General Terms and Conditions (including information for customers)
Last updated: October 2026
1. Applicability
2. Offers, service descriptions
3. Order process, conclusion of the contract
4. Prices, delivery costs
5. Delivery, product availability
6. Terms of payment
7. Retention of title
8. Customer account
9. Product warranty, guarantee
10. Liability
11. Storage of the contract itself
12. Closing remarks
1. Applicability
1.1. The business relationship between Malgorzata Karolina Warrink, AMBERPRESS (ICOON Shop), Chausseestr. 116, 10115 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter referred to as the “vendor”) and the customer (hereinafter referred to as the “customer”) is exclusively governed by the following General Terms and Conditions in the version valid at the time of order placement.
1.2. A consumer within the meaning of these General Terms and Conditions is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for a purpose that can predominantly be attributed neither to his commercial nor to his independent professional activity. An entrepreneur is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of his commercial or independent professional activity.
1.3. Deviating terms and conditions of the customer shall not be recognized unless the vendor expressly agrees to their validity.
2. Offers, service descriptions
2.1. The display of products in the online shop is to be equated with an invitation to place an order and not a legally binding offer. Service descriptions included in catalogues or on the vendor’s websites are not to be equated with either a promise or a guarantee.
2.2. All offers are valid “as long as stocks last” unless otherwise stated in the respective product description. Errors excepted.
3. Order process, conclusion of the contract
3.1. The customer is free to select the products of their choice from the vendor’s product range and gather them together in a so-called “cart” using the “Add to basket” button. The customer can then proceed to their cart and amend their selection as required, for example by removing a product from the cart. Once they are happy with their selection the customer can proceed to the final step in the order process using the “Checkout” button.
3.2. When the customer clicks the “Buy now” button they make a binding request to buy the goods currently in their cart. Prior to order placement the customer is able to view and amend their order data at any time and can also use their browser’s “Back” function to return to their cart or abort the order process. Essential entries are marked with an asterisk (*).
3.3. The vendor responds by emailing the customer an automatic confirmation of receipt; the email recapitulates the order placed by the customer and can be printed using the “Print” function (order confirmation). The automatic confirmation of receipt only documents the receipt of the customer’s order by the vendor and is not to be equated with order acceptance. A binding purchase contract is only deemed to be concluded if the vendor dispatches or hands over the product ordered to the customer within 2 days or confirms the dispatch of the product ordered within 2 days by sending the customer a second email, order confirmation or an invoice. Acceptance may also be effected by a payment request sent by the vendor to the customer and, at the latest, by completion of the payment process. In the event of several acts of acceptance, the earliest point of acceptance shall be decisive. If the vendor does not accept the customer’s offer within the acceptance period, no contract is concluded and the customer is no longer bound by their offer.
3.4. In the case of customers who are entrepreneurs, the aforementioned period for dispatch, delivery or order confirmation is seven days instead of two.
3.5. If the vendor offers an advance payment option, the contract is deemed to be concluded at such time as the vendor provides their bank details and requests payment. If, despite being due and despite the customer being sent a reminder, payment is not received by the vendor within 10 calendar days of the sending of the order confirmation, the vendor withdraws from the contract, thus rendering the order invalid and in turn freeing the vendor from their obligation to supply. At this point the order is considered to have been brought to a conclusion with no further consequences for either the customer or the vendor. Products for which advance payment is offered can therefore be reserved for a maximum of 10 calendar days.
4. Prices, delivery costs
4.1. For customers who are consumers, all prices indicated on the vendor’s website include the applicable statutory value-added tax (VAT).
4.2. The vendor charges delivery costs in addition to the prices indicated. Delivery costs are clearly explained to the customer on a separate webpage and during the order process itself.
4.3. For deliveries to entrepreneurs in another EU member state who provide a valid VAT identification number when ordering, the delivery is made as a tax-exempt intra-Community supply without German VAT. The customer must pay tax on the acquisition in their member state.
