Before
commencing to use on-line shop www.Pontony-bark.pl Users should familiarize themselves
with terms and conditions.
These
terms and conditions are in effect since 01.01.2025 r.
The Terms
and Conditions in English are auxiliary to the Terms and Conditions in Polish.
In the event of differences in interpretation, the interpretation of the Terms
and Conditions in Polish applies.
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS FOR THE
WWW.PONTONY-BARK.PL
I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
II. DEFINITIONS FOR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
III. TYPE AND SCOPE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES
IV. CONDITIONS OF PROVIDING SERVICES AND CONCLUDING ELECTRONIC SERVICES
AGREEMENTS
V. CONDITIONS FOR CONCLUDING SALES AGREEMENTS
VI. METHODS OF PAYMENT
VII. DELIVERY COST, TIME AND METHOD
VIII. CONDITIONS OF TERMINATING ELECTRONIC SERVICES AGREEMENTS
IX. MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY
X. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
XI. RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
XII. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
XIII. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS (B2B)
XIV. PROVISIONS CONCERNING ENTREPRENEURS WITH CONSUMER RIGHTS
XVI. FINAL PROVISIONS
I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- The online Shop at www.Pontony-bark.pl
is run by PP Melnyk Irena, NIP: 7123262178, REGON: 061260392, place
of business and address for service Bursaki 16 B, 20-150 Lublin, e-mail
address (e-mail): info@Pontony-bark.pl, tel. +48 780 103 770.
- The www.Pontony-bark.pl Shop
operates on the terms set out in these Terms and Conditions.
- The Terms and Conditions define
the types and scope of services provided electronically by the Shop www.Pontony-bark.pl,
the rules for the provision of these services, the conditions for
concluding and terminating contracts for the provision of electronic
services and Product Sales Agreements, as well as the complaint procedure.
- Each Service Recipient, upon
taking steps to use the Electronic Services of the www.Pontony-bark.pl
Shop, is obliged to comply with the provisions of these Terms and
Conditions.
- The condition for placing an
Order in the Shop by the Customer is to read the Terms and Conditions and
accept its provisions at the time of placing the Order.
- The www.Pontony-bark.pl Shop
conducts retail sales of Products via the Internet in Poland and in other
European Union countries. The Seller does not send the Products from its
offer outside of Poland, which cannot be purchased in Poland by mail
order.
- The products offered in the
Shop are new, in accordance with the contract, free from legal defects and
have been legally placed on the Polish market.
- All trade names, Product names,
company names and their logos used on the Shop’s website at www.Pontony-bark.pl
belong to their owners and are used only for identification purposes. They
may be registered trademarks. All materials, descriptions and photos
presented on the Shop's website at www.Pontony-bark.pl are used for
informational purposes.
- To all matters not settled
herein the following provisions of Polish law shall apply:
- Act on Rendering Electronic
Services of 18 July, 2002 (Dz. U. [Journal of Laws] No. 144, item 1204,
as amended),
- Consumer Rights Act of 30 May
2014 (Dz. U. 2014, item 827),
- Provisions of the Civil Code
Act of 23 April, 1964 (Dz. U. No. 16, item 93, as amended) and all other
applicable provisions of Polish law.
DEFINITIONS
FOR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- CHAT - an electronic service
made available to the Service Users by the Service Provider, enabling
conversations between the currently logged-in Service Users and the
Service Provider's representatives.
- CONTACT FORM - a form available on the
website www.Pontony-bark.pl enabling sending a message to the Service
Provider.
- WORKING DAY – one day from Monday to
Friday, excluding public holidays.
- REGISTRATION FORM – shall refer to the
electronic form available at www.Pontony-bark.pl required for Account
registration.
- ORDER FORM – shall refer to the electronic
form available at Pontony-bark.pl, required for Order placement.
- CONSUMER – shall refer to any
natural person entering into a transaction with the Seller for purposes
that are outside their business, trade or profession.
- ENTREPRENEUR - a natural person, a
legal person and an organizational unit that is not a legal person, which
the law grants legal capacity, conducting business or professional
activity on their own behalf.
