General Terms and Conditions of Sale (GTC)
1. General Conditions:
All relations between Urbanit (“Urbanit”) and each buyer concerning the manufacture, purchase, and delivery of goods are governed exclusively by the individual contract between the parties and these general terms and conditions, which in all cases take precedence over the buyer’s general or contractual terms. Urbanit reserves the right to modify these general terms and conditions at any time; the current version of the terms and conditions is available on the homepage of Urbanit’s website.
2. Prices:
The prices offered on this website or confirmed by Urbanit include VAT (8.1% VAT included) and exclude packaging, calculated from the place of performance. Urbanit expressly reserves the right to increase the offered or confirmed prices if the manufacturing or procurement costs from third parties increase between the time of the offer or contract confirmation and the delivery of the goods (this also applies to cost increases due to currency exchange rate fluctuations).
In certain cases, Urbanit provides the buyer with a recommended retail price (RRP) as a reference. However, the buyer independently determines the resale price to be applied.
3. Payment Terms:
The full invoice amount must be paid within 10 days from the invoice date without any deductions, discounts, or rebates. The buyer is not authorized to withhold payments or offset any potential claims without Urbanit’s written consent.
4. Delivery Deadlines:
The delivery dates and terms agreed upon by the parties do not constitute fixed deadlines. The contract between the parties does not stipulate that Urbanit must deliver only by the agreed date or within the agreed period. Delivery times are extended for a reasonable period if unforeseen obstacles arise for Urbanit, the buyer, or a third party, such as natural disasters, epidemics, operational disruptions, labor disputes, machine breakdowns, delayed or defective deliveries from third parties, or the implementation or non-implementation of official measures. Urbanit is also not liable if such cases of force majeure occur during an actual delivery delay. If the buyer fails to meet their obligations toward Urbanit or does not do so on time, Urbanit is entitled to suspend deliveries until the buyer fulfills their contractual obligations.
5. Delivery Address:
Delivery by Urbanit is considered completed when the products are available for collection at Urbanit’s premises or at the address specified by Urbanit. The risks of shipping and transport are borne by the buyer in all cases, even if the parties have agreed on delivery free of transport and shipping costs. In the event of transport or shipping damage, the buyer must immediately ensure that the transport company prepares a report documenting the damage, even if the external packaging of the goods is not damaged. The buyer must promptly assert claims for compensation against the transport or shipping company and inform Urbanit accordingly.
6. Delivery Restrictions:
Any delivery restrictions agreed upon by Urbanit with its suppliers are transferred to the buyer and must be respected by them. The export of branded products is only permitted in compliance with the rights of the respective trademark holders. If the buyer transfers the goods to a third party, these delivery restrictions must also be imposed on that third party.
7. Warranty:
Urbanit provides, apart from any other warranty, a period of 24 months from delivery (see section 5) during which it undertakes to correct product defects proven to result from manufacturing faults or defective materials occurring within this period. The buyer must inspect the goods immediately upon receipt and notify Urbanit in writing of any defects found. If the buyer fails to do so, the goods are deemed accepted unless the defects are hidden. The buyer may assert warranty rights only if the goods are sent carriage paid to Urbanit at the location specified by it. Any warranty by Urbanit is excluded if the buyer or a third party has modified the goods or handled or installed them incorrectly. Urbanit accepts no liability for indirect or consequential damages suffered by the buyer as a result of product defects.
8. Technical Information:
Urbanit emphasizes the buyer’s duty to inform themselves about and comply with the safety standards in force in Switzerland when using the supplied products.
9. Retention of Title:
Urbanit retains ownership of the goods until full payment of all invoices arising from the contract. The buyer undertakes to inform Urbanit of the location of the goods and any change in their position. Urbanit is entitled to register the retention of title in the appropriate register at the buyer’s expense if required by the legislation of the place where the goods are located. The buyer authorizes Urbanit to carry out, in their name and at the location of the goods, the necessary steps to ensure recognition of the retention of title clause. If the buyer breaches the contract, particularly in the event of delay, Urbanit has the right to reclaim the goods after notifying and warning the buyer. The buyer is obliged to return the goods.
10. Changes/additions/partial invalidity:
Any modification or addition to a specific contract between Urbanit and the buyer, or to these general terms and conditions, requires written formalization. If a provision of the personal contract or one of the stipulations of these general terms and conditions is declared null or void, it must be replaced by an equivalent valid provision that comes as close as possible to the legal or economic objective of the invalidated clause. The other clauses of the individual contract or these general terms and conditions are not affected.
11. Jurisdiction/Applicable Law:
For any dispute arising from the individual contract concluded between the parties and these general terms and conditions, the exclusive jurisdiction is solely in Lausanne, and therefore nowhere else. The legal relationship between Urbanit and the buyer is governed by Swiss law (the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Vienna Convention, is expressly excluded).
Urbanit SA, Lausanne, 01.10.2025