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TERMS AND CONDITIONS, Copyright, Eligibility, Adult Content Disclaimer, Trademarks, Logos and Service Marks, Alexandru Crisan Liability, Limitation of Liability, Disclaimer of Damages, Links to Other Sites, Buyers, Purchases, Payments, Returns, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Pricing information.

Last Updated Date: August 10, 2024 > see also PRIVACY POLICY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Thank you for using the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM Web site (the “Web Site”), which is provided by Alexandru Crisan or one of its subsidiaries. The following states the Terms and Conditions under which you may use this Web Site. Please read this page carefully. By accessing and using this Web Site you accept and agree to be bound, without limitation or qualification, by these Terms. If you do not accept any of the Terms stated here, do not use the Web Site. ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM may, at its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such modification or revision and should therefore visit this page periodically to review the Terms.

The ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM website is the property of Alexandru Crisan, which, for legal purposes, acts as its webmaster. All rights reserved. Upon accessing the site and using its content, the user implicitly agrees to the following general terms of access and usage.

ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alexandru Crisan operating thru SC Crisan Architecture & Engineering SRL, 280 Mosilor Avenue, 020893 Bucharest, Romania, under unique registration code RO.19027597/2006 and/or thru Culture Reserve NGO (Asociatia Culture Reserve, RO.34671728/2015) which acts also as a legal artistic representative, an intermediary between you (the buyer) and the Artist. (“ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM,” “we” or “our“) provides a service for viewing, selling and purchasing original works of art and commercially exploiting digital images of works of art (the “Service“, collectively the “Services“) through our website, accessible at www.alexandru-crisan.com (the “Site“) or mobile application (the “Mobile Application”) together with any services, software, tools, features or functionality made available by ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM (each, a “Service” and collectively, the “Services”). Please read carefully the following terms and conditions (“Terms“) and our Privacy Policy. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any other policies linked to herein, govern your access to and use of the Services, and constitute a binding legal agreement between you and ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM.

Certain areas of the your access to certain Services may have different terms and conditions posted or may require you to agree with and accept additional terms and conditions. If there is a conflict between these Terms and the terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Services or for specific Services, the latter terms and conditions shall take precedence with respect to your use of or access to that area of the Services.

Please read these terms carefully. These terms include an agreement to mandatory arbitration, which means that you agree to submit any dispute related to your use of the services to binding individual arbitration rather than proceed in court. The disputes/arbitration provision also includes a class action waiver, which means that you agree to proceed with any dispute individually and not as part of a class action. These terms also include a jury waiver.

You acknowledge and agree that, by accessing or using the services or by purchasing a work on or through the services or by posting any content on the services, you are indicating that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these terms, whether or not you have registered with the services. If you do not agree to these terms and the privacy policy, then you have no right to access or use the services.

If you accept or agree to these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity.

Modifications to these Terms:

ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM 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 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.

Modifications to the Services:

We reserve the right to change the URL, modify or discontinue, and restrict or block access to, the Services without notice to you. We may modify or remove any Original Works of Art (as defined below), Digital Works (as defined below), ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM Content (as defined below) or Member Content (as defined below) from the Services at any time without notice to you.

Occasionally, there may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information if any such information on the Services is inaccurate at any time without prior notice. We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Services, except as required by applicable local, state, federal or international laws, regulations, or statutes. No specified update or refresh date applied to the Services should be taken to indicate that all information on the Services has been modified or updated.

Copyright

Alexandru Crisan is the exclusive author of all original works of authorship pertaining, but not limited, to the artworks published on ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM. Copyright © Alexandru Crisan. All Rights Reserved. All photographs, names or texts presented on the website are the exclusive property of Alexandru Crisan, unless specified otherwise. No part of the photographs, names or texts presented on this website may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photo-copying, or other-wise, without prior permission in writing from Alexandru Crisan, the copyright owner.

Eligibility

The services provided by ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM website are intended solely for persons who are 18 or older. Any access to or use of the Services by anyone under 18 is expressly prohibited. By accessing or using the Services you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older.

Adult Content Disclaimer

This website may contain restricted materials of an adult nature. Some pages of this website are designed for adults only and may include pictures and materials that some viewers may find offensive. If you are under the age of 18, if such material offends you or if it is illegal to view such material in your community please exit the site. The content on this website was created for artistic and entertainment purposes. It was not created with the intention to offend. This site does contain nudity pictures, so if you are under 18 years of age, or feel that you may be, please exit immediately.

