IMPRINT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PRIVACY POLICY, REVOCATION AND COPYRIGHT

♥ Imprint

Contact

Graduate Designer
Silke Andrea Schmidt
Calauer Straße 14
03116 Casel
Tel. 035602 518044
E-Mail info@gentlecat.de
Website: https://start.gentlecat.de

Sales tax identification number
Tax ID number. DE251596142
Tax code GentleCat ©:
056/269/03837 • Tax Office Cottbus

All prices stated on the respective article pages are final prices including 19% VAT plus shipping costs.
Pursuant to § 19 UStG, no separate statement of value added tax is given in the invoice.

dispute settlement
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS).
Link to the platform of the European Commission for online dispute resolution (OS platform):
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
I am neither committed nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.


♥ Terms and conditions, customer information, privacy policy
and instructions for disposal of batteries

§ 1 Scope, subject of the contract and identity of the seller

(1) The following provisions apply to all contracts between me, namely

Silke Andrea Schmidt
Calauer Straße 14
03116 Casel
Germany
Telephone: 004935602518044
E-Mail: info@gentlecat.de
Website: https://start.gentlecat.de

as a seller, and you as a buyer about the sale and delivery of the items offered by me through the Etsy internet platform.


§ 2 consumers and entrepreneurs

(1) My offers are aimed at both consumers and entrepreneurs.

(2) Consumers in this sense is any natural person who concludes the contract with me for purposes that can be attributed predominantly neither their commercial nor their independent professional activity.

(3) Entrepreneur in this sense is a natural or legal person or a legal partnership, which acts on the conclusion of the contract with me in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity.

§ 3 Agreements and information on the conclusion of the contract

(1) The individual technical steps leading to the conclusion of the contract, the conclusion of the contract itself and the possibilities of correction shall be in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) If an article is posted by me at Etsy, is in the activation of the article page with Etsy the binding offer to conclude a purchase contract for the conditions contained in the article page.

(3) For the conclusion of the contract, the Etsy terms and conditions apply. A link to the Etsy Terms and Conditions can be found on every Etsy page below.

In the Etsy terms and conditions, the contract is regulated as follows, depending on the format of the offer:

"§ 6 Offer formats and conclusion of contract (...)
2. If a seller, through the Etsy Services, places an item in the auction or fixed price format, he makes a binding offer to conclude a contract for that item. He determines a start or fixed price and a period within which the offer can be accepted (duration of the offer). If the seller sets a minimum price for the auction format, the offer is subject to the condition precedent that the minimum price is reached.
3. The seller can additionally offer offers in auction format with a Buy It Now feature. This can be exercised by a buyer as long as no bid has been placed on the item or a minimum price has not yet been reached. Etsy reserves the right to change this feature in the future. (...)
4. For fixed price items, the buyer accepts the offer by clicking on the button "Buy It Now" and then confirming it. For fixed price items where the seller has selected the "immediate payment" option, the buyer accepts the offer by clicking the "Buy It Now" button and completing the immediately following payment process. The buyer may also accept offers for multiple items by placing the items in the shopping cart (if available) and completing the immediately subsequent payment transaction.
5. At auctions, the buyer accepts the offer by submitting a bid. Acceptance is subject to the condition precedent that the buyer is the highest bidder after expiry of the offer period. A bid expires if another buyer submits a higher bid during the offer period. (...)
6. In the event of premature termination of the offer by the seller, a contract is concluded between the latter and the highest bidder, unless the seller was entitled to withdraw the offer and to cancel these bids.
7. Buyers can only take back bids if there is a legitimate reason to do so. After a legitimate bid redemption comes between the user who is the highest bidder after the auction due to the bid withdrawal and the seller no contract.
8. In certain categories, the seller can provide his offer with a price proposal function. The Price Proposal feature allows buyers and sellers to negotiate the price of an item. (...)
11. If an item is deleted by Etsy before the end of the offer period, there will be no effective contract between the buyer and the seller. "

(4) Buying via the Buy It Now or Bid function
By clicking on the "Buy It Now" or "Bidding" buttons on the article pages, you will not be given a binding contract. Even then you have the opportunity to review the information you have provided and to correct the "back" function of your Internet browser or cancel the purchase. This option does not exist until you have made a binding contract. By what action you make when making a purchase a binding contract and the contract comes about, results from the menu of Etsy.

