Terms and conditions

  1. GENERAL ISSUES

The website https://aberdeenangus.ro/ is the property of the Aberdeen Angus Romania Association, with headquarters in Sibiu, str. Octavian Goga, nr.1, et. 1, jud. Sibiu, Romania, CUI: RO 31168722, established by Civil Decision no. 201/2012, hereinafter referred to as Aberdeen Angus Romania Association.

The website is primarily intended to allow the public/farmers to view news, postings, information and to give the farmers the opportunity to post announcements about the sale of animals.

The terms and conditions of the https://aberdeenangus.ro/ website represent the agreement between the user and the association, which sets out the rules and responsibilities related to the use of the website.

The use of the website, information and services provided shall be governed by the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the following terms and conditions, you should stop using the site. Your continued use of the site constitutes your implied agreement to the following terms and conditions.

  • DEFINITIONS

Supplier: Aberdeen Angus Romania Association, with registered office in Sibiu, str. Octavian Goga, nr.1, et. 1, jud. Sibiu, Romania, CUI: RO 31168722, established by Civil Decision no. 201/2012, hereinafter referred to as Aberdeen Angus Romania Association.

News = novelty items concerning information in the field of cattle breeding and marketing, such as events, issues of interest to farmers, and any other issues relevant to users.

Marketplace = part of the website where ads are published

Ad = an offer for sale of cattle containing its price, name and color, ear tag number and sex. The ad will also contain information about the seller.

User/Author of the Ad/Farmer = the individual who asks the supplier to publish the advertisement of which he is the author, on the Aberdeen Angus Association website.

Buyer = user who enters into an agreement with a seller for the purchase of cattle.

User = individual, at least 18 years of age, with full legal capacity, as well as any legal person who accesses the site as being interested in the data, information and announcements and/or services provided by the association.

Product/Article = the subject of an advertisement, offered for sale and described in the advertisement (e. g. cattle to be sold/bought)

Tax invoice = supporting document for the purchase of services for the publication of the advertisement on the website of the Aberdeen Angus Romania Association, representing a short form contract between the parties, valid, according to article 319, paragraph 29, of the Fiscal Code, without signature and stamp. Once the user and the supplier reach an agreement regarding the publication of the notice, the supplier will issue a tax invoice which becomes eligible for payment, and the claim thus arising between the parties becomes certain, liquid and payable.

  • MODIFICATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Provider reserves the right to change the „Terms and Conditions” at any time, and users will be informed of such changes when accessing the site. Continued use of the site constitutes the user’s tacit acceptance of the changes. The new terms and conditions will apply to your continued use of the site. The user is advised to consult the new changes carefully.

The Provider may at any time change the Terms and Conditions, including the POSTING FEE. Any changes and their effective dates will be communicated by the Supplier to the User on the Aberdeen Angus Association website and by electronic means of communication.

  • RESPONSIBILITIES

With regard to the sale/purchase contracts concluded by the buyers by virtue of the advertisements published on the website, we draw your attention to the fact that the Aberdeen Angus Association is not responsible for the quality of the products purchased nor for any disputes that may arise between the parties.

The sale/purchase by means of the sale announcement available on the website produces effects only with regard to the seller and the buyer, the Aberdeen Angus Association being a third party to the contract concluded.

The Aberdeen Angus Association is only responsible for the operation of the advertisement on the website and for providing the relevant data for the purpose of communication between sellers and potential buyers.

The prices set in the advertisements by the sellers are not negotiated with the association and represent exclusively the offer made by the seller.

5. USE OF THE ABERDEEN ANGUS ROMANIA ASSOCIATION WEBSITE

a. In order to obtain the full functionality of the Aberdeen Angus Association website, the user/farmer must request the Aberdeen Angus Association to publish the desired ad on the Aberdeen Angus Association website.

