These Terms and Conditions, together with the Privacy Plocy and Cookie Policy, govern and regulate the use of the Website www.samsares.com (hereafter ”the Website”) as well as the offer and sale of Samsares products (hereafter ”the Products”) on the Website. Please read these Terms, Conditions, and Policies before using this Website and ordering the Products on the Website. Any continued use of the Website indicates that you have acknowledged and fully accepted these Terms, Conditions, and Policies. All information is provided in the English language and is compliant with Swiss law. We have the right to change, replace, and update these Website Terms and Conditions at our sole discretion without prior notice. The new updated version of these Website Terms and Conditions takes effect as soon as it is published on the Website.
Access to and use of the Website is allowed exclusively for personal non-commercial purposes, which should in no way be connected to the User’s trade, business, or professional activity.
The Website is established, managed, and maintained by GC Brands GmbH, a limited liability company with registered office in Switzerland, in Binningen 4102, and VAT number CHE-130.516.556 (hereafter ”we, our, us”).
1.1. THE PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE
Through the Website, we provide the following:
– content about Samsares brand and its Products, including information and inspirational content about the features and quality of Products, services, and the brand, as well as news, events, corporate information, and legal notes;
– a remote sales platform where Products are offered for sale and can be purchased;
– services, including help and support provided by the customer service (hereafter ”Customer Service”), processing of information provided to us by the Users and Customers, processing of payments, processing of orders, delivery of purchased Products, processing of returns, exchanges and cases of warranty, managing, maintaining and updating all technical aspects of the Website as well as all content published by us on the Website.
1.2 OUR OBLIGATIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
1.2.1 Performance and security of the Website
We take reasonable and appropriate technical, organisational, and administrative measures to ensure proper and secure functioning of the Website. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee the total security of information contained within the Website due to general data security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet. Except for cases of gross negligence, we cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damages that may result to the Users from the use of the Website, which may include such damages as data losses and transfer of viruses or malware that may negatively affect or destroy Users’ electronic devices. Users browse, navigate, and use the Website at their own risk. We cannot be held liable for the fraudulent and unauthorised use of data saved on and extracted from the Website by third parties. All Customers must safeguard the security of their accounts on the Website by changing their passwords regularly and never sharing their usernames and passwords with any third parties. We cannot be held liable for disclosing personal information about the Customer to anyone who has logged into the Customer’s account by using the Customer’s login credentials. All information about privacy, personal data protection, and cookies policy is described in the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
Although we have adopted all reasonable measures to ensure proper functioning of the Website, we cannot guarantee that the Website will operate continuously, without any interruptions and errors due to the connection to the Internet and interference of third parties operating either with malicious intent or when enforcing legal regulations. We cannot be held liable for any failure to access the Website and loss of data arising out of any event beyond our reasonable control.
1.2.2 Content
It is our responsibility to provide correct, accurate, actual (up-to-date), and compliant with Swiss law content on the Website (hereafter ”Content”). The Content may include information about the Products offered for sale on the Website, information about the services that we provide before, during, and after the purchase of these Products, information to support and facilitate marketing of Products, as well as data about regulatory terms, conditions, and policies. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the Content within the Website is accurate, correct, and up-to-date. However, we cannot be held liable for the accuracy and completeness of the Content at all times, except for its liability for gross negligence and as otherwise provided for by Swiss law.
We cannot guarantee that the Website is available globally and that the Content within the Website is appropriate, legal, and compliant with the regulations in every country of the world. We cannot be held liable for any suspension or any termination of access to the Website arising out of any event beyond our reasonable control.
We take great care to present the Products on the Website as accurately as possible. However, we cannot guarantee that the appearance of real Products perfectly matches the images on the screen, which very much depends on the User’s Internet browser and monitor quality. We cannot be held liable for any such differences that may occur.
1.2.3 Products
It is our responsibility to ensure that all Products offered and purchased on this Website:
– comply with regulations of Swiss law and specifications provided in the product descriptions;
– are free of material defects and workmanship errors;
– are delivered to the recipient in new and undamaged condition.
Natural variations of precious stones are not considered material defects. Some level of impurities and color variations may occur, which is not considered a flaw, but a unique characteristic of a natural product. We only use best quality, carefully examined and selected natural precious stones. Some of these natural precious stones will be treated by methods that are accepted in the industry as standard methods to improve the color or the stability of natural precious stones (like heating of sapphires or oiling of emeralds). We take great care to ensure that all diamonds and precious stones used to manufacture Samsares Products derive from legitimate sources that operate in compliance with the United Nations resolutions and are not in any way related to any the conflict zones.
