TERMS & CONDITIONS & RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

1.0 ONLINESHOP

2.0 TRAININGS

3.0 NAILYMPIA 

1.0 ONLINESHOP

Scope

These general terms and conditions (here after "TAC") of the SNI (here after "seller") apply to all contracts for the delivery of goods that a consumer or entrepreneur (here after "customer") via our online shop www.signature-nail.de or www.signature-nail.com (here after "online shop") concludes with us as the seller with regard to the goods presented by us in our online shop. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, the customer's own terms and conditions do not apply, even if we do not separately contradict their validity in individual cases. A consumer in the sense of these general terms and conditions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly neither commercial nor self-employed. An entrepreneur within the meaning of these terms and conditions is a natural or legal person or a legal partnership who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity.

§ 1 Conclusion of contract

1. Seller is:
SNI  |  J.S. Lo Re
Worringer Platz 18 | 40210 Düsseldorf | Germany
eMail: info@signature-nail.com
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 171 19 12

2. The product presentations contained in the seller's online shop do not represent binding offers by the seller but serve to submit a binding offer by the customer.
3. By placing an order using the online order form integrated in the seller's online shop, the customer can submit a binding offer to purchase the product in question. After placing the selected goods in the virtual shopping cart and going through the electronic ordering process, the customer makes a legally binding contract offer with regard to the goods contained in the shopping cart. Furthermore, the customer can also submit the offer to the seller at an on-site training session.
4. The seller can accept the customer's offer within five days by sending the customer a written order confirmation or an order confirmation in text form (email) (the decisive factor here is the receipt of the order confirmation by the customer), or by sending the customer the delivers ordered goods (decisive here is the receipt of the goods by the customer). In case of doubt, the contract is concluded at the point in time at which one of the aforementioned alternatives first occurs. The period for accepting the offer begins on the day after the offer is sent by the customer and ends at the end of the fifth day following the sending of the offer. If the seller does not accept the customer's offer within this period, this is deemed to be a rejection of the offer and the customer is no longer bound by his declaration of intent.
5. The contract text is saved by the seller and sent to the customer in text form after the order has been sent, along with these terms and conditions. In addition, the contract text is archived on the seller's website and can be accessed free of charge by the customer via his password-protected customer account in the log-in area, provided that the customer has created a customer account in the seller's online shop before submitting his order. The customer can view the TAC at any time - even before the conclusion of the contract - under the link terms and conditions, download, print or save from there.
6. As part of the electronic order process, the customer can avoid possible input errors by carefully reading and using the browser's zoom function. The entries can be corrected using the keyboard and mouse functions until the order button is finally pressed, i.e. the order process has been completed.

§ 2 Right of withdrawal / for consumers within the meaning of § 13 BGB (german), the following right of withdrawal applies:

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The cancellation period is fourteen days from the day on which you or a third party named by you, who is not the carrier, has taken possession of the goods.

In order to exercise your right of withdrawal, you have to inform us…

SNI  |  J.S. Lo Re
Worringer Platz 18 | 40210 Düsseldorf | Germany
eMail: info@signature-nail.com
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 171 19 12

… of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear declaration (email). You can use the attached model withdrawal form for this purpose, but this is not mandatory. In order to meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your notification that you are exercising your right of cancellation before the cancellation period has expired.

Exceptions for videos and Nailflix membership (see exclusion of the right of withdrawal):

Nailflix: The customer waived his right of withdrawal during the ordering process, as the service is provided in full immediately after payment.

Training videos: The customer waived his right of withdrawal during the ordering process, as the service is provided in full immediately after payment.

Online training: The withdrawal period ends when the online training begins.

§ 3 Consequences of Revocation

1. If you withdraw from this contract, we will give you all payments that we have received from you, including delivery costs (with the exception of the additional costs that result from the fact that you choose a different type of delivery than the cheapest one offered by us Standard delivery), to be repaid immediately and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we received notification of your cancellation of this contract. For this repayment, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless something else was expressly agreed with you; In no case will you be charged any fees for this repayment. We can refuse the repayment until we have received the goods back or until you have provided evidence that you have sent the goods back, whichever is earlier.
2. You must return or hand over the goods to us immediately and in any case no later than fourteen days from the date on which you informed us of the cancellation of this contract. The deadline is met if you send the goods before the period of fourteen days has expired. You bear the direct costs of returning the goods. You only have to pay for any loss in value of the goods if this loss in value is due to handling of the goods that is not necessary to check the nature, properties and functionality of the goods. The goods must be new and originally packed when they are returned.

