Terms of sale
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - SCOPE OF APPLICATION
1.1 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale ("the GCS") determine the rights and commitments of the parties within the framework of the online sale of Products offered by OPTIMALAX ("the Company"). SIRET 852663293 00011
1.2 Any Order placed on the website https://optimalax.com implies the prior and unrestricted acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which are subject to French law. These General Terms and Conditions of Sale therefore form an integral part of the Contract between the Client and the Company. They are fully enforceable against the Client, who declares having read them and accepted them, without restriction or reservation, before placing the Order.
1.3 These GCS apply to any Order placed by an individual of legal age acting as a consumer. The Customer therefore certifies that they are a natural person over 18 years of age, acting for purposes that do not fall within the scope of their commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity. They acknowledge that they have full legal capacity to commit when they place an Order and undertake to provide truthful information as to their identity.
1.4 EXCLUSION: Persons acting in a professional capacity, i.e. natural or legal persons, public or private, who act for purposes falling within the scope of their commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity, including if they act in the name of or on behalf of another professional, are expressly excluded from the scope of these GCS.
1.5 The GCS applicable to each Order shall be those in force on the date of payment (or the first payment in the event of multiple payments) of the Order . The Company reserves the right to modify them at any time by publishing a new version on its website. These GCS can be consulted on the Company's website at the following address: https://optimalax.com/policies/terms-of-sale.
Article 2 – CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT ONLINE
2.1. Order Process
To purchase one or more Products on the site, the Customer selects each Product and adds it to their basket. Once their selection is complete, they must confirm their basket to proceed to the Order (1st click).
At this point, the Client is redirected to a page containing:
A summary of the selected Products, the corresponding prices, the terms and conditions and the delivery costs. It is then up to the Customer to check and possibly correct the contents of their basket.
The present Terms and Conditions of Sale. It is the responsibility of the Customer to read them carefully before validating the Order as a whole.
This validation of the Order after checking the basket and reading the GCS (2nd click) is equivalent to the conclusion of the Contract and the Customer acknowledges that the 2nd click entails an obligation of payment on his part.
The Customer is then redirected to the payment page. The Customer may choose between the various payment methods offered and proceeds to pay for the Order.
After validating their Order and making payment, the Customer receives a confirmation message from the Company at the email address they provided to create their account or order.
In the event of non-receipt of the Order confirmation, the Client is recommended to contact the Company via the contact form on the website.
The Client shall then receive a purchase invoice transmitted in electronic form, which the Client expressly accepts.
The Client is strongly advised to keep this confirmation message and the purchase invoice that is also sent to him/her in electronic format, as these documents may be produced as proof of the Contract.
2.2 Refusal of validation of the Order by the Company
The Company reserves the right to refuse your Order for any legitimate reason, including for example :
Order not conforming to the GCS.
Quantities ordered not corresponding to a normal use by a consumer Customer.
Non-payment of a previous Order or current litigation concerning a previous Order.
Suspicion of fraud on the Order (supported by a bundle of corroborating evidence).
Article 3 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND AVAILABILITY
3.1 Product Specifications
The essential characteristics of the goods and their respective prices are made available to the Client on the Company's websites, as well as information on the use of the product, where applicable.
Although the Company takes reasonable care to ensure that the Specifications are accurate, such Specifications, subject to certain exceptions, such as pricing information, are provided by the Company's suppliers. Accordingly, the Company assumes no responsibility for any errors that may be contained in the Specifications.
The Specifications are presented in detail and in French. The Parties agree that the illustrations, videos or photos of the Products on sale have no contractual value. The period of validity of the availability of the Products as well as their prices is specified on the Company's websites.
3.2 Product Availability
Product offers are valid within the limit of stocks available from our suppliers. This availability of Products is normally indicated on the specific page of the Product.
However, insofar as the Company does not reserve stock (except in special cases of Products indicated in pre-order on the Product sheet), placing a Product in the basket does not absolutely guarantee the availability of the Product and its price.
In the event that a Product becomes unavailable after the validation of the Customer's Order, the Company shall immediately inform the Customer by email. The Order shall be automatically cancelled and the Company shall reimburse the price of the Product initially ordered, as well as any sums paid in respect of the Order.
However, if the Order contains Products other than the Product that has become unavailable, these shall be delivered to the Client and the delivery costs shall not be refunded.
