Cyber law: About the legal requirements (e. g. Imprint) your German website must adhere to.
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Almost all German websites have to provide a proper imprint (“Impressum”) on their website/homepage.

If websites are based in Germany the website has to provide a proper imprint according to section 5 of the Telemediengesetz (German Telemedia Act).

If the owner of the website violates the obligation to provide an imprint on his website he might get fined up to EUR 50.000.

The reason for the obligation to provide an imprint on the website is the protection of the consumers, but the obligation is also in the interest of business enterprises which are thus able to obtain information about their competitors, e.g. in order to enforce fair competitive practices.

Pursuant to s 5 of the Telemediengesetz service providers offering telemedia on a commercial basis generally offered for profit are obliged to provide certain information in a way that is “easily identifiable, directly accessible and constantly available”.

The imprint of a website of a foreign company providing goods and services to German customers for example should at least provide the following information:

  • Full name and address of the Company.
  • Names of the managing directors of the company.
  • Telephone number, fax number and email address of the company.
  • Name and address of the companies´ court of registration and its registration number.
  • VAT identification number of the company.
  • If the owner of the website offers services within the framework of an activity which requires the approval of any public authorities, details of the responsible supervisory authority have to be provided.

Please note that the company could be obliged to provide much more information in its imprint. This depends on the legal structure of the company and other factors.

With our Imprint-Generator (Impressumgenerator) you can generate an imprint for your website quickly and easily for free in German language. At the end you can copy that imprint and implement it in your website.

Click here to get to our Imprint Generator.

If you need help to generate your imprint for your foreign website please contact us by email at info@mth-partner.de

Important Note: This article has been prepared by mth Tieben & Partner for general information purposes only. Mth Tieben & Partner does not accept any liability to any person or organisation for the use or reliance of the information contained in this article. Mth Tieben & Partner does not accept any liability to any person or organisation for the use of the imprent generator “Impressumgenerator”. On any specific matter, kindly contact us by dialing 0221 – 80187670 or sending us an email to info@mth-partner.de

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