(5) buy over the shopping cart
Insofar as a purchase is offered via the shopping cart, you deposit the goods intended for purchase in the "Shopping Cart" by clicking on the "Add to Cart" button on the article page. Afterwards you will see the "shopping cart". Furthermore, you can call up the "Shopping Cart" via the corresponding button in the navigation bar and make changes there at any time. After you have called up the page "Proceed to checkout" and entered the delivery address and payment method, all order data will be displayed again on the order summary page.

If you select "PayPal" as your payment method, you will first be taken to a PayPal login window. After you have successfully logged in to PayPal, you will be redirected to the order summary page on Etsy.

Before you send the order, you have here the opportunity to review all information again, to change - this also via the "back" function of your Internet browser - or cancel the purchase.

If you click on the "Buy and Pay" button, you are legally binding in accepting the offer. As a result, the purchase contract is concluded.

(6) Purchase via the function "Price proposal"
As far as the function "price proposal" is offered, you have the opportunity to submit a counter offer to me. This is done by clicking the "Send Price Proposal" button on the item page, entering your price proposal on the following page, selecting the "Check Price Proposal" button and confirming the "Send Price Proposal" button on the following page. This is a binding offer. You are bound to the price proposal submitted to me for two days. If I accept your price proposal, the purchase contract is concluded.

(7) The processing of the order and transmission of all information required in connection with the conclusion of the contract takes place by e-mail. You are therefore obliged to ensure that the e-mail address you have given to me is correct and the reception of e-mails is technically secure, ie in particular not e. blocked by SPAM filter.

§ 4 Storage of the contract and language of the contract

(1) The full text of the contract is not stored by me. Before you send the order, you can print the contract data via the print function of your Internet browser or save electronically. After I have received your order, the order data, the general terms and conditions, including the information required by distance selling contracts, will be sent to you by e-mail.

(2) The language available for the conclusion of the contract is German.


§ 5 Essential characteristics of the goods

The main features of the goods can be found in the item description of the respective offers.

§ 6 Prices, shipping costs, return costs in case of cancellation and payment terms

(1) The prices stated on the respective article pages to be paid by you are final prices plus shipping costs. Pursuant to § 19 UStG, no separate statement of value added tax is given in the invoice.

(2) With each order additional shipping costs. They can be called up via a correspondingly designated button in the respective item description, will be shown separately during the ordering process and must be carried by you in addition, unless the free delivery has been promised.

(3) In case of cancellation you bear the direct costs of returning the goods.

(4) The available payment methods are listed in the respective item description.

(5) Unless otherwise stated in the individual payment methods, the purchase price to be paid by you is due for immediate payment.

(6) As far as a purchase on account via PayPal takes place, I submit my demand directed against you in full as well as irrevocably to the PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. You agree that PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. performs a credit check using the data submitted before accepting the assignment. I reserve the right to deny you this method of payment as a result of the credit check. In the Etsy checkout you will be informed about this. If you authorize the purchase via PayPal, PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. the assignment, so that debt-discharging payments only to the PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. can be made. The payment period is 14 days from receipt of the goods.

§ 7 delivery conditions

The delivery conditions, the delivery date and any existing delivery restrictions can be found in the respective item description. If no other period is specified in the item description, the delivery of the goods within three to five days after conclusion of the contract, with agreed advance payment, however, only after the time of your money order.

§ 8 Warranty

There are statutory warranty rights for the goods.

§ 9 Guarantees

On the respective article pages and on special information pages in the Etsy shop, you will find information on possibly additional existing guarantees and their exact conditions.

§ 10 Dispute Resolution / OS Platform

(1) The European Commission offers consumers a platform for out-of-court online dispute resolution (the so-called "OS platform") at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/, to which consumers are informed in the event of disagreements relating to a can turn over a purchase or service agreement concluded via electronic commerce online.

(2) I am not obligated and unwilling to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Notes on disposal of batteries

I have a legal obligation to inform you of the following when selling batteries or when supplying batteries that contain batteries:
After use, you can return batteries that I carry or have on the assortment to me free of charge.

You are legally obliged as the end user to return used batteries.

The symbols shown on the batteries have the following meaning:
The symbol of the crossed-out wheelie bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.

Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005% by mass of mercury.
Cd = battery contains more than 0.002% by mass of cadmium
Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 mass percent lead
End of Terms and Conditions, Customer Information, Privacy Policy and Battery Disposal Considerations

Created by: MMR Müller Müller Rößner
Lawyers partnership
Office Berlin, Mauerstr. 66, 10117 Berlin
www.mueller-roessner.net
(July 2018)






♥ ♥ Privacy Policy /Data protection

With this privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the nature, extent and purpose of the processing of personal data in our Etsy shop.

1. Name and contact details of the data controller
Responsible for the data processing is:
Silke Andrea Schmidt
Calauer Straße 14
03116 Casel,
E-Mail: info@transformdesign.de;
Telephone: 004935602518044

Terms and definitions
The privacy policy uses the following terms:
Personal data
Affected person
processing
Restriction of processing
Responsible
receiver
third
consent
These terms are all defined in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO).
Extent of processing of personal data
You have already been informed about the scope and purpose of the collection and storage of your personal data by Etsy as part of your registration on Etsy. Etsy has its own privacy policy, which can be found at the following link: https://www.etsy.com/legal/privacy/. As part of your registration with Etsy, you have consented to Etsy sending us your personal information for the purpose of processing the contract. Specifically, these are the data we need to fulfill the contract between us. This includes in particular your name as well as your address data as well as the services used. This data is stored by us. In addition, we do not collect or store personal data concerning you.

Purpose of data processing
The processing itself is based on your order and serves to be able to process your order and to fulfill the contract concluded between us. In particular, we use the data transmitted to us by Etsy in particular
To identify you as our customer,
Process, fulfill and process your order
to contact you,
To give you bills,
to be able to handle any liability claims
to assert contractual claims against you.

Transfer of data to third parties
We will only share your personal information with third parties if:
According to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO have expressly agreed to this
the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO is required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO there is a legal obligation
this according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO is required for the settlement of the contract concluded with you (eg passing on the data to the logistics company commissioned with the delivery or for the purpose of payment processing).
In addition, your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent. If we disclose your personal data to third parties, we limit the scope of the transmitted data to the minimum required.

Legal basis
The legal basis for processing your data is, as far as the processing of your order is concerned, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. This also applies to the processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual measures. Insofar as processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO as legal basis. If the processing is necessary to safeguard one of our legitimate interests or a third party and your interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO as legal basis for processing.

Storage duration and data deletion
Due to commercial and tax regulations, we are obliged to store your address, payment and order data for a period of 10 years. After expiry of the legal warranty rights (2 years), however, we limit the processing to the effect that your data will only be used to comply with legal obligations.

affected rights
According to the GDPR, you are entitled to the following rights, which you can assert at any time in the person named in section 1 of this privacy policy:
Right to information: According to Art. 15 GDPR, you can request a confirmation as to whether and which personal data we process from you. In addition, you may provide us free of charge with information on the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed or the planned storage period, the right to rectification, deletion, limitation of processing or opposition , the existence of a right of appeal and the origin of their data, if they were not collected from us. You also have the right to know whether your personal data has been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If so, you have the right to obtain information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.
Right to correction: According to Art. 16 GDPR, you may request the correction of incorrect or complete incomplete personal data stored with us and you.
Right to cancellation: According to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, as long as we do not process them
to fulfill a legal obligation,
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims,
to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information; or
for the purposes of the cases of public interest referred to in Article 17 (3) (c) and (d) of the GDPR
need.

Right to restriction: According to Art. 18 GDPR you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if
The accuracy of the data is disputed by you for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of your personal information.
the processing of your data is unlawful, but you reject its deletion and instead demand the restriction of the use of the data,
We no longer need your personal information for processing purposes, but you do need the information to assert, exercise or defend your rights
You have lodged an objection against the processing of your data in accordance with Art. 21 DSGVO, but it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons that justified us despite your objection to further processing outweigh your rights.
Right to information: If you have asserted the right of rectification, cancellation or limitation of the processing to us, we are obliged to notify all recipients who have been disclosed to you personal data concerning the correction or deletion of the data or their request Notify of limitation of the processing, unless this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed by us about these recipients.
Right to Data Portability: In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you may request that we obtain the personal data relating to you which you have provided to us in a structured, standard and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another person responsible.
Right of appeal: According to Art. 77 GDPR you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority. For this you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, your workplace or our company headquarters.
Withdrawal: According to Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO you have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of your data at any time to us. The revocation you have declared does not alter the legality of the processing of your personal data until the revocation.

