General terms and conditions for the sale of FENDI products VIA THE FENDI.COM WEBSITE.

1. Scope
(1) the company Fendi Germany GmbH  (hereafter, “FENDI” or the “Vendor”) sells products covered by the “FENDI” trademark in Germany.
(2) These General Terms and Conditions of Sale are applicable to all distance sales of FENDI products via the fendi.com website, including with telephone assistance provided by FENDI Customer Service. Distance sales, as regulated herein, were designed in compliance with national laws in force and European Directive on Consumer Rights (no. 2011/83 EU) as an active subject in this system.
(3) The use of the distance sales service described herein is reserved solely for consumers. The term “Consumer” is to be understood as any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that predominantly are outside his trade, business or profession. The resale, rental or transfer for commercial or professional reasons of products purchased on the Site is strictly forbidden.
(4) FENDI may modify these General Terms and Conditions of Sale at any time. Therefore, the Customer is asked to accept the General Terms and Conditions of Sale in force at the time of purchase, a copy of which will be sent to the Customer at the e-mail address provided by the Customer.
(5) These General Terms and Conditions of Sale are published on the Site for the Customer's knowledge, storage and reproduction.
(6) It is understood that by placing an order on the fendi.com website, the Customer fully and unreservedly acknowledges and accepts these General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which form an integral and substantial part of these recitals.
(7) These General Terms and Conditions of Sale do not govern the provision of services, or the sale of products by subjects other than FENDI, even in cases in which they are presented on the Official Website via links, banners or other hypertext links. Therefore, before placing an order and/or purchasing products and services from subjects other than the Vendor, the Customer is invited to check the conditions of sale applied. In no case can the Vendor be held liable for the provision of services by third parties.
(8) Please consult the Privacy Information Notice for information on the processing of Customer personal data.

2. Product orders
(1) Orders may be placed directly by persons of legal age who are not under legal disability.
(2) Orders may be placed in English via the fendi.com website, or from FENDI Customer Service, Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. CET, excluding public holidays.
(3) The Customer must provide FENDI a valid e-mail address to which required information, information under these General Terms and Conditions of Sale and any information concerning the order will be sent
(4) Each distance sale order made by the Customer covered by these General Terms and Conditions of Sale may be for one or more products, up to a maximum of seven products per order, of which a maximum of two units per same article.
(5) FENDI reserves the right to modify the limits for the quantity and/or types of products that may be purchased via distance sales, at any time.
(6) The Customer is responsible for selecting the articles of interest to him/her. The Customer's shopping cart and the order summary sent to the Customer following completion of the purchase include a description of the products ordered, including measurements and sizes (where applicable), and a digital photograph allowing a correct representation of the products available on the site.
(7) Although FENDI takes all appropriate measures to ensure the photographs on the site faithfully represent the original products, including technological means to reduce inaccuracies as much as possible, certain variations are possible due to the Customer's computer's technical characteristics and color resolution. Consequently, any confirmation about the condition of a product is subject to restriction on the possibly inaccurate representation on the customer's computer, FENDI does not guarantee identity at the FENDI products and the graphic representation of the FENDI products shown on the website with respect to collaring for the technical reasons listed above.
(8) The Customer must click on the shopping cart icon to view the selected articles and total price of the articles ordered. The Customer is asked to verify the content of the shopping cart before
(9) Should the Customer need to modify (an article or quantity) or correct any errors in the order, he/she should follow the instructions on the Site.

3. Product prices
(1) Product prices include all taxes and duties, shipping costs, unless otherwise stipulated on the fendi.com website or on the order page.
(2)The price of each product is displayed for the Customer prior to completion of the order. All prices are in euros/local currencies as stipulated on the fendi.com website or on the order page, and include VAT.