The following terms and conditions apply to this site, by typing “18” in the Password Protected Area window in some cases or by reading this terms and continue to access the website, and will constitute your agreement to the following terms and conditions: 1.) you are 18 years of age or older, 2.) you accept all responsibility for your own actions and, 3.) you agree that you are legally bound to these Terms and Conditions and you fully understand and accept the presented TERMS OF USE.

All the persons which appear in the images presented on ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM website are over 18 years old, they consent by a model release form personally signed and/or depends on the case, by the parent or guardian.

Trademarks, Logos, and Service Marks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks listed below are trademarks of Alexandru Crisan and/or its affiliates. Any other Trademarks, Logos and Service Marks used on www.alexandru-crisan.com are trademarks of their respective owners.

The contents of this website, such as text, graphics, images, audio, video and other material as well as the domain names, tagline, organization and user look-and-feel of this website are protected by copyright, trademark and other such laws under both Romanian, European Union and international laws, and are owned or controlled by the Alexandru Crisan or by third parties that have licensed their material to Alexandru Crisan or ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM.

The distribution, reproduction, modification, transfer, or replication of any text (including project or image descriptions, firm information, proprietary descriptions, so.), graphic images, photographs, or other data and information appearing on this site, regardless of its support, i.e., digital or of any other nature, is allowed solely for personal, non-commercial, information usage purposes. If the information obtained from any section of the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM will be used for commercial purposes, including public presentations, it is mandatory to request express written approval from Alexandru Crisan and to indicate the source of the information.

The name and the logo ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM or ALEXANDRU-CRISAN ARTPHOTOGRAPHY are registered trademarks of the Alexandru Crisan. The distribution, reproduction, modification, transfer, or replication of any text (including project descriptions, firm information, proprietary descriptions, so.), graphic images, photographs, or other data and information pertaining to these trademarks without the express written approval Alexandru Crisan may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may not sell or modify the content of www.alexandru-crisan.com or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM material in any way for any public or commercial purpose without the prior written permission of Alexandru Crisan.

If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM material automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the such material.

Alexandru Crisan Liability

The ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM and/or Alexandru Crisan makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM material or about the results to be obtained from using the www.alexandru-crisan.com. Any use of www.alexandru-crisan.com is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to www.alexandru-crisan.com and may be made at any time. Some material on ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM may be provided by third parties and ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM or Alexandru Crisan shall not be held responsible for any such material provided by third parties.

The company does not warrant that the web site will operate error-free or that this web site or its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful goods. If your use of the web site or the material results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or loss of profits or data, the company is not responsible for any costs.

The web site and material are provided on an ‘as is’ basis without any warranties of any kind. The company and its suppliers, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaim all warranties, including, but not limited to, the warranty of merchantability, non-infringement of proprietary or third party rights, and the warranty of fitness for particular purpose. The company and its suppliers make no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the material, services, software text, graphics, and links.

Limitation of Liability

Your use of the www.alexandru-crisan.com website is at your own risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the materials or other contents of the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM website or with these Terms and Conditions, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the www.alexandru-crisan.com.

Under no circumstances shall ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM or Alexandru Crisan be liable to any user on account of that user’s use of the web site. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of any and all damages including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special and exemplary damages arising from any use of the web site, including any damages that may be incurred by third parties.

Disclaimer of Damages

In no event shall the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned at this site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, incidental, exemplary, and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the web site and the material, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not the company is advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, in which case such exclusion or limitation applies to the fullest extent allowable under the applicable law.

Links to Other Sites

The website www.alexandru-crisan.com may contain links to third party Web sites that are maintained by others. Any such links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM or Alexandru Crisan of the contents on such third-party websites. ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

Buyers, Purchases, Payments, Returns

Purchases of Limited Printed Works (LIMITED EDITIONS):

You may purchase Original Printed Works in Author’s Limited  Editions of 30 or Limited Editions Prints Sets of 30 that are listed on the website. Prices for Printed Works will be as specified in the applicable listing. You acknowledge that prices do not include shipping and handling charges or applicable Taxes (defined below), if any, for which you are responsible and that will be separately identified on your receipt, unless specified otherwise. When you purchase Printed Works through the services provided by this website, ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM and its third party service providers will collect your billing and shipping information will be collected, your payment will be processed, Printed Works will be shipped directly to you. The terms and conditions of ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM then-current Return Policy applies to any Printed Works that you purchase through the website. When you purchase Printed Works via Online Sales (other than via the services provided by this website) and Offline Sales such purchases will be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Online Sales and Offline Sales channels, which will be presented to you at the time of purchase.

