Conditions Of Sales

General Terms and Conditions of Sale

Website www.ripcurl.com

Applicable from July 8th 2022
Section 1 General Provisions

These terms and conditions (hereinafter "the Conditions") set out the terms and conditions of sale of products offered by the company RIP CURL EUROPE on its merchant website at the following address: www.ripcurl.eu (hereinafter "the Website")

The company RIP CURL EUROPE (hereinafter "the Company" or "RCE" or "Seller") is a joint stock company with capital of 1,000,000 euros, whose head office is located at 407 Avenue de la Tuilerie, 40150 Soorts-Hossegor, France and registered with the Dax Trade and Companies Registry under number 332 899 731, whose VAT number is FR 09 332 899 731 and SIRET number is 332 899 731 00035, and represented by Mr. Mathieu LEFIN.

In accordance with the Extended Producer Responsibility legislation and article L 541-10-13 of the French Code de l’environnement, we are registered for the following sectors under the following Unique Identifiers:

  • Textile, clothing, home textile and shoes (Refashion): FR209612_11XDDZ
  • Packaging (Citeo): FR209612_01BXHV
  • Waste from electrical and electronical equipment (ecosystem): FR002619_05LVSX
  • Sports and leisure goods (Ecologic): FR209612_13ILHE

The products in this contract (hereinafter "Products") are manufactured and sold by RCE and are visible and available on the Website within the limits of available inventory.

This contract is stipulated between RCE and any non-selling individual (hereinafter "Customer") that has a valid shipping address in one of the countries mentioned in Section 3 below and wishes to make a purchase from the Website (hereinafter "Order") for his or her personal use.

The Customer may contact RCE customer service at any time:

  • By mail:
RIP CURL EUROPE
Customer Service
407 Route de la Tuilerie
40150 SOORTS-HOSSEGOR
FRANCE

  • By telephone: +33 969 394 069 
  • By email: eu.customerservice@ripcurl.com
In these Conditions, the Seller and the Customer shall be individually called "Party" and collectively the "Parties."

Section 2 Purpose

These Conditions are intended to define the terms of sale between the Seller and the Customer for the Products ordered on the Website.

The Parties expressly agree that these Conditions govern their contractual relationship, their reciprocal rights and obligations, and all steps involved in the Order process. The validation of the Order placed by the Customer implies acceptance without limitation or reservation with regard to these Conditions. To this end, the Customer must have read the Conditions and checked the box "I have read and accept the General Terms and Conditions of Sale" when placing his/her Order. The Conditions may be saved and/or printed by the Customer.

The Seller reserves the right to modify its General Terms and Conditions of Sale. Conditions shall be applicable from the date of their online publication and shall apply to Orders placed from that date.

If a condition of sale is missing from these Conditions, it shall be governed by the rules and regulations applicable to distance selling companies headquartered in France.

These Conditions are written in French and English. Should doubts or difficulties in interpretation arise, the Conditions drafted in the French language shall prevail.




Section 3 Offer Validity

The Products offered by the Seller on its Website may only be sold to customers with a valid delivery address in Metropolitan France, Corsica, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain (excluding Ceuta&Melilla and Gibraltar) and Portugal (excluding Madeira and Azores), Denmark, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Sweden, Guadeloupe, Reunion Island, French Guiana, Mayotte, Martinique, Andorra, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Latvia, Iceland, Malta, Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria,  Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Ukraine, Jersey, Guernsey, Balearic Islands.

The Products shown and offered on the Website will be available until inventory is depleted.

The Seller agrees to notify the Customer by email of the unavailability of a Product after an Order has been placed. The Product in question shall be canceled and shall be, if necessary, refunded within 15 days of Order confirmation. The remainder of the Order shall remain firm and final. Seller full or partial cancellation of the Order placed by the Customer shall entitle the Customer to any compensation due to the unavailability of the Products.



 

Section 4 Product Presentation

4.1 Description

Products offered for sale are described and presented as accurately as possible. One or more photographs and a description detailing the essential characteristics of the Product are available prior to Order placement.