4. Completing the order
(1) The purchase procedure is complete once the Customer confirms the order. Upon confirmation, the order is sent directly to FENDI.
(2) The Customer may correct or cancel the order before its completion by leaving the website without having confirmed the order.
(3) The General Terms and Conditions of Sale are always available on all pages of the website via the links in the footer.
(4) After the customer has clicked on "payable order", an automatic e-mail is sent via the access of the order to the customer. This is not yet the acceptance declaration of fendi.com A contract has not yet come about at this time.
(5) FENDI considers the Customer's order to be binding once the entire purchase procedure has been completed properly, without any errors being identified by the Site. The contract between FENDI and the Customer is to be considered concluded when the Customer receives confirmation of successful completion from FENDI at the e-mail address indicated during the order process, sent in respect of the purchase procedure. With confirmation, the Customer also receives a copy of these accepted General Terms and Conditions of Sale and a complete summary of the order.
(6) Before FENDI sends confirmation of the successful conclusion of the contract, FENDI reserves the right to decide whether or not to accept orders not providing sufficient guarantees of solvency or which are incomplete or incorrect or if products are unavailable. In this case, FENDI will inform the Customer that the contract is not concluded and that it is not following up on the order, providing its reasons for doing so. The Customer is informed within 30 days of transmission of the order to FENDI. Any amounts already paid by the Customer for the order will be reimbursed.
(7) Following conclusion of the contract, the Customer will receive written confirmation of the order at the indicated e-mail address, including the number and date of purchase, the product ordered, its price, the amount paid, the right of withdrawal (except in cases where this right is excluded - Personalized Articles), indicating the times and instructions for returning goods, the mailing address for complaints, information on customer service, legal and commercial guarantees and the right to use out-of-court resolution mechanisms for complaints or appeals.
The Customer may cancel the order by telephone to FENDI Customer Service only until ordered products have been prepared for shipment.

5. Conditions of payment
(1) The Customer must make payment via one of the methods of payment indicated on the order form.
(2) In order to prevent internet fraud, payments made via the fendi.com website are managed online by the bank in question using tools provided by Adyen.
(3) This company is responsible for securely storing and automatically processing order data including credit card information.
(4) For payment, the Customer must confirm on the fendi.com website that he/she is the card holder and that the name indicated on the credit card is his/hers; the Customer must provide the credit card number, expiration date and security code indicated on the card. Upon completing the order, the Customer's bank may request confirmation of the data entered and that the credit card used has not been reported lost or stolen. Validity of the Customer's card may be confirmed via a payment authorization at a cost of €1.00. This authorization is not a debit. 
For most payment methods, the total price of the order is credited immediately after checkout. For credit and debit card payments, the total price of the order is pre-authorised after checkout, and credited when the order is processed. The pre-authorization may result in a “hold” on your available card funds until the fulfilment of the order. Should an order be cancelled in whole or in part before shipment, you will not be charged for the price of the unshipped items: any pre-authorised amount will be released.
For pre-order items, the total amount is always credited immediately after checkout. In this case, should an order be cancelled in whole or in part before shipment, any paid amount will be refunded.
(5) If, for any reason, the amounts due by the Customer cannot be debited, the sale process and sale are automatically canceled.

5.1 PayPal
(1) Without prejudice to the previously mentioned article 4, the payment of products purchased on the website fendi.com can be paid via PayPal. Should the Customer choose PayPal as their payment method, they will be redirected to the website www.paypal.com where the payment for the products will be carried out following the procedure envisaged and regulated by PayPal and the contract terms and conditions as agreed between the user and PayPal. The data entered on the PayPal website will be handled directly by PayPal and will not be sent to or shared with FENDI. FENDI therefore has no knowledge of and cannot record in any way the details of the credit card connected to the Customer's PayPal account or any other payment instrument connected to said account.
(2)In the event of payment via PayPal, the total amount due will be debited by PayPal from the Customer at the conclusion of the online contract. In the event of the termination of the purchase agreement and for any other type of refund, for any reason, the refund will be credited to the Customer's PayPal account. The time required to credit the payment instrument connected to said account depends exclusively on PayPal and the banking system. Once the credit order in favor of said account has been arranged, FENDI cannot be held responsible for any delays or omissions in crediting the Customer with the refund. To contest these cases the Customer must contact PayPal directly.
(3) The Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that, when entering their data into the PayPal website to make their first purchase, a specific procedure entitled "Reference Transaction" will be automatically activated, which - through an automatic Customer recognition system - will allow them to complete any future orders with PayPal without having to sign in using their credentials again. The Customer can disable the "Reference Transaction" at any time by going to the specific section 3.11 (Canceling Recurring Payments) of the PayPal website  (https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full).

