Terms of service

§1 Scope of application

1.1 The following General Terms and Conditions of Breuer's World Maps Manufaktur, proprietor Rebecca Breuer, Kornblumenstraße 41, D-27793 Wildeshausen (hereinafter "Seller"), shall apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods concluded between a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter "Customer") and the Seller regarding the goods presented by the Seller on the websites www.breuers-weltkarten.de and their language versions. The inclusion of the customer's own terms and conditions is hereby rejected unless otherwise agreed.

1.2 For the purposes of these GTC, a consumer is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that cannot predominantly be attributed to their commercial or self-employed professional activity. For the purposes of these GTC, an entrepreneur is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity who, when entering into a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their commercial or self-employed professional activity.

§2 Conclusion of the contract

2.1 The product descriptions contained in the seller's online shop do not constitute binding offers by the seller, but serve as an invitation for the customer to submit a binding offer.

2.2 The customer may submit the offer using the online order form integrated into the seller's online shop. After placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping cart and completing the electronic ordering process, the customer submits a legally binding contractual offer for the goods contained in the shopping cart by clicking the button that concludes the ordering process.

2.3 The seller may accept the customer's offer within five days,

• by sending the customer a written order confirmation or an order confirmation in text form (fax or email), whereby receipt of the order confirmation by the customer shall be decisive, or
• by delivering the ordered goods to the customer, whereby receipt of the goods by the customer shall be decisive, or
• by requesting payment from the customer after the customer has placed their order.

If several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract shall be concluded at the time when one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for accepting the offer shall begin on the day following the day on which the customer sends the offer and shall end upon expiry of the fifth day following the day on which the offer is sent. If the seller does not accept the customer's offer within the aforementioned period, this shall be deemed a rejection of the offer, with the consequence that the customer shall no longer be bound by their declaration of intent.

2.4 When submitting an offer through the seller's online order form, the contract text is stored by the seller after the contract has been concluded and transmitted to the customer in text form (e.g. email, fax, or letter) after the customer has sent their order. The seller does not provide the contract text in any further accessible form.

2.5 Before submitting the order through the seller's online order form in a binding manner, the customer can identify possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means of better identifying input errors may be the browser's zoom function, which enlarges the display on the screen. During the electronic ordering process, the customer may correct their entries using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until they click the button that concludes the ordering process.

2.6 The contract may be concluded exclusively in German.

2.7 Order processing and contact generally take place by email and automated order processing. The customer must ensure that the email address provided for order processing is correct, so that emails sent by the seller can be received at this address. In particular, when using SPAM filters, the customer must ensure that all emails sent by the seller or by third parties commissioned by the seller to process the order can be delivered.

2.8 You may view the General Terms and Conditions at any time at https://breuers-weltkarten.de/agb. For security reasons, your order data is no longer accessible via the Internet.

§3 Right of withdrawal

Notice: If you are an entrepreneur (§ 14 BGB), you do not have a right of withdrawal or return pursuant to § 312g BGB in conjunction with § 355 BGB. The right of withdrawal applies only to consumers within the meaning of § 13 BGB (a consumer is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that cannot be predominantly attributed to either their commercial or self-employed professional activity).

3.1 Consumers generally have a right of withdrawal.

3.2 Further information on the right of withdrawal can be found in the seller's withdrawal instructions, available at https://breuers-weltkarten.de/widerrufsbelehrung.

3.3 The right of withdrawal does not apply to consumers who, at the time the contract is concluded, do not belong to a member state of the European Union and whose sole residence and delivery address, at the time the contract is concluded, are located outside the European Union.

3.4 The right of withdrawal does not exist for contracts for the supply of goods that are not prefabricated and for whose manufacture an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive, or that are clearly tailored to the consumer's personal needs (personalized items or items declared as “custom-made”).