Article 4 – PRODUCT PRICING
4.1 Reference prices indicated on the sites
The reference price of the Products offered on the site is the price recommended by the brand, the manufacturer or its official representative. Failing this, it is a price determined according to the prices at which the Product is commonly sold in a panel of brands distributing it. This price is updated as soon as the brand, the manufacturer or its official representative communicates a new recommended price for the Product or as soon as the price charged within the panel of brands is modified.
4.2 Modification of the prices indicated on the sites
The prices of the Products are indicated on the Product description pages. They are indicated exclusive of tax, customs duties and shipping costs. The Company reserves the right to modify the prices of the Products at any time, in compliance with the applicable legislation.
The Products ordered shall be invoiced on the basis of the price in force on the site at the time the Order is validated.
4.3 Product prices
Insofar as many Products are imported from abroad (outside the European Union), the prices of the Products sold through the Internet sites are indicated in Euros or USD excluding taxes (excluding VAT and customs duties) unless otherwise indicated. They are precisely determined on the Product description pages. They are also indicated in Euros or USD excluding tax (excluding VAT and customs duties), unless otherwise indicated, on the Product Order page, and excluding specific shipping costs.
The prices of the Products do not include import VAT, import taxes or customs duties, which must be paid in addition and shall be fully payable by the Customer, who is liable for these taxes as the recipient of the Product.
The prices of the Product(s) do not include the costs of packing, packaging, shipping, transport, insurance and delivery of the Product(s) to the delivery address.
4.4 Payment of taxes
The Customer is solely responsible for the process of declaration and payment of import VAT when clearing the Product through customs. They may be asked to pay the import VAT. Insofar as this tax is not the responsibility of the Company, it may not be required to reimburse this tax.
For all products shipped outside the European Union and/or DOM-TOM, the price is automatically calculated net of tax on the invoice. Customs duties or other local taxes or import duties or state taxes may be payable by the customer in certain cases. The Company has no control over these duties and sums.
They shall be borne by the Client and are his/her responsibility (declarations, payment to the competent authorities, etc.). The Company therefore invites the Client to get all necessary information from the relevant local authorities.
Article 5 – PAYMENT OF PRODUCT PRICE
5.1 Time of payment
The payment of the totality of the price of the Order must be made immediately after the validation of the Order.
The Company may, exceptionally, grant payment in instalments, particularly in view of the amount to be paid and its knowledge of the Customer concerned. However, the Company is under no obligation to grant such payment terms. In the event of a particular situation, the Client may make a request by contacting the Company's Customer Service Department at the following address via the page https://optimalax/pages/contact-us.
5.2 Methods of payment
When paying for an Order, the Customer may choose between different payment methods:
Payment by credit card:
Only bank cards linked to a banking establishment located in France or international bank cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Maestro) are accepted. The Client guarantees to the Company that he/she has the necessary authorisations to pay with the bank card used. The Client expressly acknowledges that the commitment to pay by card is irrevocable and that the communication of his/her bank card number constitutes authorisation to debit his/her account up to the total amount corresponding to the Products ordered. The amount shall be debited at the time of validation of the Order.
Payments by credit card are made via a secure payment platform and the credit card information communicated shall be protected by the SSL encryption process.
Payment via Paypal
Payment by Paypal is accepted up to a limit of 1.000 €.
It is underlined that in case of use of this method of payment, Paypal's General Conditions of Use, which are available on their site, supplement the present Terms and Conditions.
Payment by vouchers and/or promo codes
Purchase vouchers and/or promotional codes issued by the Company may be used to pay for all or part of the Order. These vouchers and/or promotional codes are valid only once. In the event of attempted fraudulent use of the vouchers and/or promotional codes, the Company may outrightly cancel the Order.
In general, in the event of refusal of payment authorisation from officially accredited bodies or in the event of non-payment of the Order, the Company reserves the right to suspend and/or cancel the said Order.
The Company reserves the right to suspend any of the payment methods at any time, in particular in the event that a payment service provider no longer offers the service used or in the event of a dispute with a Customer concerning a previous Order.