§ 4 Exclusion of the right of withdrawal

1. The right of withdrawal does not apply to the following contracts:
- Contracts for the delivery of goods which are not prefabricated and for the production of which an individual selection or determination by the consumer is decisive or which are clearly tailored to the personal needs of the consumer.
2. The right of withdrawal expires prematurely for the following contracts:
- Contracts for the delivery of sealed goods that are unsuitable for return for reasons of health protection or hygiene if their seal has been removed after delivery.
- Contracts for the delivery of goods if these were inseparably mixed with other goods after delivery due to their nature.
- Contracts for the delivery or provision of video recordings (this includes all videos in the shop and premium area and the Nailflix membership).

§ 5 Prices and terms of payment

1. All prices in the online shop www.signature-nail.de and www.signature-nail.com are total prices in EUR and include the statutory sales tax. Any additional delivery and shipping costs that may arise are specified separately in the respective product description.
2. In the case of deliveries to countries outside the European Union, additional costs may arise in individual cases that are to be borne by the customer, such as duties in connection with the import (e.g. customs duties) or costs for the transfer of money.
3. The payment methods displayed when completing the order process are available to the customer.
4. If prepayment by bank transfer has been agreed, payment is due immediately after the conclusion of the contract, unless the parties have agreed a later due date.
5. When paying by PayPal, the payment is processed by the service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, subject to the PayPal terms of use, available at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full or - if the Customer does not have a PayPal account - subject to the conditions for payments without a PayPal account, which can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacywax-full.
6. In cooperation with Klarna, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden, we also offer instant transfer.

§ 6 Delivery conditions

1. The delivery of goods takes place on the dispatch route to the delivery address specified by the customer, unless otherwise agreed.
2. The goods are delivered by Deutsche Post AG as an insured package, unless otherwise expressly agreed.
3. Delivery takes place at the latest within five working days (Monday to Friday, with the exception of federal holidays) after the payment order has been issued to the transferring bank in the case of prepayment or after the conclusion of the contract in the case of cash on delivery or purchase on account. The shipping costs and delivery times are shown when ordering.
4. If the transport company sends the goods back to the seller because delivery to the customer was not possible, the customer bears the costs for the unsuccessful shipment. This does not apply if the customer effectively exercises his right of withdrawal, if he is not responsible for the circumstance that led to the impossibility of delivery or if he was temporarily prevented from accepting the offered service, unless the seller gave him the opportunity had announced the service a reasonable time in advance.
5. If the customer is a consumer, the risk of accidental destruction, accidental damage or accidental loss of the goods delivered is transferred to the customer at the time the goods are delivered to the customer or the customer is in default of acceptance. In all other cases, the risk is transferred to the customer when the goods are delivered to the transport company.

§ 7 Warranty

1. If the purchased item is defective, the provisions of statutory liability for defects apply to consumers.
2. If the customer is an entrepreneur, i.e. if the customer is placing his order in the exercise of his commercial or independent professional activity, claims for defects expire within 12 months from the delivery of the goods. Excluded from this are claims due to injury to life, body or health that are based on a negligent breach of duty by the seller or an intentional or negligent breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent of the seller.
3. The assignment of claims for defects is excluded, unless the customer is a consumer.

§ 8 Liability

1. The seller is fully liable for any legal reason in the event of injury to life, limb or health, in the event of willful intent or gross negligence, in the case of fraudulent intent and guarantee promises and if the liability is based on mandatory statutory provisions such as the Product Liability Act.
2. If the seller has negligently violated an essential contractual obligation, the obligation to pay compensation for property damage is limited to the foreseeable, typically occurring average damage. If the seller negligently breached an insignificant contractual obligation, the obligation to pay compensation is limited to the order value. The above limitations of liability also apply to the vicarious agents of the seller.

§ 9 Retention of title

1. The goods remain the property of the seller until they have been paid for in full.

§ 10 SNI photo and film recordings | Copyrights

1. The copyright for all publications by SNI (photo, video, training material, documents, synopsis, presentations, etc.) lies with SNI. Copying, duplication of any kind, downloading, publication, forwarding or making available to third parties (regardless of form and media) is strictly prohibited and will in any case be consistently prosecuted, combined with a contractual penalty.

§ 9 Applicable Law and Place of Performance

1. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to these terms and conditions and all legal relationships between SNI and its customers. The place of performance is the registered office of SNI. Statutory regulations on places of jurisdiction remain unaffected.

§ 10 Place of jurisdiction

1. Regulation for individuals:
If the customer does not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or another member state, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract is the registered office of SNI.

2. Regulation for companies:
Agreement on an exclusive place of jurisdiction: If the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is the competent court for the place of business of SNI.

