// LEGAL NOTICE

 

Copyright and limited license
All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, photos, products, audio and video clips, and software, is the property of Welttierschutzstiftung, or its content suppliers or licensors and is protected by international copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, incorporate into another website, or in any other way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part without the specific permission of Welttierschutzstiftung.

We would like to thank the following photographers and organisations for leaving their photographic material to our disposal: ©Welttierschutzgesellschaft e.V. (WTG), ©Lisa Ossenbrink, ©Wiebke Plasse, ©Action for the Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA), ©Animals´ Angels, ©Carl Salter, ©CoVAB Makerere University, ©Liberia Animal Welfare and Conservation Society (LAWCS), ©Marlyn Romero Peñuelas, ©Remke Lasance

Disclaimer
The content of our website has been compiled with meticulous care and to the best of our knowledge. However, we cannot assume any liability for the up-to-dateness, completeness or accuracy of any of the pages.

Non-Profit
According to the last Notice of Exemption by the Hamburg Tax Office, Tax number 17/427/03696, issued on April 1, 2021, Welttierschutzstiftung serves exclusively and directly for non-profit and animal welfare purposes. According to § 5 Abs. 1 Nr. 9 of the German Income Tax Code and § 3 Nr. 6 of the German Trade Tax Act Welttierschutzstiftung has been exempt from paying corporate income and trade income tax.

Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA in our internet presence to check and avoid interactions on our website through automated access, e.g. through so-called bots. This is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google" only. Through the certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active guarantees Google that the EU's data protection requirements will be respected even when processing data in the US. This service enables Google to determine from which website an enquiry is sent and from which IP address you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information that is necessary for the offer and guarantee of this service. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the security of our Internet presence and in the prevention of unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar. Google offers under https://policies.google.com/privacy provides further information on the general handling of your user data.