5. Delivery, product availability
5.1. If the customer selects advance payment, delivery will occur further to receipt of the invoice amount.
5.2. The vendor is entitled to withdraw from the contract if, at the fault of the customer, delivery of the goods fails despite three delivery attempts. Any payments already made by the customer will be refunded without delay.
5.3. Customers are notified of delivery periods and restrictions on delivery (e.g. delivery to specific countries to the exclusion of others) on a separate webpage or in the respective product description.
5.4. In the case of customers who are entrepreneurs, the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the goods shall pass to the buyers as soon as the vendor has delivered the item to the forwarding agent, the carrier or the person or institution otherwise designated to carry out the shipment; the stated delivery dates and deadlines, subject to other promises and agreements, are not fixed dates.
5.5. The vendor shall not be responsible for delays in delivery and performance due to force majeure and due to unforeseeable events that make delivery significantly more difficult or impossible for the vendor vis-à-vis customers who are entrepreneurs, even in the case of bindingly agreed deadlines and dates. In this case, the vendor shall be entitled to postpone the delivery or service by the duration of the impediment plus a reasonable start-up period. The right to postpone the deadline shall also apply to customers who are entrepreneurs in cases of unforeseeable events that affect the operations of a pre-supplier and for which neither the pre-supplier nor the vendor are responsible. During the period of such hindrance, the customer shall also be released from its contractual obligations, in particular payment. If the delay is unreasonable for the customer, the customer may withdraw from the contract by written declaration after a reasonable period to be set by the customer or after mutual consultation with the vendor.
6. Terms of payment
6.1. The customer is free to select one of the available payment types during the order process; their selection is made prior to completion of the order process. Customers are informed about available payment types on a separate webpage.
6.2. The purchase price is payable in advance without deduction.
6.3. If the customer pays via PayPal, PayPal’s user agreement additionally applies to the relationship between the customer and PayPal.
6.4. If the due date by which payment must be made is defined as a calendar date the customer will be deemed to be in arrears as soon as they fail to comply with that due date and be liable for statutory interest on arrears.
6.5. The customer’s obligation to pay interest on arrears does not preclude the enforcement of other claims for delay-related damages by the vendor.
7. Retention of title
The goods remain the property of the vendor until full payment has been made.
8. Customer account
8.1. The vendor provides the customers with a customer account. Within the customer account, the customers are provided with information about the orders and their customer data stored with the vendor. The information stored in the customer account is not public.
8.2. Customers can also place an order as a guest without having to create a customer account.
8.3. Customers are obliged to provide truthful information in the customer account and to adjust the information to changes in the actual circumstances, as far as this is necessary (e.g. the changed e-mail address in case of a change or the changed postal address before an order). Customers are responsible for any disadvantages that may arise due to incorrect information.
8.4. The customer account may only be used in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular the provisions on the protection of third party rights, and in accordance with the GTC of the vendor by means of the access masks and other technical access options provided by the vendor. Any other type of use, in particular by external software, such as bots or crawlers, is prohibited.
8.5. Insofar as customers store, specify or otherwise post content or information (hereinafter referred to as “content”) within the customer account, the customers are responsible for this information. The vendor does not adopt the content of the customers as its own. However, the vendor reserves the right to take appropriate measures depending on the degree of risk of infringement emanating from the content, in particular the risk to third parties. The measures, which take into account the criteria of necessity, appropriateness, diligence, objectivity as well as reasonableness and the interests of all parties involved, in particular the fundamental rights of the customers, may include the (partial) deletion of content, requests for action and explanations, warnings as well as house bans.
8.6. Customers may terminate the customer account at any time. The vendor can terminate the customer account at any time with a reasonable period of notice, which is usually two weeks. The termination must be reasonable for the customer. The vendor reserves the right of termination for extraordinary reasons.
8.7. From the moment of termination, the customer account and the information stored in the customer account are no longer available to the customer. It is the customer’s responsibility to back up his data when terminating the customer account.
9. Product warranty and guarantee
9.1. The warranty (liability for defects) shall be determined in accordance with statutory provisions, subject to the following provisions.
9.2. The goods supplied by the vendor are only subject to a guarantee if the customer was expressly informed of such a guarantee and the terms thereof prior to the commencement of the order process.
