General Terms and Conditions of the etsy Shop "Geschmucksache"


§ 1 – Provider, inclusion of the GTC

(1) The provider and contractual partner for the goods presented in the etsy shop "Geschmucksache" is Susanne Leidemer, Keltenweg 3, 55234 Eppelsheim, telephone 01631863343, e-mail sleidemer [!at] aol.com (hereinafter referred to as "provider").

(2) These General Terms and Conditions are an integral part of any contractual agreement between the Provider and the respective Customer. Conflicting terms and conditions of the customer are contradicted.


§ 2 – Offer of goods and conclusion of contract

(1) The provider offers the articles presented in his etsy shop "Geschmucksache" to other etsy users for sale. The colour representation of the articles on the website may vary slightly depending on the Internet browser used and the monitor settings of the customer; these deviations are never technically completely avoidable.

(2) The selection of goods, the conclusion of the contract and the execution of the contract shall be carried out in German.

(3) The provider delivers within Germany as well as to the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.

(4) The customer selects the desired goods by placing them "in the "shopping cart". The order request can finally be transmitted to the provider via the "buy" button. The customer has the possibility at any time until the dispatch of his order request to view and change the data provided in the context of the order or to cancel the order completely.

(5) For the goods presented in the shop of the provider, the provider makes a binding purchase offer. By sending the order request via the "buy" button, the customer accepts the purchase offer. The provider confirms the conclusion of the contract by e-mail (contract confirmation).

(6) The content of concluded contracts is stored in the etsy user account of the customer and can be viewed by the customer in the etsy portal at any time via the menu under the item "Orders".

(7) In the event of impediments to delivery or other circumstances that would preclude the fulfilment of the contract, the provider shall inform the customer by e-mail.


§ 3 – Prices and payment

(1) All product prices are final prices plus shipping costs. VAT is not charged.

(2) The shipping costs are listed in the respective product description in the section "Payment & Shipping".

(3) In the case of deliveries to Switzerland, customs duties and import sales tax may be incurred, which are to be paid by the customer to the customs authority upon receipt of the shipment. These charges are in addition to the purchase price and the shipping costs and are not to be influenced by the provider.

(4) The provider delivers at the choice of the customer against advance payment by , against advance payment by bank transfer, against advance payment by means of PayPal payment or against cash payment upon collection. With the confirmation of the contract, the customer receives an Internet link by e-mail, which leads him to the etsy area "My Purchases", which contains further information on the purchase process.


b) If the customer has chosen "bank transfer" as the payment method, the customer will be informed of the bank details of the provider in the "Orders" area. The provider only accepts transfers from abroad as free payments in euros.

c) If the customer has chosen "PayPal" as the payment method, he can access the online service of PayPal via the button "Click here to pay with PayPal" and can initiate the payment there.

d) If the customer has chosen "cash payment" as the payment method, he can pick up the goods at the registered office of the provider.

(5) For prepayment orders, a payment period of one week from receipt of the contract confirmation applies. The provider shall return the desired goods for the duration of the payment period for the customer. It is the customer's responsibility to effect his payment in time for it to be received by the provider within the deadline. The provider reserves the right to withdraw from the purchase contract and sell the goods elsewhere if payment has not been received by the deadline. Any payment received by the customer after withdrawal will be refunded to the customer.


§ 4 – Shipping, delivery periods

(1) The provider delivers the goods within 4-6 working days from payment.

(2) For products that are marked as "customizable" in the product description, the delivery time shall be increased by one week if the customer commissions such individualization.

(3) For shipments to destinations outside Germany, the delivery time increases by a further 2-9 working days, depending on the destination country.

(4) Several products ordered at the same time are delivered in a joint shipment; the delivery time of the product with the longest delivery time applies to the joint shipment. If the customer wishes the delivery of a specific product with a shorter delivery time in advance, he must order this product separately.

(5) If the delivery to the customer fails because the customer has entered the delivery address incorrectly or incompletely, a new delivery attempt will only be made if the customer assumes the direct costs of the new shipping. These costs correspond to the shipping costs agreed upon at the time of conclusion of the contract.

(6) If the customer has chosen cash payment as the payment method, the goods will not be shipped. Instead, the customer can pick up the goods at the registered office of the provider after 2 working days after conclusion of the contract; for individualised products (see paragraph 2), the time to make available shall be extended by one week.


§ 5 – Consumer right of withdrawal

(1) A customer who purchases as a consumer is entitled to a right of revocation in accordance with the statutory conditions. A consumer is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly be attributed neither to their commercial nor their independent professional activity.

(2) A consumer with permanent residence outside Germany is granted a 14-day withdrawal period by the provider even if the national law of the consumer provides for a shorter period for this.

(3) The provider grants a consumer with permanent residence outside Germany to transmit the declaration of revocation informally even if the national law of the consumer provides for a stricter form.

(4) For consumers with permanent residence in Switzerland, the conditions and legal consequences of the German consumer right of withdrawal shall also apply if a revocation is not provided for under Swiss law.


§ 6 – Warranty

The warranty rights of the customer are governed by the statutory provisions.


§ 7 – Data protection information

(1) After conclusion of the contract, etsy transmits to the provider the etsy user name, the name and the billing address as they are stored in the customer's user account. Insofar as the customer has provided further data in the context of his order (e.B. a different delivery address or a telephone number), these will also be transmitted.

(2) The provider processes the data referred to in paragraph 1 electronically for the proper performance of the contract, in particular for dispatch, invoicing and the booking of payments. For the purpose of shipping, the provider may also transmit the name and address of the customer to the commissioned shipping company.

(3) The provider shall keep the data stored until all mutual claims arising from the order have been completely settled and the commercial and tax retention obligations for the provider have expired.

(4) The customer may request information from the provider at any time about the data he has stored about the customer. Furthermore, the customer may request the correction of incorrect data at any time.

(5) The responsible body for data protection is the provider named in § 1 paragraph 1.

(6) If the customer uses the service of PayPal for the payment, the PayPal data protection regulations shall apply to the payment process in addition. PayPal acts as a vicarious agent of the customer, not of the provider.

For further information, please refer to the separately listed data protection guideline according to GDPR under "Data protection"

§ 8 – Final provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. However, German law does not apply to consumers with permanent residence abroad insofar as the national law of the consumer contains provisions from which no deviation can be made by contract to the detriment of the consumer.

(2) Should individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions prove to be invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.