However, minor differences between a Product and photograph may exist, depending in particular, on the resolution and the user’s screen color definition. Photographs and descriptions of the Products offered for sale on the Website are for information purposes only and have no contractual value.

4.2  Price

The prices indicated next to each Product offered for sale are in euros (€) or GBP (£) inclusive of all tax, but excluding shipping and handling charges for the Order (see Section 7 "Delivery").

The VAT rate shall be the rate applicable by French law on the date of Order validation by the Seller or, if exceeding the thresholds set by the Member State in which the Customer is based, the VAT rate in effect in the country of Order delivery on the date of Order confirmation by the Seller.

The prices applied are those indicated on the Website and confirmed to the Customer during Order validation. Shipping fees are communicated to the Customer in the Order summary before the Order is validated and are expressed inclusive of all tax. Said shipping fees are borne by the Customer and are charged in addition to the sale price of the Products.

The Order price is payable in full on the day the Order is placed by the Customer. The Seller shall not be required to deliver the Order if the price has not been paid in full.

The Seller may change the Product price at any time, but it agrees to apply the prices indicated on its Website at the time the Order is validated by the Customer. 

In the event an obviously incorrect price (low price) is displayed, for whatever reason (including a manual or technical error or IT problem), the Order, including Orders already approved by the Seller, will be canceled. The Customer will be informed as soon as possible of cancellation and may, if desired, replace his/her Order at the corrected price. 

4.3  Discounts and promotions

The discounts and promotions offered on the Website shall be valid only during the period of validity specified in the offer in question and within the limits of available inventory. Said discounts and promotions may not give rise to any payment or reimbursement of an amount to the Customer.

Promotional operations and discounts are limited to the Customer concerned. Any transfer to third parties is prohibited.

The amount of the promotion or discount will be deducted from all taxes included in the Order, excluding Order shipping and handling costs, which shall remain the responsibility of the Customer.

Except for special promotions, offers and discounts may not be combined.   

Cancelation by the Customer of a sale with a free gift attached:

The Seller may punctually organize sales with a free gift attached. It is agreed that the benefit of the gift is linked to the purchase of the Product(s) upon the conditions defined by the Seller within the scope of its promotional offer.

Should the Customer return the ordered Product(s), the promotional offer becoming therefore void, it should then not be entitled to receive the gift anymore that must be sent back to the Seller in the parcel with the Product(s) to be returned. Failing that, the Customer should owe to the Seller the price of the gift as displayed on the Website.




Section 5 Ordering

Placing an Order requires payment. The Customer explicitly acknowledges its obligation to pay for any Order placed on the Website.

To place an Order on the Website, the Customer shall follow the following procedure:

5.1  Registration

When placing his/her first Order, the Customer shall complete a form containing all information required to place the Order. He/she shall indicate a delivery address and email address. He/she shall choose a delivery method.

He/she shall select the Products of choice by clicking to add them to the shopping cart.

When placing the Order, the Customer may obtain a summary of the Products selected at any time by clicking the "My Cart" link.

He/she can then continue shopping or complete selection and place the Order by making payment.

If the Customer is already registered on the Website, he/she shall identify him/herself by entering an email address and password. He/she must then validate the delivery address entered during a previous Order and then select the Products as indicated above.

Once the Order has been verified, the Customer shall have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions, which can be saved and/or printed.

Conditions, which can be saved and/or printed.

5.2 Validation 

  • Order validation by the Customer:
After checking his/her Order and once all required information has been entered by the Customer, he/she will click "OK" to confirm the Order and make payment according to the conditions set out in Section 6 below.

  • Order validation by the Seller:
After receipt by the Seller of the Order placed by the Customer, the Seller will send an Order confirmation email summarizing the type, quantity and price of the Products selected by the Customer (so as VAT and shipping costs), the chosen method of payment, Customer details and Order delivery address.

This confirmation email implies acceptance by the Seller of the Order placed by the Customer.

When the Order has been completed, an Order confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided by the Customer summarizing the type, quantity and price of the Products selected by the Customer, the shipping fees if applicable, selected payment method, Customer details and Order delivery address.

