Beadstory.com is operated by

Astex Company s.r.o. with
registered office: Namesti 14. října 1307/2, Smíchov, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
identification number: 01663143
VAT number: CZ02082471

registered in the commercial register kept at the Municipal Court in Prague, production, trade and services not listed in Annexes 1 to 3 of the Trade Licensing Act for the sale of goods via the online store located at the internet address www.beadstory.com

1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

1.1. These terms and conditions (hereinafter referred to as "terms and conditions") of the trading company Astex Company s.r.o, with registered office at NNamesti 14. října 1307/2, Smíchov, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic, identification number: 01663143, VAT number: CZ01663143, registered in the commercial register kept at the Municipal Court in Prague, section 209913, insert C (hereinafter referred to as " the seller ") regulate, in accordance with the provisions of § 1751 paragraph 1 of Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code (hereinafter referred to as the " Civil Code "), the mutual rights and obligations of the contracting parties arising in connection with or on the basis of the purchase contract (hereinafter referred to as the " purchase contract ") concluded between the seller and another natural person (hereinafter referred to as the " buyer") through the seller's online store. The online store is operated by the seller on a website located at the internet address www.beadstory.com (hereinafter referred to as the " website "), through the website interface (hereinafter referred to as the " store web interface ").

1.2. The terms and conditions do not apply to cases where the person who intends to purchase goods from the seller is a legal entity or a person who, when ordering goods, acts as part of his business activity or as part of his independent profession. 

1.3. Provisions deviating from the terms and conditions can be negotiated in the purchase contract. Deviating provisions in the purchase contract take precedence over the provisions of the terms and conditions.

1.4. The terms and conditions are an integral part of the purchase contract. The purchase contract and terms and conditions are drawn up in the English language. The purchase contract can be concluded in the English language.

1.5. The wording of the terms and conditions may be changed or supplemented by the seller. This provision does not affect the rights and obligations arising during the period of validity of the previous version of the terms and conditions.

2. USER ACCOUNT

2.1. Based on the buyer's registration on the website, the buyer can access its user interface. The buyer can order goods from his user interface (hereinafter referred to as " user account "). If the web interface of the store allows it, the buyer can also order goods without registration directly from the web interface of the store.

2.2. When registering on the website and when ordering goods, the buyer is obliged to enter all data correctly and truthfully. The buyer is obliged to update the data specified in the user account in case of any change. The data provided by the buyer in the user account and when ordering goods are considered correct by the seller.

2.3. Access to the user account is secured by a username and password. The buyer is obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding the information necessary to access his user account.

2.4. The buyer is not authorized to allow the use of the user account by third parties.

2.5. The seller can cancel the user account, especially if the buyer does not use his user account for more than 12 months , or if the buyer violates his obligations under the purchase contract (including the terms and conditions).

2.6. The buyer acknowledges that the user account may not be available continuously, especially with regard to the necessary maintenance of the seller's hardware and software equipment, or necessary maintenance of hardware and software equipment of third parties.

3. CONCLUSION OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

3.1. All the presentation of goods placed in the web interface of the store is of an informative nature and the seller is not obliged to conclude a purchase contract regarding these goods. The provisions of Section 1732, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code shall not apply.

3.2. The store's web interface contains information about goods, including the prices of individual goods. The prices of goods are listed including value added tax and all related fees. The prices of the goods remain valid for as long as they are displayed in the web interface of the store. This provision does not limit the seller's ability to conclude a purchase contract under individually agreed conditions.

3.3. The web interface of the store also contains information about the costs associated with the packaging and delivery of the goods. The information on the costs associated with the packaging and delivery of the goods listed in the web interface of the store is valid only in cases where the goods are delivered outside of the territory of the Czech Republic. If the order exceeds the amount of $USD 300, the shipping fee is not charged. We usually ship goods in stock within 3 working days. If the goods are not in stock, the seller immediately informs the buyer about the possible delivery date.

3.4. To order goods, the buyer fills out the order form in the web interface of the store. The order form mainly contains information about:

3.4.1. ordered goods (the ordered goods are "put" by the buyer into the electronic shopping cart of the store's web interface),

3.4.2. method of payment of the purchase price of the goods, information on the required method of delivery of the ordered goods and

3.4.3. information about the costs associated with the delivery of the goods (hereinafter referred to collectively as the " order ").

3.5. Before sending the order to the seller, the buyer is allowed to check and change the data entered by the buyer in the order, also taking into account the buyer's ability to detect and correct errors that occurred when entering data into the order. The buyer sends the order to the seller by clicking the " Confirm order " button. The data listed in the order they are deemed correct by the seller. Immediately after receiving the order, the seller will confirm this receipt to the buyer by e-mail, to the buyer's e-mail address specified in the user interface or in the order (hereinafter referred to as the " buyer's e-mail address ").