§ 11 Final provisions

1. Subsidiary agreements to the contract or to these terms and conditions must be made in writing to be effective.
The possible invalidity or ineffectiveness of one or more provisions of these terms and conditions does not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions. The parties undertake to replace the invalid provision with an effective provision that comes as close as possible to the intended provision, economically and legally.
These conditions apply for the duration of the membership. Earlier terms and conditions are no longer in force. SNI reserves the right to change its terms and conditions at any time. Immediately after a change, the customer will be informed about the content and a corresponding right of withdrawal or the possibility of a special termination.

2.0 TRAININGS

§ 1 General / Scope

1. The following general terms and conditions apply to all training courses and services provided by Signature Nail International (here after referred to as SNI) (here after also trainings and seminars).
2. The following general terms and conditions apply exclusively and in full to all services, training courses, seminars, training courses and workshops. Deviations from this are only effective if SNI expressly confirms them in writing.
3. Conditions of the student that contradict or deviate from these terms and conditions will not be recognized. With the registration, the General Terms and Conditions of Training are accepted.

§ 2 Registration / Right of Withdrawal

1. Registration for the training courses takes place via the Internet and is confirmed by e-mail. Booked training courses must be paid for within 3 working days nationally or 5 days internationally without any deduction upon registration. Education checks or bonuses are not accepted by the SNI.
2. The participant has a right of revocation which is valid for 24 hours from the time of registration and must be submitted in writing to SNI. During this time he can withdraw his registration free of charge, unless the seminar has already started and the participant is already participating. Timely sending of the revocation by email is sufficient to meet the deadline. Offsetting against the remuneration is only permitted if the counterclaims have been recognized by SNI or have been legally established. Rights of retention are excluded.

§ 3 Remuneration

1. For participation in the seminar, the participant pays the respective seminar fee specified for the seminar. The seminar fee is due for payment without deduction within 3 working days upon receipt of the invoice.
2. In the event of default in payment, we are entitled to charge default interest at a rate of 5 percent above the base rate.

§ 4 Cancellation

1. If the participant is unable to take part in the seminar, the participant will not incur any costs if SNI has received a written cancellation by email within 24 hours of the day of registration. In the event of illness, SNI reserves the right to reimburse the full seminar fee by sending a copy of a doctor's sick note.
2. If you cancel later, i.e. more than 24 hours after the registration date, the full seminar fee is due. However, the participant is free to register a substitute participant.
3. SNI reserves the right to cancel a seminar for good cause. In this case, SNI will reimburse the training fees paid. Due to force majeure or the failure of a trainer, a seminar can be canceled immediately before and during the seminar or a replacement trainer assigned. In these cases, the seminar fees will not be reimbursed.
4. SNI reserves the right not to admit individual participants to a seminar or to exclude them from (further) participation for important reasons, for example due to disruption of the event or failure to comply with the trainer's requests. No claims can be made against SNI. In particular, entitlement to reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs as well as loss of work is excluded, unless such costs arise due to grossly negligent or willful behavior on the part of SNI.
5. SNI undertakes to do everything reasonable in the event of any disruptions in performance to help remedy or limit the disruption.

§ 5 Liability

1. SNI assumes no liability for the participants before, during and after the seminars. Any liability of any kind on the part of the organizer is excluded to the extent permitted by law. This does not apply to negligent breaches of duty if life, body or health are affected and otherwise to grossly negligent or willful behavior on the part of SNI. Likewise, SNI does not guarantee the success of the implementation of training content.

§ 6 Course Principles

1. The language of the course for national courses is German. International trainings are held in English.
2. The training participant acknowledges that he has to follow the instructions of the SNI trainers. Cases of liability as a result of an infringement in this regard are categorically rejected by SNI.
3. Gross violations of the course discipline will be punished by the course management with the exclusion of the affected course participants. There is no entitlement to reimbursement of course fees.
4. Group training only takes place with at least 4 participants, unless otherwise agreed. If the minimum number of participants in a seminar is not reached - for reasons for which SNI is not responsible - SNI reserves the right to postpone training dates or, if necessary, to cancel dates. Both will be communicated in writing. In these cases, SNI is not liable for hotel costs, travel costs, etc.
5. A separate model must be organized for individual training. The individual training courses are only available on request. SNI only provides the participant with work tables and chairs in the SNI training rooms free of charge. For training sessions on the participants' premises, tables and chairs must be organized by the host.
6. SNI reserves the right to change the time and location of seminars within reasonable limits. It also reserves the right to replace coaches.
7. SNI provides the services on the basis of the data and information provided by the participant or his agent. The participant is responsible for their factual correctness and completeness. The work to promote and develop the personalities of the participants is carried out to the best of our knowledge and ability. There is no guarantee of success.

