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: What imprint do I have to use to comply with various international laws? In German law every website has to have an imprint clearly stating the owner and their contact information. This is

@Eichhorn148

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In German law every website has to have an imprint clearly stating the owner and their contact information. This is nothing I really worry about since I have already created it.

But my question is what decides which countries' laws apply to my website?
My website is running on a root server in Canada, I am German citizen, I will be using a .tk (New Zealand) domain, and the website is designed for an international audience.

I am pretty sure the domain doesn't matter at all. So which countries' laws apply to my website? If it is the Canadian law, then what do I have to do in order to stay legal?

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@BetL925

Some of the laws of Canada, Germany, and New Zealand would apply to your situation.


If a German sued you in German court about your website, the court could summon you.
If a Canadian sued you in Canadian court, the Canadian court could seize your servers
If a New Zealander sued you in New Zealand court, the New Zealand court could seize your domain name.

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@Angela700

If the files are hosted physically in Canada it falls under Canadian law. Where visitors access the website from doesn't matter.

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