Imprint Check

Is your imprint warning-letter safe?

Automated check of the mandatory disclosures under German law (§ 5 DDG) in seconds, including chamber-membership duties and two of the most common warning-letter traps.

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Please note: Automated analysis of the publicly loadable HTML source. The result of this check is a free, automated first assessment and therefore a rough indication only. It does not replace a review of the individual case or legal advice. We accept no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the result.

Background

Why a faulty imprint attracts warning letters.

The German Digital Services Act (DDG) replaced the Telemedia Act on 14 May 2024; the EU dispute-resolution platform was permanently shut down on 20 July 2025, after Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 was repealed by Regulation (EU) 2024/3228. Outdated links to it are a popular ground for warning letters.

Mandatory disclosures under § 5 DDG

  • Name and a physical address, for legal entities including legal form and authorised representatives
  • A means of rapid electronic contact, in particular an email address
  • Commercial register and registration number, if registered
  • VAT identification number, if held
  • The competent authority or chamber for activities requiring a licence

The most common warning-letter traps

  • A link to the discontinued EU ODR platform
  • A missing or hard-to-find email address
  • Missing legal form or authorised representatives
  • Missing chamber or professional details for regulated professions

Applies to small sites too

The imprint obligation covers almost every commercial online presence, including one-person businesses and landing pages. Only purely private, non-commercial sites are exempt.

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From the blog

Further reading on the topic.

Frequent questions

What clients often ask.

What exactly does the imprint checker check?
The mandatory disclosures under § 5 DDG (name, address, email, and, where applicable, legal form and commercial register), § 18 MStV for editorial offerings, the consumer dispute-resolution notice under § 36 VSBG, and two common sources of warning letters: the EU ODR link, which has been offline since July 2025, and outdated references to the TMG, which the DDG replaced. It also flags a tax number (Steuernummer), which is not required in the legal notice.
Is a green result a legal guarantee?
No. The check is automated text detection and does not replace an individual review by a lawyer, especially for edge cases such as regulated professions or foreign legal forms.
The check reports errors. What do I do with them?
Every finding names the mandatory detail concerned and what is missing from it. The red items are the ones that attract warning letters and should be fixed first. The amber ones are pointers, for instance to a missing telephone number or an unnecessary tax number. The blue items are to be reviewed, because they only apply depending on legal form and activity. The “Notes” counter adds up every item that carries an explanation. The risk is rated high as soon as there is at least one red item, otherwise low. Add the details to your legal notice and run the check again. If something remains unclear, for instance with regulated professions or foreign legal forms, we review the legal notice as part of our website compliance service.
Should I enter my homepage or the legal-notice subpage?
Enter the URL of your legal-notice (Impressum) page directly, e.g. https://your-domain.com/impressum. The checker only analyses the page you enter, not the entire website.
Is using the imprint checker free?
Yes, completely free and without registration. For a full legal review including authorised representatives and professional-chamber details, use our Website Compliance service.