 

Section 6 Payment





6.1 Payment method

The Customer may pay for the Order online by credit card (Carte Bleue, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Sofort, Ideal, Bancontact, Paypal) by entering his/her credit card number and expiration date, as well as the three figures indicated on the back of the credit card.

For payment using a PAYPAL account, the Customer will be redirected to the PAYPAL account and once the payment has been confirmed, he/she will be able to complete the Order.

The Customer's bank account will be debited when the Order is shipped.

The Customer guarantees the Seller that it has the required authorizations to use this payment method. The Seller reserves the right to suspend any Order and delivery in the event of credit card payment authorization by banks or in the event of non-payment of any amount due by the Customer. New Order(s) may be refused by the Seller in the event of delayed payment or non-payment, whether partial or total, of a previous Order by the Customer.

6.2  Security

RCE has mandated the company ADYEN N.V. to receive the payment corresponding to the Order. The company ADYEN N.V. (a Dutch company registered under number 34259528 with its registered office located at: Simon Carmiggelstraat 6-50, 1011 DJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a payment institution authorized in France by the ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution).

ADYEN N.V. complies with all instructions and recommendations from different payment service providers and adheres to best practices in terms of security. Credit card transactions processed through the ADYEN N.V. system are handled in an environment compliant with the PCI-DSS standard.

The payment page used by ADYEN N.V. is secured according to the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) standard. When the Client makes a payment, the secure payment page of ADYEN N.V. is automatically displayed. A secure payment page is one whose address starts with the characters "HTTPS".

Confidential payment card data (card number, expiration date, CVV2 code) used to pay for the Order on the Site is encrypted and does not pass through RIP CURL servers.

When the Order is validated, the corresponding payment request is subject to an authorization request from the network associated with the payment card used by the Client to pay for the Order. The successful payment of the Order is materialized by a "payment confirmation" message.

The Client can find the record of the operation performed with the bank holding the account associated with their payment card.

The data related to the completed transaction is retained by ADYEN N.V. for a period of 5 (five) years. This data is encrypted and secured. The retention of this data is done to allow the handling of disputes and the fight against fraud. ADYEN N.V. does not share any data with third parties for advertising or commercial prospecting purposes.

It is specified that the Vendor's liability cannot be engaged for any direct or indirect damage or inconvenience related to the use of the internet network, beyond the measures and precautions taken by the Vendor for this purpose. The Client is reminded that it is their responsibility to verify that they are on a secure payment page when making their payment (presence of the lock icon + address of the page in "https"), not to entrust their payment methods to minors or third parties, not to disclose their codes or passwords to anyone by email or phone, and to use an up-to-date and antivirus-protected computer system.

To combat credit card fraud and identity theft, RCE reserves the right to request that the Client present a photocopy of a valid identity document and/or proof of residence. Pending these documents, the Order will be placed on hold and will have the status "in validation process". To ensure quick processing of their Order, the Client agrees to provide the documents that may be requested by the Vendor within a maximum of 10 business days from the request. Failure to provide the documents may result in RCE canceling the Order without this cancellation giving rise to any compensation for the Client.

In case of fraudulent use of their credit card on the Site, the Client is invited to contact the Vendor's customer service without delay using the contact details provided in Article 1 of these Terms, without this information giving rise to any right to compensation for the Client or any reimbursement by the Vendor, who must contact the issuer of their credit card for this purpose.

6.3  Ownership

The Seller retains ownership of the Product(s) until receipt of payment in full of the Customer Order. 

6.4  Electronic Signature 

The provision of the Customer’s online credit card number and the final validation of the Order shall serve as proof of Customer consent, in accordance with the French law of March 13, 2000 and indicate:

  • Payment is due under the terms of the Order
  • Signature and express acceptance of all transactions.
6.5  Proof and electronic archival

The Customer and Seller agree that all digital items exchanged between them constitute admissible evidence that is valid and enforceable and has the same probative force as a private deed of sale.

Pursuant to Article 1348 of the French Civil Code, purchase orders and invoices are archived by the Seller on reliable and durable media.





Section 7 Delivery

7.1 Delivery area, time frame and costs 

In one of the areas listed in Article 3 of the Conditions, the Products are shipped with delivery slips to the address indicated by the Customer at the time of Order placement.

