I. GENERAL PROVISIONS  
   (a) These General Conditions of Sale (hereinafter “General Conditions”) govern the sale of accessories from the BARBEN collections (hereinafter “products”) sold via the dedicated area of the site www.barbenbags.com in accordance with the procedures contained therein.
    (b) For the purposes of these general conditions, the final consumer (hereinafter “buyer”) means any capable natural person over the age of 18 who purchases goods for purposes other than business, commerce, craft or any other professional activity.
    (c) BARBEN may choose not to process orders from organizations that cannot be identified as end users or that do not comply with BARBEN’s business policies.
    (d) For more detailed information on the specified conditions, the interested party can send a request to the e-mail address sale@barbenbags.com.
    (e) These conditions of sale govern only the offer, shipment and acceptance of products sold through www.barbenbags.com.
 
    II. CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT
    (a) The contract is concluded between the buyer and BARBEN and is governed by the rules of international law on the sale of goods referred to in section X (a).
    (b) Before making a purchase, the buyer must carefully read the General Conditions of Sale published on the site www.barbenbags.com.
    (c) To place an order, the buyer must complete and submit the appropriate order form at www.barbenbags.com. An offer to purchase a product is made by the purchaser when placing a purchase order electronically.
    (d) After submitting the order form, an order summary page is displayed with the characteristics of the product ordered.
    (e) The contract is deemed concluded if, after payment made by the buyer, BARBEN receives and accepts a complete and correct purchase order.
    (f) The order form is kept for the time necessary to process the order.
    (g) Buyer will receive a receipt by completing the appropriate fields on the payment form. A check will be emailed upon receipt of payment for the item.
    (h) The languages provided for the conclusion of the contract are French and English.
 
    III. GUARANTEE OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE GOODS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
    (a) BARBEN guarantees the authenticity of all products purchased on www.barbenbags.com.
    (b) the “BARBEN” trademark and all graphic and non-visual trademarks, service marks appearing on the products, accessories and / or associated packaging, as well as the trademarks of the company, whether registered or not, as well as all illustrations, images and logos protected by copyright law, and in general, all intellectual property rights relating to products are and remain the exclusive property of BARBEN and those to which they belong.
 
    IV. INVALID ORDERS
    (a) All orders are subject to acceptance by BARBEN, which reserves the right, at its sole discretion, not to fulfill orders if:
    • The data provided by the buyer when filling out the order form is incomplete or incorrect;
    • The buyer is not considered an end consumer or is not entitled to payment in accordance with BARBEN’s policy;
    • The items ordered are out of stock.
    (b) BARBEN is not responsible for changes in the availability of certain products.
    (c) BARBEN will consider all offers to purchase, except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
 
    V. PRICES
    (a) The selling prices of the goods are indicated in euros and do not include the costs of shipping the goods, which will be added to the total amount of the order, and the amount of taxes and duties paid by the buyer separately at country of receipt of the goods, as provided for by the legislation in force in that country.
    (b) BARBEN reserves the right to modify the prices indicated on the site at any time. Under no circumstances will BARBEN be responsible for price changes and additional costs of the buyer linked to price changes of the goods.
    (c) The prices shown on the website are considered valid for purchases worldwide.
 
    VI. PAYMENT OF GOODS
    (a) Buyer agrees to pay for items purchased through secure PayPal servers using their account or credit card if the user does not have a PayPal account.
    (b) PayPal accepts the following credit cards: Visa, Maestro, Carta Aura, Discover, Master Card, American Express.
    (c) Credit card payments are processed directly by PayPal’s secure servers which, through the use of SSL encrypted protocols (VERISIGN), guarantee the security of online transactions. Thus, BARBEN does not have information on the buyer’s bank card, which guarantees total confidentiality.
    (d) Upon receipt of an order from a buyer, BARBEN requests a pre-authorization of the customer’s credit card through PayPal’s secure servers to ensure that the customer has sufficient funds to complete the transaction.
    (e) Credit cards are subject to verification and authorization by the issuer. BARBEN is not responsible for the lack of authorization from the respective organization. Once the contract has been concluded in accordance with clause (e) of Section II of these General Conditions, the full amount will be debited from the buyer’s credit card.
    (f) For users already registered with PayPal and having an account, payment can be made directly through their account in the system. There is no request to pre-authorize the buyer’s credit card.
    (g) By making a purchase on www.barbenbags.com, you agree to the privacy policy and the use of cookies. At the same time, all confidential data necessary for payments by bank card (card number, holder, expiration date, security codes) will only be received by the payment provider, who will act independently, without going through the BARBEN server. The data will be received in an encrypted format in accordance with the security requirements stipulated by the PCI certificate and processed using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
 
    VII. SUPPLY OF GOODS
    (a) The goods will be delivered on time and in the manner specified by the transport company chosen by the buyer.
    (b) Shipping charges are paid by the buyer separately and may vary depending on the selected delivery country. The shipping costs will be calculated for each order according to the country of destination of the product (s) ordered and the weight of the package shipped.
    (c) The buyer can check the status of the delivery using a tracking code which will be sent to the buyer by email.
    (d) The delivery of the goods is carried out only in the countries of which the choice is possible at the checkout in the line “delivery address”.
    (e) BARBEN is not responsible for delays or non-delivery of goods by the shipping company. From the moment the goods ordered by customers are handed over to the transport company, all responsibility for the delivery of these goods rests exclusively with the transport company. BARBEN is not responsible for any loss, theft or damage incurred during transport.
    f) The buyer agrees that if the delivery is made abroad, customs duties and import taxes will be his responsibility and that as an importer he must comply with the provisions of the law import from the country concerned.
 
    VIII. RIGHT TO REFUSE GOODS
    (a) The Buyer has the right to withdraw from the purchase without any penalty and without giving any reason within 14 days from the date of receipt of the goods purchased in accordance with these General Conditions.
    (b) The withdrawal must be made within the time period specified in point (a) of this section by returning the products purchased after the required activation of the return procedure by contacting BARBEN at sale@barbenbags.com
    (c) The buyer must return the goods intact. In particular, the products must not be used, worn, washed or damaged, the identification label must be affixed to the product as received, the inner label indicating the composition and cleaning methods must not be removed and / or damaged.
    (d) Product returns are excluded if they are personalized. In particular, the embroidery is applied, requested by the customer during the purchase.
    (e) All costs for returning goods are the responsibility of the buyer.
 
    IX. PURCHASE RETURNS
    (a) If the return of the goods is made in accordance with the provisions of Section VIII of these General Conditions, BARBEN will refund the amount paid by the buyer for the goods in the same way that the buyer made payment. Refunds are made within 30 days from the date of the actual return of the goods to the seller.
    (b) In all other cases, BARBEN will not refund the amount received for the goods sold.
 
    X. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
    (a) The General Conditions of Sale are governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention 1980, CISG).
    (b) Unless provided by another exclusive court by applicable law, all disputes arising from the interpretation or execution of the General Conditions of Sale will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Paris (France).
 
    XI. CHANGE OF THESE TERMS
    (a) These general conditions may change over time and the new provisions will come into force from the date of publication on the site www. barbenbags.com
 
    XII. PRIVACY POLICY
    (a) When purchasing from www. barbenbags.com, you accept the privacy policy and the use of cookies.
 
    XIII. CUSTOMIZATION OF GOODS
    (a) The color of each product, including its individual elements (handles, trims, zippers, liner, exterior trim), may differ from the color displayed on the screen and depends on the color rendering of the electronic device. used.
    (b) Product personalization embroidery displayed on screen is for reference only and may differ in position, color or size from the actual personalization.