General Terms and Conditions and Customer Information
I. General Terms and Conditions
§ 1 Basic provisions
(1) The following terms and conditions apply to contracts that you conclude with us as the provider ( Lead international trading and consulting GmbH ) via the website www.lead-onlineshop.de. Unless otherwise agreed, the inclusion of any terms and conditions you may use is hereby excluded.
(2) A consumer within the meaning of the following provisions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly be attributed neither to their commercial nor to their independent professional activity. An entrepreneur is any natural or legal person or partnership with legal capacity who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their independent professional or commercial activity.
§ 2 Conclusion of the contract
(1) The subject of the contract is the sale of goods .
(2) By placing the respective product on our website, we make you a binding offer to conclude a contract via the online shopping cart system under the conditions specified in the item description.
(3) The contract is concluded via the online shopping cart system as follows:
The items you intend to purchase are placed in your shopping cart. You can access the shopping cart and make changes there at any time using the corresponding button in the navigation bar.
After clicking the "Checkout" or "Continue to Order" button (or similar name) and entering your personal information as well as the payment and shipping terms, the order details will be displayed as an order overview.
If you use an instant payment system (e.g. PayPal (Express/Plus/Checkout), Amazon Pay, Sofort) as your payment method, you will either be taken to the order overview page in our online shop or redirected to the website of the provider of the instant payment system.
If you are redirected to the respective instant payment system, make the appropriate selections and enter your data there. Finally, the order details will be displayed as an order overview on the instant payment system provider's website or after you have been redirected back to our online shop.
Before submitting your order, you have the opportunity to review the information in the order overview, change it (also via the "back" function of your internet browser), or cancel the order.
(5) The processing of orders and the transmission of all information required in connection with the conclusion of the contract are partially automated by email. You must therefore ensure that the email address you have provided us with is correct, that receipt of emails is technically guaranteed, and, in particular, that it is not blocked by spam filters.
§ 3 Special agreements on payment methods offered
(1) Payment via "PayPal" / "PayPal Checkout"
If you select a payment method offered via "PayPal" / "PayPal Checkout," payment processing will be carried out by the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The individual payment methods via "PayPal" will be displayed to you under a correspondingly labeled button on our website and during the online ordering process. "PayPal" may use other payment services for payment processing; if special payment terms apply, you will be informed separately. Further information about "PayPal" can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full .
(2) Payment via "Mollie"
(1) For the supply of solar modules and the components essential for the operation of a photovoltaic system (including storage), a VAT rate of 0% may be applied in accordance with Section 12 (3) UStG, provided that the purchaser is the operator of a photovoltaic system with an installed capacity of no more than 30 kW (as entered in the market data register) and meets the other legal requirements.
(2) The 0% VAT rate shall apply exclusively to orders placed by private individuals or other authorised plant operators who meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
(3) If the order is placed by a company or if one of the conditions under paragraph (1) subsequently ceases to apply, the regular VAT rate of 19% shall apply. In this case, a new invoice shall be issued with 19% VAT, and the additional amount shall be paid.
(4) A subsequent change of the billing address (e.g., from private individual to company) is not possible without canceling the order and recalculating it at the regular VAT rate. The buyer is obligated to ensure that the billing information is correct before completing the order.
§ 4 Right of retention , retention of title
(1) You may only exercise a right of retention if the claims arise from the same contractual relationship.
(2) The goods remain our property until the purchase price has been paid in full.
(3) If you are an entrepreneur, the following additionally applies:
a) We retain title to the goods until all claims arising from the current business relationship have been fully settled. Prior to the transfer of title to the reserved goods, pledging or transferring them as security is not permitted.
b) You may resell the goods in the ordinary course of business. In this case, you hereby assign to us all claims arising from the resale in the amount of the invoiced amount, and we accept the assignment. You are further authorized to collect the claim. However, if you fail to properly fulfill your payment obligations, we reserve the right to collect the claim ourselves.
c) In the event of the combination or mixing of the reserved goods, we shall acquire co-ownership of the new item in the ratio of the invoice value of the reserved goods to the other processed items at the time of processing.
d) We undertake to release the securities to which we are entitled at your request to the extent that the realizable value of our securities exceeds the secured claim by more than 10%. The selection of the securities to be released is at our discretion.