§ 7 SNI photo and film recordings | Copyrights

1. The copyright for all works by SNI (photo, video, training material, documents, synopsis, presentations, etc.) lies with SNI. Copying, duplication of any kind, downloading, publication, forwarding or making available to third parties (regardless of form and media) is strictly prohibited and will in any case be consistently prosecuted, combined with a contractual penalty.

§ 8 Applicable Law and Place of Performance

1. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to these terms and conditions and all legal relationships between SNI and its customers. The place of performance is the registered office of SNI. Statutory regulations on places of jurisdiction remain unaffected.

§ 9 Place of jurisdiction

Regulation for individuals:

If the customer does not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or another member state, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract is the registered office of SNI.

Regulation for companies:

Agreement on an exclusive place of jurisdiction: If the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is the competent court for the place of business of SNI.

§ 10 Final provisions

1. Ancillary agreements to the contract or to these terms and conditions must be made in writing to be effective.
2. The possible nullity or ineffectiveness of one or more provisions of these terms and conditions does not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions. The parties undertake to replace the invalid provision with an effective provision that comes as close as possible to the intended provision in economic and legal terms.
3. These conditions apply for the duration of the membership. Earlier terms and conditions are no longer in force. SNI reserves the right to change its terms and conditions at any time. Immediately after a change, the customer will be informed about the content and a corresponding right of revocation or the possibility of a special termination.

