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2022 EU Vendor Terms and Conditions (English)

Backtranslation of Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy for Vendors. 

For Informational purposes only.

WEB SERVICES SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT

Provided that:

  1. SlowNature r.l. has designed and manages an electronic commerce platform to allow to gather companies producing eco–sustainable, recyclable and other eco-friendly goods, by connecting Sellers and Buyers for the purposes of online commerce of the said goods which refer exclusively to the aforementioned product range category;
  2. the Seller (interpreted as producer of the goods) declares to be a professional in the field of retailing of goods and/or services of the product range which is the subject of this contract and declares that all of his goods have been produced in accordance with the legal regulations and have been clinically tested, assuming full and exclusive responsibility of the same.
  3. the Subject of this Contract relates to the access of the Seller to the Transnational Web Platform, the subscription to the MarketPlace and the use of the Platform Services as well as of the Sale Service.
  4. SlowNature and the Seller, together, the “Parties” or individually, the “Party,” declare that this contract and the relevant appendices constitute a whole document of the agreement between the Parties.

In consideration of the aforesaid, by accepting the conditions of this contract in an electronic form, the parties hereby agree upon and stipulate the following:

SECTION A – GENERAL PROVISIONS

PREMISE AND APPENDICES

A1 The premise and the appendices of the Contract constitute an integral and substantial part of the same.

SUBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

A2 SlowNature s.r.l. is a company registered under Italian law specializing in providing services of “Marketplace” dealing with goods produced with eco-sustainable, recycled and eco-friendly materials, aiming to facilitating the online commerce between Sellers and Buyers of goods related exclusively to the aforementioned product range category.In this context, SlowNature has designed and manages an electronic commerce platform which allows to reunite companies which produce such goods. The seller shall have to guarantee the presence of the products on Market Place, the meeting of the relevant deadlines for the delivery to the final client and the return of the goods. The seller will independently determine the prices of the goods, the description of the product, the shipping due date of the goods, and the choice of graphic representation of the products, independently guaranteeing the veracity of the aforesaid declarations. The Seller, by inserting pictures, prices and declarations on his website, is aware and allows that these can be also associated with SlowNature and that the operating software of the website of SlowNature can copy them on the website of the said SlowNature. To this end, he expressly declares and guarantees to assume responsibility that he undertakes to indemnify and hold SlowNature harmless and guaranteed against damages of every nature, including possible sanctions by competent authorities, that it may suffer as a result of the conduct and the declarations of the Seller. The authority of SlowNature to voluntarily and unquestionably modify or remove from its own website pictures, statements and every other publication considered harmful or non-conforming to the company policy of SlowNature, has been clearly expressed.

A3 SlowNature reproduces the pictures and photos of the products as well as their prices, by means of the application installed by the Seller and by connecting itself directly to his WebShop; additional connection can be provided via API or by virtue of a CSV file.

  1. For supported platforms: By connecting the Application to its own webshop, the seller initiates to sell on slownature.com and agrees that the prices, product descriptions and photos provided will be synchronized with slownature.com. In doing so, if the Seller changes the price of an item on his own WebShop, it will be automatically changed on SlowNature.com. SlowNature automatically collects the written product description and the photo at the moment of launching of the product on slownature.com. This information shall not be automatically updated on SlowNature, but they can be synchronized at the request of the Seller.
  2. For non-supported platforms: By sharing the CSV file, the Seller initiates to sell on slownature.com and accepts that the information provided in the file will be synchronized with slownature.com

 

CONCLUSION OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SELLER AND THE CLIENT

A4 The Purchase Agreement shall be concluded directly between the Seller and the Buyer. The Seller, therefore, shall remain the only responsible for the conclusion and for the execution of the Purchase Agreement with the clients, thus leaving SlowNature unaccountable and exonerated from any type of responsibility deriving from the conclusion, the termination and/or from the execution or non-execution of the Purchase Agreement, thus obliging the Seller, from that moment onwards, to indemnify and hold harmless of any responsibility of any kind, deriving or in whichever manner connected to the conclusion, termination, non-conclusion and/or execution and/or non-execution of the Purchase Agreement.