The Company reserves the right to set up an Order verification procedure intended to ensure that no one uses another person's bank details without his or her knowledge. As part of this verification, the Client may be asked to send the Company by e-mail or by post a copy of an identity document, proof of address and a copy of the bank card used for payment. Precise indications on the exact content of the information requested (to preserve the confidentiality of his/her data) will be communicated to the Client in the event of verification. The order will be validated only after receipt and verification of the documents sent.
Article 6 - DELIVERY - CUSTOMS CLEARANCE - RECEPTION
6.1 Delivery
Before validating the Order, the Company shall provide the Customer with information concerning the various delivery methods and their respective prices. Following the Client's choice of delivery method, the Company shall provide the Client with an estimate of the delivery time.
The Company shall make every effort to ensure that the Product(s) is (are) delivered by the delivery date at the latest. In the event of any hassle, the Company undertakes to communicate rapidly with the Client to inform him/her and to seek with him/her an appropriate solution.
Air transport, shipping and/or delivery of the Product(s) will be fully paid by the Client ("Delivery Costs"). These Delivery Costs are included in the final price invoiced to the Customer at the time of the Order. On the other hand, any customs charges are not included in the price invoiced to the Client by the Company.
Depending on the methods chosen by the Client, delivery shall be made either to the address given by the Client or, where applicable, to a relay point chosen by the Client from the list of available points. It is therefore incumbent on the Client to properly review the indications given for delivery, as the Client remains solely responsible in the event of non-delivery due to incomplete or erroneous information.
6.2 Customs clearance
At the time of purchase, the Customer buys the product duty-free and becomes the importer of the purchased product in his/her capacity as the recipient of the Product.
He/she is therefore in particular responsible for the processes of importing and clearing the product through the local customs offices. Depending on the price of the order, the Customer may be asked to pay customs duties.
The Customer is solely responsible for the process of declaring customs duties when clearing the Product through customs. These customs duties, which are not invoiced to the Client by the Company, are not the responsibility of the Company. The Company shall therefore not be liable for the reimbursement of these duties.
6.3. Reception
Upon receipt of the Product, the Customer undertakes to check that the Product is complete and that it is not damaged.
If any anomaly is found, the Customer must contact the Company's Customer Service within three days (excluding public holidays) following the date of receipt of the Product. Any complaint filed after this deadline may not be processed.
Article 7 – RETRACTION
7.1 Principle and deadline
The Customer has the right to retract, without giving any reason, within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of his/her Order. In the event of an Order for several Products, the period runs from the date of receipt of the last Product.
In the event of exercising the right of retraction within the aforementioned period, the price of the Product(s) purchased and the shipping costs shall be reimbursed, with the return shipping costs remaining at the Customer's expense.
7.2 Exclusions
In accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 221-18 to L. 221-28 of the Consumer Code, this right of retraction cannot be exercised for the following contracts:
The supply of goods or services whose price depends on fluctuations on the financial market beyond the control of the professional and likely to occur during the retraction period;
the supply of goods made to the consumer's specifications or clearly personalised;
Supply of goods which are likely to deteriorate or expire rapidly;
Supply of goods which have been unsealed by the consumer after delivery and which cannot be returned for reasons of hygiene or health protection;
Supply of goods which, after delivery and by their nature, are inseparably mixed with other articles;
the supply of alcoholic beverages whose delivery is deferred for more than 30 days and whose value agreed at the conclusion of the contract depends on fluctuations in the market which are beyond the professional's control;
maintenance or repair work to be carried out urgently at the consumer's home and expressly requested by the consumer, within the limit of the replacement parts and work strictly necessary to meet the emergency;
the supply of audio or video recordings or computer software if they have been unsealed by the consumer after delivery;
The supply of a newspaper, periodical or magazine, except for subscription contracts for such publications;
Concluded at a public auction;
7.3 Conditions for exercising the right of retraction
In order to exercise his/her right of retraction, the Client must inform the Company of his/her intention to retract either by filling in the standard form, a model of which is given below, or by sending an unambiguous statement expressing his/her intention to retract within the 14-day period mentioned above.
Standard model retraction form :
Notice For OPTIMALAX SAS, Customer Service
I, the undersigned ______, hereby notify you of my retraction from the contract for the sale of the Product below:
Name of the Product :
Date of order and receipt :
Order number:
Follow-up number of the request for retraction:
Name of the Customer:
Customer's address :
Customer's signature : (only in case of notification of the present form on paper
Date:
This form must be sent to the Company via the page https://optimalax.com/pages/contact
The Customer has a period of 14 days from the date of sending of the notice of retraction to return the Product to the Company in its original packaging, the return costs being borne exclusively by the Customer.