Purchases of Limited Exclusive Artprints (COLLECTOR EDITIONS):

You may purchase Original Exclusive Artprints in Collector’s Limited Editions of 10 (edition of 10 + 2 artist proofs available worldwide) or Collector Prints Sets of 10 that are listed on this website. Prices for Original Works of Art will be as specified in the applicable listing or part of an online auction. You acknowledge that prices do not include shipping and handling charges or applicable Taxes, if any, for which you are responsible and which will be separately identified on your receipt, unless specified otherwise. ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM and/or its third party service providers will collect your billing and shipping information and process your payment. We will ship the purchased work directly to you. The terms and conditions of ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM then-current Return Policy applies to any Original Works of Art that you purchase through the website. When you purchase Original Works of Art via Online Sales (other than via the services provided by this website) and Offline Sales such purchases will be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Online Sales channels which will be presented to you at the time of purchase.

Purchases of Unique Artprints/Artworks (UNIQUE EDITIONS/ARTWORKS):

You may purchase Original Unique Artprints/Artworks in Unique Exclusive Edition of 1 (edition of 1 art print available worldwide), Unique Prints Set or Unique Artworks in different media that are listed on this website. Prices for Original Works of Art will be as specified in the applicable listing or part of an online auction. You acknowledge that prices do not include shipping and handling charges or applicable Taxes, if any, for which you are responsible and which will be separately identified on your receipt, unless specified otherwise. ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM and/or its third party service providers will collect your billing and shipping information and process your payment. We will ship the purchased work directly to you. The terms and conditions of ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM then-current Return Policy applies to any Original Works of Art that you purchase through the website. When you purchase Original Works of Art via Online Sales (other than via the services provided by this website) and Offline Sales such purchases will be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Online Sales channels which will be presented to you at the time of purchase.

Order Cancellations:

ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM reserves the right to cancel any order for an Original Work of Art or Printed Work placed via the Services if ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM determines, in its sole discretion, that the item is mispriced, out of stock, discontinued, or otherwise unavailable at the price listed via the website. If ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM cancels an order placed via the services provided by this website, ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM will send you an email confirmation of such cancellation and you will not be charged for your order.

Taxes:

All prices, fees and other amounts referred to in these Terms, including any prices, fees set forth on the Services, are stated in Euro (EUR) and do not include any sales, use, value added (“VAT“), goods and services (“GST“) or similar taxes or withholding taxes or any customs, duties or tariffs that may be assessed by any governmental tax authority or that are otherwise payable under applicable law with respect to the purchase, sale and licensing transactions contemplated hereunder (collectively, “Taxes“).

If you are a purchaser of Printed Works and/or Original Works of Art, you acknowledge that ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM may add Taxes to the amounts, as a separate charge of 19% VAT tax, according to Romanian law which will be added in cart and checkout forms, prior to final payment, if requested by buyer. For the moment we are VAT free. Each party will be responsible for complying with any and all obligations imposed on it under applicable law with respect to the collection and payment of any Taxes. Each party will cooperate with the other party, and furnish the other party with any customary written documentation or forms required under applicable law to enable the other party to comply with such obligations or to exercise any rights available under applicable law to minimize or to qualify for an exemption from any such obligations.

Most of the works sold on this website are under the legal representation of Crisan Architecture LTD (Crisan Architecture & Engineering SRL, RO.19027597/2006), who sells to companies, galleries or private collectors around the world under a legal agreement within EU trade laws. Some of the artworks presented on this website are donated by the Artist and/or are the property of Culture Reserve NGO (Asociatia Culture Reserve, RO.34671728/2015) which acts also as a legal artistic representative, an intermediary between you (the buyer) and the Artist. Culture Reserve is a non-profit organization which operates without VAT taxes within the EU. The NGO will donate 15% of the profits obtained from selling or auctioned images of Alexandru Crisan to cultural projects, sustaining education of young generations in visual arts mostly in disadvantaged areas within the EU and/or around the globe.