Products will be delivered within a maximum of 10 working days of the Order confirmation sent by the Seller to the Customer.

It is understood that the delivery times may vary, without exceeding the maximum indicated above, according to the delivery method selected by the Customer.

The delivery costs invoiced to the Customer are indicated at the time of the Order. They are €8, or free from €59 of purchase, except for the territories listed in the table below.
Delivery costs for the various delivery methods are as follows:

  Countries/Territories     Shipping cost*  
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Albania
Albania
18 €
Guadeloupe
Reunion Island
French Guyana
Mayotte
Martinique
Canary Islands
Iceland
Cabo Verde
Ukraine
25 €
Jersey
Guernesey
Andorra
Norway
20 €
Balearic Islands 12,10 €
Switzerland**

10 CHF (custom fees)

Free for orders >100 CHF

United Kingdom (Custom fees)
7£ for orders < 80£
Free for orders > 80£


 

7.2  Order Tracking

When the Order is ready to be shipped, the Customer will receive an email at the address provided when placing the Order, confirming Order shipment. This email will also include the Order invoice.

An Order tracking number will also be sent to the Customer by email.

7.3  Transfer of Risk

Risk of loss and damage to the Customer's Order are transferred at the time of Order delivery, i.e. hand delivery of the Order.

However, in the event of return according to the Conditions set forth in Article 9 below, and in the event of delivery errors (7.4), the Products will travel at the Customer's risk until their actual receipt by the Seller at the return address.

7.4  Delivery Errors

The Customer shall make delivery error claims to the Seller no later than 60 calendar days following delivery.

Delivery error shall mean non-compliance of the Products as compared to the description contained in the Order Form (incorrect product number, size, color).

All delivery error claims submitted after the deadline indicated in the first paragraph of this Section shall be rejected.

Claims must be submitted to the Seller's customer service department at the address indicated in Section 1 of these Conditions.

Claims not made in accordance with the rules defined above and within the specified time limit cannot be taken into account, and release the Seller from any liability in this respect.

Upon receiving the claim, the Seller will issue an exchange number to the customer. Product(s) may be exchanged only after receipt of said exchange number.

In the event of a delivery error, the Product(s) to be exchanged must be returned to the Seller in their original condition and ready for sale (unwashed, unworn).

Return costs are the responsibility of the Seller but Product return is the responsibility of the Customer. Therefore, the seller recommends that the Customer use insured registered mail to be able to track return parcel shipment.

In the event of an error of delivery, fees for reshipping the exchanged Product(s) shall be borne by the Seller.

If the delivery error created a change in the price paid by the Customer when the Order subject to the claim was shipped, the Seller shall make the necessary corrections, which may include either a refund to the Customer, or an additional charge to the latter, depending on the nature of the delivery error





Section 8 Legal and Contractual Guarantees

8.1 Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within sixty (60) working days without giving any reason.

 The withdrawal period will expire after sixty (60) working days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the goods. If multiple goods were ordered within the same order, the withdrawal period will expire sixty (60) working days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us (RIP CURL EUROPE E-COMMERCE RETURNS 407 AVENUE DE LA TUILERIE 40150 SOORTS-HOSSEGOR – FRANCE, +33 969 394 069, eu.customerservice@ripcurl.com) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unequivocal statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or email). You may use the attached model withdrawal form, but it is not obligatory. This withdrawal form is also available in the confirmation email by clicking the corresponding link. An acknowledgement of receipt of the withdrawal will be sent to the Customer on a durable medium.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than fourteen (14) days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

The conditions of exercise of this withdrawal right are mentioned in the following Section 9 Returns, exchanges and refunds.

The Customer can use this withdrawal form:

(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)

To RIP CURL EUROPE E-COMMERCE RETURNS 407 AVENUE DE LA TUILERIE 40150 SOORTS-HOSSEGOR – France, eu.customerservice@ripcurl.com :

I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of sale of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following service (*),

Ordered on (*)/received on (*),

Name of consumer(s),

Address of consumer(s),

Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper),

Date

(*) Delete as appropriate.

