Terms of service

General Terms and Conditions and Customer Information

Contracting party and shop operator:
Spectra Design & Verlag / FT-KARATE – Fiore Tartaglia
Eichenstraße 8
73037 Göppingen, Germany
Email: info@ft-karate.com
Phone: +49 (0)7161 78925

US distribution partner for logistics and shipping to the United States:
KD Global Distribution LLC
600 Bronner Bros Way
SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
CEO: Patrick Koehler

Storage / Shipments:
KD Global Distribution USA
202 Eagles Landing Parkway
Stockbridge, GA 30281, USA
Email: info@kdglobalusa.com

I. General Terms and Conditions

Section 1 Basic provisions

(1) The following terms and conditions apply to contracts concluded between you and us as the provider (Fiore Tartaglia) via the website www.ft-karate.com. Unless otherwise agreed, the inclusion of any terms and conditions used by you is hereby rejected.

(2) A consumer within the meaning of the following provisions is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that predominantly cannot be attributed to their commercial or independent professional activity. An entrepreneur is any natural or legal person or legally capable partnership who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their independent professional or commercial activity.

Section 2 Conclusion of the contract

(1) The subject matter of the contract is the sale of goods, including digital content (data created and provided in digital form).

(2) By listing the respective product on our website, we submit a binding offer to conclude a contract via the online shopping cart system under the conditions stated in the product description.

(3) The contract is concluded via the online shopping cart system as follows:
The goods intended for purchase are placed in the “shopping cart”. You can access the “shopping cart” via the corresponding button in the navigation bar and make changes there at any time.
After clicking the button “Checkout” or “Proceed to order” (or a similar designation) and entering your personal data as well as the payment and shipping details, the order data will be displayed to you as an order overview.

If you use an instant payment system as a payment method (e.g. PayPal (Express/Plus/Checkout), Amazon Pay, Sofort), you will either be directed to the order overview page in our online shop or redirected to the website of the instant payment system provider.
If you are redirected to the respective instant payment system, you will make the corresponding selection or enter your data there. Finally, the order data will be displayed to you as an order overview on the website of the instant payment system provider or after you are redirected back to our online shop.

Before submitting the order, you have the opportunity to review the information in the order overview again, change it (also using the “back” function of the internet browser), or cancel the order.

By submitting the order via the corresponding button (“order with obligation to pay”, “buy” / “buy now”, “order for a fee”, “pay” / “pay now”, or a similar designation), you legally declare acceptance of the offer, thereby concluding the contract.

(4) Your inquiries regarding the creation of an offer are non-binding. We will submit a binding offer to you in text form (e.g. by email), which you may accept within 5 days (unless a different period is specified in the respective offer).

(5) Order processing and transmission of all information required in connection with the conclusion of the contract are carried out by email, in part automatically. You must therefore ensure that the email address you have provided to us is correct, that receipt of emails is technically ensured, and in particular that it is not prevented by spam filters.

Section 3 License of use for digital content

(1) The digital content offered is protected by copyright. For each digital content purchased from us, you receive a license of use from the respective licensor. The type and scope of the license of use result from the license provisions stated in the respective offer.

(2) Unless otherwise stated in the respective offer, you receive a non-exclusive license of use. This includes a non-exclusive, unlimited right in time to use the digital content, in particular the permission to store a copy of the digital content for your personal use on your computer or other electronic device and/or to print it.

You are not entitled to rent, sublicense (whether for consideration or free of charge), publicly reproduce, make publicly accessible, or otherwise make available to third parties the digital content that is the subject of the contract or parts thereof.

Section 4 Individually designed goods

(1) You shall provide us with the suitable information, texts, or files required for the individual design of the goods via the online ordering system or by email immediately after conclusion of the contract at the latest. Any specifications regarding file formats must be observed.

(2) You undertake not to transmit any data whose content infringes third-party rights (in particular copyrights, name rights, trademark rights) or violates existing laws. You expressly indemnify us against all claims asserted by third parties in this connection. This also includes the costs of any legal representation required in this context.

(3) We do not review the transmitted data for content accuracy and therefore assume no liability for errors.

(4) If stated in the respective offer, you will receive a proof from us, which you must check immediately. If you agree with the draft, you approve the proof for execution by countersigning in text form (e.g. email).
No design work will be executed without your approval.
You are responsible for checking the proof for accuracy and completeness and for notifying us of any errors. We assume no liability for errors that are not reported.

Section 5 Conclusion of the contract for courses

(1) The subject matter of the contract is the provision of courses.
By listing the respective course offer on our website, we submit a binding offer to conclude a contract via the online shopping cart system under the conditions stated in the respective course description.

(2) The contract is concluded via the online shopping cart system as follows:
The courses intended for booking are placed in the “shopping cart”. You can access the “shopping cart” via the corresponding button in the navigation bar and make changes there at any time.
After clicking the button “Checkout” or “Proceed to order” (or a similar designation) and entering your personal data as well as the payment details, the order data will be displayed to you as an order overview.

