Many of our clients operate Facebook pages for their company. So far, so good - where is the problem? Well... Companies who operate their own fan pages on Facebook are currently operating in a legal grey zone in Germany. As far back as November 2011, the "Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein" (Independent State Centre for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein) decreed that (more…)...
General Terms and Conditions Clauses for Online Shops Are Teeming with Pitfalls
General Terms and Conditions Clauses for Online Shops Are Teeming with Pitfalls. In a recent ruling, Hamburg District Court has determined several clauses often encountered are anticompetitive (District Court Hamburg, decision from 10/29/2012, 315 O 422/12). (more…)...