Basic information about seller
Name: Galen Pharma d.o.o. (Ltd)
Headquarters: Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia
VAT ID HR95629403262
Company registration number (MBS): 010133800, registered at the Commercial court in Bjelovar
Telephone number: +385 99 7544 100
E-mail address: info@apothecarius.eu
All activities of Galen Pharma d.o.o, Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia, VAT ID HR95629403262 hereinafter GALEN PHARMA, trader or seller on the Internet, comply with the Act on the Implementation of the General Regulation on Personal Data Protection (NN 42/2018) and (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR).
The information on the GALEN PHARMA website is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for consulting a doctor on the products for which it is needed. Consult your doctor about the use of our products, in accordance with your health condition.
We instruct consumers to familiarize themselves with the General Terms and Conditions before purchasing and to check them regularly, to be aware of all their rights and obligations.
The Apothecarius.eu online store is operated by GALEN PHARMA, which is also an e-commerce service provider (hereinafter “APOTHECARIUS.EU”).
General information
The General Terms and Conditions determine the activities in APOTHECARIUS.EU online store and define and regulate all rights and obligations of consumers and traders. The consumer is obliged to comply with the General Terms and Conditions in force at the time of purchase (submitting an online order). When ordering, the consumer will be reminded of the General Terms and Conditions to which he agrees by submitting the order.
By using the APOTHECARIUS.EU website, the consumer confirms that he understands, accepts, and agrees to all provisions on privacy and use of personal data.
GALEN PHARMA reserves the right to change the General Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice and will not be liable for any possible consequences arising from such changes. These changes take effect upon publication on the APOTHECARIUS.EU website. By using the site after a change in the Terms of use, the consumer confirms that he agrees with the changes.
Defining terms
The trader is Galen Pharma d.o.o., Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia, VAT ID HR95629403262 which manages the online store located on the website www.apothecarius.eu.
A user is a person who uses the seller’s website and the online store located on that page.
A consumer is a person who uses the seller’s website and makes a purchase in an online store APOTHECARIUS.EU operated by GALEN PHARMA.
Website owned by GALEN PHARMA it is intended for the presentation and sale of products.
The General Terms and Conditions determine the activities on the website, define the rights of consumers and regulate the relationship between consumers and traders.
Purchase process:
Cart
In the APOTHECARIUS.EU online store, select the product and click “Add to cart”.
When you click on “add to cart”, the cart will appear on the right side of the screen.
To remove a product from the cart, click on the “X” or “remove” or set the product quantity to 0. The cart is updated automatically.
To increase the number of products already selected in the cart, click “View cart” and increase the quantity of products.
The shopping cart icon allows you to view selected products and shows you a partial amount of your order (excluding shipping costs).
You can complete your purchase in next steps. Clicking on the “Shopping cart” icon and “Checkout“ will take you to the page of selected products. To complete your purchase, click the “Proceed to Checkout” button, where you fill in your personal shipping information. You also choose the method of delivery and payment.
To complete your purchase, click on “Place order” and the system will take you further to the end of your purchase.
Coupons / promotional codes
Promotional codes or coupons bring a variety of benefits when shopping and are usually limited by time or a minimum order amount. Promotional codes can be found on our website, on social networks, in e-mail notifications and the like.
The promotional code cannot be exchanged for cash and can only be used in full. If the value of the order is greater than the value of the coupon, the customer pays the difference in price. The order amount must be greater than the coupon value.
Use of coupons / promotional codes
Select the product you want to buy and add it to the cart. Select a shipping method, enter shipping information, and select a payment method. Enter the code in the field provided and confirm by clicking on “apply code”.
Once you have entered and applied the discount code, the value of the coupon will be automatically deducted from the order amount. If the order amount is greater than the value of the code, the customer pays the difference.
Payment
To complete the order, click on “Place order” and fill in all the fields provided.
The consumer must provide the requested information (name, surname, street, house number, city, postal code, country, e-mail address and telephone number and all other information required for delivery and payment) for the order to be executed, processed, and delivered.
