General Terms and Conditions

These general terms and conditions set out in detail the framework of the legal relationship between the Company and the Visitor arising from browsing the content of the Website. Visitors are bound by the rules set out in these general terms and conditions from the moment they become a Visitor.

Legal relationships not regulated by these general terms and conditions are governed by the relevant generally binding legal regulations valid and effective in the territory of the Slovak Republic, in particular Act No. 513/1991 Coll., the Commercial Code, as amended, and Act No. 185/2015 Coll., the Copyright Act, as amended (hereinafter also referred to as the "Copyright Act" in the relevant grammatical form), regardless of whether the Visitor or Client is a business entity registered abroad or a natural person who is a citizen of the Slovak Republic or of states other than the Slovak Republic.

The Company is a business company established, created and registered in the relevant registers in accordance with the applicable generally binding legal regulations valid and effective in the territory of the Slovak Republic and is authorized to carry out business activities so that it may operate the Website and the Internet application and at the same time grant the License under these general terms and conditions.

For the purposes of these general terms and conditions, the Website means the website whose content is displayed to Visitors or Clients in a standard internet browser after entering the domain address in the form www.chinaplanet.sk or after being redirected from another website. For the avoidance of any doubt, for the purposes of these general terms and conditions, the Website means any part of the Website identified by the subdomain address to the domain address pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph. The operator of the Website is the Company. The Company determines the content of the website, in particular it decides on the structure of the Website, the graphic design of its parts and of the whole, on the composition of the Website content, and on the scope and placement of the required and published information.

For the purposes of these general terms and conditions, the Website content means all multimedia, graphic, text or other content other than the Internet application, which is displayed to the Visitor when browsing the Website or when viewing the Website. The Company exercises all property rights of authors or other persons who, through their creative intellectual activity, participated in creating the given content and at the same time has all rights to the Website content that is not protected as an object of protection under intellectual property law. Whenever the term Website content is used in these general terms and conditions, it means the content of the Website as a whole and at the same time each of its parts, unless otherwise provided in these general terms and conditions. Without the prior consent of the Company, the Visitor is not entitled to use the Website content or any part of it other than when browsing the Website.

A Visitor, for the purposes of these General Terms and Conditions, means a natural or legal person who, in the environment of a standard Internet browser, enters into the address bar the domain address in the form of www.chinaplanet.sk or the address of any of the subdomains of the given domain address and the Internet website Content is displayed, or the user is redirected to the Internet website Content, in particular but not exclusively from the environment of Internet search services or from another Internet website, and the Internet website Content is displayed.

A Technical Device, for the purposes of these General Terms and Conditions, means a device containing hardware and software equipment that enables connection to the Internet website in the environment of an electronic communications network (the internet), viewing the Internet website content and using the service, in particular a personal computer or a laptop or a tablet or a smartphone. For the use of the Technical Device in connection with viewing the Internet website or using the Internet application, only the person who views the Internet website is responsible.

GDPR, for the purposes of these General Terms and Conditions, means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, which repeals Directive 95/46/EC.

The Personal Data Protection Act, for the purposes of these General Terms and Conditions, means Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data and on amending and supplementing certain laws, as amended, of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NR SR).

The Visitor has the right to view the Internet website Content using a Technical Device.

When viewing the Internet website and any part of the Internet website Content, the Visitor is obliged to act in such a way that their actions do not interfere with the rights of the Company or other Visitors or third parties. In the event that such interference occurs, the Visitor is responsible for the consequence of such interference independently, without the Company’s involvement.

The Visitor may not, from the environment of the Internet website, perform physical downloading (so-called download) of the Internet website Content or any part thereof to the Technical Device beyond the Internet website Content that the Company has designated for downloading to the Technical Device, nor may they make any image or audio or audio-visual recording from the Internet website Content. If the Visitor breaches these obligations, the Visitor is responsible for all damage that arises to the Company or other Visitors or third persons.

The Visitor has the right to download the part of the Internet website Content that the Company designates for this purpose, provided that, in carrying out this procedure, the Visitor must follow the Company’s instructions. In the event of failure to comply with the Company’s instructions, any right of the Visitor to compensation for any damage shall cease.

If the Internet website Content includes a space for expressing the Visitor’s opinion or another expression by the Visitor regarding a specific fact, the Visitor is equally obliged to follow the provisions of Article II, paragraph 2.2 of these General Terms and Conditions. If such interference can be anticipated or if it occurs, the Company reserves the right to remove such opinion unilaterally from the Internet website Content. For the avoidance of doubt, it is established that the Company is not responsible for any opinion displayed through the Internet website; responsibility for the content of the opinion or other expression and for any breach of generally binding legal regulations applicable and in force in the territory of the Slovak Republic lies with the Visitor separately.

The Visitor may not, in discussions, prevent other contributors from discussing or add posts, and must not misuse the space intended for discussion, in particular for the purpose of promoting their own person, other persons, goods, or services.

The Visitor is not entitled to any remuneration for a post in a discussion or on a forum.

In the event of a breach of the Visitor’s obligations, the Company is entitled to remove any content that the Visitor has added to the Internet Website environment.

