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        General terms and conditions

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        Index:

        Article   1 - Definitions
        Article   2 - Identity of the trader
        Article   3 - Applicability
        Article   4 - The offer
        Article   5 - The contract
        Article   6 - Right of withdrawal
        Article   7 - Customers’ obligations in case of withdrawal
        Article   8 - Customers who exercise their right of withdrawal and the costs involved
        Article   9 - Traders’ obligations in case of withdrawal
        Article  10 - Precluding the right of withdrawal
        Article  11 - The price
        Article  12 - Contract fulfilment and warranty
        Article  13 - Delivery and implementation
        Article  14 - Extended duration transactions: duration, termination and prolongation
        Article  15 - Payment
        Article  16 - Complaints procedure
        Article  17 - Disputes
        Article  18 - Additional or different stipulations

        Article 1 - Definitions

        The following definitions apply in these terms and conditions:

        1. Supplementary agreement: an agreement in which a consumer obtains products, digital content and/or services via a distance contract, and a trader or a third party delivers these products, digital content and/or services in accordance with an agreement between that third party and the trader;
        2. Withdrawal period: the period within which a consumer can make use of his right of withdrawal;
        3. Consumer: a natural person whose actions are not carried out for objectives relating to the course of a trade, a profession or a business;
        4. Day: calendar day;
        5. Digital content: data that are produced and supplied in digital form;
        6. Extended duration transaction: a distance contract relating to a series of products and/or services, whereby the obligation to supply and/or purchase is spread over a period of time;
        7. Durable medium: every means - including emails - that enables a consumer or trader to store information that is addressed to him in person in a way that facilitates its future use or consultation during a period that is in keeping with the objective for which the information is intended, and which facilitates the unaltered reproduction of the stored information;
        8. Right of withdrawal: the possibility for a consumer to waive a distance contract within the withdrawal period;
        9. Trader: a natural or legal person who offers products, (access to) digital content and/or services to consumers from a distance;
        10. Distance contract: a contract concluded between a trader and a consumer within the framework of a system organized for the distance sale of products, digital content and/or services, whereby sole or partly use is made of one or more techniques for distance communication up to and including the moment that the contract is concluded;
        11. Model form for right of withdrawal: the European model form for right of withdrawal that is included in Appendix I of these terms and conditions. The trader is not obliged to provide Appendix I if the consumer has no right of withdrawal with regard to his order;
        12. Technique for distance communication: means that can be used for communication regarding the offer made by the trader and concluding a contract, without the necessity of the consumer and trader being in the same place at the same time.

         

        Article 2 - Identity of the trader

        SoundImports
        Peizerweg 97a
        9727 AJ Groningen
        Telephone: +316 85-0711860
        Email address: [email protected]
        Chamber of Commerce number: 78268753
        VAT identification number: NL861325254B01

        Available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


        Should the activity of the trader be subject to a relevant licensing system: the data of the supervising authority. Should the trader practice a regulated profession:

        • the professional association or organization with which he is affiliated;
        • the professional title, the town/city in the EU or EEA where this was granted;
        • a reference to the professional rules that apply in the Netherlands and instructions as to where and how these professional rules can be accessed.

         

        Article 3 - Applicability

        1. These general terms and conditions apply to every offer made by a trader and to every distance contract that has been realized between an trader and a consumer.
        2. Prior to the conclusion of a distance contract, the text of these general terms and conditions will be made available to the consumer. If this is not reasonably possible, the trader will indicate, before the distance contract is concluded, in what way the general terms and conditions are available for inspection at the trader’s premises and that they will be sent free of charge to the consumer, as quickly as possible, at the consumer’s request.
        3. If the distance contract is concluded electronically, then, contrary to the previous paragraph, and before the distance contract is concluded, the consumer will be provided with the text of these general terms and conditions electronically, in such a way that the consumer can easily store them on a durable data carrier. If this is not reasonably possible, then before concluding the distance contract, the trader will indicate where the general terms and conditions can be inspected electronically and that at his request they will be sent to the consumer free of charge, either electronically or in some other way.
        4. In cases where specific product or service-related terms and conditions apply in addition to these general terms and conditions, the second and third paragraphs apply by analogy and the consumer can always invoke the applicable condition that is most favorable to him in the event of incompatible general terms and conditions.

