Membership Agreement

SITE TERMS OF USE

Please read these ‘Site Terms of Use’ carefully before using our website.

Customers who use and shop on this shopping site are deemed to have accepted the following terms:

The web pages on our site and all pages connected to it (‘https://www.lavashops.com’) are the property of and operated by LAVA METAL DÖKÜM SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş., located at Merve Mahallesi Gazi Caddesi No: 17 34791 Sancaktepe - Istanbul / TURKEY. By using all services provided on the site, you (“User”) agree to be subject to the terms below, and by benefiting from and continuing to use the services on the site, you confirm that you have the legal capacity, authority, and competence according to the laws you are subject to to enter into a contract, that you are over 18 years of age, that you have read, understood, and accepted the terms written in this agreement.

This agreement imposes rights and obligations on the parties regarding the site subject to the contract, and the parties declare that upon accepting this agreement, they will fulfill the mentioned rights and obligations completely, correctly, and timely within the conditions requested in this agreement.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES

a. The Company reserves the right to change prices and offered products and services at any time.

b. The Company accepts and guarantees that the member will benefit from the services subject to the contract except for technical failures.

c. The User agrees not to perform reverse engineering on the use of the site or engage in any other process aimed at discovering or obtaining the source code, otherwise, the User will be responsible for damages incurred by third parties and subject to legal and penal proceedings.

d. The User agrees not to produce or share content within the site that is against public morality and decency, unlawful, damaging the rights of third parties, misleading, offensive, obscene, pornographic, violating personality rights, infringing copyrights, or promoting illegal activities. Otherwise, the User is fully responsible for any damages caused, and the ‘Site’ authorities reserve the right to suspend, terminate such accounts, and initiate legal proceedings. The Site also reserves the right to disclose information related to activities or user accounts if requested by judicial authorities.

e. Relationships between site members or with third parties are the sole responsibility of the members.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

2.1. All registered or unregistered intellectual property rights such as titles, business names, trademarks, patents, logos, designs, information, and methods on this Site belong to the site operator and owner company or the designated entity and are protected under national and international law. Visiting this Site or using the services on this Site does not grant any rights to these intellectual property rights.

2.2. Information on the Site cannot be reproduced, published, copied, presented, and/or transmitted in any form. The whole or part of the Site cannot be used on any other internet site without permission.

3. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

3.1. The Company will not disclose personal information provided by users on the site to third parties. These personal details include name-surname, address, phone number, mobile phone, email address, and all other information identifying the User, hereinafter referred to as ‘Confidential Information’.

3.2. The User consents that the company owning the Site may share their communication, portfolio status, and demographic information with its affiliates or related group companies solely for promotional, advertising, campaign, announcement, and other marketing activities. These personal details may be used within the company to determine customer profiles, offer promotions and campaigns suitable for customer profiles, and for statistical studies.

3.3. Confidential Information may be disclosed only to official authorities if demanded according to proper procedures and mandatory legislation.

4. NO WARRANTY

THIS CLAUSE SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY ARE OFFERED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” AND THE COMPANY MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR APPLICATION (INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN).

5. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

The User must provide accurate, complete, and up-to-date registration information. Otherwise, this Agreement will be considered violated, and the User’s account may be closed without notice.

The User is responsible for the security of passwords and accounts on the site and third-party sites. The Company shall not be liable for data loss, security breaches, or damage to hardware and devices arising from negligence.

6. FORCE MAJEURE

If obligations arising from this agreement cannot be fulfilled due to reasons beyond the control of the parties such as natural disasters, fire, explosions, civil wars, wars, rebellions, public movements, mobilization declarations, strikes, lockouts, pandemics, infrastructure and internet failures, electricity cuts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Force Majeure"), the parties shall not be held responsible. During this period, the parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement are suspended.

7. INTEGRITY AND APPLICABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT

If any provision of this agreement becomes invalid partially or wholly, the remainder of the agreement shall continue to be valid.

8. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT

The Company may partially or fully change the services provided on the site and the terms of this agreement at any time. Changes will become effective as of the date they are published on the site. It is the User’s responsibility to follow the changes. Continued use of the services implies acceptance of the changes.

9. NOTIFICATIONS

All notifications regarding this Agreement will be sent via the Company’s known email address and the email address provided by the User during registration. The User accepts that the address provided during registration is the valid notification address and agrees to inform the other party in writing within 5 days if changed; otherwise, notifications sent to this address shall be deemed valid.

10. EVIDENCE AGREEMENT

In any disputes arising from transactions related to this agreement, the parties’ books, records, documents, computer records, and fax records shall be accepted as evidence according to the Turkish Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100, and the user agrees not to object to these records.

11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The Istanbul (Central) Courthouse Courts and Enforcement Offices shall have jurisdiction over all disputes arising from or related to the application or interpretation of this Agreement.