Legal Notes
Damiani S.P.A. - Sede Legale Piazza Damiano Grassi Damiani, N.1 - 15048 Valenza (Al) - Italia Cod. Fiscale & P. Iva E Registro Imprese Al Nr. 01457570065
Subject of these General Terms
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These General Terms of Sale (“General Terms”) define the terms and conditions of sale between DAMIANI S.p.A., owner of the internet website store.damiani.com (“the Website”) and the person registered on the Site who acts for personal and not professional purposes (the “Customer”) and who intends to purchase the products offered by DAMIANI S.p.A. in the section of the Website with reserved access (“the Products”).
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These General Terms concern the distance retail sale of Products via the internet to consumers, regulated in particular by Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 (“Consumer Code”) and by Italian Legislative Decree no. 70/2003.
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Seller is: DAMIANI S.p.A., Tax Code and VAT No. 01457570065, based in Valenza (AL), Piazza Damiano Grassi Damiani, 1. Customer is: a consumer of adult age resident in the Countries in which the website is authorised for online sale.
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DAMIANI S.p.A. does not deliver Products to countries other than those indicated. Not all Products may be available for purchase in the Website visitor's Country.
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These General Terms may be changed at any time. The version of the General Terms published when entering into the Contract will be relied upon by the Parties. DAMIANI S.p.A. will not in any case be bound by conditions sent by the Customer or in any case different from these terms. The prices, Products on the Website and the characteristics of the same may be changed without prior notice.
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The Customer must accept these Terms in order to complete the purchase process of the Products.
Conclusion and execution of Contract - non-availability of Product
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To make the purchase, the Customer must register to the Website, access the specific reserved area with its Credentials, choose the Product to be purchased and enter it into the specific section of the Website “Basket”, where the characteristics of the Products, the price, the applicable VAT, the shipping costs and the scheduled delivery times will be displayed. Registration and access to the Website, along with use of the e-commerce service is completely free, with the Customer bearing only the costs and charges for the IT equipment and connections required to use the e-commerce services.
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The order is sent after entering into the specific payment section, the shipping details and data necessary to make the payment, required by the instructed intermediary. That data may be altered only until the specific button “Purchase” is selected. Payments may be made by credit card or PayPal and the debit will usually be made by the deadlines indicated by the payment service used. By sending the order, the Customer expressly consents to DAMIANI S.p.A. using its e-mail, telephone number and address in relation to the conclusion and execution of the contract.
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DAMIANI S.p.A. will send to the Customer an order confirmation e-mail, containing the terms of sale and the order made. The Customer's order and the order confirmation with the respective applicable General Terms are archived electronically by DAMIANI S.p.A. and the Customer may request a copy of them by sending a communication by e-mail to DAMIANI S.p.A. at the address store@damiani.com.
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The sale contract for the Product is concluded when DAMIANI S.p.A. receives payment of the price from the Customer.
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The contract validity is subject to the Product availability. If the Product is no longer available, DAMIANI S.p.A. will communicate this to the Customer within 20 days from receipt of the Order and it reserves the right to terminate the sale contract, refunding to the Customer the full price paid, with no further charge or cost of any nature for DAMIANI S.p.A..
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The Order that is viewed by the Customer and sent by e-mail by DAMIANI S.p.A. indicates all essential elements of the Contract, including all information required by law. The Customer is required to check the Order and verify that the information contained therein is correct and complete.
Delivery of Products
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DAMIANI S.p.A. delivers the Product to the Customer by the deadline indicated on the Website and stated on the order confirmation to the address indicated by the Customer.
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The delivery costs are borne by the Customer and the respective price is published in detail as indicated in the offer posted on the Website, as well as stated on the order and in the order confirmation.
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The Product shipment and delivery will be made with the methods and with the timescales indicated in the order confirmation. If not indicated within the Contract, the delivery will occur within 30 (thirty) days after that on which the Customer sent the order.
