Legal Pages
Companies House registration, legal disclosures, terms & conditions, and legal page obligations.
UK businesses are required to display specific legal information on their websites. The Companies Act 2006 and Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 require your company name, Companies House registration number, registered address, and VAT number if applicable. Missing these is one of the most common and most easily avoidable issues.
Key facts
- •UK limited companies must display their Companies House registration number and registered address on their website (Companies Act 2006)
- •German Impressum requirements under §5 DDG include full name, address, phone, email, and registration numbers
- •Abmahnungen for missing Impressum details in Germany typically cost €500–€1,500 in legal fees
- •Austrian websites need both ECG §5 identification and Mediengesetz §§24-25 media disclosure
- •The ODR platform link requirement was removed in July 2025, but many businesses still need to display withdrawal rights
What we check
- ✓Companies House registration number presence (UK)
- ✓Impressum completeness (Germany, Austria)
- ✓Required contact information on legal pages
- ✓Terms and conditions with required consumer rights
- ✓Company registration number display
Legal pages: good vs. bad examples
No Companies House number displayed
A UK limited company website with no visible Companies House registration number. The Companies Act 2006 and Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 require UK companies to display their registration number and registered address on their website.
Companies House number and VAT clearly displayed
A footer or dedicated legal page showing: "Registered in England & Wales: 12345678 | VAT: GB123456789" with the company name matching the Companies House record and links to privacy policy and terms.
Incomplete Impressum
A German-language website with only an email address on the contact page. German law (DDG §5) requires full name, postal address, phone number, email, registration number and responsible person in a dedicated Impressum page.
Complete Impressum page
A dedicated /impressum page with: full company name, legal form, postal address, phone, email, registration court and number, VAT ID, and responsible person for editorial content. Accessible from every page via the footer.
Terms copied from another website
Terms and conditions copy-pasted from a competitor's site with their company name still in places. Besides being unprofessional, copied terms often contain incorrect legal references and miss requirements specific to your business.
Custom terms matching your business
Terms and conditions written for your specific business type, covering your actual products/services, payment methods, delivery terms and complaint procedures. Reviewed periodically and dated with the last update.
Legal info only in the footer
Company registration details hidden in tiny footer text that changes per page. Legal identification must be consistently accessible from every page, typically via a dedicated page linked from the main navigation or footer.
Consistent legal identification
A dedicated legal/imprint page linked from the footer on every page, containing all required identifiers. The same information appears in email signatures and on invoices as required by law.
No Companies House number displayed
A UK limited company website with no visible Companies House registration number. The Companies Act 2006 and Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 require UK companies to display their registration number and registered address on their website.
Incomplete Impressum
A German-language website with only an email address on the contact page. German law (DDG §5) requires full name, postal address, phone number, email, registration number and responsible person in a dedicated Impressum page.
Terms copied from another website
Terms and conditions copy-pasted from a competitor's site with their company name still in places. Besides being unprofessional, copied terms often contain incorrect legal references and miss requirements specific to your business.
Legal info only in the footer
Company registration details hidden in tiny footer text that changes per page. Legal identification must be consistently accessible from every page, typically via a dedicated page linked from the main navigation or footer.
Companies House number and VAT clearly displayed
A footer or dedicated legal page showing: "Registered in England & Wales: 12345678 | VAT: GB123456789" with the company name matching the Companies House record and links to privacy policy and terms.
Complete Impressum page
A dedicated /impressum page with: full company name, legal form, postal address, phone, email, registration court and number, VAT ID, and responsible person for editorial content. Accessible from every page via the footer.
Custom terms matching your business
Terms and conditions written for your specific business type, covering your actual products/services, payment methods, delivery terms and complaint procedures. Reviewed periodically and dated with the last update.
Consistent legal identification
A dedicated legal/imprint page linked from the footer on every page, containing all required identifiers. The same information appears in email signatures and on invoices as required by law.
Related guides
Company website trading disclosures in the UK (2026)
Mandatory website disclosures for UK companies. Companies Act 2006 s.82, E-Commerce Regulations 2002 and the s.83 contract enforcement stick.
ODR Platform Abolished: Remove the Link From Your Website
The EU Online Dispute Resolution platform was abolished in July 2025. If your website still links to it, here is what to do.
Germany: §5 DDG Replaced §5 TMG, Update Your Impressum
The German TMG was replaced by the DDG in 2024. If your Impressum still references TMG, here is what changed and how to update it.
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