What a trade website has to settle legally without turning it into a project: the legal notice under section 5 DDG, a privacy policy, consent in the contact form, price information. Alongside them topics many notice late — what the German Accessibility Strengthening Act requires of whom and what it expressly does not, and how to show past work without naming the clients. Written factually and without offering legal advice; a specific case remains a matter for a lawyer.
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New refrigerant deadlines apply to heat pumps up to 12 kW from 1 January 2027. What heating firms should change on service pages, FAQs and funding notes.
Electrical, plumbing and painting firms on one site: a page per trade, requests routed to the right firm, the legal notice under § 5 DDG and GDPR roles.
Guide price, cost estimate or quote: what a price on a trade website commits you to, and when § 649 BGB requires notice that the estimate will be exceeded.
Since 29 July 2026 the GModG applies: the 65 % rule, mandatory advice and operating bans are gone. Which heating site claims are now wrong and what to write.
When customers can cancel a trade job agreed by email, booked online or signed after a site visit, and what the „Vertrag widerrufen“ button now requires.
Since 27 September 2026, generic environmental claims such as “eco-friendly” without recognised proof are prohibited towards consumers in Germany. A page-by-page review guide for your website.
20 percent of labour costs, capped at 1,200 euros a year: how trade businesses put the note on Section 35a EStG on their website without giving tax advice.
It is not the cookie that triggers the duty but the access to the device. Three questions under section 25 TDDDG, and the route that ends without a banner.
The German Accessibility Strengthening Act does not cover every business. What section 2 no. 17 and section 3 (3) BFSG actually say, and what stays regardless.
The best work sits inside private homes. How a trade business shows projects anonymously, what stays possible without a written release and what does not.
Mandatory details under section 5 DDG, chamber and professional title, privacy policy, processing contracts and deletion periods for trade businesses.