General mandatory information for an imprint in the EU 

• Full name of the service provider

  • for natural persons: first and last name

  • for companies: full legal company name

• Legal form (e.g. Ltd., GmbH, LLC equivalent, association)

• Address

  • full physical address suitable for service of process (no P.O. boxes)

• Contact details

  • email address

  • plus at least one additional direct and effective means of contact (e.g. phone number or contact form)

Information for companies & organizations

• Authorized representative

  • e.g. managing director, board member

• Register entry, if applicable

  • commercial register / association register / partnership register

• Register court or authority

• Registration number

Tax-related information (if applicable)

• VAT identification number (VAT ID)

  • or

• Economic identification number

• (The regular tax number is not mandatory and generally should not be published)

Professional regulations (for regulated professions)

(e.g. lawyers, doctors, architects, tax advisors)

• Professional title

• Country in which the title was granted

• Responsible professional chamber or authority

• Applicable professional regulations

• Reference or link to where these regulations can be accessed

Special mandatory information (depending on the activity)

• Supervisory authority, if the activity requires official authorization

• Professional liability insurance details, if required

  • name and registered office of the insurer

  • territorial scope of coverage

For journalistic or editorial content

• Person responsible under press law

  • name

  • address

Online dispute resolution (for online commerce)

• Notice of the EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform

• Link to the ODR platform

• Email address for dispute resolution