdiction
8.1 If a Client acts as a consumer pursuant to Section 1.2, any contractual relationships between the parties are governed by the law of the country where the Client has his habitual residence. The UN-Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods is excluded. Moreover, the courts of the State where the Client is domiciled will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to these relationships.
8.2 If a Client acts as a trader pursuant to Section 1.2, any contractual relationships between the parties is governed by the law of the country where the Seller has his place of business. The UN-Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods is excluded. Moreover, the courts of the State where the Seller has his place of business will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to these relationships.
9) Alternative dispute resolution
The Seller is neither obliged nor prepared to attend a dispute settlement procedure before an alternative dispute resolution entity.
B. Information on Data Protection
1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our eBay internet presentation (hereinafter “website”) and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller in charge for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Twin Busch UK LTD Ltd., Unit 9a Linnell Way, Telford Way Idustrial Estate, NN16 8PS, Kettering (Northants), United Kingdom, Tel.: +44 (0) 1536 522 960, E-Mail: nfo@twinbusch.co.uk. The controller in charge of the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
2) Contacting
In the context of contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for establishing contact and for the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified, provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.
3) Use of your Data for Sending Newsletters
If you are a registered eBay member and subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. If you subscribe to our newsletter, you give us your consent for the use of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) point a GDPR. With your subscription to the newsletter you automatically add us as “stored seller” in your My eBay settings. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by removing us in your settings on My eBay as your stored seller. After your cancellation, your e-mail address will be deleted from our newsletter distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data in excess thereof, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
4) Processing of Data for the Purpose of Order Handling
The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery within the scope of contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We will pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the framework of payment processing, if this is necessary for payment handling. If payment service providers are used, we explicitly inform you of this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR.
5) Rights of the Data Subject
5.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive rights of data subjects (rights of information and intervention) vis-à-vis the data controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below:
Right of access by the data subject pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
Right to erase (“right to be forgotten”) pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
Right to be informed pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR
Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
Right to withdraw a given consent pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR
Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR
5.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A CONSIDERATION OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREDOMINANT LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON THE GROUNDS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS WORTHY OF PROTECTION FOR PROCESSING WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHICH ARE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.
6) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant – on the respective legal retention period (e.g. commercial and tax retention periods).
If there are legal storage periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point b GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after expiry of the storage periods if it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or if we no longer have a justified interest in further storage.
When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) point f GDPR, this data is stored until the data subject exercises his right of objection in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can provide compelling grounds for processing worthy of protection which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Unless otherwise stated in the information contained in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
7) Reference to the eBay Privacy Policy
The eBay platform is responsible for all further data processing that goes beyond the data processing described above. For more information about eBay’s privacy practices, please view eBay’s privacy policy at: https: www.ebayinc.com/privacy-policy/
