General terms and conditions of business (GTC)

INNOVAL Pharma AG
Alter Postplatz 2
CH-6370 Stans

Version July 1, 2023

For legal matters and for the interpretation of the GTC, the German version of the current version of the GTC is exclusively authoritative.

 

§1 Validity of the conditions 

The offers, deliveries, services and invoices of INNOVAL PHARMA AG, hereinafter referred to as IPAG, are made exclusively on the basis of these General Terms and Conditions, hereinafter referred to as GTC. The GTC do not have to be agreed upon again when ordering or providing services. With the order of the goods or services, the GTC are considered accepted and not contested in any point.

Own or general terms and conditions of legal entities or private persons, hereinafter referred to as customers, are not and will not be recognized by IPAG, they do not become part of a goods and/or services purchase agreement or sales contract with IPAG and are in any case ineffective. The customer expressly agrees to this.

Deviations from these GTC are only effective if IPAG confirms them contractually in writing with two currently valid signatures of the management.

The GTC can be viewed online at any time at www.innoval.ch.


§2 Offer and conclusion of contract

Publicly made offers of IPAG such as flyers, advertisements, price lists, etc. are subject to change and non-binding. Printed representations of products and/or of services and/or the presentation of such in online stores of IPAG or on other online facilities do not constitute legally binding offers, but are merely non-binding catalog advertisements.

By placing a written order by email and/or letter and/or by clicking on the button "Order now" and/or "Order", the customer places a legally binding order for his named items and/or services or a legally binding online order for the items (goods and/or services) in the shopping cart, acknowledging these GTC.

IPAG may confirm customer orders by sending an order confirmation, hereinafter referred to as AB, or accept them by delivering the goods within a practically applicable delivery period from receipt of the order (contract acceptance). The contract thus concluded is stored electronically by IPAG.

Customers shall receive a representation of the contents of the contract either within the framework of an AB in text form by e-mail or in printed form by letter. In addition, the delivery of the goods is accompanied by a delivery bill, hereinafter referred to as LS, with the presentation of the contents of the delivery.


§3 Prices, terms of payment

The prices stated in the AB are decisive. These are fixed for goods in stock at the time of the order. In the event of delivery bottlenecks and domestic and foreign procurement, the daily prices of the relevant articles and/or services on the day of the order shall apply. The prices are inclusive of statutory value added tax and exclusive of transport costs. From a quantity of the goods to be delivered to be agreed in writing, deliveries can be made free of transport costs. This must in any case be confirmed in writing by IPAG to the customer as exempt from transport costs.

If a customer exceeds its credit limit by placing an order, IPAG may at any time demand full advance payment or partial advance payment. If a customer fails to make the advance payment of any nature required by IPAG, or makes it only in part, IPAG is completely released from any delivery of the goods or provision of the services and from any claims for compensation of any nature.

The terms of payment can be agreed individually. In the absence of a special agreement, twenty days shall apply strictly net without deductions. The interest on arrears for outstanding payments is five percent.


§4 Delivery and performance time

IPAG endeavors to meet deadlines and delivery periods. However, dates and delivery periods are not binding unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing. In order to be binding, binding dates and delivery periods must bear two currently valid signatures of the management, otherwise the dates and delivery periods remain non-binding. Even in such cases, the binding indication of specific delivery periods and delivery dates by IPAG agreed in writing is without exception subject to correct and timely delivery and inspection of IPAG by suppliers, manufacturers, logisticians, customs, etc. The delivery dates and delivery deadlines are not binding. IPAG is completely released from compensation of any kind in the event of delivery delays of any dimension.

 

§5 Default of acceptance

If, after expiry of a period of grace granted to the customer, the customer refuses to accept the goods or perform the services or declares that he does not wish to accept the goods and/or services, IPAG may refuse to perform the contract and claim damages for non-performance. IPAG is entitled to demand either a flat rate of twenty-five percent of the agreed purchase price or compensation from the customer for the damage actually incurred as damages.


