Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions for Germany

Bauer Studios GmbH  
Markgröninger Straße 46  
DE-71634 Ludwigsburg  
Email: shop@bauerstudios.de

The following conditions apply for shipments within the Federal Republic of Germany. Special EU shipping conditions or international shipping conditions apply for deliveries within the European Union (EU) and to other countries.

I. Conclusion of Contract, Order Confirmation, Storage

1. Your contracting party is Bauer Studios GmbH. Contracts can currently be concluded in the German language on our online shop. The purchase contract is formed when we accept your order by delivering the goods or by notifying the dispatch within the specified delivery period.

2. After placing your order, you will receive an order confirmation via email. This email confirmation is not a declaration of acceptance of the order because we review the order first.

3. You can view the terms and conditions at any time on our shop page. You can also print or save this document using the usual functionality of your internet browser. In most cases, there is an option to save and print the visited webpage under the "File" menu.

4. Your specific order data is stored with us.

II. Prices, Shipping Costs, Return Costs

1. Catalog prices lose their validity with the release of a new catalog. Please note the expiration of offers. All prices are inclusive of the statutory value-added tax and are generally exclusive of shipping costs, unless the order is expressly offered with free shipping (e.g., certain goods or order values).

2. Deliveries within Germany:
   - We deliver the ordered items within 2-5 days by post to the address provided by you.
   - For CD orders, a shipping fee of EUR 2.70 will be charged. For vinyl orders, a shipping fee of EUR 6.50 applies.
   - Orders with a value of 39 Euro or more for CDs, or 89 Euro or more for vinyl, qualify for free shipping.

3. Deliveries to countries within the European Union:
   - A flat rate of EUR 6.50 applies to CD shipments to EU countries.
   - A flat rate of EUR 11.00 applies to vinyl shipments to EU countries.

4. Deliveries to countries outside the European Union:
   - For CD shipments outside the EU, the shipping and packaging fee is EUR 16.50.
   - For vinyl shipments outside the EU, the shipping and packaging fee is EUR 18.00.

III. Right of Withdrawal for Consumers

Bauer Studios GmbH grants consumers the statutory right of withdrawal in distance selling. Please note that the right of withdrawal, according to legal provisions, does not apply, among other cases, to distance contracts for the delivery of audio or video recordings if the delivered data carriers have been unsealed by the consumer.

Instructions on the Right of Withdrawal

Right of Withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier, takes possession of the goods.

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us (Bauer Studios GmbH, Markgröninger Straße 46, DE-71634 Ludwigsburg, Tel: 07141/2268-0, Fax: 07141/2268-99, Email: bestellen@bauerstudios.de) by means of a clear statement (e.g., a letter sent by post, fax, or email) about your decision to withdraw from this contract. You can use the attached sample withdrawal form, but this is not mandatory.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Consequences of Withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse you all payments we have received from you, including delivery costs (except for the additional costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than fourteen days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us (Bauer Studios GmbH, Markgröninger Straße 46, DE-71634 Ludwigsburg) without undue delay and in any event not later than fourteen days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of fourteen days has expired. You will bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are 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 goods.

IV. Return Instructions

1. Please affix sufficient postage for the return. We cannot accept shipments sent unfree or shipments with cash-on-delivery for organizational reasons. Such shipments will be returned to the sender. For courier shipments and other irregular shipping methods, we cannot cover costs beyond regular postal charges. Packs or sets can only be returned in full. Depending on the customer's preference, a credit will be issued to your customer account, or other reimbursement of return costs may be arranged.

V. Delivery, Delivery Reservation, Payments

1. For deliveries within Germany, shipping is typically done from stock by post or UPS within 2-5 days from the order confirmation or, for new customers, upon receipt of payment.

2. If, without our fault, a third party we ordered from (covering transaction) fails to deliver, we reserve the right to release ourselves from the contractual obligation towards the customer. We commit to informing the customer promptly about the non-availability and to refund any already provided consideration immediately.

3. We reserve the right to only provide limited quantities of items that are in short supply and special offers in household usual quantities.

4. For new customers, payment is made via PayPal or by advance payment via bank transfer. Existing customers are supplied on invoice with payment options of bank transfer or PayPal. Bank details for the transfer will be provided with the order confirmation. Payment must be made within 10 days of the goods arriving with the customer.

5. If you fall behind in your payments, we reserve the right to charge you the statutory default interest. Consumers pay interest at a rate of 5 percentage points above the respective base rate announced by the Deutsche Bundesbank (www.bundeszentralbank.de/ezb/) per year. For other legal transactions in which a consumer is not involved, 8 percentage points above the base rate become due. You remain entitled to prove that we have incurred no damage or only minor damage due to the delay.

6. No liability can be assumed for the loss of cash or checks sent by mail.

VI. Warranty and Customer Service

The statutory warranty period is 2 years and begins with the delivery of the item. During this time, all defects subject to the statutory warranty obligation will be remedied free of charge at your discretion. Your warranty claims are initially limited to subsequent performance. In the event of

 unsuccessful subsequent performance, you have the right to either reduce the purchase price or withdraw from the purchase contract at your discretion. In cases where we are at fault, claims for damages may also exist. In the event of a warranty case or in case of criticism or complaints, please contact us in writing: Bauer Studios GmbH, Markgröninger Straße 46, DE-71634 Ludwigsburg, or use our email service shop@bauerstudios.de.

VII. Retention of Title

The delivered goods remain our property until full payment is received.

VIII. Data Protection

We store and use your address and order data for the purpose of customer management, contract processing, any warranty processing, and for our own marketing. We do not pass on your email address to third parties for use. For your orders and order processing, we naturally need your address and communication data. We also store your open and completed orders for you.

IX. Jurisdiction, Severability Clause, Applicable Law

1. In business dealings with merchants and legal entities under public law, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contract, including bills of exchange and cheque suits, is agreed to be the registered office of Bauer Studios GmbH; we are also entitled to sue at the customer's registered office.

2. In the event of the ineffectiveness of individual provisions of the delivery contract or these General Terms and Conditions, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.

3. For legal transactions or other legal relationships with Bauer Studios GmbH, German law applies. In the case of contracts concluded with natural persons for a purpose that cannot be attributed to their commercial or independent professional activity (consumers), this choice of law only applies to the extent that the protection granted by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has his habitual residence is not withdrawn.

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