§ 5 Warranty
(1) The statutory liability for defects applies.
(2) As a consumer, you are requested to check the goods immediately upon delivery for completeness, obvious defects, and transport damage, and to notify us and the carrier of any complaints as soon as possible. Failure to do so will not affect your statutory warranty claims.
(3) If a feature of the goods deviates from the objective requirements, the deviation shall only be deemed to have been agreed if you were informed of this by us before the contract was concluded and the deviation was expressly and separately agreed between the contracting parties.
(4) If you are an entrepreneur, the following applies, deviating from the above warranty provisions:
a) Only our own information and the manufacturer's product description are deemed to be agreed upon as the quality of the goods, but not any other advertising, public praise or statements made by the manufacturer.
b) In the event of defects, we will provide warranty at our discretion through repair or replacement. If the remedy fails, you may, at your discretion, demand a reduction in price or withdraw from the contract. Remedy of the defect shall be deemed to have failed after a second unsuccessful attempt, unless otherwise indicated by the nature of the goods or the defect or other circumstances. In the event of repair, we shall not be liable for the increased costs incurred by transporting the goods to a location other than the place of performance, provided that the transport does not correspond to the intended use of the goods.
c) The warranty period is one year from delivery of the goods. This reduction does not apply:
- damages caused by our negligence resulting from injury to life, body or health and other damages caused intentionally or through gross negligence;
- to the extent that we have fraudulently concealed the defect or have provided a guarantee for the quality of the item;
- in the case of items which have been used for a building in accordance with their usual purpose and which have caused its defectiveness;
- in the case of statutory recourse claims that you have against us in connection with warranty rights.
§ 6 Choice of law, place of performance, place of jurisdiction
(1) German law shall apply. For consumers, this choice of law shall apply only to the extent that it does not deprive the consumer of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the country of their habitual residence (favorability principle).
(2) The place of performance for all services arising from the business relationship with us, as well as the place of jurisdiction, is our registered office, unless you are a consumer but a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law. The same applies if you do not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or the EU, or if your place of residence or habitual abode is unknown at the time the action is filed. The right to also bring an action before a court at another legal place of jurisdiction remains unaffected.
(3) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall expressly not apply.
II. Customer information
1. Identity of the seller
Lead international trading and consulting GmbH
Schwesterstraße 58
42285 Wuppertal
Germany
Phone: 020269824805
Email: info@lead-onlineshop.de
We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before consumer arbitration boards.
2. Information on the conclusion of the contract
The technical steps for concluding the contract, the conclusion of the contract itself, and the correction options are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Conclusion of the Contract" section of our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).
3. Contract language, contract text storage
3.1. The contract language is German .
3.2. We do not save the complete contract text. Before submitting the order via the online shopping cart system, the contract details can be printed out using the browser's print function or saved electronically. After we receive the order, the order details, the legally required information for distance selling contracts, and the General Terms and Conditions will be sent to you again by email.
3.3. For quote requests outside the online shopping cart system, you will receive all contract details as part of a binding offer in text form, e.g. by email, which you can print out or save electronically.
4. Codes of Conduct
4.1. We have submitted to the buyer's seal quality criteria of Händlerbund Management AG, available at: https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/downloads/kaeufersiegel/kaeufersiegel-zertifizierungskriterien.pdf .
5. Essential characteristics of the goods or services
The essential characteristics of the goods and/or services can be found in the respective offer.
6. Prices and payment terms
6.1. The prices and shipping costs listed in the respective offers represent total prices. They include all price components, including all applicable taxes.