Method of payment: You can pay for products purchased in the web store in the following ways: by payment on account, payment by cards (Mastercard®, Maestro®, Visa, Diners, Discover) and cash on delivery (only for orders delivered in Croatia). You choose the method of payment during the purchase / order process.
Coupons: If the consumer has a discount code (coupon), he should enter it in the field provided and click “apply code” to apply the code to the order.
Order overview: The page https://www.apothecarius.eu/cart shows the products that the consumer added to the cart when browsing the online store. The prices of each product separately, the delivery price and the total amount of the order will be displayed before the consumer completes the order.
Completing the order: The user can see the submitted information for delivery and payment, the selected method of payment and method of delivery, and the contents of the cart. The user confirms and submits the order by clicking on “Place order”.
Purchase Completion Notification
After completing the order, the consumer receives an e-mail notification that the order has been accepted. Registered users of the Apthecarius.eu website always have access to information on the status and content of the order at the link https://www.apothecarius.eu/my-account/.
GALEN PHARMA may contact the consumer at his or her contact telephone number to verify information from https://www.apothecarius.eu/my-account/ or to verify delivery and payment information.
The purchase process for legal entities is the same as for natural persons (the procedure described above), except that when ordering a legal entity, they must state the name and VAT ID number of the company. This way you automatically receive a company entitled (R1) invoice by e-mail.
Issuing invoices
After paying the invoice for the ordered products, GALEN PHARMA will send the invoice to the customer in physical form to the delivery address provided by the customer when ordering. The invoice will be included in the packaging together with the ordered products. The invoice consists of personal data of the buyer and merchant, invoice items, total price, VAT, and shipping price. The buyer is obliged to check the accuracy of the data before ordering. The invoice can also be sent to the customer in digital form to the e-mail address that the customer provided at the time of purchase.
Order
Purchase agreement between GALEN PHARMA and the consumer is concluded at the moment when the APOTHECRIUS.EU online store sends an e-mail confirming receipt of the order made by the consumer. From that point on, all prices and other conditions are unchanged and apply to GALEN PHARMA and the consumer.
The purchase agreement (for example, the first notification of receipt of the order by the consumer) is in electronic form on the server GALEN PHARMA and is available to the consumer at his written request.
Prices
The prices of products in the online store are the same for registered users and guests in the online store.
All prices include VAT unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Prices are valid at the time of order and do not have a pre-set validity.
Prices are valid for payments made in the following ways according to the conditions and the purchase process.
Despite the merchant’s efforts to keep prices up to date and accurate, price information may be inaccurate. In this case or in case the price of the product changes during the ordering process, the seller will allow the consumer to cancel the order and at the same time the seller will offer the buyer a solution that will satisfy both parties.
Prices in the online store are subject to change without notice.
Delivery
GALEN PHARMA will deliver the ordered goods following the business conditions of the GLS delivery services. When creating an order, the buyer is obliged to provide a complete and accurate delivery address. GALEN PHARMA will inform the customer of the right to cancel the purchase and will provide all necessary information related to the address to which the customer can send a complaint in case of complaints and reclamations.
If the consumer (recipient) is not at the address at the time of delivery, it is possible to pick up the package in accordance with the terms of business of GLS. GALEN PHARMA will forward to the selected delivery service information for contacting the customer.
The seller reserves all rights to choose another delivery service in the event it can make the delivery more efficiently.
Delivery times depend on the location of delivery.
Approximate delivery times are:
Delivery time also depends on the shipping method you choose when ordering.
We deliver products to the territory of the Republic of Croatia within 5 working days (Saturday, Sunday and non-working days excluded), and to the customer at an address within the European Union within 10 working days (Saturday, Sunday and non-working days excluded) from the conclusion of the sales contract if we have the product in stock. If we do not have the product in stock at the time of concluding the sales contract, the previously stated delivery deadlines do not apply. If for any reason we are unable to deliver any of the ordered products, the customer will be contacted, by phone or e-mail, by an employee of Galen Pharma d.o.o. for the purpose of agreeing on the delivery of a replacement product or possible cancellation of the ordered product.