We cannot be held liable for any damages of any nature that might arise while using the Products purchased on the Website. The total amount of our liability in respect of the purchase of Products under these Terms and Conditions is limited to the amount paid by the buyer for the purchase of the Products.
1.2.4 Services
We commit to providing the following before, during, and after sales services:
– supports by the Customer Service, which includes providing information, help, and assistance in ordering, delivery, returns and refunds, exchanges, and warranty claims of the Products purchased on the Website;
– correct processing of all orders;
– secure processing of all payments;
– safe deliveries of all orders within the indicated period of time to the address provided by the Customer;
– efficient and prompt processing of returns, refunds, and exchanges;
– warranty on all Products purchased on the Website and efficient processing of all warranty claims.
More detailed information about all services related to the sale of Products on the Website is described below in articles 1.6-1.11.
1.3 PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
All information about privacy, personal data protection and cookies policy is described in the Privacy Policy and in the Cookie Policy.
1.4 USER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The access to and use of the Website is allowed exclusively for personal non-commercial purposes, which should in no way be connected to the User’s trade, business or professional activity. Any continued use of the Website indicated that the User has acknowledged and fully accepted the Terms and Conditions of Use and Sale as well as the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. If the User does not agree with all or parts of these Terms, Conditions and Policies, the User should not continue to use the Website.
Under the above mentioned conditions, the User can visit and surf all authorized pages and parts of the Website and access all Content contained in these pages and parts. The User can contact Customer Service within the operating times and obtain information and support regarding Products and Services offered on the Website. The User can create and manage a customer’s account on the Website consequently becoming a customer (hereafter ”Customer”): The Customer can purchase all Products offered for sale on the Website and make payments on the Website.
Only Users over the age of 18 can create a customer’s account on the Website and purchase Products. The Customer can indicate to where the purchased Products should be delivered and track the delivery process until receiving the order. The Customer has a right of withdrawal and can terminate the purchase contract within 14 days after receiving the order without any reason. The Customer can make warranty claims in case there’s reason for such claims. The Customer can share their personal content on the Website and on other Samsares accounts, including questions, comments, feedback, testimonials, endorsements, suggestions, ideas, concepts, drawings, images, photos, audio, and video material.
When using the Website, the User is obliged to:
– not use the Website or any of our services for any purpose that is illegal, fraudulent, malicious, or otherwise prohibited in the Terms, Conditions, and Policies;
– not attempt to access any areas or features of the Website such as servers, systems, networks, and data that are not authorized to access;
– not hack the Website in any way, such as sending, storing, and installing harmful computer programmes, documents, files, and scripts containing viruses, malicious codes, and other harmful agents for any reason whatsoever;
– not use any automated and manual systems, applications, or devices that could interfere with, disrupt, inhibit, and negatively affect the performance, integrity, and security of the Website, our ability to provide the services and other obligations, as well as the ability of other Users to fully use the Website and our services;
– not attempt to extract other Users’ personal information and/or login credentials;
– not use another Users’ accounts without their permission;
– not create an account using the name of another person without this person’s permission;
– not provide any offensive or unlawful content which may contain pornography, violence, offence or threats, and/or may promote hate, violence or any unlawful activities;
– not use the Website and our services in any way with the intention to threaten, harass, abuse, stalk, defame, or impersonate others, including our employees, affiliates, parenting institutions, and business partners;
– not use or develop any links and hyperlinks connecting the Website or parts of it to other websites, systems, and programmes without prior written consent of Samsares;
– not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Website, Samsares Products and services.
Any violation of these provisions is subject to prosecution and penalties governed by Swiss and international law.
1.5 USER SUBMISSIONS
The User is ultimately responsible for all content that the User provides on the Website.
Any submissions provided by the User on the Website, including feedback, testimonials, endorsements, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, concepts, drawings, images, photos, audio and video material (hereafter ”Submission(s)”) are non-confidential and non-proprietary. This means that we have the right to use these Submissions without compensating or mentioning the User. Additionally, these Submissions will not be treated as private information and could be viewed by others. Once the User posts these Submissions on the Website or on Samsares’ social media accounts, they become our property. When providing these Submissions, the User grants us an unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable and perpetual right to use the content of these Submissions in several ways which are consistent with the Privacy Policy, including, but not limited to, publishing, storing, displaying, reproducing, modifying, editing, developing and distributing.
