What is the Impressum? Main characteristics

Impressum is a word that derives from Latin. It is generally using in countries where German is spoken and serves to confirm possession or execution of some document.

Some examples can see in brochures, books, magazines, newspapers, and even websites developed in central Europe.

In the rest of the countries, no word exactly defines “Impressum” within its context. Translated literally, it would be equivalent to the term “footprint.”

However, this definition encompasses a series of data that are considered mandatory by law. It can also specify these data in some countries such as Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.

Data needed for the Impressum

The data that these countries require in any document to identify a property must include several sections.

In addition to personal names, data such as the date and place of publication, publication, tax status, or censorship revision should include. What is intended with this is the absolute reliability of any public content.

In any case, you could compare these data with those offered in other countries. Therefore, this would resemble those found in the section where the data of collaborators of a publication appear.

Here, the information of the chief editors, the director, the publisher, or, in the same way, the company, which makes the publication must appear. In next we see about what is an Impressum. 

What is an Impressum for it?

The Impressum indicates the legal origin of the publications. These include information about the people responsible for the written arguments.

On many occasions, you can also demand a declaration of ownership on the websites.

For example, in Facebook, any person to create a page fill in a section to offer greater credibility to your site.

To do this, you have to do it through a few steps that will indicate in the country that requests it (in the menu”Edit information,” “Property and Authorship”). As of today, this is only requiring in the countries mentioned above.

As of 2014, this social platform has a section that companies advertised on Facebook can publish their legal terms and conditions.

 In the field” information on the page, “you can find the section”Impressum”(property and authorship), through which you can write the legal notice or determine a link by going to the website for more information.

Impressum to guarantee reliability

The introduction of the Impressum serves to offer and guarantee confidence to any user. Readers, followers, and customers who want to illustrate themselves through any written document will have the quality guarantee required by law in those countries.

These actions offer a more professional and reliable image, as well as transparency. For example, in a lawyer’s case, you can also publish your registration number

 in countries such as Germany.

Also, you must include your name and other personal information that guarantees the reliability and authenticity of your professionalism.

In each country, you can consult the Local legislation. It serves to examine the type of information that should include in the Impressum. The process carries out to rule out errors and fraud.

The privacy policy and the Impressum

Here, we ask why we do not add certain information necessary for the Impressum within our privacy policy. Thus, these are our answers:

• Thus, we believe an Impressum should be a standalone page containing the Impressum’s information, making it easier to digest the info
• if you’d like to include it. Still, we make it easy for you to add. Here, you can add all the required information under the Website owner field inside the privacy policy:

What do we put in an Impressum?

Generally, an Impressum can contain the following information:

• Here, you need to enter the name of the website owner (a business name is usually using here)
• Now, you have to give the registered address (please note that a PO Box – Postfach – is not considered to be a valid registered address as the owners can not typically find it here)
• Accurate contact information – phone number, fax, or email address
• If an activity needs official authorization, information about the supervising authority
• Name of the individual legal representative (typically the owner of the website or the person managing the site)
• VAT number or other equivalent state-issued number
• Any additional trade registry or license numbers