It is established that the Company has the right to store temporary or permanent files, so-called cookies, on the Visitor’s Technical Device, intended to facilitate communication between the Company and the Visitor. The Visitor confirms this fact also by clicking the relevant link regarding granting consent to the storage of those files on the Technical Device.

The Company ensures that the Internet Website is accessible without interruptions or other disruptions. A disruption or downtime of the Internet Website due to circumstances excluding liability in accordance with Article VIII of these General Terms and Conditions shall not be considered a breach of the Company’s obligations. A disruption or downtime of the Internet Website due to regular or extraordinary servicing interventions by the Company shall likewise not be considered a breach of obligations.

The Company is obliged to carry out all actions that can objectively be expected by the Visitor from the Company given the Company’s business, economic, and property background, for the purpose of preventing damage to the Visitor’s property. The Company shall not be liable for damage to the Visitor’s property that arises as a result of a breach of their obligations.

The Company has further rights and obligations under the other provisions of these General Terms and Conditions.

The Company reserves the right to unilaterally supplement or amend these General Terms and Conditions insofar as this is required to protect the Company’s or Visitors’ rights or legitimate interests, or those of third parties.

The Company and the Visitor are obliged to pay increased attention to preventing damage, in particular to general prevention of damage from occurring. The Visitor is obliged to notify the Company of obstacles that prevent or will prevent the Visitor from fulfilling obligations under these General Terms and Conditions and the consequences of failing to comply. The information must be provided without undue delay after the party obliged to do so learned of the obstacle, or with due care could have learned of it.

Each party to the legal relationship has the right to compensation for damage caused as a result of a breach of obligations by another party to the legal relationship, except where liability is excluded under these General Terms and Conditions.

In the event that a circumstance excluding the Company’s liability arises, the Company is obliged to inform the Client of these circumstances without undue delay.

The parties to the legal relationship under these General Terms and Conditions undertake to take all available measures for the specific resolution of any disputes and disagreements that may arise from failure to fulfil the obligations of the obliged party and to resolve the situation by mutual settlement. Disputes that could arise as a result of failure to fulfil obligations under these General Terms and Conditions shall be subject to proceedings before the competent general courts of the Slovak Republic and in accordance with generally binding legal regulations in force and effective in the territory of the Slovak Republic.

The terminology used in the content of this article has the same meaning as the same terminology used in the content of the GDPR and the Personal Data Protection Act.

For the purposes of this article of these General Terms and Conditions, the data subject means the Visitor if the Visitor is a natural person. The controller is the Company.

Pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, the Company processes the data subject’s personal data, which are: first name, last name, and e-mail address.

The data subject declares that all personal data about their person which the Company receives has been provided freely and seriously, and that their will in this action was genuine and without mistake; and at the same time declares that all personal data they have provided are complete, up to date, and true, and relate only to the data subject who provides the personal data.

The legal basis for processing personal data is a) the consent of the Data Subject to the processing of personal data in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.

The purpose of processing personal data under Article VI(6.4) of these General Terms and Conditions is the collection, storage and processing of personal data by the Company and its use in acts related to the use of the Website by the Data Subject and other Data Subjects, including any communication with the Data Subject, as well as for the Company's own marketing purposes, for the purposes of sending information about the Website or other services or products of the Company, also by electronic means (e-mail, sms).

The Data Subject bears full responsibility for damage caused by the incorrectness or inaccuracy of the personal data provided or by the submission of personal data of another person other than the Data Subject.

The Data Subject has the right to withdraw the given consent at any time in writing. The withdrawal of consent becomes effective on the day it is delivered to the Company.

The personal data of the Data Subject is protected in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act and the GDPR.

The Company undertakes to take all measures necessary for the effective security of the personal data of the Data Subject, and to secure all data, database and postal files of the Data Subject against loss, damage or destruction.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of the GDPR, the Company informs the Data Subject of the following information: Controller identification details: ChinaPlanet s. r. o., Company ID 54442222, with registered office at Sedličná 114, 913 11 Trenčianske Stankovce, e-mail: info(at)chinaplanet.sk The purpose of processing personal data is defined in Article VI, Section 6.6 of these general terms and conditions, The legal basis for processing personal data is defined in Article VI, Section 6.5 of the general terms and conditions, The list of personal data is defined in Article VI, Section 6.3 of these general terms and conditions.

In special cases, where for the proper use of the Internet application it is necessary and essential to provide the personal data of the Data Subject to a third party or transfer personal data to a third country, the Company will provide the Data Subject with information about this fact.

The Company stores the personal data of the Data Subject for the entire period of up to 10 years, or until the consent of the Data Subject is withdrawn.

The Data Subject has the right to request from the Company access to personal data concerning the Data Subject, the right to rectification of personal data, the right to erasure of personal data or the right to restriction of processing personal data, the right to object to the processing of personal data, as well as the right to data portability.

Where the Data Subject suspects that their personal data is being processed unlawfully, they have the right to submit to the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic a proposal to initiate proceedings for the protection of personal data in accordance with the provision of Section 100 of the Personal Data Protection Act.

