terms and conditions

1. Prices

   Prices: as valid on the day of order. Prices are defined as Euro, including VAT

2. Delivery

   Dealers in Switzerland ? please order via Buchzentrum AG, Zürich. To all other countries we deliver directly

3. Mailing expenses

   Non-discounted delivery is postage free within Germany and abroad. Delivery abroad will be made by ?Presse und Buch International? overland route. If you prefer delivery by air you will pay the extra cost.

4. Delivery dates

   Delivery within two business days. Please understand that book parcels sometimes take longer than simple letters ? they may need up to three days or even more. In case of urgency we will try to get the parcel to the post office on the very same day. It might be better to despatch as a letter instead of parcel, the client assumes the extra cost.

5. Availability

   If the book you ordered is not available we will contact you as soon as possible. If the edition is in preparation we will register your order; you are free to cancel at any time.

6. Terms of payment

   Within ten days without deduction by bank transfer or cheque. New clients who order books for more than 150 Euro are requested to pay in advance.

7. Retention of title

   Articles remain the property of Metropolis until they are completely paid.

8. Revocation

   You may revoke your order within two weeks after receipt of articles without giving any reason but sending the article back to Metropolis Edition. Payment will be refunded. Client pays postage except in cases of wrong delivery or defective articles. You will be charged for any defects during use such as dog-ears or dirty marks.

9. Guarantee

   In case of defects such as missing pages we will replace the article within two years and pay the postage.

10. Place of performance and venue

    Any disputes will be dealt with at the judical court of Marburg, if the client is entitled officially as a businessman or is representing a public corporation. Local authoritative law will be decisive too in cases of consumer rights.

11. Data protection

    The collection, processing and evaluating of clients' data is only for handling business transfers. Data will be transferred only to forwarding agencies. Clients agree for that. No data will be given to third persons or used for any other purpose.

12. Copyright of our PDFs

    Every essay and book you may download from this page is copyright protected. When downloading you commit yourself to private use of the texts only. You are not authorized to give them to third persons or to publish them.