Terms and Conditions
determining i.a. terms of concluding contracts through the Shop, containing the most important information about the Seller, the Shop and Consumer rights.
LIST OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Definitions
Section 2 Seller’s contact details
Section 3 Technical requirements
Section 4 Purchasing at the Shop
Section 5 Payments
Section 6 Performing orders
Section 7 Right of withdrawal
Section 8 Exceptions from the right of withdrawal
Section 9 Complaints
Section 10 Personal data
Section 11 Restrictions
Appendix 1: Model withdrawal form
Section 1 DEFINITIONS
Account – a free-of-charge function of the Shop (online service), regulated by separate terms and conditions, which allows the Buyer to register his/her own individual account at the Shop.
Business days – Monday through Friday with the exception of public holidays in Poland.
Buyer – any entity making a purchase at the Shop whose habitual residence is in the European Union.
Consumer – any natural person who makes purchases at the Shop for purposes which are outside that person’s trade, business, craft or profession.
Digital content – data which are produced and supplied in digital form, for which the Buyer pays or undertakes to pay a price.
Directive – in case of goods – Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC or – in case of Digital content – Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services.
Seller – SYGNIS SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA with its registered seat at 472 Grunwaldzka, Ave., 80-309 Gdansk, Poland, entered into the National Court Register – register of entrepreneurs by Sąd Rejonowy Gdańsk-Północ w Gdańsku, VII Wydział Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sądowego, under KRS no. 0000393095, European Union VAT Identification Number PL9571029651, REGON no. 220906517, share capital PLN 4548586,00.
Shop – diw3D online shop maintained by the Seller at the address https://diw3d.com directed to Buyers.
Terms and Conditions – these Terms and Conditions.
Provisions of the Terms and Conditions regarding products apply to goods as well as to Digital content.
Section 2 SELLER’S CONTACT DETAILS
- Postal address: 472 Grunwaldzka, Ave., 80-309 Gdansk, Poland
- E-mail address: kontakt@sygnis.pl
- Phone number: +48 22 668 47 57
- Address for returning goods (in the case of withdrawal from the contract): Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland
- Address for shipping goods which are subject to complaints: Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland
The basic tariff of the telecommunications operator used by the Buyer applies to phone calls made by the Buyer. The Seller points out that the cost of non-domestic calls may be higher than the cost of domestic calls – depending on the tariff adopted by the Buyer’s operator.
Section 3 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- A device with Internet access and web browser supporting:
- cookie files
- JavaScript
is required for the proper functioning of the Shop.
- An active e-mail account is required to place an order at the Shop, in addition to the requirements specified in subsection 1.
Section 4 PURCHASING AT THE SHOP
- The prices of the products displayed at the Shop are the total prices.
- The total price displayed at the Shop includes: price of the product and delivery cost – if applicable.
- The Buyer first adds the chosen product to the Shop cart.
- Then the Buyer chooses the means of delivery and payment available at the Shop and also provides any data necessary for the performing of the order.
- The order is placed when the Buyer confirms its content and accepts the Terms and Conditions.
- Placing the order is tantamount to conclusion of the contract between the Buyer and the Seller.
- The Buyer can register at the Shop, that is, set up an Account at the Shop or purchase products without registration by providing his/her data for each potential order.
Section 5 PAYMENTS
- Subject to subsection 2, the following means of payment are available at the Shop:
- a regular transfer to the Seller’s bank account;
- payment platform:
- Stripe
- Additional information about the means of payment can be found at the relevant tab at the Shop, including information about the possibility of using specific means depending on the Buyer’s country.
- In case the Buyer chooses to pay for the order in advance, the payment should be made within 7 Business days from the date of concluding the contract.
- The Seller declares that in the case of payment methods in which the field for entering the data necessary for processing the payment appears immediately after placing the order, payment is possible only immediately after placing the order.
- By making a purchase at the Shop, the Buyer accepts the use of electronic invoices by the Seller. The Buyer has the right to withdraw his/her consent.
Section 6 PERFORMING ORDERS
- The time for order fulfilment is up to 14 Business days.
- If the Buyer chooses to pay for the order in advance, the Seller will commence fulfilment of the order after having received the payment.
- The goods purchased at the Shop are delivered to the following countries:
- Poland,
- Austria,
- Belgium,
- Bulgaria,
- Croatia,
- Czech Republic,
- Denmark,
- Estonia,
- Finland,
- France,
- Greece,
- Spain,
- Netherlands,
- Ireland,
- Lithuania,
- Luxembourg,
- Latvia,
- Malta,
- Germany,
- Portugal,
- Romania,
- Slovakia,
- Slovenia,
- Sweden,
- Hungary,
- Italy.
