Terms and Conditions for Business Customers

General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for Business Customers

Status: March 2026
Apollo Solar Energy GmbH

§1 Scope of Application

(1) These General Terms and Conditions apply to all business relations between
Apollo Solar Energy GmbH
Alt Niederhofheim 29A
65835 Liederbach am Taunus
Germany
(hereinafter "Seller")
and entrepreneurs within the meaning of §14 BGB (German Civil Code).
(2) An entrepreneur is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity who, when concluding a legal transaction, acts in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity.
(3) Deviating, conflicting or supplementary conditions of the customer shall not become part of the contract, unless the Seller expressly agrees to their validity in writing.

§2 Offer and Conclusion of Contract

(1) Offers from the Seller are subject to change and non-binding.
(2) A contract is concluded by
  • written order confirmation
  • issuance of a proforma invoice
  • or delivery of the goods
(3) The Seller is entitled to refuse orders without stating reasons.

§3 Prices and Payment Terms

(1) All prices are exclusive of statutory value-added tax, unless otherwise stated.
(2) Invoices are, unless otherwise agreed, due immediately and without deduction.
(3) The Seller reserves the right to execute deliveries exclusively against full prepayment (100% advance payment).
(4) If the customer is in default of payment, the statutory default interest rates according to §288 BGB apply.
(5) In the event of payment default, the Seller is entitled to
  • withhold further deliveries
  • or only deliver against advance payment.

§4 Delivery

(1) Delivery times are non-binding, unless they have been expressly agreed as binding in writing.
(2) Partial deliveries are permissible, provided they are reasonable for the customer.
(3) Should the Seller not be supplied by its supplier through no fault of its own, the Seller is entitled to withdraw from the contract. Payments already made will be refunded.

§5 Transfer of Risk

For deliveries to entrepreneurs, the risk of accidental loss or accidental deterioration of the goods passes to the buyer upon handover to the transport company.
This also applies if the Seller bears the shipping costs.

§6 Retention of Title

(1) The delivered goods remain the property of the Seller until full payment has been received.
(2) Towards entrepreneurs, the retention of title also applies to all claims arising from the ongoing business relationship.
(3) The customer is obliged to handle the goods with care as long as ownership has not yet passed.

§7 Returns and Revocation

(1) In B2B business, there is no statutory right of revocation or return.
(2) A return of goods is generally excluded, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.
(3) A return for economic reasons (e.g., resale, inventory, miscalculation) is excluded.

§8 Warranty / Manufacturer's Guarantee

(1) The warranty period is 12 months from the delivery of the goods, unless statutorily mandatory longer periods apply.
(2) Entrepreneurs are obliged to inspect the goods immediately after delivery. Obvious defects must be reported in writing within 7 days.
(3) For technical products (especially energy storage systems, solar modules and accessories), defect rectification generally takes place within the scope of the manufacturer's guarantee.
(4) The specific warranty conditions are governed by the respective valid provisions of the manufacturer.
(5) A right to withdrawal or reduction exists only if subsequent performance has definitively failed.

§9 Liability

(1) The Seller is liable without limitation for intent or gross negligence.
(2) In the event of slight negligence in breaching essential contractual obligations, liability is limited to the foreseeable, typical damage.
(3) Liability for indirect damages, in particular lost profit, production loss or consequential damages, is excluded to the extent permitted by law.

§10 Force Majeure

The Seller is not liable for delivery delays or performance obstacles due to force majeure, in particular
  • natural disasters
  • war
  • strikes
  • governmental measures
  • transport disruptions.
The delivery period shall be extended by the duration of the disruption accordingly.

§11 Applicable Law

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

§12 Place of Jurisdiction

The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the business relationship is
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

§13 Final Provisions

Should any provision of these General Terms and Conditions be wholly or partially invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.