Source: https://www.gdoptics.de/company/terms-conditions/?L=2
Timestamp: 2019-02-15 18:38:12
Document Index: 508964525

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 14', '§28', '§ 126', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 286', '§ 7', '§478', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 438', '§ 479', '§ 634', '§ 13', '§ 14', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 17']

GD Optics: Terms & Conditions
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General Terms and Conditions of Sale of GD Optical Competence GmbH
Where the Customer is acting in the course of his business within the meaning of § 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), the following standard terms and conditions shall govern exclusively all business relationships between ourselves and the Customer or any subsequent version in force at the time the order is placed. Any terms of the Customer which contradict or deviate from the terms and conditions below shall not apply except where we have expressly agreed to the same in writing
A Customer acting in the course of his business is a private individual or a legal entity or a partnership with legal capacity, which is acting in the course of its business or profession. A partnership with legal capacity is a partnership capable of acquiring rights and liabilities.
Insofar as is necessary for the handling of our business we are entitled to store and process the Customer’s data in electronic form to the extent permitted by data protection laws (in particular §28 of the German Data Protection Act). For the purpose of collection, processing and use of personal data we shall only use employees which are bound not to disclose the same.
Where the Customer places an order for the supply of services, in particular installation works, calculations, customised products paragraphs 14-17 below shall apply in addition to and shall override paragraphs 2-13.
Our quotations are without obligation; a contract shall be concluded where we acknowledge the order in writing (§ 126b BGB) or where orders are executed by us.
Any changes, supplements and/or cancellation of a contract must be in writing.
Where trade terms in accordance with the International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) are agreed, the INCOTERMS 2000, 6th Amendment shall apply.
Except where otherwise agreed we supply our goods and services EXW (ex works) our warehouse; we reserve the right to determine the method and route of shipment and the shipper.
Supply of goods or services by installment is permitted except where unreasonable for the Customer.
The commencement of the delivery term quoted shall be subject to clarification of all technical matters and proper and timely performance by the customer of his obligations.
Where we fail to deliver upon an agreed delivery date and such failure is caused by an act or omission on our part the Customer shall grant us an extension in writing of not less than 4 weeks. Where upon the expiry of the grace period, delivery is still not forthcoming and the Customer desires to rescind the contract or demand damages in lieu of performance, the Customer shall prior thereto set a final and reasonable deadline in writing expressly indicating his intention. The Customer is obliged at our request to declare within a reasonable period whether he shall rescind the contract due to the delay in delivery and/or demand damages in lieu of performance or insist upon performance.
§ 4 Act of God
In the event of act of god we are entitled to suspend performance of our obligation to deliver. Where there is a considerable change in the circumstances prevalent at the formation of the contract, we reserve the right to rescind the contract. An act of god shall be any circumstance beyond our control which renders the supply of goods or services difficult or impossible irrespective of whether the circumstance occurs at our premises or with our suppliers or vicarious agents.
§ 5 Prices, Payment, Offset, Withholding of Monies
Where orders are placed without any price agreement the usual market price shall be deemed to be agreed.
Our prices are EXW (ex works) our principle place of business and do not include the cost of packing, insurance, freight and VAT except where otherwise agreed. Where customised packing is agreed we shall be entitled to manufacture the same ourselves or by a third party and to invoice the Customer the cost incurred thereby.
Where the delivery or performance date is more than 3 months after the contract date we are entitled upon timely notification to the customer and prior to delivery or performance to adjust the price in such a manner as is necessitated by any general price development beyond our control (e.g. exchange rate fluctuations, currency regulations, customs duties changes, increases in material and production costs) or by changes of suppliers. For supplies of goods or services within three months from the contract date the contract price shall apply in any event. In relation to framework agreements with a price clause the three month period shall begin to run upon the effective date of the agreement.
Except where otherwise agreed the Customer shall remit payment of the agreed price without deduction within 45 days after supply of the goods or services. Any discount must be agreed in writing. Upon expiry of the payment term the customer shall be deemed in default of payment in accordance with § 286 sub-section. 2 No. 2 of the German Civil Code.
We shall be entitled to demand down payments or payment in advance where the Customer places a initial order, or has its place of business abroad or where we have reason to doubt that Customer will remit payment on time or in full. Where one of the circumstances aforesaid occurs after the contract has been concluded we shall be entitled to revoke the term of payment agreed and to declare any outstanding amount immediately due for payment.
The Customer may only set off undisputed counterclaims or counterclaims against which we have no further recourse to appeal. The Customer shall only be entitled to rights of retention in so far as these are based on the same legal transaction.
Goods sold shall remain our property until payment of all claims under the business relationship has been received from the Customer (Reserved Goods).