A5 Notwithstanding the provisions in the previous articles and despite the obligation of the Seller to observe the Applicable Law, the Seller, in particular, in relation to each offer, undertakes to indicate: (i) the price of the Products, including VAT; (i) the costs of delivery relative to each of the available delivery methods; (iii) every other cost and/or duty that the Buyer shall have to pay in relation to the Product; (iv) the deadline within which it is obliged to deliver the goods and/or to provide the service; (v) the terms and conditions for the exercising of the Right of Withdrawal, including the addresses at which the Buyer needs to send the notice of withdrawal and the person to which the Buyer needs to return the products, notwithstanding the fact that, in case in which the Seller, if agreed by the Compilation Instructions, intends to apply a deadline for the execution of the Right of Withdrawal other than the one prescribed by the Consumer Code, such a deadline shall not be longer than 14 calendar days, not changing the starting dates prescribed by the law; (vi) the basic characteristics of the Products; (vii) the methods for the exercising by the Buyer of the Legal Compliance Guarantee; (viii) where applicable, the exclusion of the Right of Withdrawal and the conditions and circumstances to appeal of which the Buyer does not benefit of such a right; (ix) the regulations for the returned goods and the substitution of such goods, performing the reimbursement on whatever basis owed by the Seller to the Buyer, according to the provisions of the Contract.

A6 The Seller is and acknowledges to be, the sole and exclusive responsible party for the compliance of each Product to the characteristics and to the requirements, including the availability, communicated to the Client and assumes, directly and exclusively, every risk deriving and/or connected to such responsibility, declaring from this moment onwards to indemnify and to hold SlowNature harmless with regard to this.  

A7 The Seller is and acknowledges to be, the sole and exclusive responsible party, among other things: (i) for the delivery of the Products to the Buyer, (ii) for the acknowledgment and the application or for the non-acknowledgement and non-application of the Legal Compliance Guarantee. The Seller also undertakes not to redirect the Clients and/or Buyers to his Channels of Sale and not to redirect the transactions with the Clients and/or Buyers outside of Marketplace.

 

DELIVERY OF SOLD PRODUCTS

A8 The Seller undertakes to deliver the Products within the deadline, at the places and with methods indicated in the General Sale Conditions of the Seller and in the Purchase Agreement with the Client. For the purposes of this Contract and unless otherwise indicated, the deadline for delivery of the Product to the Buyer starts from the placement of the Purchase Order. The delivery of the Product to the Buyer shall be deemed performed when the latter obtains physical possession of the Product. The Seller declares and guarantees that, prior to the moment of delivery of the Products, they will have been verified and ascertained (and will simultaneously verify and ascertain) to be able to stock, ship, transport and/or deliver the sold Products according to the Applicable Law, the General Sale Conditions of the Seller and the Contract, and shall have fulfilled all obligations and compliances (including the obligations relating to documents, reports, bureaucracy, customs, taxes or the like) according to the Applicable Law, the General Sale Conditions of the Seller or the Contract, deriving and/or related to stocking, shipping, transportation and/or delivery. In particular, the Seller declares and guarantees that it is his exclusive responsibility to obtain the licenses, permits, authorizations and all other documentation (including but not limited to licenses of import/export) prescribed by the Applicable Law, the General Sale Conditions of the Seller and/or the Contract, for the purposes of delivery of the Sold Products (to interpret here as the service including of activities related to stocking, shipping, transportation and/or delivery for which the aforementioned documentation would be requested), and that all expenses and costs to this end shall be carried by the Seller.

 

RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL OF THE CLIENT AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE GUARANTEE

A9 All sellers are obliged to accept returns according to the regulations defined by the legislation. SlowNature is a Marketplace and will facilitate only the transactions of sale and returns between providers and clients. SlowNature shall not be responsible with regard to the acceptance or non-acceptance of the returned goods. SlowNature shall not coordinate the logistics of the goods, given that the Seller is responsible for the management of the shipments, returns and exchange.

A10 The Seller undertakes to indemnify and hold SlowNature harmless and guaranteed against all damages that can derive in case of the Seller’s breach of the Applicable Law, the Purchase Agreement, the Legal Documentation and/or the Contract regarding the Right of Withdrawal and/or Legal Compliance Guarantee.

A11 In case of returns, the Seller is responsible to return to the account of SlowNature S.r.l. the possible payments which have been associated to that particular purchase. The Marketplace will reimburse the buyer the full amount of the returned good, including his own commission.

 

DURATION AND RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

A12 This Contract is a permanent one.