The Products must be returned in their original condition and complete (packaging, accessories, instructions, etc.) to enable the Company to put them back on sale. In the event of receipt of Products that are open, used, incomplete, damaged or soiled, the Company shall not make any reimbursement and may even, if it deems it necessary and appropriate, hold the Client liable for depreciation of the Product.
In the event of return of the Product under the conditions provided for by law and these GCS, the Company shall proceed to reimburse all sums paid by the Client, including delivery costs, within 14 days of notification of withdrawal, unless the Product is returned afterwards. In this case, the Company will only proceed with the refund after receipt and verification of the condition of the returned Product.
This refund shall be made using the same means of payment as that used by the Customer to pay for the Order, unless the Customer expressly agrees to another means of payment. In the event of payment by gift voucher/promotional code, the Customer shall be reimbursed either by sending new gift vouchers/promotional codes for the same amount as that paid for in this form.
Article 8 – WARRANTIES
8.1 Legal Warranties
The Company remains liable for defects in the conformity of the goods in accordance with the provisions of articles L.217-4 and following of the Consumer Code as well as for hidden defects in the goods sold in accordance with articles 1641 and following of the Civil Code.
When acting within the framework of the legal guarantee of conformity (as provided for by articles L.217-4 et seq. of the Consumer Code), the Consumer Customer :
Benefits from a period of 2 years from the date of delivery to act
May choose between repairing or replacing the Product, subject to the cost conditions provided for in Article L.217-9 of the French Consumer Code
Is exempted from providing proof of the existence of the lack of conformity during the 24 months following delivery of the goods if the Product is new, and during the 6 months following delivery if the Product is sold second-hand.
The Customer may also decide to act within the framework of the legal warranty against latent defects as defined in article 1641 of the Civil Code, the Customer may choose between cancellation of the sale or a price reduction, in accordance with article 1644 of the Civil Code.
These legal warranties apply independently of any contractual warranty.
Reproduction of applicable texts :
L.217-4 Consumer Code
"The seller shall deliver goods in conformity with the contract and shall be liable for any lack of conformity existing at the time of delivery. The seller shall also be liable for defects of conformity resulting from packaging, assembly instructions or installation when the latter was made at the seller's expense by the contract or carried out under the seller's responsibility. »
L.217-5 Consumer Code
"The property is in accordance with the contract:
(1) If it is fit for the use ordinarily expected of similar property and, where applicable:
- if it corresponds to the description given by the seller and has the qualities which the seller has presented to the buyer in the form of a sample or model;
- if it has the qualities that a buyer can legitimately expect in the light of public statements made by the seller, the producer or their representative, in particular in advertising or labelling;
2° Or if it has the characteristics defined by mutual agreement between the parties or if it is suitable for any special use sought by the buyer, brought to the seller's knowledge and accepted by the latter. »
L.217-9 Consumer Code
"In case of lack of conformity, the buyer chooses between repair or replacement of the goods. However, the seller may not proceed according to the buyer's choice if this choice entails a cost that is manifestly disproportionate to the other method, taking into account the value of the goods or the importance of the defect. In such a case, the seller is bound to proceed, unless it is impossible, according to the method not chosen by the buyer. »
L.217-12 Consumer Code
"An action resulting from lack of conformity shall be time-barred after two years from the date of delivery of the goods. »
1641 of the Civil Code
"The seller is bound by the warranty on account of hidden defects in the thing sold which render it unfit for the use for which it is intended, or which so diminish that use that the buyer would not have acquired it, or would have paid a lower price for it, if he had known of them. »
1648 of the Civil Code
"The action resulting from redhibitory defects must be brought by the purchaser within two years of the discovery of the defect. […] »
8.2 Manufacturer Warranty
Certain Products on sale on the Site benefit from a contractual warranty granted by the supplier or manufacturer of the Product, to which the Company is not directly a party.
The existence of this type of warranty is mentioned, where applicable, on the specific page of the Product.
If the Client wishes to make use of this guarantee, he/she should inform the Company by contacting the Customer Service Department and consult the terms and conditions for the application of the guarantee, which are generally inserted in the box concerning the Product.
