Website Terms of Use (for seconds-innovation.com)

Who we are:
“Seconds” is a brand of BMI Lab AG and BMI Lab Deutschland GmbH.

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Acceptance:
By using this site you agree to these Terms and our Privacy & Cookie policies.

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Use of the site:
Don’t misuse the site; no scraping, security testing, unlawful or infringing activity.

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Accounts (if any):
You’re responsible for credentials and activity in your account.

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Intellectual property:
Site content is owned by BMI Lab/its licensors. No reproduction without prior written consent except as allowed by law.

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User content:
If you send feedback, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free licence to use it.

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Third-party links/tools:
We’re not responsible for external sites or services embedded here.

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No warranties:
Site provided “as is”. To the extent permitted by law, no warranties.

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Liability:
We’re liable only for intent and gross negligence; nothing limits liability for death/injury caused by negligence or for mandatory statutory liability.

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Terms of Sale (Shopify Store)

Seller:
Orders are concluded with BMI Lab AG.

Scope:
Applies to purchases via our shop; business and (if applicable) consumer customers in the EU/CH.

Products & pricing:
Prices shown incl. VAT as indicated; shipping shown at checkout. Order process. Add to cart → checkout → order confirmation (offer) → shipment confirmation (acceptance).

Payment:
Methods listed at checkout. Payment providers process your data per their notices.

Delivery:
Delivery areas, costs, and times shown at checkout; risk passes on delivery.

Title retention:
Goods remain our property until paid in full.

Right of withdrawal (EU consumers only):
14-day withdrawal; instructions and model form available at /shop/withdrawal. Exclusions apply by law (e.g., sealed items unsealed by you).

Returns:
How to return, costs, and refund timing. Warranty. Statutory warranty applies; for B2B, warranty may be limited to remedy/replacement (as permitted by law).

Liability:
As in the Website Terms; we do not exclude mandatory liability.

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ADR notice (Germany, §36 VSBG):
We are not willing and not obliged to participate in dispute resolution before a consumer arbitration board.

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Antitrust Law

Antitrust laws —also referred to as competition laws—are designed to  protect competition. They prohibit business behaviour which has the objective or the effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition (e.g. price fixing and the allocation of markets or customers).

Companies and organisations are subject to far-reaching rules of antitrust law. They have to assess for themselves whether they behave in compliance with antitrust law. The BMI Think Tank offers its members a legally secure basis for the exchange of opinions and experience, while complying with anti-trust law.

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Code of Conduct

Seconds values are at the heart of the code of conduct, which defines the standards of ethical conduct required of every Seconds partner and employee.

Events organised by the Seconds, in particular meetings, are not intended to deal with topics that are in breach of antitrust law or to create or promote opportunities for agreements or resolutions that are in breach of antitrust law. Such conduct will not be tolerated.

Seconds employees and parterns are expected to:

• Comply with applicable competition laws and not disturb or hinder legitimate competition in any anticompetitive manner
• Seek legal advice in case of any doubt
• Fully cooperate with the authorities in the event of an investigation