Users’ Submissions on Samsares’ social media accounts may be published on the Website.
We have no control over, and shall not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use or misuse by any third party of the User’s content voluntarily made public through any part of the Website or Samsares’ social media accounts.
The User is solely and ultimately responsible and liable for the legitimacy and legal consequences of their Submissions and must ensure that their Submissions do not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, copyrights, patents, and trademarks, rights of privacy, confidentiality, and trade secret obligations. Additionally, the User must warrant that their Submissions do not contain any form of “spam” or hacking material.
We periodically monitor and review the content provided by the Users on the Website and Samsares’ social media accounts. We reserve the right to edit, remove, and delete content provided by the Users on the Website or Samsares social media accounts if this content is considered to be abusive, offensive, or violating these Terms, Conditions, and Policies.
1.6 OFFER OF PRODUCTS
1.6.1 Compliance with regulations
All Products offered on the Website are new and compliant with regulatory and conventional standards. All Samsares Products are made from 750 gold. Samsares only uses the best quality, carefully examined and selected natural precious stones. Some of these natural precious stones will be treated by methods which are accepted in the industry as standard methods to improve the color or the stability of natural precious stones (like heating of sapphires or oiling of emeralds). We take great care to ensure that all diamonds and precious stones used to manufacture Samsares Products derive from legitimate sources that operate in compliance with the United Nations resolutions and are not in any way related to any of the conflict zones.
1.6.2 Information about the Products
All information about the Products provided in the description on the Website complies with the current legal and regulatory requirements of Swiss law. Information about the weight of gold and carats of precious gemstones is average and based on the size 53 for rings and size M for bracelets. Therefore, the actual weight and carats of precious stones in the real item may vary slightly from the information provided in the Product’s description. Although the Products on the Website are presented as accurately as possible, the actual appearance of Products may slightly differ from the images on the screen depending on the User’s browser and monitor quality. We cannot be held liable for these slight differences that may occur.
1.6.3 Availability of Products
All orders are subject to inventory availability. Only Products with the ”Add to Basket” button are available for purchase at the moment of visiting the Website. If the desired Product is not available at the moment of visiting the Website, the Customer may contact Customer Service for advice about the availability of the desired Product. We take great care to ensure that the actual levels of inventory match the information about the availability of Products on the Website, but sometimes an error may occur. If the Product(s) become unavailable after the order is placed, the order will be cancelled and the Customer will receive an order cancellation email. The payment for the cancelled Product(s) will be immediately refunded.
1.6.4 Prices
All prices on the Website can be displayed in Swiss Francs (CHF), in Euros (EUR), and in United States Dollars (USD). Currencies can be changed in the tab, which is located in the left corner of the footer. All prices include Swiss VAT (8,1 % of the total price). Currently, we do not offer VAT-exempt purchases, meaning a deduction of the Swiss VAT from the purchase price. Retail prices depend on the prices of materials and services and are subject to change at any time. All prices displayed on the Website at any moment in time are final.
1.7 ORDERING PROCEDURES
You can place an order either as a guest or through your customer’s account on this Website. The benefits of having your customer’s account on the Website are being able to see your past orders, save your address and payment information for faster check-out, and save your favorite products.
1.7.1 Creating an account
To access an existing customer’s account or create a new customer’s account, you should click on the person’s icon in the top right corner of the screen and follow the instructions.
It is your responsibility to provide a valid email address and create a secure password for the account. The username and the password are strictly personal and should not be shared with others.
1.7.2 Selecting the products
You should select the desired Products and place them in the basket by clicking on the ”Add to Cart” button. Rings and bracelets must be selected in their correct size. To help you choose the correct size, we created size guides that are available on every Product page. The products placed in the basket are not reserved until the full checkout process has been completed.
1.7.3 Check out
Once ready to check out, you must click on the shopping bag icon at the top right corner of the screen, and all the Products that were selected to purchase will be displayed. You can review the contents of the cart by clicking on the ”View cart” button. You must check the contents of the basket, the shipping, the billing information, and the desired payment method before proceeding to checkout. We cannot be held liable for any mistakes made while entering the shipping address and other information during the checkout process.
1.7.4 Confirmation of the order
Before placing an order, you must read the Website Terms and Conditions and click the box indicating that you acknowledge and agree to these Website Terms and Conditions. If the box is not clicked, the system will not allow the order to be placed on the Webpage. You are responsible for reviewing all the details of the order before proceeding to payment.
