Global Galleries© is a non-profit art cooperative (npo). With support of Artforum Culture Foundation and cooperated foundations we promote art by modern and emerging artists. Global Galleries© accompanies art projects and exhibitions, give advise to collectors, promotes cooperation between artists, galleries, companies, institutions, collectors, and negotiates art from private ownership and initiates editions. In order to develop and establish a lasting basis, Global Galleries© itself is in need for support. We benefit from any of your sellers and from financial donations. The offers are mainly based on a serious private2private sale. That means in such cases a simple net sale without VAT. The results will be reinvested for art projects, new art processes, art scouting, art promotion e.a.. Your purchase will enjoy you and will help to support our multiple charitable projects.
Private2private art sale
The art lover and collector buys art at his own pace. Only condition, it must please. But he/she is also looking for essential works of a time, epoch or region, a country, a culture circle or an artist etc. A collection requires care.
The market and the offers are large, budgets very different, prices are from favourable to very expensive. However, the value and the quality remain at the estimation of the viewer. What is asked today, does not necessarily have to write history and what does not pay attention today and therefore remains unrecognized, can later enter into art history. Try to get a feeling about artworks, that will touch your heart and that will have the quality to content essential contemporary atmosphere.
What is fact: Art reflects the soul. Art in this sense can be seen as an offer to discover yourself. Graphics, photographies and multiples may socialize this aspect. That means, you can share your emotions with others – that is a really great idea.
Secure Payments
Buy with confidence using the safest checkout platforms. Global Galleries collect funds from the buyer and holds them securely until the transaction is complete. All payments are in EUR, for paymemnts in USD please look or ask for the price oft he day. Global Galleries offer a convenient way to charge your purchase using Visa, MC and discover via PayPal. In most cases, you don't need a PayPal account to make payment. In any case please wait till we confirm the most secure way to pay.
Questions & Offers
The sellers are responsible for the accuracy, information, paperwork, and price represented in each listing. Buyers are responsible for performing due diligence prior to purchase. Global Galleries is guartanteeing the proof of sellers and buyers. Most of our listings are fairly market priced. Many items are priced very competitively and are not subject to negotiation. Some listings are priced to invite offers. If an item seems priced too high, please make an offer and we will discuss the price with the private owner to facilitate a sale.
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Safe Packing
We make sure every item travels safe and arrives in perfect conditions.
GENERAL TERMS OF CONTRACT (GTC)
1. General
Welcome to Global Galleries©. These Terms of Use (terms) are an agreement between you (you or your) and GlobalGalleries©. (GG or we or our or us) that governs your access to and use of our website, products, and services (services). By accessing or using our services in any way, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to these terms, you are not permitted to access or use our services. Please read these terms carefully, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
2 . Basic
2.1 GG is a non-profit project, not a company, creating a platform to support fine arts, artists and intercultural projects. Any result, less costs, will be used for general benefit. The range of operation is international and not restricted by gender, religious, racial or social barriers. GG is an independent project launched by Artforum Culture Foundation in cooperation with ArtForum Editions, Culture+Media and other selected editors, galleries and institutions. All offers are not commercial sales, but represent an offer to purchase from private source. The stated price is the amount at which an offer can be made: As far as lower offers are made by the interested party, these must be given binding. The bidder will be informed of the decision after the bid has been submitted. GG acts in its own name however for foreign account.
2.2 There is no buyer's premium. Our handling is completely free of charge.
2.3 The offer is intended for everyone, however also for institutions, corporate and freelance purchasers to support our public mission.
2.4 Depending on your national laws purchases can be directly tax deductible. By using our website you agree with our GTC. If you will not agree, you have no permission of use. Any misuse is at your own risk. By placing an order, you declare that you are a professional or a freelance buyer. Please note, that in some legal cases Tax or/and VAT can be demand by the authorities.
2.5 You may use our services only if you can form a binding contract with us, and only as permitted by law. You are not allowed to use our services if you are a person under the age of eighteen (18). Additional eligibility requirements may apply to some services, and we will notify you of those requirements in these terms or otherwise in connection with those services.
When submitting a purchase bid, the "actual state" is considered to be accepted. Other statutory guarantees, exchanges, complaints and returns are waived, unless they are expressly part of the offer. After checking, the offers are in a good to very good condition compared to the time they were created; there are no obvious or hidden additional defects. Do not buy if you do not agree to the terms of this agreement.
2.6 If you are using our services on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years old, and that you are authorized to bind that company or other entity to these terms, in which case the terms you and your in these terms will refer to that entity.
2.7 We offer a variety of services, and additional guidelines, terms and conditions may apply to some services. By using those services, you agree to their service terms. If any of our services have service terms that conflict with these terms, those service terms will control to the extent of the conflict as relates to those services.
3. Donation
Every buyer can support our project by acquiring art, and additionally every person can do it through monetary donations and through donations of artworks and other values. For any donation we will be pleased to provide on request through our foundations-partners a tax-deductible donation receipt for the amount or about the common value.