If you use an instant payment system as a payment method (e.g. PayPal (Express/Plus/Checkout), Amazon Pay, Sofort), you will either be directed to the order overview page in our online shop or redirected to the website of the instant payment system provider.
If you are redirected to the respective instant payment system, you will make the corresponding selection or enter your data there. Finally, the order data will be displayed to you as an order overview on the website of the instant payment system provider or after you are redirected back to our online shop.

Before submitting the order, you have the opportunity to review the information in the order overview again, change it (also using the “back” function of the internet browser), or cancel the order.
By submitting the order via the corresponding button, you legally declare acceptance of the offer, thereby concluding the contract.

(3) Your inquiries regarding the creation of an offer are non-binding. We will submit a binding offer to you in text form (e.g. by email), which you may accept within 5 days (unless a different period is specified in the respective offer).

(4) Order processing and transmission of all information required in connection with the conclusion of the contract are carried out by email, in part automatically. You must therefore ensure that the email address you have provided to us is correct, that receipt of emails is technically ensured, and in particular that it is not prevented by spam filters.

Section 6 Provision of services for courses

(1) The courses will be conducted in the form described in the respective offers on the agreed dates.

(2) If the conduct of the courses depends on the number of participants, the minimum number of participants is specified in the respective offer.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, we will inform you in text form (e.g. by email) no later than 7 days before the start of the course that the booked course will not take place. Any services already rendered will be refunded immediately in this case.

(3) If an individual event is cancelled due to the short-term absence of the course instructor due to illness or for another important reason, any services already rendered will be refunded immediately.
For events consisting of multiple dates, if a date is cancelled due to the short-term absence of the course instructor due to illness or for another important reason, the cancelled date will be rescheduled for an alternative date.

(4) In connection with the use of course rooms and facilities, you must comply with the house rules displayed on site. You must follow our instructions or those of the course instructor.

(5) Participation in the courses is at your own risk. The conclusion of appropriate accident and/or liability insurance is recommended.

Section 7 Withdrawal / Cancellation

(1) You may withdraw from the contract free of charge up to 30 days before the start of the course. Withdrawal must be declared in text form (e.g. by email). The decisive point in time for compliance with the deadline is receipt of the withdrawal declaration by us.
Withdrawal is no longer possible less than 30 days before the start of the course.

(2) In the event of non-participation or partial participation in the booked course, no refund of course fees is possible.

(3) The statutory right of withdrawal remains unaffected by this and exists independently of the existence or non-existence of this additional right of withdrawal.

Section 8 Substitute participant

You may designate a substitute participant at any time before the start of the course. No costs will be incurred for this rebooking.

Section 9 Special agreements on offered payment methods

(1) Payment via “PayPal” / “PayPal Checkout”
If you select a payment method offered via “PayPal” / “PayPal Checkout”, payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A. (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; “PayPal”). The individual payment methods via “PayPal” are displayed to you under a corresponding button on our website and during the online ordering process. For payment processing, “PayPal” may use additional payment services; if special payment conditions apply, you will be informed separately. Further information on “PayPal” can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full.

(2) Payment via “Shopify Payments”
If you select a payment method offered via “Shopify Payments”, the Shopify Payments service of Shopify International Limited (2nd Floor Victoria Buildings, 1-2 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 XN32, Ireland), payment processing is carried out via the payment service provider Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. (1 Grand Canal Street Lower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, Ireland; “Stripe”). The individual payment methods via Shopify Payments are displayed to you under a corresponding button on our website and during the online ordering process. For payment processing, Stripe may use additional payment services; if special payment conditions apply, you will be informed separately. Further information on Shopify Payments can be found at https://www.shopify.com/de/legal/terms-payments/de.

Section 10 Right of retention, retention of title

(1) You may exercise a right of retention only insofar as it concerns claims arising from the same contractual relationship.

(2) The goods remain our property until full payment of the purchase price has been made.

(3) If you are an entrepreneur, the following additionally applies:

a) We reserve ownership of the goods until all claims arising from the ongoing business relationship have been fully settled. Prior to the transfer of ownership of the reserved goods, pledging or transfer by way of security is not permitted.

b) You may resell the goods in the ordinary course of business. In this case, you hereby assign to us all claims arising from the resale in the amount of the invoice value; we accept the assignment. You remain authorized to collect the claim. However, if you do not properly meet your payment obligations, we reserve the right to collect the claim ourselves.

c) In the event of combination or mixing of the reserved goods, we acquire co-ownership of the new item in proportion to the invoice value of the reserved goods to the other processed items at the time of processing.

d) We undertake to release the securities to which we are entitled at your request insofar as the realizable value of our securities exceeds the secured claim by more than 10%. The selection of the securities to be released is at our discretion.