Information on the rights of the data subject The Company draws the data subject’s attention to the provisions of Articles 15 to 22 and Article 34 of the GDPR, under which the data subject has the following rights: Right of access to personal data under Article 15 GDPR: The data subject has the right to obtain from the Company confirmation as to whether personal data concerning him/her are being processed. The data subject has the right to obtain access to this personal data and to the information referred to in Article VI(6.3) of these general terms and conditions. Right to rectification of personal data under Article 16 GDPR: The data subject has the right to have the Company, without undue delay, rectify inaccurate personal data concerning him/her. With regard to the purpose of processing personal data, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed. Right to erasure of personal data under Article 17 GDPR: The data subject has the right to have the Company erase personal data concerning him/her without undue delay if the data subject has exercised the right to erasure and if (A) the personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed, (B) the data subject withdraws consent on the basis of which the processing of personal data is carried out, and there is no other legal basis for the processing of personal data, (C) the data subject objects to the processing of personal data and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing or the data subject objects to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, (D) the personal data have been processed unlawfully, (E) erasure is necessary for compliance with an obligation under the GDPR, the Act on the Protection of Personal Data, a special regulation, or an international agreement to which the Slovak Republic is bound, (F) the personal data were obtained in connection with the offering of services of an information society. Right to restriction of processing of personal data under Article 18 GDPR: The data subject has the right to have the Company restrict the processing of personal data about the data subject if: (A) the data subject objects to the accuracy of personal data, for a period enabling the Company to verify the accuracy of personal data, (B) the processing of personal data is unlawful and the data subject objects to erasure of personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use, (C) the Company no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing personal data, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, (D) the data subject objects to the processing of personal data, pending verification whether the legitimate grounds of the Company override those of the data subject. The Company must inform the data subject whose personal data are restricted before the restriction of processing of personal data is lifted. Right to information about rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of personal data under Article 19 GDPR: Where requested by the data subject, the Company is required to inform the data subject about the recipients to whom the Company has communicated rectification of personal data, erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data. Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR: The data subject has the right to receive personal data concerning him/her, which he/she has provided to the Company, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and has the right to transmit those personal data to another controller. Right to object to the processing of personal data under Article 21 GDPR: The data subject has the right to object to processing of personal data relating to him/her that is carried out on the legal basis of the processing being necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the processing being necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests of the Company or a third party, including profiling based on those provisions. The Company may not further process personal data if it does not demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the rights and interests of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. The data subject has the right to object to processing of personal data concerning him/her for the purposes of direct marketing, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

According to Article 22 of the GDPR, the Data Subject has the right not to be subject to a decision that is based solely on automated processing of personal data, including profiling, and that has legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects them.

According to Article 34 of the GDPR, the Data Subject has the right for our Company to notify them without undue delay of a personal data breach, if such a personal data breach may result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of a natural person.

The Company shall provide the Data Subject, on request, with information pursuant to Articles 13 and the notification pursuant to Articles 15 to 22 and Article 34 of the GDPR, relating to the processing of their personal data. The Company must provide the information in documentary form or in electronic form, generally in the same form as the request was made. If the Data Subject requests it, the Company may provide the information orally, provided that the Data Subject proves their identity by other reliable means. When exercising the rights pursuant to Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, the Company is obliged to provide the Data Subject with assistance.

The Company must provide the Data Subject with information pursuant to Article VI(6.16) of these General Terms and Conditions within one month of receipt of the Data Subject’s request. In justified cases, taking into account the complexity and number of requests, the Company may extend the deadline by a further two months, and this may be repeated. The Company must inform the Data Subject of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the extension.

The Company provides the information pursuant to Article VI(6.16) of these General Terms and Conditions free of charge.

If the Data Subject’s request is clearly unfounded or excessive, in particular due to its repetitive nature, the Company has the right to request a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information, or a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing the notification, or a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of carrying out the requested measure, or to refuse to act on the basis of the request.

The Company informs the Data Subject about the restriction of their rights in accordance with and pursuant to Article 23 of the GDPR and § 30 of the Personal Data Protection Act, if the purpose of the restriction is not jeopardized.

If the Data Subject registers for the queue for Chinese electric vehicles (form in the articles of the Website), the Company processes their email address and voluntarily provided responses (preferred model, budget and purchasing time horizon) for the purpose of sending notifications about availability and import options for Chinese electric vehicles, including price information, based on their explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Consent is confirmed by clicking the link in the verification email (double opt-in); to prove consent, the time when consent was granted and a cryptographic hash of the IP address are stored (the actual IP address is not stored). Unverified registrations are automatically deleted after 30 days. Consent may be withdrawn at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email sent or by emailing info(at)chinaplanet.sk; withdrawing consent ends the sending of notifications.

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These general terms and conditions become effective and valid on 12.2.2019 upon publication on the website.

All rights and obligations of the parties to a legal relationship governed by these general terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the Slovak Republic, and disputes between the parties to this legal relationship will be handled and decided on the merits by the competent courts of the Slovak Republic.