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The Product will be delivered to the location indicated by the Customer for delivery and the Customer is required to receive the Product and to facilitate its delivery, in compliance with the contents of the order. In the event of unmotivated refusal to take delivery of the Product, DAMIANI S.p.A. will be entitled to terminate the Contract, subject to compensation for damages suffered (including any costs of shipping and storing the Products).
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Upon delivery, the Customer is required to verify the integrity, quantity and type of Products delivered, the fact that they are compliant with those ordered and with the provisions of the Contract, the fact that the packaging is intact and undamaged, performing the checks that can be performed based upon ordinary diligence and disputing immediately to the courier with a remark on the delivery note any defects or deformities with respect to the order.
Fee
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The final price includes VAT and delivery costs. Some banks may charge an international transaction fee according to their policies.
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The Customer is required to make the payment in favour of DAMIANI S.p.A. by way of the payment method made available on the Website. The Products will be delivered only after payment has been received.
Other obligations of the Customer
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The Customer is required to guarantee the truthfulness of its data provided during the procedure involved when entering into the Contract. The Customer undertakes to communicate promptly to DAMIANI S.p.A. any changes to its personal data provided during the Contract, sending a specific communication to DAMIANI S.p.A..
Guarantee and Limitation of Liability of DAMIANI S.p.A.
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In relation to “consumer” Customers, the provisions relating to "consumer goods" indicated in the Consumer Code (Italian Legislative Decree 206 dated 6 September 2005) apply, and in particular the legal guarantee of conformity referred to in Art. 129, as well as the applicable provisions in force in that regard. In the particular case of defect of conformity of the Products not deriving from normal use of the Product, the Customer has the right to the restoration, at no cost, of the conformity of the Product in accordance with Art. 130 of the Consumer Code. The Customer is required to report, by recorded delivery letter with notice of receipt, any non-conformity to DAMIANI S.p.A. within the mandatory term of two months from the date of discovering the defect. DAMIANI S.p.A. is liable when the defect of conformity manifests within the period of two years from delivery. However, any action claiming defects not wilfully hidden by DAMIANI S.p.A. is limited to the period of 26 (twenty-six) months from delivery of the good.
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The guarantee is valid, provided that the Products are used correctly, in respect of the respective instructions for use and recommendations, and subject to production by the Customer of the delivery documentation and order number. Without prejudice to the mandatory limitations provided by law, DAMIANI S.p.A. does not offer any guarantee or declaration of conformity of the Products in addition to what is expressly indicated on the Website, including the conformity of the Products with technical and quality requirements or standards of any nature, for specific or particular purposes.
Customer's Right of Withdrawal
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In accordance with Articles 52 et seq of the Consumer Code, the Customer who is classifiable as a “consumer” in accordance with the Consumer Code is entitled to withdraw discretionally from the Contract, with no penalty and without specifying the reason, within a period of 14 (fourteen) days with effect from the day of delivery of the Products.
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The consumer Customer may exercise that right through the specific procedure provided on the Website in the reserved area and following the respective instructions or using the specific withdrawal form provided on the Website.
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If the right of withdrawal is exercised, the Products must be returned to the site of DAMIANI S.p.A. indicated for that purpose, in their original conditions, complete with all their parts, accessories, documentation and with the respective packaging, which must be kept, insofar as possible, intact.
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The costs for returning the Products will be borne exclusively by the Customer and will be communicated to the Customer in advance, along with the liability for the Products until their completed return to DAMIANI S.p.A..
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Within 14 (fourteen) days from the return of the Products, DAMIANI S.p.A. will reimburse the price to the Customer, net of the redelivery costs indicated above.
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Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the Customer may not exercise the right of withdrawal, inter alia, in the following cases: - the supply of goods made to measure or clearly customised or that, by their nature, cannot be re-shipped or risk deteriorating and/or altering rapidly;
in all other cases provided by law, with particular reference to Art. 59 of the Consumer Code. The right of withdrawal is in any case excluded if the Product has been handled in a manner different from what is strictly necessary to establish its nature, characteristics and functioning.