6. Retention of title

(1) The delivered goods remain the property of FENDI until full payment has been received.

7. Delivery
(1) Following order transmission via the fendi.com website, the Customer can monitor delivery of the order from the "Track your order" page on the fendi.com website.
(2) The Customer can contact FENDI Customer Service by telephone or e-mail to request information on delivery.
(3) Without prejudice to the exceptions below, articles will be delivered only to the address indicated by the Customer in the following countries/regions: Germany 
(4) No shipping address (or delivery request) will be accepted outside the Territory.
(5) The Customer may request delivery to the physical person of his/her choice, whose residence or domicile is within the Territory. No deliveries will be made to post office boxes, collection points or General Delivery addresses.
The Customer acknowledges and accepts that:
- the ordered articles will be delivered to the residential or commercial address provided by the Customer at the time of the order; the Customer cannot proceed with redirecting packages and prevents Courier’s drivers from rerouting deliveries when recipients are not at home;
- if the address for delivery is located in a building covered by a reception/concierge service, the delivery will be considered fully accomplished at the moment of delivery by the Courier to the reception/concierge. Therefore, the property of the goods will pass to the Customer at the moment of their delivery to the reception/concierge.
(6) Articles are delivered to the address indicated by the Customer only once payment for the order has been registered. FENDI fills orders within a maximum of 30 days of the day the order is made, upon receipt of payment, except where FENDI informs the Customer, within the same period, of non-acceptance of the order pursuant to article 4 above.
(7) The Customer has the following delivery options as stipulated in the checkout page and depending on the country/region of delivery:
i.    Ordinary shipping with the courier (the “Courier”): delivery will be made between 2-3 business days and 6-8 business days after purchase (depending on the country/region). It may require up to 5-7 extra days if we're shipping the items from one of our stores.
ii.   Pick Up in Store: delivery is made 4-6 business days depending on the country/region of delivery exclusively to participating FENDI Boutiques, listed on thefendi.com website, and subject to the specific terms and conditions available in the Pick Up in Store section.
All delivery options available for your order will be displayed at checkout.
(8) The delivery terms are merely indicative.
(9) Shipping costs for article 7(8) points i) and ii) are included in the sale price.
(10) All shipping costs, including additional costs charged to the Customer are itemized in the order form at the time of purchase on the fendi.com website. Additional shipping costs are not refunded in the case of article exchanges or returns.
(11) The Customer may contact Customer Service should he/she wish to change the delivery date. In any case, the e-mail sent by FENDI to the Customer contains a tracking code and an exclusive link to track the shipment in real time. FENDI's Customer Service can provide assistance for any delivery problems.

8. In-Store Pick-Up
(1) FENDI offers its Customers the possibility of picking up distance-sale orders at certain Boutiques.
(2) To take advantage of this service, the Customer must select "In-Store Pick-Up" at the time of the order, and select a store from the list on fendi.com.
(3) FENDI will inform the Customer via e-mail when the products ordered are available for pick-up at the selected store. Orders will be available for pick-up for a maximum of 14 days from the sending of the pick-up notice. Upon expiration of the delivery period, the order will be considered to be canceled and will be returned to FENDI. The Customer will be refunded the purchase price of the products.
(4)The Customer must print the pick-up notice e-mail and take it to the selected store along with a valid piece of identification for pick-up.
(5) The Customer must pick up the order in person, or delegate another person to pick it up on his/her behalf. In this case, the products are delivered only to the person bearing a written proxy signed by the Customer having made the purchase and a copy of the Customer's proof of identity, in addition to the documents indicated for pick-up by the Customer. The proxy is available on the fendi.com website.
(6) The staff at the store chosen for pick up may refuse to deliver the purchase in the event the Customer fails to respect the pick-up procedure.
(7) The Products picked up in store are subject to the same terms and conditions for returns and exchanges under articles 7 and 8 of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale. Should the Customer wish to return or exchange the purchase, the procedure described in article 9 of these General Terms and Conditions of Sale can be followed.