6.2. The applicable shipping costs are not included in the purchase price. They can be accessed via a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer, are shown separately during the ordering process, and are to be borne by you in addition, unless free shipping has been promised.
6.3. Any costs incurred for the transfer of money (transfer or exchange rate fees of the credit institutions) shall be borne by you in cases where the delivery takes place in an EU member state but the payment was initiated outside the European Union.
6.4. The payment methods available to you are indicated under a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer.
6.5 Unless otherwise stated for the individual payment methods, the payment claims arising from the concluded contract are due for payment immediately.
7. Delivery conditions
7.1. The delivery conditions, delivery date, and any existing delivery restrictions can be found under a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer.
7.2. If you are a consumer, the law stipulates that the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the sold item during shipment only passes to you upon delivery of the goods, regardless of whether the shipment is insured or uninsured. This does not apply if you have independently commissioned a transport company not designated by the trader or another person designated to carry out the shipment.
If you are an entrepreneur, delivery and shipping are at your risk.
8. Statutory liability for defects
Liability for defects is governed by the "Warranty" provision in our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).
These Terms and Conditions and customer information were prepared by the lawyers of the Händlerbund, who specialize in IT law, and are continuously reviewed for legal compliance. Händlerbund Management AG guarantees the legal certainty of the texts and is liable in the event of cease-and-desist letters. Further information can be found at: https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/leistungen/rechtssicherheit/agb-service .
last updated: August 11, 2025
I. General Terms and Conditions
§ 1 Basic provisions
(1) The following terms and conditions apply to contracts that you conclude with us as the provider ( Lead international trading and consulting GmbH ) via the website www.lead-onlineshop.de. Unless otherwise agreed, the inclusion of any terms and conditions you may use is hereby excluded.
(2) A consumer within the meaning of the following provisions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes that can predominantly be attributed neither to their commercial nor to their independent professional activity. An entrepreneur is any natural or legal person or partnership with legal capacity who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their independent professional or commercial activity.
§ 2 Conclusion of the contract
(1) The subject of the contract is the sale of goods .
(2) By placing the respective product on our website, we make you a binding offer to conclude a contract via the online shopping cart system under the conditions specified in the item description.
(3) The contract is concluded via the online shopping cart system as follows:
The items you intend to purchase are placed in your shopping cart. You can access the shopping cart and make changes there at any time using the corresponding button in the navigation bar.
After clicking the "Checkout" or "Continue to Order" button (or similar name) and entering your personal information as well as the payment and shipping terms, the order details will be displayed as an order overview.
If you use an instant payment system (e.g. PayPal (Express/Plus/Checkout), Amazon Pay, Sofort) as your payment method, you will either be taken to the order overview page in our online shop or redirected to the website of the provider of the instant payment system.
If you are redirected to the respective instant payment system, make the appropriate selections and enter your data there. Finally, the order details will be displayed as an order overview on the instant payment system provider's website or after you have been redirected back to our online shop.
Before submitting your order, you have the opportunity to review the information in the order overview, change it (also via the "back" function of your internet browser), or cancel the order.
By submitting the order via the corresponding button ("order with payment", "buy" / "buy now", "order with payment", "pay" / "pay now" or similar designation), you declare your legally binding acceptance of the offer, whereby the contract is concluded.
(4) Your requests for a quote are non-binding. We will submit a binding offer in text form (e.g., by email), which you can accept within 5 days (unless a different deadline is specified in the respective offer).(5) The processing of orders and the transmission of all information required in connection with the conclusion of the contract are partially automated by email. You must therefore ensure that the email address you have provided us with is correct, that receipt of emails is technically guaranteed, and, in particular, that it is not blocked by spam filters.
§ 3 Special agreements on payment methods offered
(1) Payment via "PayPal" / "PayPal Checkout"
If you select a payment method offered via "PayPal" / "PayPal Checkout," payment processing will be carried out by the payment service provider PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal"). The individual payment methods via "PayPal" will be displayed to you under a correspondingly labeled button on our website and during the online ordering process. "PayPal" may use other payment services for payment processing; if special payment terms apply, you will be informed separately. Further information about "PayPal" can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full .