9.3. If the customer is an entrepreneur, he shall inspect the goods without undue delay, notwithstanding any statutory obligations to give notice of defects, and shall notify the vendor in writing of any visible material defects without undue delay, at the latest within two weeks after delivery, and of any non-visible material defects without undue delay, at the latest within two weeks after discovery. Deviations in quality, weight, size, thickness, width, equipment, pattern and color that are customary in the trade and permissible in accordance with quality standards or minor deviations shall not constitute defects.
9.4. If the customer is an entrepreneur, the vendor shall choose between rectification or subsequent delivery of defective goods.
9.5. Notwithstanding the liability provisions of these Terms and Conditions, material defects shall become statute-barred one year after the transfer of risk for customers who are entrepreneurs, unless longer periods are prescribed by law, in particular in the case of special provisions for the recourse of the entrepreneur. For used goods, the warranty of customers who are entrepreneurs is excluded.
9.6. If the customer, who is an entrepreneur, has installed the defective item within the meaning of Section 439 (3) of the German Civil Code (BGB) in another item or attached it to another item in accordance with its type and intended use, the vendor shall, subject to an express agreement and without prejudice to the other warranty obligations, not be obliged to reimburse the customer for the necessary expenses for the removal of the defective item and the installation or attachment of the repaired or delivered item free of defects within the scope of subsequent performance. Accordingly, the vendor shall also not be obliged to reimburse expenses for the removal of the defective item and the installation or attachment of the repaired or delivered defect-free item within the scope of a recourse by the customer within the supply chain (i.e. between the customer and its customers).
10. Liability
10.1. The following exclusions and restrictions of liability in connection with the vendor’s liability for compensation apply irrespective of other statutory eligibility criteria.
10.2. The vendor is liable without restriction if damage was caused with wilful intent or gross negligence.
10.3. The vendor is also liable for minor negligence leading to the violation of fundamental obligations whose violation jeopardises the fulfilment of the contractual purpose and the violation of obligations whose fulfilment is a prerequisite for the proper performance of the contract and can normally be relied upon by the customer. In this case the vendor’s liability is nevertheless restricted to foreseeable damage typical to the type of contract involved. The vendor is not liable for minor negligence leading to the violation of obligations other than those mentioned in the previous sentences.
10.4. The above restrictions of liability do not apply to damage to life, limb or health, defects identified after the acceptance of a guarantee regarding the nature of the product or defects kept secret with wilful deceit. Liability under the terms of the German Act on Liability for Defective Products remains unaffected.
10.5. Insofar as the vendor’s liability is excluded or restricted, such exclusion and/or restriction also applies to the personal liability of employees, representatives and agents.
11. Storage of the contract itself
11.1. The customer is able to print out the contract with the aid of their browser’s print function during the last step of the order process (i.e. prior to placing their order with the vendor).
11.2. The vendor stores the contract text. The customer receives an order confirmation containing all order details at the email address provided; with this email, or at the latest upon delivery of the goods, consumers also receive these General Terms and Conditions, the withdrawal policy including the model withdrawal form, and the information on shipping costs, delivery and payment terms. Customers with a customer account can view their order details at any time under “My account”. The General Terms and Conditions valid at the time of the order are not available online afterwards; customers should therefore keep the order confirmation.
11.3. Customers who are entrepreneurs may receive the contract documents by email, in writing, or by means of a reference to an online source.
12. Closing remarks
12.1. If the buyer is an entrepreneur, subject to other agreements or mandatory statutory provisions, the place of performance is the vendor’s seat, while the place of jurisdiction is the vendor’s seat if the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, or if the buyer has no general place of jurisdiction in the vendor’s country of domicile. The right of the vendor to choose another admissible place of jurisdiction is reserved.
12.2. The laws of the Federal Republic of Germany apply, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law applies only to the extent that it does not deprive them of the protection granted by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which they have their habitual residence.
12.3. The contract may be concluded in German or English. The language in which the customer places the order is authoritative.
12.4. We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings in front of a consumer arbitration board.