Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions of HELSINKI DESIGN - Nordic Lifestyle GmbH.
Your suppliers and contractors
Your sole contractor is Nordic Lifestyle GmbH, based in Zurich. By placing your order, you accept all of the general terms and conditions which apply exclusively. Any other terms and conditions are not accepted by Nordic Lifestyle GmbH. In case of doubt, only the German version is legally binding.
Offers and prices
We guarantee the authenticity and quality of every product. We also strive to offer you fair prices. If, however, you find products from other shops that are offered at a lower price at the time of purchase/order for the same service, please let us know and we will be happy to re-check our offer.
For orders from abroad (not Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein), the amount of VAT depends on the country. The customer is required to take care of and pay all applicable import fees, import duties and taxes.
Payment
You can pay by cash in advance, PostFinance E-Finance , MasterCard , MasterCard SecureCode, Visa, pay Verified by Visa or Twint.
Advance payment via Online banking
After completing your order you will receive an email with an order confirmation and account details of the Nordic Lifestyle GmbH. The invoiced amount is due immediately upon receipt of the order confirmation. If we have not received payment within 7 days the order will be cancelled automatically. As soon as you have paid the bill and payment is credited to our account, the goods will be ordered and shipped from our warehouse.
Post Finance E-Finance
You can charge your postal account directly with the payable amount. In order to pay you need the E-Finance security components. After you have selected your items and placed them in your virtual shopping cart, complete the payment screen of PostFinance and wait for the confirmation. The invoice amount will be debited free of charge from your postal account. For more information about PostFinance please visit: www.postfinance.ch.
Payment with credit card
Payment by credit card takes place via an SSL 128 bit encryption. Your order will be forwarded to the PostFinance interface. There you enter your credit card details so that a connection is made to the card issuer. Our online store uses the 3D Secure procedures ("MasterCard SecureCode" for MasterCard and "Verified by Visa" for VISA, hereafter referred to as 3D Secure) for credit card payments. The security of online payments is increased by adding a 3D Secure PIN and thus you are additionally protected from credit card fraud.
If you have not registered your credit card for the 3D Secure procedures, you can easily do so in just a few steps. Registration is possible via the card-issuing bank’s website during checkout.
How does payment with 3-D Secure work?
In any commercial online shop which offers the 3-D Secure service, a window opens during checkout in which you must enter your predefined 3-D Secure Password. One of your chosen security questions ensures that the password check is actually carried out by the card-issuing bank.
How can I register for 3-D Secure ?
Simply follow the links on the right hand side to register for 3-D Secure. Please note that an authentication is necessary for a new login. Keep your most recent invoice at hand.
For more information on the use and registration of SecureCode or Verified by Visa, please contact your bank directly.
Possible applications
Many online shops use 3-D Secure. You can recognize if they use 3-D Secure by the display of the two logos "Verified by Visa " and "MasterCard SecureCode". If not displayed, the payment process is carried out as before.
Payment via invoice (Klarna)
Pay your online purchases simply after receiving the order by invoice. With our partner Klarna you have 30 days from the invoice date to pay the invoice. The invoice will be sent by e-mail. You can pay the invoice via ISR+ with reference number or normally via online banking. Please check your email inbox to find our payment instruction. Also check your spam folder in case you do not find the email in your inbox. If you did not receive the email, please contact us.
You have up to 30 days to pay the invoice. If we do not receive the payment in time, the commercial reminder process will be initiated. Only after the multi-stage dunning process has been completed will the debt be diverted to a collection agency. Information on fees can be found in the terms and conditions of Klarna https://www.klarna.com/ch/agb-de/.
For refunds, send your bank details to zahlungen@billpay.de and ask for a refund in case the order has been cancelled and you have already paid. We need the account holder, IBAN and BIC for this. Please also mention the order number and personal data for identification. Once the invoice has been adjusted, the refund will be initiated automatically. The amount will be credited to your account within five to ten banking days.
Good to know: If the order has not been cancelled yet, please contact us and follow our cancellation policy.
https://www.klarna.com/ch/kundenservice/wie-funktioniert-der-kauf-auf-rechnung-mit-klarna/
Redeem a voucher
If you want to redeem a voucher you must enter the voucher code at the checkout. As soon as you place an article into the shopping cart, the field discount code appears. You have to enter or copy the voucher code in this field. The price is automatically deducted from the total price. Please note that vouchers cannot be cumulated with other promotions and only one voucher can be redeemed per purchase online. However, you can redeem several vouchers for one purchase in our shop in Zurich.