Shipping costs
Packaging and delivery costs depend on the location of delivery, the quantity of the product and the total price of the order. The delivery services we use for delivery is GLS.
The delivery price depends on the shipping method you choose when ordering:
The delivery cost for the consumer is free of charge in the case of a total order amount that is greater than:
Price list is subject to change without notice.
Shipping costs are calculated in the cart.
Responsibility
GALEN PHARMA is liable for material defects of the product until the moment of risk transfer to the consumer (the moment of handing over the products to the consumer or a third party designated by the consumer, who is not the carrier), regardless of whether he was aware of the material defect. It is also liable for those material defects that occur after the transfer of risk to the consumer if they are the result of a cause that existed before.
The consumer is obliged to inform the seller of the existence of visible defects within 14 days from the date of receipt of the product.
GALEN PHARMA will resolve complaints as soon as possible, and we resolve all complaints in accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act.
If the existence of a material defect is determined, the seller may have one of the following obligations, all in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Obligations Act:
Rights based on material lack of property are regulated by the Law on Obligations.
When the consumer is a legal entity, the rules on material defect prescribed by the Civil Obligations Act apply to him, especially in the part where the material defect for legal entities is regulated differently than stated in the Terms of Use, then the Civil Obligations Act applies.
Security
GALEN PHARMA uses appropriate technologies and organizations for the purpose of protecting and storing personal and payment data.
Secure authorizations and credit card transactions are managed by CorvusPay payment service provider. Security of online payments is described in Payment security.
Credit card authorizations are performed in real time with instant data verification by banks. Card information is not stored on the server of GALEN PHARMA.
Protection of personal data
All activities of GALEN PHARMA on the Internet comply with the Act Implementing the General Regulation on Personal Data Protection (NN 42/2018) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR).
Exceptional disclosure of personal information
Information collected and processed by GALEN PHARMA may be disclosed only in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act or in good faith that such action is necessary for proceedings before courts or other state bodies.
The right to cancel the order and terminate the contract
In accordance with the Article 72, paragraph 1 of the Consumer Protection Act (NN 41/2014), the consumer has the right, without giving reasons, to unilaterally terminate a contract concluded outside business premises or concluded remotely within 14 days of receipt of the product.
In accordance with the Article 10 of the Consumer Protection Act (NN 41/2014, 110/15, 14/19), the consumer may file a complaint at the business premises of Galen Pharma d.o.o., Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia VAT ID HR95629403262 or submit it to:
For the consumer to receive a response to the complaint in accordance with Article 10, paragraph 5 of the Consumer Protection Act within 15 days from the date of receipt of the complaint, the consumer must provide accurate information for the receipt of the same.
The consumer must return the goods without delay, and no later than 14 days from when, in accordance with Article 74 of the Consumer Protection Act (NN 41/2014), he informed the trader of his decision to terminate the contract.
The consumer is obliged to return the products to the address: Galen Pharma d.o.o., Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia.
The consumer is obliged to return the products to the seller undamaged and in the same quantity, unless the product is destroyed, damaged, lost or its quantity is reduced through no fault of the consumer. The product must be returned undamaged and unused, in the original factory packaging.
The consumer is obliged to bear all direct costs of product return. The consumer is responsible for any impairment of the goods resulting from the handling of the goods, other than that was necessary to determine the nature, characteristics, and functionality of the product.
When the consumer terminates the contract, he is obliged to send the invoice he received when ordering, personal data, and transaction account data to which the seller will make a refund. The seller shall, within 14 days of receiving notification of the consumer’s decision to terminate the contract in accordance with Article 74 of the Consumer Protection Act (NN 41/2014), return to the consumer everything the consumer has paid under the contract.
Upon cancellation of an order, where a discount with a promotional code has been used, these funds are considered a discount and are not returned to the user. Only the amount paid will be refunded to the consumer’s bank account.
The form for unilateral termination of a contract concluded at a distance can be downloaded by the consumer here.
