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Since 1 July 2026, retailers obliged to take back old appliances no longer have a transition period. Which symbol the ElektroG requires in online shops, where it belongs, what remains open for smaller shops and how symbol, take-back information and collection are generated from product data in Shopware.
The data processing agreement is signed, and in many shops that is where processor management ends. Which control duties Article 28 GDPR creates, why sub-processors belong in the picture and which records hold up when a supervisory authority asks.
Public-sector templates do not fit: for shops the mandatory entries are called information on accessibility and sit in Annex 3 BFSG. What belongs in it, where the page sits and which two routes are open to consumers.
Chapter VI of the Data Act governs provider switching: deadlines since September 2025, no switching charges from January 2027. What shop operators should check in the contract.
The GDPR names no periods, German commercial and tax law does. How ten, eight, six, five and three years become workable deletion classes – with period start, restriction flag and a deletion run that writes a log.
Youth protection does not end with a checkbox in the checkout. This article shows how range classification, checkpoint timing, handover control and documentation work together in an online shop.
Data residency is not data sovereignty: why the US CLOUD Act reaches EU-hosted data, what the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework with eight objectives and five SEAL levels requires, and how to run your shop's customer, order and payment data sovereignly.
For products placed on the market after 9 December 2026, software, plugins and security updates count as a product for the first time – with no-fault liability, an eased burden of proof and no liability cap. This guide shows how shop operators and developers can secure their update and documentation duties now.
Registration, system participation, data reporting, completeness declaration: the four LUCID duties – and what changes with the VerpackDG on 12 Aug 2026.
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