         

        Article 4 - The offer

        1. If an offer is subject to a limited period of validity or is made subject to conditions, this will be explicitly mentioned in the offer.
        2. The offer contains a complete and accurate description of the products, digital content and/or services being offered. The description is sufficiently detailed to enable the consumer to make a proper assessment of the offer. If the trader makes use of illustrations, these will be a true representation of the products and/or services being offered. The trader is not bound by obvious errors or mistakes in the offer.
        3. Every offer contains information that makes it clear to the consumer what rights and obligations are related to the acceptance of the offer.

         

        Article 5 - The contract

        1. The contract will be concluded, subject to that which is stipulated in paragraph 4, at the moment at which the consumer accepts the offer and the conditions thereby stipulated have been fulfilled.
        2. If the consumer has accepted the offer electronically, the trader will immediately confirm receipt of acceptance of the offer electronically. The consumer can dissolve the contract as long as this acceptance has not been confirmed by the trader.
        3. If the contract is concluded electronically, the trader will take suitable technical and organizational measures to secure the electronic transfer of data and he will ensure a safe web environment. If the consumer is able to pay electronically, the trader will take suitable security measures.
        4. The trader may obtain information – within statutory frameworks – about the consumer’s ability to fulfill his payment obligations, as well as about facts and factors that are important for the responsible conclusion of the distance contract. If that research gives the trader proper grounds for declining to conclude the contract, then he has a right, supported by reasons, to reject an order or application or to bind its implementation to special conditions.
        5. The trader will send to a consumer, at the latest when delivering a product, service or digital content, the following information, in writing, or in such a way that the consumer can store it on an accessible durable medium:
        6. the office address of the trader’s business location where the consumer can lodge complaints;
        7. the conditions under which the consumer can make use of the right of withdrawal and the method for doing so, or a clear statement relating to preclusion from the right of withdrawal;
        8. information on guarantees and existing after-sales service;
        9. the price, including all taxes on the product, service or digital content; the costs of delivery insofar as applicable, and the method of payment, delivery or implementing the distance contract;
        10. the requirements for terminating the contract, if the duration of the contract exceeds one year or if it is indefinite;
        11. if the consumer has a right of withdrawal, the model form for right of withdrawal.
        12. In case of an extended duration contract, the stipulation in the previous paragraph applies only to the first delivery.

         

        Article 6 - Right of withdrawal

        You have the right to cancel this contract within 45 days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after 45 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good.

        To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by e-mail or post). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory.

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

        If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 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 initual transaction, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back from you.

        You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 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 peroid of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished vanue of the goods from resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and funcioning of the goods.

         

        Article 7 - Consumers’ obligations during the withdrawal period

        1. During the withdrawal period, the consumer shall treat the product and its packaging with care. He shall only unpack or use the product in as far as necessary in order to assess the nature, characteristics and efficacy of the product. The point of departure here is that the consumer may only handle and inspect the product in the same way that he would be allowed in a shop.
        2. The consumer is only liable for the product’s devaluation that is a consequence of his handling the product other than as permitted in paragraph 1.
        3. The consumer is not liable for the product’s devaluation if the trader did not provide him with all the statutorily obligatory information about the right of withdrawal before the contract was concluded.

         

        Article 8 - Consumers who exercise their right of withdrawal and the costs involved