(2) Payment via "Mollie"
If you select a payment method offered via "Mollie", payment processing will be carried out by the payment service provider Mollie BV (Keizersgracht 313, 1016 EE Amsterdam, Netherlands; "Mollie").
The individual payment methods available via "Mollie" are displayed under a correspondingly labeled button on our website and during the online ordering process. "Mollie" may use other payment services for payment processing; if special payment terms apply, you will be informed separately. Further information about "Mollie" can be found at https://www.mollie.com/de .
§ X Invoicing and VAT rate for photovoltaic products(1) For the supply of solar modules and the components essential for the operation of a photovoltaic system (including storage), a VAT rate of 0% may be applied in accordance with Section 12 (3) UStG, provided that the purchaser is the operator of a photovoltaic system with an installed capacity of no more than 30 kW (as entered in the market data register) and meets the other legal requirements.
(2) The 0% VAT rate shall apply exclusively to orders placed by private individuals or other authorised plant operators who meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
(3) If the order is placed by a company or if one of the conditions under paragraph (1) subsequently ceases to apply, the regular VAT rate of 19% shall apply. In this case, a new invoice shall be issued with 19% VAT, and the additional amount shall be paid.
(4) A subsequent change of the billing address (e.g., from private individual to company) is not possible without canceling the order and recalculating it at the regular VAT rate. The buyer is obligated to ensure that the billing information is correct before completing the order.
§ 4 Right of retention , retention of title
(1) You may only exercise a right of retention if the claims arise from the same contractual relationship.
(2) The goods remain our property until the purchase price has been paid in full.
(3) If you are an entrepreneur, the following additionally applies:
a) We retain title to the goods until all claims arising from the current business relationship have been fully settled. Prior to the transfer of title to the reserved goods, pledging or transferring them as security is not permitted.
b) You may resell the goods in the ordinary course of business. In this case, you hereby assign to us all claims arising from the resale in the amount of the invoiced amount, and we accept the assignment. You are further authorized to collect the claim. However, if you fail to properly fulfill your payment obligations, we reserve the right to collect the claim ourselves.
c) In the event of the combination or mixing of the reserved goods, we shall acquire co-ownership of the new item in the ratio of the invoice value of the reserved goods to the other processed items at the time of processing.
d) We undertake to release the securities to which we are entitled at your request to the extent that the realizable value of our securities exceeds the secured claim by more than 10%. The selection of the securities to be released is at our discretion.
§ 5 Warranty
(1) The statutory liability for defects applies.
(2) As a consumer, you are requested to check the goods immediately upon delivery for completeness, obvious defects, and transport damage, and to notify us and the carrier of any complaints as soon as possible. Failure to do so will not affect your statutory warranty claims.
(3) If a feature of the goods deviates from the objective requirements, the deviation shall only be deemed to have been agreed if you were informed of this by us before the contract was concluded and the deviation was expressly and separately agreed between the contracting parties.
(4) If you are an entrepreneur, the following applies, deviating from the above warranty provisions:
a) Only our own information and the manufacturer's product description are deemed to be agreed upon as the quality of the goods, but not any other advertising, public praise or statements made by the manufacturer.
b) In the event of defects, we will provide warranty at our discretion through repair or replacement. If the remedy fails, you may, at your discretion, demand a reduction in price or withdraw from the contract. Remedy of the defect shall be deemed to have failed after a second unsuccessful attempt, unless otherwise indicated by the nature of the goods or the defect or other circumstances. In the event of repair, we shall not be liable for the increased costs incurred by transporting the goods to a location other than the place of performance, provided that the transport does not correspond to the intended use of the goods.
c) The warranty period is one year from delivery of the goods. This reduction does not apply:
- damages caused by our negligence resulting from injury to life, body or health and other damages caused intentionally or through gross negligence;
- to the extent that we have fraudulently concealed the defect or have provided a guarantee for the quality of the item;
- in the case of items which have been used for a building in accordance with their usual purpose and which have caused its defectiveness;
- in the case of statutory recourse claims that you have against us in connection with warranty rights.