A13 SlowNature is entitled to withdraw from the Contract:

a) at any time, and without providing any justification, by sending a registered letter, with a prior notification of at least 15 days, or via mail or certified e-mail; (b) the withdrawal exercised by Slow Nature pursuant to this article shall not involve the payment of any penalty and/or reimbursement and/or indemnification and/or compensation in favor of the Seller, notwithstanding the right of SlowNature to compensation of every possible damage that it may bear on the grounds of the termination of the Contract and despite the obligation of the Seller to compensate SlowNature, even after the termination of the Contract, all amounts due in accordance with this Contract.

A14 The Seller is entitled to withdraw from the Contract at any time and without any justification, by sending a registered letter, by e-mail or by certified e-mail, not prior to the expiry of 12 (twelve) months from the signing of the contract and with a prior notice of at least 30 (thirty) days. The exercising of the right of withdrawal by the Seller pursuant to this article shall not exempt the Seller from the obligation to compensate SlowNature, even after the termination of the Contract, all amounts due to SlowNature under this agreement as well as to fulfill all the orders received by that day including the possible returns of goods. The withdrawal performed pursuant to this article shall be in force from the Date of receipt of the relevant notice of withdrawal.

  

NOTICE TO COMPLY AND SPECIFIC TERMINATION CLAUSE

A15 In case of the verification of any non-fulfilment, the non-defaulting party shall have the authority to assign in writing to the defaulting party, via registered mail, by e-mail or by certified e-mail, a deadline of at least 15 (fifteen) working days, pursuant to Article 1454 of the Civil Code, in which the defaulting party shall try to find a solution for its violation, with an explicit notice that, in case of a non-fulfilment within the set deadline, this Contract shall be legally terminated pursuant to Article 1456 of the Civil Code. In addition to the provisions of the preceding item, SlowNature shall have the right to immediately terminate the contract, pursuant to and in accordance with Article 1456 of the Civil Code, by means of registered letter, e-mail or certified e-mail, in case (i) the Seller does not comply with the obligations arising from its responsibility relative to the shipment of the goods and fulfilment of the orders; (ii) all declarations and guarantees provided by the Seller in the Contract proves to be untruthful either at the time in which it has be provided or at a later time; (iii) the products of the seller do not reflect the requirements of eco sustainability required by SlowNature; (iv) it does not provide for the implementation of all the necessary fulfillments in relation to the return of the goods.

A16 The seller shall have the right to terminate the contract, pursuant to and in accordance with Article 1456 of the Civil Code, subject to a notice to comply pursuant to Article 1454 of the Civil Code, by means of a registered letter, via e-mail or certified e-mail, in cases in which (i) SlowNature does not credit the amount due to the Seller, within the agreed deadline.

A17 The termination of the Contract pursuant to the aforesaid Article A5 does not affect the right of SlowNature to reimbursement for damages and does not exempt the Seller from the obligation to compensate SlowNature, even after the termination of the Contract, the amount due by the Seller on the basis of this Contract. The defaulting Seller is expressly forbidden to highlight any exceptions up until his full compliance.

 

EFFECTS OF THE WITHDRAWAL AND/OR OF THE TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT

A18 Starting from the Contract Termination Date regardless on the grounds on which it might happen, including the anticipated termination or withdrawal, all the contractual rights awarded to the Seller shall cease to be in force, according to the subsequent clauses of the present article.

A19 Starting from the Date of Receipt of the Notice for the Contract Termination, the Seller shall immediately stop all activities related to the offer and to the sale of the Products via MarketPlace, notwithstanding the obligation to execute the non-processed purchase orders received prior to the Date of Receipt of the Notice for the Contract Termination or Withdrawal, and shall complete all activities related and/or associated to the already performed Sales at such earlier dates comprising the management of returns and payments. The Seller is obliged to indemnify and hold SlowNature harmless and guaranteed against all damages, including the possible sanctions by competent authorities, which it can bear in consequence of the non-fulfilment by the Seller of the Purchase Agreement after the Contract Termination Date and/or that can derive in relation to the conduct of the Seller because of such contracts after that date.

A20 Notwithstanding the provisions pursuant to Article A11 which follows, the Seller accepts and is aware that starting from the Date of Receipt of the Contract Termination Notice, the Seller’s Sheet, its brands, materials, General Sale Conditions, Legal Documentation and all information pertinent to the Seller, his operation on MarketPlace and/or his offers, shall be removed from MarketPlace.

