Terms and Conditions

The General Terms and Conditions were last updated on January 12, 2025.

1. Introduction

These General Terms and Conditions apply to this website and to transactions related to our products and services. You may also be bound by additional contracts relating to your relationship with us or to products or services you receive from us. If provisions of the additional contracts conflict with provisions of these terms, the provisions of the additional contracts shall prevail.

2. Binding Nature

By registering, accessing, or otherwise using this website, you hereby agree to be bound by the General Terms and Conditions listed below. The mere use of this website implies knowledge and acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions. In certain cases, we may also ask you to expressly agree.

3. Electronic Communication

By using this website or communicating with us electronically, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our website or send you an email, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we send to you electronically meet all legal requirements. This also includes, but is not limited to, the requirement that such communications should be in writing.

4. Intellectual Property

We or our licensors own and control all copyrights and other intellectual property rights on the website as well as the data, information, and other resources displayed on or accessible from the website.

Unless certain content specifies otherwise, no license or other right under copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights is granted to you. This means that you may not use, copy, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, embed in an electronic medium, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, transmit, download, transfer, monetize, sell, market, or commercialize any resources on this website in any form without our prior written permission, except and only to the extent that this is otherwise provided in the provisions of mandatory law (such as the right to quote).

5. Newsletter

Notwithstanding the above, you may forward our newsletter in electronic form to other individuals who may be interested in visiting our website.

6. Third-Party Ownership

Our website may contain hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not monitor or review the content of third-party websites that are referenced from this website. Products or services offered by other websites are subject to the terms and conditions of those third parties. Opinions or materials expressed on these websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. You assume all risks associated with the use of these websites and related third-party services. We accept no responsibility for any losses or damages of any kind resulting from your disclosure of personal data to third parties.

7. Responsible Use

By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for the purposes intended and permitted by these terms, additional agreements with us, as well as applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You may not use our website or services to use, publish, or distribute material that consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software. Do not use the data collected on our website for direct marketing activities or conduct systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to our website.

Participation in activities that cause or may cause damage to the website or impair the performance, availability, or accessibility of the website is strictly prohibited.

8. Registration

You can register for an account on our website. During this process, it may be necessary to choose a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and account information and agree not to disclose your passwords, account information, or secure access to our website or services to any other person. You must not allow any other person to use your account to access the website, as you are responsible for all activities that occur through the use of your passwords or accounts. You must notify us immediately if you become aware of any disclosure of your password.

After the account is terminated, you cannot create a new account without our permission.

9. Right of Refund and Return

9.1 Right of Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 30 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period expires 30 days from the day on which you or a third party indicated by you, other than the carrier, takes physical possession of the goods.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g., a letter by post, fax, or email). Our contact details can be found below. You can use the attached sample withdrawal form , but this is not mandatory.

You can also fill out and submit the sample withdrawal form or another clear statement electronically on our website .

If you use this option, we will promptly send you a confirmation of receipt of such withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g., by email).

To comply with the withdrawal period, it is sufficient that you send your notification of the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

9.2 Effects of Withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we will refund you all payments received from you, including delivery costs (except for any additional costs resulting from your choice of a delivery method other than the least expensive standard delivery method offered by us), without delay and in any case no later than 14 days from the day we are informed of your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will make this refund using the same payment method you used for the original transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise. In any case, no fees will be charged for this refund.

You must return the goods or hand them over to us or a person authorized by us to receive the goods without delay and in any case no later than 14 days from the day you inform us of your withdrawal from this contract. The deadline is met if you return the goods before the 14-day period has expired.

We can withhold the refund until we have received the goods back or you have provided proof that you have returned the goods, whichever is earlier.

You must bear the direct costs of returning the goods.

You are only liable for any decrease in value of the goods resulting from handling that is not necessary to ascertain the nature, characteristics, and functioning of the goods.

Please note that there are some legal exceptions to the right of withdrawal, and some items cannot be returned or exchanged. We will inform you if this applies in your specific case.

10. Your Posted Content

We can provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, forums, message boards, ratings and reviews, as well as various social media services. It may not be possible to review or monitor all content that you or others share or submit on or through our website. However, we reserve the right to review content and monitor the use and activity of our website, as well as to remove or reject content at our discretion. By posting information or otherwise using open communication tools, you agree that your content complies with these terms and conditions and is not illegal or unlawful or infringes the legal rights of any person.