1.7.5 Payment
A full payment must be made when ordering Products. The following payment methods are available:
– Credit cards ( Visa, MasterCard )
– Paypal
You must be the holder of the credit card or the PayPal account provided for payment. We take all reasonable measures to make the Website secure. All credit/debit card transactions on the Website are processed using Stripe, a secure online payment gateway that encrypts the card details in a secure host environment. The payment details will not be stored on our servers. Once the payment is validated by your bank, an order confirmation email with all order details will be sent to the email address provided during the order. Once the payment is received, the ordered Products will be prepared and shipped within 48 hours to the shipping address. At this point, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with the billing receipt and the order tracking number. If the order confirmation and the shipping confirmation emails are not received, please check the spam folder. It is recommended to save a printed or digital copy of the order confirmation and the shipping confirmation.
1.7.6 Delivery
All Products are shipped from Switzerland and can be delivered to residential or company addresses specified in the order. For safety reasons, we do not deliver to P.O. boxes, distribution agencies, and parcel shops.
We offer free standard delivery to the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
International deliveries to countries outside the shipping list may be organized by contacting our Customer Service. In this case, the cost of delivery must be paid by the Customer and will depend on the destination and the delivery method.
International orders are subject to local import duties and taxes, which must be paid by the recipient upon or after delivery.
Items that are in stock will be prepared and handed over to our shipping partner within 1-3 days after receiving the payment. Items that are made to order will ship within 4-6 weeks after your payment is received.
All shipped orders are insured during the time they are in transit to the shipping address and can be tracked by clicking on the tracking number provided in the shipping confirmation email.
Delivery within Switzerland can take 1 to 2 working days after the parcel is shipped. Delivery to international destinations can take 5 to 7 working days after the parcel is shipped.
We take great care to ensure that all orders are delivered within the indicated period, but sometimes delays can occur due to unforeseen circumstances, local customs procedures, or traffic disruptions. All deliveries beyond the above-indicated delivery period are considered delayed. In such delays occur, you can exercise the right of withdrawal after receiving the order and return it, indicating delayed delivery as the reason for return.
Since all our shipments are trackable, loss during delivery is very unlikely. However, due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that are out of our control, it can occur that the parcel will be lost or permanently damaged while in transit. In this case, we will cancel the order and issue a full refund.
If the order could not be delivered after multiple attempts, it will be considered as ”an undeliverable parcel” and will be shipped back to our headquarters in Switzerland. In this case, we will cancel the order and issue a refund, deducting the cost of shipping and return.
1.7.7 Receiving
A signature is required at the time of receiving the parcel, at which point responsibility for the purchased goods passes to the recipient. On the same day, a delivery confirmation email will be sent to you.
Shortly after delivery, you should carefully examine the condition of the delivered order (including the packaging) and check whether the size, color of gold, and gemstones of the delivered items correspond to the characteristics of the ordered items. If a wrong item/size/color of the Product was delivered, you should contact the Customer Service to organize the replacement of the correct item. If the Products were delivered damaged, you should send an email to the Customer Service within 7 working days after delivery, providing the order number, photographs, and description of all observed flaws. Damages reported later will not be treated as a warranty case and will not be eligible for a refund or replacement.
The procedure of dealing with issues related to the delivery of damaged or wrong Products is described in the Article 1.9 (Warranty).
1.7.8 Order cancellation
You cannot cancel the order while the order is being processed or is being delivered to the specified shipping destination. Nevertheless, you have a right of withdrawal from the purchase after receiving the order and can return the ordered Product(s) for up to 14 days after receiving the parcel without providing any reason. The returns procedure is described in the Article no 1.8 (Returns and Exchanges)
We reserve the right to cancel the order due to the following reasons:
– Ordered Product becomes unavailable
All orders are subject to inventory availability. We take great care to ensure that the actual levels of inventory match the information about the availability of Products on the Website, but sometimes an error may occur. If the Product(s) become unavailable after the order is placed, the order will be cancelled and you will receive an order cancellation email. The payment for the cancelled Product(s) will be immediately refunded.
– Payment has been refused
If the payment is refused or rejected by the issuing center, the order will be cancelled and you will receive an order cancellation email. In this event, you can contact our Customer Service, which might offer an alternative payment method.
– Suspicion of fraud or illegitimate purchase
We offer Products for sale exclusively to retail customers either for their personal use or as a present. We reserve the right to cancel any suspicious order at our discretion.
