Terms and conditions

  1. Terms and conditions

    Article 1 – Definitions
    The following definitions apply in these terms and conditions:

    1. Withdrawal period: the period within which a consumer can make use of his right of withdrawal;
    2. Consumer: a natural person whose actions are not carried out for objectives relating to the course of a trade, a profession or a business;
    3. Day: calendar day;
    4. Digital content: data that are produced and supplied in digital form;
    5. Extended duration transaction: a distance contract relating to a series of products and/or services, whereby the obligation to supply and/or purchase is spread over a period of time;
    6. Durable medium: every means – including emails – that enables a consumer or trader to store information that is addressed to him in person in a way that facilitates its future use or consultation during a period that is in keeping with the objective for which the information is intended, and which facilitates the unaltered reproduction of the stored information;
    7. Right of withdrawal: the possibility for a consumer to waive a distance contract within the withdrawal period;
    8. Trader: a natural or legal person who offers products, (access to) digital content and/or services to consumers from a distance;
    9. Distance contract: a contract concluded between a trader and a consumer within the framework of system organized for the distance sale of products, digital content and/or services, whereby sole or partly use is made of one or more techniques for distance communication up to and including the moment that the contract is concluded;
    10. Model form for right of withdrawal: the European model form for right of withdrawal that is included in Appendix I of these terms and conditions. The trader is not obliged to provide Appendix I if the consumer has no right of withdrawal with regard to his order;
    11. Technique for distance communication: means that can be used for communication regarding the offer made by the trader and concluding a contract, without the necessity of the consumer and trader being in the same place at the same time.

    Article 2 – Identity of the trader

    • Nine Months Calendar
    • Buntlaan 32
    • 3951 VN Maarn
    • The Netherlands
    • Email address: [email protected]
    • Chamber of Commerce number: 5922.6021
    • VAT identification number: NL002337556B11

    Article 3: Applicability

    1. These general terms and conditions apply to every offer made by a trader and to every distance contract that has been realized between a trader and a consumer.
    2. Prior to the conclusion of a distance contract, the text of these general terms and conditions will be made available to the consumer. If this is not reasonably possible, the trader will indicate, before the distance contract is concluded, in what way the general terms and conditions are available for inspection at the trader’s premises and that they will be sent free of charge to the consumer, as quickly as possible, at the consumer’s request.
    3. If the distance contract is concluded electronically, then, contrary to the previous paragraph, and before the distance contract is concluded, the consumer will be provided with the text of these general terms and conditions electronically, in such a way that the consumer can easily store them on a durable data carrier. If this is not reasonably possible, then before concluding the distance contract, the trader will indicate where the general terms and conditions can be inspected electronically and that at his request they will be sent to the consumer free of charge, either electronically or in some other way.
    4. In cases where specific product or service-related terms and conditions apply in addition to these general terms and conditions, the second and third paragraphs apply by analogy and the consumer can always invoke the applicable condition that is most favorable to him in the event of incompatible general terms and conditions.

    Article 4 – The offer

    1. If an offer is subject to a limited period of validity or is made subject to conditions, this will be explicitly mentioned in the offer.
    2. The offer contains a complete and accurate description of the products, digital content and/or services being offered. The description is sufficiently detailed to enable the consumer to make a proper assessment of the offer. If the trader makes use of illustrations, these will be a true representation of the products and/or services being offered. The trader is not bound by obvious errors or mistakes in the offer.
    3. Every offer contains information that makes it clear to the consumer what rights and obligations are related to the acceptance of the offer. This includes, in particular:› the price, including taxes;
      • any costs of delivery;
      • the way in which the contract shall be concluded and which actions this will require;
      • whether or not the right of withdrawal applies;
      • the method of payment, delivery or implementation of the contract;
      • the period for accepting the offer, or the period for adhering to the price;
      • the size of the tariff for distance communication, if the costs of using the technique for distance communication are calculated on some other basis than the basic tariff;
      • if a contract is filed subsequent to its conclusion, the way in which this can be accessed by the consumer;
      • the way in which the consumer can obtain information about actions he does not wish to undertake before concluding a contract, as well as the way he can rectify these before the contract is concluded;
      • the behavioral codes to which the trader is subject and the way in which the consumer can consult these behavioral codes electronically;
      • and the minimum duration of the distance contract, in the event of a contract that involves the continual or periodical supply of products or services.

    Article 5 – The contract

    1. The contract will be concluded, subject to that which is stipulated in paragraph 4, at the moment at which the consumer accepts the offer and the conditions thereby stipulated have been fulfilled.
    2. If the consumer has accepted the offer electronically, the trader will immediately confirm receipt of acceptance of the offer electronically. The consumer can dissolve the contract as long as this acceptance has not been confirmed by the trader.
    3. If the contract is concluded electronically, the trader will take suitable technical and organizational measures to secure the electronic transfer of data and he will ensure a safe web environment. If the consumer is able to pay electronically, the trader will take suitable security measures.
    4. The trader may obtain information – within statutory frameworks – about the consumer’s ability to fulfill his payment obligations, as well as about facts and factors that are important for the responsible conclusion of the distance contract. If that research gives the trader proper grounds for declining to conclude the contract, then he has a right, supported by reasons, to reject an order or application or to bind its implementation to special conditions.
    5. In case of an extended duration contract, the stipulation in the previous paragraph applies only to the first delivery.