        1. A consumer who wants to exercise his right of withdrawal shall report this to the trader, within the withdrawal period, by means of the model form for right of withdrawal or in some other unequivocal way.
        2. As quickly as possible, but no later than 14 days after the day of reporting as referred to in para. 1, the consumer shall return the product, or hand it over to (a representative of) the trader. This is not necessary if the trader has offered to collect the product himself. The consumer will in any case have complied with the time for returning goods if he sends the product back before the withdrawal period has lapsed.
        3. The consumer returns the product with all relevant accessories, if reasonably possible in the original state and packaging, and in accordance with the reasonable and clear instructions provided by the trader.
        4. The risk and the burden of proof for exercising the right of withdrawal correctly and in time rest upon the consumer.
        5. The consumer bears the direct costs of returning the product. If the trader has not declared that the consumer shall bear these costs or if the trader indicates a willingness to bear these costs himself, then the consumer shall not be liable to bear the costs of returning goods.
        6. If the consumer exercises his right of withdrawal, after first explicitly having asked that the service provided or the delivery of gas, water or electricity not prepared for sale shall be implemented in a limited volume or a given quantity during the period of withdrawal, the consumer shall owe the trader a sum of money that is equivalent to that proportion of the contract that the trader has fulfilled at the moment of withdrawal, in comparison with fulfilling the contract entirely.
        7. The consumer shall bear no costs for implementing services or the supply of water, gas or electricity not prepared for sale – in a limited volume or quantity – or for delivering city central heating, if:
        8. the trader did not provide the consumer with the statutorily obligatory information about the right of withdrawal, the costs payable in the event of withdrawal or the model form for right of withdrawal, or:
        9. the consumer did not explicitly ask about the commencement of implementing the service or the delivery of gas, water, electricity or city central heating during the period of withdrawal.
        10. The consumer shall bear no costs for the entire or partial supply of digital content that is not supplied on a material medium, if:
        11. prior to delivery, he did not explicitly agree to commencing fulfilment of the contract before the end of the period of withdrawal;
        12. he did not acknowledge having lost his right of withdrawal upon granting his permission; or
        13. the trader neglected to confirm this statement made by the consumer.
        14. If a consumer exercises his right of withdrawal, all supplementary agreements are legally dissolved.

         

        Article 9 - Traders’ obligations in a case of withdrawal

        1. If the trader makes it possible for a consumer to declare his withdrawal via electronic means, then after receiving such a declaration, he sends immediate confirmation of receipt.
        2. The trader reimburses the consumer immediately with all payments, including any delivery costs the trader charged for the returned product, though at the latest within 14 days after the day on which the consumer reported the withdrawal. Except in cases in which the trader has offered to retrieve the product himself, he can postpone refunding until he has received the product or until the consumer proves he has returned the product, depending on which occurs earlier.
        3. For any reimbursement, the trader will use the same payment method that was initially used by the consumer, unless the consumer agrees to another method. Reimbursement is free of charge for the consumer.
        4. If the consumer chose an expensive method of delivery in preference to the cheapest standard delivery, the trader does not have to refund the additional costs of the more expensive method.

         

        Article 10 - Precluding the right of withdrawal

        The trader can preclude the right of withdrawal for the following products and services, but only if the trader stated this clearly when making the offer, or at least in good time prior to conclusion of the contract:

        1. Products or services whose prices are subject to fluctuations on the financial market over which the trader has no influence and which can occur within the period of withdrawal;
        2. Contracts concluded during a public auction. A public auction is defined as a sales method whereby a trader offers products, digital content and/or services at an auction, under the directions of an auctioneer, and whereby the successful purchaser is obliged to purchase the products, digital content and/or services;
        3. Service contracts, after full completion of the service, but only if:
        4. implementation started with the explicit prior agreement of the consumer; and
        5. the consumer declared having lost his right or withdrawal as soon as the trader had completed the contract in full;
        6. Package travels, package holidays and package tours as referred to in article 7:500 BW and contracts on passenger transport;
        7. Service contracts providing access to accommodation, if the contract already stipulates a certain date or period of implementation and other than for the purpose of accommodation, the transport of goods, car rental services and catering;
        8. Contracts relating to leisure activities, if the contract already stipulates a certain date or period of implementation;
        9. Products manufactured according to the consumer’s specifications, which were not prefabricated and were made based on a consumer’s specific choice or decision, or which are clearly intended for a specific person;
        10. Products subject to rapid decay or with a limited shelf-life;
        11. Sealed products that, for reasons relating to the protection of health or hygiene, are unsuited to returning and whose seal was broken subsequent to delivery;
        12. Products that, due to their nature, have been irretrievably mixed with other products;
        13. Alcoholic drinks whose price was agreed when concluding the contract, but the delivery of which can only take place after 30 days, and the actual value of which depends on market fluctuations over which the trader has no influence;
        14. Sealed audio/video-recordings and computer apparatus whose seal was broken after delivery;
        15. The delivery of digital content other than on a material medium, but only if:
        16. the delivery commenced with the consumer’s explicit prior agreement, and
        17. the consumer declared that this implied his having lost his right of withdrawal.