If you purchase an artwork within the EU, or if you are a company with different tax regulations please contact us for further options. Also, if you are or represent an NGO and want to make a purchase or participate in crowdfunding for different causes or cultural projects do not hesitate to contact us.

International collectors are responsible for paying any and all international fees, duties, customs and taxes. We encourage you to contact your local postal service or customs bureau for more information.

Fees:

ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM reserves the right at any time to charge fees for access to the Services, or any portion thereof. However, in no event will you be charged for access to the Services unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. You may cancel your Account at any time if you created one. You agree to pay all charges that may be incurred by you or on your behalf through the services provided by this website, at the price(s) in effect when such charges are incurred. In addition, you remain responsible for any and all taxes that may be applicable to your purchase(s), and you agree that such taxes, if any, are not our responsibility.

Payments:

If you wish to purchase an Original Work of Art or Printed Work, or any other product or service via the services provided by this website, you may be asked by us or our designee to supply certain information relevant to your purchase, including, without limitation, credit card number, expiration date, billing address and shipping information. You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use any credit card(s) or other payment means used by you or through your account for any such purchase. You acknowledge that any such information will be treated by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You grant us the right to provide such information to third parties in order to facilitate the completion of transactions initiated by you or on your behalf through the services provided. Verification of information may be required prior to acceptance of any order through the services provided by this website.

Website Security:

In order to insure a safe and secure shopping experience for you, ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM provides a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology, which protects your data send to us over the internet. This website is secured for online transactions (COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA) by an SSL certificate verified by COMODO CA Limited which is the world’s largest SSL certificate authority. For the moment you can safely pay by PayPal Standard or by Direct Bank Transfer in the account provided in the checkout section. If you require any other information contact us.

Returns:

If you receive a damaged piece of art, which is a rare occurrence because all packages are hard protective tubes or secured cardboard envelopes to insure safe delivery, contact us within 24 hours at info@alexandru-crisan.com. Please save the tube and all packaging material and take some photos of damaged print, we must have it in order to process the claim. Art prints must be returned in its original packaging. In this case we will resend the numbered edition again or cancel the order and refund you. You will be charged only for shipping costs.

Also, if for any reason you are not completely satisfied, you may return your purchased art print (you are responsible for applicable return shipping costs) within 14 days of receipt and receive store credit for a future purchase. Related products are: Limited Editions [LE] in square or wide formats, Limited Edition Prints Sets [LEPS] and Limited Edition Box Sets [LEBS].

Collector’s Editions [CE] are custom-made and as such, we are unable to offer returns or exchanges, except of receiving a damage package mentioned above. Art prints must be returned in its original packaging: when you first receive your purchase, save the original packaging, repackage the art in its original tube and contact us. Photographs that are returned damaged will not be refunded. At this time, there are no returns on special orders or artwork that is altered at the request of the customer.

Changes:

We reserve the right, with or without prior notice, to: change descriptions or references to artworks, products, subscriptions, software or services; limit the available quantity of any artworks, products, subscriptions, software, or services; honor, or refuse to honor, any coupon, coupon code, promotional code or other similar promotions; and/or refuse to provide any user of the services with any products, subscriptions, software or services. We may modify any points, rewards, or the terms that govern their usage, at our sole discretion, and such modifications may make the points or rewards more or less common, valuable, effective, or functional.

Copyright:

When you purchase one of the artworks listed on website either in limited or collector editions, you are purchasing the actual physical print, with the right to display the print for viewing and non-commercial purposes. You will own the print, not the rights to the original image so you may not scan, duplicate, copy, resell, publish, or otherwise utilize the image in any manner without prior written authorization.

Notice: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Use

Use of www.alexandru-crisan.com is subject to certain Terms and Conditions of Use, which constitute a legal agreement between you and the ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Use. Please review the Terms and Conditions of Use, and if you do not agree to the terms, do not use www.alexandru-crisan.com.

Pricing information

No charge is imposed by the provider or ALEXANDRU-CRISAN.COM to the consumer for the use of the www.alexandru-crisan.com website.