    Article 6 – Right of withdrawal

    Upon delivery of products:

    1. When purchasing products, a consumer has the right to dissolve a contract, without giving reasons, during a period of at least 14 days. The trader is allowed to ask a consumer for the reason of this dissolution, but the consumer is under no obligation to state his/her reason(s).
    2. During this period the consumer will treat the product and its packaging with care. He will only unpack or use the product as far as necessary in order to be able to assess whether he wishes to retain the product. If he wishes to exercise his right of withdrawal, then he will return the product to the trader, with all associated components, and – in as far as this is reasonably possible – in the original state and packaging, in accordance with the reasonable and clear instructions that were provided by the trader.
    3. If the consumer wishes to make use of the right of withdrawal, he is obliged to notify the trader within 14 days of receipt of the product. Notification serves the consumer to complete the model form. After the consumer has made known to make use of the right of withdrawal, the customer must return the product within 14 days. The consumer must prove that the factual items are returned on time, for example by means of a proof of shipment.
    4. If the customer has not made known that he wishes to make use of his right of withdrawal, respectively, after the periods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 have expired. the product has not been returned to the entrepreneur, the purchase is a fact.

    Article 7 – Costs in a case of withdrawal

    1. If a consumer makes use of his right of withdrawal, he shall be responsible for, at most, the costs of returning the goods.
    2. If the consumer has paid a sum, the trader will refund this sum as quickly as possible, though at the latest within 30 days after the goods were returned or after the withdrawal.

    Article 8 – Preclusion from right of withdrawal

    • The trader can only preclude the consumer from having a right of withdrawal if he clearly stated this fact when making the offer, or at least in good time prior to the conclusion of the contract.
    • Preclusion from the right of withdrawal is only possible for products:
      • that have been created by the trader in accordance with the consumer’s specifications;
      • that are clearly of a personal nature;
      • that cannot be returned due to their nature;
      • the price of which is subject to fluctuations on the financial market over which the trader has no influence.

    Article 9 – The price

    1. During the period of validity indicated in the offer, the prices of the products being offered will not be increased, except for price changes in VAT tariffs.
    2. Price increases within 3 months after the contract was concluded are only permitted if they are the result of statutory regulations or stipulations.
    3. Price increases more than 3 months after the contract was concluded are only permitted if the trader stipulated as much and:
      • they are the result of statutory regulations or stipulations; or
      • the consumer is authorized to terminate the contract on the day on which the price increase takes effect.
    4. Prices stated in offers of products or services include VAT.

    Article 10 – Conformity and Guarantee

    1. The trader guarantees that the products fulfill the contract, the specifications stated in the offer, the reasonable requirements of reliability and/or serviceability, and the statutory stipulations and/or government regulations that existed on the date that the contract was concluded.
    2. A guarantee arrangement offered by the trader does not affect the rights and claims that a consumer can enforce on the grounds of the law and/or the distance contract in relation to a failure on the part of the trader to keep to his obligations vis-à-vis the consumer.
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    Article 11 – Supply and implementation

    1. The trader will take the greatest possible care when receiving and implementing orders for products and when assessing applications for the provision of services.
    2. The place of delivery is deemed to be the address that the consumer makes known to the company.
    3. Taking into consideration that which is stated in article 4 of these general terms and conditions, the company will implement accepted orders with efficient expedition, though at the latest within 60 days, unless a longer period of delivery has been agreed. If delivery suffers a delay, or if the delivery cannot be implemented, or only partially, the consumer will be informed about this at the latest one month after the order was placed. In this case, the consumer has a right to dissolve the contract, free of charge, and a right to possible damages.
    4. In the case of dissolution in accordance with the previous paragraph, the trader will refund the consumer with the sum paid as quickly as possible, though at the latest within 30 days after that dissolution.
    5. Should delivery of a product that has been ordered prove impossible, the trader will attempt to provide a replacement article. The fact that a replacement article is being supplied will be stated clearly and intelligibly, at the latest upon delivery. The right of withdrawal cannot be precluded in the case of replacement articles. The costs of return shipments will be charged to the trader.
    6. The risk of damage and/or loss of products rests upon the trader up to the moment of delivery to the consumer, unless this has explicitly been agreed otherwise.

    Article 12 – Payment

    1. As far as no later date has been agreed, sums payable by the consumer should be paid within fourteen days after the goods have been delivered.
    2. When selling products to consumers, the general terms and conditions may never stipulate an advance payment in excess of 50%. Where advance payment is stipulated, the consumer cannot invoke any rights whatsoever in relation to the implementation of the order or service(s) in question before the stipulated advance payment has been made.
    3. The consumer is obliged to report immediately to the trader any inaccuracies in payment data provided or stated.
    4. In the event of non-payment on the part of the consumer, the trader has the right, subject to statutory limitations, to charge the consumer reasonable costs about which the consumer was informed in advance.

    Article 13 – Complaints procedure

    1. The trader provides for a complaints procedure, that has been given sufficient publicity, and will deal with a complaint in accordance with this complaints procedure.
    2. Complaints about exercising the contract must be submitted to the trader without delay, in their entirety and clearly defined, after the consumer has discovered the defects.
    3. A reply to complaints submitted to the trader will be provided within a period of 14 days, calculated from the date of receipt. If it is anticipated that a complaint will require a longer processing time, then the trader will reply within 14 days, confirming receipt and indicating when the consumer can expect a more elaborate reply.
    4. If the complaint cannot be solved in joint consultation, then it becomes a dispute that is subject to the disputes settlement scheme.

    Article 14 – Disputes
    Contracts entered into between a trader and a consumer and which are subject to these general terms and conditions are subject only to Dutch law.

    Article 15 – Additional or different stipulations
    Additional stipulations or stipulations that differ from these general terms and conditions, may not be detrimental to the consumer and should be recorded in writing, or in such a way that consumers can store them in a readily accessible manner on a durable medium.