What is an imprint? An imprint contains a summonable address of the owner of a website on the internet, so that legal claims against him or her can be enforced in court. The obligation to provide a so-called „provider identification“ (imprint obligation) already existed before the GDPR and results from Section 5 of the German…
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The General Data Protection Regulation allows any subject to request information on what data is stored or processed about them pursuant to Art. 15. If such information is requested, the data controllers must provide the data they have collected in a timely and complete manner, otherwise the requiring subject would be entitled to claim damages.…
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Social Network: When it’s possible to permanently deactivate a user´s account? If you have already gotten your account deactivated, or if you received a warning: The Germans OLG of Dresden took the final decision on this case. For the original and complete version of the case: OLG Dresden, final judgement of 08.03.2022 – 4 U 1050/21.…
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in force since 25 May 2018, has tightened data protection law in the EU and brings new business challenges. As a data protection law firm, we are there for our clients in all matters relating to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national, European…
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Facebook defeated in dispute over obligation to use clear names. Long-registered users may continue to use pseudonyms on the platform, the judges at the Federal Supreme Court have ruled. However, the ruling only applies to old cases. Karlsruhe According to a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Facebook must accept that users who…
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We are experts in the IT industry at all stages of its value chain. In addition, our lawyer, graduate engineer, Mr. Michael Horak, has been working for more than 25 years in the sector of IT law. Michael Horak, in fact, not only was an excellent law school student, but also studied electrical engineering with…
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