It was a clear, moonlit night when Chris — or, Santa, as he was now known to little children everywhere — and his son Daniel, whom he had stopped to pick up along the way, drove off in the sleigh. It didn't seem that long ago when he himself first packed up and left the North Pole for college, and then started to work at the head office of one of the largest toy consortiums in the world. This had been a natural fit, seeing that he was the son of one of the, if not the most, beloved figures on the planet. It was the reason he had left the North Pole in the first place; for how was one to compete with the jolly old elf? He needed to see if he could make his own way in the world before he legitimately felt worthy to perhaps one day fill his father's shoes.

He had risen quickly through the ranks of the toy company to an executive position — not only because of his superior knowledge of toys and elven efficiency, but also because of an innate ability to inspire creativity in others — when Herschel, the assistant head-elf, and Santa's right-hand man (which was not as easy as it might sound, being an elf and all), his 'Number One', as it were, found him and let him know that his father was retiring after an unexpected accident, and that it was time for him to take over the position as head-elf, and fulfill the life he was born to live.

The full moon shined above which highlighted the glistening crest of new-fallen snow on the ground beneath; this made it seem nearly bright as day. An almost infinite array of sparkling ice crystals caused the ground to appear like it was covered in glitter. This diffuse reflecting phenomenon, where light from the sun was redirected by the moon, and then passed through and bounced off of the individual snowflakes, always made for romantic, moonlit walks through parks and pathways. The air, particularly brisk, brought couples even closer together during their leisurely strolls.

Chris had fallen for the daughter of one of his supervisors during one of these late night winter promenades. They had first met at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His major was in business, hers in fine arts. It was actually her influence with her father that brought Chris to work at that toy factory in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. After an elaborate ceremony — his side came to the wedding incognito — and a few years together, the union produced one child, a boy they named Daniel. A family had been a dream come true for Chris, until all of the late nights at the factory, going through business reports, projections, and proposals, took their toll.

That, coupled with the fact that he had never really told her the truth about his extended family; had never fully revealed himself to her. She always felt like he was holding something back. It was not like he didn't want to tell her about his parents, it was that the timing never seemed quite right. It was just easier not to have to explain or prove the seemingly unexplainable; and as yet, until he became Santa himself, unprovable.

The sleigh, or their mode of transportation for the evening, was like a picturesque-postcard with all of its intricate, old-world craftsmanship, combined with contemporary innovations. The whip Santa had on board was there mainly just for show. It was rarely, if ever used. When it was utilized it never actually touched the reindeer. Although Santa operated the reins, he allowed Comet, the lead reindeer, to do what he had always done, what he had done for over a thousand years, to take the lead in guiding the team. He had a no-nonsense approach when it came to his job. This confirmed the respect of both Santa and the other tiny reindeer — who only seemed tiny as you saw them from a distance; up close they were just as large as other caribou, or the genus Rangifer Tarandus — which drew the sleigh behind him. The team, therefore, never really needed the crack of a whip. Their galloping synchrony made the pulling of the sleigh appear effortless.

Though they had been doing this from the beginning, all of the rooftop stops and starts were nonetheless difficult to negotiate; and over the years of modernization had become even more so. Just one miscalculation on their line of approach through an overhead cable or an electrical wire, one misplaced hoof or rudder against a bathroom vent or attic fan, and Santa, the sleigh, the bundle of toys, and the reindeer — the whole kit and caboodle, as it were — would all come crashing down. They would then land, somewhere in a yard, bush, or worse yet, atop a front porch, in a heap.

The subsequent racket and clatter involved would stir homeowners and neighborhood watch groups in the immediate area. Parents in kerchiefs and caps, those who had settled in for their long winter's nap, and were then dreaming of a white Christmas, hoping for a silent night — which, with excited children stirring, was well-nigh impossible — would then be alerted to see exactly what was the matter. Children would also be awakened; those who were subconsciously listening for sleigh bells in the snow. 9-1-1 in all likelihood would be notified, as well as E.A.R.S.S., or, the Emergency Aerial Reindeer Sleigh Service, in a strained, if not accurate, elven acronym. If such a situation ever occurred, the sleigh would automatically send out a discreet sub-atmospheric distress signal, and they would then be immediately dispatched.