  

SUSPENSION OF THE SALE SERVICE

A21 Despite and in addition of the provisions of this contract relating to the withdrawal and/or the termination of the contract, SlowNature reserves the right to suspend the Sale Service on MarketPlace in the following cases (“Suspension of the Sale Service”):

  1. non-fulfilment of the deadline indicated in the notice to comply until a remedy of the non-fulfilment is put in place;
  2. breach of the contractual obligations relative to the payments owed to SlowNature
  3. number of negative Reviews larger than 10% of those received in a year;
  4. placement of forbidden products on Marketplace;

The suspension of the Sale Service, which shall be communicated to the Seller via e-mail or certified e-mail is predetermined to the individualization and resolution of problems which have caused it in the interest of the Clients, Buyers, the Seller himself and of the Reputation of SlowNature, allowing SlowNature to voluntarily and unquestionably reserve the right of withdrawal.

A22 The Seller expressly declares and guarantees to indemnify and hold SlowNature harmless and guaranteed against damages, including possible sanctions by competent authorities, which it could bear resulting from the non-fulfilment by the Seller of the Purchase Agreement to its own clients during the period of Suspension and/or which could happen to the clients deriving from the conduct of the Seller in relation to such contracts for the stated period. In addition, the Seller expressly declares and guarantees that it shall not, in any way whatsoever, hold SlowNature responsible for possible damages, including missing earnings, out-of-pocket expenses, loss of profits, consequential damages, loss of opportunities, which could happen to the Seller from the Suspension of the Sale Service, and that consequently, will not proceed, in any way whatsoever, towards the request of such damages neither in judicial nor in extrajudicial and administrative branches, where applicable, renouncing from that moment all such activities.

A23 The start of the Suspension Period shall not relieve the Seller from the obligation to compensate SlowNature for the commissions accrued to that date and/or any other amount due by the Seller to SlowNature. It is understoodbetween the Parties that for the duration of the Period of Suspension, it is however required to adhere to the contact subject agreed between the parties

 

COMPENSATION

A24 For the purposes of compensation for the Services, the Seller is obliged to compensate SlowNature the commissions for each sale executed by the Seller as of now agreed between the parties in the amount equal to 25% of the price of each article as indicated below. The parties append to the contract the conditions which govern the compensation (Appendix 1). The same appendix shows the payment terms (Liquidation Date) and each commitment owed to SlowNature pursuant to this contract. To this end, SlowNature S.r.l., performing the contract in the form of “MarketPlace” will arrange for the direct debit by the client of the compensation of the price of the goods proceeding to compensate the Seller the received amount deducing their own commission.

A25The total amount of the commissions can be modified by SlowNature. The modified tariff plan will be sent to the seller via e-mail, within and no later than 4 weeks prior to its entering into force. If the seller, within and no later than 10 days from the date of notice receipt does not provide a response to SlowNature, the tariff changes shall be considered accepted. In case of opposition of the seller with regard to the update of the commissions, SlowNature shall have the right to withdraw from the contract.

The parties append to the contract the conditions which regulate the compensation terms (Appendix 1).

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF SLOWNATURE

A26 The Seller, recognizing that SlowNature is a registered brand, undertakes:

  1. not to use for his company name signs equal or similar to those of the Brands of SlowNature;
  2. not to request brand registration having as subject the same or similar signs to those of the Brands of SlowNature
  3. not to request the assigning and not to use names of domain having as subject the same or similar signs to those of the Brands of SlowNature and/or of their domain.
  4. not to request any registration having as objects, merely as an example, texts, pictures, sounds or other materials communicated by SlowNature under this Contract, and, in any case, requests for other intellectual property rights having as subject materials equal or similar to those covered by the intellectual property rights of SlowNature.

A27 In any case,the Seller is obliged to cede to SlowNature – after a simple request of the latter and without any compensation payment, any registration of SlowNature brands executed in breach of the previous article, of domain names, or for other intellectual property rights, obtained, directly or indirectly, in breach of the Contract, without prejudice to the right of SlowNature to claim reimbursement for all damages and/or major damages.

A28 The obligations under this article are taken in relation to the whole world and shall remain in force even after the cessation of the contract on whatever grounds.