3.0 NAILYMPIA GENERAL RULES

1. Only competitors and their models may enter the competition arena. Interpreters are allowed but must be authorised by the organisers. Any other person entering the arena must obtain permission from the organiser or floor judges - this includes all media.
2. Competitors will be allowed to set up their tools and products BEFORE the competition briefing. All kit boxes and bags (other than personal handbags to be placed under the chair) will be moved to the back wall of the arena. They will not be left at the nail desk. No bags or cases to be blocking the aisle – it must be clear for floor judges. Deductions will be made if cases are seen in the wrong place. If there are drawers in the nail desks, products and tools can be stored inside them.
3. Electric extension leads must only be used from the socket provided for the desk. They must not be used at another desk (unless approved by on site electricians and not a health & safety risk).
4. Each desk has 1 electric socket. It is the responsibility of the competitor to have plug adaptors and extension leads for more appliances. If a floor judge is unsure of the safety of plug adaptors, extension leads or electrical appliances they will need to call the onsite electricians, which could cause a delay in that competitor starting the competition.
5. All local health & safety rules must be followed.
6. Fan heaters or other local heating appliances may not be allowed.
7. No lighters or matches to be allowed. No naked flame to heat up tips etc. This is a fire risk.
8. A full set (2 hands), unless otherwise stated, must be completed and all work must be finished in the time allotted for the competition.
9. Each competition will have a briefing, scheduled 15-minutes prior to the start of each event.
10. Competitors must be present for the briefing and remain at their desks until the conclusion of the competition. Models may be asked to leave the floor during the briefing.
11. Once the briefing starts, the competitor may not touch the model’s nails until the competition begins. If any competitor touches their model’s nails once the briefing has begun, they will have 5-points deducted from their final score.
12. Model’s nails will be checked by floor judges during the briefing to be certain no work has been done previously.
13. Tables will be checked – All products on the desk must be correctly labelled. All nail products must be in their original packaging. The only exceptions to this are solvents or alcohols that have been decanted into pumps and must be correctly labelled. e.g. acetone, IPA. All products used must be legal and cosmetically approved for use on the nails.
14. Tip boxes and forms will be checked to make sure no pre-sizing, tailoring, or blending has been undertaken. Tip boxes (where appropriate) must be a box of at least 100 tips of various sizes arranged in sizes. Tips must be used straight from the box without any pre-tailoring. Only clear or natural are allowed not white. If the floor judges suspect any pre-tailoring or pre-sizing, a decision will be made by the head floor judge for the category plus one other judge and result in a 20-point deduction for the first infringement and disqualification for the second infringement in any subsequent category. This is in association with the rules on forms. That is, a first infringement may be when using tips. A second infringement may be associated with forms.
15. For sculpture a roll of ONLY & EXACT 25 forms per comp. There must be no pre-tailoring. Floor judges will be closely inspecting every form. Free edge support, which is manufactured within the form, is allowed, but not if manually added before the competition. If the floor judges suspect any pre-tailoring, a decision will be made by the head floor judge for the category plus one other judge and will result in a 20-point deduction for the first infringement and disqualification for the second infringement in any subsequent category. This is in association with tips. That is, a first infringement may be when using forms. A second infringement may be when using tips.
16. If it’s decided by the judges that prep work has been done on the model prior to the briefing, the competitor will receive a 5-point deduction from their final score.
17. Once the allotted time is up, competitors must stop work immediately: all competitors must leave the competition arena until all models have left the area to be judged. (This will take some time, so it’s advised that competitors take their handbags with them.) Competitors will be allowed back in the arena as soon as possible to clear desks or for enhancement removal, if it does not affect the course of the next competition.
18. Any competitor found to still be working on their model after the close of the competition will be disqualified by a floor judge.
19. Competitors are responsible for making sure their model understands the judging procedure and directing them to visit each judge before leaving. (There can be up to 9 judges behind the curtain.)
20. Models must not leave the arena until they have been judged/seen by ALL judges. Any model leaving the judging arena prior to being judged will be disqualified.
21. Floor judges have the right to remove, disqualify or award point deductions to any competitor seen to be breaking the rules.
22. As this is an international competition – the organiser appreciates things happen that we have no control over. This means the organiser will accept a late competitor (already registered & expected) up to 10-minutes into the competition. New registrations that show up on the day of the competition will not be able to enter in London and Germany – as it is a computerized system that is locked before the event. You MUST register up to 2-weeks before. USA and Australia may allow late entries.
23. Please download score sheets from the Nailympia website so you can see exactly where points are awarded.
24. Competitors must not share products during the competition without approval from a floor judge.
25. Kit bags must be stored away from the desks and may not be accessed without approval from the floor judges. The drawers in the desks are for storage only and not for use during the competition. All products and tools for the category must be placed on the desk. Any products that are not allowed for use in the category found on the desk will be confiscated. A repeat of this infringement may result in point deductions of between 5-20-points.
26. Competitors can use mobile phones and tablets to time the competition and utilise social media during the event. Mobile photos MUST NOT be used for inspiration for the any comp – you must use your creativity, imagination, and skill on the day.
27. Please use hashtags #nailympia / #nailympiacompetitions #nailympiagermany #sninailympia
28. Any competitor not abiding by these rules will take whatever point deduction is offered by the floor judges. For those rules not specifying a point deduction, there will be one warning, thereafter it will be a 5-point deduction for the next warning and disqualification for the third infringement.
29. Judges’ decisions are final. Score sheets will be given out at locations after the awards ceremony where the scoring is done on paper; score sheets will be sent via email after the event.
30. A team must include 3-6 competitors.
31. For draws or ties in scores, a winner is awarded by the score of Judge 1, if this also ties, then Judge 2’s scores are taken into account, and so forth.
32. Be kind to your model. It’s a long day for them. Make sure they take a bathroom break before the competition. Keep your model fed and well hydrated throughout the competition day. Your model is welcome to time your progress on his/her mobile phone or tablet.
33. During the competition and judging by the judges, a model may only use the toilet if accompanied by a floor judge. All entries will be disqualified.
34. PAYMENT: Full payment is taken at the point of registration and all payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. In the event that you cannot compete, you must notify us in writing at info@signature-nail.com
35. If Nailympia Germany 2023 is postponed due to the Covid situation, the amount will not be refunded. The place remains reserved for the new date.

Important information on image and video material, exclusion from participation and Covid rules.

• Show up on time for registration!
• Registered participants who do not register by the deadline will be excluded and can no longer participate. In this case, the participation fee will not be refunded.
• Be sure to adhere to the specified times for preparing the workplace and cleaning after the competition time has ended. The workplace must be left clean and disinfected. Participants who do not appear in time to set up the workplace are disqualified. The same applies if the model does not show up on time or you cannot participate due to missing or defective work materials. In this case, the participation fee will not be refunded. 
• During the entire BEAUTY trade fair, and thus also during the competition times, photos and videos will be taken. By booking your participation, you expressly agree that all image and video material (which shows you and / or your model) will be used for print and / or online media. Legal steps are therefore completely excluded by BEAUTY, SNI and Nailympia.
• You also agree to the use of your name, which will appear when you are a winner in various media (print and / or online on various platforms).
• Of course, we will be happy to give you your score sheet after the award ceremony. Please speak to a floor judge about this.
• HERE you will find all information about the current hygiene/Covid regulations of BEAUTY Düsseldorf. 

Nailympia, SNI or BEAUTY Düsseldorf are not responsible for any competitor not adhering to or understanding the rules.