Legal Stuff

Gone are the halcyon days of the internet. Back then, anyone could whip together some HTML pages using vi and upload their masterpiece to the internet. Today, the creator of even the most trivial of web pages needs a thick protective layer of legal armour. Therefore, I’ve been forced to craft this Legal Notice page. And for even more legal excitement you can also check out the Privacy Policy page. At least the copyright page is interesting as I use a creative commons license.

Impressum

In Germany, any websites that might be construed as being commercial require this page (called an Impressum). This page needs to have a specific content, otherwise it opens the site owner to litigation and potentially some pretty hefty fines. Even personal blogs aren’t exempt. If they have affiliate links, then they are deemed to be commercial and need a formal legal notice page. There are (in)famous lawyers who troll the internet looking for sites without this Legal Notice page. Then they send a nasty legal notice to the site owner. And subsequently collect what I call “protection money” (upwards of €1000 per site) to prevent the owners from getting sued! Hence, I’ve got this page to cover all the bases. Despite having no commercial interests on this site at all. Fortunately, not being based in Germany also alleviates any worries I may have in this regard despite having a German passport. I’ve got another site which is based in Germany, and I’ve had to use legalese there.