 

COPYRIGHT

A29 SlowNature is the designer and author, in accordance with Law 22 aprile 1941, no. 633 and the subsequent amendments and integrations, and the sole proprietor of the website: SlowNature.com, the Transnational Platform of eco-sustainable products, the MarketPlace, the methods, algorithms,  the representatives of technical, creative or organizing development, the updates, and each and every application of the Transnational Platform are utilized or developed by SlowNature – or by third parties appointed by them – for the coordination and the interaction of the platforms or for the realization, activation, online management of the website, the MarketPlace and the informative elements published on the website and/or for the supply of Services. In particular, SlowNature retains full ownership of the software, the know-how, the programs (applicative and operative) for elaboration, the rules, the relevant adaptations, modifications and personalization of the indications, instructions and documents in all forms expressed, installed or to be installed, including those relating to and/or developed in relation to the website, the Transnational Platform, to the databases, the MarketPlace, the layout of the website, the online management of the same and of the information and data therein contained and in general the execution of this Contract.

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE SELLER

A30 The Seller concedes to SlowNature, freely and depending on the activity which SlowNature will carry out, the right, non-exclusive, to use, reproduce, publish, visualize, distribute, adapt, elaborate, for the purposes of commercial promotion, the Brands and Materials of the Seller. It authorizes SlowNature, limited to the objectives under this agreement, to reproduce the images on “social networks” and media (Instagram, Facebook, etc.). The rights under this article are conceded to SlowNature for the whole duration of the contract (i) in relation to the title of the product, the description of the product and the photos of the product inserted by the Seller in the Catalogue, title, description and photos which SlowNature will be able to use with all means for advertising communication; It is understood and agreed that SlowNature cannot change the Brands and Materials of the Seller, unless with the aim to adjust them to the size necessary for their use, publication and visualization on the website.

 

OBLIGATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY

A31 Each Party undertakes, for the whole duration of the Contract and also after its completion, to keep as confidential, not to publish, neither directly nor indirectly, not to communicate to third parties, or, in whichever way, publish in any form or render accessible to the public the Confidential Information which have been revealed to the other Party. Each Party undertakes to ensure that their own obligation of confidentiality would be observed by their employees, advisors, collaborators and third-party contractors and shall be responsible for the matters of the aforesaid associates if they illicitly have communicated to third parties, revealed, published in any form or have made accessible to the public the Confidential Information.

 

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

A32 In relation to the processing of the “Personal Data” (as defined in Article 4, Clause 1, item b) of the Privacy Policy granted from the Clients to the Seller, the parties arrange for the subscription of the relevant electronic authorization for the processing of the same on the website SlowNature.com.

  

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SLOWNATURE

A33 SlowNature, in its capacity of technical-operating manager of the Platform, undertakes to do everything in its power and competence in order to guarantee the provision of the services. SlowNature shall not be held responsible towards the Seller nor to third parties in case of delays, malfunctions, and/or interruptions of the activity of the website or in the provision of services caused by:

  1. force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances;
  2. interruption of the service supply or power supply;
  3. shortage of connectivity, Software errors, hardware failure, problems with the database, malfunctioning, lack of supply of the pages and/or the pictures, errors in the Buy Box algorithms, and, in general, malfunctioning of the Transnational Platform not attributed to misconduct or gross negligence of SlowNature and/or which are attributable to a third party, including possible suppliers hired by SlowNature including the Software Processor.

A34 Notwithstanding the abovementioned, whenever it might be needed to verify – based on the provisions of this Contract – a responsibility within SlowNature for the lack and/or delay of the provision of Services, it shall respond to the Seller only for direct and foreseeable damages, excluding all indirect damages, and within a maximum limit of an equal amount, regarding the deposits from the Seller to SlowNature on the basis of commission for the sale of products by the Seller, in the final month of the duration of the contract.

  

UNILATERAL MODIFICATIONS OF THE CONTRACT

A35 SlowNature reserves the right to modify the present conditions at any time and without prior notice. The modified conditions shall be sent to the Seller via e-mail, or via certified mail, within and no later than two weeks prior to their entering into force. If the Seller does not oppose to the new conditions within two weeks of the receipt of the e-mail, the new modified terms of use shall be considered accepted as consent by silence. The Seller therefore acknowledges that the silence assumes the legal consequences of consent.

 

OFFER OF PRODUCTS BY SLOWNATURE

A36  The Seller declares to be aware and to accept that:

  1. SlowNature can offer the Products of the same commercial category as that offered by the Seller at different and possibly more favorable conditions for the Clients, and can promote on the webpages, at the same time of the offer, such more favorable conditions and/or its own services;
  2. The same products of the seller can be offered by other competitive Sellers at different prices.