If the Customer works or processes the goods our reservation of title shall be extended to cover the whole of the new article. In the case of processing, combining or mixing with external goods by the Customer we shall acquire title in the fraction that corresponds to the invoice value of our goods to that of the other objects used by the Customer at the time the processing, combining or mixing took place.
If the goods subject to reservation of ownership are combined or mixed with a principle good belonging to the Customer, the latter hereby assigns in addition his rights in the new good to us. If the Customer combines or mixes the goods subject to reservation of title with a principle good belonging to a third party against payment, he hereby assigns his claims for payment against the third party to us.
The Customer may resell goods subject to reservation of ownership in the framework of due business activities. If the Customer sells these goods without receiving the full purchase price in advance or contemporaneously with the surrender of the item purchased, he shall agree a reservation of title with his customers in accordance with these conditions. The Customer hereby assigns to us his claims under this resale and the rights under the reservation of title agreed. He agrees at our request to notify the assignment to Customers and to provide us with the information required to claim our rights against the Customers and to hand over documents. Irrespective of the assignment the Customer shall only be authorised to collect payments under the resale as long as he complies duly with his obligations to us.
If the value of the securities provided to us exceeds our claims by more than 20 percent, we undertake to release securities of our choice on demand by the Customer. If we claim reservation of title this shall only be deemed to be a withdrawal from the contract as well if we declared this expressly in writing beforehand.
In the event that the above retention of title clauses are void or unenforceable according to the law of the state/country in which the goods are situated, the collateral security which corresponds to the retention of title in that state/country is deemed to be agreed
§ 7 Tools, Forms and Equipment
Where special tools, forms or equipment (hereinafter:tools) are manufactured by ourselves or a third party for production of the Customer’s products we shall be entitled to invoice the Customer the pro-rata cost thereof with the initial order. Any price agreed for the manufacture of tools at the time the contract is made is a guideline only. Where during development or production of the tools costs are incurred which were not foreseeable at the time the contract was made, we shall be entitled to invoice the Customer the additional cost.
We shall retain title to and possession of all tools.
Except where otherwise agreed the tools shall be used exclusively for orders placed by the Customer and shall be kept in storage for potential follow-up orders for a period of not more than 10 years after the last order. Upon the expiration of the period aforesaid and subject to the Customer’s consent we shall be entitled to destroy the tools.
The goods supplied by us correspond to the German regulations and standards currently in force. We give no guarantee that the goods comply with other national regulations. Where the goods are to be put into operation overseas it is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that the goods are in conformity with the relevant legal requirements and standards and where required to make appropriate adaptations.
The Customer shall not be entitled to make a claim based on defective delivery or performance where the reduced value or merchantability of the goods delivered or services supplied is nominal.
Where the goods delivered by us are defective and the Customer has notified us of the same in writing not later than 28 days after the delivery date we shall at our option deliver a replacement or remedy the defect. The Customer shall grant us a reasonable period of not less than 15 working days to carry out the same.
The Customer is entitled to demand reimbursement of the costs incurred by reason of the replacement delivery or remedying of the defect insofar as such costs are not increased due to the subsequent transportation of the goods delivered to a location other than the original shipment location unless the purpose for which the goods are intended requires the same.
In the event that we are not in a position to remedy the defect or deliver a replacement the Customer is entitled to rescind the contract or to demand a reasonable reduction in the purchase price. Rescission of the contract is only permissible where the Customer prior thereto sets a final and reasonable deadline in writing expressly indicating his intention.
The Customer shall retain a right or recourse against us within the meaning of §478 of the German Civil Code (BGB) insofar as the Customer has not agreed terms with its customer which exceed the statutory liability for defects.
Except where otherwise provided below any claim of the Customer for damages other than those claims set out in § 8 aforesaid are hereby excluded irrespective of the legal grounds upon which it is based. Accordingly we do not accept liability for any damage not incurred by the goods themselves nor do we accept any liability for loss of profit or any other pecuniary loss suffered by the Customer. To the extent that our contractual liability is excluded or limited, such exclusion or limitation shall apply in relation to the personal liability of employees, representatives and vicarious agents.
The aforesaid limitation of liability shall not apply where the damage incurred has been caused by willful default or by gross negligence or where personal injury has been suffered. The same shall apply in relation to any limitation of liability of a guarantee of quality given with regard to the goods or services supplied.
Where we are in negligent breach of a material term of the contract our liability to compensate damage to property shall be limited to such loss as was typically foreseeable at the time the contract was made. A material term of the contract shall be any term which places the Customer in the legal position provided for under the contract in terms of its content and purpose and any term which must be complied with in order to ensure proper performance of the contract and upon the performance of which the Customer relied or could be reasonably expected to rely.
Beyond the aforesaid we shall only be liable to the extent of our insurance coverage insofar as we are insured against the damage which has been incurred and subject to payment of the insurance benefit.
