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Hotlinking img as profile picture
I have an img on my website which is used as the profile picture of the user.
It is embedded as <img src="${Hotlink}".
The user can specify an URL and that is used as his profile picture.
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Accidental intrusion into military airspace
Welcome to Germany, where we have Military installations designated as "Militärischer Sperrbezirk" (MSB), that are closed to the public. For example, a shooting range or training ground is ...
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What are requirements to determine options for statutory or private health insurance after moving back from abroad (in the EU)?
When a person moves back to Germany after being abroad in the EU (e.g. Netherlands) long enough to have to insure themselves there and not be insured in Germany anymore, what determines if you can be ...
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Are foreign sellers exempt from consumer protection laws?
German law offers certain protections for online buyers, essentially the right to return the goods for a refund within 14 days and a certain warranty within 2 years of purchase.
I was under the ...
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Do we need GDPR policy statement if we do not use Cookies or obtain personal information from users? [duplicate]
I am developing a static website to provide some blogs and documentation related to company products. It's a simple website and we have decided not to use any Cookies or obtain personal information ...
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What is a remote controlled "toy" car legally in Europe, especially Germany?
I was wondering in which way remote controlled "toy" cars are treated from law side in the European Union and especially Germany while being on public (play) streets or sidewalks.
I put &...
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Are forced arbitration clauses legal in European countries?
I'm curious about the legality of forced arbitration clauses in "fixed format" contracts that the general public are expected to agree to for buying goods or using services. I'm not ...
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Working from Home in EU
Is there anything in EU (or German) law or directives to encourage or even mandate working from home, outside of a pandemic? Are there plans to do so?
Background: I plan to move to a neighbor EU ...
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What content is banned in Germany in WhatsApp profile pictures?
There is an image being published in the internets which shows that, allegedly, in German city of Paderborn having the letter Z and the Russian flag in your WhatsApp profile is a violation of section ...
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Can I use images fetched by Google Image APIs to use as content images on my webapp?
I have a webapp where people can manage their packing plans for outdoor activities. In those packing plans they can add items like backpacks, boots, etc.
They are also able to upload images for ...
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Is any of the free law programs in Germany arranged or attendable online?
This question arose out of the answer given by Volker Siegel to this question.
Is it possible to establish admission online to without personal attendance or attend online after regular admission?
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Family re-unification visa processing time
Is there anything in immigration law in Germany which enforces that a family re-unification visa process should be finished maximum in a defined interval?
I am from Afghanistan and having EU Blue-Card....
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How does one remain Tax resident in Germany if one works abroad for a year or more?
How do I maintain my Tax residency in Germany while working outside of the country of Germany for more than 183 days per year? These days may or may not be consecutive depending on the work contract, ...
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Is it legal to process PII in EU of customers which are not in EU?
So I have an app that processes the PII of users and their interests, the app is south Asia based. The app doesn't support EU customers and is geo-blocked by default.
I would like to process and store ...
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Is there a time after which I can leave when I can't get in the office?
Today my boss was 20 minutes late to work and he has the only key to the office. I can only go in and out after the door has been unlocked so I had to wait outside the office.
While I was waiting for ...
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How long can a company take to answer my GDPR request to download my data?
In March this year I started the process to download my personal data on a website. I received a mail a month later informing me that my request will be delayed and can take up to 90 days to be ...
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To whom does copyright of an item belong, if a computer program is used to create it, according to the Deutsches Urheberrecht?
Section 69b of the German Copyright Law "Deutsches Urheberrecht" states that:
Where a computer program is created by an employee in the execution of his duties or following the instructions ...
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Is it illegal to claim a patent when you don't have one in the EU?
This company is claiming they are using "patented technology"
https://marx-shoes.com/pages/technologie
sourced from a company call "powerinsole". The only patent associated with ...
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Is it legal to divulge information about a company (kindergarten) online in Austria?
The situation is the following: We have made a very bad experience with a kindergarten in Vienna and would like to divulge (make public) the experience we made with this kindergarten.
This would ...
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Is it legal to work more than more than 48 hours in EU with multiple jobs if one is a freelance job?
I am working full-time as an International research assistant (in a University Library) in Germany. A startup (based in London) asked me to work with them as a research consultant (a kind of ...
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Who benefits of a tax reduction in subscription businesses? The company or the client?
Last year a client signed up for a yearly subscription of my product. He paid 14,99 € with 19 % taxes included.
This year the taxes are only 5 %.
How much does the client pay?
Why I asked: PayPal ...
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Tariffs for ordering goods from switzerland to Germany
I am a passionate Magic: The Gathering player and as is commonly known some of the older cards can have values of 100€ of euros. I am thinking about ordering such a card from switzerland for the price ...
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What is German police doing at German/Austrian borders? "Border checks" or "border surveillance"?
Let's start with a definition of "border controls" according to Article 2 of EU Regulation 2016/399:
‘border control’ means the activity carried out at a border, in accordance with and for ...
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How can German supermarkets get away with not following the EU regulations, which have been established long ago?
Since 2011, EU regulations on food labeling states require most foods label's to contain nutritional facts of the food.
However, as a person who has been living in Germany for a couple of months, it ...
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Can I leave a EU country (Germany) with an expired visa but with a another already being created?
The case of my friend is: she lives in Germany, has a visa that is already expired, and she already paid for a new one and it is being produced, but the waiting time is 2+ month. She can't wait ...
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Is it GDPR-compliant to require *public* publishing of personal info as condition for access to a service?
Background: For roughly 2 decades I've run my own private email infrastructure for myself, open source projects, and a few other individuals over business internet service intended for such usage. I'...
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Can I return shoes that hurt one of my feet in Germany?
I just bought a reebook shoes and I wore it today but after walking about 30 minutes my left foot top side(bridge) is hurting me so much that I can not resist. I wrote an email to the seller but they ...
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My wife does not eat since 4 days, and threats me by divorce. How to save our family with a baby? [closed]
We are in Germany. Both of us, and also our baby (2 months old) are the citizen of another (EU) country.
Recently she became very crazy, and I don't know, what to do.
She does not eat. The case is ...
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Taxes and freelancing in Germany
This question is a follow up and more precise version of Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany.
As explained in the linked question, working as a freelancer in Germany could turn out to be ...
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What is the legal age for drinking alcohol in Germany? [duplicate]
I heard that in Germany you can buy low alcoholic drinks from 16 years old, and from 18 years old you can buy strong alcoholic drinks.
What about drinking?
If I buy for 14 year old alcohol. Will this ...
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