4. Offer
4.1 Our offers are non-binding and subject to the proviso that the article is still available at the time of the order. Unless expressly stated, offers are made in mediation, representative for our consignors. A surcharge is not applicable.
4.2 All offers of GG are free. We reserve the right to reject offers and to make intermediate sales and price changes until the sale. Processing takes place after the order date. Each order requires our written confirmation by e-mail. With our confirmation we accept your order. Deviations and technical modifications are possible against our illustrations or descriptions.
4.3 Generally all offers are as is, offers from consignors can be used, but mostly in a mint or best condition. Condition is included in the price. In some cases an artwork can be framed. In individual cases we reserve the right to send without glass for safety reasons.
4.4 We can arrange additional framing at reasonable prices, in such cases usually we recommend for more safety the use of acrylic glass.
4.5 An edition is the number of identical imprints (prints) that an artist created, either alone or in conjunction with a master printer, from a single matrix. The limited editions are numbered. The number of outputs does not include the original prints (artist proof), but only the total number of prints in the numbered edition.
4.6 All measurements are given by the consignors and generally refer to the pure motif; image media may differ, small deviations are reserved. Image carriers and frames can increase the overall size. Porcelain plates can shrink due to production process.
5. Terms of delivery
5.1 These terms of delivery and payment are binding for business transactions and sales of GG and are expressly acknowledged by the buyer or recipient. Deviations require written consent. In the case of non-acknowledgment of the conditions, every offer and delivery of GG shall be rejected; otherwise, a contradiction is deemed not to have occurred. The purchaser shall ensure before ordering that works of art do not contravene the laws of the delivery country.
5.2 Delivery time started with the working day after receiving the amount. In case we will not receive the full amount, we are entitled to refuse the order or to make partial deliveries only. Please give us 5 working days to prepare package, in case of expensive or bulky works we need up to 28 days for preparation. Shipping time depends on your transport requirements (as stated in our confirmation) and the provisions of the carrier.
6. Orders
Orders are only accepted with the order confirmation. The order confirmation is generally without special mention with the invoice.
7. Prices
The prices are given in Euro only. In case of a foreign currency, please check that the exchange rate matches the corresponding Euro amount. All offers of private properties are net without VAT, because on offers from private collections, there is regulary no VAT. Any import turnover taxes in the individual case has to be paid by the buyer on site. All details about the individual sale are noted upon order confirmation.
8. Terms of payment
8.1 The invoice amount must be paid without deduction immediately after the invoice has been issued, latest within 14 calendar days after confirmation. In case of bank transfers, the day on which the credit note is received by us is deemed to be payment receipt.
8.2 If the payment goal is not met, GG is entitled, but not obliged, to withdraw from the contract. In the case of an unjustified cancellation of the order, the customer hereby irrevocably agrees to pay a loss compensation of 30%. After receiving this amount, GG can provide a voluntary credit for the purchase of graphics by ArtForum Editions or other selected artworks.
9. Guarantee
9.1 GG checks all works of art for the integrity of the offered actual state. All works are of legal origin and are tested for authenticity. The condition noted is as represented to the best of its ability.
9.2 For the theoretical case that the delivered works of art do not correspond to the description and / or if there are reasonable doubts about the authenticity, the purchaser is obligated to prove this and immediately inform the sender. If the complaint is correct, the customer will be refunded immediately after return, initially at his own expense, with the payment plus the normal costs of the return. In addition, in this case, we will provide from our own stock an unlimited voluntary credit of ArtForum Editions for 10% of the total refund.
9.3 The customer expressly agrees that no additional costs will be charged against GG, e.g. through the involvement of attorneys or other third parties, if this complaint is processed this way.
10. Proprietary rights
The delivered goods remain the property of GG or its represented consignors until full payment of the agreed price. It may neither be pledged nor assigned to secure it before the full payment for this purpose.
11. Deliveries / Transfer of Hazards
The risk passes to the recipient or the customer at the moment when the goods are handed over to the carrier. Transport costs are at the buyer’s expense, if it is not offered otherwise in our confirmation. A return is made at the risk and expense of the sender. Unauthorized returns will not be accepted and returned to the sender at the expense and risk of the sender. The goods will be delivered only after complete payment.
12. Delivery time
GG is not responsible for exceeding the delivery time provided that this is caused by circumstances that are not its responsibility.
13. Complaints + Return right
Generally all offers are sold from private properties and bought ‘as is’. These are no commercial offers and sales. Anyway, in case of justified complaints, GG undertakes all claims for the delivery of a replacement or a complete withdrawal by mutual agreement. If a fault of GG was detected, the customer or the recipient can withdraw from the contract. In case goods lost or damaged during transportation, the consignee must report the damage immediately to the carrier and contact the transport insurance directly
14. Privacy Policy
All personal data will be treated confidentially. The strict regulations of the European Data Protection Act are strictly adhered to. Your personal data including your e-mail address will not be passed on to third parties. The data you provide and necessary for the business process are stored electronically. The data required for the order processing are forwarded to the corresponding service partners (for example, the logistics company commissioned with the delivery, the credit institution commissioned with the payment processing). You may revoke the use and processing of the data for marketing purposes at any time. Please write by e-mail to contact(at) global-galleries.org
When you register for the newsletter, we will save your e-mail address just for the purpose of informing you until the newsletter is unsubscribed. Your e-mail address will not be shared with other companies. You can revoke your consent to the use of the e-mail address for our own advertising purposes at any time with effect for the future by clicking the link at the end of the newsletter or writing a corresponding message to contact (at) global-galleries.org.