Communications
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For the purposes of the Contract, the written form includes any communication by electronic means that allows for a lasting registration of its content (such as, for example, e-mail messages and html pages).
Retention of Contract
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The Contract and the respective order documents are memorised, stored and archived by DAMIANI S.p.A. at its office, for the fulfilments required to execute the Contract, as well as for the respective fulfilments and requirements required by law, in respect of the Privacy Code (Italian Legislative Decree no. 196/2003) and EU Regulation 2016/679 dated 27 April 2016.
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The Customer may ask to access and view those documents, subject to a written request to be sent to DAMIANI S.p.A. at least 7 working days before by recorded delivery letter with notice of receipt. The Customer may request from DAMIANI S.p.A. the provision of a copy of the Contract in electronic and/or paper format, paying the cost of reproduction and support provided.
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In any case, the Customer is required to memorise, store and archive both an electronic and paper copy of the Contract.
Personal data processing
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The processing of personal data provided by the Customer will occur in conformity with the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree 30 June 2003, no. 196 (“Privacy Code”) and in accordance with Art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 dated 27 April 2016 as amended and supplemented. To that end, DAMIANI S.p.A. provides to the Customer a specific privacy policy, which is always available on the Website and is indicated in the order confirmation.
Applicable Law
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These General Terms and the respective Sale Contract concluded between DAMIANI S.p.A. and the Customer are regulated by Italian law and, in particular, by Italian Legislative Decree no. 70/2003 on e-commerce as well as, with reference to consumer Customers, as defined above in Art. 1, Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 (Consumer Code), subject to any applicable mandatory provisions of law of the Country of residence of the Customer.
WEBSITE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF “www.rocca1794.com/en_eu”
Clause 1 - Scope of Application
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (the “General Conditions”) describe the terms and conditions of sale between Damiani S.p.A., data controller of the website www.rocca1794.com/en_eu (the ‘’Website‘’), and the person considering purchasing, for their personal use and not for business purposes (the ‘’Customer‘’), the products available in the area of the Website reserved for this purpose (the ‘’Products‘’ or “Product”).
The Seller is: Damiani S.p.A., taxpayer code and VAT No. 01457570065, with registered office at Piazza Damiano Grassi Damiani No. 1 in Valenza (AL), which uses the “ROCCA 1794” trademark and name on the Website (also “ROCCA”).
The Customer is: an end user who has reached the age of 18 and is a resident in the countries in which the Website is available for online sales.
These General Conditions concern the distance selling of Products to consumers via the Internet, governed specifically by Legislative Decree No. 206/2005 (the “Italian Consumer Code”) and by Legislative Decree No. 70/2003.
These General Conditions may be updated periodically, and therefore the conditions that apply are those in force when the order is placed on the Website.
By placing an order, the Customer expressly accepts these General Conditions, declares that they have read them and accepts their provisions.
Under no circumstances may the Seller be construed as obligated to comply with conditions sent by the Customer or otherwise different from those published on the Website. It should be noted that prices, Products and their characteristics on the Website are subject to change without notice.
Clause 2 - Entering into and performing the sales agreement
To purchase, the Customer must access the appropriate area reserved for this purpose, choose the Product to be purchased and then place it in the appropriate “Shopping Cart” on the Website where the characteristics of the Products, price and applicable VAT, shipping costs and expected delivery times will be displayed. Access to the Website, any registration as well as the use of the e-commerce service are totally free of charge, the Customer being solely responsible for the costs and charges for the equipment and computer connections necessary to use the e-commerce services.
The order is sent after the shipment data and payment details required by the authorised partner have been entered in the appropriate section. These details can be changed until the ‘’Buy‘’ button is selected. Payment will be made via the payment method selected by the Customer and the charge will normally be made within the time period indicated by the payment service used. By sending the order, the Customer expressly consents to the Seller’s use of their email, telephone number and address details to enter into and perform the sales agreement.