- Products purchased at the Shop are delivered, depending on the mean of delivery chosen by the Buyer:
- via a delivery company,
- online – to the e-mail address provided by the Buyer when placing the order – in the case of Digital content.
Section 7 RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CONTRACT
- A Consumer has the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason, subject to section 8 of the Terms and Conditions.
- The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day:
- on which the Consumer acquires, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the Consumer acquires physical possession of the goods – in the case of a sales contract;
- on which the Consumer acquires, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by the Consumer acquires, physical possession of the last good – in the case of a contract relating to multiple goods ordered by the Consumer in one order and delivered separately;
- of the conclusion of the contract – in the case of a contract for the supply of Digital content.
- To exercise the right of withdrawal, Consumer must inform the Seller, using the data specified in section 2 of the Terms and Conditions, of his/her decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail).
- The Consumer may use the attached model withdrawal form, however it is not obligatory.
- To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for the Consumer to send his/her communication concerning his/her exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
- If the Consumer withdraws from this contract, the Consumer will be reimbursed all payments received from him/her, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from the Consumer choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by the Seller), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which the Seller is informed about the Consumer’s decision to withdraw from this contract.
- The Seller will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as the Consumer used for the initial transaction, unless the Consumer has expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, the Consumer will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
- The Seller may withhold reimbursement until the Seller has received the goods back or the Consumer has supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
- The Consumer shall send the goods back or hand them over to the Seller to the following address: Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which the Consumer communicates his/her withdrawal from this contract to the Seller. The deadline is met if the Consumer sends back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.
- The Consumer will bear the direct cost of returning the goods.
- The Consumer is only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the good.
- If the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post, the Consumer will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods as well. The Consumer will be given the information about estimated cost in the description of the good at the Shop or during the process of placing the order.
Section 8 EXCEPTIONS FROM THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
- The Consumer does not have the right of withdrawal from a distance contract in the case of the following contracts:
- for the supply of goods made to the Consumer’s specifications or clearly personalised;
- for the supply of goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly;
- for the supply of sealed goods which are not suitable for return due to health protection or hygiene reasons and were unsealed after delivery;
- for the supply of goods which are, after delivery, according to their nature, inseparably mixed with other items;
- for the supply of sealed audio or sealed video recordings or sealed computer software which were unsealed after delivery;
- for the supply of a newspaper, periodical or magazine with the exception of subscription contracts for the supply of such publications;
- for the supply of goods or services for which the price is dependent on fluctuations in the financial market which cannot be controlled by the Seller and which may occur within the withdrawal period;
- for the supply of Digital content if the performance has begun, where:
- the Consumer has provided prior express consent to begin the performance during the right of withdrawal period;
- the Consumer has provided acknowledgement that he/she thereby loses his/her right of withdrawal; and
- the Seller has provided confirmation of the contract concluded, on a durable medium, within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the distance contract, and at the latest before the performance begins. The confirmation shall meet the requirements of applicable regulations.
- No other entity than the Consumer has the right of withdrawal from distance contract mentioned in section 7 of the Terms and Conditions.
Section 9 COMPLAINTS
I GENERAL PROVISIONS
- The Seller is liable to the Consumer for the conformity of the performance with the contract, according to the generally applicable provisions of law – without prejudice to section 11(3) – in particular to the provisions of the Directive, in which complaints referred to in this paragraph are regulated.
- The Seller requests that complaints be addressed to the postal address or e-mail address specified in section 2 of the Terms and Conditions.
- If any additional guarantee was provided for the product, the information about it and about its conditions is available at the Shop.
- Complaints concerning the functioning of the Shop should be reported electronically to the e-mail address specified in section 2 of the Terms and Conditions.
- Unless otherwise specified in this section (regarding complaints), the Seller will review the complaint within the period of 30 days – subject to section 11(3) of the Terms and Conditions.
II CONSUMERS
Goods
- The Seller is liable to the Consumer for any lack of conformity of the goods with the contract, which exists at the time when the goods were delivered and which becomes apparent within two years of that time – subject to section 11(3) of the Terms and Conditions.
- In the case of a lack of conformity of the good, the Consumer can – on the principles laid down in the Directive:
- demand a replacement;
- demand a repair.