Consequently, the North Pole Association, an elfish advocacy group, were huge proponents of underground wiring. Which group discreetly petitioned the government agencies responsible; or, those who were over these matters. There would then be a few less obstacles into which they could fly.

Fortunately, Herschel, in a remarkable display of insight and intuition, had asked Gustav, head of research and development at the North Pole, to build an obstruction warning device into the sleigh. An instrument of highly technical innovation, it could sense an obstacle, loose shingle, or tile, from hundreds of yards away; long before they made rooftop. They could then approximate the gable from a different line of attack, or hover just above if there were too many landing difficulties associated therewith.

In this way they had every angle covered. Safety was paramount; it was absolutely their primary concern. However, most importantly, no accidents ultimately meant that every household would eventually be visited, and that no believing child would be left without.

Herschel also had Gustav install a one-of-a-kind radar navigational jamming system to help prevent the miniature sleigh — which, like the reindeer, only seemed small when seen from a distance — from being tracked; but even that had its limitations. The military, specifically Admiral Bernie from Naval Intelligence, as well as officials at Homeland Security, had been trying for years to follow the sleigh's route to and from the North Pole. This was where the tracings were believed to have originated; although, up to this point, their efforts had only met with marginal success. They had sporadically seen blips connected with their radar, but were unsure what they actually meant. Each blip appeared far apart on the screen, signaling an extremely high rate of speed. They had never seen anything so rapid before; it was unlike any known aircraft.

Since they had nothing comparable with which to physically follow this unexplained aerial event, or U.A.E. as it was known in military circles, it was their plan to monitor it by radar to the best of their ability as it flew around the world. This, in a furtive attempt, to ensure that it was not a sinister plot to infiltrate the United States, or to nefariously penetrate the airspace of any of its allies. Although they seemed to be physically outmatched, F-15 Eagle fighter jets were still scrambled whenever the blips occurred. They would at least try to catch, outmaneuver, or cutoff the intruder, and would even resort to firing upon it with an on-board rocket launcher if the need or threat presented. Nothing was off the table in their quest for national security.

It was obvious that these officials no longer believed in, or could possibly conceive of the notion, of a Santa Claus. The blips originated in the Arctic region (which word comes from the Greek, Arktikos, and means "near the bear", or "northern", Polcirkeln was how it was known in Sweden), and it should have been easy to put two and two together. But, according to their intelligence liaisons, there just had to be another explanation. This was one of the reasons that Gustav and his staff of necessity altered the path and trajectory pattern of Santa's rounds around the world from one year to the next.

From Chris and Daniel's vantage point, high up in the sleigh, the stars that appeared to peek out of the shaded, blackened sky seemed close enough to touch. The trees below, draped in their seasonal frozen white covering, stood stately and motionless beneath these twinkling lights. There was not even the hint of a breeze. In the crisp stillness, Daniel's mother could yet be heard echoing off in the quiet distance. Chris had not given his ex a definitive answer concerning a transcontinental flight, especially after she had expressed her trepidations concerning the matter; but from a Santa standpoint, he knew it would be best not to go against her wishes.

To stave off the tracking devices of the military, they flew about the country in a circuitous, roundabout route through De Moines, Davenport, Duluth, and Detroit. Continuing with their deliveries, they then stopped off in the city of Chicago, the "Windy City", or "Second City", as it was commonly known to New Yorkers. This was not only because of its size and Midwestern prominence, but a snobbish reaction to New York City's own, self-perceived "first city" standing and preeminence.

Chris, looking over the lights in their approach, turned to his son, and said, "Hey look, Daniel! There's Chicago! Home of the Cubs and 'da Bears!'" At this point, he smiled to himself, and began to sing, "'It's my kind of town, Chicago is! My kind of town, Chicago is!' Boy, do I remember Chicago, Daniel! It's where I first laid eyes on your mother." He closed his eyes, and began to reminisce. "Dancing late at the Rialto; romantic moon-lit walks out by the lake. They had this rib-joint we would frequent. Oh, the barbecued baby-backs would just melt in your mouth. I wish they were open late on Christmas Eve, I'd swoop by."