The Aberdeen Angus Romania Supplier/Association may also have the following functionality:

  1. publication and management of published notices;
  2. ad tracking;
  3. sending and receiving messages to and from other users;

b. An advertisement is posted on the website of the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania by the supplier at the request of the farmer/author of the advertisement, who is solely responsible for the arrangement of its content.

c. During the posting of the ad, the ad author does not have the possibility to change the article. At the same time, the same article may not be the subject of another ad at any one time. On the Aberdeen Angus Association Website only updated ads are displayed. The Provider has the right to stop displaying an advertisement if it has reasonably determined that it has become invalid.

d. In order to be posted on the website, the advertisement must specify the correct category of the item (e. g. when a farmer has 5 animals for sale, he contacts the association and requests the publication of the advertisement on the official website. At the same time, he is obliged to send the animals’ ear tags, pictures of the animals for validation and details of the animals) and to include only information relevant to the promotion of the article.

e. The basic period for posting an advertisement for sale on the Aberdeen Angus Association website is 30 days. The period for posting the advertisement may be extended accordingly as described herein. If the animal(s) does not sell and the farmer wishes to keep the sale advertising active, from the second month onward he will pay only half of the initial amount (25 lei/piece/male/month and 12.5 lei/piece/female/month).

f. No advertisements may be added to the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania website that are not related to the object and purpose of the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania website.

g. The content of an ad must accurately reflect the current factual and legal situation of the item, and an ad may only be posted if there is a genuine intention to sell the item at the price specified in the ad. Any information about the item, including the price, resulting from the content of the ad must be consistent with the information specified by the advertiser in the form filled in at the time of adding the ad. The content of an advertisement must clearly and unambiguously state whether the advertisement relates to a specific set of items or a single item and indicate whether the price specified in the advertisement relates to a set of items or a single item.

h. The content of the advertisement, in the form of photographs added by the advertiser, must include only the item which is the subject of the advertisement. Photos added to the ad by the advertiser must not contain email addresses, website addresses, telephone numbers, internet messaging numbers, watermarks or other marks identifying the advertiser.

i. The author of the advertisement shall be responsible for the content he/she submits to the Provider (including photographs) and represents and warrants that such content accurately reflects the current status of the item and is in compliance with applicable laws and that its publication does not violate the Terms and Conditions, the rights and interests of the Provider and the rights of third parties, including copyright. The Provider shall not be liable for any actions on the part of the advertisers, nor for the accuracy, reliability and legality of the content it publishes.

6. POSTING AND EDITING OF AN ADVERTISEMENT BY THE ADVERTISER

1. Posting of an advertisement by the supplier on the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania website requires:

1.1. express request from the farmer/author of the advertisement to the Aberdeen Angus Romania Association and prior acceptance of the Terms and Conditions;

1.2 activate the notice by making payment (in full amount due) using the following methods:

Online transfer, the electronic form of payment;

2. Once all the activities listed in the above point have been carried out by the advertiser, the provider shall send a message to the e-mail/telephone address indicated to confirm acceptance of the order to display the advertisement and to provide other information required by law.

3. The ad is activated in the case of the online transfer, i.e. the electronic form of payment when the payment is displayed;

4. The display of the advertisement on the website of the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania starts within 2 hours after the activation of the advertisement.

5. The farmer/author of the advertisement may attach several photographs (according to the regulations) of the article to the advertisement (in the format specified on the website of the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania).

7. LIABILITY RULES

1. If the user’s actions violate the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, the provider may, depending on the type and extent of the violation, make the use of the Aberdeen Angus Association’s website conditional upon the user submitting additional documentation confirming the user’s details or upon the user confirming the fulfilment of obligations towards the provider, including the execution of outstanding payments, sending a warning to the user by e-mail, suspending the functionality of the advertiser’s account or the advertisement for a fixed or indefinite period of time in order to access individual services on the Aberdeen Angus Association website, or may make the registration of the advertiser’s account on the Aberdeen Angus Association website subject to the prior written consent of the provider.

2. By allowing the advertisements to be displayed, the provider reserves the right to modify them to the extent necessary and to change the category of advertisements selected by the advertiser if the advertisement is found to be in breach of these Terms and Conditions, which will be communicated to the advertiser without undue delay.

3. The Provider shall not be liable for any failure or improper performance by the Advertiser of any contracts entered into in connection with the Advertisement or for the consequences of any actions taken by the Advertiser and third parties in breach of the Terms and Conditions.

