Terms & Conditions

Table of Contents

1. Scope of Application
2. Conclusion of the Contract
3. Right to Cancel
4. Prices and Payment Conditions
5. Shipment and Delivery Conditions
6. Reservation of Proprietary Rights
7. Warranty and damage compensation, Guarantee
8. Special conditions for repair services
9. Applicable Law
10. Place of Jurisdiction
11. Alternative dispute resolution

1) Scope of Application

1.1 These General Terms and Conditions of the company Digital Audio Service GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "Seller”) shall apply to all contracts concluded between a consumer or a trader (hereinafter referred to as "Client”) and the Seller relating to all goods and/or services presented in the Seller's online shop. The inclusion of the Client’s own conditions is herewith objected to, unless other terms have been stipulated.

1.2 A consumer pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is any natural person concluding a legal transaction for a purpose attributed neither to a mainly commercial nor a self-employed occupational activity. A trader pursuant to these Terms and Conditions is any natural or legal person or partnership with legal capacity acting in the performance of a commercial or self-employed occupational activity when concluding a legal transaction.

1.3 Digital content in the sense of these General Terms and Conditions are all data not on a tangible medium which are produced in digital form and are supplied by the Seller by granting certain usage rights precisely defined in these General Terms and Conditions.

2) Conclusion of the Contract

2.1 The product descriptions in the Seller’s online shop do not constitute binding offers on the part of the Seller, but merely serve the purpose of submitting a binding offer by the Client.

2.2 The Client may submit the offer via the online order form integrated into the Seller's online shop. In doing so, after having placed the selected goods and/or services in the virtual basket and passed through the ordering process, and by clicking the button finalizing the order process, the Client submits a legally binding offer of contract with regard to the goods and/or services contained in the shopping cart. The Client may also submit his offer to the Seller by telephone, e-mail or postal service.

2.3 The Seller may accept the Client’s offer within five days,

• by transferring a written order confirmation or an order confirmation in written form (fax or e-mail); insofar receipt of order confirmation by the Client is decisive, or
• by delivering ordered goods to the Client; insofar receipt of goods by the customer is decisive, or
• by requesting the Client to pay after he placed his order.

Provided that several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract shall be concluded at the time when one of the aforementioned alternatives firstly occurs. Should the Seller not accept the Client’s offer within the aforementioned period of time, this shall be deemed as rejecting the offer with the effect that the Client is no longer bound by his statement of intent.

2.4 In case of an order via the Seller’s online order form, the text of the contract will be stored by the Seller and will be sent to the Client in writing including these Terms and Conditions (for example via e-mail, fax or letter) after the Client has submitted his order. In addition, the text of the contract will be stored on the Seller's website and can be found by the Client via the password-protected customer account by entering the respective login information, provided that the Client has created a customer account in the Seller’s online shop prior to submitting his order.

2.5 Prior to submitting a binding order via the Seller’s online order form, the Client may recognize input errors by reading attentively the information displayed on the screen. The enlargement function of the browser to enlarge the display on the screen may be an effective method for better recognizing input errors.
The Client can correct all the data entered via the usual keyboard and mouse function during the electronic ordering process, until he clicks the button finalizing the ordering process.

2.6 The German and the English language are exclusively available for the conclusion of the contract.

2.7 Order processing and contacting usually takes place via e-mail and automated order processing. It is the Client’s responsibility to ensure that the e-mail address he provides for the order processing is accurate so that e-mails sent by the Seller can be received at this address. Particularly, it is the Client`s responsibility, if SPAM filters are used, to ensure that all e-mails sent by the Seller or by third parties commissioned by the Seller with the order processing can be delivered.

3) Right to Cancel

3.1 Consumers are entitled to the right to cancel.

3.2 Detailed informations about the right to cancel are provided in the Seller’s instruction on cancellation.

4) Prices and Payment Conditions

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the Seller’s product description, prices indicated are total prices including the statutory sales tax. Delivery costs, where appropriate, will be indicated separately in the respective product description

4.2 Payment can be made using one of the methods mentioned in the Seller’s online shop.

4.3 If prepayment by bank transfer has been agreed upon, payment is due immediately after conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have arranged a later maturity date

4.4 If the SEPA direct debit payment method is selected, the invoice amount is due for payment after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. The direct debit will be collected when the ordered goods leave the seller's warehouse, but not before the deadline for pre-notification has expired. Pre-notification means any communication (e. g. invoice, policy, contract) of the Seller to the Client which announces a debit by means of SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to insufficient account coverage or due to the indication of an incorrect bank account, or if the Client objects to the debit, even though he is not entitled to do so, the Client shall bear the fees arising from the reversal of the respective bank, if he is responsible for this.