"I don't think their drive-through could accommodate the reindeer, Dad!"

"Accommodate?" Chris answered, in a somewhat surprising tone. "That's a mighty big word, Son."

"Well, Mark is good for something!" The reindeer and Santa were both amused by Daniel's comment, each remembering that it was only one of his idiosyncrasies. Mark was Daniel's stepdad, his mother having remarried not long after she asked Chris to leave the house; the ink had barely even dried on their divorce certificate. A pretentious sort, he was almost always caught up in his own importance. Laughter could be heard as they rode through the darkened sky, and then faded into the moonlight.

After Chicago's deliveries, they again streaked across the horizon, and made their way visiting homes in small towns, suburbs, and farms, in a meandering course to New York City. As they flew over Pittsburgh, Chris said, "You know, Daniel, I can always find my way when I come to Three Rivers Stadium; what the Steelers call, "their house." However, as you know, I was forever a Vikings fan. I cheered as a child when I heard that they had reached the Superbowl against Kansas City; when they lost that game, I hated the Chiefs. Then they lost again in the Superbowl against Miami, and I hated the Dolphins. They then later lost Superbowls to the Steelers, and to the Raiders, and I figured, 'Gee, I can't hate the whole league.'"

"That's a very practical attitude, Dad," he said, rolling his eyes, not really impressed with Chris' small talk.

Finishing up in Pennsylvania, they flew north. Upon viewing New York City, Chris suddenly stood up in the sleigh, and began to dance standing in place as if he were wearing a top hat, holding the reins as a cane. Pushing the back of his cap forward, he started to sing the prelude to the familiar song, New York, New York, by the late, great, Marvin Hamlisch. "'Dat, dat, da-da-da-da, dat, dat, da-da-da-da, dat, dat, da-da-da-da! Start spreading the News ...' Thank-you, thank-you very much," he said in his best Elvis impersonation.

"Dad! Sit down, please!" said Daniel, holding his stomach. "You're rocking the sleigh! I think I'm getting air-sick."

"Sorry, Daniel!" said Chris, as he sat down. "But it's New York City! The Big Apple, Son! I was so dismayed with everything about this Santa Claus gig when I first started, that I couldn't enjoy all of the sights!" This was the beginning of Chris' second year as the 'Big Guy'. "Nor did I have someone to share them with," he thought, wistfully, almost as an aside.

"Why do they call it, The Big Apple, Dad?"

"I don't know, I guess it's because of all of the fruitcakes, or nuts, down there! Look Daniel! Ho, ho, ho! It's the Empire State Building. And over there, Madison Square Garden!"

"Why is it Madison Square Garden, when the building is round?"

"My, you ask a lot of questions. Well, you know, I never thought about that before, but you've got me there, Tiger. I don't know. And look over there, Son, the lights on Broadway, and the Statue of Liberty!"

"Wow," exclaimed Daniel. "We learned the history about 'Lady Liberty' in school before Christmas break, that it was a gift given to us from the French, and was made out of copper. After class, all the boys were teasing that she didn't have anything on underneath her robe. They started singing, 'There's a place in France where the women wear no ...'"

"Hey now," said Santa, interrupting in a somewhat corrective tone. "Let's be more respectful of this nation's history."

They afterwards continued their flight to different areas of the country, delivering the toys to every city and town, and to all of the rural areas, state after state. Chris again began to sing the theme song to each one upon their arrival. As they passed over a heavily wooded area, then headed across Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he began to sing, "'Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina, in the morning!'" Next, he put on dark glasses, and started to sing in a rhythm and blues style as they crossed over Atlanta. "'Georgia! Georgia! I've got Georgia on my mind!' There's Atlanta, Son. You know, they burned it down once, but now, it's," as he took off his Santa hat and placed it over his heart, singing, "'the home of the Braves.' Ah, baseball, nothing beats it, eh, Daniel?" He said as he placed his hat again on his head. "Watch out!" he said, suddenly turning to Daniel and laughing with his arm extended, slicing downward, "Tomahawk chop!"