Complaints and disputes
GALEN PHARMA makes every effort to fulfil its duty to establish an effective complaint handling system and to designate a person with whom the customer can contact by phone or email in the event of a problem.
You can download the form for unilateral termination of a distance contract here.
In accordance with the Article 10 of the Consumer Protection Act (NN 41/2014, 110/15, 14/19), the consumer may file a complaint at the business premises of Galen Pharma d.o.o., Stjepana Radića 18, 48350 Đurđevac, Croatia VAT ID HR95629403262 or submit it to:
The appeal procedure is confidential. GALEN PHARMA will acknowledge receipt of the complaint within five working days and will notify the consumer of the processing period and the progress of the procedure.
GALEN PHARMA is aware that an essential feature of a consumer dispute, at least as far as judicial resolution is concerned, is the disproportion between the economic value of the claim and the costs incurred in resolving the dispute itself. This is also the main obstacle for the consumer not to initiate a lawsuit. Therefore, GALEN PHARMA strives best to resolve all disputes amicably.
In the event of a dispute, GALEN PHARMA and the consumer will resolve the dispute amicably, and if this is not possible, the court with real and territorial jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction with the application of Croatian law.
Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution
As of February 15, 2016, you have the right and opportunity to resolve disputes related to online shopping throughout the European Union in just a few clicks on this site. The European Commission has designed a platform for such dispute resolution that is accessible to all citizens of the European Union.
The platform is intended for alternative (out-of-court) settlement of domestic and cross-border disputes arising from sales contracts or service contracts between traders established in the Republic of Croatia and consumers residing in the European Union (hereinafter: EU) in proceedings before alternative bodies. resolving consumer disputes (hereinafter: ARPS bodies) that are authorized to conduct conciliation or make a non-binding or binding decision on the dispute.
When consumers and traders lodge a complaint, dispute resolution bodies will act as intermediaries between the two parties to resolve the issue.
Once an agreement is reached on who will resolve the dispute, the platform automatically forwards the dispute to that body, which is obliged to resolve the dispute completely within 90 days via the Internet.
The online platform for online alternative dispute resolution from 15 February 2016, as well as for all citizens of the European Union, is available to you here.
Using the website
Use of the website http://www.apothecarius.eu is subject to these terms of use and the regulations of the Republic of Croatia. By using the website, each user:
Login and registration
By registering on the APOTHECARIUS.EU page, the user becomes a member. Registered users and guests who make a quick purchase on the site without prior registration have the right to order and buy in the APOTHECARIUS.EU online store.
After registering in the online store, the visitor receives a username that is the same as his email address and password. If a user wants to change their email address or password at any time, they can do so in their user profile.
Availability of information
GALEN PHARMA D.O.O. undertakes to always provide the consumer with the following information:
Legal notice
The online store https://www.apothecarius.eu and all data on it, such as images of articles, graphics, and video elements, etc., on the website, are protected and may not be reproduced or used without the prior written consent of the GALEN PHARMA.
Limitation of liability
GALEN PHARMA makes every effort to ensure that the information published on the website is up-to-date and accurate. Nevertheless, product features, delivery times, or prices can change so quickly that sometimes GALEN PHARMA fails to correct the information on its website. In this case, GALEN PHARMA will notify the consumer of the changes and allow him to withdraw from the contract or replace the ordered product.
Exclusion of liability
We reserve the right to exclude or disable the website due to technical or other problems and maintenance, which also means disabling or disrupting the use of the online store. In the event of technical problems on the website, we reserve the right to cancel orders that have been affected by a technical error. In case of cancellation of the order, we will inform you as soon as possible and inform you about the next steps.
Communication
GALEN PHARMA will contact the user via means of distance communication only if the user explicitly agrees to this. GALEN PHARMA will explicitly respect the user’s wish not to receive advertising messages.
Advertising emails will contain the following components:
Ratings, opinions, and recommendations
Opinions, ratings, and recommendations written by customers are part of the functionality of the online store and are intended for the community of all users.