9. Warranty
(1) FENDI's liability for any defective material will be governed by the applicable legal provisions.
(2) Any lack of conformity in the products purchased at fendi.com will be subject to the Legal Warranty stated on the website.
(3) An additional warranty covers the goods supplied only if it is expressly provided for in the order confirmation for the item in question.
(4) The Customer is not entitled to make a claim for defective products if they are the result of an alteration made by the Customer or a third party, unless the Customer can prove that the defect already existed at the time of delivery.
(5) No charge is made to the Customer’s credit card if the order is canceled. If the credit card has already been charged, the Customer will be promptly reimbursed. Likewise, if payment is made via PayPal at the time the order is placed, the Customer will be promptly reimbursed if the order is canceled.

10. Returns and Refunds 
The Customer's right of return must be exercised as described below.
The right of return must be exercised by the Customer within 14 (fourteen) days of the date of delivery to the Customer or a third party on its behalf. To exercise the right of return, the Customer must contact Customer Service or follow the online procedure and obtain a return code. Once the Customer has obtained a return code, he/she must contact UPS for pick up and attach the printed return label on the package.
The Customer may also return any item purchased on fendi.com in selected Fendi flagship stores within the same Country/Region where the item was originally delivered. The availability of this service in the boutique of the Customer's choice can be verified in the <a>Store Locator page</a>.
For the return to be accepted by FENDI, the products must be returned within 14 days of the date on which the Customer informed FENDI of his/her wish to return the purchase with the return form via the online procedure, by telephone to Customer Service, or in a Fendi store, in order to obtain a return code. 
The return must in all cases respect the following conditions:

1. The products must be returned in their original packaging (box, accessories, inserts, protection, leaflets, etc.). Fragrances need to be shipped separately, using the original boxes they were delivered in.
2. The products must be accompanied by the purchase receipt.
3. Products returned by the Customer must not have been damaged, used, worn or washed, but may be handled and inspected to determine their nature and characteristics. The soles of shoes must be perfectly intact. FENDI strongly recommends that Customers try on FENDI shoes on a particularly soft and smooth surface.
4. Labels and security tags must still be attached to the products. Fragrances can only be returned if the packaging is unopened, with the seal intact, and the product is unused.
5. Damaged goods being returned must be in the condition in which they were received by the Customer; the Customer must not attempt to modify, handle or repair them.
6. For products with seals, such as Swimwear, returns are only possible if the seal is intact and the product is unused.

FENDI reserves the right to refuse returns of products that have been damaged, are incomplete, deteriorated and/or soiled or in any state clearly indicating that the products have been used, or products returned after the deadline indicated above, or lacking a return form.
FENDI also reserves the right to demand compensation for any damage caused by the Customer's negligent conduct or misconduct when returning products. FENDI cannot be held liable for lost or stolen products beyond its control, or for returns to the wrong address, or for delivery delays of returned products beyond its control, it being understood that the Customer assumes all risks of returns. The Customer is also responsible for providing proof of return.
In the event of withdrawal, the Customer will be refunded all payments made to FENDI, according to the method of payment chosen for the purchase, and for the product for which withdrawal was exercised, include delivery costs (excluding additional costs for special deliveries described in article 5 above).
FENDI will refund these amounts upon receipt of the returned product or when the Customer proves that he/she has correctly sent the product to FENDI. Refunds are credited to the Customer's current account linked to the credit card used by the Customer for payment, or via PayPal. Refunds are at no charge to the Customer.

11. Limitation of liability
(1) Claims of the customer for damages are excluded, except in the following cases: Claims for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health or from the violation of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations) as well as liability for other damages arising from an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by FENDI, its legal representatives or vicarious agents. Significant contractual obligations are those whose fulfillment is necessary to achieve the objective of the contract.
(2) In the case of infringement of essential contractual obligations, the supplier is only liable for the foreseeable damage that is typical for the contract, if this is simply caused by negligence, unless the customer is claiming damages from injury to life, body or health.
(3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall also apply to the legal representatives and vicarious agents of the provider if claims are directly asserted against them.
(4) The applicable provisions on the product liability shall remain unaffected.