         

        Article 11 - The price

        1. During the period of validity indicated in the offer, the prices of the products and/or services being offered will not be increased, except for price changes in VAT-tariffs.
        2. Contrary to the previous paragraph, the trader may offer products or services at variable prices, in cases where these prices are subject to fluctuations in the financial market over which the trader has no influence. The offer must refer to this link with fluctuations and the fact that any prices mentioned are recommended prices.
        3. Price increases within 3 months after the contract was concluded are only permitted if they are the result of statutory regulations or stipulations.
        4. Price increases more than 3 months after the contract was concluded are only permitted if the trader stipulated as much and:
        5. they are the result of statutory regulations or stipulations; or
        6. the consumer is authorized to terminate the contract on the day on which the price increase takes effect.
        7. Prices stated in offers of products or services include VAT.

         

        Article 12 - Contract fulfilment and warranty

        1. The trader guarantees that the products and/or services fulfill the contract, the specifications stated in the offer, the reasonable requirements of reliability and/or serviceability and the statutory stipulations and/or government regulations that existed on the date that the contract was concluded. If agreed the trader also guarantees that the product is suited for other than normal designation.
        2. An extra guarantee arrangement offered by the trader, manufacturer or importer can never affect the statutory rights and claims that a consumer can enforce against the trader on the grounds of the contract if the trader failed to fulfil his part in the contract.
        3. An extra guarantee is defined as every commitment of a trader, his supplier, importer or manufacturer that grants a consumer rights or claims, in excess of those provided by law, for the event that he fails to fulfil his part in the contract.
        4. Warranty: All products are sold by us with the standard manufacturer's warranty. The manufacturer's warranty for each product is listed on the product page. If a term is not specifically mentioned, it is 2 years. For most products, the factory warranty is one to two years, but with more and more products, we see a factory warranty of sometimes three to five years.

          If your purchase breaks down within the warranty period, it will usually be repaired or replaced at no cost. To claim the manufacturer's warranty, the defective product must always be returned to the manufacturer by us. The manufacturer ultimately decides whether a product will be repaired or replaced under warranty.
          If you carry out your own tests which result in the product being damaged or no longer remaining in its original shape, the possibility of warranty is immediately cancelled.

          Note: Through incorrect or wrong use your right to guarantee can lapse. Naturally, Soundimports cannot be held liable for the lapse of the guarantee in the event of incorrect or improper use or the consequences thereof.

          Warranty step-by-step plan:

          • Report your guarantee via [email protected]
            Mention the order or invoice number of the purchase.
          • State the complaint, possibly with pictures.
          • Response and review by Soundimports

         

        Article 13 - Supply and implementation

        1. The trader will take the greatest possible care when receiving and implementing orders for products and when assessing applications for the provision of services.
        2. The place of delivery is deemed to be the address that the consumer makes known to the company.
        3. Taking into consideration that which is stated in article 4 of these general terms and conditions, the company will implement accepted orders with efficient expedition, though at the latest within 30 days, unless a different period of delivery has been agreed. If delivery suffers a delay, or if the delivery cannot be implemented, or only partially, the consumer will be informed about this at the latest 30 days after the order was placed. In this case, the consumer has a right to dissolve the contract free of charge and a right to possible damages.
        4. Following dissolution in accordance with the previous paragraph, the trader refunds the consumer immediately the sum he had paid.
        5. The risk of damage and/or loss of products rests upon the trader up to the moment of delivery to the consumer or a representative previous designated by the consumer and announced to the trader, unless this has explicitly been agreed otherwise.

         

        Article 14 - Extended duration transactions: duration, termination and prolongation

        Termination

        1. The consumer has a right at all times to terminate an open-ended contract that was concluded for the regular supply of products (including electricity) or services, subject to the agreed termination rules and a period of notice that does not exceed one month.
        2. The consumer has a right at all times to terminate a fixed-term contract that was concluded for the regular supply of products (including electricity) or services at the end of the fixed-term, subject to the agreed termination rules and a period of notice that does not exceed one month.
        3. With respect to contracts as described in the first two paragraphs, the consumer can:
          1. terminate them at all times and not be limited to termination at a specific time or during a specific period;
          2. terminate them in the same way as that in which they were concluded;
          3. always terminate them subject to the same period of notice as that stipulated for the trader.