3.6. The seller is always entitled, depending on the nature of the order (quantity of goods, amount of the purchase price, estimated shipping costs), to ask the buyer for additional confirmation of the order (for example, in writing or by telephone).

3.7. The contractual relationship between the seller and the buyer is established by the delivery of the acceptance of the order (acceptance), which is sent by the seller to the buyer by e-mail, to the e-mail address of the buyer.

3.8. The buyer agrees to use remote means of communication when concluding the purchase contract. The costs incurred by the buyer when using means of communication at a distance in connection with the conclusion of the purchase contract (costs of internet connection, costs of telephone calls) are covered by the buyer himself, and these costs do not differ from the basic rate.

4. PRICE OF GOODS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

4.1. The buyer can pay the price of the goods and any costs associated with the delivery of the goods according to the purchase contract to the seller in the following ways: 

• cashless with Paypal or
• cashless via the Barion payment system. The card information will not reach the merchant. The service provider Barion Payment Zrt is an institution under the supervision of the National Bank of Hungary and the license number is H-EN-I-1064/2013.

4.2. The costs associated with packaging the goods are provided to the customer free of charge. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the purchase price also includes the costs associated with the delivery of the goods.

4.3. The seller does not require a deposit or other similar payment from the buyer. This does not affect the provisions of Article 4.6 of the Terms and Conditions regarding the obligation to pay the purchase price of the goods in advance.

4.4. In the case of non-cash payment, the purchase price is payable within 2 days from the conclusion of the purchase contract.

4.5. In the case of non-cash payment, the buyer is obliged to pay the purchase price of the goods. In the case of non-cash payment, the buyer's obligation to pay the purchase price is fulfilled when the relevant amount is credited to the seller's account.

4.6. The seller is entitled, especially if the buyer does not provide additional confirmation of the order (Article 3.6), to demand payment of the entire purchase price before sending the goods to the buyer. The provisions of § 2119, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code shall not apply.

4.7. Any discounts on the price of goods provided by the seller to the buyer cannot be combined with each other.

4.8. If it is customary in business dealings or if it is stipulated by generally binding legal regulations, the seller will issue a tax document - an invoice - to the buyer regarding payments made on the basis of the purchase contract. The seller is the payer of value added tax. Tax document – ​​the seller issues the invoice to the buyer after payment of the price of the goods and sends it in electronic form to the buyer's e-mail address.

5. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

5.1. The buyer acknowledges that, according to the provisions of § 1837 of the Civil Code, it is not possible to withdraw from the purchase contract for the delivery of goods in closed packaging that the consumer has removed from the packaging and for hygienic reasons cannot be returned, or goods that have been irreversibly mixed with other goods."

5.2. If it is not a case mentioned in Article 5.1 or another case where it is not possible to withdraw from the purchase contract, the buyer has the right to withdraw from the purchase contract within fourteen (14) days in accordance with the provisions of § 1829, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code from the acceptance of the goods, while in the case that the subject of the purchase contract is several types of goods or the delivery of several parts, this period runs from the day of acceptance of the last delivery of the goods. Withdrawal from the purchase contract must be sent to the seller within the period specified in the previous sentence. To withdraw from the purchase contract, the buyer can use the sample form provided by the seller, which forms an appendix to the terms and conditions. The buyer can send a withdrawal from the purchase contract to the address of the seller's premises or to the seller's e-mail address info@beadstory.com

5.3. In case of withdrawal from the purchase contract according to Article 5.2 of the terms and conditions, the purchase contract is canceled from the beginning. The goods must be returned to the seller within fourteen (14) days of withdrawal from the contract by the buyer. If the buyer withdraws from the purchase contract, the buyer bears the costs associated with returning the goods to the seller, even if the goods cannot be returned by the usual postal route due to their nature.

5.4. In the case of withdrawal from the contract according to Article 5.2 of the terms and conditions, the seller will return the funds received from the buyer within fourteen (14) days of withdrawal from the purchase contract by the buyer, in the same way as the seller received them from the buyer. The seller is also entitled to return the performance provided by the buyer when the goods are returned by the buyer or in another way, if the buyer agrees and no additional costs are incurred by the buyer. If the buyer withdraws from the purchase contract, the seller is not obliged to return the received funds to the buyer before the buyer returns the goods to him or proves that he has sent the goods to the seller.

5.5. The seller is entitled to unilaterally offset the claim for payment of damage caused to the goods against the buyer's claim for a refund of the purchase price.

5.6. Until the buyer takes over the goods, the seller is entitled to withdraw from the purchase contract at any time. In such a case, the seller will return the purchase price to the buyer without undue delay, without cash to the account designated by the buyer.