- In addition, the Consumer may – on the principles laid down in the Directive:
- make a statement to the Seller expressing the decision to terminate the contract;
- claim a price reduction
in a situation when:
- the Seller has not completed repair or replacement or, where applicable, has not completed repair or replacement in accordance with Article 14(2) and (3) of the Directive, or the Seller has refused to bring the goods into conformity in accordance with Article 13(3) of the Directive;
- a lack of conformity appears despite the Seller having attempted to bring the goods into conformity;
- the lack of conformity is of such a serious nature as to justify an immediate price reduction or termination of the sales contract; or
- the Seller has declared, or it is clear from the circumstances, that the Seller will not bring the goods into conformity within a reasonable time, or without significant inconvenience for the Consumer.
- The Consumer shall not be entitled to terminate the contract on the basis of this section (regarding goods) if the lack of conformity is only minor.
- Where the lack of conformity of the goods with the contract is to be remedied by repair or replacement of the goods, the Consumer shall make the goods available to the Seller. The Seller shall take back the replaced goods at the Seller’s expense.
- In the event of termination of the contract for the purchase of goods by the Consumer, the Consumer shall return the goods to the Seller without undue delay at Seller’s expense, to the address Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland. The Seller shall reimburse to the Consumer the price paid for the goods without undue delay, but not later than within 14 days of receipt of goods or evidence provided by the Consumer of having sent back the goods – subject to section 11(3) of the Terms and Conditions.
- The Seller shall reimburse to the Consumer the amounts due as a result of exercising the right to price reduction without undue delay, but not later than within 14 days from the day on which the Consumer communicates his/her price reduction claim to the Seller – subject to section 11(3) of the Terms and Conditions.
Digital content
- Provisions of the Directive shall apply to the Seller’s liability regarding complaints on Digital content.
- Where the Seller has failed to supply Digital content, the Consumer shall call upon the Seller to supply it. If the Seller then fails to supply the Digital content without undue delay, or within an additional period of time, as expressly agreed to by the Consumer and the Seller, the Consumer shall be entitled to terminate the contract.
- The Consumer may immediately terminate the contract without calling upon the Seller to supply the Digital content if:
- the Seller has declared, or it is equally clear from the circumstances, that the Seller will not supply the Digital content or
- the Consumer and the Seller have agreed, or it is clear from the circumstances attending the conclusion of the contract, that a specific time for the supply is essential for the Consumer and the Seller fails to supply the Digital content by or at that time.
- The Seller is liable for any lack of conformity of Digital content with the contract, that existed at the time the Digital content was supplied and became apparent within two years from the time of supply – subject to section 11(3) of the Terms and Conditions.
- In the case of a lack of conformity, the Consumer shall be entitled to have the Digital content brought into conformity, unless this would be impossible or would impose costs on the Seller that would be disproportionate, taking into account all the circumstances of the case including:
- the value the Digital content would have if there were no lack of conformity; and
- the significance of the lack of conformity.
- In addition, if the Digital content is not in conformity with the contract, the Consumer can:
- make a statement to the Seller expressing the decision to terminate the contract;
- claim a price reduction,
in any of the following cases:
- the remedy to bring the Digital content into conformity is impossible or disproportionate in accordance with subsection 5;
- the Seller has not brought the Digital content into conformity within a reasonable time from the time the Seller has been informed by the Consumer about the lack of conformity, free of charge and without any significant inconvenience to the Consumer, taking account of the nature of the Digital content and the purpose for which the Consumer required the Digital content;
- a lack of conformity appears despite the Seller’s attempt to bring the Digital content into conformity;
- the lack of conformity is of such a serious nature as to justify an immediate price reduction or termination of the contract; or
- the Seller has declared, or it is clear from the circumstances, that the Seller will not bring the Digital content into conformity within a reasonable time, or without significant inconvenience for the Consumer.
- The Consumer shall be entitled to terminate the contract on the basis of this section (regarding Digital content) only if the lack of conformity is not minor.
- Any reimbursement that is owed to the Consumer by the Seller due to a price reduction or termination of the contract referred to in this section (regarding Digital content) shall be carried out without undue delay and, in any event, within 14 days of the date on which the Seller is informed of the Consumer’s decision to invoke the Consumer’s right for a price reduction or to terminate the contract.
- The Seller shall carry out the reimbursement using the same means of payment as the Consumer used to pay for the Digital content, unless the Consumer expressly agrees otherwise, and provided that the Consumer does not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
Out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism
- In case where the complaint procedure fails to bring the expected results, the Consumer may use, i.a.:
- assistance of competent European Consumer Centre of the EEC-Net. Centres provide Consumers with information about their rights and assist in solving individual problems with cross border transactions. The assistance of Consumer Centres is free of charge by default. A list of Consumer Centres competent for each country can be found at: https://konsument.gov.pl/eck-w-europie/;
- Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) developed by the European Commission, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/main/index.cfm?event=main.home2.show&lng=EN.