- CUSTOMER – shall refer to a User
concluding a Sales Agreement with the Seller.
- ACCOUNT – shall refer to the
assigned individual username (login name) and password providing access to
an organised collection of digital content, including details for
individual orders, stored on the Service Provider’s ICT-System.
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS - shall refer to the
Terms and Conditions contained herein.
- SHOP - shall mean the Service
Provider’s online Shop located at Pontony-bark.pl.
- SELLER, SERVICE PROVIDER –
PP Melnyk Irena, NIP: 7123262178, REGON: 061260392, Bursaki 16 B, 20-150
Lublin.
- OPINION SYSTEM - an electronic service
made available to Customers by the Service Provider, enabling the posting
of opinions regarding the course and execution of the transaction.
- PRODUCT – shall refer to any
movables or services available at Pontony-bark.pl and covered by a Sales
Agreement concluded between the Customer and the Seller via the online
Shop.
- SALES AGREEMENT – shall refer to any
Product Sales Agreement concluded between the Customer and the Seller
through the Shop.
- USER – shall refer to any
natural person, a corporate or non-corporate entity granted full legal
capacity under imperative provisions of law, using the Electronic
Services.
- ELECTRONIC SERVICES – shall refer to the services
provided electronically by the Service Provider via the Shop.
- ORDER - shall refer to the
Customer’s declaration of intent to enter into a Product Sales Agreement
with the Seller.
- NEWSLETTER – shall refer to the free
subscription e-mail information service allowing Users to receive updates
on the Products available via the Shop.
- PRICE - the value expressed in
monetary units that the Customer is obliged to pay to the Seller for the
Product.
III.
TYPE AND SCOPE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES
- The Service Provider grants
access to the following Electronic Services:
- concluding Product Sales
Agreements,
- Website Account,
- Newsletter,
- Chat,
- posting opinions,
- Contact Form.
- These Terms and Conditions
shall apply to all Electronic Services provided through Pontony-bark.pl
- The Service Provider reserves
the right to display advertising content at Pontony-bark.pl Advertisements
are an integral part of the online Shop front and the materials presented
therein.
IV.
CONDITIONS OF PROVIDING SERVICES AND CONCLUDING ELECTRONIC SERVICES AGREEMENTS
- Provision of Electronic
Services specified in chapter III point 1 of these Terms and Conditions
are free of charge.
- Term of the agreement:
- Electronic Services Agreements
for Account management are concluded for an indefinite period of time.
- Electronic Services Agreements
enabling the User to place an Order are concluded for a definite period
of time and terminate upon placement or withdrawal of the Order.
- Electronic Services Agreements
for the provision of Newsletter is concluded for an indefinite period of
time.
- Electronic Services Agreements
consisting in posting an opinion is concluded for a definite period of
time and is terminated when the opinion is posted or the Customer ceases
to post it.
- Electronic Services Agreements
consisting in the use of Chat is concluded for a definite period of time
and is terminated when the Service Recipient ceases to use the Service.
- the contract for the provision
of Electronic Services Agreements consisting in enabling the sending of
messages to the Service Provider via the Contact Form is concluded for a
definite period of time and terminates upon sending the message or
ceasing to send it by the Service Recipient.
- End-user hardware, network and
software requirements for the ICT system used by the Service Provider:
- a computer (or a mobile
device) with an active Internet connection,
- access to email account,
- Internet browser,
- enabling cookies and
Javascript in the Internet browser.
- The User agrees to use the Shop
in accordance with the principles of good practice, only for lawful purposes
and in a manner, which does not infringe the personal rights and
intellectual property rights of any third party.
- The User is obliged to provide
accurate and complete information to the Service Provider.
- The Customer who establishes
that it will be possible to get the email that will exist can access the
email address.
- The User is prohibited from
providing any unlawful or illegal content.
- The Service Provider reserves
the right to refuse to publish or remove opinions, the nature of which may
violate the provisions of the Regulations, provisions of generally
applicable law or principles of social coexistence and good manners, in
particular when they contain elements:
- commonly considered offensive
or vulgar,
- racist,
- of a pornographic or erotic
nature,
- bearing the hallmarks of
crimes or acts of unfair competition,
- infringing copyrights and
intellectual property rights,
- misleading other Users.
