Scope
These terms and conditions apply to all purchases from Expedition on Earth made by private customers.
Private customers in this sense are persons whose goods ordered by them cannot be attributed to their commercial or independent professional activity.
Business customers are requested to place orders by contacting us.

Conclusion of contract
The presentation of our goods and the granting of the possibility to place an order represents a concrete offer on our part to conclude a purchase contract. Through your order you accept the offer and the purchase contract is concluded. You will receive an order confirmation by e-mail to the e-mail address you provided.

Prices and shipping costs
The marked prices are final prices including sales tax. The amount shown at the time of the binding order applies. In addition, there are shipping costs, which depend on the shipping method and the size and weight of the product(s) you ordered. You can find out about the details under Shipping & Returns. We shall bear the regular costs of the return shipment incurred in the event that you return the goods by exercising your right of revocation. If you exercise your right of withdrawal, we will also refund the shipping costs.

Payment
Payment is made upon delivery by

• credit card

• Stripe

• PayPal

Delivery
(1) Delivery is made to the delivery address specified by the customer, worldwide. Certain product categories are only available within Europe.

(2) If force majeure (natural disasters, war, civil war, terrorist attack) makes the delivery or any other service permanently impossible, Collaboration with Earth’s obligation to perform is excluded. Amounts already paid will be refunded by Collaboration with Earth without delay.

Return
(1) When returning the goods and accessories, please use the original packaging if possible, even if it is damaged due to an opening for functional testing. If the goods were sent in a repack, it is imperative that the goods are also sent back to our address with this.
(2) To return the goods, please use the fully stamped and addressed return label enclosed with the delivery of the goods, if enclosed. This is the simplest and most cost-effective shipping option. You are under no obligation to use this return method. However, if you choose an unnecessarily expensive shipping method, you may be obligated to pay us the increased cost compared to a less expensive shipping method.

(3) If there is no return label attached, it means that you will bear the return shipping cost. In this case, you decide which transport provider you choose.

Retention of title
The delivered goods remain the property ofJ osehin Ritschel until all claims against the customer arising from the purchase contract have been settled in full. As long as this retention of title exists, the customer may neither resell nor dispose of the goods; in particular, the customer may not contractually grant third parties any use of the goods.

Liability
(1) Josehin Ritschel is not liable for any damage caused by a defect in the object of purchase.
(2) Regardless of Josehin Ritschels fault, Josehin Ritschel’s liability remains unaffected in case of fraudulent concealment of the defect or from the assumption of a warranty. The manufacturer’s warranty is a warranty of the manufacturer and does not constitute an assumption of a warranty by Josehin Ritschel.
(3) Josehin Ritschel is not responsible for impossibility of delivery occurring by chance during its delay, even if the damage would have occurred in case of timely delivery.
(4) Personal liability of Josehin Ritschel’s legal representatives, vicarious agents and employees for damage caused by them due to slight negligence is excluded.

Applicable law
The contract concluded between you and Josehin Ritschel shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany to the express exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. This does not affect the mandatory provisions of the state in which you have your habitual residence.

Place of jurisdiction
If, contrary to the information you provided when placing your order, you do not have a place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany, or if you transfer your place of residence abroad after conclusion of the contract, or if your place of residence is not known at the time the action is filed, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from and in connection with the contractual relationship shall be Brandenburg.

Dispute resolution
General information requirements for alternative dispute resolution in accordance with Article 14 (1) ODR Regulation and § 36 VSBG (Consumer Dispute Resolution Act):
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (OS), which can be found at this address: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ . We are not obliged or willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board.

Final Provisions
(1) Should individual provisions of this contract be or become invalid or void in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the contract insofar as a contracting party is not unreasonably disadvantaged thereby.
(2) Amendments or supplements to this contract must be made in writing.

Salvatory clause

Should individual provisions of the GTC be or become invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of the GTC and the legal relationship concerned in other respects. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision whose effects come as close as possible to the economic objective intended by the invalid or unenforceable provision. The above provisions shall apply accordingly in the event of a loophole.