§6 Delivery, transport, insurance

IPAG may submit a transport proposal to the customer. The purchase transaction is to be understood as an "ex factory" service in terms of price and operation, the choice of logistics company, transport costs and transport insurance are the choice and responsibility of the customer.

Upon delivery, the accessibility for delivery of the goods to the delivery address must be ensured by the customer. Upon delivery, an immediate and mandatory check by the customer must take place. Visible differences in quantity must be reported to IPAG in writing immediately upon receipt of the goods, hidden differences in quantity within two working days of receipt of the goods, and the logistics company must be notified. Complaints regarding damage, delay, loss, damaged or destroyed packaging must be reported to the logistics company in writing and, if necessary, with photographic documentation immediately before completion of the delivery process.

In the case of postal delivery, the customer can choose before completing the payment process whether to instruct the postal logistics company, currently SwissPost, to "deposit in the drop box or at the front entrance". However, the risk regarding damage and/or loss is borne by the customer. IPAG is not liable for any consequences arising from these transactions, not even in part.

In the case of postal shipments, IPAG sends the ordered items by A Mail, shipments are insured up to the insurance benefit amount declared by SwissPost and valid at that time. Customers can insure their shipments higher at their own request, the desired insurance amount must be notified to IPAG when placing the order.

 

§7 Transfer of risk

The risk shall pass to the customer as soon as the consignment has been handed over by IPAG to the company or person carrying out the transport. If the transport is delayed or becomes impossible through no fault of IPAG, IPAG shall not be liable after the goods have been handed over. IPAG's liability ends when the goods are handed over to the logistics company. The risk is then transferred to the customer. Any assumption of transport costs by IPAG agreed in individual cases does not affect this transfer of risk.


§8 Warranty, time limits

If the storage and handling instructions are not followed, any warranty on the part of the manufacturer and/or supplier and/or on the part of IPAG shall lapse. This also applies insofar as the defect complained of is due to improper use and/or in the case of applications for areas other than those intended by the manufacturer and/or supplier.

Insignificant deviations from warranted characteristics of the goods shall not trigger any warranty rights and/or warranty obligations. Liability for normal wear and tear, including protective packaging, is excluded. Only the direct purchaser is entitled to warranty claims against IPAG and these are not assignable or transferable, not even in part.


§9 Returns

Delivered items are generally not taken back. The customer expressly agrees to this. In cases of articles damaged during transport, the customer will handle the issues and solutions regarding liability, replacement delivery and financial compensation directly with the chosen logistics company itself.

Any return of items by the customer to IPAG requires the prior consent of IPAG and is carried out in terms of transport at the expense and risk of the customer. Any justified warranty on the part of IPAG is limited exclusively to the replacement of the delivered items, provided that the manufacturer and/or supplier as the origin of the delivered items gives its written consent to this and bears the corresponding costs.


§10 Purchase contract, retention of title, goods subject to retention of title

The delivered goods (goods subject to retention of title) remain the property of IPAG until full payment of all claims arising from the conclusion of the contract of sale and/or purchase agreement. On the following day of full payment of all claims in accordance with a valid credit note issued by IPAG's house bank, the reserved goods become the property of the customer.

The customer undertakes, as long as ownership has not yet passed to him, to treat the reserved goods with care and to insure them at his own expense against fire, water and theft damage and other possible damage at the relevant location sufficiently at replacement value, insurance deductibles to be borne by the customer.

If the goods subject to retention of title are seized or if they are subject to other interventions by third parties, the customer is obliged, as long as ownership has not yet passed to him, to notify the third party of the seller's ownership rights in writing and in a binding manner and to notify IPAG immediately in writing so that IPAG can enforce its ownership rights to the goods subject to retention of title. The customer is liable to IPAG for any court or out-of-court costs incurred in this connection, unless the third party is able to reimburse IPAG for these costs within the time limit (payment deadlines for court costs and out-of-court costs incurred).

The customer expressly agrees to this.