"Very funny, Dad," said Daniel, sarcastically, as he leaned out of the way. He had learned in a school social studies class that such Native American comedy would be offensive to some people, and that it was not cool to express humor in such a manner. Thus political correctness had extended down to the elementary grade level.

They flew around the eastern side of Florida, and then across the Gulf to Pensacola. He then realized what he had done. He leaned over and whispered to Daniel, "Don't tell your mother we went over water!" They continued on around the lower states, through Mobile, Jackson, Memphis, and New Orleans. When they reached San Antonio, Chris again began to sing: "'Davy, Davy, Crockett, king of the wild frontier!' Look, Daniel! There's the Alamo!"

"Huh? I thought Alamo was when you put ice-cream on something."

"No, Tiger, that's a la mode. But that does sound good, doesn't it?" said Chris, as he patted his growling stomach, realizing it had been almost an hour since he last ate. "Hmmm, I wonder if she ..." He said, as he looked into the padded, Christmas themed, munch-box. "Hah! She did!"

"Who did what, Dad?"

"Zoe packed cookies and her famous hot cocoa in a thermos. She's a good elf, always looking out for us," he said, as he passed a mug of the tasty, steaming, hot liquid and a cookie over to Daniel. The team was so good at their job of smoothly guiding the sleigh, that he didn't have to keep his hands on the reins at all times; there was, therefore, never any danger of spilling the hot beverage onto themselves — nobody but themselves to blame it ever they did. Personal responsibility was a hallmark of Claus-Thought; a think-tank made up of North Pole dignitaries, elves, Inuit elders, and Santa. This was the basic and presiding principle of the naughty and nice list.

(Continues...)

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Moluna GmbH
Represented by the general manager Helge Blischke
Engberdingdamm 27
48268 Greven
Germany
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(A ‘consumer’ is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction which, to an overwhelming extent, cannot be attributed to either his commercial or independent professional activities.)

Instructions for revocation

Revocation right
You have the right to revoke this contract within one month without specifying any reasons.
The revocation period is one month with effect from the day,

on which you or a third party nominated by you, which is not the carrier, had taken possession of the products, provided you had ordered one or more products within the scope of a standard order and this/these product/products is/are delivered uniformly;
on which you or a third party nominated by you, which is not the carrier, had taken possession of the last product, provided you had ordered several products within the scope of a standard order and these products are delivered separately;
on which you or a third party nominated by you, which is not the carrier, had taken possession of the last part delivery or the last unit, provided you had ordered a product, which is delivered in several part deliveries or units;

In order to exercise your revocation right, you must inform us (Moluna GmbH, Engberdingdamm 27, 48268 Greven, Telephone number: 02571/5 69 89 33, Fax number: 02571/5 69 89 30, E-Mail address: abe@moluna.de) of your decision to revoke this contract by means of a clear declaration (e.g. a letter sent via post, fax or email). You can use the enclosed specimen revocation form for this, which however is not mandatory.

In order to safeguard the revocation period, it is sufficient that you send the notification about the exercise of the revocation right before the expiry of the revocation period.

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If you revoke this contract, we shall repay all the payments, which we received from you, including the delivery costs (with the exception of additional costs, which arise from that fact that you selected a form of delivery other than the most reasonable standard delivery offered by us), immediately and at the latest within 14 days from the day on which we received the notification about the revocation of this contract from you. We use the same means of payment, which you had originally used during the original transaction, for this repayment unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; you will not be charged any fees owing to this repayment.

We can refuse the repayment until the products are returned to us or until you have furnished evidence that you have sent the products back to us, depending on whichever is earlier.

You must return or transfer the products to us immediately and, in any case, at the latest within 14 days with effect from the day on which you inform us of the revocation of this contract. The deadline is maintained if you send the products before the expiry of the 14 day deadline.