3.5 Upon confirmation of the order, order planning begins; the production process starts upon notification of the scheduled delivery date, but no later than 48 hours after receipt of the complete order documents. Since the production process runs automatically and involves several interdependent production steps - in particular data preparation, procurement of materials, and printing production - that interlock, interruption or modification of the ongoing process is not possible. Cancellation or modification of the order is therefore excluded from the aforementioned time. Until that time, the buyer may cancel the order by written declaration to us. We reserve the right to charge a flat-rate expense allowance for expenses incurred before the start of production (e.g., data review, material reservation).

The right of withdrawal shall, of course, remain available once the buyer has received the goods. Refusal to accept the shipment shall not be recognized as a valid exercise of the right of withdrawal.

§4 Prices and Payment Terms

4.1 Unless otherwise stated in the seller's product description, the prices stated are total prices. Statutory VAT is shown separately. Any additional delivery and shipping costs are stated separately in the respective product description.

4.2 For deliveries to non-EU countries, shipment is made under the Incoterm DAP (Delivered At Place). Our product prices do not include customs duties, import duties, import VAT, or any other fees levied in the recipient country. These costs are invoiced separately by the competent customs or tax authorities or the respective transport service provider and shall be borne by the buyer.

Additional costs may be incurred for the transfer of funds by credit institutions (e.g. bank transfer or exchange rate fees). Such fees may also arise if the delivery is not made to a non-EU country, but the buyer initiates payment from a country outside the European Union.

The buyer shall be responsible for obtaining the information required for import from the competent authorities and complying with their requirements.

4.3 The payment option(s) available shall be communicated to the customer in the seller's online shop.

4.4 If payment is made using a payment method offered by PayPal, payment processing shall be carried out by the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter: "PayPal"), subject to the PayPal Terms of Use, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or - if the customer does not have a PayPal account - subject to the terms for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full.

§5 Payment by Invoice (Business Customers Only)

5.1 We offer payment by invoice exclusively to business operators within the meaning of § 14 BGB. Payment by invoice by consumers is excluded.

5.2 A successful credit check and the complete and correct provision of the company's details, in particular a valid VAT identification number (VAT ID No.), are prerequisites for using payment by invoice.

5.3 Payment shall be due without deduction within 14 days of the invoice date. The date on which payment is credited to our account shall be decisive for compliance with the deadline.

5.4 In the event of late payment, we reserve the right to charge default interest at the statutory rate as well as reminder fees.

5.5 We reserve the right, on a case-by-case basis and without stating reasons, not to offer payment by invoice or to subsequently change already confirmed orders to payment in advance, in particular in the event of a negative credit report.

5.6 The assignment of claims to third parties (e.g. factoring service providers) is reserved. In this case, payment with discharging effect may only be made to the designated payment recipient.

§6 Delivery and Shipping Terms

6.1 Goods shall be delivered by shipment to the delivery address specified by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. When processing the transaction, the delivery address specified in the seller's order processing system shall be authoritative.

6.2 If delivery of the goods fails for reasons for which the customer is responsible, the customer shall bear the reasonable costs incurred by the seller as a result. This does not apply to the costs of dispatch where the customer effectively exercises their right of withdrawal. With regard to return shipping costs, in the event that the customer effectively exercises their right of withdrawal, the provision made for this in the seller's withdrawal instructions shall apply.

6.3 The production and delivery times stated by us are non-binding estimated periods. They serve as guidance and do not constitute a binding assurance. Particularly in the case of individually manufactured products (e.g. personalized world maps), production or shipping delays may occur for technical, logistical, or personnel-related reasons. Such delays do not automatically entitle the customer to withdraw from the contract.

6.4 Goods with a package width of 90 cm or more are shipped by GoExpress as freight shipments via overnight service. Delivery by GoExpress takes place Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 13:00.

6.5 For deliveries by GoExpress, the following applies: If the first delivery attempt for the goods fails, a second delivery will take place only after the customer and GoExpress have directly agreed on an appointment by telephone in advance. In addition, the following applies:

6.6 If the first delivery attempt by GoExpress fails, costs may be incurred for each additional delivery attempt. The amount of the relevant costs can be found in our shipping terms.