Any other liability in damages is hereby excluded.
The aforesaid exclusions/ limitation of liability shall not apply insofar as we are liable at law for personal injury or damage to property or are mandatorily liable for any other legal reason.
Any assignment of the Customer’s claims provided for in §§ 8 and 9 above is not permitted. Section 354 a of the German Commercial Code (HGB) shall remain unaffected.
The limitation period for claims based on the supply of defective goods and services as well as for claims for damages is one year. The limitation period aforesaid shall not apply in relation to claims based on wilful default, gross recklessness, or to personal injury claims and to claims under product liability laws nor shall the limitation period apply where longer limitation periods are prescribed by law (e.g. for structures §§ 438 s.1. No. 2 of the German Civil Code (BGB), rights of recourse § 479 German Civil Code (BGB) and building defects § 634a s.1 No.2 German Civil Code (BGB)).
We retain title to all industrial property right and copyright protection relating to the goods and services supplied. Except where otherwise agreed we grant the Customer a simple licence to use the same in the country of the delivery destination and for the term the contract. The licence does not include the right to copy and process the goods.
The parties shall not disclose to third parties or utilise for their own commercial purpose any confidential information including Know-how and business ideas of the other party which are disclosed or of which it became aware during the cooperation, either during or after the term of the contract. The aforesaid shall further apply to the existence and content of this contract. The parties shall ensure that their staff is also bound by this non-disclosure obligation.
This non-disclosure obligation shall not apply to information which
- was already known to the other party prior to the contract ;
- was legally acquired from third parties;
- is or comes into the public domain or is the state of the art ;
The non-disclosure obligation for technical information shall cease 5 years after termination of the parties collaboration.
Upon termination of the contract the parties shall return all confidential documents and information to the disclosing party or at their request destroy the same and provide evidence thereof.
The parties shall comply with data protection law requirements, in particular where access is granted to the premises of hardware or software of the other party. They shall ensure that vicarious agents and third parties acting on their behalf shall also comply with the same and in particular shall ensure that they are bound to keep data secret prior to the commencement of their works. The parties do not intend to process or use personal data, only in exceptional circumstances as an ancillary effect of the parties contractual performance. Personal data shall be treated by the parties in conformity with statutory data protection requirements.
§ 13 Extended Right of Lien for the Supply of Services
Where an order is placed for the supply of services (e.g. calculations or customised products) we shall have a contractual lien based on our contractual claim against the Customer against any objects to which we obtain possession by reason of the contract. The contractual lien can be enforced against claims based on works previously performed, supplies of spare parts and other works insofar as the same are in connection with the subject matter of the contract. For any other claim the contractual lien shall only apply where the claim is undisputed or has been finally adjudicated by a court of law and the object belongs to the Customer.
§ 14 Sub-Contractors
We are authorised to employ sub-contractors.
§ 15 Acceptance
Where an order is placed for the supply of services (e.g. calculations or customized products) and upon completion thereof – where appropriate prior to the completion date - we request acceptance of the services by the Customer, the Customer shall accept the same within 12 working days of our request; an alternative deadline can be agreed. At our request self contained parts of the services supplied shall be accepted separately. Acceptance shall only be refused where there is a significant defect for such period until the defect has been rectified.
Where acceptance is not requested the works shall be deemed accepted 12 working days after written notification of completion. In the event that formal acceptance is not required and the Customer has commenced operations in whole or in part acceptance shall be deemed 6 working days after commencement of operations unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Reservations due to known defects or contractual penalties must be made by the Customer within the deadlines set out in the preceding sub-sections of this section.
Upon acceptance risk shall pass to the Customer except where it has already passed in accordance with section 3 sub-section 1 aforesaid.
§ 16 Commencement of the Limitation Period
Where an order is placed for the supply of services (e.g. calculations or customized products) the limitation period for claims based on the supply of defective works and related damage claims shall begin to run from the date of acceptance of the services. Where the order is for the supply of several independent services capable of independent acceptance the limitation period shall begin to run from the date of acceptance of each separate installment.
§ 17 Other Matters
For Customers whose principle place of business is situated in the European Union all disputes arising out of these terms and conditions shall be resolved before the courts in Sinn, Germany. We reserve the right to sue the Customer at its principle place of business.
For Customers whose principle place of business is situated outside the European Union all disputes arising out of these terms and conditions shall be finally settled in accordance with the Rules of the German Institution of Arbitration e.V. (DIS) without recourse to the ordinary courts of law. The place of arbitration shall be Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The arbitration shall be English.
The laws of the Federal Republic of Germany shall govern all the legal relationships between the Customer and ourselves.
In the event that individual provisions of these Standard Terms and Conditions are invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.