 

DECLARATIONS OF THE SELLER REGARDING THE SALE AND OFFER OF PRODUCTS

A37 The Seller declares and acknowledges to be the only responsible for the offer and the sale of the products, as well as for the veracity, accuracy and non-deception of the Mandatory Information made available and/or provided to SlowNature and to the Buyers.

A38 The Seller undertakes to offer on sale on MarketPlace the products under conditions, in particular of price and quality, at least equal to those normally offered on the Channels of Sale.

A39 The Seller declares and guarantees that the products: (i) will be in full compliance with the production with eco-sustainable materials respecting the sale philosophy of SlowNature, devoid of defects which would make them unsuitable for sale and use for which they are intended, that is, they are not harmful for persons and objects; (ii) that in the case of cosmetics, beauty products and the like, they would have been clinically tested (iii) that they do not constitute counterfeiting of the rights of third parties; (iv) that they will be in conformity with the current legislation of the country in which they are commercialized and delivered. In addition, the Seller declares and guarantees that the products (including the packaging) will be perfectly in compliance with the characteristics and the requirements indicated in the premise of this agreement.

A40 The Seller is and acknowledges to be, the sole and exclusive responsible, among other things: (i) for the delivery of the Products to the Buyer, (ii) for the acknowledgment and the application or for the non-acknowledgement and non-application of the Legal Compliance Guarantee. (iii) the Seller also undertakes not to redirect the Clients and/or the Buyers to his Channels of Sale and not to redirect the transactions with the Clients and/or Buyers outside of the Transnational Platform, expressly committing himself to the management of the returns and to the exchange of goods.

 

COMPLAINTS AND CONTROVERSIES MANAGEMENT BETWEEN THE SELLER AND THE CLIENTS

A41 The Seller declares to be the sole and exclusive responsible party for the possible contestations, claims, demands, controversies, actions, complaints, requests for refunding and/or reimbursement – also for damages, of all types and nature – known and unknown, suspected and non-suspected, declared and non-declared – which would be presented by the Clients and/or by the Buyers, by other Sellers and/or by any third party subject (each one individually and all together, the “Controversies”), as well as for the possible damages and/or prejudices which the Clients, the Buyers, the other Sellers and/or any third party subject might suffer. (“Damages”)

A42 Regardless of the responsibility of SlowNature towards the clients, if a Controversy appears, the Seller exonerates as of now SlowNature (as well as its officials, legal representatives, administrators, employees and/or agents) of all responsibilities related to such Controversies and undertakes to indemnify and hold SlowNature harmless of all responsibilities, requests of refunds and/or reimbursements, deriving from or in any other way related to such controversies or damages borne by Clients, Buyers, other Sellers and/or any third party subject.

 

APPENDIX 1.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSIONS FOR COMMERCIAL SELLERS

  • Monthly cost of the marketplace - 0 €
  • Registration fee  - 0 €
  • Commission 25% per gross transaction 

All sellers are obliged to provide to Marketplace the costs of shipment per Buyer, in a way that SlowNature could synchronize the said information on its own web platform, or on the shopping cart of the client.

The sellers are obliged to provide to SlowNature their own conditions of sale and the instructions for the return and exchange of the products, notifying SlowNature in case of possible changes.

 

APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURT

A41This Contract shall be governed by the Italian law. For all possible disputes deriving from it and/or in whichever manner related to the same, the Seller acknowledges and accepts the Court of Milan as the exclusive competent authority.

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to and in accordance with Articles 1341 and 1342 of the Civil Code, the Seller declares to have carefully read the Contract in its entirety and to have understood the contents which have been freely negotiated with SlowNature. It additionally declares to specifically approve the following clauses of the Contract: A21 (Suspension of the Service); A33 (Responsibilities of SlowNature); A34 (limits of reimbursement of damages); A41 (unilateral modifications of the contract); A33 (taking of responsibility); A32 (indemnity).

 

 

Signature

 

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INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE 196/2003 (“PRIVACY POLICY”)

This information hereby is expressed by SlowNature s.r.l. for all Sellers which subscribe to MarketPlace.

