Terms and Conditions (GTC)
photogravure.studio

1. Scope of Application

These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) apply to all contracts, deliveries, and services provided by photogravure.studio, owner: Steffen Dibke (hereinafter referred to as individual "Provider"), which are concluded via the website photogravure.studio, by email, or through other means of distance communication.

2. Conclusion of Contract

The presentation of services on the website does not constitute a legally binding offer, but rather an invitation to submit an inquiry. A contract is only concluded when the Provider accepts the customer's inquiry by means of a written order confirmation (usually by email) and the payment terms have been agreed upon.

3. Services and Tax Rates

The Provider distinguishes between artistic services and craft services for billing purposes:

• Own artworks: The sale of own, limited, and signed prints is subject to the reduced tax rate of currently 7% VAT.

• Services: The production of photopolymer plates (printing blocks) as well as the creation of custom prints based on customer motifs are considered craft services and are billed at the standard rate of currently 19% VAT.

4. Copyrights and Usage

• Own designs: For products based on motifs of the Provider, all copyrights remain with the Provider. The customer receives a simple right of use to use the physical printing block for their own prints. Any further reproduction, digitization, or commercial exploitation of the motif is prohibited.

• Customer motifs: In the case of custom works, the customer warrants that they hold the necessary copyrights and usage rights for the templates submitted. The customer indemnifies the Provider against all third-party claims due to copyright infringements.

• Labeling: The Provider is entitled to discreetly mark produced printing blocks on the reverse side as the author or manufacturer (e.g. "photogravure.studio").

5. Right of Withdrawal and Exclusion

• Right of withdrawal: Consumers are entitled to a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal for distance contracts regarding finished artworks (stock items). Returned goods must be sent back in their original condition and original packaging. The Provider reserves the right to claim appropriate compensation for value loss in the event of demonstrable damage or impairment due to improper handling.

• Exclusion: The right of withdrawal does not apply to contracts for the delivery of goods that are not prefabricated and for the production of which an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive or which are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the consumer (§ 312g para. 2 no. 1 BGB). This applies in particular to individually manufactured photopolymer plates and custom prints based on customer motifs.

6. Hardwork Characteristics / Peculiarities of the Craft

Photogravure is a manual process. Minor deviations in ink application, positioning, or paper texture are process-related, constitute the unique character of each piece, and do not represent a defect.

7. Retention of Title and Payment

The delivered goods remain the property of the Provider until full payment has been made.

Unless otherwise agreed, payments are to be made within 7 days of receipt of invoice without deduction.

8. Liability and Transfer of Risk

The Provider is liable for damages only in cases of intent or gross negligence.

For shipments to entrepreneurs, the risk of accidental loss or deterioration of the goods passes to the customer as soon as the consignment has been handed over to the transport company.

9. Storage of Printing Blocks

• Free storage: The Provider stores manufactured photopolymer plates (printing blocks) free of charge for the first year after completion. The storage period begins on the date of completion of the plate.

• Fee-based storage: From the second year onwards, an annual storage fee is charged per plate. The amount of the fee will be communicated to the customer in writing in good time before the end of the first year.

• Collection and return: The customer is entitled to collect the plate at any time or have it sent at their own expense. A return of the plate terminates the Provider's storage obligation.

• Uncollected plates: If the customer does not respond within three months to a written request for collection or clarification of further storage, the Provider is entitled to dispose of the plate. In this case, any liability of the Provider is excluded.

• Disclaimer: The Provider stores the printing blocks with standard care, but assumes no liability for damage caused by normal storage, aging of the material, or force majeure.

10. Final Provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply. Should individual provisions of these GTC be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.