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Judgments 29. July 2021 – III ZR 179/20 and III ZR 192/20 Der III. Civil Division of the Federal Court held, that the terms and conditions of Facebook dated 19. April 2018 for deleting user contributions and blocking accounts in the event of violations of the communication standards set out in the conditions are ineffective. In any case, this is true, because the defendant provider is not obliged to do so at the same time, to inform the user about the removal of his contribution at least retrospectively and about an intended blocking of his user account in advance, to inform him of the reason for this and to give him the opportunity to respond with a subsequent new decision. If a user's contribution was deleted due to the ineffective terms and conditions and his account was temporarily blocked, Has...

It's crucial, that users’ personal data is protected, to protect their privacy. Many online retailers therefore rely on encryption technologies and strict security measures, to protect their customers’ data. Still, it's important to note, that absolute security cannot be guaranteed. It is also the responsibility of the users, to protect your data carefully, by using strong passwords and being careful with your personal information. Data protection in online trading is an extremely important issue. Lawyer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M. Privacy policies should be transparent and provide users with clear information about them, how your data is used. It is also important, that users have control over their....

Basics of domain name law: Domains can be addressed in different spellings, namely as a particular numerical IP numbers (eg 192.168.1.1) or letters (eg dieDomainrechtler.de). "DieDomainrechtler.de" set the Domain Names dar, the underlying IP number is not relevant to this legal view of the domain name, but for the technical understanding and use of the domain name. Using the domain name is a unique identification of devices within a particular computer network. In particular, the identification of an Internet domain name server that were – similar to a trademark – introduced and have become established. The domain name as such has nothing directly to do with the contents of a web presence and consequent rights issues. Rather, the domain name will replace only a very first IP number,...