4. In addition, the supplier shall not be liable for:

  • lack of interest in the article;

4.2 any performance of obligations arising from the express and implied warranty in respect of the item;

4.3 any statements made by the User to the other party to the transaction;

  • force majeure events.

5. Any materials, including graphics, as well as their layout and composition, trademarks and other information available on the pages of the Aberdeen Angus Association website are subject to the exclusive rights of the provider or authors of the advertisements. These elements are covered by copyright, industrial property rights, including rights arising from the registration of trademarks and database rights and as such are protected by law.

6. The provider reserves the right to carry out checks, both following reports received and proactively, and to request information about user announcements (e. g. any additional information required). Information will be requested by the provider via email, messaging or telephone. The provider reserves the right to deactivate the user’s ad/account in case of an unjustified refusal to transmit the requested information.

7. The Provider reserves the right to refuse the creation of an account or to block an account already created if the Provider’s legitimate checks show that the user has caused or may cause financial damage to the Aberdeen Angus Association.

8. PAYMENT METHODS

1. The services provided on the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania website for the benefit of the advertisers are against payment.

POSTAGE RATE

– for males-50 lei/piece/month+VAT;

– for females -25 lei/piece/month+VAT;

1.1 If the animal(s) does not sell and the farmer wishes to keep the sale advertisement active, from the second month onward he will pay only half of the initial amount, i. e.

– 25 lei/piece/male/month,

– 12.5 lei/piece/female/month.

2. For the services rendered within the Aberdeen Angus Association Romania website, the supplier issues a fiscal invoice.

9. PRIVACY

1.The Provider collects and processes personal data provided by users in accordance with applicable laws.

2. Users’ personal data are disclosed to other users only in the cases expressly provided for in the Privacy Policy and in other justified cases, with the prior consent of the person to whom such data belong.

3. Users must archive information about the content of advertisements and contracts concluded on the Aberdeen Angus Association website on their own account.

10. PROCEDURE FOR LODGING AND DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND REFERRALS

1. The user has the right to lodge complaints in case of non-performance or improper performance by the provider of the services provided within the Aberdeen Angus Association website.

2. Complaints should be made to the supplier by e-mail to the following e-mail address: office@aberdeenangus.ro.

3. A complaint must contain the user’s details (first and last name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number), the number of the notice to which the complaint relates (if any), and any other data that makes it possible to identify the notice, as well as the circumstances supporting the complaint.

4. Complaints will be processed as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days from the date of receipt.

5. If the details provided in the complaint need to be completed, the provider will ask the user to provide additional information within the specified time limit.

6. The user will be informed of the decision on the complaint by e-mail at the e-mail address indicated in the complaint or the correspondence address indicated to the provider.

11DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT

1. The provision of services on the Aberdeen Angus Association website is not limited in time, but each party (the provider or the advertiser) has the right to terminate the contract at any time with one month’s notice. To terminate the contract, the advertiser must send notice to the following email address: office@aberdeenangus.ro.

2. The Provider reserves the right to terminate the contract with immediate effect if the advertiser does not comply with these Terms and Conditions.

3. If the contract has been terminated on the basis of the supplier’s decision, the advertiser may not re-register on the Aberdeen Angus Association Website without the prior separate and express consent of the supplier.

12. FINAL PROVISIONS

1. As part of the services available on the Aberdeen Angus Association website, the advertiser requests the provider to publish (and modify) advertisements on any other websites owned by the provider or its affiliates, as well as in other media such as press, TV, Internet and banners or billboards. At the same time, the supplier may also place a watermark with the name of the Aberdeen Angus Association website on the photographs of the article, to protect the photograph against unauthorised use by third parties.

2. The Terms and Conditions are available on the Aberdeen Angus Association website. The supplier also sends them, by e-mail, to the addresses of the advertisers, in cases required by the legal regulations in force.

3. The contract concluded between the advertiser and the provider, regarding the services provided on the Aberdeen Angus Romania website, under the conditions defined herein, is governed by Romanian law.

4. Any dispute related to the services provided on the Aberdeen Angus Romania website will be settled by the competent courts in Romania.