Europe · 2 laws · 4 requirements
Germany: the laws your website or app must follow
If your customers are in Germany, these are the privacy, consumer, security, accessibility and AI laws SafeLaunch checks your site against, with what each one requires and where in the law it says so. Germany also follows every European Union law; the national laws are below.
How a SafeLaunch audit checks each one
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TDDDG (cookies and device access)
In force since 1 December 2021 as the TTDSG; renamed TDDDG on 14 May 2024.
Who it covers: Anyone storing or reading information on the devices of users in Germany.
What it requires of a website or app (2)
- Consent before storing or reading anything on the device (cookies, local storage, fingerprinting), on the GDPR's termsChecked§25(1)
- Only what is strictly necessary for the service the user asked for is exemptChecked§25(2)
Sources:Gesetze im Internet: TDDDG
DDG §5 (Impressum)
In force since 14 May 2024, replacing §5 TMG with the same content.
Who it covers: Providers of commercial online services established in Germany. Competitors and associations enforce it with warning letters under the UWG.
What it requires of a website or app (2)
- A legal notice (Impressum) that is easy to find and always availableChecked§5(1)
- The Impressum is complete: name and legal form, address, email and a second quick way to get in touch, register and number, VAT ID, and the supervisory authority for licensed activitiesAI review§5(1) No. 1–7
Sources:Gesetze im Internet: DDG
Licensed professionals in Germany
These regulators' advertising and conduct rules apply on top of the laws above, only to sites of that profession.
- lawyersBerufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA) and BRAO §43b (lawyer advertising)
- doctors and surgeonsHeilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG) and Musterberufsordnung für Ärzte (MBO-Ä)
- dentistsHeilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG), dentists
- pharmacists and pharmaciesHeilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG), pharmacies
- therapists, psychologists and counsellorsHeilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG), psychologists and therapists
- veterinariansHeilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG), veterinary practices
- architectsBerufsordnung der Architektenkammer Rheinland-Pfalz §6 (Werbung)
- accountants and auditorsSteuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG) §57 and §57a (tax adviser advertising)
- estate agents and real-estate brokersGebäudeenergiegesetz (GEG) §87 (energy data in property adverts)
- notariesBundesnotarordnung (BNotO) §29 (Werbeverbot)
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A plain-language summary of what each law requires of a website or app, from the SafeLaunch rulebook, with the provision and official sources. It is not legal advice and not every duty in each law is listed.