6.7 If all agreed delivery attempts fail, the goods will be returned to us after 7 business days from the first delivery attempt. Additional costs will be incurred for the return transport and an entirely new shipment; these vary between 40 Euro and 190 Euro depending on the size of the goods and the delivery country. These costs must be paid by the buyer before redelivery. The goods remain our property until all costs incurred have been paid in full.

6.8 The customer has the option of issuing a safe-place delivery authorization directly to the freight carrier. If the customer issues a safe-place delivery authorization, the customer bears the risk of loss and the risk of damage.

6.9 For logistical reasons, self-collection is not possible.

6.10 We do not deliver to parcel stations.

6.11 Freight shipments are delivered to the curbside. Any packaging and transport materials arising must be accepted by the recipient and, where applicable, disposed of.

§7 Transport Damage

7.1 For consumers: If goods are delivered with obvious transport damage, the customer is requested to report such damage to us immediately. Immediate notification facilitates the enforcement of claims against the carrier and enables the facts of the case to be clarified quickly. If the damage is reported only later, it can generally be difficult to prove in practice. Late notification therefore frequently means that liability for transport damage is no longer possible, without formally affecting the customer's statutory warranty rights.

7.2 For businesses: If goods are delivered to businesses with obvious transport damage, the buyer is obliged to report such damage to us immediately, and no later than within 3 working days of receipt. Late notification means that we will no longer be liable for transport damage, unless it can be proven that the damage was already present when the goods were handed over to the carrier. Immediate notification facilitates the enforcement of claims against the carrier and enables the facts of the case to be clarified quickly. This provision corresponds to the obligation of inspection and notification of defects applicable to merchants under § 377 of the German Commercial Code (HGB).

§8 Gift Vouchers

8.1 Breuer's World Maps gift vouchers may be redeemed at www.breuers-weltkarten.de.

8.2 The voucher and any remaining credit may be redeemed until the end of the third year following the year in which the voucher was purchased.

8.3 The voucher may only be redeemed before the order process has been completed. Subsequent offsetting is not possible. Only one voucher may be redeemed per order.

8.4 The voucher may only be used to purchase goods and not to purchase additional vouchers.

8.5 Voucher credit is neither paid out in cash nor interest-bearing.

8.6 The right of withdrawal for vouchers no longer exists once the voucher has been redeemed in full. Withdrawal is also excluded in the event of partial redemption, as the performance has already been rendered in part. In this case, the remaining value will not be refunded.

 

§9 Retention of Title

If the seller makes advance performance, the seller reserves title to the delivered goods until the purchase price owed has been paid in full.

§10 Liability & Warranty

10.1 If the purchased item is defective, the statutory provisions on liability for defects shall apply.

10.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following applies to used goods: Claims for defects are excluded if the defect occurs only after one year has elapsed from delivery of the goods. Defects that occur within one year from delivery of the goods may be asserted within the statutory limitation period. However, the reduction of the liability period to one year does not apply

• for items that have been used for a structure in accordance with their customary manner of use and have caused its defectiveness,
• for the customer's claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses, as well as
• in the event that the seller fraudulently concealed the defect.
  

10.3 The seller shall likewise not be liable for errors caused by order documents submitted by the customer, nor for errors in proofs for correction that were not identified by the customer and reported in due time, even if proofreading has been agreed and is remunerated separately. If the customer does not expressly request the sending of a proof for correction, the customer shall in any event be liable.

10.4 If the seller receives no response within 48 hours after sending a proof for correction to the customer, the production process will start automatically in order to meet the intended delivery date.

10.5 The canvases are a natural product and should be treated in accordance with our care instructions (see the product detail pages). Clear sanding and wiping marks resulting from careless treatment, as well as any general disregard of the care instructions, do not constitute a product defect and do not entitle the customer to lodge a complaint.