12. Product authenticity and intellectual property rights
(1) FENDI guarantees the authenticity and quality of all the products sold on the Site.
(2) The FENDI trademark, all the figurative and non-figurative marks and in general all other marks, illustrations, images and logos present on FENDI products, accessories and/or packaging, whether registered or not, are and shall remain the exclusive property of FENDI S.r.l., with registered office at Palazzo della Civiltà, Quadrato della Concordia 3, 00144. Reproduction in whole or in part, modification or use of said trademarks, illustrations, images and logos for any reason and on any medium is strictly forbidden without the prior express approval of FENDI S.r.l. This clause is not applicable to the private use of the FENDI products.
(3) Any combination of said trademarks with other marks, symbols, logos or any distinctive sign suitable for creating a composite logo is also forbidden.
(4) Reproduction in whole or in part, modification or use of drawings, models or patents which are the exclusive property of FENDI S.r.l. is also strictly forbidden.

13. Force majeure
(1) Performance of services by FENDI  Germany GmbH. may be suspended in the event of unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure preventing or delaying their performance.
(2) FENDI will inform the Customer of said unforeseeable circumstance or force majeure within seven days of its occurrence. Should the suspension of the services last more than 15 days, the Customer may cancel the order and receive a refund of amounts already paid.

14. Privacy
(1) The Customer may always obtain information on how FENDI processes his/her personal data in our Privacy Information Notice.

15. Competent jurisdiction and applicable law
(1) The competent jurisdiction for sales made on the fendi.com website is that of the Customer's place of residence or domicile. For dispute settlement, the mediation procedures established under legislative decree no. 28 of 4 March 2010 can be used. Out-of-court dispute settlement is also possible, including through the use of the RisolviOnline conciliation service provided by the Arbitration Panel of the Milan Chamber of Commerce.
(2) The European Commission provides a platform for out-of-court online dispute resolution at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. FENDI is currently not participating in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration body. There is no obligation on FENDI to participate.
(3) Orders placed under these General Terms and Conditions of Sale are governed by German  law, excluding conflict laws and private international law. The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods of 1980 does not apply.
In the event of a discrepancy between the General Terms and Conditions of Sale in German and in another language accepted by the Customer, the meaning and interpretation of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale in German shall prevail.

SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR PERSONALIZED AND/OR SPECIALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS
For certain articles, FENDI also offers the following services:
i.    Product personalization (hereafter "Personalized Products);
ii.   Possibility of ordering products that are not yet available in stores at the time of order ("Pre-ordered Products").
For Personalized Products and Pre-ordered Products, the following apply:
a. The special terms and conditions of sale indicated below,
b. The general terms and conditions of sale indicated above in so far as they are not expressly or implicitly affected by the following special conditions
The terms used beginning with a capital letter in these special conditions have the same meaning as in the General Terms and Conditions of Sale above.

Article 1: Orders and Payment
For Personalized Products and Pre-ordered Products, the following apply:
a. The Customer acknowledges and accepts that during the use of the personalization service, his/her choice for the creation of the personalized product is saved only for the duration of the current session. Should the current session be interrupted before the order has been placed, a new session must be begun and sent in order to express one's choices regarding the creation of the personalized product.
b.  Once the order has been sent by the Customer and confirmed by FENDI, the Customer is informed via e-mail of order acceptance and subsequently of shipping of the personalized products.
The provisions of article 4 of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to the debit of the price of the Personalized Products and/or Pre-ordered Products; i.e. the credit card is debited when the product is prepared for shipping.

Article 2: Delivery of Pre-ordered and Personalized Products
Contrary to that stipulated in article 7 of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, Personalized Products and/or Pre-ordered Products may be delivered in a time slot indicated on the Site; there is no strict rule for this time slot, rather it varies according to the item. Delivery terms are merely indicative. FENDI informs the Customer of shipping by e-mail as soon as the products are available. If the Customer purchases several Pre-ordered Products or Personalized Products with different delivery dates in the same order, they will all be shipped together at the latest delivery date, or at FENDI's discretion, based on availability.

Article 3: Returns and Exchanges of Personalized Products
The right to revoke the contract is excluded with respect to personalized products. Please note it is not possible to return personalized items.