5.7. If a gift is provided to the buyer together with the goods, the gift contract between the seller and the buyer is concluded with the severance condition that if the buyer withdraws from the purchase contract, the gift contract regarding such a gift ceases to be effective and the buyer is obliged to return the goods to the seller together with gift given.

6. CARRIAGE AND DELIVERY OF GOODS

6.1. In the event that the mode of transport is contracted on the basis of a special request of the buyer, the buyer bears the risk and any additional costs associated with this mode of transport.

6.2. If, according to the purchase contract, the seller is obliged to deliver the goods to the place specified by the buyer in the order, the buyer is obliged to take over the goods upon delivery.

6.3. If, for reasons on the part of the buyer, it is necessary to deliver the goods repeatedly or in a different way than was specified in the order, the buyer is obliged to pay the costs associated with repeated delivery of the goods, or costs associated with another delivery method.

6.4. When taking over the goods from the transporter, the buyer is obliged to check the integrity of the packaging of the goods and, in the event of any defects, to notify the transporter immediately. In the event of a violation of the packaging indicating an unauthorized intrusion into the shipment, the buyer does not have to accept the shipment from the carrier.

6.5. Additional rights and obligations of the parties during the transportation of goods may be regulated by the seller's special delivery conditions, if issued by the seller.

7. RIGHTS FROM DEFECTIVE PERFORMANCE

7.1. The rights and obligations of the contracting parties regarding rights from defective performance are governed by the relevant generally binding regulations (especially the provisions of Sections 1914 to 1925, Sections 2099 to 2117 and Sections 2161 to 2174 of the Civil Code).

7.2. The seller is responsible to the buyer that the goods are free of defects upon receipt. In particular, the seller is responsible to the buyer that at the time the buyer took over the goods:

7.2.1. the goods have the properties agreed upon by the parties and, in the absence of an agreement, they have the properties that the seller or manufacturer has described or that the buyer expected with regard to the nature of the goods and on the basis of the advertising carried out by them,

7.2.2. the goods are suitable for the purpose that the seller states for their use or for which goods of this type are usually used,

7.2.3. the quality or design of the goods corresponds to the contracted sample or model, if the quality or design was determined according to the contracted sample or model,

7.2.4. is the goods in the corresponding quantity, measure or weight and

7.2.5. the goods comply with the requirements of legal regulations.

7.3. The provisions set out in Article 7.2 of the terms and conditions do not apply to goods sold at a lower price to a defect for which a lower price was agreed, to wear and tear of the goods caused by its usual use, in the case of used goods to a defect corresponding to the degree of use or wear that the goods had at the time of receipt by the buyer, or if it follows from the nature of the goods.

7.4. If a defect becomes apparent within six months of receipt, it is considered that the goods were already defective upon receipt.

7.5. Rights from defective performance are exercised by the buyer at the address of the seller's place of business, where the acceptance of the complaint is possible with regard to the range of goods sold, possibly also at the registered office or place of business. The moment when the seller receives the claimed goods from the buyer is considered to be the moment of application of the complaint.

7.6. Additional rights and obligations of the parties related to the seller's liability for defects may be regulated by the seller's complaint procedure.

8. OTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

8.1. The buyer acquires ownership of the goods by paying the full purchase price of the goods.

8.2. The seller is not bound by any codes of conduct in relation to the buyer within the meaning of the provisions

§ 1826 paragraph 1 letter e) of the Civil Code.

8.3. The seller is authorized to sell goods on the basis of a trade license. The trade inspection is carried out by the relevant trade office within its jurisdiction. The Office for Personal Data Protection supervises the area of personal data protection. The Czech Trade Inspection, to a defined extent, supervises, among other things, compliance with Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on consumer protection, as amended.

8.4. The buyer hereby assumes the risk of a change in circumstances within the meaning of § 1765, paragraph 2 of the Civil Code.

8.5. According to the Sales Registration Act (EET), the seller is obliged to issue a receipt to the buyer. At the same time, he is obliged to register the received sales with the tax administrator online, in the event of a technical failure, then within 48 hours at the latest.

9. OUT OF COURT RESOLUTION OF A CONSUMER DISPUTE

9.1. Out-of-court settlement of the consumer's complaint is ensured by the seller via the electronic address info@beadstory.com. The seller will send information about handling the buyer's complaint to the buyer's email address.

9.2. In the event that a consumer dispute arises between the seller and the consumer from the purchase contract or the contract for the provision of services, which cannot be resolved by mutual agreement, the consumer can submit a proposal for an out-of-court settlement of such a dispute. The subject of out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes between a trader and a consumer is:

Czech Trade Inspection
Central Inspectorate - ADR Department
Štěpánská 15, 120 00 Prague 2

E-mail: adr@coi.cz

Online form for submitting a proposal: adr.coi.cz 

9.3. The consumer can submit a proposal to the Czech Trade Inspection within 1 year at the latest from the day he exercised his right, which is the subject of the dispute, with the seller for the first time.