Only products returned in their original packaging and in perfect sale condition will be accepted. Consequently, any returned products that have been washed and/or worn or in damaged packaging will not be accepted.

The terms of reimbursement for the Products in connection with the exercise of the right of withdrawal are provided in the section 9 "Returns and refunds" below. The countries for which the return costs are the responsibility of the Customer are indicated in paragraph 9 "Return and refund" below.

8.2  Legal and commercial guarantees if applicable

Legal guarantees:

The Products are covered by a conformity guarantee and a guarantee against hidden defects, which allow the Customer to return the defective Products to Seller.

"Article L217-3 of the French Consumer Code:

The seller delivers products in conformity with the contract and with the requirements stated in article L. 217-5.

The seller is liable for conformity defects existing when the product was delivered in accordance with article L. 216-1, which appear within two years of the delivery.

[…]

The seller is also liable, within the same period, for conformity defects resulting from packaging, mounting instructions, or installation when it has been made his responsibility by the contract or made under his responsibility, or when the incorrect installation, made by the consumer as provided for in the contract, is the result of gaps or mistakes in the instructions provided by the seller.

This guarantee period is applicable without prejudice to articles 2224 et seq. of the Civil Code. The start of the limitation of the action of the consumer is the day on which he becomes aware of the lack of conformity.”

“Article L217-4 of the French Consumer Code:

The good is in conformity with the contract if it conforms particularly to the following:

1° The good corresponds to the description, the type, the quantity and the quality, particularly for the functionality, the compatibility, the interoperability or any other characteristic mentioned in the contract;

2° The good is fit for any particular purpose for which the consumer requires them and which he made known to the seller at the time of conclusion of the contract and which the seller has accepted;

3° The good is delivered with all the accessories and installation instructions, which should be provided in accordance with the contract.

4° The good is updated in accordance with the contrat.”

“Article L217-5 of the French Consumer Code:

I - In addition to the contract conformity criteria, the good is in conformity if it conforms to the following:

1° Be appropriate to the use normally expected for such good, taking into consideration any European Union of national law provision and all technical standards, or, in the absence of such standards, any codes of conduct applicable to the industry;

2° If need be, it has the qualities presented to the consumer by the seller under the form of samples or models, before the conclusion of the contract;

3° If need be, the digital elements it includes are provided under the most up to date and available version at the time of the conclusion of the contract, unless parties agree otherwise;

4° If need be, it is delivered with all the accessories, including the packaging and installation instructions the consumer can legitimately expect;

5° If need be, it is provided with all the updates the consumer can legitimately expect, in accordance with article L. 217-19;

6° It corresponds to the quantity, quality and other characteristics, including durability, functionality, compatibility and security, the consumer can legitimately expect for such goods, taking into account the nature of the good and the public declarations made by the seller, any person above in the transaction chain, or any person acting on their behalf, including in marketing or labelling.

II – However, the seller is not bound by any public declarations mentioned in the previous paragraph if he can demonstrate:

1° He did not know them and was not legitimately capable of knowing them;

2° At the time of the conclusion of the contract, the public declarations had been rectified in comparable conditions to the initial declarations; or

3° The public declarations could not have influenced the buying decision.

III – The consumer can not dispute the conformity by invoking a defect concerning one or several particular characteristics of the good, whose he was made aware that they were deviating from the conformity criteria mentioned in the present article, deviation for which he expressly and separately expressed his consent when concluding the contract.”

"Article 1641 of the French Civil Code:

The Seller is obliged to guarantee against hidden defects of the item sold which might render it unfit for the use for which it was intended, or that might decrease this use to an extent that the buyer would not have purchased it, or would have paid a lower price if he/she had been aware of such defects." 

"Article 1648 of the French Civil Code:

The action resulting from latent defects must be taken by the buyer within two years after discovery of the defect.

In the case provided for by article 1642-1, action must be taken, under penalty of lapse of rights, in the year following the date on which the Seller may be discharged for defects or visible conformity defects." 