You bear the direct costs for returning the products.

You must pay for any depreciation of the products only if this depreciation can be attributed to any handling with you that was not necessary for checking the condition, features and functionality of the products.

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for delivery of products, which are not prefabricated and for whose manufacturing an individual selection or stipulation by the consumer is important or which are clearly tailored to the personal requirements of the consumer;
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§ 1 Basic provisions

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§ 2 Conclusion of the contract

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(2) If an article is placed by us with AbeBooks or ZVAB, the activation of the page on AbeBooks or ZVAB shall involve the binding offer to conclude a contract under the terms and conditions contained in the article page.

(3) The contract shall become effective via the online shopping cart system as follows:
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(4) The execution of the order and the sending of all the details necessitated by the conclusion of the contract take place via e-mail, in a partially-automated manner. Consequently, you have to ensure that the e-mail address that you have deposited with us is the correct one, and that the receipt of the respective e-mails is guaranteed. In particular, you have to ensure that the respective e-mails are not blocked by a SPAM filter.

§ 3 Right of retention, reservation of proprietary rights

(1) You can only exercise a right of retention if the situation in question involves claims arising from the same contractual relationship.

(2) The goods remain our property until the purchase price is paid in full.

(3) If you are a businessman, the following conditions also apply:

a) We retain ownership of the goods until all the claims arising from the ongoing business relationship have been settled in full. The goods subject to retention of title may not be pledged or transferred by way of security before ownership of the said goods changes hands.

b) You can re-sell the goods within the framework of an orderly transaction. In this regard, you hereby cede all the claims amounting to the magnitude of the billing amount that accrue to you as a result of the re-selling operation to us, and we accept the cession. Furthermore, you are authorised to collect the claim in question. However, insofar as you do not discharge your payment obligations in an orderly fashion, we reserve the right to collect the claim ourselves.

c) In a situation involving the combination and amalgamation of the goods subject to retention of title, we acquire co-ownership of the newly-formed item. This co-ownership corresponds to the ratio that exists between the invoice value of the goods subject to retention of title and the other processed items at the time of processing.

d) If you make a request of this nature, we shall be obligated to release the securities that are due to us, to the extent that the realisable value of our securities exceeds the claim to be secured by more than 10%. We are responsible for selecting the securities to be released.

§ 4 Warranty

(1) The statutory warranty rights are applicable.

(2) As a consumer, you are requested to promptly check the product for completeness, visible defects and transport damage as soon as it is delivered, and promptly disclose your complaints to us and the shipping company in writing. Even if you do not comply with this request, it shall have no effect on your legal warranty claims.

(3) If a characteristic of the goods deviates from the objective requirements, the deviation shall only be deemed to be agreed if you were informed of the same by us before submitting the contractual declaration and the deviation was expressly and separately agreed between the contracting parties.

(4)
Insofar as you are an entrepreneur, the following shall apply in deviation from the above warranty provisions:

a) Only our own specifications and the manufacturer's product description shall be deemed agreed as the quality of the goods, but not other advertising, public promotions and statements by the manufacturer.

b) In the event of defects, we shall, at our discretion, provide warranty by rectification of the defect or subsequent delivery. If the rectification of defects fails, you may, at your option, demand a reduction in price or withdraw from the contract. The rectification of defects shall be deemed to have failed after a second unsuccessful attempt, unless the nature of the goods or the defect or other circumstances indicate otherwise. In the event of rectification of defects, we shall not be obliged to bear the increased costs arising from the transport of the goods to a place other than the place of performance, unless such transport is in accordance with the intended use of the goods.

c) The warranty period shall be one year from delivery of the goods. The shortening of the period shall not apply

for culpable damage attributable to us arising from injury to life, limb or health and for other damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence;
insofar as we have fraudulently concealed the defect or have assumed a guarantee for the quality of the item;
in the case of items which have been used for a building in accordance with their customary use and have caused its defectiveness;
in the case of statutory rights of recourse that you may assert against us in connection with rights arising from defects.