It should be noted that the application of the Manufacturer's Warranty does not preclude the application of the legal provisions concerning the legal guarantee of conformity and the legal guarantee of hidden defects.
Article 9 - PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
In the context of the commercial relationship, the Company, as the data controller, collects a certain number of mandatory nominative data (including, in particular, surname, first name, delivery address, etc. mentioned by an asterisk) which are absolutely necessary for processing the Order, managing the commercial relationship, producing statistics and complying with the Company's legal and regulatory obligations. They are kept for 5 years from the end of the Contract.
Failure by the Client to communicate this information would make it impossible to process the Order.
This data is intended for internal use by the Company but may be transmitted to companies that contribute to the performance of the service, including in particular those that deliver Products or process payments.
Concerning this personal data, the Customer has several rights:
Right of access to personal data concerning him/her;
Right of correction and deletion if the personal data is inaccurate, incomplete, ambiguous, outdated or if the collection, use, communication and conservation of certain data is prohibited;
Right to limit the processing of data, provided that this request is duly justified and does not prevent the Company from complying with its regulatory and legal obligations;
Right to object to the processing of data (in particular in the case of processing for commercial prospecting).
Right to issue post-mortem instructions regarding the storage, deletion and disclosure of your personal data
Right to withdraw consent to certain processing operations (processing operations carried out before withdrawal of consent remain lawful)
Right to file a claim with the CNIL.
In order to exercise these rights, the Client may send a request to the Company, via the page https://optimalax.com/pages/contact
The request must include the Customer's e-mail address, surnames, first names, postal address and must be accompanied by a copy of the Customer's identity document front and back.
A reply will be sent to him/her within one month of receipt of the request.
Article 10 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise specifically stated on a Product page, sales of Products on the Site do not entail any transfer of intellectual property on the Products sold.
Trademarks, domain names, products, software, images, videos, texts or in a more general way any information subject to intellectual property rights are and remain the exclusive property of the Company or their initial owner. No transfer of intellectual property rights is made through these GCS.
Article 11 - FORCE MAJEURE
The Company shall not be held liable for failure to perform its obligations hereunder in the event of the occurrence of a fortuitous event or force majeure that would prevent performance. The Company shall notify the client of the occurrence of such an event as soon as possible.
Article 12 – DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage due to improper use of the Product(s) by the Client, including, without limitation, any modification or alteration of the Product(s) not expressly authorized by the Company.
Article 13 – SUSPENSION - TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT
The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the account of a Client who contravenes the provisions of the GCS, or in general the applicable legal provisions, without prejudice to any compensation that the Company may request.
Any person whose account has been suspended or closed may not subsequently order or create a new account on the Site without the Company's prior authorisation.
Article 14 – ARCHIVING - EVIDENCE
Unless proven otherwise, the information collected by the Company shall constitute proof of all transactions.
At the time of each Order, the Order summary is sent by email to the Client and archived on the Company's website.
The archiving of communications between the Company and the Client is carried out on computerized registers that are kept for 5 years under reasonable security conditions. These registers, on which exchanges are recorded on a reliable and durable medium, are considered as proof of communications, orders, payments and transactions between the Client and the Company. They may be produced as proof of the Contract.
The archiving of communications, order details and invoices is done on a reliable and durable medium so as to constitute a true and lasting copy in accordance with the provisions of Article 1360 of the Civil Code. This information can be produced as proof of the contract.
The Customer will have access to the archived elements on simple request via the page https://optimalax.com/pages/contact
Article 15 - NULLITY AND MODIFICATION OF THE GCS
If any of the provisions of these GCS are null and void, they shall be deemed to be unwritten, but shall not result in the nullity of all contractual provisions.
Any tolerance on the part of the Company in the application of all or part of the commitments made in the context of these GCS, whatever the frequency and duration, shall not be deemed to constitute a modification of the GCS, nor shall it generate any right whatsoever for the Client.
Article 16 – APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
These GCS are subject to French law.
In the event of any hassle, the Customer Service is at your disposal to find an amicable solution.
In the absence of a solution found directly with the Customer Service, the European Commission has set up a dispute resolution platform designed to collect any consumer complaints following an online purchase. The platform then forwards these complaints to a competent national mediator. You can access this platform by following the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.