Tag: Consumer

What are utility tokens? Utility tokens are one of the most common variants among blockchain providers. They are intended to promise or provide a benefit ...

Currently, there are very many projects in the field of blockchain, tokens and coins and the potential "investment opportunities" are as diverse as they are ...

What is it all about? Tomorrow, the Federal Court of Justice wants to clarify an interesting question that could be particularly exciting in light of ...

In its coalition agreement, the German government has firmly committed itself to fundamental strengthening in the area of digitization. Almost all areas of life are ...

The use of advertising cookies, especially across websites, quickly constitutes a violation of the GDPR and can lead to warnings. This has now also been ...

Introduction The Digital Service Act is a much-discussed topic. It has many implications for businesses and consumers that need to be considered for all parties ...

Web3 - the next generation of the Internet The next generation of the Internet - Web3 - is just around the corner. For years, there ...

Content from blockchain providers in particular, be it coins of various kinds, utility tokens, security tokens or NFTs, is generally sold digitally via the Internet. ...

Epic Games has accepted a settlement with the FTC that should interest many metaverse and games vendors. It is true that many of the regulations ...

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued an interesting ruling in the summer that affects all price comparison sites, whether for computer games, vacations, ...

Introduction The digitization of larger sectors encounters organizational, technical and legal problems. The potential applications of blockchain technology offer a unified solution in almost all ...

BaFin clarifies in a current information letter that securities services companies are not allowed to use dark patterns in trading apps or trading portals. Dark ...

The First Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for competition law among other things, currently has to rule on ...

Advertising with the "climate neutral" logo can have a significant impact on consumers' purchasing decisions. Basic circumstances of the climate neutrality claimed by the company ...

Since July 1, 2022, companies operating in Germany (not only resident!!) must offer the so-called cancellation button on their websites. This is intended to reduce ...

The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled that Internet retailers do not have to inform consumers in more detail about the manufacturer's warranty for an ...

I haven't gotten around to writing regular blog posts in a while. The reason for this is that I have been involved in numerous larger ...

An Internet store fulfills its obligation to provide proper cancellation instructions even if the corresponding hyperlink leads to two different cancellation instructions for the purchase ...

The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice today ruled in three proceedings on the question of whether female influencers have violated the ...

The German government has presented a bill to strengthen consumer protection in competition and trade law. This is intended to bring German law into line ...