General Terms and Conditions
Applicability of General Terms and Conditions and contract conclusion
These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) shall apply to contracts of sale with private customers and companies, concluded via the provider’s website.
The order shall be confirmed by the provider. The contract will be concluded upon receipt of the confirmation by the purchaser. Where no confirmation is issued within seven working days of the provider’s receipt of the order the purchaser shall regard the order as rejected and shall be entitled to enter into contract with a different supplier.
Orders shall be processed in the order in which they were received.
The use of and risk in the item of purchase shall transfer to the purchaser upon conclusion of the contract of sale.
Ownership of the goods shall transfer to the purchaser only upon handover to the same, and after full payment has been received.
Images are only intended as guidance for potential purchasers; they are not publications in terms of copyright law. All rights to texts and images are reserved to the copyright holders.
Prices and special offers
Prices are quoted in Euros. VAT is NOT included. Administration charges and postage and packaging are excluded and depend on the country of delivery.
The provider reserves the right to change prices at any time. The prices published on the website are reference amounts and subject to be negotiated or changed upon negotiations are entered.
The terms and conditions for promotions and discounts may be viewed in the appropriate information sections.
Terms and conditions of delivery
Delivery shall take place as quickly as possible. Customers may view the delivery status at any time. Where a customer does not receive the goods within seven days and no information is provided within this time the customer shall be entitled to cancel the order.
Rights of cancellation and withdrawal
Customers may cancel the contract of sale within 15 days without stating reasons and without penalty. The 15-day period starts on the day following the day on which the goods are received. The cancellation deadline shall be deemed to have been met if the cancellation notice or the goods are sent in time. The customer may return any goods already delivered, at his own cost. Any payments rendered shall be returned by the provider free of charge.
Where a customer retracts from the purchase due to late delivery, defects in the goods or other reasons for which the provider is responsible the provider shall refund any payments made and reimburse the cost of return shipping.
Liability and guarantee
The provider guarantees indefinitely the authenticity of the handwriting and all warranted characteristics of the goods, as far as they were obtained by him in person. All items NOT obtained by provider in person are offered in good faith and have been checked on their authenticity to best of the providers knowledge and possibilities. The provider assures that all efforts have been taken to ensure the genuineness of each item offered. The absence of any defects impairing their value or suitability for the intended purpose, and compliance of the goods with the prescribed services and specifications.
No liability is accepted for typographical mistakes.
The purchaser shall inspect the goods as soon as possible and report any defects immediately. Rendering payment shall not be deemed a waiver of notifying a defect.
Where a defect exists the purchaser may, at his discretion, either deduct an amount from the price which corresponds to the loss in value, or withdraw from the contract. The purchaser’s right to claim damages is reserved in all cases.
Payment
The following payment methods are available, at the purchaser’s discretion:
Customers may provide their credit card number. All common credit cards are accepted. Cards will be charged on the day of dispatch of the goods.
Customers may pay the purchase price by bank transfer. In this case, the goods will be dispatched following receipt of payment by the provider.
Regular customers may pay by invoice. The payment term for payment upon invoice shall be 10 days net after receipt of the invoice.
Customers may also pay via PayPal, according to PayPal standards.
The provider will send out a maximum of two reminders in the event of late payment. A fee of 10 € shall be charged for the second reminder. In the event of non-payment after the second reminder debt enforcement measures will be taken. In addition, 5% default interest shall be charged in the event of late payment. The parties shall remain entitled to claim for damages.
Liability for online connections
The provider undertakes to maintain systems, programmes, etc. which he owns and over which he has control in accordance with current state-of-the-art security and the rules of data protection.
The provider shall not be liable for defects and malfunctions for which he is not responsible, in particular for security defects and operational shortages of third-party companies with whom he works and on whom he depends.
Furthermore, the provider shall not be liable for force majeure, improper actions and disregard of risks on the part of the customer or third parties, strain due to excessive use, unsuitable operating materials of the customer or third parties, extreme environmental influences, interference by the customer or disturbance by third parties (viruses, worms, etc.) which occur in spite of the necessary up-to-date security measures.
Choice of law and place of jurisdiction
These GTC shall be governed by Spanish law. The place of jurisdiction shall be the provider’s registered seat.

COPYRIGHT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
ALL AREAS ASSOCIATION (Förderverein für Kunst, Kultur und Volksbildung sowie Selbsthilfe) AAA e.V. fully recognises and respects the rights of copyright owners within photography and art. We are in the business of selling legally obtained collectors items and history. We do not seek to financially gain by the use of and do not ever knowingly or intentionally use copyrighted images on our website without (whenever possible) firstly obtaining the permission of the owners. All images used within the overall design of the website itself have been purchased. All celebrity images used within our autograph display presentations are supplied to our customers free of charge, are not permanently fixed and can be easily removed by ourselves (or the client) in less than 30 seconds if required. All these images have been purchased from third-party photo dealers and sellers easily found at various National Memorabilia Fairs / Ebay / Press-Agencies / Celebrity Agents and auctions. None have ever originated, been printed or reproduced by ourselves. To the best of our knowledge all the celebrity images we have purchased have been supplied to us in good faith and are copyright / royalty free. We are simply a society very consciously trying to operate responsibly within the correct boundaries / rules, so if you are an original owner believing any image used on the AAA’s website is in breach of copyright, please do contact us and it will out of respect be removed immediately.
A) PHOTOGRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE
AAA recognises and fully respects the rights of copyright within photography. Where photographs have been obtained , given or purchased by us that do carry copyright detail we will ensure that this information remains in place on the photographs themselves.
All photographs supplied within our display mounts are given to our customers free of charge WITHOUT ANY CLAIM to or sale of the images copyright included. AAA are not responsible for any subsequent usage by any future owner as this may not be permitted without their first seeking the permission of the original copyright owner.
Any usage / display of copyrighted images or logos within our website is "completely accidental and wholly unintentional". All reasonable attempts have been made to research and "try to ensure" that copyrights have not been broken. No images on the website show any watermarking or coding and all have been bought in this form. All have been purchased from sellers as quality prints and have also not ever been altered, printed or reproduced by ourselves.

All images utilized on the AAA website have been purchased from registered third parties and are not reproduced.

All products sold via the AAA website are for our customers personal use only.

As “Eingetragener Verein” AAA are NOT in the business of selling photographs. All the images / photographs contained within these display mounts are given to the autograph buyer / customer completely free of charge, are not permanently fixed and can be easily removed (within 30 seconds) by ourselves or the client if required.