Terms of service

§1 Scope

1.1 The following General Terms and Conditions of Breuer's Weltkarten Manufaktur, owner Rebecca Breuer, Kornblumenstraße 41, D-27793 Wildeshausen (hereinafter "Seller"), apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods concluded by a consumer or entrepreneur (hereinafter "Customer") with the Seller regarding the goods displayed 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 Consumer within the meaning of these Terms and Conditions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly neither attributable to their commercial nor their independent professional activity. Entrepreneur within the meaning of these Terms and Conditions is a natural or legal person or a legally capable partnership who acts when concluding a legal transaction in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity.

§2 Conclusion of Contract

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

2.2 The customer can submit the offer via the online order form integrated into the seller's online shop. In doing so, after placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping cart and completing the electronic ordering process, the customer submits a legally binding contractual offer regarding the goods contained in the shopping cart by clicking the button that completes the ordering process.

2.3 The seller can 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 e-mail), whereby the receipt of the order confirmation by the customer is decisive, or
• by delivering the ordered goods to the customer, whereby the receipt of the goods by the customer is decisive, or
• by requesting the customer to make payment after placing their order.

If several of the aforementioned alternatives apply, the contract is concluded at the time when one of the aforementioned alternatives occurs first. The period for accepting the offer begins the day after the offer is sent by the customer and ends at the expiration of the fifth day following the sending of the offer. If the seller does not accept the customer's offer within the aforementioned period, this is considered a rejection of the offer, with the consequence that the customer is no longer bound by their declaration of intent.

2.4 When submitting an offer via the seller's online order form, the contract text is stored by the seller after the contract is concluded and sent to the customer in text form (e.g., e-mail, fax, or letter) after the order is sent. No further accessibility of the contract text by the seller takes place.

2.5 Before bindingly submitting the order via the seller's online order form, the customer can detect possible input errors by carefully reading the information displayed on the screen. An effective technical means to better detect input errors can be the browser's zoom function, which enlarges the display on the screen. The customer can correct their entries during the electronic ordering process using the usual keyboard and mouse functions until they click the button that completes the ordering process.

2.6 Only the German language is available for concluding the contract.

2.7 Order processing and contact usually take place via 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 third parties commissioned by the seller for order processing can be delivered.

2.8 You can view the 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

Note: If you are an entrepreneur (§ 14 BGB), you do not have a right of withdrawal and return according 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 concludes a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly neither attributable to their commercial nor their independent 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 policy, available at https://breuers-weltkarten.de/widerrufsbelehrung.

3.3 The right of withdrawal does not apply to consumers who are not residents of a member state of the European Union at the time of the conclusion of the contract and whose sole residence and delivery address at the time of the conclusion of the contract are outside the European Union.

3.4 The right of withdrawal does not apply to contracts for the delivery of goods that are not prefabricated and for the manufacture of which an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive or which are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the consumer (personalized items or items declared as "custom-made").

3.5 The production process starts with the announcement of the expected delivery date, but no later than 48 hours after the order is placed. We point out that the production process is automated and involves many components interacting, therefore the production process cannot be stopped or modified from this point onward. A withdrawal remains of course possible as soon as the buyer has received the goods. Refusal to accept the shipment is not 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 indicated are total prices. The statutory value-added tax is shown separately. Any additional delivery and shipping costs will be specified separately in the respective product description.

4.2 For deliveries to non‑EU countries, shipment is carried out according to the Incoterm DAP (Delivered At Place). Our product prices do not include customs duties, import charges, import VAT, or any other fees levied in the destination country. These costs are invoiced separately by the relevant customs or tax authorities or by the respective transport service provider and must be borne by the buyer.

Additional costs may arise from money transfers via financial institutions (e.g., bank transfer fees or currency conversion charges). Such fees may also apply even if the delivery is not made to a non‑EU country, provided that the buyer initiates the payment from a country outside the European Union.

The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining the necessary import information from the competent authorities and for complying with their requirements.

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

4.4 When paying using a payment method offered by PayPal, the payment processing is 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"), under the PayPal User Agreement, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or – if the customer does not have a PayPal account – under the terms for payments without a PayPal account, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full.

§5 Payment on account (business customers only)

5.1 We offer purchase on account exclusively for entrepreneurs within the meaning of § 14 BGB. Purchase on account by consumers is excluded.

5.2 A prerequisite for using purchase on account is a successful credit check as well as complete and correct information of the company data, especially the valid VAT identification number (USt-IdNr.).

5.3 Payment is due without deduction within 14 days from the invoice date. The decisive factor for meeting the deadline is the receipt of payment in our account.

5.4 In case of default in payment, we reserve the right to charge default interest at the statutory rate as well as dunning costs.

5.5 We reserve the right not to offer purchase on account in individual cases without giving reasons or to subsequently change already confirmed orders to prepayment, especially in the case of negative credit information.

5.6 The assignment of claims to third parties (e.g., factoring service providers) is reserved. In this case, payment with discharging effect is only valid to the named payee.

§6 Delivery and Shipping Conditions

6.1 Delivery of goods is made via shipping to the delivery address provided by the customer, unless otherwise agreed. The delivery address specified in the seller's order processing is decisive for the transaction.

6.2 If the delivery of the goods fails for reasons for which the customer is responsible, the customer bears the reasonable costs incurred by the seller as a result. This does not apply to the costs of sending if the customer effectively exercises their right of withdrawal. For the return shipping costs, the regulation made in the seller's withdrawal instruction applies in the case of effective exercise of the right of withdrawal by the customer.