V.
CONDITIONS FOR CONCLUDING SALES AGREEMENTS
- The information provided at Pontony-bark.pl
does not constitute an offer as defined by applicable law. By placing an
Order, the Customer makes an offer to buy a selected Product under the
terms set forth in the Product description.
- The Product prices at Pontony-bark.pl
are given in Polish zlotys (PLN) and include all measurable costs, such as
value added tax (VAT). A product delivered outside the European Union may
result in the Customer being obliged to pay a customs duty or appropriate
tax in accordance with the regulations in force in the country of
destination. For additional information, the Customer is asked to contact
the competent customs or excise authority. The prices do not include
delivery fees.
- The Shop reserves the right to
introduce new Products to the assortment and to conduct promotional
campaigns on the Shop's websites.
- The Product prices at Pontony-bark.pl
only become binding when the Customer has placed an Order. This price is
unaffected by any price changes once the Order has been placed.
- The Seller clearly informs the
Customers about Unit Prices as well as promotions and reductions in
Product Prices. Next to the information about the discount of the Product,
the Seller shows the lowest Price of this Product, which was in force in
the period of 30 days before the introduction of the reduction, and if the
Product is offered for sale in a period shorter than 30 days - the Seller
shows the lowest Price of the Product, which was in force in the period
from the date of offering this Product for sale until the date of
introduction of the discount.
- Special priced Products
(promoted as part of a sale) are only available in limited numbers. Orders
for special priced Products will be processed in the order in which they
are received, until the Products are sold out.
- The Customer is not required to
register an Account to place an Order.
- Orders can be placed through
the:
- through the website 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year by completing an Order Form at Pontony-bark.pl.
- via e-mail at: info@Pontony-bark.pl,
- by phone at: + 48 780 103
770.
- Orders are processed from Monday
to Friday.
- Conclusion of the sales
contract:
- In order to conclude a Sales
Agreement, the Customer must place an Order choosing one of the methods
made available by the Seller.
- After placing the Order, the
Seller immediately confirms its receipt while accepting the Order, which
binds the Customer with his Order. Confirmation of receipt and acceptance
of the Order for execution takes place by sending an e-mail message
containing:
- confirmation of all relevant
Order details,
- withdrawal from the
agreement,
- these Terms and Conditions
containing information on the right of withdrawal.
- Upon receipt by the Customer
of the e-mail referred to in point 9 lit. b) a Sales Agreement is
concluded between the Customer and the Seller.
- Each Sales Agreement will be
confirmed with a proof of purchase (VAT invoice) in an electronic form
issued in accordance with the principles contained in the Act on tax on
goods and services of March 11, 2004 (Journal of Laws of 2004, No. 54,
item 535 with as amended). At the Customer's request, a traditional VAT
invoice is issued immediately.
- If the Customer purchases the
Product as an entrepreneur, he should mark this circumstance in the Order
and indicate the required data of the entity to which the relevant VAT
invoice is to be issued.
- If the Customer finds during
the ordering, any irregularities in the functioning of the mechanism for
placing the Order (concluding a contract), in particular incorrect
calculation of the value of the ordered Products or shipping costs. The
Customer has the right to submit his complaint in this regard in writing
to the following address: Pontony-bark.pl, Bursaki 16 B, 20-150 Lublin or
via e-mail to the following e-mail address: info@Pontony-bark.pl. The
Customer will be notified about the method of considering the complaint by
phone, in writing or by e-mail, within 7 Working Days from the date of
receipt of the complaint by Pontony-bark.pl.
VI.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
- The following payment options
are made available to the Customer:
- cash on delivery payment (COD),
- electronic payment via
electronic payment systems,
- payment in installments.
- All electronic payments must be
made before an Order can be processed. Available electronic payment
systems include payments by credit card as well as instant bank transfers
in selected Polish banks. Product shall be dispatched only after payment
is received.
