The products, services and offers of our company are carried outexclusively on the basis of these terms and conditions. We do not accept any conflicting or deviating terms and conditions of the customer, unless we have expressly agreed to their validity. In this respect, contractual performance on our part shall not be deemed to be acceptance of terms and conditions that deviate from our terms and conditions. These terms and conditions shall also apply as a framework agreement for all further legal transactions between the parties.
II. CONTRACT CONCLUSION, OFFERS
A purchase order from a customer requires an order confirmation. Offers are subject to change, verbal agreements will not take effect until they are confirmed in writing. Providing the goods ordered by the customer also results in the conclusion of the contract. If a supplier submits an offer to Szabo-Scandic, at least 8 days should be allowed for acceptance.
III. PRICE, DELIVERY, DELIVERY PERIOD
All prices quoted by us are, unless otherwise expressly stated, exclusive of VAT. Customers within the EU are obliged to disclose their VAT identification number. Transport, freight and similar fees shall be paid additionally by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. SZABO-SCANDIC reserves the right to surcharges for the delivery of small quantities, as well as deliveries on ice or dry ice. Our sales prices do not include installation or installation costs. On request, however, these services are provided or organized by us for aseparate fee (see Shipping costs and services). We make every effort to meet delivery dates as far as possible. These do not represent fixed dates. In any case, a reasonable grace period of at least 4 weeks must be confirmed by registered letter. All cases of force majeure and obstacles beyond our direct control, including delayed delivery of goods by our supplier, transport obstacles, strikes, etc. release us from the timely delivery. The delivery period shall be extended accordingly. We are entitled to carry out partial deliveries and also to settle them individually.
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Product returns are decided on a case-by-case basis, and are subject to a restocking fee at our discretion, unless the return is due to a defect of the product acknowledged by us. The return of refrigerated goods is generally excluded.
IV. PERFORMANCE CHANGES
In the case of a consumer transaction, minor or other changes to our service or delivery obligation that are reasonable for our customers shall be deemed to have been approved in advance.
V. PAYMENT CONDITIONS, PAYMENT INTEREST
Invoices are due within 30 days from the invoice date without any discount. For first orders from EU foreign customers we demand advance payment. From the second order, the standard payment period of 30 days net applies.
Cash discount deductions require a separate agreement. In the event of late payment, including partial payments, any discount agreements shall also be cancelled. Payments by the customer shall not be deemed to have been made until the time of receipt on our business account. In the event of a delay in payment by the customer, we are entitled to collect interest from the date of delivery of the goods, together with all costs and expenses incurred by us in collecting the delayed payments.
Refusal of payments due to counterclaims of any kind is always excluded from these terms and conditions. If invoices have to be issued again at the customer's request - and in contrast to the customer's indication at the time of ordering - we reserve the right to charge a handling fee (see Shipping costs and services).
VI. REMINDER AND COLLECTION EXPENSES
In the event of default, the customer shall reimburse us for any collection costs including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs incurred by us in collecting such default amounts or otherwise enforcing our rights hereunder.
VII. WARRANTY
The buyer must check immediately after receipt of the goods whether the quality and quantity corresponds to the contractual agreements. We must be notified in writing within 8 days of receipt, if any defects during the proper inspection oft he goods.
If the buyer has complained of a defect in good time and the complaint is well founded, the buyer will be compensated.
Before connecting or transporting computer-technical products or before installing computer programs, the customer is obliged to adequately backup the existing data on the computer system, otherwise he is responsible for lost data as well as for all related damages.
VIII. PRODUCT LIABILITY
Claims for recourse within the meaning of § 12 of the Product Liability Laware excluded, unless the person entitled to recourse proves that the damages were caused by negligence or willful misconduct by us.
IX. RETENTION OF TITLE AND ITS ASSERTION
All goods are delivered by us under reservation of title and remain our property until paid in full, unless expressly declared otherwise. In the event of goods being taken back, we are entitled to charge for any transport and handling expenses incurred. In the event of access by third parties to the goods subject to retention of title - in particular by attachments -the customer undertakes to point out our property and to notify us immediately. If the customer is a consumer or not a trader whose ordinary business includes trading in the goods purchased from us, he may not dispose of the reserved goods until the outstanding purchase price claim has been fully settled, in particular not to sell, pledge, give away or lend them. The customer bears the full risk for the reserved goods, in particular for the risk of loss or deterioration.
X. COPYRIGHT
Data, plans or other technical documents, as well as samples, catalogues, brochures, illustrations and the like, remain our intellectual property at all times. The customer agrees not to sell, transfer, license, loan or otherwise make available these items in any form to third parties.
XI. DATA PROTECTION
SZABO-SCANDIC is commited to treat the personal data of the buyer confidentially in accordance with the Data Protection Law. Details can be found in the Privacy Policy.
We agree to the terms and conditions of the obligations under §§ 9 and 10 ECG and agree to the data protection declaration, in particular the collection of personal data.
XII. FOLLOW OF THE LAWS
Sale, delivery or handover of the goods by the buyer directly or indirectly to legal entities or destinations that - at the time of such sales, deliveries or surrenders - are entities or destinations subject to an embargo/restriction imposed by the United States of America or the United Nations shall not be permitted. Within two (2) days of the seller's request, the buyer will provide him with appropriate documentation for the verification of the final destination of goods delivered in accordance with this agreement.