11. Idea Submission

Do not submit any ideas, inventions, works of authorship, or other information that may be considered your own intellectual property and that you wish to present to us, unless we have previously signed an intellectual property agreement or a confidentiality agreement. If you communicate this to us without such a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, store, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your content in existing or future media.

12. Termination of Use

We may, at our discretion, temporarily or permanently change or discontinue access to the website or any service located thereon at any time. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third parties for such changes, suspensions, or interruptions of your access to or use of the website or content that you may have shared on the website. You have no right to compensation or any other payment, even if certain features, settings, and/or content that you contributed or rely on are permanently lost. You shall not circumvent or attempt to circumvent any access restriction measures on our website.

13. Guarantees and Liability

Nothing in this section shall limit or exclude any legally implied warranty whose limitation or exclusion would be unlawful. This website and all content on the website are provided "as is" and "as available" and may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim any express or implied warranty of any kind regarding the availability, accuracy, or completeness of the content. We do not guarantee that:

This website or our products or services meet your requirements.
This website will be available continuously, timely, securely, or error-free;
The quality of all products or services you have purchased or received through this website meets your expectations.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, or medical advice of any kind or is intended to do so. If you need advice, you should consult a qualified professional.

The following provisions of this section apply to the maximum extent permitted by law and do not limit or exclude our liability in relation to matters that would be illegal or unlawful for us to limit or exclude our liability. In no event shall we be liable for direct or indirect damages (including damages for lost profits or revenue, loss or damage to data, software or databases, or loss or damage to property or data) incurred by you or third parties arising from your access to or use of our website.

Unless expressly stated otherwise in a separate agreement, our liability to you shall be limited to all damages arising from or related to the website or to products and services marketed or sold through the website, regardless of the form of legal action that imposes liability (whether contractual, equitable, negligence, intentional misconduct, tort, or otherwise) shall be limited to the total price you paid to us to purchase such products or services or to use the website. This limitation applies in total to all your claims, actions, and causes of action of any kind and nature.

14. Privacy

To access our website and/or services, you may need to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that all information you provide is always accurate, correct, and up to date.

We take your personal data seriously and are committed to protecting your privacy. We will not use your email address for unsolicited emails. All emails we send to you will only relate to the provision of agreed products or services.

We have developed a policy to address any privacy concerns. You can find more information in our Privacy Policy and in our Cookie Policy.

15. Export Restrictions / Compliance with Laws

Accessing the website from areas or countries where the content or purchase of the products or services sold on the website is illegal is prohibited. You may not use this website in violation of Germany's export laws and regulations.

16. Assignment

Without our prior written consent, you may not assign, transfer, or convey your rights and/or obligations under these Terms in whole or in part to any third party. Any purported assignment in violation of this section is null and void.

17. Breaches of these General Terms and Conditions

Notwithstanding our other rights under these General Terms and Conditions, if you breach these General Terms and Conditions in any way, we may take measures that we deem appropriate to address the breach, including temporarily or permanently blocking your access to the website and contacting your internet service provider to request that your access to the website be blocked and/or initiating legal action against you.

18. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs in connection with your breach of these General Terms and Conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for our damages, losses, costs, and expenses in connection with or arising from such claims.

19. Waiver

The failure to enforce any provision of these General Terms and Conditions and an agreement, or the failure to exercise a termination option, shall not be deemed a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these General Terms and Conditions or any of these agreements or any part thereof or the right thereafter to enforce each individual provision.

20. Language

These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted and construed exclusively in English. All notices and correspondence shall be written solely in this language.

21. Complete Agreement

These Terms and Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and THE AB Cosmetics GmbH regarding your use of this website.

22. Updating these Terms and Conditions

We may update these General Terms and Conditions from time to time. You are required to regularly review these General Terms and Conditions for changes or updates. The date specified at the beginning of these General Terms and Conditions is the last revision date. Changes to these General Terms and Conditions will take effect as soon as such changes are published on this website. Your continued use of this website after the publication of changes or updates shall be deemed as notice of your consent to comply with and be bound by these General Terms and Conditions.

23. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

These General Terms and Conditions are subject to the laws of Germany. For all disputes related to these General Terms and Conditions, the courts of Germany shall have jurisdiction. If any part or provision of these General Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid and/or unenforceable by a court or other authority under applicable law, that part or provision shall be modified, deleted, and/or enforced to the maximum extent permissible to realize the intent of these General Terms and Conditions. The remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.

24. Contact Information

This website is owned and operated by THE AB Cosmetics GmbH.

You can contact us regarding these Terms and Conditions through our Contact page.

25. Download

You can also download our Terms and Conditions as a PDF file here .