- The Customer shall pay the
amount equal to the purchase price specified in the Sales Agreement within
5 Working Days from the date of its conclusion unless indicated otherwise
in the Sales Agreement.
VII.
DELIVERY COST, TIME AND METHOD
- Delivery charges shall be
stated at the time of ordering and are dependent upon the chosen payment
and delivery method.
- Products purchased in the Shop
are sent to the Customer via a postal operator or a courier company to the
delivery address provided in the Order Form.
- Orders, depending on the form
of shipment chosen by the Customer, are delivered from Monday to Saturday.
- The Product shipping time is
indicated each time in the Product description.
- In the case of Orders covering
several Products with different shipment periods, the shipment date of the
entire Order is determined by the Product for which the longest shipment
period is provided.
- Delivery of the Product outside
of Poland takes place on the date declared by the carrier and, depending
on the country of destination, it takes from 1 to 20 Business Days.
- The Customer has the right to
check the contents of the shipment in the presence of the carrier's
representative in order to verify that the Product has not been damaged
during delivery. If the shipment or the Product is damaged or the content
of the shipment does not comply with the VAT invoice, please prepare an
appropriate report with the courier in accordance with the provisions of
the transport law and executive regulations.
- In cases where the delivery
cannot be made in the form chosen by the Customer, the Seller informs the
Customer about the need to change the form of delivery, immediately
offering alternative forms. The need to change the form of delivery may
occur, in particular, in the case of Ordering Products with delivery to a
Parcel Locker, which, due to their dimensions and shapes, cannot fit into
any locker offered by Parcel Lockers. Changing the form of delivery on the
above terms may also take place in the case of Ordering Products such as:
a stun gun, black powder guns, blast weapons or ammunition.
VIII.
CONDITIONS OF TERMINATING ELECTRONIC SERVICES AGREEMENTS
- Terminating an Electronic
Services Agreement:
- Continuing and indefinite-term
Electronic Services Agreements (e.g. Account management agreement) may be
terminated.
- The User may terminate the
agreement for convenience and with immediate effect by sending an
appropriate statement to the following e-mail address: info@Pontony-bark.pl
- The Service Provider reserves
the right to terminate continuing and indefinite-term Electronic Services
agreements in the event that the User violates any obligation deriving
from these Terms and Conditions. This applies particularly to Users who
provide illegal content and continue to do so despite receiving a cease-and-desist
letter from the Service Provider with a reasonable deadline for
compliance. The termination shall be affected within 7 days of serving an
advance notice in writing (agreement termination period).
- The notice of termination
leads to a cessation of legal relations with the effect for the future.
- Both the Service Provider and
the User may terminate an Electronic Services agreement at any time by
mutual agreement of the parties.
IX.
MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY
- All Products offered in the
Shop have a manufacturer's, importer's or Seller's warranty applicable in
the territory of the Republic of Poland. The seller does not provide a
guarantee for batteries, accumulators, powerbanks, tourist fuel,
lubricants, impregnants and other consumables, the properties of which may
deteriorate over time.
- The standard warranty period
for Products is 24 months (unless the guarantor has agreed otherwise) and
is counted from the date of delivery of the Product to the Customer.
Detailed conditions for the implementation of the guarantee are specified
in the guarantee form issued by the guarantor.
- A proof of purchase: a fiscal
receipt is required to validate any warranty claims.
- The manufacturer’s warranty
does not override any Consumer entitlements arising from the statutory
warranty for physical or legal defects, set out in the Civil Code.
X.
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
- 1. Statutory warranty process.
- The basis and extent of the
Seller's liability towards the Customer who is a Consumer or an
Entrepreneur with consumer rights, due to the non-compliance of the
Product with the contract, are specified in the Act on Consumer Rights of
May 30, 2014.
- The basis and extent of the
Seller's liability towards the Customer who is an Entrepreneur, referred
to in Chapter XIII, under the warranty are specified in the Civil Code of
April 23, 1964.
- The Seller is liable to the
Customer who is a Consumer or an Entrepreneur with consumer rights for
the lack of conformity of the Product with the contract, existing at the
time of delivery of the Product and revealed within 2 years from that
moment, unless the expiry date of the Product specified by the Seller or
persons acting on its behalf is longer.