§11 Payment

Payments are only possible by bank transfer or credit cards. As soon as the responsible bank and/or credit institution has authorized the payment transaction or the partial payment transaction and notified IPAG of the authorization or the credit note, the IPAG-internal triggering of the order, setup and delivery transactions takes place.


§12 Ban on offsetting

The customer is not entitled to set off claims of any kind asserted by him in whole or in part against outstanding claims of IPAG or its contractors. Any settlement by offsetting is therefore excluded. The customer expressly agrees to this.


§13 Failure of the delivery performance and/or the services

If the provision of materials and/or services by IPAG or its contractors is disrupted, impaired, impeded, delayed or rendered impossible by force majeure such as epidemics, pandemics, riots, war, natural disasters and similar events and/or by the failure of third-party services and/or by the failure of hardware or software of IPAG or its contractors, the obligation to provide services by IPAG or its contractors shall be suspended.

Disruptions of this kind do not entitle customers to claim damages for any services already paid for or beyond. In such a case, IPAG will refund payments already made for services and/or material deliveries that cannot be provided in full within a reasonable period of time, but within a maximum of three months, without interest.

In the case of online transactions, the refund is limited to a single payment transaction in the event of failures of this kind. The customer is required not to make any further attempts if the payment transaction fails and to notify IPAG in writing of the failed payment transaction.


§14 Returns due to non-delivery

If the postal requirements are not met, such as incorrect delivery address, insufficient accessibility, etc., the resulting direct and indirect damages and disadvantages shall be borne in full by the customer.


§15 Limitation of liability

Claims for damages arising from impossibility of performance, breach of contract, culpa in contrahendo and tort are excluded both against IPAG and against IPAG's agents, except in cases of wilful misconduct or gross negligence. IPAG accepts no liability for consequential damage arising from the use of the products. The customer expressly agrees to clarify any liability claims asserted directly with the manufacturer (origin of goods).


§16 Copyright and trademark rights

Copyrights and trademarks remain in any case and in any payment transaction and / or delivery process the full property of the currently legal owners.

 

§17 Retention of title

In the case of contracts with legal entities, IPAG retains title to the goods until all existing or subsequently arising claims from an ongoing business relationship have been settled.

In the case of contracts with private persons (consumers), IPAG retains ownership of the goods until the purchase price has been paid in full. The consumer is obliged to handle the goods with care and to notify IPAG immediately of any access to the goods, for example in the event of seizure, as well as any damage to or destruction of the goods.

Pledging or transfer of ownership by way of security is not permitted. If IPAG
demands the return of the goods with reference to the reservation of title, the customer's right to further use of the goods expires.


§18 Data protection

Every customer and every person is entitled to privacy protection as well as protection against misuse of their personal data (DSG). The totally revised Data Protection Act (DPA) and the implementing provisions in the new Data Protection Ordinance (DPA) and the new Ordinance on Data Protection Certifications (VDSZ) come into force on 1 September 2023. IPAG complies with these provisions in full and without reservation. Personal data is thus treated as strictly confidential and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties, nor is insight granted.

During online business and access to the websites of IPAG, the following data is stored: IP address, date, time, browser request and general transmitted information about the operating system or browser. This usage data forms the basis for anonymous statistical evaluations, which serve to improve the content offered. IPAG works with its hosting providers toprotect the data as best as technically possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.

 

§19 Law, place of jurisdiction

Swiss law shall apply exclusively, to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and to the exclusion of European law. The legal relationship shall be governed exclusively by Swiss law.

The place of jurisdiction is exclusively CH 6310 Stans (NW) for all disputes arising directly or indirectly from the contractual relationship, excluding any jurisdiction of the customer.


§20 Final provisions

Should individual provisions of these GTC be or become invalid or contestable in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of all other provisions or agreements. In place of an invalid provision, a valid provision shall be deemed to have been agreed which comes as close as possible to the purpose of the contract. This applies accordingly to gaps requiring supplementation.

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