These terms apply to purchases of physical books where José Luís Santos Monteiro, owner of Montarion Universe, is identified as the seller. Purchases from external shops are governed by the terms of the seller identified there, without limiting mandatory consumer rights.
Version of October 2, 2026 · revision 2. This document contains the published conditions for this destination; the individual purchase data, including total price and agreed delivery time, are part of the order confirmation.
José Luís Santos Monteiro, owner of Montarion Universe, Portuguese tax number NIF 271034378. Address and returns address: Rua Sousa Pinto, 199, 1.º E, 4250-481 Porto, Portugal. Email: montarionuniverse@gmail.com. WhatsApp: +351 969 091 148 (messages only).
After payment confirmation, production may take up to 8 calendar days to begin, although a shorter waiting period is normally expected. The Lulu Direct or Cloudprinter production and delivery estimate shown before payment runs from the start of production and does not include these waiting days. The total timeframe is therefore up to 8 calendar days of preparation plus the production and shipping estimate for the selected destination and shipping method. This estimate does not limit statutory rights in case of delay or non-delivery.
Printing a standard book only after an order does not by itself remove the right of withdrawal. The statutory personalised-goods exception applies only where a book is genuinely made to the customer’s specifications or clearly personalised.
The shop uses Shopify for purchases and Moloni for invoicing. Books are printed and shipped through Lulu Direct or Cloudprinter according to the order and destination. The seller is the owner of Montarion Universe; these providers do not replace the seller’s responsibilities towards consumers.
Before confirming a purchase, you can review the book, edition, language, quantity, address, currency, total price, taxes and shipping, correct your information and read these terms. The final order control must make the obligation to pay clear. Available payment methods and the time of charging are shown at checkout. Confirmation identifies the order and agreed terms in a form you can retain; a payment receipt does not replace contractual information. Subsequent changes require agreement and do not reduce statutory rights.
The total timeframe shown before payment includes preparation, production and transport. A timeframe longer than a statutory default requires prior information and agreement; a printing estimate alone is not the total delivery timeframe. If we cannot meet it, we inform you of the situation and applicable rights to agree a new timeframe or cancel with a refund. Silence is not treated as agreement. You may notify withdrawal before receiving the book; if it has not been shipped, there is no book to return.
José Luís Santos Monteiro handles purchase support at montarionuniverse@gmail.com or through the contact form, without an account. The form provides a reference and confirmation you can retain. Where applicable e-commerce rules require it, we acknowledge complaints within 48 hours and handle them within the statutory deadline, including the one-month deadline applicable in India. Cancellation and refund rights do not depend on photographs, prior authorisation or complaining to the printer. The seller address is on this page; we arrange seller-paid returns where required. Do not send books directly to the printer without an appropriate return address.
Each purchase covers the selected books and quantities, without a subscription or automatic renewal. Before payment, the currency, total price, applicable taxes, delivery costs and other known charges are shown. If a charge cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, its calculation method and the possibility of that charge are explained. Paid extras require express agreement. The book language is identified separately from the website and contract languages.
You can open, save and print the conditions and forms for your destination. Individual order confirmation must include the order details and the version of the terms applicable to the contract, in a format you can retain. Later website changes do not retrospectively change your contract. You may request a copy or clarification from the seller without creating an account. An invoice is separate from contractual confirmation.
The seller being established in Portugal does not remove mandatory protection under the law applicable to your purchase. No term imposes exclusive Portuguese jurisdiction or prevents access to competent authorities and dispute resolution bodies. Where a commercial term conflicts with an applicable mandatory rule, that rule takes priority.
In the European Union, the 14-day period starts when you, or a third party you designate other than the carrier, take physical possession of the book. For several books in one order delivered separately, it starts on receipt of the last book; for goods delivered in lots or pieces, on receipt of the last lot or piece. Sending your withdrawal notice before the deadline is sufficient. Statutory extensions and rules on missing information remain applicable.
For deliveries covered by EU rules, the seller bears the risk of loss or damage until you, or a third party you designate other than the carrier, physically receive the books. If you independently commission a carrier not offered by the seller, the statutory exception transfers the risk when the goods are handed to that carrier. Report loss, damage or non-delivery to the seller; you do not have to resolve the matter exclusively with the printer or carrier.
Unless another timeframe is expressly agreed, books are delivered without undue delay and within 30 days of the contract. If the agreed or statutory timeframe is missed, you may allow an appropriate additional period and terminate the contract if delivery still does not occur. No additional period is needed where the seller refuses delivery or the date is essential under the statutory conditions. Termination for non-delivery entitles you to reimbursement under applicable law.
For standard books bought at a distance, you may notify withdrawal within 14 days after receipt and return the book within 14 days after notifying us. No prior authorisation or use of this form is required: any unequivocal statement is sufficient. Printing a standard book on demand does not make it personalised.