- If you wish to make a
complaint, please contact the Pontony-bark.pl office.
- Notice of a Product defect and
all demands should be submitted via email to the following address: info@
Pontony-bark.pl or in writing to the following address: Bursaki 16 B, 20-150
Lublin
- The notice, submitted
electronically or on paper, should contain sufficient detail about the
subject of the complaint and about the circumstances giving rise to the
issue. Specifically, complaints should include information about the
nature of the issue, the date when the issue first arose as well as the
complainant’s contact details Providing all necessary data will speed up
the complaint-handling process.
- In order to assess the
irregularities and non-compliance of the Product with the contract, the
Consumer or Entrepreneur with consumer rights is obliged to make the
Product available to the Seller, and the Seller is obliged to collect it
at his own expense.
- A response to the Customer’s
demand shall be sent promptly and, in any event, no later than within 14
days following the date of receipt.
- In connection with a justified
complaint of a Customer who is a Consumer or an entrepreneur with
consumer rights, the Seller, respectively:
- a) covers the costs of
replacing and re-delivering the Product to the Consumer,
- b) covers the costs of repair
and re-delivery of the Product to the Consumer,
- c) reduces the price of the
Product (the reduced price must remain in the proportion of the price of
the goods in accordance with the contract to the goods not in accordance
with the contract) and returns to the Consumer or entrepreneur with
consumer rights - the value of the reduced price within 14 days of
receipt of the statement of the Consumer or entrepreneur with consumer
rights at the latest lowering the price,
- d) in the event of an
authorized withdrawal from the contract by the Consumer or an
entrepreneur with consumer rights - the Seller returns the price of the
Product to him at the latest within 14 days from the date of receipt of the
returned goods from the customer or proof of its return. In the event of
withdrawal from the contract referred to in this point, the Consumer or
entrepreneur with consumer rights is obliged to immediately return the
goods to the Seller at the Seller's expense.
- Complaint repairs of these
Products, which, according to Polish law, cannot be delivered by mail,
and were purchased in one of Pontony-bark.pl brand stores, are possible
only after the Product has been personally delivered to the service or to
one Pontony-bark.pl brand stores.
- COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE FOR
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
- Complaints about Electronic
Services provided via icoalyou.com should be submitted via email to zapytania@Pontony-bark.pl
- All complaints should contain
sufficient detail about the subject of the complaint and about the
circumstances giving rise to the issue. Specifically, complaints should
include information about the nature of the issue, the date when the
issue first arose as well as the complainant’s contact details. Providing
all necessary data will speed up the complaint-handling process.
- All complaints shall be
resolved promptly and, in any event, no later than within 14 days
following the date of receipt.
- A response to the complaint
shall be sent by email or other preferred method of contact indicated by
the complainant.
XI.
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
- With the reservation of point 9
of this chapter Consumer Customers, have the right to withdraw from a
distance agreement within 14 days without giving any reason for the
withdrawal. To exercise the right of withdrawal the consumer Customer must
notify the Seller of his decision to withdraw from the agreement by an
unequivocal statement (e.g. by submitting the model withdrawal statement
provided by the Seller).
- In the case of withdrawal from
a Seles Agreement, the agreement is considered null and void. In case of a
withdrawal from the Agreement, the Customer, must return the Product to
the Seller or any person authorised by the Seller without delay and no
later than within 14 days from the date of withdrawal from the Agreement,
unless the Seller offered to collect the Product from the Customer. To
comply with the time limit it is sufficient that the Product is dispatched
on time.
- The Consumer shall be liable
for any diminished value of the Product resulting from the handling other
than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics, and
functioning of the Product.
- With the reservation of points
5 and 6 of this chapter the Seller shall reimburse to the Consumer all
payments received from them, including the cost of delivery. The refund
shall be made in the same method of payment that the Consumer, used for
the initial transaction, unless the Consumer has expressly agreed
otherwise.
- If the Consumer has chosen a
Product delivery method other than the cheapest standard delivery method
offered by the Shop, the Seller is not obliged to refund the additional
costs incurred by the Consumer.