right to
You have the right at any time to object to the processing of the personal data concerning you, which is based on a balance of interests (Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR), for reasons that arise from your particular situation. This is especially the case if the data processing is not required to fulfill a contract. If you exercise your right of objection, we ask you to explain the reasons. We will then no longer process your personal data, unless we can prove to you that compelling legitimate reasons for data processing outweigh your interests and rights.

Regardless of the above, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time.

Safety measures
For information about data security, please refer to the privacy policy provided by Etsy, which can be found at link 4.
We also apply state-of-the-art technical and organizational security measures to comply with data protection laws and to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties.

Up-to-dateness and change of this data protection explanation
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and is July 2018.
Due to the further development of the Etsy website or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to adapt this privacy policy.


Created by: MMR Müller Müller Rößner
Lawyers partnership
Office Berlin, Mauerstr. 66, 10117 Berlin
www.mueller-roessner.net
(July 2018)


♥ Cancellation policy
Withdrawal


You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason.

The cancellation period is fourteen days from the date on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier,

- the goods (in the case of delivery of a good or uniform delivery of several goods which you have ordered as part of a single order) or
- the last goods (in the case of separate delivery of several goods which you have ordered as part of a single order) or
- the last partial consignment or the last item (in case of delivery of one or more goods ordered in a single order, in several partial consignments or pieces)

have taken possession or has.

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must (Silke Andrea Schmidt, Calauer road 14, 03116 Casel, Germany, phone: 004935602518044, e-mail: info@transformdesign.de) by means of a clear statement (eg a letter sent by mail, fax or e-mail) about your decision to withdraw from this contract. You can use the attached model withdrawal form, which is not required. In order to maintain the cancellation period, it is sufficient for you to send the notification of the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the expiry of the withdrawal period.


Consequences of the cancellation

If you withdraw from this Agreement, we have selected all payments we have received from you, including delivery charges (except for the additional costs arising from choosing a different delivery method than the most favorable standard delivery we offer have to repay immediately and at the latest within fourteen days from the date on which the notification of your revocation of this contract has reached us. For this repayment, we use the same means of payment that you used in the original transaction, unless otherwise agreed with you; In no case will you be charged for this repayment fees. We may refuse to repay you until we have received the goods back or until you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is the earlier.

You must return the goods to us immediately and in any event not later than fourteen days from the date on which you inform us of the cancellation of this contract. The deadline is met if you send the goods before the deadline of fourteen days.

You bear the immediate costs of returning the goods.

You only have to pay for a possible loss in value of the goods, if this loss of value is due to a handling that is not necessary for the examination of the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Model withdrawal form

(If you want to cancel the contract, please fill out this form and send it back)
- At
Silke Andrea Schmidt
Calauer Straße 14
03116 Casel
Germany
E-Mail: info@gentlecat.de


Hereby I / we () hereby revoke the contract concluded by me / us () for the purchase of the following goods:

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Ordered on:

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Received at:

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Name of the consumer (s):

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Address of the consumer (s):

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Signature of the consumer (s) (only when notified on paper):

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Date:

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() Delete what is wrong.

End of revocation


Created by: MMR Müller Müller Rößner
Lawyers partnership
Office Berlin, Mauerstr. 66, 10117 Berlin
www.mueller-roessner.net
(May 2018)


♥ Copyright
The graphic design company transformdesign has developed / created all GentleCat © graphic design prints, design elements (logo, signets, gift cards, flyers, etc.). These are subject to copyright law and may not be imitated. Any use, imitation and / or modification - even of parts - of GentleCat © designs without prior agreement and express consent of transformdesign is prohibited. The GentleCat © safety collars for cats with heart Velcro closure that opens easily at risk (snagging) and features "Address inside": Exterior Jacquard Loom Band, inside with a large box to enter the address, the leather accessories with "address inside", a rivet, three eyelets and an old brass pendant) were developed over months by transformdesign and are provided with the transformdesign © copyright (this © does not apply to bracelets or accessories / key chains).