Shipping and Delivery costs
We deliver to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. In special cases we deliver freight forwarding goods to individual EU countries, whereby separate shipping and payment conditions apply. In this case, please contact us by e-mail.
Parcel deliveries
Parcel shipments are delivered unannounced between Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm. As a rule, the stock goods are delivered within 2-4 working days. Goods ordered for you will be shipped as soon as we receive them. You will receive an e-mail or text message in advance. Please contact the parcel service provider if you want a different date for delivery or change the delivery address. For orders under 100 francs we charge a shipping and packaging fee of 15 francs.
Please note that we do not deliver to pickpost locations.
You are also welcome to collect your orders (small furniture and accessories) free of charge from our shop in Zurich Schiffbaustrasse 7. Large items can be collected from our warehouse in Zurich by appointment. If in stock, the goods are usually ready on the next working day after receipt of payment. However, you will be informed as soon as the goods are ready for collection. Please note our opening hours. In case of collection by the customer, the goods must be collected within three weeks after receipt of this notification.
Forwarding consignments
In the case of forwarding shipments, you will be contacted before the delivery for an appointment. For forwarding goods we offer the following delivery options. Different conditions apply to projects.
Standard:
Free delivery to curbside for orders above 100 CHF. Delivery during the day between 8 am to 6 pm. Delivery on a pre-arranged day. In this case, you are responsible for transporting the goods from the place of unloading to the place of use. Please check the packages (the number and any possible transport damage) immediately upon receipt of the delivery and have the driver confirm this in writing
Convenient:
Delivery with 2 persons to the point of use exclusive disposal of packaging material: CHF 109. Shipping notification in advance on a pre-arranged day.
Convenient Plus:
Delivery to the point of use with 2 persons including disposal of the packaging material: CHF 139. Shipping notification in advance on a pre-arranged day.
Premium:
Delivery with 2 persons to the point of use including disposal of the packaging material, including assembly / construction: 239 CHF (this does not apply to string shelves. For these, the price is calculated individually). Shipping notification in advance on a pre-arranged day.
Prerequisites for floor deliveries with elevator according to max. permitted weight of the elevator. Prerequisites for floor deliveries without elevator are sufficient staircase quality (rollable ground and sufficient load capacity) and clearance gauge. If delivery to the place of use is not possible, we reserve the right to cancel the delivery. The costs of delivery will still be charged in this case. To avoid this, please inform us about the circumstances before delivery.
For deliveries to border/mountain regions, car-free zones (i.e. Zermatt or Saas Fee)) or hard-to-reach buildings, the actual costs will be charged additionally.
We can also take your old piece of furniture with us and dispose of it. This is only possible in conjunction with simultaneous delivery and in combination with the delivery option comfort, comfort plus or premium and to the same extent, i.e. return 1:1. The costs for this are CHF 100. Please note that the goods must be disassembled and ready for pickup. If additional disassembly is required, the cost will be invoiced according to the direct charge.
Delivery time
You will normally receive your order in one delivery until all items are available. However, delivery can also be in partial shipments if the items are packed separately and need to be shipped separately. In this case we will bear the additional costs. In all other cases, a partial delivery will be charged to you.
You are obliged to accept the shipment. If a shipment turns out to be undeliverable and the carrier returns the goods to us, we reserve the right to demand reimbursement of the shipping costs incurred for the first shipment and any storage costs incurred.
The delivery times for available items in stock are approx. 2-4 working days after receipt of payment. The goods in stock are marked with these delivery times. Articles, which must be ordered, are usually delivered within 2-10 weeks. The indicated delivery times are for orientation only and are non-binding. Please note that before and over the holidays (especially Christmas and New Year holidays or summer holidays) there may be extended delivery times. In no case do delivery delays justify claims for damages or a right to withdraw from the contract.
Retention of title
The delivered goods belong to Nordic Lifestyle GmbH until full payment is received. There is no right of appeal. In case of accidentally wrongly delivered goods, the customer is not allowed to keep the goods.