– Loss or permanent damage to the order during delivery
Since all our shipments are trackable and we only use the best shipping agents, loss during delivery is very unlikely. However, due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that are out of our control, it may occur that the parcel will be lost or permanently damaged. In this case, we will cancel the order and issue a full refund.
– Undeliverable order
If the order could not be delivered to the recipient after multiple attempts, it will be considered as ”an undeliverable parcel” and will be shipped back to our headquarters in Switzerland. In this case, we will cancel the order and issue a refund, deducting the cost of shipping and return..
1.7.9 Errors while ordering
We cannot be held liable for any mistakes that were made while placing the order. Should any errors occur, the purchase is considered final and valid. However, we are always committed to your satisfaction and will make every effort to find the best solution in case of an accidental error.
If you have provided a wrong shipping address and the Products have not yet been dispatched, it is possible to change the shipping address by contacting our Customer Service. It is not possible to change the shipping address while the parcel is already in transit. If you have provided a wrong shipping address and the Products were delivered to this address and received there, it is your responsibility to redeem these Products from the receiving party. If the parcel was not accepted by the recipient, it will be sent back to our headquarters in Switzerland. In this event, we will cancel the order and refund the payment, except the return costs that will not be refunded.
1.7.10 Retention of information about all orders
Information about all your orders will be stored in our system for seven years from the last date of your active use of our services on the Website (f.e, creating a customer’s account, purchasing, subscribing to the newsletter, opening newsletter emails, contacting Customer Care, or making a Submission). After this period, your account will be deactivated and your Personal Data will be permanently erased. All information about storing and processing Customers’ data is described in Article 2 (Privacy Policy).
1.8 RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
1.8.1 Returns
The Customer has the right to withdraw from the purchase and can return the purchased Products without providing any reason within 14 days of receiving the order. The return should be submitted by contacting Customer Service. After submitting a return request, the Customer will receive a returns request confirmation email with a returns authorization number and the returns form. Once the return is authorized, the Customer can proceed with shipping the package to the address provided in the returns form. The Customer is free to choose the courier for the shipping of the return package. While the returned package is in transit, it is under the Customer’s responsibility. Therefore we advise the Customer to choose a courier with a traceable and insured service. The cost of return must be paid by the Customer and will not be refunded.
The items should be returned in their original packaging in unused condition. Personalized items are not eligible for returns.
Once the returns package is received, the returned items will be reviewed and verified by our in-house team. If the Products were sent back in their original condition, we will make a full refund of the item’s price to the original payment method. The cost of local duties and taxes that were paid upon delivery will not be reimbursed. Refund payments will be processed within 5 working days.
If the Products are returned with signs of wearing or damage, or if original packaging and accompanying materials (including all boxes, pouches, accessories, certificate of authenticity, labels, booklets, etc.) are missing, damaged, or incomplete, a full refund will not be authorized. In this case, we will notify the Customer that a partial refund is available. Alternatively, the Customer might choose to arrange the return of such items back to the Customer.
If the purchased item was a present, the recipient cannot exercise the right to return the item and get a refund. This right is reserved exclusively to the Customer who has made the purchase.
1.8.2 Exchanges
We offer free exchanges of the purchased items within 14 days after the order is received. The Customer can exchange the size of the purchased item. Exchanges for the different items cannot be made. To create an exchange, the Customer should contact the Customer Service. If the desired color or size of the item is currently in stock, the exchange item will be sent to the Customer after the item from the initial order is returned in unused condition. We will pay the cost of returning the item from the initial order, the cost of shipping the exchanged item, and the local duties and taxes that may be incurred for the shipping of the exchanged item.
1.9 WARRANTY
Samsares warrants that all Products purchased on this Website
– comply with regulations of the Swiss law and specifications provided in the product descriptions;
– are free of material defects and workmanship errors;
– are delivered to the recipient in new and undamaged condition.
The warranty period is 24 months starting from the date of purchase which is indicated on the invoice. This warranty covers the following cases:
– when Products were delivered damaged ( in this case delivery damage must be claimed within 5 days after delivery ),
– when Products have manufacturing defects that might be hidden and appear later but within the indicated warranty period of 24 months,
– when Products are non-compliant with the legal regulations of the Swiss law which were in place at the time of purchase,
– when the Products are non-compliant with the product descriptions provided on the product page on the Webpage, order confirmation, invoice, and/or product certificate (including deliveries of wrong items, wrong size, or wrong color).