The Buyer warrants and undertakes that he comlies with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and related rules (as they are valid). The Buyer warrants that he is not aware of any suspicion of this and that he absolutely has no reason to believe that the funds used for payment are derived from money laundering or other illegal activities or activities prohibited by international treaties or agreements ('unlawful activities'), and agrees to provide us without delay with any information we reasonably require to ensure that all applicable laws and regulations on money laundering are complied with.
The buyer warrants that he is not directly involved in the design, development, storage or use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, cruise missiles or ballistic missiles, or that he intends to engage in the above-mentioned activities.
XIII. GOVERNING LAW, COURT SELECTION
Austrian law applies. The application to this Agreement of the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is hereby expressly excluded. The contract language is German. The contracting parties agree on Austrian, domestic jurisdiction. The place of jurisdiction is the court with substantive jurisdiction at the registered office of our company.
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Privacy Policy
I declare that I agree to the general terms and conditions and the waiver of obligations according to §§ 9 and 10 ECG, and I consent to the privacy policy, particularly the collection of personal data.
SZABO-SCANDIC takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We strictly adhere to data protection laws. Personal data is collected on this website only to the extent technically necessary. Under no circumstances will the collected data be sold or disclosed to third parties for other reasons.
I.NEWSLETTER AND CONSENT
The following information informs you about the content of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch, and statistical evaluation process, and your rights to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to its receipt and the described procedures.
CONSENT:
By signing up, you accept our privacy policy and agree that your personal data – salutation, first and last name, email address, and, if applicable, company, address, postal code, and city – may be processed by Szabo-Scandic HandelsgmbH for marketing and advertising purposes, specifically to send you information by post or email. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email.
USE OF THE NEWSLETTER SERVICE PROVIDER “HUBSPOT”:
The newsletter is sent using 'HubSpot', a marketing platform provided by HubSpot, Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA.
The email addresses of our newsletter recipients and other data described in this notice are stored on HubSpot servers in the USA and the EU. HubSpot uses this information on our behalf for newsletter delivery and analysis. According to HubSpot, the data may also be used to optimize or improve their services, such as the technical optimization of the newsletter delivery and display. HubSpot does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them themselves or to share it with third parties.
We rely on the reliability and IT/data security of HubSpot. HubSpot is certified under the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and thus committed to compliance with EU data protection requirements. We have also concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with HubSpot, obligating them to protect our users’ data, process it only according to our instructions, and especially not to disclose it to third parties. You can view HubSpot’s privacy policy at: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
SZABO-SCANDIC automatically collects and stores information that your browser transmits to us in server log files and with Google Analytics (see section Google Analytics). These are:
Browser type / version
Operating system
Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
Time of server request
These data cannot be attributed to specific individuals by SZABO-SCANDIC. No merging of this data with other data sources is carried out.
COOKIES
This website uses cookies in several places. They help make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called 'session cookies', which are automatically deleted after your visit. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ('Google'). Google Analytics uses 'cookies', which are text files stored on your device that enable analysis of your use of the website.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your anonymized IP address) is usually transmitted to and stored on Google servers. This may include servers of Google LLC in the USA. Google processes this data on our behalf to evaluate your website use, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website usage.
We use Google Analytics only with IP anonymization enabled. This means your IP address is shortened by Google within the EU or EEA before being transferred to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
The use of Google Analytics is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if you have given this through our cookie banner. Consent can be revoked at any time. You can also prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by installing the browser plugin available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
We use services from HubSpot Inc., 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA ('HubSpot') on our website. HubSpot is an integrated software solution that includes various functions such as email marketing, social media publishing & reporting, contact management (CRM), landing pages, and web analytics.
Cookies may be stored on your device during use. HubSpot analyzes visitor behavior on our website and provides us with usage reports. When you fill out forms, subscribe to newsletters, or contact us via the website, your input (e.g., name, email address) is stored on HubSpot's servers. This data may be used for personalized communication if consent has been given.
Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in marketing and optimization) or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if given via a cookie or form consent tool.
HubSpot processes your data exclusively on our behalf and according to our instructions. To ensure GDPR-compliant processing, we have signed a Data Processing Agreement with HubSpot. HubSpot complies with the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for the protection of personal data transferred to third countries.
We use Hotjar to better understand our users' needs and to optimize the offering and experience on this website. Hotjar's technology helps us better understand our users' experiences (e.g., how much time is spent on which pages, which links are clicked, what users like or dislike) and enables us to tailor our service based on user feedback.
Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users' behavior and their devices, in particular the IP address of the device (captured and stored only in anonymized form), screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language for viewing our website.
Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. It is contractually prohibited for Hotjar to sell the data collected on our behalf. For more information, see the Hotjar - Privacy Policy.
III. RIGHT OF PROVIDING INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to request information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of its storage. Requests can be directed to: mail(at)szabo-scandic.com
IV. FURTHER INFORMATION
Your trust is important to us. We are therefore always available to answer questions regarding the processing of your personal data. If this privacy policy did not answer your questions, or if you want more detailed information on a specific point, please contact: mail(at)szabo-scandic.com
V.DISCLAIMER
Despite careful content control, we assume no liability for the content of external links. The respective providers are solely responsible for the content of the linked pages.