Complaints and guarantees
Any complaints must be reported to us immediately upon arrival of the goods and are only permitted as long as the goods are still in the shipping packaging so that we can properly check the legitimacy of the complaints. In the event of transport damage (obviously visible damage to the packaging) or missing shipments, please inform the transport company immediately in writing (on the acceptance report) and inform Helsinki Design via email including photos so that we can protect any rights against the transport company or the manufacturer can.
You can return the goods undamaged and unused in the original packaging within 14 days of receipt without giving any reason. The packaging or seals/labels must not have been cut open or broken. Please inform us in writing via email. Used and damaged goods as well as reduced items are excluded from return and exchange. Also excluded from returns and exchanges are products in larger quantities (more than one piece), consumer goods and products assembled or manufactured according to customer requirements or made to order (including upholstered furniture). Orders from business customers are also excluded from returns and exchanges.
In the case of returns, the return shipping takes place at the customer's expense and risk. When returning shipments, please ensure that the goods are packaged and shipped sufficiently securely in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of the contracted transport company or post office. Please send returned parcel shipments to Helsinki Design, Schiffbaustrasse 7, 8005 Zurich. If you would like to return freight forwarded goods, please contact us in advance. In the event of cancellations, the costs we incur depending on the payment method, such as fees for credit cards, PostFinance or invoice payments, will be withheld from the respective invoice amount. We also reserve the right to deduct compensation for possible damage, excessive wear or new packaging from the purchase price to be refunded. Shipping costs will also be deducted from the purchase price paid for the goods. Nordic Lifestyle GmbH is entitled to withdraw from the contract if the goods to be delivered in accordance with the contract are no longer available from our partner. In this case we will refund the amount already paid.
Your claims are limited to the scope of the manufacturer's warranty. The scope of your warranty and guarantee claims in relation to the goods delivered by us depends exclusively on the manufacturer's specific product documents. Nordic Lifestyle GmbH assigns these warranty and guarantee claims against the manufacturer to you in full and with a discharging effect. If the goods are otherwise defective, for example due to transport, we will, at our discretion, provide a guarantee through a price reduction, through elimination of the defect (repair) or through an exchange (replacement delivery) of the goods. If Helsinki Design has tried in vain to correct the defects, withdrawal from the contract is excluded. Should the customer exercise the right to withdraw from the contract, Helsinki Design may demand compensation for the time in which the customer was able to use the goods.
Amendments
Nordic Lifestyle GmbH is entitled to modify its terms and conditions by giving notice to the purchaser or publishing this on Helsinki Design’s homepage at any time.
Legal disclaimer
Should one or several provisions of these General Terms and Conditions become ineffective, the remaining provisions shall remain unprejudiced. The invalid clause shall be replaced by law.
Data protection
The protection of your personal information is important to us. Your data will be protected in accordance with legal regulations. Please take note of the following points.
Use of information: You can always visit our websites without having to provide information about yourself. Personal data is only collected if you provide this information voluntarily, such as in the form of a request or registration. This data will not be used without your expressed consent only for contract management and the processing of your requests. Only non-personal data such as your IP address, the last page visited, the browser used, date, time etc. are evaluated anonymously to improve our online services (Google Analytics).
Forwarding of information: Your personal data information will not be sold or shared with third parties. We use this information only to respond to your inquiries, to process contracts - especially the transfer of order data to suppliers when necessary and for technical administration.
Web Analytics (Google Analytics): This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "Cookies", text files that are stored on your computer, to help analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other website activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties unless required by law or when such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, we point out that you may not be able to use all features of this website in this case. By using this site, you agree to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purposes set out above.
Place of jurisdiction
All obligations are covered exclusively by Swiss law. The place of performance and court of jurisdiction is Zurich.
Copyright, image rights and trademarks
All content (design, text, images, graphics, structure, etc.) on this website is protected by copyright. The reproduction, modification, distribution or any kind of use requires the written permission of the author.
Liability for content and links
As the site operator we are responsible for our own content according to general laws. The content of the pages were created with great care, however some information may have changed in the meantime. For the accuracy, comprehensiveness or validity of the content we accept no liability. The pages contain links to external websites over which we have no control. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for that page. The provider is responsible for the content of any linked sites.