The Seller will send the Customer an order confirmation email containing the information and essential elements of the sales agreement, which the Seller will store online together with the Customer's order. The Customer may request a copy by sending an email to contact@rocca1794.com.
The sales agreement for the Product is completed when the Seller receives payment of the price from the Customer.
The Customer is responsible for the truthfulness of their data provided when entering into the sales agreement. The Customer undertakes to promptly notify ROCCA of any changes to their personal data provided in the sales agreement by sending a communication to the Seller.
This sales agreement is only valid if the Product is available. In the event that the Product is no longer available, the Seller shall notify the Customer within 20 days of receipt of the order and reserves the right to terminate the sales agreement, returning to the Customer the full price paid, without any further liability or charge whatsoever to the Seller.
Clause 3 - Pre-owned timepieces
These General Conditions also apply to the sale of pre-owned timepieces on the Website.
Timepieces previously sold to an end customer and subsequently re-sold on the market are considered pre-owned watches. These watches are received by the Seller, which purchases them exclusively under the following conditions:
- By necessity, the watch must have a lawful provenance. Therefore, anyone selling a pre-owned watch to ROCCA must necessarily include documentation proving its lawful provenance.
- Before completing the purchase, ROCCA thoroughly inspects the watch at the Seller's in-house service centre or at the manufacturer of the watch concerned.
The Customer, by purchasing a pre-owned watch, declares that they are doing so for personal use and not to resell the Product. In the case of reasonable and legitimate doubt, the Seller reserves the right not to process the purchase order.
In addition to the provisions of Clause 2 above, when purchasing a pre-owned watch, the Customer is required to send the Seller a copy of their valid identity document and taxpayer code by email to comply with tax regulations as well as the obligations under Legislative Decree No. 231/2007.
Failure to provide the abovementioned documentation or, in all cases, if the Seller does not receive them, the order for the pre-owned watch cannot be processed.
Clause 4 - Delivery of Products
ROCCA delivers the Product to the Customer according to the delivery schedule specified on the Website and at the address indicated by the Customer.
Delivery costs are charged to the Customer and the relative price is detailed in the quotation published on the Website and stated in the order and in the order confirmation.
The Product is shipped and delivered according to the procedures and schedule indicated on the Website. If no indication is given, delivery will be made within thirty (30) days following the order confirmation date.
The Product will be delivered to the place indicated by the Customer for delivery and the Customer is responsible for receiving the Product and arranging for delivery as specified in the order. If there are grounds for refusing to accept delivery of the Product, the Seller shall be entitled to terminate the sales agreement, without prejudice to compensation for damages suffered (including any costs for shipping and storage of the Products).
At the time of delivery, the Customer is responsible for checking the type, quantity, quality and integrity of the Products received. If the Product does not comply with the order, if the packaging is not intact and/or is damaged, and after carrying out the necessary checks using ordinary diligence, the Customer must immediately notify the shipping company of any defects or discrepancies regarding the order, requesting a written notation on the delivery note.
When purchasing pre-owned timepieces, the Seller will point out any minor defects (such as small scratches) on the product sheet of these watches on the Website and, by placing the order, the Customer acknowledges this.
Clause 5 - Price
The final purchase price includes VAT, delivery charges and any fees incurred by using the means of payment chosen by the Customer.
The Customer agrees to pay ROCCA using the payment method made available on the Website. Products will only be delivered after payment has been made.
Clause 6 - Warranty and Seller's Limitation of Liability
The Customer shall notify the Seller by registered letter with return receipt or certified PEC email of any lack of conformity of the Product, within the final time limit of two months from the date of such discovery. The Seller is liable under the law when the lack of conformity becomes apparent within a two-year period after delivery. In all cases, claims for defects that the Seller did not intentionally conceal shall be statute-barred after a period of twenty-six (26) months from delivery of the goods.