- Furthermore, the following support options are available in the Republic of Poland:
- mediations conducted by the locally competent Regional Trade Inspector, to whom an application for mediation should be directed. The proceedings are free-of-charge by default. A list of Inspectorates can be found at: https://www.uokik.gov.pl/wazne_adresy.php#faq595;
- assistance of the locally competent permanent Consumer court of arbitration operating with the Regional Trade Inspector, where an application for a review before the arbitration court should be submitted. The proceedings are free-of-charge by default. The list of courts is available at the following address: https://www.uokik.gov.pl/wazne_adresy.php#faq596;
- free-of-charge assistance of the municipal or poviat consumer advocate.
- In case where the complaint procedure fails to bring the expected results, the Consumer may use, i.a.:
III BUYERS WHO ARE NOT CONSUMERS
- In the case of defects in the good the Buyer who is not a Consumer can complain about defective good:
- requesting a price reduction;
- exercising the right of withdrawal from the contract, if the defect is substantial;
- demanding an exchange of the good for a good free from defects;
- demanding that the defect be removed.
- The Seller is responsible for any defect which becomes apparent within 2 years from the date of delivery.
- If the delivery of the good is necessary for the examination of a complaint, the Buyer who is not a Consumer is obliged to hand this good over to the Seller, at Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland.
Section 10 PERSONAL DATA
- Controller of personal data provided by the Buyer when using the Shop is the Seller. Detailed information on the processing of personal data by the Seller – including other purposes and grounds for data processing, as well as on data recipients – can be found in the Privacy Policy available in the Shop – due to the principle of transparency contained in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data protection – “GDPR”.
- The objective of processing Buyer’s data by the Seller provided by the Buyer in relation to shopping in the Shop is to fulfil orders. The basis for processing personal data in this case is:
- a contract or actions taken at the request of the Buyer in order to conclude the contract (point (b) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR),
- the Seller’s legal obligation related to accounting (point (c) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR), and
- the Seller’s legitimate interest consisting in processing data in order to determine, exercise or defend any possible claims (point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR).
- The provision of data by the Buyer is voluntary, but at the same time necessary to conclude the contract. Failure to provide such data will make it impossible to conclude the contract in the Shop.
- The Buyer’s data provided in connection with shopping in the Shop will be processed until:
- the contract concluded by and between the Buyer and the Seller expires;
- the Seller ceases to be bound by the legal obligation that obligates the Seller to process Buyer’s data;
- the Buyer or the Seller ceases to be able to exercise claims related to the contract concluded by the Shop;
- the Buyer’s objection to the processing of their personal data is accepted – if the processing was based on the legitimate interest of the Seller
– depending on what is applicable in a given case and what happens latest.
- The Buyer has the right to request:
- access to their personal data,
- their rectification,
- their deletion,
- restriction of processing,
- transfer of data to another controller
and the right to: - object to processing of data at any time on grounds relating to a specific situation of the Buyer – to processing of personal data concerning the data subject, based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR (i.e. on legitimate interests pursued by the controller).
- In order to exercise his/her rights, the Buyer should contact the Seller using data indicated in section 2 of the Terms and Conditions.
- If the Buyer considers that their data is processed illegally, the Buyer may lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.
Section 11 RESTRICTIONS
- The Buyer is forbidden to provide content of illegal nature.
- Each order placed at the Shop requires conclusion of a separate contract and separate acceptance of the Terms and Conditions. The contract is concluded for the time and for the purpose of order fulfilment.
- Any contract concluded on the basis of the Terms and Conditions is governed by the provisions of the Polish law, unless it waives or restricts the right of protection given to the Consumer by mandatory provisions of law that would be applicable if it weren’t for the choice of law. In these cases the provisions most favourable to the Consumer shall prevail.
- The contracts concluded through the Shop are concluded in English.
- Any dispute arising between the Seller and the Buyer who is not a Consumer will be submitted to the court competent for the Seller’s registered office.
- No regulation of the present Terms and Conditions waives or restricts in any way the Consumer rights imposed by the provisions of law.
Appendix 1. to Terms and Conditions
What follows is a model withdrawal form from the contract which the Consumer may (but does not have to) use.
Model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)
SYGNIS SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA
Muszkieterów 15A, 02-273 Warsaw, Poland
e-mail: diw@sygnis.pl
– I/We (*) …………………………………………………………… hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of sale of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following service (*) / for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (*):
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– Address of Consumer(s):
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Signature of Consumer(s)
(only if this form is notified on paper)
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