4.5 When payments are made using a payment method offered by PayPal, handling of payments takes place via the payment service provider PayPal ((Europe) S.a. r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter called “PayPal”) subject to the PayPal terms of use which can be viewed at: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full.

In case the client has no PayPal account, the conditions applicable for payments without PayPal account will be effective. They can be viewed at: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full

4.6 If the payment method "immediate bank transfer" is selected, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12,80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as "IMMEDIATE"). In order to be able to pay the invoice amount via “immediate bank transfer,” the Client must have an online banking account with the PIN/TAN method that is activated for participation in “immediate bank transfer,” he must have the appropriate credentials during the payment process, and he must confirm the payment instruction to IMMEDIATE . The payment transaction will be executed immediately afterwards and the Client’s bank account debited accordingly. Further information on the payment method “immediate bank transfer” can be called up by the Client on the Internet at https://www.sofort.com/ger-DE/kaeufer/su/so-funktioniert-sofort-ueberweisung/.

4.7 If the payment method SEPA direct debit is selected, the invoice amount shall be due for payment after a SEPA direct debit mandate has been issued, but not before expiry of the period for advance information. The direct debit is collected when the ordered goods leave the seller's warehouse, but not before the deadline for the pre-notification. Pre-notification is any communication (e.g. invoice, policy, contract) from the seller to the customer announcing a debit by SEPA direct debit. If the direct debit is not honored due to a lack of sufficient funds in the account or due to the provision of incorrect bank details, or if the Customer objects to the debit although he is not entitled to do so, the Customer shall bear the fees incurred by the reversal of the respective credit institution if he is responsible for this.

4.8 When ordering on invoice, you undertake to settle the invoice within 14 days of the invoice date. Until the invoice is paid in full, the ordered goods remain the property of the seller. The invoice document will be sent by the seller via e-mail. In case of returning one or more items, the invoice amount can be reduced according to the goods already returned. Currently, only business customers of the seller can pay for deliveries within Germany by invoice. 

Please send your payment with the order number/purpose to:  

Account holder: Digital Audio Service GmbH
Credit institution: Volksbank eG, VBS
Iban: DE 13 2019 0109 0049 9900 21
Bic: GENODEF1HH4 

Please transfer each order separately, stating the respective order number. Collective transfers cannot be considered at this time. 

In case of late payment we reserve the right to charge you reminder fees. In case of non-payment of the goods we assign the claim to our service provider the company Creditreform Offenburg Zimmermann KG, Lange Str. 18, 77652 Offenburg. Any additional costs arising from this are to be borne by you. 

5) Shipment and Delivery Conditions

5.1 Goods are generally delivered on dispatch route and to the delivery address indicated by the Client, unless agreed otherwise. During the processing of the transaction, the delivery address indicated in the Seller’s order processing is decisive.

5.2 Should the assigned transport company return the goods to the Seller, because delivery to the Client was not possible, the Client bears the costs for the unsuccessful dispatch. This shall not apply, if the Client exercises his right to cancel effectively, if the delivery cannot be made due to circumstances beyond the Client's control or if he has been temporarily impeded to receive the offered service, unless the Seller has notified the Client about the service for a reasonable time in advance.

5.3 If goods are delivered by freight carrier, the goods shall be delivered free curb that is to say to the public curb stones which are closest to the delivery address, unless otherwise stipulated in the shipping information displayed in the Seller’s online shop or unless otherwise agreed.

5.4 Should the Client collect the goods himself, the Seller informs the Client by e-mail that the goods are available for collection. After receiving the e-mail, the Client may collect the goods in consultation with the Seller at the Seller's place of business. In this case shipment costs will not be charged.

6) Reservation of Proprietary Rights

If the Seller provides advance deliveries, he retains title of ownership to the delivered goods, until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

7) Warranty and damage compensation

7.1 Deficit or damage, which can be traced back on culpable or improper treatment, improper installation or use of improper accessory or change of the original component by the client or a third person, that is not instructed by the seller, are barred from warranty.

7.2Erosion that is based on use is also barred from warranty.

7.3If the client takes the article despite knowing about a lack, there is a right to warranty in the below specified range, only if he reserves the warranty explicitly and in written form immediately after receiving the article.

7.4Right of warranty for loss during transport ist only the client's due if he complies to his duty of investigation and report referred to §2 number 5. There is an exception if the client is consumer in sense of §13 BGB.

7.5The deadline for new articles is 24 months, if there is not assured more by the manufacturer. The deadline starts to run with passing of the risk. The warranty period of second hand articles is one year. If the client is entrepreneur in sense of §14 BGB, the warranty period for new articles is one year and for second hand articles six months from passing of the risk.

7.6For the rest the legitimate prescription is base for warranty conditions.

7.7For other damage than arisen from injury of life, body and health, the seller is only liable, if the damage is consequence of deliberate and culpable violation of contractual oblication by the seller or an auxiliary person (e.g. the delivery service). Warranty and damage compensation beyond these cases is excluded. The appointment of liability law remains unaffected. If an essential contractual oblication is violated negligently, the liability is limited to the predictable expense of injury.

7a) Guarantee

7a.1The seller provides guarantee for all lacks that appear within three years (except there is assured more by the manufacturer) from passing of the risk and that are demonstrably caused by a material defect or construction fault. The right to guarantee is only valid for clients in the position of a customer in sense of . §13 BGB and can not be ceded to someone else.

7a.2The following articles are excluded from guarantee:

- second hand articles

- computer articles and computer accessoires, if there is nothing else specified in the article description

- articles, that are liable to erosion caused by use or similar forces.

- deficits, that are caused by inobservance of operation instructions, improper use, anomalous environement conditions, improper operating conditions, capacity overload, a lack of care and upkeep

- deficits, that are caused by use of accessories, spare parts or extending components, which are not the original ones

- deficits, where changes or extensions habe been done

- insignificant difference from the described character, if this difference is exiguous for the value and the capability of the product.

7a.3The adjustment of a deficit, which is admitted by the seller, will happen as follows: The product will be fixed free of charge or replaced by an immaculate article (eventually a follow-up product). Replaced products or parts merge into the seller's property.

7a.4The right to guarantee must be claimed within the guarantee period. For that, the article and the bill (copy) have to be sent back to the seller.

7a.5There are no other rights to guarantee justified by this statement, than those which are specified in this statement.

7a,6By the provision of guarantee service, the guarantee period is not extended, neither it is started up again.

8) Special conditions for repair services

If the seller is responsible for the repair of a customer's item under the terms of the contract, the following shall apply:

8.1 Repair services shall be provided at the seller's registered office.

8.2 The seller shall render his services at his discretion either in his own person or by qualified personnel selected by him. The seller may also make use of the services of third parties (subcontractors) who act on his behalf. Unless otherwise stated in the seller's service description, the customer has no right to select a specific person to perform the desired service.

8.3 The customer must provide the seller with all information necessary for the repair of the item unless its procurement does fall within the seller's scope of duties according to the contents of the contract. In particular, the customer must provide the seller with a comprehensive description of the defect and inform him of all circumstances which may be the cause of the defect found.

8.4 Unless otherwise agreed, the customer must send the item to be repaired to the seller's registered office at his own expense and risk. The seller recommends the customer to conclude a transport insurance for this purpose. Furthermore, the seller recommends the customer to send the goods in suitable transport packaging in order to reduce the risk of transport damage and to conceal the contents of the packaging. The seller will immediately inform the customer of obvious transport damage so that the customer can assert any rights he may have against the transport company.

8.5 The return of the goods shall be at the customer's expense. The risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the item passes to the customer when the item is handed over to a suitable transport person at the seller's place of business. At the customer's request, the seller will conclude a transport insurance for the goods.

8.6 The customer can also transfer the item to be repaired at the seller's place of business and collect it again from the seller if this results from the seller's service description or if the parties have made a corresponding agreement in this respect. In this case, the above provisions regarding the bearing of costs and risks shall apply accordingly when the goods are dispatched and returned.

8.7 The aforementioned regulations do not limit the statutory rights of the customer in the event of the purchase of goods from the seller.

8.8 The seller shall be liable for defects in the repair service provided in accordance with the provisions regarding statutory liability for defects.

9) Applicable Law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to all legal relationships between the parties under exclusion of the laws governing the international purchase of movable goods. For consumers, this choice of law only applies to the extent that the granted protection is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the country, in which the consumer has his habitual residence.

10) Place of Jurisdiction

If the Client is a businessman, a legal entity of public law or a separate estate under public law with its seat in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Seller’s place of business shall be the sole place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from this contract.. If the Client is domiciled outside the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Seller’s place of business shall be the sole place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes arising from this contract provided that the contract or claims from the contract can be assigned to the Client’s professional or commercial activities. In any event however, regarding the aforementioned cases the Seller is entitled to call the court responsible for the seat of the Client.

11) Alternative dispute resolution

11.1 The EU Commission provides on its website the following link to the ODR platform: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

This platform shall be a point of entry for out-of-court resolutions of disputes arising from online sales and service contracts concluded between consumers and traders.

11.2 The Seller is neither obliged nor prepared to attend a dispute settlement procedure before an alternative dispute resolution entity.