1.     Data Controller

Data Controller of the personal data is Slownature s.r.l., a sole proprietor company, with a company registered address in via Largo Augusto 8, Milano, 20122 Italy, VAT identification number 10253510969, e-mail info@slownature.com

2.     Objectives of the Data Processing

In the capacity of manager of MarketPlace, SlowNature shall process the personal data granted by the Seller for the registration on the Transnational Platform/ MarketPlace, and in wider terms, the data granted by the Seller with regard to the contractual relationship with SlowNature, in relation to the execution of the obligations deriving from the providing of the Service of Subscription to MarketPlace, of the Sale Service provided by SlowNature and described in the contract, as well as for the administrative-accounting purpose and to allow Slow Nature to fulfill legal norms and legislative provisions as well as to requests from public authorities.

Subject to the approval of the Seller, SlowNature can additionally process personal data for the purposes of sending of business communication relative to the products or services, their own or of third parties, which could be of interest to the Seller by e-mail or post.

3.    Provision of data and consequences in case of missing consent to data processing

The provision of the personal data for the purpose of the aforesaid data processing is optional, but necessary, since the lack of provision of the same could entail the impossibility for the Data Controller to establish or implement the contractual relationship. The data provision is, on the contrary, obligatory when it is related to precise legal regulations.

4.     Methods of Data Processing

The data processing will be principally performed with the assistance of manual, electronic and automatic instruments, according to the methods and with the suitable means in order to guarantee the safety and the privacy of these data, in conformity with the provisions of the Privacy Policy. In particular, all the technical, informative, organizing, logistic e procedural security measures will be taken, in a manner that the minimum level of protection of the data prescribed by the law, allowing access only to persons responsible for the data processing by the Data Controller or of responsible persons designated by it.

5.     Domain of Data Communication

The personal data provided by the Seller, can be made known or communicated to the following subjects:

  • to the employees and/or collaborators of SlowNature, for the implementation of the activities of administration, accounting and IT support which operate in the capacity being responsible for and in charge of data processing.

  • to the companies or consultants in charge of the installation, maintenance, updating, and in general, for the management of the hardware and software of SlowNature (including the Transnational Platform) and also the software of third parties used by SlowNature for the implementation of the Marketplace Service (Jetti, Shopify, etc.);

  • banks and financial institutions;

  • to companies appointed by SlowNature for the sending of online communication;

  • to all public and/or private subjects, physical and/or judicial persons (studies of legal, administrative and financial advice), if the communication proves to be necessary or functional for the correct fulfilment of the obligations deriving from the management of the MarketPlace, and in wider terms, of the Contract as well as of the obligations in accordance with the law;

  • Authorities and Public Institutions

All personal data are not subject to diffusion.

The updated list of persons responsible for and in charge of the data processing is available at the registered address of the Data Controller.

6.     Data Storage

The data of the Seller shall be stored only for the time necessary to guarantee the proper provision of the services offered based on the Contract and for the period defined by the provisions for the storage of the contractual and accounting documentation or for the purpose of public security.

7.    Right of Access to Personal Data

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Privacy Policy, the Seller has the right to:

  1. obtain the confirmation of the existence or non-existence of relevant personal data and their communication in an intelligible form;

  2. obtain by the Data Controller of the data processing: (i) the origin of the personal data; (ii) the objectives and methods of the data processing; (iii) the logic applied in case of the data processing performed by means of electronic instruments; (iv) personal data identification of the data controller and of the responsible persons; (v) the subject or the categories of subjects to which the personal data could be communicated or to which they could be made known acting in capacity of responsible or persons in charge.

  3. In addition, it has the right to obtain: (i) the updates, rectification, or when of interest, the integration of the data; (ii) the cancellation, the transformation in an anonymous form or the interruption of the data processed in breach of the law, including those for which it is necessary the storage in relation to the purposes for which the data have been collected or subsequently processed; (iii) the attestation that the operations under letters a) and b) are brought to attention, also in terms of their contents, to those to whom the data have been communicated or diffused, except in cases in which such fulfilment turns out to be impossible or carries a purpose evidently disproportional to the protected right;

  4. to oppose, wholly or partially: for legitimate reasons, to the relevant data processing, even if related to the aim of their collection; to the relevant data processing, intended for business information, advertising material, direct sale, or for the completion of market research, or for business communication.

The abovementioned rights can be exercised by means of a request to the Data Controller.

The right or the interested party to oppose to the data processing for the purpose of business communication performed via e-mail (info @ slownature.com), extends also to the traditional ones (mail), notwithstanding the possibility for the interested party to exercise such rights partially, pursuant to Article 7, clause 4, item b) of the Privacy Policy, namely to oppose, for example, to the transmission of promotional communications performed by automated instruments.

 

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