GALEN PHARMA allows any user of the online store to write their opinion, and they are additionally reviewed before the final publication. GALEN PHARMA will not post opinions or comments that are in any way offensive, inappropriate or that, in the company’s sole discretion, do not benefit other users and visitors to the Website.
By submitting an opinion or comment, the user expressly agrees to the terms of use of his opinion or comment and allows the publication of part or all the text in all electronic and other media. GALEN PHARMA reserves the right to use the content of opinions or comments indefinitely and for any purpose that is in the business interest, including publication in advertisements or other marketing procedures. At the same time, the author of the opinion declares and guarantees that he is the owner of the material and moral copyrights for the written opinions and comments and that he transfers these rights exclusively and indefinitely to GALEN PHARMA.
Statement of claims in product descriptions
All information on the APOTHECARIUS.EU online store is for information purposes only and does not replace a personal consultation with a doctor or other medical staff.
Our products contain less than 0.2% THC, and every batch is tested for safety, quality and consistency. Our CBD products are not evaluated by health regulatory agencies in Europe and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you are taking any medication, consult your doctor before using our products.
For now, we are unable to claim that CBD cures diseases, but the benefits of using CBD are being noticed by people around the world. CBD is in the research phase globally, and regulatory agencies and nonprofits (EMA, FDA, PMDA, CDSCO, and MHRA) are currently working to study the potential healing properties of CBD. This means that CBD is not officially intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and you use it of your own choosing and at your own risk.
We encourage you to form your own opinion based on information from various research and experiences of people, which are mostly available on the Internet. You can contact us at any time to offer you an opinion from our experience on a particular product, but we legally dissociate ourselves from any diagnoses, prescriptions and dosages, and we ask you to consult a doctor.
Some products on the site are not for consumption or oral use, but these products serve as a souvenir, as a collector’s item or are cosmetic products.
Statement of legal status of the product
GALEN PHARMA does not assume any responsibility for damage caused by delivery, transportation, and customs clearance of ordered items.
The consumer agrees to be informed of the legal status of the product in the country in which he orders.
On APOTHECARIUS.EU website there are no documents that explicitly explain the legal status of the product in certain countries.
Consumers should be aware of the legal status of CBD in their specific country before using any of listed products. If travelling with CBD, please check any local applicable laws as they may vary between countries.
The consumer must be over 18 years of age to purchase the product listed on APOTHECARIUS.EU website.
Changes in conditions
GALEN PHARMA may at any time, without prior notice, update or modify the information stored on all its websites. GALEN PHARMA keeps the right to change these General Terms and Conditions.
Exclusion of liability
By using the website and online store of GALEN PHARMA, you accept and submit to Croatian substantive law as exclusively applicable to the interpretation, application and legal effects of all permissions, exclusions, and conditions of use of APOTHECARIUS.EU website. Croatian courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims and disputes arising out of or in connection with the use of the websites in question. GALEN PHARMA does not guarantee that the materials contained on the subject pages are appropriate or user-accessible in certain locations or is not responsible for access to them from the territories of countries where their content is prohibited by law. It will be considered that the access to the websites from the mentioned locations was undertaken arbitrarily with the responsibility of the user according to the applicable law.
All information available on the website is for informational purposes only, may not be used for commercial purposes or distributed to third parties. Information about certain products and services from this website is subject to certain restrictions on the entities to which such information may be available.
The information published by GALEN PHARMA on this website is considered accurate and reliable at the time of its entry, however GALEN PHARMA does not guarantee the accuracy, truthfulness or reliability of any information stored on this website. GALEN PHARMA does not warrant, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, nor does it assume any responsibility for the completeness or usefulness of any of the information, systems, products or processes disclosed. The information available on the APOTHECARIUS.EU website should not be construed as a basis for making significant personal, financial or business decisions, and you agree that you will not hold us responsible for failing to meet your expectations in this regard. Subject to statutory limitations, GALEN PHARMA will not be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, non-pecuniary or material damages, losses or costs incurred because of the use or inability to use any of the information available on this website.
These General Terms and Conditions are valid from March 01, 2024.