In case of claim by the Customer on the ground of conformity guarantee, the Customer:

Is entitled to act on this ground within two years after the delivery of the good;
Can choose between repair or replacement of the good, depending on costs limits as stated under article L 217-12 of the French Consumer Code;
Is not required to prove the existence of conformity defect of the good during six months following its delivery. This time frame is extended to twenty-four months as from March 18th 2016 except for second-hand goods.
Conformity guarantee shall apply independently of commercial guarantees if any.

The Customer may also decide to act on the ground of legal guarantee against hidden defects following Article 1641 of the French Civil Code, in which case Customer can choose between cancellation of the sale or a reduction of the selling price according to Article 1644 of the French Civil Code.

The Customer is expressly informed that the Seller is not the manufacturer of all Products offered for sale on the Website, pursuant to law no. 98-389 of May 19, 1998 concerning liability for defective products.

Contractual guarantee:

When a Product has a specific guarantee, the time frame and guarantee conditions are provided at the following address http://ripcurl.eu/warranty.html          

After-Sales Service:

Watches and neoprene wetsuits may benefit from after-sales service. The contact information for the various points of after-sales service and the conditions for benefiting from said service are provided at the following address http://ripcurl.eu/eu/en/contact.html

Consumer’s Mediation process:

According to the Consumer’s code, articles L611-1 and R612-1, for a claim related to a contractual obligations stemming from sales contract that has not been resolved by contacting previously RCE’s customer service, the Customer will then be able to use the mediation process for free. He’ll need to contact l’Association Nationale des Médiateurs (ANM) either by sending a letter at 2 rue de Colmar, 94300 Vincennes, France or by filling out the online form at the following address : www.anm-conso.com

The following website www.economie.gouv.fr/mediation-conso will give you all the necessary information for cross-border consumer disputes.

The Customer can also go to the Online Dispute Resolution Platform: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/main/?event=main.home.show&lng=FR



Section 9 Returns, exchanges and refunds

For claims regarding Products ordered (damaged Products, Products not conforming to the Order) and in the context of the exercise of the right of withdrawal provided for in Section 8.1 above, the Customer may return the Product(s) to the Seller within 60 working days of receipt of said Products by strictly following the procedure below:

  1. the Customer must fill out the form inserted in the parcel, by crossing the Product(s) that won’t be returned, then stick the label of return given by the Seller at the delivery on the parcel containing the Product(s) to be returned
  2. the Customer shall then call the Seller’s carrier agent at one of the below phone numbers in order to set up a meeting for the pick up of the Product(s) to be returned. GO TO THE RETURN PAGE.
  3. Condition of the Product(s) returned: the Customer must return the Product(s) carefully packed in a secure package and the Product(s) must be in their original condition and ready for sale (unwashed, unworn, undamaged).
  4. Return address: the(s) Product(s) returned by the Customer to the Seller shall be sent to:
    RIP CURL EUROPE
    ECOMMERCE SITE RETURNS
    407 avenue de la Tuilerie   
    40150 SOORTS-HOSSEGOR - FRANCE
  5. Return costs: if the detailed procedure is respected, the return will be free for the following countries: Metropolitan France, Corsica, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain (at the excluding Ceuta and Melilla and Gibraltar) and Portugal (excluding the Azores and Madeira), Denmark, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria.
    The return costs, according to the prices indicated by the Seller, will be borne by the Customer for the following territories: Guadeloupe, Reunion, French Guiana, Mayotte, Martinique, Andorra, Norway, Switzerland, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Iceland, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Ukraine, Jersey, Guernsey, Balearic Islands
  6. Return verification: upon receipt of the return, the Seller will inspect the Product(s) in order to validate, or not, the return. Return verification will be processed as soon as possible after receipt of the Products by Seller. If the return does not comply, the Product(s) shall be sent back to the Customer. If the return is validated, an email will be sent to the Customer to inform him/her of the status of processing of his/her return.
  7. Refunds:
    If the return is validated, the Seller will refund the price of Product(s) – and, as the case may be, the shipping costs - to the Customer to the bank account used by the Customer for payment of the Order. The refund will be made as soon as possible and, in any event, within 14 days of recovery by the Seller of the Product(s) subject to withdrawal.
Failure to comply with the procedure and deadlines indicated above, and without prejudice to applicable legal guarantees, the Customer may not make any claims, and the products supplied by the Seller shall be considered to be free of defects.



