Prepayment in the online store: Attention to your own terms and conditions
As a lawyer specializing in IT law and contract law, I regularly draft general terms and conditions for various SaaS providers, services and online stores. ...
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Epic Games collects severe fine from the FTC in the USA
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 ...
Price comparisons and cost of the means of payment
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, ...
What is “digital property” and how can I benefit from it?
Attention The term "Digital Property" refers to digital content created or acquired by a person and owned by that person. In German law, however, the ...
BGH decides on the permissibility of fees for Paypal/immediate bank transfer
The German Federal Supreme Court today ruled that companies may charge their customers a fee for payment via Sofortüberweisung or PayPal if the fee is ...
GTCs are not invalid solely because of their length!
There are two types of legal texts that almost no one reads, but they can have enormous legal effects. Terms and conditions and privacy policy. ...
LG Wuppertal: Payment via PayPal to online casinos
For individuals who thought in the past that they could participate in online casinos and get their money back later, their time is up. After ...
Data leakage can be expensive, DSGVO breach in a different way
Last year, British Airways suffered a data leak that allegedly affected more than 250,000 customers and involved highly sensitive data such as credit card numbers ...
HOT/Important: Google Ads tax liability trap
Nowadays, extremely many use Google Ads to promote their own services, web stores and the like. Be it in the advertising network and/or directly on ...
Advertising with self-evident facts
Based on a mandate from last year and a recent request, I would like to point out today that advertising, even with slogans and customer ...
Gambling costs money again II
For a while, courts tended to suggest that someone who participated in games of chance not licensed or authorised in Germany would be entitled to ...
In case of credit card payment: Always cancel any cancellation receipt!
The District Court of Frankfurt am Main has ruled that bank customers have no claim for compensation against the bank in the event of misuse ...
Online retailers don’t need strong customer validation for now
From September 14, 2019, payment service providers based in Germany will be allowed to process online credit card payments without strong customer authentication for the ...
OLG Munich or “Gambling costs money again!”
The issue of gambling, the State Contract of Gambling and payments to providers is not only very relevant, but also has its own facets. Thus ...
Online retail: Discount on cash and cash equivalents little known in Germany not allowed
The Landgericht Berlin has ruled that a company may not charge a fee for payment by credit card or instant transfer if a free payment ...
Online shops: Attention to fees for Paypal and instant bank transfer!
In a recent judgment, the District Court of Munich prohibited Flixbus from charging separate fees for the use of "PayPal" and "Immediate Transfer". The competition ...
Contractual regulations for no-code/low-code software development
No-code and low-code platforms enable rapid software development without extensive manual programming. Applications are increasingly being developed on the basis...
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Legal basics for startup founders – how to start on the safe side!
In this episode of the Itmedialaw podcast, lawyer and entrepreneur Marian Härtel takes you on a journey through the legal...
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My transparent billing
In this video, I talk a bit about transparent billing and how I communicate what it costs to work with...
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