Accessibility StatementAn accessibility statement is a publicly available declaration in which website or shop operators document the extent to which their digital offering meets the applicable accessibility requirements. For public-sector bodies it is mandated by EU Directive 2016/2102 and the German BITV 2.0; the BFSG requires affected companies to provide comparable information on the accessibility of their service.Legal & Accessibility
BFSG (German Accessibility Act)The Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) transposes EU Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act) into German law and obliges manufacturers, retailers and service providers to make certain products and services – including e-commerce – accessible. It has applied since 28 June 2025.Legal & Accessibility
Digital Product Passport (DPP)The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a digital record that consolidates key information about a product – such as materials, repairability and recyclability – across its entire life cycle and makes it accessible via a data carrier such as a QR code. Its legal basis is the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781).Legal & Accessibility
GDPR-Compliant TrackingGDPR-compliant tracking refers to collecting and analysing user data on websites in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German TDDDG – in particular through valid consent, data minimisation or the use of cookieless analytics that do not require consent.Legal & Accessibility
WCAG 2.1The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 are an international standard by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that describes in 78 success criteria how web content should be designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. A W3C recommendation since June 2018, they underpin many legal requirements, including EN 301 549 and thus, indirectly, the German BFSG.Legal & Accessibility
Withdrawal ButtonThe withdrawal button is a legally required function in online shops that allows consumers to exercise their right of withdrawal directly and digitally. It is based on EU Directive (EU) 2023/2673; for online retailers in Germany, the obligation applies from 19 June 2026.Legal & Accessibility