The refund includes payments received and standard delivery costs and is due within 14 days after notification. Additional delivery costs resulting from your choice may be excluded where the law permits. Where permitted, the seller may wait until receiving the book or evidence of having sent the book back, whichever happens first. Inspection does not extend that limit. For a change-of-mind return, you bear return costs as disclosed; for lack of conformity, the seller bears the necessary costs. A deduction for diminished value is permitted only to the extent legally attributable to handling beyond what is necessary to examine the book.
There is statutory protection against lack of conformity for at least two years, without limiting any greater national protection. You can appeal to the European Consumer Centre and the competent authorities and courts. The privacy policy explains GDPR rights and transfers.
Rights relating to defective goods may be exercised for up to six years, taking the product’s reasonably expected lifespan into account. This does not mean that every defect arising during six years is the seller’s responsibility. During the first 30 days, there is an initial right to terminate for lack of conformity. During the first year, a defect is generally presumed to have existed on delivery.
Data Protection Commission: http://www.dataprotection.ie/
Information prepared for the launch of direct purchases. It applies when José Luís Santos Monteiro, owner of Montarion Universe, is identified as the seller. Publishing this policy does not mean sales are already open. Purchases made with external retailers follow those retailers’ policies.
The data controller is José Luís Santos Monteiro, tax number 271034378, Rua Sousa Pinto, 199, 1.º E, 4250-481 Porto, Portugal; montarionuniverse@gmail.com; WhatsApp +351 969 091 148 (messages only). Direct purchases involve your name, email, billing and delivery addresses, country, tax details when supplied or legally required, phone number when needed for delivery, selected books and editions, quantities, prices, taxes, shipping charges, order reference and status, payment, delivery and support correspondence. Required fields are identified during checkout. Without essential information we cannot complete or deliver the order; other information is optional.
Information needed to process the purchase, collect payment, produce and deliver books, send confirmations and provide support is processed for pre-contractual steps at your request and performance of the contract (GDPR Article 6(1)(b)). Invoicing, tax reporting, statutory retention and compliance with consumer rights are based on legal obligations (point (c)). Fraud and abuse prevention and defence of rights rely on legitimate interests in protecting the business and transactions, balanced against your rights (point (f)). Consent is not requested for processing essential to the contract or required by law.
The store uses Shopify to manage checkout and orders and Moloni to issue invoices. Payments are processed by the provider identified at checkout; do not send card numbers or security codes through the contact form. The seller receives transaction details needed to confirm payments, reconcile amounts and issue refunds; full card details are processed by the payment provider. To produce and deliver books, strictly necessary order and recipient information is shared with Lulu Direct or Cloudprinter, depending on the service actually used, and the production partners and carriers involved. They receive information necessary for their task, rather than general access to the customer’s history. In the standard Lulu Direct integration, the seller is controller of its order data and Lulu processes it on the seller’s behalf; using a printer does not transfer all seller obligations to Lulu.
Necessary information may also be received by hosting providers Sites/OpenAI and Cloudflare, email services used (Google/Gmail or Resend when enabled), authorised support staff and accountants or advisers subject to applicable duties. Tax authorities, courts or other public bodies receive information where there is a legal basis. Providers may act on our behalf or, for operations determined by law or their own services, as independent controllers. Payment, invoicing, delivery, return and complaint messages are service communications. A purchase does not subscribe you to advertising or newsletters; marketing based on consent requires a separate choice and can be refused or cancelled.
Invoices and necessary supporting tax records are retained for the Portuguese statutory period, generally 10 years, unless another legally applicable period applies. Operational order information is kept while fulfilling the contract and, after delivery, only as long as necessary for returns, guarantees, legal duties and possible claims or disputes, taking applicable statutory periods into account. Information no longer needed is deleted or anonymised. Support messages follow the contact form retention period: up to 12 months after closure, unless a documented legal duty or dispute requires longer retention. An erasure request does not remove records that must legally be retained.
Shopify and payment, production, delivery, hosting and communication providers may process information outside the European Economic Area, including when delivery takes place in another country. Transfers subject to the GDPR may only take place under an applicable basis: an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses and supplementary measures where needed, or a strictly applicable statutory derogation, including necessity to perform an international delivery requested by the customer. You can ask the controller’s email for information about destinations and a copy or description of applicable safeguards, with protection of third-party data and confidential information. Access is restricted to those who need information for their task and subject to appropriate security and confidentiality measures.
You can request access, rectification, erasure, restriction and, where applicable, portability or objection by emailing montarionuniverse@gmail.com. Where processing is based on consent you may withdraw it without affecting earlier processing. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests on grounds relating to your situation and to direct marketing at any time. Where applicable local law requires a faster response, we meet that deadline. We respond within GDPR deadlines, normally one month; any lawful extension is communicated with its reasons. You can complain to CNPD (www.cnpd.pt) or the competent data protection authority in your country without contacting us first. We do not make solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects on customers; this does not describe independent providers’ own decisions, which they must explain in their notices.
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