9.4. The consumer can also use the online dispute resolution platform established by the European Commission at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/ to file a proposal for out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes in the EU.  Only a consumer living in the EU can submit a proposal here to a trader based in the EU.

10. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

10.1. The protection of personal data of the buyer, who is a natural person, is provided by Act No. 101/2000 Coll., on the protection of personal data, as amended. 

10.2. The buyer agrees to the processing of his personal data: first and last name, residential address, identification number, tax identification number, e-mail address, telephone number (hereafter referred to as "personal data ").

10.3. The buyer agrees to the processing of personal data by the seller, for the purposes of realizing rights and obligations from the purchase contract and for the purposes of maintaining a user account. If the buyer does not choose another option, he agrees to the processing of personal data by the seller also for the purpose of sending information and commercial messages to the buyer. Consent to the processing of personal data in its entirety according to this article is not a condition that would in itself make it impossible to conclude a purchase contract.

10.4. The buyer acknowledges that he is obliged to provide his personal data correctly and truthfully (when registering, in his user account, when ordering from the store's web interface) and that he is obliged to inform the seller without undue delay of a change in his personal data.

10.5. The seller can entrust the processing of the buyer's personal data to a third party as a processor. Apart from the persons transporting the goods, personal data will not be transferred by the seller to third parties without the prior consent of the buyer.

10.6. Personal data will be processed indefinitely. Personal data will be processed in electronic form in an automated manner or in printed form in a non-automated manner.

10.7. The buyer confirms that the personal data provided is accurate and that he has been informed that this is a voluntary provision of personal data.

10.8. In the event that the buyer believes that the seller or the processor (Article 9.5) is processing his personal data in violation of the protection of the buyer's private and personal life or in violation of the law, especially if the personal data is inaccurate with regard to for the purpose of their processing, may:

10.8.1. ask the seller or processor for an explanation,

10.8.2. require the seller or the processor to remove the condition thus created.

10.9. If the buyer requests information about the processing of his personal data, the seller is obliged to provide him with this information. The seller has the right to request a reasonable payment not exceeding the costs necessary to provide the information for the provision of information according to the previous sentence.

10.10. We determine your satisfaction with the purchase through e-mail questionnaires as part of the Verified by customers program, in which our e-shop is involved. We send them to you every time you make a purchase from us, if in the sense of § 7 paragraph 3 of Act No. 480/2004 Coll. about some services of the information society, you do not refuse their sending. We process personal data for the purpose of sending questionnaires as part of the Verified by customers program on the basis of our legitimate interest, which consists in ascertaining your satisfaction with your purchase from us. For sending questionnaires, evaluating your feedback and analyzing our market position, we use a processor that is the operator of the Heureka.cz portal; for these purposes, we may pass on information about the purchased goods and your e-mail address. When sending e-mail questionnaires, your personal data is not passed on to any third party for its own purposes. You can object to the sending of e-mail questionnaires as part of the Customer Verified program at any time by opting out of further questionnaires using the link in the e-mail with the questionnaire. In case of your objection, we will not send you the questionnaire any further.

11. SENDING COMMERCIAL MESSAGES AND STORING COOKIES

11.1. The buyer agrees to send information related to the seller's goods, services or business to the buyer's e-mail address and further agrees to the seller's sending commercial messages to the buyer's e-mail address.

11.2. The buyer agrees to the storage of so-called cookies on his computer. If it is possible to make a purchase on the website and fulfill the seller's obligations from the purchase contract without so-called cookies being stored on the buyer's computer, the buyer can revoke the consent according to the previous sentence at any time.

12. DELIVERY

12.1. The buyer can be delivered to the e-mail address specified in his user account or specified by the buyer in the order.

13. FINAL PROVISIONS

13.1. If the relationship established by the purchase contract contains an international (foreign) element, then the parties agree that the relationship is governed by Czech law. This does not affect consumer rights arising from generally binding legal regulations.

13.2. If any provision of the terms and conditions is invalid or ineffective, or becomes so, the invalid provision will be replaced by a provision whose meaning is as close as possible to the invalid provision. The invalidity or ineffectiveness of one provision does not affect the validity of the other provisions. Changes and additions to the purchase contract or terms and conditions require written form.

13.3. The purchase contract, including the terms and conditions, is archived by the seller in electronic form and is not accessible. 

13.4. The annex to the terms and conditions consists of a model form for withdrawing from the purchase contract. The form can be downloaded or printed from here

Contact details of the seller: delivery address Astex Company s.r.o., NNamesti 14. října 1307/2, Smíchov, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic, e-mail address info@beadstory.com, telephone +420 778094960 (english speaking).

In Prague on August 7, 2023