I would like to "build" a website / homepage (with the Google function).
Do I need an imprint if I offer downloads of e.g. My self-mixed beats and some advertising for YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, etc? Stop small things that don't offer money, data or anything else and do I have to make a window where the website visitors accept cookies (because I don't actually collect any data, etc.)?
That's just for downloads, links or the like. This is intended as a small hub that everyone can access.
Yes, an imprint is required for non-private pages.
If no third-party or analytic cookies are set, then you do not have to make such a banner, although this is likely to be the case with Google, especially if there are still any external sources on the website.
What has to be included in the imprint, since I don't own a company, no public company headquarters, etc.
Yes, it's better.
You have to make a cookie query if the cookies are not functional. So tracking cookies, advertising cookies, that sort of thing.
But if these are purely functional cookies (or no cookies at all), you don't need to ask.
Your private address simply.
There are imprint generators e.g. The one from eRecht24, you can also use this if you are not sure.
From a legal point of view, you need an imprint. But you do not need to enter your private address. You can also rent a mailbox 📫. Have a look on the internet for 'Legal notice rent'. 😉
That is difficult, the legal situation is not entirely clear. Theoretically, you don't need an imprint as a private person, but as a rule it says: "For everything about personal pages with cat pictures for family", an imprint is advised. Even if you have no direct financial interests, it could be considered commercial.
What you absolutely need is a data protection declaration, which is even above the imprint of urgency. Cookies is such a gray area. Pure cookies for technical purposes (e.g. Operating Wordpress…) do not actually fall under the cookie law, at least you do not have to (and usually would not) offer an option to prohibit them.
No:
This means that only privately used pages are not covered…
Think yes:
Above all, sales platforms such as online shops and search engines must provide an imprint.
https://www.bmjv.de/DE/Verbraucherportal/DigitalesTelekommunikation/Impressumspflicht/Impressumspflicht_node.html
Look, template: https://webseitenmachen.de/impressum/
But why a data protection declaration when I first collect data?
You or your provider usually collect data. Unfortunately, the IP address was already seen as a date… That means, log files are already data.
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Conclusion: Even if you do not query and record any personal user data on your own, personal data will be collected by your host. In any case, you need a data protection declaration.
https://www.checkdomain.de/support/dsgvo/wann-benoetigen-sie-eine-datenschutzerklaerung/