- For consumers withdrawing from
the sale of the sale, we provide one point, 1 improves, continues the
products for sale, unless the Customer takes advantage of one of the free
returns offers for sold quick returns or the DPD cashless return services.
- If the Seller did not offer to
collect the Product from the Consumer himself, it may be with the
reimbursement of payments received from the Consumer until delivery back or
further by the Consumer of proof of its return, whichever is already the
case.
- The “cooling-off” period
expires 30 days after the day the Consumer:
- a) for a contract under which
the Seller issues the Product being obliged to transfer its ownership -
from the date on which the Consumer or entrepreneur with consumer rights
(or a third party indicated by them other than the carrier) took
possession of the Product,
- b) for a contract that covers
many Products that are delivered separately, in batches or in parts -
from taking possession of the last Product, its batch or part
- c) for a contract involving
regular delivery of the Product for a definite period of time - from
taking possession of the first of the Products,
- d) for other contracts - from
the date of conclusion of the contract.
- The right of withdrawal in any
event does not apply to Sales Agreements for the supply of:
a.
products
made to the Consumer’s specification, i.e., non-prefabricated, personalized
Products made on the basis of and individual choice of or decision by the
Consumer,
b.
in
which the subject of the service is an item delivered in a sealed package,
which after opening the package cannot be returned due to health protection or
hygiene reasons, if the packaging was opened after delivery,
c.
in
which the subject of the service is an item subject to rapid deterioration or
having a short shelf life,
d.
in
which the subject of the service are things that after delivery, due to their
nature, are inseparably connected with other things,
e.
in
which the subject of the service are sound or visual recordings or computer
software delivered in a sealed package, if the package has been opened after
delivery,
f.
in
which the subject of the service is the delivery of journals, periodicals or
magazines, with the exception of subscription contracts,
g.
in
which the subject of the service is the delivery of digital content not
delivered on a tangible medium, for which the Consumer is obliged to pay the
price, if the Seller started the service with the express and prior consent of
the Consumer, who was informed before the start of the service that he would
lose the right to withdraw from the contract after the performance of the
service by the Seller, and accepted this, and the Seller has provided the
consumer with confirmation.
- Both the Customer (Consumer)
and the Seller have a legal right to cancel the Sales Agreement in the
event that the opposite party fails to fulfil its obligations under the
Agreement within the set deadline.
XII.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- All content posted on the
website at www.Pontony-bark.pl is protected by copyright and (subject to
point 12 of chapter I and elements used under license, transfer of
copyright or fair use) are the property of PP Melnyk Irena, NIP: 7123262178,
REGON: 061260392, ul. Bursaki 16 B, 20-150 Lublin. The Service Recipient
bears full responsibility for damage caused to the Service Provider,
resulting from the use of any content on the website www.Pontony-bark.pl,
without the consent of the Service Provider.
- Subject to points 3 and 4 of
this chapter, any use by anyone, without the express written consent of
the Service Provider, of any of the elements constituting the content and
content of the www.Pontony-bark.pl website constitutes a breach of the
Service Provider's copyright and results in civil and criminal liability.
- Customers may use the works and
databases contained on the Shop's website only within the scope of fair
use specified by the provisions of the Act of February 4, 1994 on
copyright and related rights and the Act of July 27, 2001 on the
protection of databases. In particular, apart from the cases specified in
these provisions, they are prohibited for commercial purposes without the
prior written consent of the Service Provider: reproduction, copying,
transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the content of the
website www. Pontony-bark.pl, unless otherwise provided in the
Regulations.
- The Service Provider authorizes
the Customer to use, on the basis of a non-exclusive, free and
non-transferable license, to use the proprietary copyrights to the
materials contained on the Shop’s website only to read the presentation of
Products sold by Pontony-bark.pl and to conclude a Sales Agreement and
services provided electronically in the scope of the Newsletter and
keeping the Account.
XIII.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS (B2B)
- This chapter contains
provisions only for entrepreneurs not covered by protection under the Act
on Consumer Rights.
