IMPRESSUM / LEGAL NOTICE

Information pursuant to § 5 DDG (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz) and applicable international disclosure requirements

Last Updated: May 2026

1. SERVICE PROVIDER

The Services are offered under the DigitalFreedom brand. The operating legal entity (Diensteanbieter / Service Provider within the meaning of § 5 DDG) is:

Berger & Rosenstock GbR
Dieselstr. 22e
61231 Bad Nauheim
Germany

Trade name: DigitalFreedom (used on websites, apps, marketing, customer communications and product UI)

Email: hello@digitalfreedom.co.za
Website: https://digitalfreedom.co.za

2. LEGAL FORM

Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR) — Civil law partnership under German law

Authorized Representatives:
Marcel R. G. Berger
Jasmin Rosenstock

3. CONTACT

General inquiries: hello@digitalfreedom.co.za
Customer support: support@digitalfreedom.co.za
Support portal (rapid electronic contact, § 5 DDG): https://support.apps.digitalfreedom.co.za
Data protection inquiries: data-protection@digitalfreedom.co.za
Website: https://digitalfreedom.co.za

4. REGULATORY INFORMATION

4.1 VAT Identification Number

VAT identification number pursuant to § 27a German VAT Act (UStG):

DE455096022

4.2 Commercial Register

Not applicable — Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR) under German law is not subject to commercial register registration.

4.3 Professional Regulations

Not applicable — no regulated professions within the meaning of § 5(1) No. 5 DDG.

5. RESPONSIBLE FOR EDITORIAL CONTENT

Responsible pursuant to § 18(2) MStV (Medienstaatsvertrag):

Marcel R. G. Berger
Dieselstr. 22e
61231 Bad Nauheim
Germany

6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

6.1 EU Online Dispute Resolution

The European Commission provides an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform:
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr

6.2 Consumer Arbitration

The Provider is neither obligated nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle) pursuant to the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG), unless required by law.

7. LIABILITY FOR CONTENT

7.1 Own Content

As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with § 7(1) DDG and general laws.

7.2 Third-Party Content

Pursuant to §§ 8–10 DDG, we are not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected. However, liability in this regard is only possible from the point in time at which a concrete infringement of the law becomes known. If we become aware of any such infringements, we will remove the content immediately.

8. LIABILITY FOR LINKS

Our Services may contain links to external third-party websites over whose content we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for such external content. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal content was not recognizable at the time of linking. Permanent monitoring of linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such links immediately.

9. COPYRIGHT

Content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law (Urheberrechtsgesetz — UrhG). The reproduction, editing, distribution, and any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. Third-party content is identified as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly. If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such content immediately.

10. INTERNATIONAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

10.1 European Union / EEA

This legal notice fulfills the requirements of:

Germany: § 5 DDG (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz), § 18(2) MStV (Medienstaatsvertrag)
EU: Article 5 of the E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC), Article 12 of the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)
Austria: § 5 ECG (E-Commerce-Gesetz), § 25 MedienG
France: Article 6, Law No. 2004-575 (LCEN — Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique)
Italy: D.Lgs. 70/2003 (Decreto legislativo 9 aprile 2003, n. 70)
Spain: Ley 34/2002 (LSSI-CE — Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información)
Netherlands: Article 3:15d BW (Burgerlijk Wetboek)
Belgium: Law of 11 March 2003 on electronic commerce
Portugal: Decree-Law No. 7/2004
Poland: Act on Provision of Electronic Services (Ustawa o świadczeniu usług drogą elektroniczną)
Sweden: E-Commerce Act (Lag om elektronisk handel)

10.2 United Kingdom

This notice fulfills the requirements of:

The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
Companies Act 2006 (for business websites)

10.3 United States

Business identification disclosures comply with:

FTC Act § 5 (unfair or deceptive acts or practices)
State-specific business disclosure requirements
CAN-SPAM Act (for commercial communications)

10.4 Canada

CASL (Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation) identification requirements
Provincial business disclosure requirements

10.5 Australia

Australian Consumer Law (ACL) business identification requirements
Spam Act 2003 sender identification requirements

10.6 Japan

Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引法) disclosure requirements
Act on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail (特定電子メール法)

10.7 South Korea

Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (전자상거래법) disclosure requirements
Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization (정보통신망법)

10.8 Brazil

Marco Civil da Internet (Law No. 12.965/2014) identification requirements
Consumer Defence Code (CDC) business identification obligations

10.9 India

Information Technology Act, 2000 — intermediary disclosure requirements
Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

10.10 Other Jurisdictions

The Provider complies with applicable business identification and disclosure requirements in all jurisdictions where the Services are offered.

11. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

A formal Data Protection Officer has not been appointed, as the Provider does not meet the threshold criteria for mandatory appointment under Art. 37 GDPR / § 38 BDSG.

For all data protection inquiries (GDPR Art. 13/14, access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection requests), please contact: data-protection@digitalfreedom.co.za