This warranty doesn’t cover natural variations of precious stones, wear and tear from use, and damages that were inflicted on the Product after it was delivered.
In case a wrong item, size, or color was delivered, the Customer should contact Customer Service to organize the replacement.
In case the Products were delivered damaged, the Customer should send an email to Customer Service within 7 working days after delivery, providing the order number, description, and photographs of all observed flaws. The Customer will be asked to return the item for examination by our in-house team. If the damage claim is approved, Samsares will cover the cost of returning the item and replacing it with a new item. Damages reported later than 7 working days after delivery will not be considered a warranty claim and will not be eligible for a refund or replacement.
In case of any warranty claim occurring within the warranty period, the Customer should send an email to Customer Service, providing the order number, description, and photos of the flaw. The Customer will be asked to return the item for examination by our in-house team. If the claim is approved, Samsares will cover the cost of returning the item and send either a repaired or a new item to the Customer.
1.10 REPAIRS
Currently, Samsares doesn’t offer revisions and repairs. If the jewelry got damaged due to wear and tear or if the Customer has any concerns about the claws holding stones or the safety of clasps, it is recommended to bring the item for revision and repairs to any professional jeweler.
1.11 CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service will assist Customers with providing information, ordering, shipping, returns and refunds, exchanges, and warranty claims of Products purchased on the Website. Customer Service can be contacted in the following ways:
– phone +41 76 246 22 23;
– email customerservice@samsares.com.
Customer Service operating times are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm CET.
1.12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The use of the Website is only allowed for legal, personal, private, and non-commercial purposes. It is prohibited to use the Website or any Samsares services in any way that could violate the intellectual property rights of Samsares and/or others.
All Samsares designs and models whether or not they are trademarked, registered, or patented, as well as all Content that appears on this Website and/or on Samsares Products, accessories, packaging and all marketing materials ( including logos, images, illustrations, graphics, marks, trademarks, drawings, texts, videos, music, sounds, documents, color schemes, fonts, diagrams, and layouts ) is the property of Samsares and is protected by national and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. It is prohibited to fully or partially reproduce, modify, distribute, display, or exploit in any way any of Samsares designs and any of the above-mentioned forms of the Content for any purpose and on any media without the prior written consent of Samsares.
Any violation of these provisions is subject to prosecution and penalties for copyright infringement governed by the Swiss and international trademark, copyright, and intellectual property protection laws.
1.13 LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Website may contain links to other websites and other publicly accessible webpages for the purpose of affiliate marketing and to help its Customers in searching and information gathering on the Internet. These linked third-party websites and webpages are in no way connected to the Website or Samsares. Samsares doesn’t control or monitor such linked third-party websites as well as their contents and shall not be held liable for the contents of such sites and for their privacy policies and personal data processing practices. Our General Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy do not apply to the websites of third parties. It is not permitted to create links directing users from other websites to any of the pages or parts of the Website and links from the Website directing users to other websites without the prior written consent of Samsares. Please contact Samsares at info@samsares.com if you are interested in linking the Website and other websites.
1.14 FORCE MAJEURE
In case of force majeure (i.e. events that arise due to general or local extraordinary conditions), which would completely or partially suspend, disrupt, or delay Samsares execution of its obligations towards the Customers, Samsares has a right to temporarily or permanently suspend execution of its obligations which might include postponing or canceling deliveries of the purchased Products. In case of this type of event, Samsares has a right to take all necessary measures to prevent any possible damage to itself, the Website, and the Users of the Website, which might include temporary or permanent rejection of access to the Website.
1.15 AMENDMENTS AND UPDATES
Samsares reserves the right to change, remove, and update these Terms and Conditions or parts of them at any time due to new laws or other reasons. All such changes shall be effective as of the date of publication on the Website, superseding and replacing the prior Terms and Conditions concerning the new orders placed after their publications.
1.16 SEVERABILITY
If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be severed from these Terms and Conditions, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms and Conditions.
1.17 GOVERNING LAW AND LEGAL DISPUTES
These Terms and Conditions of Sale are written in compliance with and governed by Swiss law. Any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions of Sale and Terms and Conditions of Website Use are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the ordinary courts of Canton Baselland, Switzerland.
1.18 MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND SALE
Samsares retains the right to modify and update these Terms and Conditions of Use and Sale at any time. The new updated version of the Privacy Policy takes effect as soon as it is published on the Website. It is recommended that Customers read the “Terms and Conditions of Use and Sale” regularly.