§ 6 Choice of law, place of performance, place of jurisdiction
(1) German law shall apply. For consumers, this choice of law shall apply only to the extent that it does not deprive the consumer of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the country of their habitual residence (favorability principle).
(2) The place of performance for all services arising from the business relationship with us, as well as the place of jurisdiction, is our registered office, unless you are a consumer but a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law. The same applies if you do not have a general place of jurisdiction in Germany or the EU, or if your place of residence or habitual abode is unknown at the time the action is filed. The right to also bring an action before a court at another legal place of jurisdiction remains unaffected.
(3) The provisions of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall expressly not apply.
II. Customer information
1. Identity of the seller
Lead international trading and consulting GmbH
Schwesterstraße 58
42285 Wuppertal
Germany
Phone: 020269824805
Email: info@lead-onlineshop.de
We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before consumer arbitration boards.
2. Information on the conclusion of the contract
The technical steps for concluding the contract, the conclusion of the contract itself, and the correction options are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Conclusion of the Contract" section of our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).
3. Contract language, contract text storage
3.1. The contract language is German .
3.2. We do not save the complete contract text. Before submitting the order via the online shopping cart system, the contract details can be printed out using the browser's print function or saved electronically. After we receive the order, the order details, the legally required information for distance selling contracts, and the General Terms and Conditions will be sent to you again by email.
3.3. For quote requests outside the online shopping cart system, you will receive all contract details as part of a binding offer in text form, e.g. by email, which you can print out or save electronically.
4. Codes of Conduct
4.1. We have submitted to the buyer's seal quality criteria of Händlerbund Management AG, available at: https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/downloads/kaeufersiegel/kaeufersiegel-zertifizierungskriterien.pdf .
5. Essential characteristics of the goods or services
The essential characteristics of the goods and/or services can be found in the respective offer.
6. Prices and payment terms
6.1. The prices and shipping costs listed in the respective offers represent total prices. They include all price components, including all applicable taxes.
6.2. The applicable shipping costs are not included in the purchase price. They can be accessed via a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer, are shown separately during the ordering process, and are to be borne by you in addition, unless free shipping has been promised.
6.3. Any costs incurred for the transfer of money (transfer or exchange rate fees of the credit institutions) shall be borne by you in cases where the delivery takes place in an EU member state but the payment was initiated outside the European Union.
6.4. The payment methods available to you are indicated under a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer.
6.5 Unless otherwise stated for the individual payment methods, the payment claims arising from the concluded contract are due for payment immediately.
7. Delivery conditions
7.1. The delivery conditions, delivery date, and any existing delivery restrictions can be found under a correspondingly labeled button on our website or in the respective offer.
7.2. If you are a consumer, the law stipulates that the risk of accidental loss and accidental deterioration of the sold item during shipment only passes to you upon delivery of the goods, regardless of whether the shipment is insured or uninsured. This does not apply if you have independently commissioned a transport company not designated by the trader or another person designated to carry out the shipment.
If you are an entrepreneur, delivery and shipping are at your risk.
8. Statutory liability for defects
Liability for defects is governed by the "Warranty" provision in our General Terms and Conditions (Part I).
These Terms and Conditions and customer information were prepared by the lawyers of the Händlerbund, who specialize in IT law, and are continuously reviewed for legal compliance. Händlerbund Management AG guarantees the legal certainty of the texts and is liable in the event of cease-and-desist letters. Further information can be found at: https://www.haendlerbund.de/de/leistungen/rechtssicherheit/agb-service .
last updated: August 11, 2025