- The Seller reserves the right
to cancel a non-consumer Sales Agreement within 14 working days of the
date of the Agreement being concluded without giving any reason and
without incurring any liability towards the business Customer.
- The Seller may limit the scope
of payment methods made available to the business Customer regardless of
the payment method chosen by the business Customer and the fact that the
Sales Agreement has been concluded. The Seller may demand full or partial
payment in advance.
- The risks and rewards of
ownership including but not limited to the risk of loss of or damage to a
Product shall pass to the business Customer when the Product is picked up
from the Seller by the carrier. The Seller shall not be held liable for
any damage, shortage or loss to the contents of the shipment that occurs
after the carrier picks up the Product or for any delay in delivery.
- Business Customer is required
to inspect his shipment for any loss, shortage or damage before accepting
it from the carrier. If the business Customer believes any or part of the
Product is missing, wrong or damaged he should take all measures necessary
to establish the liability of the carrier.
- The Service Provider may
terminate the Electronic Services Agreement with immediate effect and
without giving any reason by sending a notice of termination to the
non-consumer User.
XIV.
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ENTREPRENEURS WITH CONSUMER RIGHTS
- An entrepreneur conducting sole
proprietorship (this chapter does not apply to commercial companies) is
protected by the Act on Consumer Rights, provided that the contract he
concludes with the Seller is directly related to his business activity,
but the content of this contract shows that it is not of a professional
nature for him, resulting in particular from the subject of his business
activity.
- A person conducting business
activity, referred to in item 1 of this chapter, is protected only in the
scope of:
- a) prohibited contractual
provisions - the so-called abusive clauses,
- b) liability under the
warranty for physical and legal defects of the Product, in accordance
with chapter X of the Terms and Conditions,
- c) the right to withdraw from
a distance contract, in accordance with chapter XI of the Terms and
Conditions.
- d) rules for a contract for
the supply of digital content or a digital service.
- The entrepreneur referred to in
item 1 of this chapter loses his consumer protection rights in the event
that the Sales Agreement he has concluded with the Seller is of a
professional nature, which is verified on the basis of the entrepreneur's
entry in the Central Register and Information on Economic Activity of the
Republic of Poland, in particular the codes of the Polish Classification
of Activities indicated therein.
- Entrepreneurs referred to in
item 1 of this chapter are not covered by institutional protection
provided to Consumers by President of UOKiK.
XVI.
FINAL PROVISIONS
- Agreements concluded through
the Shop are construed in accordance with the laws of Poland.
- Should any provision of these
Terms and Conditions be prohibited by applicable law, the provisions of
Polish law shall apply in lieu of the unenforceable provision.
- Any disputes between the Shop
and Consumers arising out of or in connection with a Sales Agreement shall
be resolved in the first instance through amicable negotiation between the
parties with the intention of amicable settlement of the dispute in
accordance with the Act on out-of-court consumer dispute resolution.
Should such resort prove of no avail or unsatisfactory to any of the
parties, disputes shall be resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction
under point 5 of this chapter.
- Judicial dispute settlement
procedures:
- Any disputes arising between
the Service Provider and the consumer User (Customer), shall be resolved
by a court of competent jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure of 17 November 1964 (Dz. U. No. 43, item
296, as amended).
- Any disputes arising between
the Service Provider and the non-consumer User (Customer), shall be
settled by the court having jurisdiction over the Service Provider’s
registered office.
- Consumer Customers may use
Alternative Dispute Resolution schemes after the internal complaints
procedure is finalised, such as submitting a request for mediation or a
request for arbitration to a competent state organ (model request forms
are available at: http://www.uokik.gov.pl/download.php?plik=6223). The
list of Permanent Consumer Arbitration Courts attached to the Voivodeship
Inspectorates of Trade Inspection may be found at:
http://www.uokik.gov.pl/wazne_adresy.php#faq596. The Customer may also
obtain free legal aid provided by the Regional (Municipal) Consumer Ombudsman
or a community-based organisation for consumer protection. Alternative
Dispute Resolution procedures are free of charge.
- Consumers may submit complaints
through the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) online platform available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/