§ 5 Choice of law, place of fulfilment, jurisdiction

(1) German law shall apply. This choice of law only applies to customers if it does not result in the revocation of the protection guaranteed by the mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which the respective customer’s usual place of residence is located (benefit-of-the-doubt principle).

(2) If you are not a consumer, but a businessman, a legal entity under public law or an institutional fund governed by public law, our place of business is the place of jurisdiction as well as the place of fulfilment for all services that follow from the business relationships that exist with us. The same condition applies to situations in which you are not associated with a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or the EU, as well as situations in which the place of residence or the usual place of residence is not known at the time of commencement of proceedings. This has no bearing on the capacity to call upon the court associated with another place of jurisdiction.

(3) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods are explicitly inapplicable.

II. Customer information

Identity of the seller

Moluna GmbH
Engberdingdamm 275
48268 Greven
Germany
Telephone: 02571/5698933
E-Mail: abe@moluna.de

Information regarding the conclusion of the contract

The technical steps associated with the conclusion of the contract, the contract conclusion itself and the correction options are executed in accordance to the regulations "conclusion of the contract" in our standard business terms (part I.).

Contractual language, saving the text of the contract

3.1 Contract language shall be English.

3.2 The complete text of the contract is not saved with us. Before the order is sent, the contract data can be printed out or electronically saved using the browser’s print function. After the order is received by us, the order data, the legally-mandated details related to distance selling contracts and the standard business terms are re-sent to you via e-mail.

Main features of the product or service

The key features of the goods and/or services can be found in the respective quote.

Prices and payment arrangements

5.1 The prices mentioned in the respective offers represent total prices, as do the shipping costs. They include all the price components, including all the incidental taxes.

5.2 The dispatch costs that are incurred are not included in the purchase price. They can be viewed by clicking the appropriate button on our website or in the respective quote, are shown separately over the course of the order transaction and must additionally be borne by you, insofar as free delivery is not confirmed.

5.3 The payment methods that are available to you are shown by clicking the appropriate button on our website or are disclosed in the respective quote.

5.4 Unless otherwise specified for the respective payment methods, the payment claims arising from the contract that has been concluded become payable immediately.

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Unless a different period is specified in the item description or our delivery conditions, the goods are delivered within 3-5 days after the conclusion of the contract (in case an advance payment has been agreed upon, after the payment authorisation).

6.2 If you are a consumer, the following is statutorily regulated: The risk of the sold item accidentally being destroyed or degraded during shipping only passes over to you when the item in question is delivered, regardless of whether or not the shipping operation is insured. This condition does not apply if you have independently commissioned a transport company that has not been specified by us or a person who has otherwise been appointed to execute the shipping operation.

If you are a businessman, the delivery and shipping operations take place at your own risk.

Statutory warranty right

Liability for defects is governed by the “Warranty” provisions in our General Terms and Conditions of Business (Part I).

last update: 01.01.2022

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Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually obligatory, nor required for conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data. Not providing it will have no consequences. This only applies as long as the processing procedures below do not state otherwise.
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If the legal requirements are fulfilled, you have the following rights according to art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability. You also have a right of objection against processing based on art. 6 (1) GDPR, and to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, according to art. 21 (1) GDPR.

Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.

Right to object
If the data processing outlined here is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)f) GDPR, you have the right for reasons arising from your particular situation to object at any time to the processing of your data with future effect.
If the objection is successful, we will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests or rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

last update: 10.01.2022

Right of withdrawal

If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.

Information regarding the right of withdrawal

Statutory right to withdraw

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).

We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.

We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.

We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to moluna, Greven, Germany, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Exceptions to the right of withdrawal

The right of withdrawal does not apply to:

The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.

Privacy and security

Data protection declaration

Responsible person
Contact us at any time. The contact details of the person responsible for data processing can be found in our legal notice.

Right to complain to the regulatory authority
You have the right to complain to the regulatory authority according to art. 77 GDPR if you believe that your data is not being processed legally.

last update: 10.01.2022

The Mrs. Clause

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