        Prolongation

        1. A fixed-term contract that was concluded for the regular supply of products (including electricity) or services may not be automatically prolonged or renewed for a fixed period of time.
        2. In departure from that which is stated in the previous paragraph, a fixed-term contract that has been concluded for the regular supply of daily or weekly newspapers or magazines may be automatically prolonged for a fixed term that does not exceed three months, if the consumer is at liberty to terminate this prolonged contract towards the end of the prolongation, with a period of notice that does not exceed one month.
        3. A fixed-term contract that has been concluded for the regular supply of products or services may only be automatically prolonged for an indefinite period of time if the consumer has at all times the right to terminate, with a period of notice that does not exceed one month and, in the case of a contract to supply daily or weekly newspapers or magazines regularly but less than once per month, a period that does not exceed three months.
        4. A fixed term contract for the regular supply, by way of introduction, of daily or weekly newspapers and magazines (trial subscriptions or introductory subscriptions) will not be automatically prolonged and will automatically terminate at the end of the trial period or introductory period.

        Duration

        1. If the fixed-term of a contract exceeds one year, then after one year the consumer has at all times a right to terminate, with a period of notice that does not exceed one month, unless reasonableness and fairness dictate that premature termination of the contract would be unacceptable.

         

        Article 15 - Payment

        1. As far as no other date is stipulated in the contract or supplementary conditions, sums payable by the consumer should be paid within 14 days after commencement of the withdrawal period, or in the absence of a withdrawal period within 14 days after the conclusion of the contract. In the case of a contract to provide a service, this 14-day period starts on the day after the consumer received confirmation of the contract.
        2. When selling products to consumers, the general terms and conditions may never stipulate an advance payment in excess of 50%. Where advance payment is stipulated, the consumer cannot invoke any rights whatsoever in relation to the implementation of the order or service(s) in question before the stipulated advance payment has been made.
        3. The consumer is obliged to report immediately to the trader any inaccuracies in payment data provided or stated.
        4. If a consumer fails to fulfil his payment obligation(s) in good time, after the trader has informed the consumer about the late payment, the consumer is allowed 14 days in which to fulfil the obligation to pay; if payment is not made within this 14-day period, statutory interest will be payable over the sum owed and the trader has the right to charge reasonable extrajudicial costs of collection he has incurred. These costs of collection amount to, at the most: 15% of unpaid sums up to €2,500; 10% over the next €2,500; and 5% over the next €5,000, with a minimum of €40. The trader can make departures from these sums and percentages that are favorable to the consumer.

         

        Article 16 - Complaints procedure

        1. The trader provides for a complaints procedure, that has been given sufficient publicity, and will deal with a complaint in accordance with this complaints procedure.
        2. A consumer who has discovered shortcomings in the implementation of a contract must submit any complaints to the trader without delay, in full and with clear descriptions.
        3. A reply to complaints submitted to the trader will be provided within a period of 14 days, calculated from the date of receipt. If it is anticipated that a complaint will require a longer processing time, then the trader will reply within 14 days, confirming receipt and indicating when the consumer can expect a more elaborate reply.
        4. The consumer should give the trader a time period of at least 4 weeks to solve the complaint in joint consultation. After this period of time, the complaint becomes a dispute that is subject to the disputes settlement scheme.

         

        Article 17 - Disputes

        1. Contracts entered into between a trader and a consumer and which are subject to these general terms and conditions are subject only to Dutch law.
        2. All disputes, including those which are only considered as such by one party, arising from or related to the agreement to which the terms and conditions apply or concerning the terms and conditions themselves and their interpretation or implementation, both of factual and legal nature, shall be tried exclusively by the competent court, unless Soundimports prefers to submit the dispute to the competent court in the domicile/establishment of the purchaser.

         

        Article 18 - Additional or different stipulations

        Additional stipulations or stipulations that differ from these general terms and conditions, may not be detrimental to the consumer and should be recorded in writing, or in such a way that consumers can store them in a readily accessible manner on a durable medium.

         

        The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolutions (ODR) which can be accessed at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. We do not intend to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a dispute resolution body.

         

        Appendix I: Model form for right of withdrawal

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