STORE REGULATIONS
§1 General provisions
The online store operating at https://hicostablanca.com is operated by Joanna Cymbalista, conducting business under the name of Joanna Cymbalista, based at 6 Malinowa Street, 55-003 Chrząstawa Mała, registered in the Central Register and Information on Business Activity (CEIDG), NIP: 7532385530, REGON: 389254472.
These Regulations define the rules for the use of the store, placing orders, payments, order execution and the rights of the consumer and the so-called privileged entrepreneur.
The store offers digital products – e-books – in a format that allows them to be downloaded by the customer.
§2 Definitions
- Customer – an individual, legal entity or organizational unit making a purchase in the store.
- Product – digital content in the form of an e-book offered by the store.
- Store – online store available at https://hicostablanca.com.
- Vendor – Joanna Cymbalista.
- Regulations – this document.
- Privileged entrepreneur – an individual who enters into a contract directly related to his business activity, when it is clear from the content of the contract that it is not of a professional nature for that person.
§3 Contacting the store
In matters related to the operation of the store, orders, complaints or other issues, the Customer can contact the Seller:
📧 e-mail: kontakt@hicostablanca.com
The store responds to messages on business days from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., within a maximum of 3 business days.
§4 Placing orders
- Orders can be placed 24 hours a day through the store’s website.
- To place an order, please:
- select a product,
- add it to your cart,
- provide contact information,
- make payment.
- The customer is obliged to provide true personal information.
§5 Prices and payments
- All prices on the site are gross prices (including VAT).
- Payments are made through available electronic payment systems.
- Order processing begins after payment is credited.
§6 Order execution and delivery
- The digital product is delivered in the form of a download link sent to the customer’s email address.
- Lead time: max. 24 hours after receipt of payment.
- The customer is responsible for the accuracy of the e-mail address provided.
§7 Right of withdrawal
- According to Art. 38. 1 point 13 of the Consumer Rights Act, the right to withdraw from the contract does not apply to the supply of digital content that is not recorded on a tangible medium, if the performance began with the express consent of the consumer.
- By making a purchase, the customer agrees to start the service before the expiration of the deadline for withdrawal from the contract, resulting in its loss.
- The right of withdrawal also applies to a privileged entrepreneur, i.e. an individual concluding a contract related to his business activity, if the contract is not of a professional nature for him. However, this right also does not apply if the performance began with his consent before the expiration of the withdrawal period.
§8 Complaints
- Complaints should be submitted electronically to: kontakt@hicostablanca.com.
- The complaint should include:
- customer data,
- The email address used during the purchase,
- order number (if available),
- problem description,
- proof of purchase (e.g., payment receipt, invoice).
- Complaints are processed within 14 working days.
- If the complaint is accepted, the Seller:
- provides the correct version of the Product or
- will propose another solution, such as a partial or full refund.
- The complaint procedure applies to both consumers and privileged businesses.
§9 Protection of personal data
- The administrator of the personal data is Joanna Cymbalista.
- Data is processed only for the purpose of order processing and customer service, in accordance with the privacy policy.
- The customer has the right to inspect, correct and request the deletion of his personal data.
§10 Technical requirements
To use the Digital Products, the Customer must have:
- device with Internet access,
- A current browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari),
- A program to open PDFs (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader),
- active e-mail address.
Failure to meet the technical requirements may prevent the use of the Product, for which the Seller is not responsible.
§11 e-book license
- The purchase of the Product implies the granting of a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to the Customer for personal use.
- The customer has no right to:
- Copy, share, publish the e-book (in whole or in part),
- resale or sublicensing,
- deletion of author designations.
- The license is valid indefinitely and includes use on the Customer’s own devices.
§12 Final provisions
- Contracts are concluded in Polish.
- The seller reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions for important reasons (e.g. changes in the law, payment systems), informing the customer 7 days in advance.
- In matters not regulated, the provisions of Polish law shall apply, in particular:
- Civil Code,
- Law on Provision of Electronic Services,
- Consumer Rights Law,
- Data Protection Law.
- The customer can use out-of-court dispute resolution – for example, through the EU ODR platform: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/