You have a right to free information, correction, blocking and deletion of your stored data at any time. Please contact us at contact(at) globalgalleries.org.
15. General restrictions
15.1 You agree that you will not (and will not attempt to, or assist or encourage any other person or entity to):
(a) submit, post, publish or otherwise provide any user content on or through our services, or take any other action in connection with our services (whether online or offline), that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates the rights or intellectual property of any third party, including any copyright, moral right, trademark right, trade secret, patent right, privacy right, publicity right, or contractual right: (ii) violates (or encourages any conduct that would violate) any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation, including any tax law, consumer protection law, or law governing the export or import of data, goods, services or software; (iii) is deceptive, misleading, fraudulent, defamatory, abusive, harassing, discriminatory, hateful, malicious, inciting of violence, threatening, sexually explicit, or obscene; or (iv) impersonates or misrepresents your relationship with any person or entity;
(b)create a false or misleading GG account or user profile with inaccurate or untrue information;
(c)use our services to list, market, offer for sale, or sell goods or services without our express prior written permission;
(d)use our services or any content in connection with posting or distributing spam or other unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, promotional messages, or bulk electronic communications;
(e)collect information about Users (including email addresses) or send marketing email or other promotional communications to Users without their consent;
(f)access our services by any means other than the interface and instructions that we provide;
(g)use any GG service mark, brand name, logo or URL in any way.
(h) Keep in mind that GG is not a retailer, but a free platform for everyone who like to acquired art from private collections.
By submitting a bid, you expressly agree to renounce a statutory 1-year deadline, guarantee / warranty for second-hand and new goods, as it can be demand for private transactions. Accordingly, as a buyer, you agree not to make use of any other guarantee laws. With your binding offer, you confirm that you expressly forgo the exchange, complaints or return, commit yourself to the acceptance and recognize this as a contract. Nonetheless, GG assumes the guarantee for proven culpable defects.
16. Mobile applications
16.1 As part of our services, we may offer you the use of GG mobile applications.
16.2 Your use of our mobile applications is subject to these terms and any applicable service terms.
16.3 We may update any of our mobile applications without notice, at any time at our sole discretion, and these Terms will apply to any updated versions
17. Copyright
17.1 The Content of the website, design, structure, texts and all images are protected by international copyright laws. Copyright belongs to GG, for all artworks to the artists or other legal copyright holder. In particular, it is not permitted to copy, edit, print or publish this. Infringements will be prosecuted under criminal and civil law. On written request GG can give permission.
17.2 Protected pictures and names are used only if they are part of an offer. ®, ©, (T) are all brand names and protected trademarks and images of the legal owner. Our use is just to identify the offers.
17.3 Images of artworks are under copyright of the artists; independent from this variations and procedures can be under copyright of the editor. Images of publicly accessible works of art are for information only and do not represent reproductions. If a party claims the copyright to an image, it is deemed to be agreed not to take any legal steps at first, but to give us the opportunity to make a change in the desired form or to delete the corresponding file, provided we can prove it.
17.4 We are not granting any permission or otherwise acting on behalf of any third party in connection with any Open Access Images. We do not represent or warrant that the use of any Open Access Images in any way will not violate the copyrights or other rights of third parties (such as trademark rights, privacy rights or publicity rights).
17.5 When you download or use Open Access Images in any way, you are solely responsible for determining and complying with any applicable third-party rights and conditions.
17.6 You acknowledge and agree that: (a) your use of Open Access Images is at your own risk; and (b) we will not be liable to you or any third party for any claims, demands, damages or losses of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from your use of or inability to use any Open Access Images in any way.
18. Jurisdiction / Place of Performance
Place of performance and jurisdiction for all arising claims and disputes is the place of the invoicing. All sales are based on international private law.
19. Disclaimer
GG is in particular not responsible for the content of linked Internet pages. Responsibility for the content and function of the links is only with the respective operators. Errors and mistakes reserved.
20. Dispute settlement
In case of problems or inconsistencies a consumer may contact the European Conciliation Office:
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
21. Modifications to these Terms
GG reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, discontinue or terminate the Services or to modify these Terms, at any time and without prior notice. If we modify these Terms, we will post the modification on the Services or provide you on our website with notice of the modification. We will also update the “Last Updated Date”. By continuing to access or use the Services after we have posted a modification on the Services or have provided you with notice of a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to cease using the Services. We encourage you to check back regularly to review these Terms.
22. Salvatory clause
Should individual provisions of the contract including these General Terms and Conditions be wholly or partly ineffective or should the contract contain a gap, the validity of the remaining provisions or parts of such provisions shall remain unaffected.
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Last update 17.06.2024