6.3 The production and delivery times we specify are non-binding estimated deadlines. They serve as a guideline and do not constitute a binding commitment. Especially for custom-made products (e.g., personalized world maps), production or shipping delays may occur due to technical, logistical, or personnel reasons. Such delays do not automatically entitle the customer to withdraw from the contract.

6.4 Goods with a package dimension of 90 cm width or more are shipped with GoExpress as freight goods via overnight delivery. 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 of the goods fails, a second delivery will only take place after prior direct telephone appointment coordination between the customer and GoExpress. Furthermore, the following applies:

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

6.7 If all agreed delivery attempts fail, the goods will be returned to us 7 working days after the first delivery attempt. Additional costs will be incurred for the return transport and a completely new shipment, which vary between 40 euros and 190 euros depending on the size of the goods and the delivery country. These costs must be borne by the buyer before the renewed delivery. Until full payment of all incurred costs, the goods remain our property.

6.8 The customer has the option to grant a delivery authorization directly to the freight forwarder. If the customer grants a delivery authorization, they bear the risk of loss as well as the risk of damage.

6.9 Self-collection is not possible for logistical reasons.

6.10 We do not deliver to parcel stations.

6.11 Freight goods are delivered to the curbside. Any packaging and transport materials must be taken over and, if necessary, disposed of by the recipient.

§7 Transport damage

7.1 For consumers: If goods are delivered with obvious transport damage, the customer is asked to report such damage to us immediately. Immediate notification facilitates the enforcement of claims against the carrier and enables a quick clarification of the facts. If the damage is reported later, it is usually difficult to prove in practice. Late notification often results in liability for transport damage no longer being possible, without formally affecting the customer's statutory warranty rights.

7.2 For entrepreneurs: If goods are delivered to entrepreneurs with obvious transport damage, the buyer is obliged to report such damage to us immediately, at the latest within 3 working days after receipt. Late notification means that we are no longer liable for transport damage unless the damage was demonstrably already present at the time of handover to the carrier. Immediate notification facilitates the enforcement of claims against the carrier and enables a quick clarification of the facts. This regulation corresponds to the duty of inspection and complaint for merchants according to § 377 HGB.

§8 Gift vouchers

8.1 Breuer's Weltkarten gift vouchers can be redeemed at www.breuers-weltkarten.de.

8.2 The voucher and any remaining balances can be redeemed until the end of the third year after the year of voucher purchase.

8.3 The voucher can only be redeemed before completing the order process. Subsequent crediting is not possible. Only one voucher can be redeemed per order.

8.4 The voucher can only be used for the purchase of goods and not for the purchase of additional vouchers.

8.5 Voucher balances are neither paid out in cash nor do they bear interest.

8.6 The right of withdrawal for vouchers no longer exists if the voucher has already been fully redeemed. In the case of partial redemption, withdrawal is also excluded, as the service has already been partially provided. A refund of the remaining value will not be made in this case.

§9 Retention of title

If the seller advances payment, they reserve ownership of the delivered goods until full payment of the owed purchase price.

§10 Liability & Warranty

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

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

• for goods that have been used according to their usual purpose for a building and have caused its defectiveness,
• for claims for damages and reimbursement of expenses by the customer, as well as
• in the event that the seller has fraudulently concealed the defect.
  

10.3 The seller is not liable for errors caused by order documents submitted by the client, nor for errors not recognized and not timely complained about by the customer in proofs, even if a proofreading is agreed upon and separately remunerated. If sending a proof is not explicitly requested, the customer is liable in any case.

10.4 If the seller does not receive a response within 48 hours after sending a proof to the customer, the production process will automatically start to meet the targeted delivery date.

10.5 The canvases are a natural product that should be treated according to our care instructions (see product detail pages). Clear sanding and wiping marks caused by careless handling, as well as general disregard of the care instructions, do not constitute a product defect and do not entitle to a complaint.

10.6 For magnetic boards: The customer is requested to check magnetic boards for transport damage or production defects (print blurriness, poor workmanship) before mounting the hanging system. From the time the hanging system is mounted by the customer, claims for defects are excluded.

10.7 The printing of the canvases (cotton blend fabric) is done at a resolution of 2,400 dpi based on 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 to a complaint.

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

11.1 If the seller owes, according to the content of the contract, not only the delivery of goods but also the processing of the goods according to specific customer requirements, the customer must provide the operator with all contents required for processing such as texts, images, or graphics in the file formats, formatting, image, and file sizes specified by the operator and grant the necessary usage rights. The customer alone is responsible for procuring and acquiring rights to these contents. The customer declares and assumes responsibility that they have the right to use the contents provided to the seller. In particular, they ensure that no third-party rights are infringed, especially copyrights, trademarks, and personal rights.

11.2 The customer indemnifies the seller against claims by third parties that they 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 also assumes the reasonable costs of necessary legal defense, including all court and attorney fees at the statutory level. This does not apply if the infringement is not attributable to the customer. The customer is obliged to provide the seller immediately, truthfully, and completely with all information necessary for examining the claims and for a defense in the event of a third-party claim.

11.3 The seller reserves the right to reject processing orders if the content provided by the customer violates legal or official prohibitions or good morals. This applies in particular to the provision of content that is unconstitutional, racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, insulting, harmful to minors, and/or glorifying violence.

§12 Applicable Law

12.1 For all legal relationships between the parties, the law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the laws on the international sale of movable goods. For consumers, this choice of law only applies insofar as the protection granted is not withdrawn by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has his habitual residence.

12.2 Furthermore, this choice of law does not apply with regard to the statutory right of withdrawal for consumers who, at the time of contract conclusion, do not belong to a member state of the European Union and whose sole residence and delivery address at the time of contract conclusion are outside the European Union.

As of 08/2025