This warranty is valid on condition that the Products are used correctly, in accordance with their relevant instructions for use and recommendations, and upon presentation by the Customer of the delivery documentation and/or order. Notwithstanding the mandatory limitations provided for by law, ROCCA does not offer any guarantee or declaration of conformity of the Products beyond what is expressly stated on the Website, including the conformity of the Products with technical requirements, quality or standards of any kind, for specific or particular purposes.
Clause 7 - Pre-owned timepiece warranty
Each pre-owned timepiece resold by ROCCA is accompanied by a warranty certifying the authenticity of the watch and guaranteeing its proper functioning, according to the provisions of the warranty, valid for two (2) years from the date of purchase.
The Customer acknowledges when placing the order that the purchased watch is a pre-owned watch and that they have checked its condition and are satisfied with it.
Clause 8 - Customer's right to cancel
The Customer has a discretionary right to cancel the sales agreement, without penalty and without specifying a reason, within a period of fourteen (14) days from the delivery date of the Products, in accordance with current legislation.
The Customer may exercise this right by following the appropriate procedure provided on the Website in the area reserved for this purpose and following the relevant instructions, or by using the cancellation form provided on the Website.
In the event of exercising their cancellation right, the Products shall be returned to the Seller's premises, as indicated for this purpose, in their original condition, complete with all their parts, accessories, documentation and with their packaging, which must be kept intact as far as possible.
The Customer shall bear all costs to return the Products and will be notified of these costs in advance and shall be responsible for the Products until they are returned to ROCCA.
Within the fourteen (14) days following the return of the Products, the Seller shall refund the purchase price to the Customer, net of the redelivery costs indicated above.
Unless otherwise agreed between the parties and except in the cases provided for by law (Article 59 of the Italian Consumer Code), the Customer may not exercise their cancellation right for goods that have been tailored to their specifications, are clearly personalised or that, by their nature, cannot be returned or are liable to deteriorate and/or alter rapidly. The right to cancel is also excluded if the Product has been handled in a manner other than what is strictly necessary to establish its type, characteristics and functioning.
Clause 9 - Notices
For the purposes of this sales agreement, any communication that is made using digital media and that allows a record of its contents to be kept in a durable form (such as, for example, email messages and html pages) shall be construed as being made in writing.
Clause 10 - Retention of the sales agreement
The sales agreement and the relevant order documents shall be stored, retained and archived by the Seller at its premises, to fulfil the requirements necessary to perform the sales agreement, as well as to carry out the related fulfilments and requirements imposed by law, in accordance with the Italian Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree No. 196/2003) and Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (the “GDPR”).
The Customer may ask to have access to and inspect such documents, after a written request is sent to the Seller at least seven (7) business days prior thereto by registered mail with return receipt. The Customer may request to receive an electronic and/or hard copy of the sales agreement against payment of the copying cost and the cost for the support provided.
However, the Customer is advised to store, keep and archive an electronic or paper copy of the sales agreement for their purposes.
Clause 11 - Processing of personal data
The personal data provided by the Customer will be processed in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003 (the “Italian Personal Data Protection Code”) and in compliance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 as amended (the “GDPR”).
For this purpose, the Seller shall provide the Customer with appropriate information that shall always be available on the Website and contained in the order confirmation.
Clause 12 - Governing law
These General Conditions and the relevant sales agreement between the Seller and the Customer are governed by Italian law and, specifically, by Legislative Decree No. 70/2003 on e-commerce and, with reference only to retail customers, as specified in Clause 1 above, Legislative Decree No. 206/2005 (the “Italian Consumer Code”), subject to the mandatory provisions of the law in the Customer's country of residence that may be deemed to apply.
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Whistleblowing procedure
In accordance with Directive (EU) No. 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Company has adopted a procedure that allows for the confidential and anonymous submission of reports of violations of regulations encountered in the workplace, or of situations that breach the law (“Whistleblowing”). The procedure can be consulted using the following link: