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terms and conditions for the online shop

Metropolis-Verlag for economy, society and politics GmbH
January 14, 2011


  • § 1 Prices

    The prices at the time of the order apply. Our prices are final prices in euros and include VAT.


  • § 2 Shipping costs and delivery dates

    Domestic deliveries are made as letters (up to 2 cm thick) or as books, deliveries abroad as goods. Bear in mind that shipments of books can take longer than letters and that delivery times cannot be calculated (one or two days, but sometimes significantly longer, especially to Berlin). Shipments abroad usually take longer to get there, but it depends very much on the recipient country: shipments to Austria often arrive on the 3rd day, but it can also take a week. If you are in a hurry, you should accept the slight express surcharge when ordering: if possible, we will then ship on the same day and domestically as a letter.


  • § 3 Availability

    If a book is not available, you will be informed immediately. If an edition is in preparation, we will reserve your order. You have the right to cancel this reservation at any time. If the publication date of a new edition is delayed by more than 2 months, we will inform you before the book is delivered, so that you can still withdraw from the purchase.


  • § 4 Edition

    In principle, we always deliver the latest edition, even if you have ordered an old edition. If you really want an earlier edition, you have to state this clearly - but we only have copies of older editions in stock in exceptional cases.


  • § 5 Right of Withdrawal

    You are no longer bound to your order if you cancel it within a period of two weeks after receipt of the goods. The revocation does not require a justification, but must be explained by returning the goods within the specified period. The timely dispatch of the goods to Metropolis-Verlag is sufficient to meet the deadline. Payments already made will be refunded to you. We will bear the return costs if we have accidentally delivered the wrong goods or if the goods are defective. Digital content is excluded from this right of withdrawal due to its nature. In the event of revocation, we reserve the right to compensation for deterioration of the goods that is based on using the goods, such as kinked sides, dirt spots, bumped corners and the like.


  • § 6 Warranty

    If the delivered goods have defects, such as missing or stapled sheets, we will exchange the goods for new ones within a period of 3 years. In this case, the publisher will bear the shipping costs. If an exchange is not possible because the corresponding book is no longer available, we will refund the purchase price.


  • § 7 Place of performance and place of jurisdiction

    Place of performance and place of jurisdiction for all disputes is Marburg, provided the customer is a registered trader or a legal entity under public law. In dealings with end consumers, the end consumer's place of residence is also responsible for contractual disputes. In addition, the law at the end consumer's place of residence is also applicable if it is a matter of mandatory consumer law provisions.


  • § 8 Copyright of our PDFs

    All articles and books for download that are offered on this website are subject to copyright regulations. With the purchase, the buyer undertakes to use the downloads of the articles and books exclusively for his own use and not to pass them on to third parties or make them accessible to the public. If there are technical problems when purchasing a download, please send an email to info@metropolis-verlag.de immediately, we will check the process and, if necessary, send you the desired download by email.



global terms and conditions for commercial transactions

  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. All other countries will be delivered by us.

  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 Publisher. 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.Digital contents are excluded from the right for revocation because their nature is not made for returning.

  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 article 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. Libraries have the right to put paid PDF versions of our books on a server restricted to university and/or college members.



global terms and conditions for campus licensing

Metropolis-Verlag für Ökonomie, Gesellschaft und Politik GmbH
Stand 04. Februar 2022


  • § 1

  • Bibliotheken, die über Buchhändler oder direkt beim Metropolis-Verlag ein eBook im Rahmen einer Campuslizenz erworben haben, erhalten eine vollständige Fassung des erworbenen Werks in digitaler Form. Sie haben das Recht, es auf einem universitären Server zu speichern, wenn der Zugang zu diesem Server auf Angehörige der Universität oder Hochschule beschränkt ist. Alternativ erhalten sie Zugang zu einem Server des Verlags, auf dem die Bücher unter der Rubrik „Campuslizenz“ digital bereitgestellt werden. Das Zugriffsrecht im Rahmen einer Campuslizenz ist zeitlich nicht begrenzt. Der Verlag hat aber das Recht, nach frühestens 12 Jahren die Zugriffsmöglichkeit auf einen Verlagsserver durch die Lieferung eines durch die Bibliothek selbst zu hostenden eBooks abzulösen.


  • § 2

  • Die im Rahmen einer Campus-Lizenz erworbenen eBooks sind ohne jede Beschränkung nutzbar und unterliegen keinem die Nutzung einschränkenden Kopierschutz. Der Verlag behält sich aber vor, die eBooks mit einem Lizensierungsvermerk zu versehen, der im Innern des Buches mehrfach wiederholt wird, um die Nutzer daran zu erinnern, dass die Inhalte unserer eBooks nicht außerhalb des Campus öffentlich gemacht werden dürfen.


  • § 3

  • Copyright-Vermerke im Buch dürfen nicht entfernt werden und die Nutzer sind nicht berechtigt, die Inhalte zu verändern, zu bearbeiten, zu kommentieren, öffentlich wiederzugeben oder zum Download zur Verfügung zu stellen.


  • § 4

  • Sofern das eBook im Rahmen des Kaufes erworben wurde, fallen für den Download sowie die mit dem Nutzungsvertrag eingeräumte Nutzung für den Käufer keine weiteren Kosten an.


  • § 5

  • Sollte die gelieferte oder zum Zugriff bereitgestellte Datei Mängel aufweisen, werden wir die gemeldeten Mängel umgehend beseitigen. Sollte dies nicht möglich sein, erstatten wir den Kaufpreis.