10.6 Before assembly, the customer must inspect the magnetic boards without undue delay for recognizable defects and damage. This includes, in particular, scratches, surface defects, damage to edges and corners, and impairment of the lamination. Any recognizable deviations must be reported before assembly.

10.7 Damage identified after assembly that, by its nature, may in particular be attributable to transportation within the place of use, handling, positioning, leaning, placing on edges, or assembly does not give rise to claims for defects (in particular scratches, damage to edges or corners, and impairment of the surface, canvas, or lamination). The statutory warranty rights otherwise remain unaffected.

10.8 The canvases (cotton-blend fabric) are printed at a resolution of 2,400 dpi on the basis of vector data. Since the printed material naturally has an uneven surface, slight optical blurring within the tolerance range may occur depending on the viewing angle of the canvas. This circumstance does not constitute a defect and does not entitle the customer to lodge a complaint.

§11 Special conditions for the processing of goods according to specific customer requirements

11.1 If, under the contract, the seller owes not only delivery of the goods but also processing of the goods in accordance with specific requirements of the customer, the customer must provide the operator with all content required for the processing, such as texts, images, or graphics, in the file formats, formatting, and image and file sizes specified by the operator, and grant the operator the necessary rights of use for this purpose. The customer is solely responsible for procuring these contents and acquiring the rights thereto. The customer declares and assumes responsibility for possessing the right to use the content provided to the seller. In particular, the customer shall ensure that this does not infringe any third-party rights, especially copyrights, trademark rights, or personality rights.

11.2 The customer is obliged to cooperate to the extent necessary in the creation of personalized goods. This applies in particular to providing complete and suitable personalization data and to reviewing and providing feedback on a proof sent by the seller.

11.3 Change requests that go beyond the personalization agreed or selected at the time of ordering or require a material change to the print or production data created by the seller are not part of the originally agreed scope of services. The seller is entitled to make the implementation of such change requests conditional upon a separate agreement concerning the additional work and, where applicable, additional remuneration.

11.4 Until material change requests have been conclusively clarified, the seller is entitled to postpone further processing and production. The customer shall be responsible for any extension of the production and delivery period caused thereby.

11.5 If the customer does not respond to an inquiry required for clarification or to a proof, the seller may set the customer a reasonable deadline for the required cooperation and announce the consequences of failure to cooperate within the deadline. After such deadline has expired unsuccessfully, the seller shall have the statutory rights arising from the customer's failure to cooperate.

11.6 Any verifiable expenses incurred and services rendered by the seller before termination of the contract remain unaffected by such termination, insofar as the seller is entitled to payment, reimbursement of expenses, or damages under the statutory provisions.

11.7 The dispatch of a proof serves exclusively to verify the agreed personalization and does not constitute an offer for a subsequent amendment of the original scope of the order free of charge.

11.8 The Customer shall indemnify and hold the Seller harmless against claims by third parties that such parties may assert against the Seller in connection with an infringement of their rights through the contractual use of the Customer's content by the Seller. The Customer shall also bear the reasonable costs of the necessary legal defence, including all court and attorney fees at the statutory rates. This shall not apply if the infringement is not attributable to the Customer. In the event of a claim being asserted against the Seller by a third party, the Customer shall be obliged to provide the Seller without undue delay, truthfully and completely, with all information required to examine the claims and conduct a defence.

11.9 The Seller reserves the right to reject processing orders if the content provided by the Customer for this purpose violates statutory or official prohibitions or public morality. This applies in particular where content that is hostile to the constitution, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, insulting, harmful to minors and/or glorifies violence is provided.

§12 Applicable Law

12.1 All legal relationships between the parties shall be governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the laws governing the international sale of movable goods. In the case of consumers, this choice of law shall apply only insofar as the protection afforded is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has their habitual residence.

12.2 Furthermore, this choice of law does not apply with regard to the statutory right of withdrawal to consumers who, at the time the contract is concluded, are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union and whose sole place of residence and delivery address at the time the contract is concluded are outside the European Union.

 

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As of 08/2025