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general terms & conditions of sale

1 PURPOSE AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THE GTCS

The purpose of the inside-out (hereinafter the “Seller”) website is to present Artworks to the users of the site (potential “Buyers”), and to give them the opportunity to discover and buy them online.  

These general terms and conditions of sale are meant to define the terms and conditions for the online sale of the Artworks available on the site, and to define each party’s rights and obligations in such a relationship. 

2 – ACCEPTANCE

The unconditional acceptance of the entire general conditions of sale is mandatory to conclude the sale agreement, by both the Seller and the Buyer.  The Buyer’s acceptance is confirmed by the payment made for an artwork. 

3 – ORDER

The Artworks are offered for sale on the Seller’s website, subject to their availability. 

Each of the Artwork offered comes with a short explanation sheet containing information about its substrate, its dimensions, its weight and type. 

To order an Artwork, the Buyer must select the Artwork of his/her choice, place it in his/her cart and provide the necessary personal information to place the order. Before validating the order, the Buyer must check the information appearing on the order summary, and he/she can correct any potential mistakes in the items inserted, as well as read about the delivery costs. 

If the Artwork is no longer available, an email informing the Buyer will be sent within 48 hours, cancelling the order.

4  –  SALES PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

The Artworks sale price is listed on the Site in EUR and includes all taxes, excepting delivery and packaging fees if applicable. 

The different methods of delivery and related costs are shown in the order summary.  The delivery and packaging costs depend on the type of artwork, its dimensions, its weight, as well as the place of delivery. 

The payment of the artwork price by the Buyer to the Seller is made via the payment services available from inside-out: credit card or debit card (BANCONTACT).

Transfer of ownership happens as soon as the full price has been paid by the Buyer.  Failure to pay the full price automatically cancels the sale, and the artwork is put back for sale on inside-out’s website. 

5 – DELIVERY OF THE ARTWORKS

The delivery of the Artworks is made at the address provided on the order summary form, during the business hours and according to the procedures laid down by the carrier chosen upon ordering.

The Buyer must inform him/herself about the procedures and delivery schedules implemented by the various delivery services providers. 

Obligations regarding the delivery of the order, meaning respecting the given schedules, the quality of the packaging for the artwork, as well as the conformity of the later are the sole responsibility of the Buyer, inside-out’s shall in no case be held liable for failure to comply by the Buyer, who is entitled to lodge a complain against the delivery service provider.

The Buyer must, as soon as he receives the order, check the condition of the artwork, and mention any reservation immediately and in writing, at the latest within 48 hours, to the Seller. 

6 – RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL   

The Buyer has a period of 14 days from the delivery of the Artwork to use his/her right of withdrawal with the Seller, without any costs or reason. 

The Buyer may use his/here right of withdrawal with inside-out through sending an email to the following address info@t3871bdkey.preview.infomaniak.website/www

inside-out will then be responsible for handling the cancellation from the Buyer and shall process the refund within 14 days following the date on which inside-out was informed about the Buyer exercising his/her right of withdrawal.

The refund applies to the price of the artwork paid by the Buyer, as well as the return shipping costs. 

The returned artworks that are damaged or dirtied by the Buyer shall not be accepted, nor refunded, inside-out reserves the right to decide at its sole discretion.

7 – STATUTORY GUARANTEES

The Seller commits to respect and implement the statutory guarantees of the Buyer, i.e. : the guarantee of non-compliance and the guarantee of hidden defects.

8 – FORCE MAJEURE

In case of a situation of force majeure, the execution of the contract may be suspended or, if it is completed, cause the cancellation of the sale.

Expressly, are considered cases of force majeure or fortuitous events, those usually acknowledged by the jurisprudence of the Belgian courts and tribunals, i.e. an event that is out of the control of the debtor, which could not have been reasonably expected at the time of the contract being concluded, and whose effects cannot be avoided by any appropriate measures

The party invoking Force Majeure must immediately inform the other party, as well as upon its extinction thereof. 

9 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

The Seller guarantees that one of its artists is the author of the ceded Artwork and that the later does not violate any laws, regulations and standards in force, or affects the rights of third parties.

Upon the sale, the artist assigns to the Buyer the material substrate of the artwork and its representation rights on the artwork. 

The artist however retains his/her moral right on the artwork as well as the rights regarding its reproduction. 

11 – APPLICABLE LAW

These general terms and conditions of sale are governed by Belgian law. 

12 – MEDIATION

In the event of a dispute, the User has a right of recourse with a Consumer Ombudsman for the amicable resolution of any dispute on the execution of these GTCS.

The User will find the list of mediators on the government website dedicated to this purpose:  http://www.ombudsmanducommerce.be/ .

13 – COMPETENT JURISDICTION

Any dispute concerning the validity, interpretation or execution of these General Conditions of Sale shall be brought before the Brussels Courts. 

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