9. Warranty and guarantees
9.1 Liability for defects
We are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. Unless expressly agreed otherwise below, the statutory guarantee provisions (liability for defects) shall apply. With respect to consumers, the staturory guarantee provisions of the country of their respective habitual residence shall apply. The following limitations and reductions of time periods with respect to businesses/merchants shall not apply to claims based on damage caused by us, our legal representatives or vicarious agents in the event of injury to life, limb or health in case of intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty as well as fraudulent intent in the event of a breach of essential contractual obligations, the fulfilment of which is a prerequisite for the proper performance of the contract and on the observance of which the contractual partner may regularly rely (cardinal obligations) within the scope of a voluntary guarantee, if agreed, or within the scope of application of the Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz). Restrictions in relation to businesses In relation to businesses, only our own specifications and the manufacturer's product descriptions included in the contract shall be deemed to be an agreement on the quality of the goods; we shall not accept any liability for public statements made by the manufacturer or other advertising statements. For businesses, the limitation period for claims for defects in newly manufactured goods is one year from the transfer of risk. The previous sentence does not apply to an item that has been used for a building in accordance with its customary use and has caused the building to be defective. The sale of used goods is subject to the exclusion of any warranty. The statutory limitation periods for the right of recourse according to § 445a BGB (German Civil Code) remain unaffected. Note to merchants ("Kaufleute" in accordance with HGB - German Commercial Code) Among merchants ("Kaufleute"), the obligation to examine and give notice of defects regulated in § 377 HGB (German Commercial Code) shall apply. If you fail to give notice as regulated therein, the goods shall be deemed to have been approved, unless the defect was not recognisable during the inspection. This does not apply if we have fraudulently concealed a defect. Complaints and return of goods Complaints can be submitted by consumers and businesses to our contact details given in the supplier identification. When you exercise your warranty rights and we deem it necessary to receive the goods back in order to examine your complaint, you must send back the goods at our cost to the address provided for this purpose. We are committed to respond to any complaint immediately, but no later than within 14 days of its submission.
9.2 Guarantees and customer service
Information on any additional voluntary guarantees that may apply and their exact conditions can be found with the product and on special information pages in the online shop, if applicable.
Customer service: Our customer service is available for queries, complaints and claims on working days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. via phone at +49 (0)7531 58 475 14 as well as via email at support@macu4.com.
