Like many other systems, Shopify is constantly evolving, expanding its system, offering new services and making it easier to trade and manage your own online shop. The topic of legal texts is not neglected either. We will show you how you can use the Händlerbund to secure your legal texts.
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What is the Händlerbund?
The Händlerbund is a German e-commerce presence that works to make websites legally compliant. You're probably familiar with this: every website has a privacy policy, there are often terms and conditions, and in general there are always a lot of different legal situations and regulations that have to be adhered to on an Internet presence in Germany anyway. In its own words, the Händlerbund sheds light on the legal jungle and ensures that the e-commerce industry is equipped with the latest legal texts, secure GTCs and updated data protection guidelines. What's more, the Händlerbund offers legal advice in the event of any difficulties and puts e-commerce offers through their paces.
Protection by the dealer association offers these advantages
Using the Händlerbund not only offers legal security and customisability, but also professional support in all legal matters relevant to the operation of a Shopify shop:
Updated legal texts: Händlerbund provides legally checked and updated general terms and conditions, data protection declarations and cancellation policies that comply with current legal requirements.
Legal certainty: By using the Händlerbund's legal texts, the shop operator is legally protected and can avoid warnings.
Advice and support: Members receive access to legal advice and support on topics such as e-commerce law, data protection and consumer protection.
Customisability: The legal texts can be adapted to the specific requirements of the Shopify shop, e.g. by integrating them into the shop interface or automatically updating them when the law changes.
Building trust: Customers trust shops that have transparent and legally compliant terms and conditions, which can have a positive impact on the conversion rate.
Legal texts from Händlerbund - easily via app
Up-to-date and legally secure legal texts in online shops are essential to avoid legal risks such as warnings and penalties. They ensure that the shop complies with the applicable legal requirements and create trust among customers by offering transparency and legal certainty.
With the Shopify app Händlerbund Rechtstexte, Shopify merchants can easily integrate their legal texts into the online shop. The app enables the creation of all common legal texts such as terms and conditions or privacy policies by lawyers specialising in IT law. These are then automatically updated directly in the shop.
The app can be downloaded and installed for $9.90/month in the Shopify App Store.
Conclusion
Up-to-date and legally compliant legal texts in online shops are essential to avoid legal risks such as warnings and penalties. They ensure that the shop complies with the applicable legal requirements and create trust among customers by offering transparency and legal certainty.
So, as you can see, the review by the Händlerbund is not a bad idea. If you're not using the "Debut" theme, that's not a problem - according to Shopify, this feature will follow with many more free and premium themes in the coming months, ensuring that stores with these themes will also be legally compliant. It's definitely worth considering!
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Frequently asked questions about Shopify and the Händlerbund
What is the Händlerbund?
The Händlerbund is an e-commerce presence that promotes the legal security of websites.
What does the Händlerbund do?
The Händlerbund ensures that e-commerce is equipped with up-to-date legal texts, GTCs and data protection guidelines. In addition, you also offer legal advice.
How do I know if a store is certified by the Händlerbund?
There is a buyer's seal that store operators can display in their store. With this buyer's seal, online stores can signal that their store is legally secure.