Section 10 Intellectual Property

All elements of the Seller Website, whether audio or visual (such as text, illustrations, photographs, company names, distinctive signs, trademarks (this list is not exhaustive)) are protected by copyright, trademarks and/or French, European and international patents and are the exclusive property of the Seller. For this reason and in accordance with the provisions of the French Intellectual Property Code, only strictly personal use of the Website is permitted, and provided that the elements of the Seller Website will not be changed. Any reproduction or total or partial transmission of the Website www.ripcurl.eu is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization from the Seller.




Section 11 Personal Data Protection – French Data Protection and Freedom of Information Law

RCE is committed to respecting privacy and security of personal data, according to EU Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council, dated April 27, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”) and French law n°78-17 of 6 January 1978 modified by law n°2018-493 of 20 June 2018.

For the purposes of this clause, “Personal Data” shall be understood according to the definition given by GDPR.

RCE may collect and process some Personal Data of the Customer (“Customer Personal Data”) for the purposes of the enforcement of the Order and/or to manage its customer file.

Customer Personal Data then collected are:

Last name(s), first name(s)
Address
E-mail address
Date of birth
RCE collects those Customer Personal Data on the basis of its legitimate interests and/or for the purpose of executing the sales contract linking RCE to the Customer.

RCE subcontractors may also process Customer Personal Data strictly necessary for the performance of the services that we entrust to them (IT service companies, host company, payment service companies, logistics, communication agency, marketing services…) Customer Personal Data is sent and stored at the Website host, which is located in France, and whose address is provided in the "Legal" section of the Website. Customer Personal Data may also be transferred and shared with RCE related companies members of the RIP CURL Group.

In all cases of transfer of Customer Personal Data, RCE ensures that the Personal Data transmitted continue to benefit from a level of protection equivalent to that set up by RCE and/or requests contractual commitments, so that the Personal Data is exclusively processed for the purposes that have been accepted by the Customer.

RCE retains Customer Personal Data for as long as necessary to provide the services requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes and enforcing our policies.

Customers have the right (i) to access to the Personal Data that RCE holds, (ii) to rectify, (iii) to erase, (iv) stop processing them or (v) they can request restriction of our usage of Personal Data. They can also request that RCE transfer or port elements of Personal Data. Customers can exercise their rights by contacting : eu.customerservice@ripcurl.com. They can also lodge a claim to the competent authority in charge of privacy protection : http://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm. They can finally introduce a claim before the competent court.




Section 12 Liability and Force Majeure

The Seller may not be held liable for damage caused to the Customer due to breach by the Seller of these Conditions and of any legal obligation.

The Seller shall not be held liable for any direct and indirect damage or disadvantage associated with the use of the Internet (including a service interruption, external intrusion or presence of computer viruses) that falls outside of the measures and precautions taken by the Seller for this purpose.

The Seller shall not be liable for the total or partial non-performance of its obligations set out in the Order placed by the Customer, provided that such non-performance is caused by an event of force majeure as defined by the French positive law.

In such a situation, the Seller will inform the Customer of the occurrence of such an event within three (3) working days of its occurrence, by e-mail. After a period of 1 (one) month, and should said force majeure event persist, the Order will be canceled and will, where appropriate, be subject to reimbursement by the Seller within a maximum period of 30 (thirty) days.




Section 13 Safeguard Clause

If one or more provisions of these Conditions is considered or deemed at any time to be prohibited and/or null and invalid under any law, regulation or subsequent to a final court decision, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.




Section 14 No Waiver Clause

The fact that one Party does not claim a breach by the other Party of any of the obligations set forth in these Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver on his part of the obligation in question.




Section 15 Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Conditions and any matter relating to their interpretation or execution shall be subject to the application of French law. For disputes or claims, the Customer should first contact the Seller Customer Service Department (whose contact information is provided in Section 1 above) to find an amicable solution. Otherwise, the Customer may use mediation process as per article 8.2 above or bring legal proceedings before the competent courts.