Section 11 Warranty

(1) The statutory warranty rights apply.

(2) As a consumer, you are requested to check the goods immediately upon delivery for completeness, obvious defects, and transport damage and to notify us and the carrier of any complaints as soon as possible. Failure to do so has no effect on your statutory warranty claims.

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

(4) If you are an entrepreneur, the following deviations from the above warranty provisions apply:

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

b) In the event of defects, we shall provide warranty at our discretion by repair or replacement. If rectification fails, you may, at your discretion, demand a reduction in price or withdraw from the contract. Rectification shall be deemed to have failed after the second unsuccessful attempt, unless otherwise indicated by the nature of the goods, the defect, or other circumstances. In the case of repair, we shall not be required to bear the increased costs arising from transporting the goods to a place other than the place of performance, unless such transport corresponds to the intended use of the goods.

c) The warranty period is one year from delivery of the goods. The reduction of the limitation period does not apply
– to damages attributable to us caused by injury to life, body, or health, and in the case of other damages caused intentionally or by gross negligence;
– if we have fraudulently concealed the defect or assumed a guarantee for the quality of the item;
– for items that have been used for a building in accordance with their usual use and have caused its defectiveness;
– for statutory recourse claims that you have against us in connection with warranty rights.

Section 12 Choice of law

(1) German law applies. For consumers, this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive the consumer of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the state of the consumer’s habitual residence (principle of favorability).

(2) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods expressly do not apply.

II. Customer Information

1. Identity of the seller and US distribution partner

Seller:
Fiore Tartaglia
Eichenstraße 8
73037 Göppingen
Germany
Phone: 07161 78925
Email: info@ft-karate.com

US distribution partner for logistics and shipping to the United States:
KD Global Distribution LLC
600 Bronner Bros Way
SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
CEO: Patrick Koehler

Storage / Shipments:
KD Global Distribution USA
202 Eagles Landing Parkway
Stockbridge, GA 30281, USA
Email: info@kdglobalusa.com

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before consumer arbitration bodies.

2. Information on the conclusion of the contract

The technical steps leading to the conclusion of the contract, the conclusion of the contract itself, and the correction options are governed by the provisions “Conclusion of the contract” of our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).

3. Contract language, storage of the contract text

3.1. The contract language is German.
3.2. We do not store the complete contract text. Before submitting the order, the contract data can be printed out or electronically saved using the browser’s print function. After receipt of the order by us, the order data, the legally required information for distance selling contracts, and the General Terms and Conditions will be sent to you again by email.
3.3. In the case of offer requests outside the online shopping cart system, you will receive all contract data in the form of a binding offer in text form, e.g. by email, which you can print out or electronically save.

4. Essential characteristics of the goods or services

The essential characteristics of the goods and/or services can be found in the respective offer.

5. Prices and payment terms

5.1. The prices stated in the respective offers as well as the shipping costs represent total prices. They include all price components including all applicable taxes.
5.2. Any shipping costs incurred are not included in the purchase price. They can be accessed via a correspondingly designated button on our website or in the respective offer, are shown separately during the ordering process, and are to be borne by you in addition, unless free shipping has been promised.
5.3. If delivery is made to countries outside the European Union, additional costs not attributable to us may arise, such as customs duties, taxes, or money transfer fees (transfer or exchange rate fees charged by financial institutions), which are to be borne by you.
5.4. Costs incurred for money transfers (transfer or exchange rate fees charged by financial institutions) are to be borne by you in cases where delivery is made to an EU member state but payment is initiated outside the European Union.
5.5. The payment methods available to you are displayed under a correspondingly designated button on our website or in the respective offer.
5.6. Unless otherwise stated for the individual payment methods, payment claims arising from the concluded contract are due immediately.
5.7. Unless otherwise agreed, when booking courses, payment must be made on site at the latest on the course date before the start of the course; otherwise, there is no entitlement to participate.

6. Delivery conditions, provision

6.1. The delivery conditions, delivery date, and any existing delivery restrictions as well as the conditions for the provision of digital content can be found under a correspondingly designated button on our website or in the respective offer.
6.2. If you are a consumer, it is legally stipulated that the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the sold item during shipment passes to you only upon delivery of the goods to you, regardless of whether the shipment is insured or uninsured. This does not apply if you independently commissioned a transport company or another person designated to carry out the shipment that was not named by the entrepreneur.
If you are an entrepreneur, delivery and shipment are at your risk.

7. Statutory warranty rights

Warranty is governed by the provision “Warranty” in our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).

These General Terms and Conditions and customer information were prepared by lawyers specializing in IT law at Händlerbund and are continuously reviewed for legal compliance. Händlerbund Management AG guarantees the legal certainty of the texts and is liable in the event of warnings. Further information can be found at https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/leistungen/rechtssicherheit/agb-service.

Last updated: January 22, 2026