General Terms and Conditions
Civic Association ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z., Na vŕšku 1, 811 01 Bratislava, ID No:42182255, TAX ID No: 2023168598
1. Basic concepts and general provisions
1.1. These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as “GTC”) bindingly regulate the relations between the buyer (hereinafter referred to as “Buyer”) and the seller, which is ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z., Na vŕšku 1, 811 01 Bratislava, ID No.: 42182255, VAT No.: 2023168598 (hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”) in the field of sale of items, the proceeds of which are intended for the income of the public collection “Restoration of the National Cultural Monument – Albrecht House 2020/2021” registered in the register of public collections under the number 000-2020-0020973.
1.2. The Seller operates on the website www.albrechtforum.com an online sale of items (hereinafter referred to as the “e-shop”), in which it offers items in the available number to buyers for their ownership.
1.3. By placing an order, the Buyer confirms that he/she has read these GTC, of which the Complaints Procedure forms an integral part, and that he/she agrees to them without reservation. The Buyer is sufficiently notified of these GTC by the Seller prior to the actual execution of the order and has the opportunity to get acquainted with them carefully.
1.4. The seller is the organisation:
ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z.
Na vŕšku 1
811 01 Bratislava
ID:42182255
1.5. Buyer:
The buyer is a natural or legal person who does not act within the scope of his trade or other business activity or within the scope of his independent exercise of his profession when concluding and executing the contract. By accepting the contract, he expresses his will to contribute to the public collection “Restoration of the National Cultural Monument – Albrecht House 2020/2021” by purchasing items intended for sale in the public collection.
1.6. For the purposes set out in clause 1.1. gives the Seller his/her contact details necessary for order processing, or the details he/she wishes to have on the purchase documents.
1.7 The Seller’s legal relations with the consumer not expressly regulated by these GTC shall be governed by the relevant provisions of Act No. 40/1964 Coll., the Civil Code and Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection, as well as related regulations, all in the current wording.
2. Conclusion of the Purchase Contract
2.1. The Seller offers the item for sale by placing it on the e-shop website. With regard to the sale of goods through the e-shop, a distance purchase contract is established between the Buyer and the Seller, as regulated below. The conclusion of the purchase contract at a distance occurs through the Buyer’s order, which is an offer to conclude a purchase contract and the acceptance of the order (offer) by the Seller. The notification of receipt of the order (offer to conclude the purchase contract) is between the Buyer and the Seller the conclusion of the purchase contract.
2.2. Order/Offer to conclude a purchase contract
The Buyer sends his order to the Seller by filling in and sending the order form to the e-shop. The buyer is obliged to fill in at least the data in the order form that are marked as mandatory; without filling them in, the order cannot be sent and the purchase contract cannot be concluded. The buyer has the opportunity to check and possibly correct the order before sending it.
2.3. Order cancellation
The Buyer may cancel the order by calling +421 905 871 868 or emailing info@albrechtforum.eu at the latest until the order is received in accordance with clause 2.4.
2.4. Acceptance of the order
The Seller confirms the receipt of the order and thus the conclusion of the purchase contract to the Buyer by electronic mail (e-mail), to the e-mail address specified by the Buyer in his order. The conclusion of the purchase contract occurs upon delivery of the confirmation of receipt of the order to the e-mail address provided by the Buyer.
2.5. The concluded purchase contract (including the agreed price) may only be amended or canceled by the agreement of the parties or on the basis of legal grounds.
3. Withdrawal from the contract
3.1. The buyer is entitled to withdraw from the contract without giving a reason in accordance with Art. § 7 of Act No. 102/2014 Coll. on Consumer Protection in Distance Selling within 14 days from the date of receipt of the goods or from the date of conclusion of the contract for the provision of electronic content not delivered on a tangible medium (e.g. e-books, software, etc.). In the event that the goods have been delivered separately within the same order, the withdrawal period shall run from the moment of receipt of the goods that were delivered last.
3.2. In accordance with Art. § 7 para. 6 of Act No. 102/2014 Coll. The buyer may not withdraw from the contract, the subject of which is:
3.2.1. sale of books not supplied in protective packaging and sale of periodicals,
3.2.2. sale of sound recordings, visual recordings, audio-visual recordings, books or computer software sold in protective packaging, if the Buyer has unpacked this packaging,
3.2.3. the provision of electronic content other than on a tangible medium, if its provision has been initiated with the express consent of the Buyer and the Buyer has declared that it has been duly informed that by expressing such consent it loses the right to withdraw from the contract,
3.2.4. the sale of goods enclosed in protective packaging which are not suitable for return for health or hygiene reasons and whose protective packaging has been damaged after delivery, e.g. goods of a textile nature.
3.2.5. the sale of works of fine art will be subject to Article 9.
3.3. The Buyer is obliged to exercise the right to withdraw from the contract in writing in paper form or in the form of a record on another durable medium (e-mail). The withdrawal period shall be deemed to have been complied with if the notice of withdrawal is sent no later than on the last day of the period.
With withdrawal from the contract, the purchase contract (or the contract for the provision of electronic content not delivered on a tangible medium) is cancelled from the beginning. In accordance with Art. § 517 para. 1 of the Civil Code, the Buyer may also exercise withdrawal only in relation to part of the subject of the contract (if the subject of the contract or binding order was the delivery of several titles) and in such a case the contract is cancelled only in this part.
3.4. The Buyer is obliged to send the goods back to ALBRECHT FORUM o.z., Na vŕšku 1, 811 01 Bratislava, no later than within 14 days from the date of withdrawal from the contract, it is recommended to send the goods as a package by registered mail, the Buyer may not send the goods by cash on delivery. The package must contain a copy of the tax receipt that the Seller has given to him together with the goods. Goods can also be returned in person at the Seller’s registered office. The time limit for the return of the goods shall be deemed to have been observed if the goods have been handed over for carriage on the last day of the time limit at the latest. The Buyer shall bear the costs of returning the goods to us for service.
3.5. The goods must be delivered complete, undamaged, preferably in the original packaging and unused, otherwise the Buyer is liable for any reduction in the value of the goods resulting from handling of the goods that is beyond the handling necessary to ascertain the characteristics and functionality of the goods.
3.6. The Seller shall refund the purchase price within 14 days at the latest to the account specified by the Buyer, unless otherwise agreed. However, the Seller is not obliged to refund the purchase price until the goods are returned to him. Upon withdrawal from the contract, the Seller will refund the cost of delivery of the goods to the extent of the cheapest normal method of delivery (i.e. the normal postage for delivery of the parcel by the Slovak Post). In the event of an unjustified withdrawal from the contract, the goods will be returned to the Buyer at his expense.
4. Common provisions of the contract
4.1. Relations and any disputes arising under the Purchase Contract shall be resolved exclusively under the applicable law of the Slovak Republic and shall be resolved by the courts of the Slovak Republic.
4.2. The purchase contract is concluded in Slovak language. If a translation of the text of the contract arises for the buyer’s needs, the interpretation of the contract in the Slovak language shall apply in the event of a dispute as to the interpretation of terms.
4.3. The concluded purchase contract is archived by the Seller for the purpose of its successful execution and is not accessible to third parties.
4.4. These GTC are contained on the website of the e-shop www.albrechtforum.com and thus allow their archiving and reproduction by the Buyer.
4.5. The costs of concluding the purchase contract by the Buyer – the use of means of distance communication (Internet) – are borne by the Buyer and depend on the means of distance communication used by the Buyer and the prices for their use.
5. Price conditions
5.1. The buyer buys the goods in the e-shop at the prices listed there. By submitting an order, the Buyer accepts the purchase price of the goods according to the Seller’s offer in the e-shop.
5.2. All prices for goods and services and all charges in the online shop are final. All promotions are valid while stocks last, unless otherwise stated for a specific item. The purchase price of the goods listed in the e-shop is final.
5.3. The purchase price of the goods is always valid at the time of sending the order by the Buyer, regardless of its later changes.
5.4. The Seller reserves the right to unilaterally adjust (increase/decrease) the prices of the goods listed on the website www.albrechtforum.com with the new prices of the goods being valid on the date of their publication on the said website www.albrechtforum.com. For the Buyer, the price of the goods specified in the goods at the time of sending the order to the Seller is always decisive. Any increase or decrease in the price of the goods by the Seller in the period from the time of sending the order by the Buyer to the delivery of the ordered goods or during the claim or other proceedings in connection with the return or exchange of goods shall not affect the price of the already ordered goods. The Buyer is aware that in the event of a reduction in the price of the Goods between the time of dispatch of the order and the completion of any claim or other proceedings in connection with the return or exchange of the Goods, the Buyer shall not be entitled to a refund of part of the purchase price for the Goods in the amount of the difference between the price of the Goods at the time of dispatch of the order to the Seller and the price of the Goods at the time of the dispatch of the order by the Buyer to the Seller.
5.5. If the price of an item on the www.albrechtforum.com website is obviously incorrect, e.g. if the item is commonly available and generally known and its price differs from the usual price, or due to a system error the price of the goods appears “0 EUR” or “1 EUR”, the Seller is not obliged to deliver the goods at the incorrect price, but may offer to deliver the goods to the Buyer at the correct price. If the Buyer does not agree with the proper price of the goods in this case, he may withdraw from the contract of sale.
5.6. In addition to the purchase price, the Buyer bears the costs of:
a) shipping of the goods, according to the customer’s choice when ordering the item and at the price stated in the e-shop,
b) making payment of the purchase price, according to the choice made by him of the method of payment of the purchase price, the cost of making payment of the purchase price depends on the provider of these services to the Buyer.
6. Payment terms
6.1. When ordering goods, the buyer can choose one of the offered payment methods.
6.2. The Seller assumes and allows the following methods of payment of the price of the object:
a) cash and subsequent acceptance of the object at the Seller’s registered office;
b) by credit card;
c) by bank transfer to the public collection account SK57 1100 0000 0029 2589 4965;
6.3. By confirming the order, the buyer agrees to the payment obligation.
7. Liability for defects
7.1. The Seller shall be liable for defects that the goods have upon receipt or that occur during the warranty period.
7.2. The details of claims for liability for defects are regulated in the Complaints Procedure.
8. Delivery terms
8.1. The Buyer shall collect the goods in person at the Seller’s registered office:
ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z., Na vŕšku 1, 811 01 Bratislava, tel: 0905 871 868
8.2. The goods will be ready for collection on the day following receipt of payment to the Seller’s account.
8.3. The ownership right to the goods and the risk of damage to them passes to the Buyer upon their acceptance and payment of the purchase price.
9. Special conditions for the sale of works of fine art
9.1. If the object of the sale is a work of fine art, the following special conditions apply:
9.1.1. The buyer cannot withdraw from the purchase contract after receipt of the goods.
9.1.2. The Buyer accepts the work as it stands and lies, i.e. the Seller is not liable for defects in the work after they are accepted by the Buyer.
9.1.3. The buyer may withdraw from the contract of sale at the latest until receipt of the goods.
9.2. The provisions of these GTC shall apply mutatis mutandis in matters not covered by this article.
10. Final provisions
10.1. These GTC are valid from 15.10.2020.
10.2. The Seller reserves the right to change these GTC without prior notice by placing their new version on the e-shop website.
10.3. By ticking the box before submitting the order, the Buyer expresses that he/she has read these general terms and conditions, fully understands their content and agrees to them.
10.4. The Seller reserves the use of these GTC when concluding purchase contracts through the e-shop and does not accept any general terms and conditions of buyers.
10.5. The Seller and the Buyer agree that any disputes arising between them arising out of legal relations under the Contract or related contracts, including disputes concerning the validity, interpretation and termination of the Purchase Contract, shall be settled by way of amicable settlement as a matter of priority.
